This free knitting pattern makes a small Baby Yoda toy, around the size of your hand. It does require some intermediate skills, including knitting in the round – this technique can be tricky at first but it ensures you make perfectly round shapes that do not require any stitching up!
If you try this pattern, I would love to see your results! Tag me on Instagram @karlacourtney
Tutorials that may help:
The Baby Yoda toy pattern:
Materials:
4x 4mm double pointed needles
50g Green yarn (all yarns should state on the label that they can be used with 4mm – or close – needles)
50g Camel-coloured or tan yarn
Patons Fairytale Cloud DK in camel 1010 yarn (I used this to make Baby Yoda’s fluffy collar and cuffs. If you cannot get this wool you can simply knit with your regular camel or tan yarn and sew on with the purl side facing out to give it a different texture)
Medium skein of peach yarn
Small skein of black yarn
Small skein of white yarn
Wool needle for sewing
Stuffing (for example, acrylic or polyester)
Skills and abbreviations:
K = knit stitch
P = purl stitch
Knitting in the round
Inc1 = Increase one stitch
K2tog = Knit 2 stitches together at the same time
Rnd = Rounds
St/sts= Stitch/Stitches. When you see a figure in brackets at the end of a line this refers to the number of sts you should have on your needle e.g. (18sts)
Reference photos:
Left ear:
Cast on 2 sts with your green yarn
1st row: P one row
2nd row:Inc1 in both sts (4 sts)
3rd row: P one row
4th row: K1, Inc1, K1, Inc1 (6 sts)
5th row: P2 green, now introduce your peach yarn and P2 peach, P2 green
6th row: K2 green, Inc1 with peach, K1 green, K1 peach, Inc1 green (8 sts)
Your row will now have 8 sts: from L to R with the right (knit) side facing: 2 green, 1 peach, 1 green, 2 peach, 2 green. You will continue to weave through peach, as below, to create the effect of the light peach shade inside the green ear. Refer PIC 1.
7th row: P2 green, P1 peach, P1 green, P3 peach, P1 green
8th row: K1 green, K1 peach, K1 green, Inc1 peach, K1 green, K1 peach, K1 green, Inc1 green (10 sts)
9th row: P3 green, P1 peach, P1 green, P1 peach, P1 green, P1 peach, P2 green
10th row: K1 green, K1 peach, K1 green, K1 peach, k1 green, K1 peach, K1 green, K1 peach, K2 green
11th row: P3 green, P1 peach, P1 green, P2 peach, P1 green, P1 peach, P1 green
12th row: K2 green, K1 peach, K1 green, K1 peach, K1 green, K1 peach, K3 green
13th row: P3 green, P2 peach, P1 green, P2 peach, P2 green
14th row: K1 green, K2 peach, K1 green, K3 peach, K3 green
15th row: P4 green, P1 peach, P1 green, P3 peach, P1 green
16th row: K2tog with green, K2 tog with peach, K2 tog with peach, K2 tog with green, K2 green (6 sts)
17th row: P this next row following the exact colour pattern as the previous row
18th row: K2 tog with green and cast off the remainder of the row in green
Pinch the tip together (where you have cast on 2 sts), thread a wool needle and stitch the tip a few times to give it an extra point. Refer PIC 2. Then, loosely weave this cast on wool along the bottom edge of the ear and to the end so that both loose green ends are now on the cast off edge. PIC 3.
Right ear:
NOTE this is very similar to the left ear, however, the colour weaving is altered so that there is a bigger row of green on the upper edge of the ear.
Cast on 2 sts with your green yarn
1st row: P one row
2nd row: Inc1 in both sts (4 sts)
3rd row: P one row
4th row: K1, Inc1, K1, Inc1 (6 sts)
5th row: P2 green, now introduce your peach yarn and P2 peach, P2 green
6th row: K2 green, Inc1 with peach, K1 green, K1 peach, Inc1 green (8 sts)
Your row will now have 8 sts: from L to R with the right (knit) side facing: 2 green, 1 peach, 1 green, 2 peach, 2 green. You will continue to weave through peach, as below, to create the effect of the light peach shade inside the green ear. Refer PIC 1
7th row: P2 green, P2 peach, P1 green, P1 peach, P2 green
8th row: K3 green, Inc1 peach, K1 green, K2 peach, Inc1 green (10 sts)
9th row: P2 green, P1 peach, P1 green, P1 peach, P1 green, P1 peach, P3 green
10th row: K3 green, K2 peach, K1 green, K3 peach, K1 green
11th row: P2 green, P1 peach, P1 green, P1 peach, P1 green, P1 peach, P3 green
12th row: K4 green, K2 peach, K1 green, K2 peach, K1 green
13th row: P2 green, P2 peach, P1 green, P2 peach, P3 green
14th row: K3 green, K1 peach, K1 green, K1 peach, K1 green, K1 peach, K2 green
15th row: P2 green, P2 peach, P1 green, P2 peach, P3 green
16th row: K2 green, K2 tog with green, K2 tog with peach, K2 tog with peach, K2tog with green (6 sts)
17th row: P the next row following the exact colour pattern as the previous row
18th row: Cast off in green, when you get to the final 2 sts K these 2 together as you cast off
Pinch the tip together (where you cast on 2 sts), thread a wool needle and stitch the tip a few times to give it an extra point. Refer PIC 2. Then, loosely weave this cast on wool along the bottom edge of the ear and to the end so that both loose green ends are now on the cast off edge. PIC 3.
Both ears:
Follow these instructions to weave in your loose ends of your ears – apart from one of the longer green ends at the base as you will use this to sew the ear to the side of your head.
Head:
Cast 4 sts with your green yarn onto a double pointed needle
Inc1 in every st (8 sts). Reconfigure these 8 sts across 3 double pointed needles 2-4-2 Similar to this configuration. With a 4th double pointed needle start working in the rnd
2nd rnd: work one rnd
3rd rnd: *K1, Inc1** repeat * to ** for the entire rnd (12 sts)
4th rnd: K1 rnd
5th rnd: *K2, Inc1** repeat * to ** for the entire rnd (16 sts)
6th rnd: K1 rnd
7th rnd: *K3, Inc1** repeat * to ** for the entire rnd (20 sts)
8th rnd: K1 rnd
9th rnd: *K4 Inc1** repeat * to ** for the entire rnd (24 sts)
10th to 16th rnds: work 7rnds
17th rnd: *K4, K2tog** repeat * to ** for the entire rnd (20 sts)
18th rnd: K1 rnd
19th rnd: *K3, K2tog** repeat * to ** for the entire rnd (16 sts)
20th rnd: K1 rnd
21st rnd: *K2, k2tog** repeat * to ** for the entire rnd (12 sts)
*Start stuffing the head now as you will not be able to stuff when you get to the last 4 sts*
22nd rnd: K1 rnd
23rd rnd: *K1, k2tog** repeat * to ** for the entire rnd (8 sts)
*Do your final bit of stuffing now!*
24th rnd: K1 rnd
25th rnd: *K2 tog** repeat * to ** for the entire rnd (4sts)
Cut your working wool from the ball loosely, leaving around 15cm
With a wool needle thread this loose end and pull through the remaining 4 sts, taking them off the knitting needles as you go.
Brows:
Cast 2 sts with your green yarn onto a double pointed needle
Slide the 2 sts to the opposite end of the needle so the loose working wool is NOT at the end near the tip. With the loose working wool pulled tightly across the back of the sts, start to K this row on the first st at the end of the row and knit across (refer below as a reference)
K 6 rows using this method
Cut your working wool from the ball loosely, leaving around 15cm
With a wool needle thread this loose end and pull through both sts, taking them off the knitting needle as you go.
To complete your head:
Sew each ear onto the side (PIC 4)
Place the brows onto the face as pictured and sew these on (PIC 5). Use the same loose wool end to stitch a small nose in the centre of the brows and 2 sts down (PIC 5).
With black yarn, thread a wool needle and push the black yarn into the head from the bottom (where the neck would go) and up through to where the inner corner of the left eye would be. Now, start to embroider on the eyes in almond shapes directly under the brows using PIC 7 and PIC 8 as references. Once you have finished push the black wool back down to the bottom of the head.
With white yarn, thread a wool needle and push the white yarn into the head from the bottom (where the neck would go) and up through to where the white of the eye would be. Embroider a white in both eyes using PIC 8 as a reference.
Body:
Cast 8 sts with your camel yarn onto a double pointed needle
Reconfigure these 8 sts across 3 double pointed needles 2-4-2. Similar to this configuration. With a 4th double pointed needle start working in the rnd
2nd rnd: Inc1 in every st (16sts)
3rd rnd: K1 rnd
4th rnd: Inc 1 in every other st (24sts)
5th rnd: K1 rnd
6th rnd: *K2, Inc1** repeat * to ** for the rest of the rnd (32 sts)
7th to 11th rnds: work 5 rnds
12th rnd: K15, Inc2, K15 (34 sts)
13th to 18th rnds: work 6 rnds
19th rnd: K16, Inc2, K16 (36 sts)
20th to 25th rows: work 6 rnds
26th rnd: K17, Inc2, K17 (38 sts)
27th rnd: work 1 rnd
28th rnd: K18, Inc2, K18 (40 sts)
29th to 30th rnds: P2 rnds
Cast off in P
Front panel:
Cast on 4 sts
K for 28 rows
Cast off
Stretch this across the front, covering the area of the front where your Inc sts are. Sew this onto the front (PIC 9)
Base:
Cast 8 sts with your green yarn onto a double pointed needle
Reconfigure these 8 sts across 3 double pointed needles 2-4-2. Similar to this configuration. With a 4th double pointed needle start working in the rnd
2nd rnd: Inc1 in every st (16 sts)
3rd rnd: K1 rnd
4th rnd: Inc1 in every other st (24 sts)
5th rnd: K1 rnd
6th rnd: *K2, Inc1** repeat * to ** for the rest of the rnd (32 sts)
7th rnd: K1 rnd
8th rnd: *K3, Inc1** repeat * to ** for the rest of the rnd (40 sts)
Cast off loosely
Stuff the main part of the body and then sew the base 2 rows in the opening from bottom of the body to close it (PIC 10). It is important not to sew right on the edge – sewing a couple of rows in allows the bottom to look like it is “hanging” loose like Baby Yoda’s robe!
Arms:
Cast 8 sts with your green yarn onto a double pointed needle
Reconfigure these 8sts across 2 double pointed needles 4-4 (PIC 11). With a 3rd double pointed needle start working in the rnd
2nd rnd: Inc 1 in every st (16 sts)
3rd rnd: K1 rnd
4th rnd: Now using the camel wool, *K3, Inc1**, repeat * to ** for the entire rnd (20 sts)
5th to 14th rnd: work 10 rnds
15th rnd: K4, K2 tog, K8 k2tog, K4 (18 sts)
Make sure the arm is stuffed, leaving the top slightly loose with more stuffing towards the bottom.
With your needles parallel take your third needle and knit through 2 sts at once to create one stitch as you knit (PIC 12).
Once you have 2 sts on your right needle (or left if you’re left handed) cast off.
Continue this to knit the two rows together and cast off.
Collar:
Cast on 6 sts of Patons Fairytale cloud Dk camel 1010
K 36 rows
Cast off
Cuffs:
Cast on 3 sts of Patons Fairytale cloud Dk camel 1010
K 23 rows
Cast off
Final make-up:
Sew the head on top of the body as pictured
Sew the top edge of each arm on either side of the head as pictured
Wrap the collar around Baby Yoda’s neck and sew one end on top of the other to secure it. Weave in your loose ends
Wrap both cuffs around each arm and sew one end on top of the other to secure. Weave in your loose ends
Hide any loose wool ends inside the body – simply thread them with a yarn needle, poke them inside the body and out the opposite side, pull tightly, cut and then let the yarn end snap back inside of the body
Don’t forget! If you try this pattern, I would love to see your results! Tag me on Instagram @karlacourtney
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