Crochet Tutorial: Halloween Pumpkin Raccoon Amigurumi – Free Crochet Pattern

This Halloween Pumpkin Raccoon Amigurumi is a charming fall plush with a gray raccoon face, black eye patches, white muzzle, striped tail, pumpkin sweater, pumpkin hood, orange shoes, and tiny seasonal accessories. The finished look includes a brown backpack, a small orange pumpkin, and a little acorn, matching the cozy handmade style shown in the image.

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Pattern Overview

This pattern is written in US crochet terms and is designed as a detailed amigurumi guide. The raccoon is worked mostly in continuous rounds, with firm stuffing and careful shaping to create the rounded head, short body, thick sweater, soft legs, and small accessories.

The main doll is about 9 inches tall when made with worsted weight yarn and a 3.0 mm crochet hook. The head is large and rounded, the body is shorter and slightly wider because of the pumpkin sweater, and the limbs are soft, simple, and childlike.

• Skill level: Confident beginner to intermediate
• Finished height: About 9 inches
• Main technique: Amigurumi in continuous rounds
• Style: Halloween raccoon plush with pumpkin outfit
• Gauge: 6 sc x 6 rounds = about 1 inch with firm amigurumi tension

Materials

• Worsted weight cotton or cotton-acrylic yarn in medium gray
• Worsted weight yarn in dark charcoal or black
• Worsted weight yarn in white
• Worsted weight yarn in bright pumpkin orange
• Worsted weight yarn in leaf green
• Worsted weight yarn in brown
• Small amount of tan yarn for the acorn
• Small amount of olive green yarn for shoe soles and pumpkin stems
• 3.0 mm crochet hook
• 2 black safety eyes, 10 mm
• Fiberfill stuffing
• Yarn needle
• Stitch marker
• Embroidery needle
• Black embroidery floss
• Optional: small gold button for the backpack flap

Abbreviations

• MR: magic ring
• ch: chain
• sl st: slip stitch
• sc: single crochet
• hdc: half double crochet
• dc: double crochet
• inc: 2 sc in the same stitch
• dec: invisible single crochet decrease
• BLO: back loops only
• FLO: front loops only
• FO: fasten off
• st: stitch
• R: round or row

Important Notes Before You Start

Use a tight tension so the stuffing does not show through the stitches. The raccoon in the image has a dense, slightly textured fabric, so your stitches should be close together and firm.

Stuff the head firmly, but do not overstuff the muzzle or ears. The sweater should sit like a thick pumpkin tunic over the gray lower body, so it is intentionally wider than the torso underneath.

Color changes are used for the raccoon face. Keep the unused yarn carried lightly behind the work, or cut and rejoin colors if you prefer a cleaner inside. The face patches do not need to be perfect, but they should frame the eyes clearly.

Main Head

The head is worked from the top down in gray, with white forehead and cheek details added by color changes and surface embroidery. The finished head should be round and slightly wider than the body.

Head Base

1. R1: With gray yarn, make MR, work 6 sc into ring. Pull tight. 6 sts.
2. R2: Inc in each st around. 12 sts.
3. R3: Sc 1, inc, repeat 6 times. 18 sts.
4. R4: Sc 2, inc, repeat 6 times. 24 sts.
5. R5: Sc 3, inc, repeat 6 times. 30 sts.
6. R6: Sc 4, inc, repeat 6 times. 36 sts.
7. R7: Sc 5, inc, repeat 6 times. 42 sts.
8. R8: Sc 6, inc, repeat 6 times. 48 sts.
9. R9-R13: Sc around for 5 rounds. 48 sts each round.

Raccoon Face Color Area

Use gray as the main color. The white forehead stripe and black eye patches are made with controlled color placement. Place a stitch marker at the center back so the face stays centered.

1. R14: 14 gray sc, 5 black sc, 4 gray sc, 5 black sc, 20 gray sc. 48 sts.
2. R15: 12 gray sc, 7 black sc, 4 white sc, 7 black sc, 18 gray sc. 48 sts.
3. R16: 11 gray sc, 8 black sc, 5 white sc, 8 black sc, 16 gray sc. 48 sts.
4. R17: 11 gray sc, 8 black sc, 5 white sc, 8 black sc, 16 gray sc. 48 sts.
5. R18: 12 gray sc, 7 black sc, 4 white sc, 7 black sc, 18 gray sc. 48 sts.
6. R19: 13 gray sc, 6 black sc, 4 white sc, 6 black sc, 19 gray sc. 48 sts.

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Insert safety eyes between R16 and R17, one in each black patch. Place them about 10 stitches apart, counting across the white center stripe. The eyes should sit slightly low on the head for a cute look.

1. R20: Sc 6, dec, repeat 6 times. 42 sts.
2. R21: Sc 5, dec, repeat 6 times. 36 sts.
3. R22: Sc 4, dec, repeat 6 times. 30 sts.
4. R23: Sc 3, dec, repeat 6 times. 24 sts.

Stuff the head firmly. Shape the cheeks with your fingers so the front remains rounded and full. Do not close yet, because the neck will attach to the body.

1. R24: Sc 2, dec, repeat 6 times. 18 sts.
2. R25: Sc around. 18 sts. FO, leaving a long tail for sewing.

White Muzzle

The muzzle is a small, rounded oval made in white. It sits over the lower face, slightly overlapping the black patches. It should look like two soft cheeks with a black nose centered above the mouth line.

1. R1: With white yarn, ch 6. Sc in second ch from hook, sc 3, 3 sc in last ch. Work on opposite side of chain: sc 3, inc in last st. 12 sts.
2. R2: Inc, sc 3, inc in next 3 sts, sc 3, inc in next 2 sts. 18 sts.
3. R3: Sc 1, inc, sc 4, sc 1, inc, sc 1, inc, sc 4, sc 1, inc, sc 1, inc. 24 sts.
4. R4: Sc around. 24 sts.
5. FO, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Lightly stuff the muzzle before sewing. Position it centered on the lower front of the head, with the top edge around R17 and the bottom edge around R21. Sew around the edge neatly.

Black Nose and Mouth

• With black yarn, make MR and work 5 sc into the ring. Sl st to first sc and FO.
• Sew the nose to the top center of the white muzzle.
• Use black embroidery floss to stitch one straight vertical line down from the nose.
• Stitch a small curved smile from each side of the vertical line.

The mouth should look sweet and simple. Do not make the smile too wide. In the image, the expression is soft and friendly, with the pumpkin outfit as the main feature.

Ears

The ears are rounded triangles with white outer edges and black inner centers. They sit high on both sides of the head, peeking out from the pumpkin hood.

Inner Ear, Make 2

1. R1: With black yarn, make MR, 6 sc into ring. 6 sts.
2. R2: Sc 1, inc, repeat 3 times. 9 sts.
3. R3: Sc 2, inc, repeat 3 times. 12 sts.
4. FO, leaving a short tail.

Outer Ear, Make 2

1. R1: With white yarn, make MR, 6 sc into ring. 6 sts.
2. R2: Inc in each st around. 12 sts.
3. R3: Sc 1, inc, repeat 6 times. 18 sts.
4. R4: Sc around. 18 sts.
5. Flatten slightly and FO, leaving a long tail.

Sew one black inner ear patch onto each white ear. Pin the ears to the head between R8 and R14, one on each side. Angle them outward so they remain visible beside the pumpkin hood.

Body

The body is mostly hidden by the orange pumpkin sweater, but a gray lower belly shows below the tunic. The shape is short and oval, with enough firmness to support the large head.

1. R1: With gray yarn, make MR, 6 sc into ring. 6 sts.
2. R2: Inc in each st around. 12 sts.
3. R3: Sc 1, inc, repeat 6 times. 18 sts.
4. R4: Sc 2, inc, repeat 6 times. 24 sts.
5. R5: Sc 3, inc, repeat 6 times. 30 sts.
6. R6: Sc 4, inc, repeat 6 times. 36 sts.
7. R7-R12: Sc around for 6 rounds. 36 sts each round.
8. R13: Sc 4, dec, repeat 6 times. 30 sts.
9. R14: Sc around. 30 sts.
10. R15: Sc 3, dec, repeat 6 times. 24 sts.
11. R16: Sc 2, dec, repeat 6 times. 18 sts.
12. Stuff firmly. FO, leaving a long tail.

Sew the head to the body with the face centered. Use the long tail from the head and stitch through both neck openings several times. The head should sit directly on the body without wobbling.

Legs, Make 2

The raccoon has gray legs with orange shoes. Each leg is made from the shoe upward, then attached to the lower body. The shoes are rounded and slightly oversized, with olive-green soles.

Orange Shoes

1. R1: With olive green yarn, ch 7. Sc in second ch from hook, sc 4, 3 sc in last ch. Work on opposite side: sc 4, inc. 14 sts.
2. R2: Inc, sc 4, inc in next 3 sts, sc 4, inc in next 2 sts. 20 sts.
3. R3: BLO, sc around. 20 sts.
4. R4: Change to orange. Sc around. 20 sts.
5. R5: Sc 5, dec 5 times, sc 5. 15 sts.
6. R6: Sc 4, dec 3 times, sc 5. 12 sts.

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Gray Leg

1. R7: Change to gray. BLO, sc around. 12 sts.
2. R8-R17: Sc around for 10 rounds. 12 sts each round.
3. Stuff the shoe and leg firmly but keep the top slightly flat.
4. R18: Sc 2, dec, repeat 3 times. 9 sts.
5. FO, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Sew the legs to the bottom front of the body, about 3 stitches apart. The feet should point slightly outward, matching the image. Add a short orange cuff around the ankle after both legs are attached.

Orange Shoe Cuffs

• Join orange yarn into one front loop left at R7 of the shoe.
• Ch 1, sc around the ankle in FLO, about 12 sc.
• Sl st to the first sc.
• Ch 2, work hdc in each st around, sl st to join.
• FO and weave in the end.

Use white yarn to embroider a small horizontal dash on the front of each shoe. Use green yarn to add a tiny leaf stitch on the outer side of each shoe cuff.

Arms, Make 2

The arms are black at the paw tips, then covered by orange sweater sleeves. They are short, rounded, and slightly angled downward.

1. R1: With black yarn, make MR, 6 sc into ring. 6 sts.
2. R2: Inc in each st around. 12 sts.
3. R3: Sc around. 12 sts.
4. R4: Change to orange. BLO, sc around. 12 sts.
5. R5-R12: Sc around for 8 rounds. 12 sts each round.
6. R13: Sc 2, dec, repeat 3 times. 9 sts.
7. Stuff the lower half lightly.
8. Flatten the top and sc through both layers across 4 sts.
9. FO, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Sew the arms to the sides of the body at R13-R15 of the torso. The black paws should peek out under the orange sleeves. Angle the arms slightly away from the sweater so the pumpkin front remains visible.

Striped Tail

The tail is visible between the legs and behind the body. It is gray with black stripes, narrow at the base and rounded toward the tip.

1. R1: With black yarn, make MR, 6 sc into ring. 6 sts.
2. R2: Sc 1, inc, repeat 3 times. 9 sts.
3. R3: Change to gray, sc around. 9 sts.
4. R4: Sc 2, inc, repeat 3 times. 12 sts.
5. R5-R6: Change to black, sc around for 2 rounds. 12 sts.
6. R7-R8: Change to gray, sc around for 2 rounds. 12 sts.
7. R9-R10: Change to black, sc around for 2 rounds. 12 sts.
8. R11-R15: Change to gray, sc around for 5 rounds. 12 sts.
9. Stuff lightly as you go.
10. R16: Sc 2, dec, repeat 3 times. 9 sts.
11. FO, leaving a long tail.

Sew the tail to the back lower body between the legs. Let the bottom tip curve downward. Add a few hidden stitches at the side of the tail if you want it to stay centered.

Pumpkin Sweater

The sweater is the main Halloween feature. It is bright orange, slightly oversized, and shaped like a short tunic. The front has a jack-o’-lantern face and a small green stem detail near the chest.

Sweater Body

1. R1: With orange yarn, ch 36. Sl st to join into a ring, making sure the chain is not twisted.
2. R2: Ch 1, sc in each ch around. Sl st to first sc. 36 sts.
3. R3: Ch 1, sc around. Sl st to join. 36 sts.
4. R4: Ch 1, sc 5, inc, repeat 6 times. Sl st to join. 42 sts.
5. R5-R8: Ch 1, sc around. Sl st to join. 42 sts each round.
6. R9: Ch 1, hdc around. Sl st to join. 42 sts.
7. R10: Ch 1, sc around. Sl st to join. 42 sts.
8. R11: Ch 1, sc 5, dec, repeat 6 times. Sl st to join. 36 sts.
9. R12: Ch 1, sc around. Sl st to join. 36 sts.
10. FO and weave in end.

Slip the sweater over the body before sewing the arms completely if needed. The top should sit just below the neck, and the lower edge should cover the top of the gray legs.

Sweater Bottom Ribbing

• Join orange yarn at the back bottom edge.
• Ch 2, hdc in each st around the lower edge. 36 hdc.
• Sl st to join.
• Ch 1, sc around once more for a neat edge.
• FO and weave in the end.

Pumpkin Face on Sweater

• With black yarn, stitch the left triangle eye over R6-R7 of the sweater front, about 5 stitches left of center.
• Stitch the right triangle eye over R6-R7, about 5 stitches right of center.
• Make a small black triangle nose centered between the eyes on R8.
• Use black embroidery floss to stitch a curved smile across R9-R10.
• Add two short vertical smile marks at both ends for a jack-o’-lantern look.

Green Chest Stem

• With green yarn, ch 5.
• Sl st in second ch from hook and in next 3 ch.
• FO, leaving tails.
• Sew diagonally above the pumpkin face, slightly off center.

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Pumpkin Hood

The hood is the orange pumpkin cap around the raccoon’s head. It has a thick orange band and green leaves on top. It frames the forehead and sits behind the ears.

Orange Hood Band

1. R1: With orange yarn, ch 50. Sl st to join into a ring.
2. R2: Ch 1, sc around. Sl st to join. 50 sts.
3. R3: Ch 2, hdc around. Sl st to join. 50 sts.
4. R4: Ch 1, sc around. Sl st to join. 50 sts.
5. R5: Ch 2, hdc around. Sl st to join. 50 sts.
6. FO, leaving a long tail.

Place the hood band around the head, just above the eyes and below the ears. Sew it lightly in place around the back and sides, leaving the face clear.

Top Pumpkin Cap

1. R1: With orange yarn, make MR, 8 sc into ring. 8 sts.
2. R2: Inc in each st around. 16 sts.
3. R3: Sc 1, inc, repeat 8 times. 24 sts.
4. R4: Sc 2, inc, repeat 8 times. 32 sts.
5. R5: Sc 3, inc, repeat 8 times. 40 sts.
6. R6-R7: Sc around. 40 sts.
7. FO, leaving a long tail.

Sew the cap to the upper edge of the hood band. It should sit like a soft pumpkin hat, not a tight skullcap. Leave room for the ears to remain visible at the sides.

Green Leaves on Hood

Make 5 leaves. The center leaf is upright, and the side leaves spread outward like the green pumpkin top shown in the image.

1. Ch 8 with green yarn.
2. Sl st in second ch from hook.
3. Sc in next ch.
4. Hdc in next 2 ch.
5. Dc in next ch.
6. Hdc in next ch.
7. Work 3 sc in the last ch.
8. Continue on the opposite side: hdc, dc, hdc in next 2 ch, sc, sl st.
9. FO, leaving a long sewing tail.

Sew the leaves to the top of the pumpkin hood in a star arrangement. Use the longest leaf at the center front. Curve the side leaves downward slightly with small tack stitches.

Small Green Stem

1. With green yarn, make MR, 5 sc into ring. 5 sts.
2. R2-R5: Sc around. 5 sts each round.
3. FO, leaving a tail.

Stuff the stem very lightly or leave it unstuffed. Sew it upright in the center of the hood leaves.

Brown Backpack

The backpack sits beside the raccoon in the image and can also be sewn to one hand or used as a removable accessory. It is brown, rounded at the top, with a flap and small straps.

Backpack Body

1. R1: With brown yarn, ch 11. Sc in second ch from hook, sc 8, 3 sc in last ch. Work on opposite side: sc 8, inc. 22 sts.
2. R2: Inc, sc 8, inc in next 3 sts, sc 8, inc in next 2 sts. 28 sts.
3. R3: BLO, sc around. 28 sts.
4. R4-R12: Sc around for 9 rounds. 28 sts each round.
5. Stuff very lightly so the bag stays flat.
6. R13: Sc 5, dec, repeat 4 times. 24 sts.
7. R14: Sc around. 24 sts.
8. FO and weave in end.

Backpack Flap

1. R1: With brown yarn, ch 13. Sc in second ch from hook and across. 12 sts.
2. R2: Ch 1, turn, sc across. 12 sts.
3. R3: Ch 1, turn, dec, sc 8, dec. 10 sts.
4. R4: Ch 1, turn, sc across. 10 sts.
5. R5: Ch 1, turn, dec, sc 6, dec. 8 sts.
6. R6: Ch 1, turn, sc across. 8 sts.
7. FO, leaving a long tail.

Sew the flap to the upper front of the backpack. Sew a small gold button or crochet a tiny yellow circle and attach it to the center lower part of the flap.

Backpack Straps and Handle

• For each shoulder strap, ch 22 with brown yarn, then sl st back across. Make 2.
• Sew both straps to the back of the backpack, one on each side.
• For the handle, ch 14, sl st back across, and sew it to the top.

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Small Orange Pumpkin Accessory

The small pumpkin is round, ribbed, and bright orange, with a green stem in the center. It should look like the small pumpkin placed near the raccoon’s shoulder in the image.

1. R1: With orange yarn, make MR, 6 sc into ring. 6 sts.
2. R2: Inc in each st around. 12 sts.
3. R3: Sc 1, inc, repeat 6 times. 18 sts.
4. R4: Sc 2, inc, repeat 6 times. 24 sts.
5. R5-R8: Sc around for 4 rounds. 24 sts each round.
6. R9: Sc 2, dec, repeat 6 times. 18 sts.
7. R10: Sc 1, dec, repeat 6 times. 12 sts.
8. Stuff firmly.
9. R11: Dec around. 6 sts.
10. FO, leaving a very long tail.

Thread the long orange tail through the center of the pumpkin from bottom to top, then wrap it around the outside and pull gently to create one rib. Repeat 6 times around the pumpkin. Secure at the top.

Pumpkin Stem

1. With green yarn, make MR, 5 sc into ring. 5 sts.
2. R2-R3: Sc around. 5 sts each round.
3. FO, leaving a sewing tail.

Sew the stem to the top center of the small pumpkin. You may add one tiny green leaf by chaining 5, then working sl st, sc, hdc, sl st back down the chain.

Small Acorn Accessory

The acorn is worked in tan and brown. It is small, rounded, and placed near the raccoon as a fall detail.

Tan Acorn Nut

1. R1: With tan yarn, make MR, 6 sc into ring. 6 sts.
2. R2: Inc in each st around. 12 sts.
3. R3: Sc 1, inc, repeat 6 times. 18 sts.
4. R4-R6: Sc around. 18 sts each round.
5. R7: Sc 1, dec, repeat 6 times. 12 sts.
6. Stuff lightly.
7. R8: Dec around. 6 sts.
8. FO and close.

Brown Acorn Cap

1. R1: With brown yarn, make MR, 6 sc into ring. 6 sts.
2. R2: Inc in each st around. 12 sts.
3. R3: Sc 1, inc, repeat 6 times. 18 sts.
4. R4: BLO, sc around. 18 sts.
5. R5: Sc around. 18 sts.
6. FO, leaving a long tail.

Sew the cap over the top of the tan acorn. For the tiny stem, ch 5 with brown yarn, sl st in second ch from hook and across. Sew to the top of the cap.

Optional White Forehead Texture

The image shows a white stripe down the center of the raccoon’s forehead. If your color changes are not bold enough, add surface crochet or embroidery to sharpen this detail.

• Use white yarn and a yarn needle.
• Stitch short vertical bars from R13 down to R18.
• Keep the stripe about 4 stitches wide.
• Blend the lower end into the white muzzle area.

Optional Fur Texture Around the Face

To make the raccoon face softer, add small white stitches around the cheeks and inner ear edges. These should be subtle and not cover the eye patches.

• Add 3 short white stitches on each cheek beside the muzzle.
• Add 2 small gray stitches above each black eye patch.
• Add 2 white stitches at the base of each ear.

Assembly Order

1. Finish the head, muzzle, nose, eyes, and mouth first.
2. Sew the ears to the head before attaching the pumpkin hood.
3. Make and stuff the body, then sew the head to the body.
4. Make both legs and shoes, then sew them to the lower body.
5. Make the tail and attach it to the back lower body.
6. Place the sweater over the body and secure lightly at the neck and side seams.
7. Sew the arms to the sides over the sweater edge.
8. Attach the pumpkin hood around the head.
9. Sew the green leaves and stem to the hood.
10. Add the sweater pumpkin face embroidery.
11. Make the backpack, pumpkin, and acorn accessories.

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Final Assembly and Facial Detailing

Check that the raccoon’s face is centered before securing all final knots. The eyes should sit inside the black patches, the white muzzle should be even, and the pumpkin hood should frame the forehead without covering the eyes.

Sew the head and body firmly together with several passes through the neck. Add extra stuffing at the neck before closing the seam if the head tilts too much.

Shape the sweater by gently pulling the lower edge outward. This gives the orange tunic the round pumpkin shape seen in the image. Use hidden stitches at the sides if the sweater shifts.

For the final face, make the nose compact and round. The smile should be short and calm, not exaggerated. Add a tiny vertical line below the nose to complete the raccoon expression.

Care Notes

• Spot clean with cool water and mild soap.
• Do not soak if safety eyes, embroidery, or glued decorations are used.
• Press gently with a towel after cleaning.
• Air dry flat in a shaded place.
• Do not tumble dry, because the stuffing may shift.

Quick Checklist Before You Finish

• The head is round and larger than the body.
• The black patches frame both eyes evenly.
• The white muzzle is centered and lightly stuffed.
• The orange sweater covers the upper body and top of the legs.
• The pumpkin face is embroidered on the sweater front.
• The hood has orange banding and green leaves on top.
• The gray legs and orange shoes are even in length.
• The striped tail is attached between the legs at the back.
• The backpack, pumpkin, and acorn are finished as separate accessories.

Detailed Cleaning and Preservation Guidelines

Keep the amigurumi away from direct sunlight for long periods, because orange and black yarn can fade. Store it in a dry place, especially if it is used as seasonal Halloween decor.

If the pumpkin hood or sweater becomes flattened, reshape it by hand. Gently pinch the leaves upward and smooth the orange sweater outward to restore the rounded pumpkin effect.

For long-term storage, wrap the raccoon loosely in tissue paper or place it in a breathable cotton bag. Avoid tight plastic bags, because they may trap moisture and flatten the plush shape.

Before displaying each season, check the safety eyes, seams, backpack straps, and small accessories. Tighten any loose yarn tails with a yarn needle and hide them securely inside the stitches.