Hamsters are undeniably adorable! What makes them cuter? When they’re dressed up for the season! Instead of fruit or a seed, this hamster is snacking away on an acorn and sporting a cute fall hat. He even has little toes, which is by far my favorite part of this pattern! Did you notice his adorable ears poking out the hat? This pattern is easy to do and each piece is fairly quick to make.
Let’s get started!
Head/Body:
In Orange
We start out by making the head which then leads into the body. Round 1: 6 Sc into a Magic Ring (6) Round 2: *Inc* all around (12) Round 3: *Inc, Sc in the next st* all around (18) Round 4: *Inc, Sc in the next 2 st* all around (24) Round 5: *Inc, Sc in the next 3 st* all around (30) Round 6-8: *Sc* all around (30)
Now we will mark where to place the safety eyes. Add a different colored eye stitch marker into the 14th and 18th stitch in Round 8. Later we will replace these markers with safety eyes. Round 9: *Inc, Sc in the next 4 st* all around (36) Round 10: *Sc* all around (36) Round 11: *Dec, Sc in the next 4 st* all around (30) Round 12: *Dec, Sc in the next 3 st* all around (24) Round 13: Working in FLO, *Inc, Sc in the next 3 st* all around (30) Round 14: In BOTH loops, *Inc, Sc in the next 4 st* all around (36)
Add the safety eyes in the marked areas now. Round 15-20: *Sc* all around (36)
Stuff the head firmly now. Round 21: *Inc, Sc in the next 5 st* all around (42) Round 22: *Sc* all around (42) Round 23: *Dec, Sc in the next 5 st* all around (36) Round 24: *Dec, Sc in the next 4 st* all around (30) Round 25: *Dec, Sc in the next 3 st* all around (24) Round 26: *Dec, Sc in the next 2 st* all around (18)
Stuff the body firmly now. Continue stuffing after each round. Round 27: *Dec, Sc in the next st* all around (12) Round 28: *Dec* all around (6)
Finish off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Sew the remaining stitches closed and weave in ends. Cut any excess yarn.
Hat
In Dark Brown
Round 1: 6 Sc into a Magic Ring (6) Round 2: *Inc, Sc in the next st* all around (9) Round 3-4: *Sc* all around (9) Round 5: *Inc, Sc in the next 2 st* all around (12) Round 6-7: *Sc* all around (12) Round 8: *Inc, Sc in the next 3 st* all around (15) Round 9: *Sc* all around (15) Round 10: *Inc, Sc in the next 4 st* all around (18) Round 11: *Sc* all around (18) Round 12: *Inc, Sc in the next 2 st* all around (24) Round 13-14: *Sc* all around (24) Round 15: *Inc, Sc in the next 3 st* all around (30) Round 16-18: *Sc* all around (30) Round 19: *Inc, Sc in the next 4 st* all around (36) Round 20: Working in the Front Loop Only (FLO), repeat *Inc, Sc in the next 5 st* all around (42) Round 21: Working in BOTH loops, repeat *Inc, Sc in the next 6 st* all around (48) Round 22: *Inc, Sc in the next 7 st* all around (54) Round 23: *Inc, Sc in the next 8 st* all around (60)
Finish off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Pin the hat on as shown and sew on. Be sure to stuff the lower half of the hat before fully sewing on. Once done, weave in ends and cut any excess yarn.
Ears: (Make 2)
In Orange
Round 1: 6 Sc into a Magic Ring (6) Round 2: *Inc* all around (12) Round 3-4: *Sc* all around (12)
Finish off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Pin the ears over the hat as shown and sew on. Once done, weave in ends and cut any excess yarn.
Mouth:
In White
Round 1: Ch 12. Skip the next 2 st, Dc 3 times in the next st Inc in the next st. Sc in the next 8 st. Dc 5 times in the next st. Now we’re working on the OTHER side of the chain, where we haven’t made any stitches yet. Dc 1 time in each of the next 2 st. Hdc in the next st. Sc in the next 4 st. Hdc in the next st. Dc in the next st. Dc 2 times in the next st. SlSt to the first st of the round to complete.
Finish off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Pin the mouth on as shown and sew or hot glue on. Once done, weave in ends and cut any excess yarn.
Belly:
In White
Round 1: 6 Sc into a Magic Ring (6) Round 2: *Inc* all around (12) Round 3: *Inc, Sc in the next st* all around (18) Round 4: *Inc, Sc in the next 2 st* all around (24) Round 5: *Inc, Sc in the next 3 st* all around (30) Round 6: *Inc, Sc in the next 4 st* all around (36)
Finish off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Pin the belly on as shown and sew or hot glue on. Once done, weave in ends and cut any excess yarn.
Arms: (Make 2)
In Orange
Round 1: 6 Sc into a Magic Ring (6) Round 2: *Inc, Sc in the next st* all around (9) Round 3: *Sc* all around (9) Round 4-8: *Sc* all around (9)
Finish off, leaving a long tail for sewing. You can lightly stuff the arms, but I didn’t. Pin the arms on as shown and sew on. Once done, weave in ends and cut any excess yarn.
Legs: (Make 2)
In Orange
Round 1: 6 Sc into a Magic Ring (6) Round 2: *Inc* all around (12) Round 3: *Inc, Sc in the next st* all around (18) Round 4-5: *Sc* all around (18)
Finish off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Pin the legs on as shown and sew on, be sure to add stuffing before fully sewing on. Once done, weave in ends and cut any excess yarn.
Feet: (Make 2)
In Light Cream Color
Round 1: 6 Sc into a Magic Ring (6) Round 2: SlSt into the next st. Repeat *Ch 2, SlSt into the next st* 3 times. Finish off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Pin the feet on as shown and sew or hot glue on. Weave in ends and cut any excess yarn.
Acorn:
In Light Brown
Round 1: 4 Sc into a Magic Ring (4) Round 2: *Sc* all around (4) Round 3: *Inc* all around (8) Round 4: *Inc, Sc in the next st* all around (12) Round 5-6: *Sc* all around (12) Round 7: Change to Dark Brown. Working in the Back Loop Only, *Sc* all around (12) Round 8: *Dec* all around (6)
Finish off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Stuff the acorn firmly now. Sew the remaining stitches closed and with weave the tail of yarn so it’s in the middle of the acorn. Tie it with a knot and cut the excess yarn. Pin the acorn on as shown and sew or hot glue on.
Mouth Embroidery:
In Black Embroidery Thread
Insert needle with thread into the middle nose area as shown (Pic 1) and pull needle out at the left area as shown (Pic 1).
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Reinsert needle into the middle nose area (Pic 2) and pull needle out at the top right area (Pic 2).
2.
Reinsert needle into the middle nose area (Pic 3) and pull needle out at the lower left area (Pic 3).
3.
Reinsert needle into the middle nose area (Pic 4) and pull needle out at the middle left area (Pic 4).
4.
Reinsert needle into the area where shown (Pic 5) and pull needle out at the middle nose area (Pic 5).
5.
Reinsert needle into the lower right area (Pic 6) and pull needle out at the middle right area (Pic 6).
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Reinsert needle into the lower right area (Pic 7) and pull needle out anywhere. Tie the ends of thread into firm knots. Bring the knots inside the toy to hide and cut any excess thread.
7. 8.
Done! If you made this hamster, I would LOVE to see! You can show me by posting a picture in the comments section underneath this post 🙂
7 Comments
I made him!!! Very pleased with how he came out 😊
I finished him today and he’s so adorable. Thanks so much for such great patterns.
this little guy is SO cute. can’t wait to make him
Very cute
Had fun making him.
Thank you so much for the great pattern! I am making this for my sister for Christmas. Keep making great patterns, Liberty
Adorable 😀
Was fun to make, wonder how much this will sell at a market