# Free crochet racoon pattern

> A free crochet pattern for a racoon, with a live 3D preview. It runs to 63 rounds across 7 separate pieces. Read it round by round, or open it in the editor to see it built.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Pattern | Racoon |
| Designer | JaneW |
| Notation | US crochet terminology |
| Size | 7 pieces · 63 rounds · 1106 stitches · 5 yarn colours |
| Yarn colours | #89848D, #FFFFFF, #494A50, #000000, #252525 |
| Updated | 2026-09-12 |
| Page | https://crochet3d.com/gallery/racoon |

⚠️ **US notation.** This pattern uses at least one abbreviation that means a different stitch in UK notation (UK "dc" is US "sc"; UK "tr" is US "dc"). Work it as US, or read the UK column in the key below.

## Instructions

### Body

- **Round 1:** 8 sc in ring → 8
- **Round 2:** inc x8 → 16
- **Round 3:** (sc, inc) x8 → 24
- **Round 4:** (3 sc, inc) x6 → 30
- **Round 5:** 30 sc → 30
- **Round 6:** 9 sc, sc, 5 sc, sc, 5 sc, 9 sc → 30
- **Round 7:** 4 sc, inc, 4 sc, inc, 4 sc, inc, 2 sc, 2 sc, inc, 2 sc, 2 sc, inc, 4 sc, inc → 36
- **Round 8:** 12 sc, 12 sc, 3 sc, sc, 8 sc → 36
- **Round 9:** 12 sc, 12 sc, 12 sc → 36
- **Round 10:** 13 sc, 4 sc, inc, 5 sc, 12 sc, inc → 38
- **Round 11:** 14 sc, 4 sc, inc, 4 sc, 14 sc, inc → 40
- **Round 12:** (2 sc, dec) x10 → 30
- **Round 13:** sc, dec, sc, dec, sc, dec, sc, dec, sc, dec, sc, dec, sc, dec, sc, dec, sc, dec, sc, dec → 20
- **Round 14:** FLO: 4 sc, inc, sc, 3 sc, inc, 4 sc, inc, 4 sc, inc → 24
- **Round 15:** 8 sc, 7 sc, 9 sc → 24
- **Round 16:** 3 sc, inc, 3 sc, inc, sc, 2 sc, inc, 2 sc, sc, inc, 3 sc, inc, 3 sc, inc → 30
- **Round 17:** 12 sc, 4 sc, 14 sc → 30
- **Round 18:** 13 sc, 2 sc, 15 sc
- **Round 19:** 4 sc, inc, 4 sc, inc, 4 sc, inc, 4 sc, inc, 4 sc, inc, 4 sc, inc → 36
- **Round 20:** 36 sc
- **Round 21:** 14 sc, bobble, 3 sc, bobble, 17 sc → 36
- **Round 22:** (sc, dec) x12 → 24
- **Round 23:** (sc, dec) x8 → 16
- **Round 24:** dec x8 → 8
- **Finishing:** fasten off

### Ear 1

- **Round 1:** 5 sc → 5
- **Round 2:** sc, 4 inc → 9
- **Round 3:** sc, inc, sc, inc, 4 sc, inc → 12
- **Round 4:** sc, 3 sc, 8 sc → 12
- **Round 5:** sc, sc, inc, sc, sc, inc, 5 sc, inc → 15

### Ear 2

- **Round 1:** 5 sc → 5
- **Round 2:** sc, 4 inc → 9
- **Round 3:** sc, inc, sc, inc, 4 sc, inc → 12
- **Round 4:** 3 sc, 9 sc → 12
- **Round 5:** 2 sc, inc, 2 sc, inc, 5 sc, inc → 15

### Nose

- **Round 1:** 1 sc in ring, 3 sc in ring, 2 sc in ring → 6
- **Round 2:** inc, 3 inc, 2x inc → 12
- **Round 3:** 2 sc, 6 sc, 4 sc

### Arm 1

- **Round 1:** 4 sc → 4
- **Round 2:** (sc, inc)x2 → 6
- **Round 3:** (2 sc, inc)x2 → 8

### Arm 2

- **Round 1:** 4 sc → 4
- **Round 2:** (sc, inc)x2 → 6
- **Round 3:** (2 sc, inc)x2 → 8

### Tail

- **Round 1:** 6 sc → 6
- **Round 2:** (sc, inc)x3 → 9
- **Round 3:** (sc, inc)x4, sc → 13
- **Round 4:** (sc, inc)x6, sc → 19
- **Round 5:** 19 sc → 19
- **Round 6:** 19 sc → 19
- **Round 7:** 19 sc → 19
- **Round 8:** (2 sc, dec)x4, 3 sc → 15
- **Round 9:** 15 sc → 15
- **Round 10:** 15 sc → 15
- **Round 11:** 15 sc → 15
- **Round 12:** 2sc, dec, 2sc, dec, 2sc, dec, 3sc → 12
- **Round 13:** 12sc → 12
- **Round 14:** 12sc → 12
- **Round 15:** 12sc → 12
- **Round 16:** 12sc → 12
- **Round 17:** 12sc → 12
- **Round 18:** 12sc → 12
- **Round 19:** (2 sc, dec)x3 → 9
- **Round 20:** 9 sc → 9

## Abbreviations used

| In the pattern | US abbreviation | Stitch name (US) | UK abbreviation | What it is |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| sc | sc | Single crochet | dc |  |
| inc | inc | Increase | inc | 2 sts in 1 st |
| dec | dec | Decrease | dec2tog | 2 sts worked together |
| bobble | bo | Bobble | bo | bobble stitch, 5 dc worked into the same stitch |
| fasten off | FO | Fasten off | FO | cut & fasten off |

The UK column is the abbreviation a UK-notation reader would use for the SAME stitch. Where it differs from the US one, following the pattern with UK meanings produces the wrong stitch height.

## How the notation reads

- `(sc, inc) x6` — repeat what is in the brackets 6 times — also written 6x (sc, inc)
- `FLO / BLO` — work into the front / back loop only, leaving the other loop free

**Open it in the planner.** [https://crochet3d.com/gallery/racoon](https://crochet3d.com/gallery/racoon) has an "open in the editor" button that loads this pattern into the 3D planner, where the model is built from exactly the text above.

**Designer:** JaneW. Published on Crochet 3D with the designer named — the pattern is theirs, not ours.

Source: https://crochet3d.com/gallery/racoon