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BB-8 Amigurumi Pattern

BB-8 Amigurumi Pattern
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5-7 Hours Time Needed
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Intermediate Level

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

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Weekend Treat

Takes 5-7 hours, making it an enjoyable project to finish over a couple of days.

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

About This BB-8 Amigurumi Pattern

This pattern teaches you how to crochet a small BB-8 amigurumi with full instructions for head, body, and decorative circles. You will work continuous rounds, color changes, and simple embroidery to recreate BB-8s details. The pattern uses Scheepjes Catona mercerised cotton for crisp colour definition and a neat finish.

BB-8 Amigurumi Pattern crochet pattern - detailed view of completed project

Detailed rounds, safety eye placement notes, and step-by-step photos are included for clear guidance. Ideal for crafters wanting a slightly challenging, highly rewarding project.

Why You'll Love This BB-8 Amigurumi Pattern

I absolutely love this pattern because it brings a tiny piece of Star Wars charm into your hands through simple crochet techniques. I enjoy the creative color changes and the small decorative circles that really give BB-8 personality. The pattern balances shaping and detail work in a way that is fun yet satisfying to complete. Sewing the circles on and adding embroidered accents is where the character truly comes to life.

BB-8 Amigurumi Pattern step 1 - construction progress BB-8 Amigurumi Pattern step 2 - assembly progress BB-8 Amigurumi Pattern step 3 - details and accessories BB-8 Amigurumi Pattern step 4 - final assembly and finishing

Switch Things Up

I love customizing this BB-8 pattern by changing the orange accent color to other bright shades to create a playful set of droids.

I sometimes swap Scheepjes Catona for a slightly thicker cotton and use a 3.0 mm hook to make a chunkier, cuddlier version.

I like to turn the BB-8 into a keychain by reducing the size and attaching a small split ring to the top string.

I often add tiny embroidered stars or metallic thread to the orange rings for a subtle sparkle effect.

If you want a mini version for a bag charm, use fingering weight yarn with a 2.0 mm hook and shorten the decorative circles by one round.

I like adding felt or embroidered patches for different facial expressions instead of safety eyes for a stitched look.

For durability, I sometimes sew in a small washer inside the base so the BB-8 sits more steadily on flat surfaces.

I also experiment with different eye sizes and positions to change the character of the head; move them slightly higher or lower before securing.

If you prefer a plush finish, try a softer acrylic cotton-blend yarn and slightly looser tension for a gentler feel.

I encourage you to mix techniques: combine embroidery, felt details, and tiny accessories like a scarf or hat to make each BB-8 uniquely yours.

Common Mistakes & How to Fix Them

✗ Skipping the locking stitch marker while working in spiral rounds leads to losing the start of the round; use a locking stitch marker at the beginning of each round and move it after each round to stay on track. ✗ Forgetting to change colors exactly where instructed causes the orange and white bands to be uneven; follow each color-change note and carry or fasten off yarn as recommended for clean transitions. ✗ Not placing safety eyes at the correct rounds will misalign the face; place the 9 mm eye between rounds 8 and 9 and the 8 mm eye between rounds 10 and 11 as instructed. ✗ Stuffing too much or too little changes the shape of the head and body; stuff gradually while shaping and keep adding small amounts of polyester stuffing until you reach the desired firmness. ✗ Pulling stitches too tight when sewing details or circles down distorts the body shape; sew gently and pin pieces with pins to confirm placement before final stitching.

BB-8 Amigurumi Pattern

Make your own adorable BB-8 amigurumi with this full step-by-step crochet pattern. You will enjoy working color changes and small decorative circles to recreate BB-8s iconic look. The pattern includes complete rounds, assembly tips, and photo references so you can follow along with confidence. Perfect as a handmade gift or collectible for Star Wars fans.

Intermediate 5-7 Hours

Materials Needed for BB-8 Amigurumi Pattern

— Main Fabric

  • 01
    Mercerized cotton in White (Scheepjes Catona White #106)
  • 02
    Mercerized cotton in Orange (Scheepjes Catona Orange #281)
  • 03
    Mercerized cotton in Grey (Scheepjes Catona Grey #074)

— Tools Required

  • 01
    Crochet hook size 2.50 mm (or the size you need depending on your type of yarn)
  • 02
    Tapestry needle
  • 03
    Polyester stuffing
  • 04
    Safety eyes 9 mm (1 piece)
  • 05
    Safety eyes 8 mm (1 piece)
  • 06
    Black embroidery floss
  • 07
    Locking stitch marker

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— General Notes (US terms) :

Info :

The pattern is written in US crochet terms. Step by step pictures can be found on the last pages.

Info :

You are going to crochet in a continuous spiral, do not join the rounds. Use a locking stitch marker to mark the beginning of the rounds.

— Head (US terms) :

Info :

With White yarn. Start with a magic ring.

Round 1 :

6 sc into the magic ring (6)

Round 2 :

[1 inc] x6 (12)

Round 3 :

[1 sc, 1 inc] x6 (18)

Round 4 :

1 sc, 1 inc [2 sc, 1 inc] x5, 1 sc (24)

Info :

Change to grey yarn

Round 5 :

[3 sc, 1 inc] x6 (30)

Info :

Change to White yarn

Round 6 :

2 sc, 1 inc [4 sc, 1 inc] x5, 2 sc (36)

Info :

Change to Orange yarn

Round 7 :

36 sc (36)

Info :

Change to White yarn

Round 8 :

[5 sc, 1 inc] x6 (42)

Round 9-11 :

42 sc (3 rounds, 42)

Info :

On round 12 you are going to crochet by switching colours between white and orange.

Round 12 :

orange 1 sc, white 1 sc, orange 3 sc, white 1 sc, orange 1 sc, white 1 sc, orange 3 sc, white 1 sc, orange 1 sc, white 1 sc, orange 3 sc, white 1 sc, orange 1 sc, white 7 sc, orange 3 sc, white 1 sc, orange 1 sc, white 1 sc, orange 3 sc, white 1 sc, orange 1 sc, white 1 sc, orange 3 sc, white 1 sc = (42)

Round 13 :

With grey yarn, 42 sc (42)

Info :

Now it’s time to attach the safety eyes. Place the 9 mm eye between rounds 8 and 9 and place the 8 mm eye between rounds 10 and 11.

Info :

Change to white yarn

Round 14 :

In back loops only, [5 sc, 1 dec] x6 (36)

Round 15 :

[4 sc, 1 dec] x6 (30)

Round 16 :

[3 sc, 1 dec] x6 (24)

Info :

Start stuffing with polyester stuffing and keep doing that as the hole becomes smaller.

Round 17 :

[2 sc, 1 dec] x6 (18)

Round 18 :

[1 sc, 1 dec] x6 (12)

Round 19 :

[1 dec] x6 (6)

Info :

Sew the hole together. Cut yarn but leave a long yarn tail for sewing.

— Body (US terms) :

Info :

With white yarn. Start with a magic ring.

Round 1 :

6 sc into the magic ring (6)

Round 2 :

[1 inc] x6 (12)

Round 3 :

[1 sc, 1 inc] x6 (18)

Round 4 :

1 sc, 1 inc [2 sc, 1 inc] x5, 1 sc (24)

Round 5 :

[3 sc, 1 inc] x6 (30)

Round 6 :

2 sc, 1 inc [4 sc, 1 inc] x5, 2 sc (36)

Round 7 :

[5 sc, 1 inc] x6 (42)

Round 8 :

3 sc, 1 inc [6 sc, 1 inc] x5, 3 sc (48)

Round 9 :

48 sc (48)

Round 10 :

[7 sc, 1 inc] x6 (54)

Round 11-20 :

54 sc (10 rounds, 54)

Round 21 :

[7 sc, 1 dec] x6 (48)

Round 22 :

48 sc (48)

Round 23 :

3 sc, 1 dec [6 sc, 1 dec] x5, 3 sc (42)

Round 24 :

[5 sc, 1 dec] x6 (36)

Round 25 :

[2 sc, 1 dec [4 sc, 1 dec] x5, 2 sc (30)

Round 26 :

[3 sc, 1 dec] x6 (24)

Info :

Start stuffing and keep doing that as the hole becomes smaller.

Round 27 :

1 sc, 1 dec [2 sc, 1 dec] x5, 1 sc (18)

Round 28 :

[1 sc, 1 dec] x6 (12)

Round 29 :

[1 dec] x6 (6)

Info :

Sew the hole together and cut yarn.

— CIRCLE type 1 (make 2) :

Info :

With white yarn. Start with a magic ring.

Round 1 :

6 sc into the magic ring (6)

Round 2 :

[1 inc] x6 (12)

Round 3 :

[1 sc, 1 inc] x6 (18)

Round 4 :

1 sc, 1 inc [2 sc, 1 inc] x5, 1 sc (24)

Info :

Change to orange

Round 5 :

[3 sc, 1 inc] x6 (30)

Round 6 :

2 sc, 1 inc [4 sc, 1 inc] x5, 2 sc (36)

Info :

Finish with 1 sl. Cut yarn but leave a long yarn tail for sewing.

— CIRCLE type 2 (make 2) :

Info :

With grey yarn. Start with a magic ring.

Round 1 :

6 sc into the magic ring (6)

Round 2 :

[1 inc] x6 (12)

Info :

Change to white yarn

Round 3 :

[1 sc, 1 inc] x6 (18)

Round 4 :

1 sc, 1 inc [2 sc, 1 inc] x5, 1 sc (24)

Info :

Change to orange

Round 5 :

[3 sc, 1 inc] x6 (30)

Round 6 :

2 sc, 1 inc [4 sc, 1 inc] x5, 2 sc (36)

Info :

Finish with 1 sl. Cut yarn but leave a long yarn tail for sewing.

— CIRCLE type 3 (make 2) :

Info :

With grey yarn. Start with a magic ring.

Round 1 :

6 sc into the magic ring (6)

Round 2 :

[1 inc] x6 (12)

Round 3 :

With Grey 1 sc, 1 inc, 1 sc, Change to White 1 inc [1 sc, 1 inc] x5 (18)

Round 4 :

With Grey 1 sc, 1 inc, 2 sc, 1 inc, Change to White [2 sc, 1 inc] x4, 1 sc (24)

Info :

Change to orange

Round 5 :

[3 sc, 1 inc] x6 (30)

Round 6 :

2 sc, 1 inc [4 sc, 1 inc] x5, 2 sc (36)

Info :

Finish with 1 sl. Cut yarn but leave a long yarn tail for sewing.

Info :

On every circle do a few stitches using orange yarn to make it look like a cross inside the circle (see picture on pages 8-10). Pin the circles to the body and sew them on one by one. Make sure you place them evenly. See picture on pages 10-12. When you have sewn on all 6 circles to the body take some grey yarn and embroid a few stitches for extra decoration. See pictures on pages 12-14.

Info :

Pin the head to the body and sew it on.

Info :

Take a nice piece of string or braid a long string and sew it on the top of the BB-8. Make it as long as you need depending on how or where you are going to hang your BB-8 :)

— General Notes (UK terms) :

Info :

The pattern is written in UK crochet terms. Step by step pictures can be found on the last pages.

Info :

You are going to crochet in a continuous spiral, do not join the rounds. Use a locking stitch marker to mark the beginning of the rounds.

— Head (UK terms) :

Info :

With White yarn. Start with a magic ring.

Round 1 :

6 dc into the magic ring (6)

Round 2 :

[1 inc] x6 (12)

Round 3 :

[1 dc, 1 inc] x6 (18)

Round 4 :

1 dc, 1 inc [2 dc, 1 inc] x5, 1 dc (24)

Info :

Change to grey yarn

Round 5 :

[3 dc, 1 inc] x6 (30)

Info :

Change to White yarn

Round 6 :

2 dc, 1 inc [4 dc, 1 inc] x5, 2 dc (36)

Info :

Change to Orange yarn

Round 7 :

36 dc (36)

Info :

Change to White yarn

Round 8 :

[5 dc, 1 inc] x6 (42)

Round 9-11 :

42 dc (3 rounds, 42)

Info :

On round 12 you are going to crochet by switching colours between white and orange.

Round 12 :

orange 1 dc, white 1 dc, orange 3 dc, white 1 dc, orange 1 dc, white 1 dc, orange 3 dc, white 1 dc, orange 1 dc, white 1 dc, orange 3 dc, white 1 dc, orange 1 dc, white 7 dc, orange 3 dc, white 1 dc, orange 1 dc, white 1 dc, orange 3 dc, white 1 dc, orange 1 dc, white 1 dc, orange 3 dc, white 1 dc = (42)

Round 13 :

With grey yarn, 42 dc (42)

Info :

Now it’s time to attach the safety eyes. Place the 9 mm eye between rounds 8 and 9 and place the 8 mm eye between rounds 10 and 11.

Info :

Change to white yarn

Round 14 :

In back loops only, [5 dc, 1 dec] x6 (36)

Round 15 :

[4 dc, 1 dec] x6 (30)

Round 16 :

[3 dc, 1 dec] x6 (24)

Info :

Start stuffing with polyester stuffing and keep doing that as the hole becomes smaller.

Round 17 :

[2 dc, 1 dec] x6 (18)

Round 18 :

[1 dc, 1 dec] x6 (12)

Round 19 :

[1 dec] x6 (6)

Info :

Sew the hole together. Cut yarn but leave a long yarn tail for sewing.

— Body (UK terms) :

Info :

With white yarn. Start with a magic ring.

Round 1 :

6 dc into the magic ring (6)

Round 2 :

[1 inc] x6 (12)

Round 3 :

[1 dc, 1 inc] x6 (18)

Round 4 :

1 dc, 1 inc [2 dc, 1 inc] x5, 1 dc (24)

Round 5 :

[3 dc, 1 inc] x6 (30)

Round 6 :

2 dc, 1 inc [4 dc, 1 inc] x5, 2 dc (36)

Round 7 :

[5 dc, 1 inc] x6 (42)

Round 8 :

3 dc, 1 inc [6 dc, 1 inc] x5, 3 dc (48)

Round 9 :

48 dc (48)

Round 10 :

[7 dc, 1 inc] x6 (54)

Round 11-20 :

54 dc (10 rounds, 54)

Round 21 :

[7 dc, 1 dec] x6 (48)

Round 22 :

48 dc (48)

Round 23 :

3 dc, 1 dec [6 dc, 1 dec] x5, 3 dc (42)

Round 24 :

[5 dc, 1 dec] x6 (36)

Round 25 :

[2 dc, 1 dec [4 dc, 1 dec] x5, 2 dc (30)

Round 26 :

[3 dc, 1 dec] x6 (24)

Info :

Start stuffing and keep doing that as the hole becomes smaller.

Round 27 :

1 dc, 1 dec [2 dc, 1 dec] x5, 1 dc (18)

Round 28 :

[1 dc, 1 dec] x6 (12)

Round 29 :

[1 dec] x6 (6)

Info :

Sew the hole together and cut yarn.

— CIRCLE type 1 (UK terms) :

Info :

With white yarn. Start with a magic ring.

Round 1 :

6 dc into the magic ring (6)

Round 2 :

[1 inc] x6 (12)

Round 3 :

[1 dc, 1 inc] x6 (18)

Round 4 :

1 dc, 1 inc [2 dc, 1 inc] x5, 1 dc (24)

Info :

Change to orange

Round 5 :

[3 dc, 1 inc] x6 (30)

Round 6 :

2 dc, 1 inc [4 dc, 1 inc] x5, 2 dc (36)

Info :

Finish with 1 sl. Cut yarn but leave a long yarn tail for sewing.

— CIRCLE type 2 (UK terms) :

Info :

With grey yarn. Start with a magic ring.

Round 1 :

6 dc into the magic ring (6)

Round 2 :

[1 inc] x6 (12)

Info :

Change to white yarn

Round 3 :

[1 dc, 1 inc] x6 (18)

Round 4 :

1 dc, 1 inc [2 dc, 1 inc] x5, 1 dc (24)

Info :

Change to orange

Round 5 :

[3 dc, 1 inc] x6 (30)

Round 6 :

2 dc, 1 inc [4 dc, 1 inc] x5, 2 dc (36)

Info :

Finish with 1 sl. Cut yarn but leave a long yarn tail for sewing.

— CIRCLE type 3 (UK terms) :

Info :

With grey yarn. Start with a magic ring.

Round 1 :

6 dc into the magic ring (6)

Round 2 :

[1 inc] x6 (12)

Round 3 :

With Grey 1 dc, 1 inc, 1 dc, Change to White 1 inc [1 dc, 1 inc] x5 (18)

Round 4 :

With Grey 1 dc, 1 inc, 2 dc, 1 inc, Change to White [2 dc, 1 inc] x4, 1 dc (24)

Info :

Change to orange

Round 5 :

[3 dc, 1 inc] x6 (30)

Round 6 :

2 dc, 1 inc [4 dc, 1 inc] x5, 2 dc (36)

Info :

Finish with 1 sl. Cut yarn but leave a long yarn tail for sewing.

Info :

On every circle do a few stitches using orange yarn to make it look like a cross inside the circle (see picture on pages 8-10). Pin the circles to the body and sew them on one by one. Make sure you place them evenly. See picture on pages 10-12. When you have sewn on all 6 circles to the body take some grey yarn and embroid a few stitches for extra decoration. See pictures on pages 12-14.

Info :

Pin the head to the body and sew it on.

Info :

Take a nice piece of string or braid a long string and sew it on the top of the BB-8. Make it as long as you need depending on how or where you are going to hang your BB-8 :)

Assembly Instructions

  • Attach the 9 mm safety eye between rounds 8 and 9 of the head, and place the 8 mm safety eye between rounds 10 and 11, securing them firmly before closing the head.
  • Pin each of the six decorative circles to the body, spacing them evenly; sew them on one by one using the long yarn tails left from each circle for secure attachment.
  • After sewing on all 6 circles, use grey yarn to embroider a few extra stitches for decoration in the center of some circles as shown in the pictures.
  • Position the head on top of the body, pin it in place to check alignment, then sew the head to the body using the long tail left from the head closure for a neat seam.
  • Stuff head and body gradually with polyester stuffing, adding small amounts as you go to maintain a smooth shape before finishing the final closure.
  • Braid or prepare a length of string and sew it to the top center of the head if you want to hang the BB-8, choosing the length depending on how or where it will be displayed.

Important Notes

  • 💡Work in continuous spiral rounds and use a locking stitch marker to track the beginning of each round for accurate stitch counts.
  • 💡Stuff gradually as you close the pieces; overstuffing can distort the shapes and under-stuffing will make seams sag.
  • 💡Pin pieces (circles and head) in place before sewing to ensure correct placement and symmetry across the body.
  • 💡Leave long yarn tails when finishing circles and closing pieces to make sewing them on easier and neater.

This BB-8 amigurumi pattern is a delightful project for Star Wars lovers and makers alike. The crisp colorwork and tiny embroidered details make each piece full of character. Craft one as a keepsake, a gift, or a special tree ornament — it brings joy to every stitch. 🧶✨😊

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FAQs

What size will the finished piece be?

The finished BB-8 measures approximately 11 x 8 cm when using the recommended Scheepjes Catona yarn and a 2.50 mm hook.

Can I use different yarn weights for this pattern?

Yes, you can change yarn weight to adjust the final size, but you must also change hook size accordingly and expect different stitch counts and geometry.

Do I need prior crochet experience for this pattern?

This pattern is rated intermediate due to color changes, sewing on multiple decorative pieces, and shaping; basic knowledge of single crochet, increases, decreases, and working in-the-round is recommended.

How long does this project typically take to complete?

Most crocheters complete this project in 5-7 hours, though time may vary depending on experience and how meticulous you are with sewing and decoration.

Where do I place the safety eyes?

Place the 9 mm safety eye between rounds 8 and 9 of the head, and the 8 mm safety eye between rounds 10 and 11 to match the pattern photos.