STITCH ROUND Crochet hedgehog amigurumi pattern with a shaped muzzle
15 rounds to tick off for a crochet hedgehog muzzle amigurumi piece.
- Skill
- Intermediate
- Rounds
- 15 rounds
- Yarn weight
- Worsted
- Hook
- 3.00 mm
- Time
- 4-6 hours
Intermediate
What the original page called it. Nothing here is graded a second time.
15 rounds
Each one gets its own line, with a box beside it to tick as you go.
Worsted
What the sample was made in. Any weight works — the size moves with it.
About this pattern
This hedgehog's muzzle is the piece to tick off first, and it works up in 15 rounds from a magic ring start. It stays small and portable, so it is easy to finish in one sitting before moving on to the head and body sections that hold the rest of the design together.
The shaping runs on a steady increase pattern that widens the muzzle round by round, so stitch placement matters more than speed here. Slow down through the middle rounds where increases land in different spots each time, since a missed one shows immediately in the curve of the shape.
- Start the muzzle with a small magic ring worked in the finer yarn and smaller hook.
- Build outward through single crochet rounds that add stitches at set points to curve the shape.
- Watch the increase placement shift each round to keep the muzzle rounded rather than pointed.
- Add the safety eyes before closing up, since they need to go in while the piece is still open.
- Finish the face details with embroidery floss for the mouth, brows and nose after stuffing.
What goes wrong
- Loose magic ring at the start Pull the tail tight after the first round so no hole shows at the center of the muzzle. Check it again once the ring is closed.
- Losing track of increase rounds Count stitches at the end of every round against the bracketed total before moving on. Fixing a miscount two rounds later means unraveling back to it.
- Stuffing after the muzzle is fully closed Add fiberfill in stages as the rounds progress rather than trying to pack it in through a small final opening. This keeps the shape even instead of lumpy.
Yarn, hook and the rest
Copied from the source pattern's own materials list.
- Yarn for muzzle: YarnArt Jeans, 3.00 mm crochet hook
- Yarn for head and body: Himalaya Dolphin Baby, 4.00 mm crochet hook
- Embroidering floss for mouth, brows and nose
- 5 mm safety eyes
- Yarn needle
- Fiberfill
Progress tracker
0 of the 15 rounds on this page are ticked.
The pattern, round by round
Kept in the order and the wording the source used. Tick a round as you finish it; the ticks stay on this device.
Muzzle
Muzzle worked with YarnArt Jeans, 3.00 mm crochet hook.
Round 1
6 sc in magic ring (6)
Round 2
6 sc
Round 3
5 sc, inc (7)
Round 4
6 sc, inc (8)
Round 5
7 sc, inc (9)
Round 6
9 sc
Round 7
3 sc, 3 inc (12)
Round 8
3 sc, (1 sc, inc) repeat 3 times, 3 sc (15)
Round 9
15 sc
Round 10
3 sc, (2 sc, inc) repeat 3 times, 3 sc (18)
Round 11
3 sc, (1 sc, inc) repeat 6 times, 3 sc (24)
Round 12
24 sc
Round 13
(3 sc, inc) repeat 6 times (30)
Round 14
30 sc
Round 15
only 3 sc
Check your count
- Muzzle · Round 4: 8 sts
- Muzzle · Round 8: 15 sts
- Muzzle · Round 13: 30 sts
Finish
- Weave in the starting tail from the magic ring and any joins along the muzzle before adding stuffing.
- Stuff the muzzle firmly with fiberfill, packing extra into the tip so it holds its shape once attached.
- Attach the muzzle to the head using a yarn needle, then embroider the nose, mouth and brows with floss over the seam.
Bigger or smaller
- Larger
- Move up to a thicker yarn with a matching larger hook for both the muzzle and the head and body sections. Every round grows wider, giving a bigger finished hedgehog without changing the round count.
- Smaller
- Drop to a finer yarn with a smaller hook than the 3.00 mm and 4.00 mm sizes listed. The same 15 rounds of the muzzle will produce a more compact shape.
FAQs
Asked and answered
These answers came from whoever first published the pattern, kept word for word.
Why does the muzzle use a different yarn and hook from the head and body?
The muzzle calls for YarnArt Jeans on a 3.00 mm hook, which is finer than the Himalaya Dolphin Baby and 4.00 mm hook used for the head and body. This keeps the muzzle tighter and firmer so it holds its shape once stuffed and attached.
When should the safety eyes go in?
Safety eyes need to be placed while the head piece is still open enough to reach inside and secure the backs. Attach them before closing up and before final stuffing, following the point in the pattern where the head shaping is set.
Is embroidery floss required, or can yarn work instead?
Embroidery floss gives finer, more controlled lines for the mouth, brows and nose than standard yarn would. It is the material listed for the face details and keeps those features from looking bulky against the muzzle.
How much fiberfill does the muzzle need?
There is no set amount, but the muzzle should be stuffed firmly enough to hold a rounded shape without going stiff. Add it gradually as rounds are completed rather than all at once at the end.