How I Crocheted the Cutest Snow Baby Hedgehog in Just 20 Minutes! 🦔❄️

Hedgehog Crochet Pattern

There’s something magical about crochet — one moment you’re holding a ball of yarn, and the next you’re holding a tiny creature that makes your heart melt.

Recently, I decided to try making a snow baby hedgehog with white chenille yarn for its body and white eyelash yarn for its soft quills.

What happened next surprised me — not only was it the cutest hedgehog I’ve ever made, but it also took me less than 20 minutes.

Why White Chenille & Eyelash Yarn?

Chenille yarn is buttery-soft and perfect for making plump little amigurumi bodies. The white color gave my hedgehog a snowy winter look. The eyelash yarn, with its wispy strands, became the perfect “quills” — no pokes, just fluff!

Yarn:

• White chenille yarn – body & face

• White eyelash yarn – quills

Hook: 3 mm or 3.5 mm

Other: 5 mm safety eyes, black embroidery thread, stuffing, yarn needle

Body & Head (worked in one piece)

With white chenille yarn:

• Round 1: MR, 4 sc (4)

• Round 2: (inc, sc) ×2 (6)

• Round 3: (inc, 2 sc) ×2 (8)

• Round 4: (inc, 3 sc) ×2 (10)

• Round 5: (sc, dec) ×3 + sc 1 (7) – start stuffing firmly

• Round 6: dec around until closed (3–4 sts remain)FO, weave in end.

  
  

Quills (with eyelash yarn)

Attach eyelash yarn at the back of the head (around Round 4 area) and work surface slip stitches in a spiral until you reach the back. Alternatively, sew eyelash yarn randomly across the back for a fluffy, natural look.

Face Details

• Eyes: Place safety eyes between Rounds 2 & 3, about 2–3 stitches apart.

• Nose: Embroider a small black triangle on Round 1 tip.

• Optional blush: Dab pink pastel or embroider with pink yarn.

  
  

Size

About 2–2.5 inches long — perfect as a keychain, desk buddy, or mini gift.

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