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Hedgehog Stacking Toy Amigurumi Pattern

Hedgehog Stacking Toy Amigurumi Pattern
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12-15 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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Multi-Day Project

A rewarding 12+ hour journey—perfect for dedicated crafters who love detailed work.

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Cute Companion

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

About This Hedgehog Stacking Toy Amigurumi Pattern

This detailed pattern creates a stacking hedgehog toy with removable rings, needle spines, a soft head, limbs and a tiny acorn accessory. Every piece is made in rounds and many spines are crocheted separately and sewn in for texture. The pattern includes multiple ring sizes, legs, arms, ears, and an acorn with an oak leaf option. Clear stitch counts and photos are provided to help you assemble the hedgehog exactly as shown.

Hedgehog Stacking Toy Amigurumi Pattern crochet pattern - detailed view of completed project

You will learn to crochet rings that stack, sew in many separate 'needles' (spines) and sculpt facial features with needle shaping. The pattern is modular so you can make one or all pieces depending on time and preference.

Why You'll Love This Hedgehog Stacking Toy Amigurumi Pattern

I absolutely love this pattern because it combines simple amigurumi shaping with playful modular construction that kids adore. I love that the rings stack and the needles create a unique tactile surface that feels rewarding to assemble. I enjoy the creative freedom to customize colors and the joy of giving a handmade toy that is both decorative and durable. Making this hedgehog always puts a smile on my face — it feels like crafting a tiny character with personality.

Hedgehog Stacking Toy Amigurumi Pattern step 1 - construction progress Hedgehog Stacking Toy Amigurumi Pattern step 2 - assembly progress Hedgehog Stacking Toy Amigurumi Pattern step 3 - details and accessories Hedgehog Stacking Toy Amigurumi Pattern step 4 - final assembly and finishing

Switch Things Up

I love how customizable this hedgehog pattern is — you can change colors to match your nursery or make a rainbow version for a playful twist.

To make the toy bigger or smaller, adjust the yarn weight and hook size; bulky yarn with a larger hook will create a chunky, cuddly version while finer yarn makes a miniature stacking set.

I often swap the dark gray and light gray to create a two-tone look or use soft pastel shades to make a baby-friendly toy.

Try substituting safety eyes with embroidered eyes if you want a completely soft toy for babies—this is safer for small children.

Change the number of needles or their placement for a spikier or smoother look; you can also alternate colors for the needles to create patterns around the rings.

Consider leaving the acorn removable by adding sewable snap buttons so it becomes a detachable toy — great for interactive play.

I sometimes add tiny outfits or little crocheted props like a scarf or hat to personalize each hedgehog for a special gift.

Use felt or tiny crocheted patches on the rings to create pockets or labels if making a set of stackable toys for toddlers.

If you like needle sculpting, add subtle facial shaping around the nose and eyes to change the hedgehogs expression — a small tuck or stitch can add a lot of personality.

You can also adapt the pattern into a wall hanging by skipping the rings and mounting the head and needles on a wooden hoop for a seasonal mobile.

Common Mistakes & How to Fix Them

✗ Skipping stitch markers when starting rounds causes confusion about round starts; place a marker at the start of every round to keep track of your work. ✗ Forgetting to stuff as you go makes closing shapes difficult and lumpy; stuff gradually during increases and before major decreases for smooth shaping. ✗ Cutting yarn in one of the "short" toes will prevent connecting toes to form the foot properly; leave the yarn in one short toe to join others as instructed. ✗ Not sewing needles (spines) in the exact rounds listed will change the hedgehogs silhouette; follow the needle placement rounds and counts precisely to match the pictured shape.

Hedgehog Stacking Toy Amigurumi Pattern

Make a charming stacking hedgehog toy that doubles as a cuddly amigurumi and a playful stacking set. This pattern walks you through every ring, needle (spine), limb and accessory so you can create a tactile, photo-ready toy. Youll work in simple rounds with clear stitch counts and helpful photos for assembly. Perfect as a baby gift or nursery decor, this project celebrates handmade charm and attention to detail.

Intermediate 12-15 Hours

Materials Needed for Hedgehog Stacking Toy Amigurumi Pattern

— Main Fabric

  • 01
    Light gray - Alize Cotton Gold 200 (200 g. - 7.06 Oz. (2 balls))
  • 02
    Dark gray - Alize Cotton Gold 87 (200 g. - 7.06 Oz. (2 balls))
  • 03
    Black - Alize Cotton Gold 60 (small amount for nose)
  • 04
    Light Brown - Alize Cotton Gold 446 (for acorn)
  • 05
    Orange - Alize Cotton Gold 83 (for acorn top and leaf accent)

— Tools Required

  • 01
    Crochet hook size 3 mm (or in accordance with the yarn you use)
  • 02
    Fiberfill for stuffing
  • 03
    Scissors
  • 04
    Safety eyes (size to preference)
  • 05
    Tapestry needle for sewing
  • 06
    Stitch markers
  • 07
    Pins for assembly
  • 08
    Optional: needle felting/needle sculpting tools for facial shaping

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— BASE :

Round 1 :

6 sc in MR (6)

Round 2 :

6 inc (12)

Round 3 :

12 sc (12)

Round 4 :

(1 sc; inc)*6 (18)

Round 5-6 :

18 sc (18)

Round 7 :

(2 sc; inc)*6 (24)

Round 8-10 :

24 sc (24)

Round 11 :

(3 sc; inc)*6 (30)

Round 12-15 :

30 sc (30)

Round 16 :

(4 sc; inc)*6 (36)

Round 17-21 :

36 sc (36)

Round 22 :

(5 sc; inc)*6 (42)

Round 23-28 :

42 sc (42)

Round 29 :

(6 sc; inc)*6 (48)

Round 30-36 :

48 sc (48)

Round 37 :

(7 sc; inc)*6 (54)

Round 38-45 :

54 sc (54)

Round 46 :

(8 sc; inc)*6 (60)

Round 47 :

FLO (9 sc; inc)*6 (66)

Round 48 :

5 sc; inc; (10 sc; inc)*5; 5 sc (72)

Round 49 :

(11 sc; inc)*6 (78)

Round 50 :

6 sc; inc; (12 sc; inc)*5; 6 sc (84)

Round 51 :

(13 sc; inc)*6 (90)

Round 52 :

7 sc; inc; (14 sc; inc)*5; 7 sc (96)

Round 53 :

(15 sc; inc)*6 (102)

Round 54 :

8 sc; inc; (16 sc; inc)*5; 8 sc (108)

Round 55 :

(17 sc; inc)*6 (114)

Round 56 :

114 sc (114)

Round 57 :

44 sc; BLO 70 sc (114)

Round 58 :

114 sc (114)

Round 59 :

47 sc; BLO 65 sc; 2 sc (114)

Round 60 :

114 sc (114)

Round 61 :

44 sc; BLO 70 sc (114)

Round 62 :

114 sc (114)

Round 63 :

(17 sc; dec)*6 (108)

Round 64 :

8 sc; dec; (16 sc; dec)*5; 8 sc (102)

Round 65 :

(15 sc; dec)*6 (96)

Round 66 :

7 sc; dec; (14 sc; dec)*5; 7 sc (90)

Round 67 :

(13 sc; dec)*6 (84)

Round 68 :

6 sc; dec; (12 sc; dec)*5; 6 sc (78)

Round 69 :

(11 sc; dec)*6 (72)

Round 70 :

5 sc; dec; (10 sc; dec)*5; 5 sc (66)

Round 71 :

(9 sc; dec)*6 (60)

Round 72 :

connect round 71 with round 47 (BLO) with 60 sc (60) fill with stuffing as you go, then continue to work in rounds.

Round 73 :

(8 sc; dec)*6 (54)

Round 74 :

(7 sc; dec)*6 (48)

Round 75 :

(6 sc; dec)*6 (42)

Round 76 :

(5 sc; dec)*6 (36)

Round 77 :

(4 sc; dec)*6 (30)

Round 78 :

(3 sc; dec)*6 (24)

Round 79 :

(2 sc; dec)*6 (18)

Round 80 :

(1 sc; dec)*6 (12)

Round 81 :

6 dec (6) cut the yarn, pull off hole, hide a tail.

Info :

Needles make 41 pieces.

— NEEDLES (make 41 pieces) :

Round 1 :

6 sc in MR (6)

Round 2 :

(2 sc; inc)*2 (8)

Round 3 :

(3 sc; inc)*2 (10)

Round 4-9 :

10 sc (10) fill with stuffing, cut the yarn, leave a tail for sewing.

Info :

Sew the needles as you can see in the pictures: in round 57 - 14 needles, in round 59 - 13 needles; in round 61 - 14 needles. Needles for the base - 41 pieces.

— LEGS (make 2) :

Info :

There will be 3 kinds of toes, let's call them "long"(2), "short"(2) and "tiny"(1)

'Tiny' toe (make 1) :

Start with light gray yarn. Round 1. 6 sc in MR (6)

Round 2 :

6 sc (6)

Round 3 :

3 sc (3) cut the yarn, leave a tail for sewing.

'Long' toes (make 2) :

Start with dark gray yarn. Round 1. 3 sc in MR (3)

Round 2-3 :

3 sc (3) change to light gray

Round 4 :

3 inc (6)

Round 5-7 :

6 sc (6) fasten off.

'Short' toes (make 2) :

Start with dark gray yarn. Round 1. 3 sc in MR (3)

Round 2-3 :

3 sc (3) change to light gray yarn

Round 4 :

3 inc (6)

Round 5-6 :

6 sc (6) fasten off. Don't cut the yarn in one of the "short" toes, because with its help we'll connect other toes and form the foot.

— FEET :

Round 1 :

Connect toes: "short" toe + 3 sc in a first "long" toe + 3 sc in a 2nd "long" toe + 6 sc in 2nd "short" toe + 3 sc in a 2nd "long" toe + 3sc in a first "long" toe + 6 sc in 2nd "short" toe (24)

Round 2-6 :

24 sc (24)

Round 7 :

2 sc; (sew "tiny" toe with 3 sc like in the photo); make 3 sc in the outer side of the "tiny" toe; 19 sc in the foot (24)

Round 8 :

24 sc (24) continue to crochet in rows

Round 9.1 :

9 sc; turn

Round 9.2 :

skip 1 sc; 11 sc; turn (11)

Round 9.3 :

skip 1 sc; 10 sc; turn (10)

Round 9.4 :

skip 1 sc; 9 sc; turn (9)

Round 9.5 :

skip 1 sc; 8 sc (8) put marker in the last sc, continue to crochet in rounds, round will start from this point.

Round 10 :

2 sc in the side of the heel; 12 sl st in the front part; 2 sc in the other side of the heel; 8 hdc in the back(24)

Round 11 :

16 sc; 8 hdc (24)

Round 12 :

(1 sc; dec)*8 (16) fill with stuffing, cut the yarn, leave a long tail for sewing. Sew the legs to the base of the body from the front like in the pictures below (pin it before sewing, it really helps:)

— LARGE RING :

With light gray yarn - Round 1 :

60 ch; slst in 1st ch (60)

Round 2 :

(9 sc; inc)*6 (66)

Round 3 :

5 sc; inc; (10 sc; inc)*5; 5 sc (72)

Round 4 :

(11 sc; inc)*6 (78)

Round 5 :

6 sc; inc; (12 sc; inc)*5; 6 sc (84)

Round 6 :

(13 sc; inc)*6 (90)

Round 7 :

7 sc; inc; (14 sc; inc)*5; 7 sc (96)

Round 8 :

(15 sc; inc)*6 (102)

Round 9 :

102 sc (102)

Round 10 :

42 sc; BLO 60 sc (102)

Round 11 :

102 sc (102)

Round 12 :

45 sc; BLO 55 sc; 2 sc (102)

Round 13 :

102 sc (102)

Round 14 :

42 sc; BLO 60 sc (102)

Round 15 :

102 sc (102)

Round 16 :

(15 sc; dec)*6 (96)

Round 17 :

7 sc; dec; (14 sc; dec)*5; 7 sc (90)

Round 18 :

(13 sc; dec)*6 (84)

Round 19 :

6 sc; dec; (12 sc; dec)*5; 6 sc (78)

Round 20 :

(11 sc; dec)*6 (72)

Round 21 :

5 sc; dec; (10 sc; dec)*5; 5 sc (66)

Round 22 :

(9 sc; dec)*6 (60) Sew round 22 with round 1, fill with stuffing as you go.

Info :

Sew the needles as you can see in the pictures: in round 10- 12 needles, in round 12 - 11 needles; in round 14 - 12 needles. Needles for the large ring - 35 pieces.

— MIDDLE RING :

With gray yarn - Round 1 :

48 ch; slst in 1st ch (48)

Round 2 :

(7 sc; inc)*6 (54)

Round 3 :

4 sc; inc; (8 sc; inc)*5; 4 sc (60)

Round 4 :

(9 sc; inc)*6 (66)

Round 5 :

5 sc; inc; (10 sc; inc)*5; 5 sc (72)

Round 6 :

(11 sc; inc)*6 (78)

Round 7 :

6 sc; inc; (12 sc; inc)*5; 6 sc (84)

Round 8 :

(13 sc; inc)*6 (90)

Round 9 :

90 sc (90)

Round 10 :

40 sc; BLO 50 sc (90)

Round 11 :

90 sc (90)

Round 12 :

45 sc; BLO 45 sc (90)

Round 13 :

90 sc (90)

Round 14 :

40 sc; BLO 50 sc (90)

Round 15 :

90 sc (90)

Round 16 :

(13 sc; dec)*6 (84)

Round 17 :

6 sc; dec; (12 sc; dec)*5; 6 sc (78)

Round 18 :

(11 sc; dec)*6 (72)

Round 19 :

5 sc; dec; (10 sc; dec)*5; 5 sc (66)

Round 20 :

(9 sc; dec)*6 (60)

Round 21 :

4 sc; dec; (8 sc; dec)*5; 4 sc (54)

Round 22 :

(7 sc; dec)*6 (48) Sew round 22 with round 1, fill with stuffing as you go.

Info :

Sew the needles the same way as in the large ring: in round 10- 10 needles, in round 12 - 9 needles; in round 14 - 10 needles. Needles for the middle ring - 29 pieces.

— ARMS (make 2) :

Info :

There will be 2 kinds of fingers, let's call them "long"(3) and "short"(1)

'Short' finger (make 1) :

Start with light gray yarn. Round 1. 6 sc in MR (6)

Round 2 :

6 sc (6) cut the yarn, leave a tail for sewing.

'Long' fingers (make 2) :

Start with dark gray yarn. Round 1. 3 sc in MR (3)

Round 2-3 :

3 sc (3) change to light gray

Round 4 :

3 inc (6)

Round 5-6 :

6 sc (6) fasten off. Don't cut the yarn in one of the "long" fingers, because with its help we'll connect other fingers and form the hand.

With light gray yarn - Round 1 :

Connect fingers: "long" finger + 3 sc in a 2nd "long" finger + 6 sc in 3rd "long" finger + 3 sc in a 2nd "long" finger + 6 sc in 1st "long" finger (18)

Round 2-3 :

18 sc (18)

Round 4 :

Sew "short" finger with 3 sc (like in the photo); make 3 sc in the outer side of the "short" finger; 15 sc in the hand (18)

Round 5 :

18 sc (18)

Round 6 :

(1 sc; dec)*6 (12)

Round 7-13 :

12 sc (12)

Round 14 :

6 sc; 2 dec; 2 sc (10)

Round 15 :

1 sc; 2 inc; 7 sc (12)

Round 16-20 :

12 sc (12) fold in half, connect both sides, closing the hole with 6 sc.

— SMALL RING :

With gray yarn - Round 1 :

36 ch; slst in 1st ch (36)

Round 2 :

(5 sc; inc)*6 (42)

Round 3 :

3 sc; inc; (6 sc; inc)*5; 3 sc (48)

Round 4 :

(7 sc; inc)*6 (54)

Round 5 :

4 sc; inc; (8 sc; inc)*5; 4 sc (60)

Round 6 :

(9 sc; inc)*6 (66)

Round 7 :

5 sc; inc; (10 sc; inc)*5; 5 sc (72)

Round 8 :

(11 sc; inc)*6 (78)

Round 9 :

78 sc (78)

Round 10 :

38 sc; BLO 40 sc (78)

Round 11 :

78 sc (78)

Round 12 :

43 sc; BLO 35 sc (78)

Round 13 :

78 sc (78)

Round 14 :

38 sc; BLO 40 sc (78)

Round 15 :

78 sc (78)

Round 16 :

(11 sc; dec)*6 (72)

Round 17 :

5 sc; dec; (10 sc; dec)*5; 5 sc (66)

Round 18 :

(9 sc; dec)*6 (60)

Round 19 :

4 sc; dec; (8 sc; dec)*5; 4 sc (54)

Round 20 :

(7 sc; dec)*6 (48)

Round 21 :

3 sc; dec; (6 sc; dec)*5; 3 sc (42)

Round 22 :

(5 sc; dec)*6 (36) Sew round 22 with round 1, fill with stuffing as you go.

Info :

Sew needles for the small ring as in the large ring: in round 10- 8 needles, in round 12 - 7 needles; in round 14 - 8 needles. Needles for the small ring - 23 pieces. Sew the arms in round 10 from both sides next to needles.

— HEAD :

With black yarn start to crochet nose - Round 1 :

6 sc in MR (6)

Round 2 :

6 inc (12)

Round 3 :

(3 sc; inc)*3 (15)

Round 4-5 :

15 sc (15)

Round 6 :

(3 sc; dec)*3 (12)

Round 7 :

6 dec (6) change to light gray yarn

Round 8 :

(1 sc; inc)*3 (9)

Round 9 :

(2 sc; inc)*3 (12)

Round 10 :

(3 sc; inc)*3 (15)

Round 11 :

(4 sc; inc)*3 (18)

Round 12 :

(5 sc; inc)*3 (21)

Round 13 :

(6 sc; inc)*3 (24)

Round 14 :

(7 sc; inc)*3 (27)

Round 15 :

(8 sc; inc)*3 (30)

Round 16 :

(9 sc; inc)*3 (33)

Round 17 :

(10 sc; inc)*3 (36)

Round 18 :

(5 sc; inc)*6 (42)

Round 19 :

(6 sc; inc)*6 (48)

Round 20 :

(7 sc; inc)*6 (54)

Round 21 :

(8 sc; inc)*6 (60)

Round 22 :

15 sc; 10 inc; 35 sc (70)

Round 23-25 :

70 sc (70)

Round 26 :

15 sc; (1 sc; inc)*10; 35 sc (80)

Round 27-31 :

80 sc (80)

Round 32 :

5 sc; "crochet in" 12 needles*5 sc; 15 sc (80) make 5 sc, put marker in the last sc, from now we'll start counting rounds from this point.

Round 33 :

60 sc; 18 ch (skip 18 sc); 2 sc (80)

Round 34 :

80 sc (80)

Round 35 :

3 sc; "crochet in" 11 needles*5 sc; 22 sc (80)

Round 36-37 :

80 sc (80)

Info :

For the head we need 80 needles. Insert safety eyes between rounds 23 and 24, 19 sc apart.

Round 38 :

1 sc; "crochet in" 12 needles*5 sc; 19 sc (80)

Round 39 :

80 sc (80)

Round 40 :

(14 sc; dec)*5 (75)

Round 41 :

"crochet in" 13 needles*5 sc; 10 sc (75)

Round 42 :

(13 sc; dec)*5 (70)

Round 43 :

(12 sc; dec)*5 (65)

Round 44 :

"crochet in" 13 needles*5 sc (65)

Round 45 :

(11 sc; dec)*5 (60) fill with stuffing as you go.

Round 46 :

(4 sc; dec)*10 (50)

Round 47 :

"crochet in" 10 needles*5 sc (50)

Round 48 :

(3 sc; dec)*10 (40)

Round 49 :

(2 sc; dec)*10 (30)

Round 50 :

"crochet in" 6 needles*5 sc (30)

Round 51 :

(3 sc; dec)*10 (40)

Round 52 :

(2 sc; dec)*10 (30)

Round 53 :

"crochet in" 3 needles*5 sc (30) cut the yarn, close off the hole, hide a tail.

Info :

Now return to the hole that we left between rounds 32 and 33, continue to crochet in rounds:

Round 33.1 :

BLO 36 sc (36)

Round 33.2 :

36 sc (36)

Round 33.3 :

(4 sc; dec)*6 (30)

Round 33.4 :

30 sc (30)

Round 33.5 :

(3 sc; dec)*6 (24)

Round 33.6 :

24 sc (24)

Round 33.7 :

(2 sc; dec)*6 (18)

Round 33.8 :

18 sc (18)

Round 33.9 :

(1 sc; dec)*6 (12)

Round 33.10 :

6 dec (6) close off the hole.

— EARS (make 2) :

With light gray yarn - Round 1 :

6 sc in MR (6)

Round 2 :

(1 sc; inc)*3 (9)

Round 3 :

(2 sc; inc)*3 (12)

Round 4 :

(3 sc; inc)*3 (15)

Round 5 :

(4 sc; inc)*3 (18)

Round 6-12 :

18 sc (18)

Round 13 :

(4 sc; dec)*3 (15)

Round 14 :

(3 sc; dec)*3 (12)

Info :

Sew the ears, and eyebrows as in the pictures below. You can also add some personality for your Hedgehog with some needle sculpting of the face, using tips in the pictures, it's up to you.

— ACORN :

Start with brown yarn - Round 1 :

6 sc in MR (5)

Round 2 :

6 sc (6)

Round 3 :

6 inc (18)

Round 4 :

(1 sc; inc)*6 (18)

Round 5 :

(2 sc; inc)*6 (24)

Round 6 :

(3 sc; inc)*6 (30)

Round 7 :

30 sc (30)

Round 8 :

30 sc (30)

Round 9 :

(3 sc; dec)*6 (24)

Round 10 :

(2 sc; dec)*6 (18)

Round 11 :

(1 sc; dec)*6 (12)

Round 12 :

6 dec (6)

Round 13-14 :

6 sc (6)

Round 15 :

(1 inc; 2 sc; dec; 1 sc) - follow photo shaping as necessary (6)

Round 16-17 :

6 sc (6)

Round 18 :

(5 sc; inc)*6 (42) - switch to light brown where instructed; fill with stuffing as you go. (follow pattern images for color change and cap)

Round 19 :

3 sc; inc; (6 sc; inc)*5; 3 sc (48)

Round 20 :

48 hdc (48)

Round 21 :

(6 sc; dec)*6 (42)

Round 22 :

(5 sc; dec)*6 (36)

Round 23 :

(4 sc; dec)*6 (30)

Round 24 :

(3 sc; dec)*6 (24)

Round 25 :

(2 sc; dec)*6 (18)

Round 26 :

(1 sc; dec)*6 (12)

Round 27 :

6 dec (6)

Round 28-31 :

6 sc (6)

Round 32 :

1 inc; 2 sc; dec; 1 sc (6)

Round 33-34 :

6 sc (6) close off the hole, hide a tail.

— OAK LEAF :

With yellow (or red) yarn - Row 1 :

21 ch, continue to crochet in rounds

Round 2 :

3 sc; 6 hdc; 10 dc; 5 sc in the first ch; 10 dc; 6 hdc; 3 sc (43) + 5ch, turn

Round 3 :

6 sc; 1 hdc; 3 dc in one; 3ch; 1 sc (in the same sc where we made 3 dc); 1 sc; 1 hdc; 1 dc; 3 trc; 4 ch; 1 sc (in the same sc where we made 3 trc); 2 sc; 1 hdc; 1 dc; 4 trc; 4 ch; 1 sc (in the same sc where 4 ch was made); (skip 1 sc); 5 trc in 1 sc; (skip 1 sc); 4 ch; 4 trc (in the same sc where 4 ch was made); 1 dc; 1 hdc; 3 sc; 4 ch; 4 trc (in the same sc where 4 ch was made); 1 dc; 1 hdc; 3 sc; 4 ch; 3 trc (in the same sc where 4 ch was made); 1 dc; 1 hdc; 2 sc; 3 ch; 3 dc (in the same sc where 3 ch was made); 1 hdc; 2 sc; sl st.

Info :

You may also make a maple leaf or a different kind of oak leaf using scheme below, or no leaf at all, it's up to you. You may sew the leaf to the head and an acorn to the hands or use sewable snap buttons, so acorn will be easily come off, it all depends on your preferences and the age of a child.

— ASSEMBLY / FINISHING :

Info :

Sew needles (spines) following counts and rounds indicated for base, large ring, middle ring, small ring, and head (needles counts: base 41, large ring 35, middle ring 29, small ring 23, head 80 needles).

Info :

Insert safety eyes between rounds 23 and 24 of the head, 19 sc apart; secure them before continuing to close the head.

Info :

Sew the legs to the base of the body from the front as shown in the photos; pin pieces before sewing for correct placement and symmetry.

Info :

Sew the arms in round 10 of the small ring from both sides next to needles to hold the acorn in place.

Info :

You can attach the oak leaf to the head and the acorn to the hand using sewable snap buttons for removable play or sew permanently for durability.

Assembly Instructions

  • Sew needles (spines) into the base following the needle counts and the picture: place 14 needles into round 57, 13 needles into round 59, and 14 needles into round 61 for the base, then arrange the remaining needles evenly.
  • Attach head to the top ring by aligning the head opening with the top of the stacked rings and sewing with the long tail, closing any gap and securing the head firmly to the body.
  • Position and sew arms into round 10 of the small ring on both sides next to needles so they sit naturally; secure with whipstitch and reinforce several times for durability.
  • Sew legs to the bottom base, spacing them evenly and pinning them before sewing to get a balanced stance; use the long tails left on the feet for neat invisible seams.
  • Add safety eyes between rounds 23 and 24 of the head (19 sc apart), then embroider or needle-sculpt eyebrows and facial shaping as shown in the photographs.

Important Notes

  • 💡Use stitch markers to mark the start of each round and any round where a marker is requested, especially when the pattern shifts to crocheting in needles.
  • 💡Stuff rings and body sections gradually as you join rounds to avoid lumps and to shape the toy smoothly before finishing closures.
  • 💡Leave tails where instructed (for example in certain toes and fingers) so you can connect pieces later without reattaching or reworking parts.
  • 💡Pin all parts in place before sewing for best placement accuracy, and sew pieces securely with a tapestry needle and matching yarn.
  • 💡Follow the needle (spine) counts exactly for each ring and the head to achieve the pictured silhouette and balance.

This adorable hedgehog stacking toy pattern walks you through every ring, spine and stitch to create a lovable handmade companion. The modular design lets you make a single ring or a full stack with head, arms and an acorn for play. Perfect for gifting or displaying — every stitch adds character and warmth. 🧶🧵

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FAQs

What size will the finished piece be?

The finished hedgehog stacking toy size depends on your yarn and hook but using the recommended yarn and 3 mm hook the hedgehog measures approximately 25-30 cm tall when fully stacked.

Can I use different yarn weights for this pattern?

Yes, you can use different yarn weights but the final size and needle counts will change; adjust your hook size accordingly and expect fewer or more stitches per round.

Do I need prior crochet experience for this pattern?

This pattern is rated intermediate; basic amigurumi skills such as magic ring, increases, decreases and working in the round are recommended for best results.

How long does this project typically take to complete?

Most crocheters complete this project over multiple days — typically 12-15 hours in total depending on experience and speed, but you can break it into smaller sessions.