Jumbo Waffle

Hi everyone! I’m Julia from Little World of Whimsy, and I’m here to share a cute pattern just in time for National Waffle Day! To learn more about me, check out my About Me page here!

This jumbo waffle is pillow sized and works as an adorable accent cushion for a child’s room. You can add all sorts of toppings in addition to the butter pat that I’ve added to this pattern. Using velvet makes this amigurumi even more plush, but you can make it palm sized by using sport or worsted weight yarn. You can get the inexpensive, beautifully formatted, printable PDF on Etsy here.

Materials

• Clover Amour Crochet Hook M/N (9.00 mm) – Art. No 1056/MN
• Chenille Home – Jumbo (1 skein of Mustard)
• Wool-Ease Thick and Quick – Super Bulky (<1 skein of Fisherman)
• DIYarn – Worsted (<1 skein of Brown)
• Mini Patchworks Scissors – Art. No 493/CW
• Quick Locking Stitch Marker (Small) – Art. No 3030
• Darning Needle Set (Bent Tip) – Art. No 3121
• 10.0mm Safety eyes Fiberfill stuffing

Abbreviations

CC: contrast color

ch: chain

dc: double crochet

dec: decrease

FSC: foundation single crochet (tutorial here)

hdc: half double crochet inc: increase (2 scs in the same stitch)

MC: main color

MR: magic ring

rnd: round

sc: single crochet

slst: slip stitch

st(s): stitch(es)

x sc: sc x number of times

(x sts): x total stitches in round/row

(…) x: repeat stitches within brackets x times

Technical Notes

1.Crochet in continuous spiral rounds, unless specified otherwise. Use a stitch marker or piece of yarn to keep track of the last stitch in each round.

2.If your amigurumi has gaps, size down your hook.

3. When filling with polyester stuffing, pull apart each large chunk into many smaller chunks. This ensures an even distribution of firmness within the amigurumi.

4.For this pattern, the MC is Mustard, CC1 is Fisherman, and CC2 is Brown.

Special Stitches Waffle stitch: click here for tutorial. Invisible finish off: click here for tutorial. Foundation Single Crochet: click here for tutorial.

Final Size Waffle: 1.5′ x 1.5′

PATTERN

WAFFLE (in MC. Work in turned rows. Waffle stitch tutorial can be found in special stitches.)

Begin: Chain 20 (20 sts)
Row 1: Beginning from the 3rd chain from the hook (counts as a dc), dc across. Chain 2 and turn. (18 sts)
Row 2: Dc in the first stitch. (Fpdc around the post of the next stitch. Dc in each of the next 2 stitches) x5. There should be 2 sts remaining. Fpdc, dc in last two stitches. Chain 2 and turn. (18 sts)
Row 3: Dc in first two stitches. (Fpdc around the next two stitches, dc in the next stitch) x5. There should be 1 st remaining. Dc in the last st. (18 sts)
Step 4: repeat rows 2-3 three more times (18 sts)
Step 5: repeat row 2 (18 sts)
Invisible finish off and weave in end. Make another identically, but do not finish off (fig.1).

Face details: On one of the waffle pieces, insert two safety eyes on the two middle fpdcs on the second row from the bottom. Using CC2, embroider a small “v” shape directly below and between the eyes (fig. 3).
Continuing from the second waffle piece, chain one and turn the work so that you’re crocheting down the left side of the square. Work scs down the side, with 3 scs for each dc, with a total of around 80 sts total. Slst to the first stitch (fig. 1).
Join the two sides together either by cutting the working end of the yarn and whip stitching the two together, or crochet them together by working slip stitches between the two sides. Whichever way you prefer, stuff as you go.

BUTTER PAT (in CC1. See Special Stitches for FSC. Work in turned rows.)

Row 1: FSC 5, chain and turn (5 sts)
Row 2-6: (5 rows) sc across, chain and turn (5 sts)
Invisible finish off, leaving a tail for sewing. Insert 10.0mm safety eyes on the 3rd row with one stitch between them. Using CC2, embroider a small “v” directly between and under the eyes (fig. 2). Using the tail, sew the butter pat to the top right corner of the waffle (fig. 3).

Your Jumbo Waffle is all done!

I hope you enjoyed crocheting it and found the pattern helpful. I would love to see your finished amigurumi, so share a picture on Instagram with me by using the #littleworldofwhimsy and tagging me @littleworldofwhimsy.

This pattern is free but if you’d like to purchase a low-cost PDF, you can find it here.

Once again, if you have any questions don’t hesitate to reach out to me with a direct message on Instagram @littleworldofwhimsy or through email at littleworldofwhimsy@gmail.com.

Happy crocheting!