After making my amigurumi curry fishball, I couldn't stop thinking about how they also resemble this Japanese treat called Hanami Dango.
So just for fun, I decided to make my own amigurumi Hanami Dango (three-colored dango). I love making amigurumi food!
Japanese Dangos are small bite-sized balls of mochi rice that are often seen at cafes or festivals. These tricolor treats are most popular around springtime during cherry blossom festivals, but they're actually sold all year round.
In fact, the word Hanami literally translates to "flower viewing".
Hanami dango (3 colored dango) has its iconic pink, white, and green dango on a stick. And it's normally placed in the same order and position on the skewer. The three colors are to represent the changing seasons: cherry blossoms (pink), snow (white), and new growth of grass (green).
I've seen dango amigurumi patterns out there before and never thought to make my own, but here I am with my very own dango amigurumi crochet pattern.
This one might be a bit different than the ones you've seen out there because this one can be taken on and off the skewer.
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What You Need / Materials
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- Worsted weight yarn in the following colors:
- Sakura Pink (try using Brava Worsted in Blush)
- White (try using Brava Worsted in White)
- Matcha Green (try using Brava Worsted in Avacado)
- 3.5 mm Crochet Hook
- Safety Eyes (I used 6.0 mm)
- Poly-fil or any Polyester Stuffing of your choice
- Yarn Needle
- Stitch Markers
- Scissors
- A stick of some sort (e.g. drinking straw, pencil, etc.)
Stitches & Abbreviations
- st/sts - stitch/stitches
- ch - chain
- sc - single crochet
- sc inc - single crochet increase, 2 single crochets in one stitch
- sc dec - single crochet decrease, single crochet 2 stitches together
- BLO - back loops only
Notes
- These Dango mochi balls are crocheted from the inside out. First, you crochet a tunnel for the stick to go through, then you crochet the ball on the outside.
- The top mochi ball does not have a through-tunnel to thread the stick through but just sits at the top of the stick. You can choose to make it just like all the other mochi balls if you do not want a "topper" mochi ball.
Amigurumi Food Pattern
Mochi Balls (x2)
Using a 3.5mm crochet hook and white yarn... (then make another one using green yarn)
Ch 8
Round 1: Sc into the first ch to make a loop, then sc in each st around (8 sts) [see pic 1]
Round 2-9: Sc in each st around from the inside of the circle outwards so that the "wrong side" of the piece is facing out (8 sts) [see pic 2]
You would have just created a tunnel for the straw to go through.
Round 10: Sc inc BLO in each st around (16 sts) [see pic 3]
Round 11: [Sc, sc inc] x 6 times (24 sts)
Round 12: [2 sc, sc inc] x 6 times (32 sts) [see pic 4]
Round 13-16: Sc in each st around (32 sts) [see pic 5 and 6]
Round 17: [2 sc, sc dec] x 6 times (24 sts)
Round 18: [Sc, sc dec] x 6 times (16 sts) [see pic 7]
Round 19: Sc dec in each st around (8 sts) [see pic 8]
Cut and fasten off, and sew each st of the last round with each st of the first round.
Top Mochi Ball
Using a 3.5 mm crochet hook and pink yarn...
Round 1: Magic Ring with a base of 6 sc (6 sts)
Round 2: [2 sc, sc inc] x 2 times (8 sts)
Round 3-9: Sc in each st around from the inside of the circle outwards so that the "wrong side" of the piece is facing out (8 sts)
Round 10: Sc inc BLO in each st around (16 sts)
Round 11: [Sc, sc inc] x 6 times (24 sts)
Round 12: [2 sc, sc inc] x 6 times (32 sts)
Round 13-16: Sc in each st around (32 sts)
Round 17: [2 sc, sc dec] x 6 times (24 sts)
Round 18: [Sc, sc dec] x 6 times (16 sts)
Round 19: Sc dec in each st around (8 sts)
Round 20: [2 sc, sc dec] x 2 times (6 sts)
Cut and fasten off, and close up the hole at the top of the mochi ball.
Did you make your own Amigurumi Hanami Dango? I'd love to see it! Please share it with me on Instagram and/or use the #onceuponacheerio hashtag.
This is an original crochet pattern written by Juli Anne of Once Upon a Cheerio. Please do not claim this crochet pattern as your own. If you wish to share this crochet pattern, you may link to this blog post but please do not reprint it on your site. You may keep a copy for personal use but please DO NOT sell or distribute the crochet pattern.
You may sell products made from this crochet pattern, but please clearly credit the design to me, Juli Anne of Once Upon a Cheerio and provide a link to my blog www.OnceUponaCheerio.com. Permission is NOT granted for mass production or factory manufacturing of any kind. Thank you for understanding!
You may sell products made from this crochet pattern, but please clearly credit the design to me, Juli Anne of Once Upon a Cheerio and provide a link to my blog www.OnceUponaCheerio.com. Permission is NOT granted for mass production or factory manufacturing of any kind. Thank you for understanding!
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