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Crochet your own adorable Siu Mai, a popular dim sum staple! They are quick and easy to crochet and look so adorable with their various expressions!
Materials:
- Yellow yarn, tan yarn and orange yarn
- 2.00 mm Clover Amour crochet hook
- Yarn needle (bent tip helpful for attaching amigurumi parts- see HERE)
- fiberfill
- 6 mm safety eyes
- Yellow sewing thread
Note: I worked in continuous rounds (vs. joined rounds).
WRAPPER
Using yellow yarn,
R1: 6 sc in Magic Ring. (6 sts)
R2: 2 sc in each sc around. (12 sts)
R3: *Sc 1, 2 sc in next sc*, rep 6 times. (18 sts)
R4: *Sc 2, 2 sc in next sc*, rep 6 times. (24 sts)
R5: *Sc 3, 2 sc in next sc*, rep 6 times (30 sts)
R6: *Sc 4, 2 sc in next sc*, rep 6 times (36 sts)
R7–11: Sc 36
Fasten off. Using yellow yarn, run a needle through every two stitches (do this one row below the edge, or between row 10 and 11). Once you’ve gone all the way around, pull the edges gently (not too tight) and tie a knot. Hide the ends of the knot on the inside of the wrapper.
FILLING
Using tan yarn,
R1: 6 sc in Magic Ring. (6 sts)
R2: 2 sc in each sc around. (12 sts)
R3: *Sc 1, 2 sc in next sc*, rep 6 times. (18 sts)
Fasten off.
Note: The tan yarn I used was of a heavier weight (thicker) than the yellow yarn, so you may need tocrochet more rows to make the filling an appropriate size [e.g. R4: *Sc 2, 2 sc in next sc*, rep 6 times. (24 sts)]
Work on the face: attach 6 mm eyes and use orange yarn to sew mouth onto center of filling.
Stuff wrapper with fiberfill and place filling ontop (but below crinkled edge of wrapper). Sew filling onto wrapper using yellow thread. Hide ends of thread into wrapper.
Place siu mai’s in bamboo steamer, and voilà! You’ve made yourself some gourmet cuties 😀
This pattern is an original pattern by Stephanie Lau of All About Ami (March 2011). Please do not claim this pattern as your own. If you wish to share this pattern, you may link to this pattern but please do not reprint it on your site. You may keep a copy for your own personal use but please DO NOT sell the pattern or distribute it.
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