The Mandalorian Pattern
Ok! Here is my original crochet amigurumi pattern for the Mandalorian, to go with my other yarn creation, Baby Yoda. As before, if you use this pattern, please link back to my page, and tag me or send me a picture! I will slam that reblog button so fast! Or tag me on insta: @ erin.gurumi
Fun fact: this isn’t my first time around Mandalorian armor… In 2013 (!) I crocheted my friend a Boba Fett amigurumi, which you can see HERE and HERE. I improved the pattern a bit, but I did want to share because there are some in-progress pics which could potentially help, as I’m unfortunately not the best at taking them while I work!
Technical stuff: I used a 3.0 mm crochet hook and these yarns:
Loops and Threads Impeccable in Walnut Tweed (body and cape)
Red Heart Super Saver in Cafe Latte (belt and bandolier)
Red Heart Super Saver in Light Grey (armor)
Red Heart Super Saver in Black (visor)
Red Heart Super Saver in Carrot (gloves)
I was really happy with the brown color I found for the body (this project was the first time in YEARS I’ve actually opted to increase my stash and it was worth it!), but I think there is plenty of room to experiment with other colors!
^ Helmet
I think it was such a bold choice to go with uncolored metal for the Mandalorian’s armor! It’s very hard to simplify and not be evocative of medieval knights or Trojan/Spartan warriors… In this picture, you can see I made a short strip of grey yarn that I thought could be the seam down his helmet, but I decided it just didn’t work for my scale.
6 sc in a magic circle
inc 6x to make 12 stitches
(1 sc, inc) 6x to make 18 stitches
(2 sc, inc) 6x to make 24 stitches
(3 sc, inc) 6x to make 30 stitches
(4 sc, inc) 6x to make 36 stitches
2 rows of 36 stitches
1 row of 36 stitches, with 12 black stitches in the front
1 row of 36 stitches with 12 black stitches aligned with previous ones
4 rows of 36 stitches in grey
1 row of grey, add two increases at the front (38 stitches)
1 row of 38 stitches
I found it easiest to eyeball where I wanted to start the black yarn for the visor, rather than count out how many grey stitches before the color change. At the end, leave a tail but don’t pull the loop through, since changing to the brown yarn for the under helmet part will be a color change.
^ Front visor section and bottom of helmet:
Before closing off the helmet, I made the front separately and sewed it on - I think that’s much easier than trying to do color changes in each row and keeping them nicely lined up, plus, it gives the helmet just a bit of texture that I like to imagine gives the suggestion of some contours.
6 foundation single crochet in black
turn, 6 sc in grey, tie off leaving a tail
reattach grey yarn to other side of the black, 6 sc, tie off
sew onto helmet
To close off the helmet, change to the brown yarn, and for the first row crochet only in the back loops to make a sharper change between the helmet and the underside (neck?) area. I was not super precise with this part, as all I wanted was for the underside to be mostly flat.
(2sc, dec) ~9x in back loops to make ~29 stitches
(1sc 1 dec) until closed (stuff part way through)
tie off and weave in tail
^ Legs (make 2)
To make the feet look more boot-like, I did all the foot-to-leg decreases on one side, but most of the shape comes from just smooshing it with my hand. Also, I tried to evoke his one larger armor piece by having an extra row of grey on his right leg, but it ended up being a bit subtle. (I know his armor is only on the front of his legs, but I didn’t want to color change that often in such a small space, and the back of the leg is hidden enough by his cape that I don’t mind!)
6 sc in a magic circle
inc 6x to make 12 stitches
(1 sc, inc) 6x to make 18 stitches
1 row of 18 sc in back loops
(decrease 8x), 2 sc to make 10 stitches
6 rows (his left) or 5 rows (his right) of 10 stitches in brown
color change to grey in back
3 rows (his left) or 4 rows (his right) of 10 stitches in grey
For one leg, tie off the tail, for the second leg, make sure that the loop is still available to start the torso section. (I chose which leg to begin the body based on the direction I was crocheting, for me it ended up being HIS right leg). Make sure both legs are stuffed!
^ Torso:
The torso is made by connecting the two legs with a round of crochet. I started with the brown yarn, switched to a lighter brown for the belt section, then for the breast plate unfortunately it’s just a bunch of color changes! My best advice is to keep securing and tying off ends as you go, and stuffing as the body gets taller.
On right leg, color change from grey to dark brown, chain 1, slip stitch into left leg, sc around both legs (~20 stitches - if it ends up more, just decrease in back to that)
another row of 20 stitches in dark brown, color change to light brown
2 rows of 20 stitches in light brown
(1 dec in the back) 7 grey in front, 12 dark brown in back (19 stitches)
7 grey in front, 12 dark brown in back (19 stitches)
(1 dec in back), 6 grey in front, 12 dark brown in back (18 stitches)
6 grey in front, 12 dark brown in back (18 stitches)
(1 dec in back) 5 grey in front, 12 dark brown in back (17 stitches)
5 grey in front, 12 dark brown in back (17 stitches)
(1 dec in back) 4 grey in front, 12 dark brown in back (16 stitches)
(1 dec in back) all dark brown (15 stitches)
(1 dec in back) all dark brown (14 stitches)
Finish off and leave a tail to sew the head on.
^ Arms (make two):
I was really happy with my decision to make his little orange mitts - for such a simple costume with very little ability to emote, those gloves really help to draw focus on small gestures!
6 sc in magic circle in orange, color change to brown
1 row of 6 stitches in brown
(inc, 2 sc) 2x to make 8 stitches
Take one tail of the orange yarn and thread it through to the second brown row, chain 3 and loop it over, securing it back into the brown yarn to make a thumb
Change to grey, 4 rows of 8 stitches
Change to brown, 5 rows of 8 stitches
Stuff and finish off leaving a tail.
^ Bandolier / Assembling body:
Sorry he looks a little dismembered here… but at this point you’re almost done!
For the bandolier, in light brown, chain ~9 (I just measured it across his chest plate from belt to shoulder)
Tie off the end and pull both tails through the body, making it snug against his chest, tie off and weave in ends
Sew head onto body using the tail from the neck, weave in ends
Sew arms on leaving a little room between them and the head (so his pauldrons will fit!), weave in ends
^ Pauldrons
These are simple! Make two!
6 sc in a magic circle
(sc, inc) 3x to make 9 stitches
To attach them, since I liked the look of the stitches sitting freely on the arms, I took the tail from the center and sewed it through the arm, then used just a single stitch on the upper arm and lower arm to hold them in place.
^ Cape:
A lot of the taper on this cape was because I was accidentally dropping stitches at the beginning of each row - I am terrible at crochet when it isn’t in the round! I used half double crochets since I like how they make a slightly looser texture than the body. You can also see here why I try to color change in the back - it doesn’t end up looking super even!
foundation single crochet 14, turn
1 row (14 hdc, turn)
9 rows of (1 dec, hdc across, turn)
This got me to approximately 5 stitches across, which looked like a good size to fit between the shoulders. I took the other tail and wove it up the side until both tails were coming from the top of the cape. Tie off the end and sew onto the back of his neck!
I know that was a lot! As always, feel free to ask me questions if you get stuck or something doesn’t make sense, since it’s very possible I made a mistake in my write up! Best of luck crocheting your very own Mandalorian! I hope to see him and his partner in crime Baby Yoda off on many adventures together!
