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Yumi the Dachshund Bicolor Amigurumi Pattern

Yumi the Dachshund Bicolor 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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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 Yumi the Dachshund Bicolor Amigurumi Pattern

This addition explains how to make a bicolor version of the Yumi the Dachshund amigurumi, focusing on parts that differ from the single-color pattern. It includes detailed, photo-backed notes for color changes, eye placement, ear shaping and leg markers. Perfect for those who want a striped or two-tone finish with clean transitions.

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

The pattern covers head, ears and legs color-change instructions and tips for embroidery and assembly. Follow the main Yumi pattern for the remainder of the body, using the colors you choose here.

Why You'll Love This Yumi the Dachshund Bicolor Amigurumi Pattern

I absolutely love this pattern because it brings a playful twist to a classic amigurumi dachshund with simple bicolor detailing. I enjoy how the alternating color rounds create character and charm without complicated techniques. The step-by-step images make the color changes and finishing touches easy to follow, and I love that you can customize colors to suit any style. Making this little dog always feels rewarding because it comes together quickly and looks professionally finished.

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

Switch Things Up

I love how easy it is to customize this bicolor dachshund by changing just the contrasting color; try pastel shades for a soft nursery companion.

I often make a miniature version by switching to fingering weight yarn and a smaller hook for keychains or bag charms.

For a chunkier, cuddlier look I use a bulkier cotton and a larger hook and adjust stuffing accordingly.

I like adding tiny crocheted accessories like a scarf or bow in a third color to personalize each dog.

You can experiment with striping patterns on the body instead of solid legs to create a sweater-like effect.

I sometimes embroider different facial expressions by adjusting eyebrow placement and mouth curves for varied personalities.

To make a posable version, I insert thin craft wire into the limbs before stuffing and stitch the ends securely so the wire stays in place.

Try changing the eye size or use embroidered eyes for a softer, child-safe finished toy.

If you want a realistic coat, use a textured cotton or a boucle9 yarn for the body while keeping the snout in smooth cotton for contrast.

I recommend testing color changes on a small swatch first to see how the transitions read at the finished scale.

Common Mistakes & How to Fix Them

✗ Not keeping tension consistent during color changes can create uneven edges; carry yarn carefully and maintain the same tension when switching colors to keep the fabric even. ✗ Skipping the marking of eye points will lead to uneven eye placement; mark the points in the round indicated and double-check spacing before inserting safety eyes. ✗ Overstuffing the head makes shaping and closing difficult; stuff gradually during decreases and use small amounts to keep the head smooth and firm. ✗ Forgetting to work into the correct loops (front or back) can change shaping; follow the note for back loops only where indicated and check image references for guidance.

Yumi the Dachshund Bicolor Amigurumi Pattern

This is a bicolor addition to the Yumi the Dachshund pattern that guides you through the color-change details for the head, ears and legs. You will learn how to shift colors cleanly and place features for a neat finish. The instructions are photo-supported and written to help you create a charming two-tone dachshund you can gift or display.

Intermediate 5-7 Hours

Materials Needed for Yumi the Dachshund Bicolor Amigurumi Pattern

— Main Fabric

  • 01
    Cotton yarn black - 40g / 128m (140 yards)
  • 02
    Cotton yarn mustard - 15g / 48m (54 yards)
  • 03
    Cotton yarn white - 5g / 16m (18 yards)
  • 04
    YarnArt Jeans (semi cotton yarn): black #28, mustard #84
  • 05
    Alize Cotton Gold (semi cotton yarn): white #55, grey #21

— Tools Required

  • 01
    Crochet hook size 2.0 mm (C)
  • 02
    A pair of 10 mm (0.5") safety eyes
  • 03
    Polyfill to stuff
  • 04
    Tapestry needle
  • 05
    Stitch markers and pins
  • 06
    Scissors

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— Notes :

Info :

This is an addition to a pattern "Yumi th Dachshund". This instruction shows how to make bicolor dog. You can find here the parts, which are different from a single color dog pattern.

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This sample was made with YarnArt Jeans (semi cotton yarn): black #28, mustard #84; Alize Cotton Gold (semi cotton yarn): white #55, grey #21. Size of finished toy: 7.5" (19 cm) height, 7" (17 cm) wide. Because this is a pattern for a stuffed animal, gauge is not really important. You can use any weight yarn, if you make sure that your hook is appropriately sized for your yarn, so that you get a nice, solid fabric. Using a different size hook and yarn weight will change the size of your finished project. Make sure you crochet pretty tight all the way, to get no stretching holes between the stiches after you filled in a stuffing material.

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Stitches and crochet techniques used: Single crochet, half double crochet, double crochet in rounds. Magic adjustable ring. Single crochet increasing and decreasing.

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Abbreviations: A - black color. B - mustard color. C - white color. ch - chain. sc - single crochet. slst - slip stitch. hdc - half double crochet. dc - double crochet. inc - increase (2 sc in indicated stitch). dec - decrease (sc 2 together). (___st) - total amount of stitches in a round. ( ) Nx - repeat between () number of times indicated. rnd - round. st - stitch.

— Head :

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All details are crocheted in continuous spirals, without joining the rounds. You can use a stitch marker to keep track of your rounds. Start with color B.

Round 01 :

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

Round 02 :

(inc) 6x (12)

Round 03 :

(sc, inc) 6x (18)

Round 04 :

(2sc, inc) 6x (24)

Round 05 :

sc in each st around (24)

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In next rnds the color of yarn will be changed alternately: How to change the color yarn: with the two loops from the previous yarn on the hook, wrap new yarn over the hook (image 1.1) and pull it through the two loops of the stitch (image 1.2) It is important to remember, that the color change must always be started one stitch earlier.(image 1.3)

Round 06 :

color B (next - B): 6sc, color A (next - A): 4sc, B: 14sc (24)

Round 07 :

B: 5sc, A: 6sc, B: 13sc (24)

Round 08 :

B: 4sc, A: (dec, sc) 2x, dec, B: 12sc (21)

Round 09 :

B: 3sc, A: 7sc, B: 4sc, (inc, 2sc) 2x, inc (24)

Round 10 :

B: 3sc, A: 7sc, B: 14sc (24)

Round 11 :

B: 2sc, A: 9sc, B: 13sc (24)

Round 12 :

B: 2sc, A: 5sc, inc, 3sc, B: 4sc, inc, 7sc, inc (27)

Round 13 :

B: 2sc, A: 10sc, B: 15sc (27)

Round 14 :

B: sc, A: 12sc, B: 14sc (27)

Round 15 :

B: sc, A: 7sc, inc, 5sc B: 3sc, inc, 8sc, inc (30)

Round 16 :

A: 16sc, B: 13sc, A: sc (image 1.4) (30)

Round 17 :

A: 4sc, (inc, sc) 4x, inc, 4sc, B: 11sc, A: 2sc (35)

Round 18 :

A: 5sc, (inc, 2sc) 4x, inc, 5sc, B: 9sc, A: 3sc (40)

Info :

In next rnd we should mark points for eyes.

Round 19 :

A: 4sc, with a contrast thread mark here a point for the first eye (image 1.5), 19sc, mark here a point for the second eye, 6sc, B: 7sc, A: 4sc (40)

Round 20 :

A: (inc, 3sc, inc, 7sc) 2x, inc, 3sc, inc, sc B: 5sc, A: 5sc (46)

Round 21 :

A: 37sc, B: 3sc, A: 6sc (46)

Info :

For the next rnds use color A only:

Round 22 :

sc, (inc, 4sc, inc, 8sc) 2x, inc, 4sc, inc, 11sc (image 1.6) (52)

Round 23-29 :

sc in each st around (52)

Info :

If you use safety eyes, it is the best moment to place them. Place them in points we marked earlier in rnd 19. (image 1.7)

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 it 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. Using tapestry needle, weave the yarn tail through the front loop of each remaining stitch and pull tight to close. Weave in the yarn end. (image 1.8)

— EARS (make 2) :

Info :

Start with color A

Round 01 :

ch10, sc in 2ndch from hook and remaining 7sc, inc in the last st, turn and continue on the other side of a chain 8sc, inc in the last st (image 2.1) (20)

Round 02-03 :

sc in each st around (20)

Round 04 :

(9sc, inc) 2x (22)

Round 05 :

(10sc, inc) 2x (24)

Round 06 :

(11sc, inc) 2x (26)

Round 07 :

(12sc, inc) 2x (28)

Round 08-13 :

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 an ear and line up stitches, 8sc through both sides to the end (image 2.2) (8)

Info :

Fasten off, cut the yarn, leaving a long tail for sewing. (image 2.3)

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Sew ears to the both sides of a head between 22 and 31 rnds of a head. The distance between ears - 15sc along the 23rd rnd of a head. The distance between ear and eye - 3sc up from the eye. (image 2.4, 2.5, 2.6)

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Take a piece of color A yarn and tapestry needle, insert needle from under the head (level of of 25th rnd) (image 2.7) and bring it out right next to the eye, and insert it back on the opposite side of an eye (image 2.8, 2.9), then bring it back down under the head, one stitch from the entry. Repeat with the second eye, inserting the needle in the same points from the bottom (image 2.10). Then properly pull all yarn ends and, keeping yarn tension, tie a knot of all yarn ends, hide an ends. (image 2.11, 2.12)

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Take a piece of black yarn and embroider the nose between 1 and 7 rnds of a head's top part. The size of a nose - 5sc in height, 3sc - the bottom side, 7sc - the top side. (image 2.13, 2.14)

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Embroider the line from the bottom of a nose to the 3 rnd of the head's bottom part. Then embroider a smile to the both sides from the line between 3 and 8 rnds of a head. (image 2.15, 2.16)

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With the color B yarn embroider the eyebrows, placing them between 20 and 22 rnds over eyes (make 2 loops of yarn). The length of the eyebrow - 2sc, the height - 1sc. With the white yarn embroider lines under the eyes. (image 2.17).

— LEGS (make 4) :

Info :

Start with color B

Round 01 :

ch5, sc in 2ndch from hook and remaining 2sc, 3sc in the last st, turn and continue on the other side of a chain 3sc, 3sc in the last st (image 3.1) (12)

Round 02 :

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

Round 03 :

This rnd work with back loops only (image 3.2) sc in each st around (18)

Round 04 :

sc in each st around (18)

Round 05 :

sc, 6dec, 5sc (12)

Round 06 :

sc in each st around (12)

Info :

Change yarn to color A

Round 07 :

2sc, 3inc, 7sc (15)

Info :

The next rnd will be different for each leg. For a back right leg:

Round 08 :

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

Info :

Make slst. Fasten off, cut the yarn. Attach a pink marker on the 3rd st from the last slst. (image 3.3)

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For a back left leg: Round 08: 3sc, (inc, sc) 2x, inc. Make slst. Fasten off, cut the yarn. Attach a green marker on the 3rd st from the last slst.

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For a front left leg: Round 08: 3sc, (inc, sc) 2x, inc, sc. Make slst. Fasten off, cut the yarn. Attach a yellow marker on the 3rd st from the last slst.

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For a front right leg: Round 08: 3sc, (inc, sc) 2x, inc, 7sc. Make slst. Fasten off, cut the yarn. Attach a blue marker on the 3rd st from the last slst. (image 3.4)

Info :

The next process is the same, as in the main pattern, so next follow the main pattern since page 6 (body), but use colors you chose for your dog.

Assembly Instructions

  • Place safety eyes at the points marked in Round 19 of the head and secure them before continuing with Round 22 when the head reaches the size indicated.
  • Sew ears to both sides of the head between rounds 22 and 31; space ears 15 sc apart along the 23rd round and position them 3 sc up from the eye for correct placement.
  • Attach legs using the color-coded markers: pink for back right, green for back left, yellow for front left and blue for front right; sew firmly so the toy stands evenly.
  • Embroider the nose with black yarn between rounds 1 and 7 on the head top (5sc height, 3sc bottom side, 7sc top side) and embroider the mouth line and smile between rounds 3 and 8 as shown.
  • Weave the neck and head tails through the front loops of the remaining stitches to close openings, pull tight to shape, and hide yarn ends with a tapestry needle for a neat finish.

Important Notes

  • 💡Use stitch markers to keep track of the start of each round and to mark leg positions for accurate alignment during assembly.
  • 💡Work with fairly tight tension to avoid gaps when stuffing and to ensure a firm, neat fabric suitable for amigurumi.
  • 💡Stuff gradually during decreases so the shape forms correctly and the piece does not become overfilled or lumpy.
  • 💡Place safety eyes while the head is still open (after round 22) at the points marked in round 19 to ensure correct spacing and secure fixation.

This bicolor Yumi dachshund addition makes a playful, two-tone companion you'll adore crafting and gifting. Use your favorite contrasting shades to create a unique little friend that stands out on any shelf. The step-by-step photos and clear color-change tips help you achieve clean edges and professional-looking results. 🧶🐶✨

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FAQs

What size will the finished piece be?

The finished amigurumi measures approximately 7.5" (19 cm) tall and 7" (17 cm) wide when using the recommended yarn and a 2.0 mm hook.

Can I use different yarn weights for this pattern?

Yes, you can use different yarn weights but this will change the final size; choose an appropriate hook size for your yarn and expect adjustments in proportions.

Do I need prior crochet experience for this pattern?

This pattern is rated intermediate because it uses continuous spirals, color changes, and shaping; familiarity with single crochet, increases, decreases and magic ring is recommended.

How long does this project typically take to complete?

Most crocheters finish this project in about 5-7 hours, though time may vary depending on experience and customization choices.