
Hundred Acre Wood Amigurumi Set: Free 4-Piece Crochet Pattern
Crochet a Hundred Acre Wood-inspired amigurumi set with this free 4-piece pattern featuring a bear, piglet, donkey, and tiger in worsted weight yarn.

Pattern highlights
- Crochet Pooh's head and body first as one continuous piece, working the full 24 rounds in a spiral without joining.
- Make Pooh's two arms and two legs separately in spiral rounds, then set them aside for assembly later.
- Move on to Piglet, working the small arms in just 3 rounds each and the longer ears across 12 rounds.
- Crochet Tigger's pink nose in spiral rounds, then his orange upper muzzle and cream belly in turned rows.
- Insert black safety eyes into each head at your chosen spacing before stuffing, since they can't be repositioned after.
- Stuff each body, head, and limb piece evenly with fiberfill, keeping it firm enough to hold shape but not overfilled.
- Sew all limbs, ears, muzzles, and other pieces onto the matching character bodies, then embroider Pooh's nose in black thread.
About This Pattern
This four-piece amigurumi set brings a beloved woodland friend group to life in soft worsted weight yarn — a golden bear, a pink-eared piglet, a gray donkey with a stitched muzzle, and an orange-and-cream tiger with his own little nose and belly panel. What makes this collection special is how each character gets its own construction quirks, from Pooh's continuous spiral body to Tigger's turned-row belly, so you're never just repeating the same shapes four times over. It's perfect for crocheters who love a project with variety and a nursery or playroom that could use a whole cast of friends at once.
The finished set yields four huggable, safety-eyed characters sized for tabletop display or gentle play, each dense enough to hold its shape thanks to tight worsted-weight stitching. Together they have that classic storybook-plush look and feel — soft, rounded, and instantly recognizable even without any printed labels. Whether you make the full quartet as a nursery centerpiece or gift a single character to a Winnie-the-Pooh fan, this set has serious handmade-gift potential for baby showers, birthdays, or a cozy addition to a child's shelf.
Common mistakes
- Losing track of the beginning of the round on long continuous spiral pieces like Pooh's 24-round body.
- Place a stitch marker in the first stitch of every round and move it up as you go — for a piece this long, skipping this step almost guarantees you'll lose your place halfway through.
- Working too loosely so stuffing shows through the stitches, especially on smaller pieces like Piglet's arms or Tigger's nose.
- Size down your hook relative to your yarn weight until your stitches are snug and tight; the pattern notes gauge isn't critical, but stitch tightness definitely is for keeping fiberfill hidden.
- Confusing continuous spiral rounds with the turned rows required for Eeyore's muzzle and Tigger's upper muzzle and belly.
- Double-check the pattern notes before starting each piece — muzzle and belly pieces are worked in turned rows (chain 1, turn, work back), which creates a flat panel rather than a seamless tube.
- Overstuffing small pieces like Piglet's 3-round arms or Pooh's 4-round arms, causing them to lose their shape or bulge oddly.
- Stuff small appendages lightly and evenly with small pinches of fiberfill, checking the shape against the piece's intended proportions before closing it up.
- Placing the black safety eyes without first test-fitting their position on the head.
- Insert the eyes loosely and hold the head up at arm's length to check spacing and symmetry before snapping the backs on permanently, since safety eyes can't be repositioned once secured.
- Rushing Pooh's nose embroidery with a mismatched thread weight, resulting in a nose that looks thin or uneven.
- Use black embroidery thread or a doubled strand of black yarn and work satin stitch slowly in small, even rows to build up a solid, rounded nose shape.
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Materials
- Worsted weight (CYCA #4) yarn in: yellow, red, light pink, pink, dark pink, blue, light purple, orange, and cream
- Crochet hook sized to your yarn for tight, dense stitches (typically US B-1/2.25 mm–C-2/2.75 mm for worsted weight amigurumi; the original pattern does not specify an exact size, so swatch and adjust as needed)
- Black safety eyes (or black half-round beads) for each character
- Fiberfill stuffing
- Stitch markers
- Yarn needle (tapestry needle) for sewing pieces together and embroidering details
- Scissors
- Black embroidery thread or yarn for Pooh’s nose
Pooh: Head and Body (yellow, worked in continuous spiral rounds)
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Step by step: 6 sc in MR — blue. (6).
Step by step: 6 sc in MR — blue. (6).
Step by step: 6 sc in MR — light purple. (6).
Step by step: 5 sc in MR — blue. (5).
Step by step: 6 sc in MR — orange. (6).
Step by step: 6 sc in MR — orange. (6).
Step by step: 6 sc in MR — orange. (6).
- Round 16 sc in MR. (6)
- Round 2inc around. (12)Step by step: sc, inc repeat around. (18) Fasten off.Step by step: 5 sc, inc repeat around x2. (14); sc in each st around. (14) Leave unstuffed and flatten before sewing on.
- Round 3sc, inc repeat around. (18)2 sc, inc repeat around. (24) Fasten off. Hold a front and a back piece together and sc evenly around the edge to join.Step by step: sc in each st around — change to blue . (18).Step by step: sc in each st around — change to blue . (18).
- Round 42 sc, inc repeat around. (24)Step by step: sc in each st around. (28); sc 8, ch 1, turn. (8); sc evenly around the entire edge to finish. Fasten off and set aside.Step by step: 3 sc, inc repeat around. (36).
- Round 53 sc, inc repeat around. (30)sc in each st around. (12) Fasten off. Pair each inner piece with an outer piece, holding wrong sides together, and sc evenly around the edge to join.
- Round 64 sc, inc repeat around. (36)
- Round 7sc in each st around. (36)
- Round 85 sc, inc repeat around. (42)
- Round 9sc in each st around. (42)
- Round 106 sc, inc repeat around. (48)
- Round 11-17sc in each st around. (48)Step by step: 5 sc, dec repeat around x3. (12) Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.6 sc, dec repeat around. (42) Place safety eyes between Rounds 18 and 19, 10 stitches apart, and insert the nose between the eyes on this round.
- Round 186 sc, dec repeat around. (42)
- Round 19sc in each st around. (42) Place safety eyes between Rounds 18 and 19, 10 stitches apart, and insert the nose between the eyes on this round.
- Round 205 sc, dec repeat around. (36)
- Round 212 sc, dec repeat around x9. (27)
- Round 22sc, dec repeat around x9. (18)
- Round 23sc in each st around. (18) — change to red
- Round 243 sc in same st, inc repeat around x9. (45)Step by step: sc in each st around. (45).Step by step: sc in each st around. (45).Step by step: sc in each st around. (45); 3 sc, dec repeat around x9. (36) — change to light pink.
- Round 25-28sc in each st around. (45) — change to yellow —
- Round 293 sc, dec repeat around x9. (36)
- Round 302 sc, dec repeat around x9. (27)Step by step: sc, dec repeat around x9. (18) — change to dark pink.
- Round 31sc, dec repeat around x9. (18)Step by step: sc in each st around. (18) — change to dark pink.
- Round 32sc, dec repeat around x6. (12)
- Round 33dec x6. (6) Stuff firmly, then fasten off and close the opening.
Pooh: Arms (make 2, worked in continuous spiral rounds)
- Round 16 sc in MR — yellow. (6)
- Round 22 sc, inc repeat around. (8)
- Round 3-5sc in each st around. (8) — change to red —
- Round 6-7sc in each st around. (8) Lightly stuff and fasten off.
Pooh: Legs (make 2, worked in continuous spiral rounds)
- Round 16 sc in MR — yellow. (6)
- Round 2inc around. (12)
- Round 3sc, inc repeat around. (18)
- Round 4-6sc in each st around. (18)
- Round 7sc, dec repeat around. (12)
- Round 84 sc, dec repeat around x2. (10)
- Round 9-10sc in each st around. (10) Stuff and fasten off.
Piglet: Arms (make 2, worked in continuous spiral rounds)
- Round 16 sc in MR — light pink. (6)
- Round 22 sc, inc repeat around x2. (8)
- Round 3-8sc in each st around. (8) Lightly stuff and fasten off.
Piglet: Ears (make 2, worked in continuous spiral rounds)
- Round 15 sc in MR — pink. (5)
- Round 2inc around. (10)
- Round 3-4sc in each st around. (10)
- Round 54 sc, inc repeat around x2. (12)
- Round 63 sc, inc repeat around x3. (15)
- Round 74 sc, inc repeat around x3. (18)
- Round 85 sc, inc repeat around x3. (21)
- Round 9-12sc in each st around. (21)
- Round 135 sc, dec repeat around x3. (18)
- Round 144 sc, dec repeat around x3. (15)
- Round 153 sc, dec repeat around x3. (12)
- Round 16sc in each st around. (12) Fold flat and fasten off before sewing on.
Eeyore: Muzzle (worked in turned rows)
- Round 1Ch 6. Beginning in the 2nd ch from hook: sc 4, 3 sc in the last ch, turn, sc 3, inc. (12)
- Round 2inc, sc 3, 3 inc, sc 3, 2 inc. (18)
- Round 3inc, sc 5, 4 inc, sc 5, 3 inc. (26)
- Round 42 inc, sc 24. (28)
- Round 5-9sc in each st around. (28) Fasten off, stuff lightly, and sew to the face below the eyes.
Tigger: Nose (pink, worked in continuous spiral rounds)
- Round 13 sc in MR. (3)
- Round 2inc around. (6)
- Round 3sc, inc repeat around x3. (9)
- Round 42 sc, inc repeat around x3. (12)
- Round 53 sc, inc repeat around x3. (15)
- Round 64 sc, inc repeat around x3. (18)
- Round 75 sc, inc repeat around x3. (21)
- Round 86 sc, inc repeat around x3. (24) Fasten off, stuff lightly, and sew to the tip of the muzzle.
Tigger: Upper Muzzle (orange, worked in turned rows)
Row 1: Ch 5.
- Round 2inc, sc 2, inc, ch 1, turn.
- Round 3sc 6, ch 1, turn.
- Round 4inc, sc 4, inc, ch 1, turn.
- Round 5sc 8. Fasten off and sew above the muzzle before attaching to the face.
Tigger: Belly (cream, worked in turned rows)
Row 1: Ch 4.
- Round 2sc 2, 3 sc in last ch, turn, sc 1, inc. (8)
- Round 3inc, sc 1, 3 inc, sc 1, 2 inc. (14) Fasten off and sew to the front of the body before attaching arms and legs.
Assembly
- Step 1Weave in any loose ends on each finished piece before assembling.
- Step 2For Pooh and Piglet, attach the Arms just below the color-change round on the Body, and attach the Legs to the front bottom of the Body so the character can sit upright.
- Step 3Sew Pooh’s and Piglet’s Ears to the sides of the Head, just above the eye placement round, using a whipstitch and the yarn tail left on each ear.
- Step 4For Eeyore, sew the joined Ear pieces to the top of the Head, angling them slightly downward for that classic droopy look. Stuff the Muzzle lightly and sew it to the lower face, then use black yarn or embroidery thread to add a simple stitched smile.
- Step 5For Tigger, sew the joined Ear pieces to the top of the Head. Attach the Muzzle to the lower face, then sew the Upper Muzzle just above it and the Nose to the muzzle tip. Sew the Belly panel to the front of the Body.
- Step 6Attach Arms and Legs to Eeyore’s and Tigger’s Bodies using a whipstitch, checking that both sides sit evenly before you fasten off.
- Step 7Add safety eyes to Eeyore and Tigger following the same spacing you used for Pooh and Piglet, then secure the backs firmly on the inside of the Head before stuffing.
- Step 8Weave in all remaining yarn tails and trim close to the work.
Important notes
💡 Since the original pattern doesn't specify an exact hook size, swatch first and aim for a hook one to two sizes smaller than what's recommended on your yarn label — this keeps stitches tight enough that fiberfill won't peek through.
💡 Keep a stitch marker in the first stitch of every spiral round, especially on longer pieces like Pooh's 24-round body, so you never lose count of where each round begins.
💡 Remember that muzzle pieces for Eeyore and Tigger, plus Tigger's upper muzzle and belly, are worked in turned rows, not continuous spiral rounds, so chain and turn as instructed rather than working seamlessly.
💡 Stuff each piece firmly but evenly as you go rather than waiting until the very end, since it's much easier to adjust fiberfill placement through an open round than through a nearly-closed one.
💡 Save your yarn tails from color changes (like Tigger's orange-to-cream transitions) to use later for sewing pieces together — this cuts down on extra ends to weave in during assembly.
Original pattern: https://amigurumicorner.com/hundred-acre-wood-amigurumi-set/
FAQ
Do I need to make all four characters at once, or can I crochet them separately?
You can absolutely make them one at a time — each character (Pooh, Piglet, Eeyore, Tigger) is a self-contained piece with its own parts list. Many crocheters start with a single favorite character before committing to the full set.
What size hook should I use for this pattern?
The original pattern doesn't specify an exact size, so use a hook sized to create tight, dense stitches for your worsted weight yarn, typically in the US B-1/2.25mm to C-2/2.75mm range. Swatch first and size down if you see stuffing through your stitches.
Can I use safety eyes and a beaded alternative interchangeably?
Yes, the pattern lists both black safety eyes and black half-round beads as options, so choose whichever you have on hand or prefer for durability. If the toy is for a very young child, consider embroidering the eyes instead for extra safety.
Why does Eeyore's muzzle use turned rows instead of continuous spiral rounds like the other pieces?
Turned rows create a flatter panel shape, which suits Eeyore's elongated muzzle better than a rounded spiral tube would. The same technique is used for Tigger's upper muzzle and belly for the same shaping reason.
How much yarn do I need for the whole set?
The pattern doesn't list exact yardage, but since it uses worsted weight yarn across nine colors for four small-to-medium characters, small partial skeins or scrap amounts of each color should be sufficient. Keep extra cream, yellow, and orange on hand since Pooh and Tigger use the most rounds.

