🧶 Beautiful ✨ Detailed 💝 Adorable

Yumi the Dachshund Amigurumi Pattern

Yumi the Dachshund Amigurumi Pattern
4.2★ Rating
8-10 Hours Time Needed
3.1K Made This
✂️

Intermediate Level

Ideal for those with basic knitting experience, featuring slightly more advanced stitches and techniques to expand your skills.

⏱️

All-Day Adventure

Requires 8-10 hours, ideal for a full day of immersive knitting.

🧸

Cute Companion

An adorable friend to cherish, handcrafted with love to bring comfort and joy for years to come.

About This Yumi the Dachshund Amigurumi Pattern

This Yumi the Dachshund pattern captures the essence of everyone's favorite wiener dog breed with incredible attention to detail. From the elongated body characteristic of dachshunds to the floppy ears and sweet facial features, every element has been thoughtfully designed. The pattern includes a bonus striped sweater that adds an extra touch of charm and can be customized in your favorite colors.

Yumi the Dachshund Amigurumi Pattern crochet pattern - detailed view of completed project

Working in continuous spirals, you'll create each piece separately before assembling them into your finished dachshund. The elastic band technique used for the sweater creates a realistic ribbed texture that fits perfectly on your completed pup.

Why You'll Love This Yumi the Dachshund Amigurumi Pattern

I absolutely love this pattern because it combines technical skill-building with pure creative joy. The process of watching Yumi come to life piece by piece is incredibly satisfying, and the detailed facial embroidery really brings out her personality. I especially enjoy how the pattern teaches you to create that signature dachshund silhouette through strategic shaping, and the bonus sweater project adds a fun finishing touch that makes your creation truly special and gift-worthy.

Yumi the Dachshund Amigurumi Pattern step 1 - construction progress Yumi the Dachshund Amigurumi Pattern step 2 - assembly progress Yumi the Dachshund Amigurumi Pattern step 3 - details and accessories Yumi the Dachshund Amigurumi Pattern step 4 - final assembly and finishing

Switch Things Up

I love experimenting with this pattern to create unique versions of Yumi! One of my favorite modifications is changing the color scheme to match real dachshund varieties - try solid black, chocolate brown, or the classic black and tan combination. You can also adjust the sweater stripes by using different color combinations or even creating a solid-colored sweater for a minimalist look.

For a seasonal twist, I've made holiday versions with red and green striped sweaters for Christmas, or pastel colors for spring. You could even add small embroidered details to the sweater like hearts, stars, or initials to personalize your creation.

If you want to make Yumi larger or smaller, simply use a different yarn weight with an appropriately sized hook. Bulky yarn creates a cuddly oversized version, while thread and a tiny hook makes an adorable miniature. I've also experimented with adding small accessories like a tiny crocheted collar, a leash, or even a small bone toy.

Another fun variation is adjusting the ear length or body proportions slightly to represent different dachshund types - longhair, wirehair, or standard versus miniature sizes. The embroidered facial features can also be customized to give each dachshund a unique personality and expression!

Common Mistakes & How to Fix Them

✗ Forgetting to stuff the body gradually while crocheting can make it difficult to achieve proper shaping later on ✗ Not using a stitch marker to track rounds leads to confusion with increases and decreases in the elongated body ✗ Crocheting too loosely allows stuffing to show through the stitches, especially around the face and body areas ✗ Placing safety eyes incorrectly or too late in the process makes it impossible to adjust facial expression properly

Yumi the Dachshund Amigurumi Pattern

Create your own adorable Yumi the Dachshund with this charming amigurumi pattern! This delightful wiener dog features an elongated body, floppy ears, and comes complete with a stylish striped sweater. Perfect for dog lovers and amigurumi enthusiasts, Yumi stands approximately 5.5 inches tall and 7.5 inches wide, making her the perfect size for cuddling or displaying. The pattern includes detailed instructions for crafting every element, from her sweet embroidered face to her tiny tail and cozy outfit.

Intermediate 8-10 Hours

Materials Needed for Yumi the Dachshund Amigurumi Pattern

— Main Fabric

  • 01
    Cotton yarn in brown (40g / 128m or 140 yards)
  • 02
    Cotton yarn in white (10g / 32m or 35 yards)
  • 03
    Cotton yarn in navy blue (5g / 16m or 18 yards)
  • 04
    Small amount of black yarn for embroidery details
  • 05
    YarnArt Baby Cotton recommended: brown #407, white #400, navy blue #453

— Tools Required

  • 01
    2mm crochet hook (size C)
  • 02
    Safety eyes 10mm (0.5 inch)
  • 03
    Polyfill stuffing
  • 04
    Tapestry needle
  • 05
    Stitch markers
  • 06
    Pins
  • 07
    Scissors

Progress Tracker

0% Complete

— Head :

Round 1 :

6 sc into the center of magic adjustable ring, pull tail to close the ring (6)

Round 2 :

(inc) 6x (12)

Round 3 :

(sc, inc) 6x (18)

Round 4 :

(2sc, inc) 6x (24)

Round 5-7 :

sc in each st around (24)

Round 8 :

4sc, (dec, sc) 2x, dec, 12sc (21)

Round 9 :

14sc, (inc, 2sc) 2x, inc (24)

Round 10-11 :

sc in each st around (24)

Round 12 :

(7sc, inc) 3x (27)

Round 13-14 :

sc in each st around (27)

Round 15 :

(8sc, inc) 3x (30)

Round 16 :

sc in each st around (30)

Round 17 :

4sc, (inc, sc) 4x, inc, 17sc (35)

Round 18 :

5sc, (inc, 2sc) 4x, inc, 17sc (40)

Round 19 :

4sc, mark here for first eye, 19sc, mark here for second eye, 17sc (40)

Round 20 :

(inc, 3sc, inc, 7sc) 2x, inc, 3sc, inc, 11sc (46)

Round 21 :

sc in each st around (46)

Round 22 :

sc, (inc, 4sc, inc, 8sc) 2x, inc, 4sc, inc, 11sc (52)

Round 23-29 :

sc in each st around (52)

Info :

Place safety eyes in marked points between rounds 19

Round 30 :

(11sc, dec) 4x (48)

Round 31 :

3sc, (dec, 6sc) 5x, dec, 3sc (42)

Round 32 :

(5sc, dec) 6x (36)

Info :

Start stuffing the head with filling material and continue stuffing during crocheting

Round 33 :

2sc, (dec, 4sc) 5x, dec, 2sc (30)

Round 34 :

(3sc, dec) 6x (24)

Round 35 :

sc, (dec, 2sc) 5x, dec, sc (18)

Round 36 :

(sc, dec) 6x (12)

Round 37 :

(dec) 6x (6)

Info :

Fasten off leaving a long tail. Weave yarn tail through front loop of each remaining stitch and pull tight to close

— Ears (make 2) :

Round 1 :

ch10, sc in 2nd ch from hook and remaining 7sc, inc in last st, turn and continue on other side of chain 8sc, inc in last st (20)

Round 2-3 :

sc in each st around (20)

Round 4 :

(9sc, inc) 2x (22)

Round 5 :

(10sc, inc) 2x (24)

Round 6 :

(11sc, inc) 2x (26)

Round 7 :

(12sc, inc) 2x (28)

Round 8-13 :

sc in each st around (28)

Round 14 :

(12sc, dec) 2x (26)

Round 15 :

(11sc, dec) 2x (24)

Round 16 :

(10sc, dec) 2x (22)

Round 17 :

(9sc, dec) 2x (20)

Round 18 :

(8sc, dec) 2x (18)

Round 19 :

(7sc, dec) 2x (16)

Round 20 :

Crochet 3sc, then flatten ear and line up 8 stitches, 8sc through both sides to end (8)

Info :

Fasten off leaving long tail for sewing. Sew ears to both sides of head between rounds 22 and 31. Distance between ears is 15sc along 23rd round. Distance between ear and eye is 3sc up from eye

— Face Details :

Infos :

Insert needle from under head at round 25 and bring out next to eye, insert back on opposite side of eye. Repeat with second eye using same bottom entry points. Pull yarn ends and tie knot. Embroider nose between rounds 1-7 of head top: 5sc height, 3sc bottom, 7sc top. Embroider line from nose bottom to round 3. Embroider smile on both sides between rounds 3-8. Embroider eyebrows between rounds 20-22 over eyes with 2 loops of black yarn, 1sc length, 2sc height. Embroider white lines under eyes

— Legs (make 4) :

Round 1 :

ch5, sc in 2nd ch from hook and remaining 2sc, 3sc in last st, turn and continue on other side of chain 3sc, 3sc in last st (12)

Round 2 :

(3sc, 3inc) 2x (18)

Round 3 :

Work with back loops only: sc in each st around (18)

Round 4 :

sc in each st around (18)

Round 5 :

sc, 6dec, 5sc (12)

Round 6 :

sc in each st around (12)

Round 7 :

2sc, 3inc, 7sc (15)

Round 8 (varies by leg) :

Back right leg: 3sc, (inc, sc) 2x, inc, 7sc. Make slst, fasten off, attach pink marker on 3rd st from slst. Back left leg: 3sc, (inc, sc) 2x, inc. Make slst, fasten off, attach green marker on 3rd st from slst. Front left leg: 3sc, (inc, sc) 2x, inc, sc. Make slst, fasten off, attach yellow marker on 3rd st from slst. Front right leg: 3sc, (inc, sc) 2x, inc, 7sc. Make slst, fasten off, attach blue marker on 3rd st from slst

— Body :

Round 1 :

ch23, sc in 2nd ch from hook and remaining 20sc, 3sc in last st, turn and continue on other side of chain 21sc, 3sc in last st (48)

Round 2 :

(21sc, 3inc) 2x (54)

Round 3 :

Make 3sc in next stitches, now start of round. Continue by outer circle: inc, 14sc, inc in tummy, 14sc in first leg, 3sc in tummy, 14sc in second leg, inc, 14sc, inc in tummy, 14sc in third leg, 3sc in tummy, 14sc in last leg (98)

Round 4 :

Join tummy to legs: 16sc in tummy, then 4sc through both details (tummy and back right leg from pink marker), 3sc only in tummy, 4sc through both details (back left leg from green marker), 16sc only in tummy, 4sc through both details (front left leg from yellow marker), 3sc only in tummy, 4sc through both details (front right leg from blue marker) (98)

Round 5-10 :

sc in each st around (98)

Info :

Stuff legs with filling material

Round 11 :

18sc, dec, 5sc, dec, (3sc, dec) 3x, 5sc, dec, 25sc, dec, 13sc, dec, 7sc (90)

Round 12 :

sc in each st around (90)

Round 13 :

20sc, (dec, 2sc) 2x, dec, sc, (dec, 2sc) 2x, dec, 28sc, dec, 9sc, dec, 8sc (82)

Round 14 :

sc in each st around (82)

Round 15 :

18sc, dec, 3sc, dec, 5sc, dec, 3sc, dec, 27sc, dec, 5sc, dec, 9sc (76)

Round 16 :

14sc, (dec, 2sc) 2x, dec, 3sc, (dec, 2sc) 2x, dec, 18sc, dec, 13sc, dec, 4sc (68)

Round 17 :

17sc, (dec, sc) 3x, dec, 40sc (64)

Round 18 :

17sc, 4dec, 39sc (60)

Info :

Slightly stuff the body with filling material

Round 19 :

2sc, skip 34 st, 24sc (26)

Round 20 :

sc in each st around (26)

Round 21 :

2dec, 6sc and turn, then crochet in opposite direction 4sc, 6hdc, 4sc and turn, 24sc in main direction of rounds, slst (24)

Info :

Fasten off leaving long tail for sewing. Stuff body with filling material. Sew the gap on back by counting 17 skipped stitches as start point. Sew together every two stitches opposite to each other. Tightly stuff body

— Tail :

Round 1 :

6 sc into center of magic adjustable ring, pull tail to close ring (6)

Round 2 :

(sc, inc) 3x (9)

Round 3-17 :

sc in each st around (9)

Info :

Fasten off leaving long tail for sewing. Do not stuff. Sew tail to back side of body between rounds 15 and 17, centering it regarding back legs

— Sweater :

Elastic Band (color B) :

ch8, sc in 2nd ch from hook and remaining 6sc, ch1 and turn (7)

Rows 2-42 :

7sc through back loop only, ch1 and turn (6)

Info :

Line up two ends of band and join together with slst. Turn inside out and continue crocheting in circle

Round 1 :

ch1, sc in each row of band, slst in 1st ch of rnd (42)

Round 2 :

ch1, sc in each st around, slst in 1st ch of rnd (42)

Round 3 (color C) :

ch1, sc in each st around, slst in 1st ch of rnd (42)

Round 4 (color B) :

ch1, (6sc, inc) 6x, slst in 1st ch of rnd (48)

Round 5 :

ch1, sc in each st around, slst in 1st ch of rnd (48)

Round 6 :

ch1, (7sc, inc) 6x, slst in 1st ch of rnd (54)

Round 7 :

ch1, sc in each st around, slst in 1st ch of rnd (54)

Round 8 (color C) :

ch1, 14sc, ch7, skip next 10 stitches, 6dc, ch7, skip next 10 stitches, 14sc, slst in 1st ch of rnd (48)

Round 9 :

ch1, 14sc, 7sc along chain, 6dc, 7sc along chain, 14sc, slst in 1st ch of rnd (48)

Round 10-12 (color B) :

ch1, sc in each st around, slst in 1st ch of rnd (48)

Round 13 (color C) :

ch1, (3sc, inc) 2x, 7sc, dec, 3sc, dec, 4sc, dec, 3sc, dec, 7sc, (inc, 3sc) 2x, slst in 1st ch of rnd (48)

Round 14 :

ch1, sc in each st around, slst in 1st ch of rnd (48)

Round 15 (color B) :

ch2, 48dc through back loop only, slst in 2nd ch of rnd (48)

Info :

Fasten off, weave in end. Put sweater on dog

— Assembly :

Final Assembly :

Sew head to body marking points from bottom of head: point A at 20th rnd, point C at 28th rnd, points B and D at 23rd rnd with 6sc distance between them. Pin head to neck at marked points and sew, adding stuffing if needed

Assembly Instructions

  • Attach the tail to the back of the body between rounds 15 and 17, centering it in relation to the back legs
  • Mark sewing points on the bottom of the head: point A at round 20, point C at round 28, points B and D at round 23 with 6 stitches between them
  • Pin the head to the body neck at the marked points before sewing to ensure proper positioning
  • Sew the head securely to the body, adding additional stuffing material if needed for a firm connection
  • Thread the elastic band sweater onto the dachshund body, adjusting for proper fit around the middle section
  • Ensure all yarn ends are woven in securely and hidden inside the body and head for a clean finish

Important Notes

  • 💡Crochet tightly throughout to prevent stuffing from showing through the stitches
  • 💡Use stitch markers consistently to track your rounds, especially during color changes in the sweater
  • 💡Stuff the body gradually as you crochet rather than all at once for better shaping control
  • 💡Pin all parts in place before final sewing to ensure correct positioning and proportions
  • 💡The elastic band for the sweater must be worked through back loops only to create the ribbed texture
  • 💡When joining legs to body, follow the color-coded markers carefully to attach them in the correct order

This charming Yumi the Dachshund pattern brings together classic amigurumi techniques with delightful design details that capture the lovable personality of this iconic breed. From her elongated body and floppy ears to her sweet embroidered expression and cozy striped sweater, every element has been crafted to create a truly special handmade companion. The pattern guides you through each step with clear instructions and helpful images, making it a rewarding project that results in a treasured keepsake. 🧶 Happy crocheting! 🐾✨

You ask,

we answer.

FAQs

What size will my finished Yumi the Dachshund be?

The finished dachshund measures approximately 5.5 inches (14 cm) in height and 7.5 inches (19 cm) in width when made with the recommended YarnArt Baby Cotton and a 2mm hook. Using different yarn weights or hook sizes will change the final dimensions.

Can I use different yarn colors for my dachshund?

Absolutely! While the pattern uses brown, white, and navy blue, you can customize Yumi in any color combination you prefer. Consider black and tan for a traditional dachshund look, or get creative with fun fantasy colors.

Is the sweater removable or permanently attached?

The striped sweater is designed to be removable, so you can dress and undress your dachshund. This makes it fun to create multiple outfits or leave the sweater off for a different look.

How do I prevent the stuffing from showing through my stitches?

Make sure to crochet tightly throughout the entire project and use a hook size appropriate for your yarn weight. The fabric should be solid with no gaps between stitches. Stuff firmly but not so tightly that it stretches the stitches apart.

What's the best way to attach the floppy ears securely?

Pin the ears in place first between rounds 22 and 31 of the head, with 15 single crochets distance between them along round 23. Sew them on using a whip stitch or ladder stitch with matching yarn, making several passes for security.

Can I make this pattern without the sweater?

Yes, the sweater is an optional accessory. Your dachshund will be complete without it, though the sweater does add a charming finishing touch and gives you practice with color work and garment construction.