This amigurumi was inspired by the jade cabbage dumpling. Jade dumplings are also known as fěicuì báicài jiǎozi (翡翠白菜饺子) or fěicuì jiǎo (翡翠饺) in Chinese. They are jiaozi dumplings with the wrappers partially coloured with spinach and shaped to look like Chinese cabbage jade carvings, hence their name. These dumplings are often eaten on festive occasions like Chinese New Year, as they symbolise wealth and prosperity.

Pattern Notes

This pattern is not difficult to make and can be attempted by beginners -- the slight challenging spot is in the penultimate round, as that round requires some folding and pleating.

The amigurumi is worked in rounds, and covers a range of basic stitches: the single crochet (sc), half double crochet (hdc) and double crochet (dc).

Finished Size

Approx. 5cm long × 3cm wide × 4.3cm tall.
The finished size may vary depending on the hook size, yarn and crochet tension.

Materials & Tools

• Yarn, fingering/sports weight in soft white and green
• 2.5m, 3mm crochet hooks
• Stuffing
• Stitch markers
• Scissors
• Yarn needle
• Safety eyes and/or embroidery thread (optional)

I used Scheepjes Catona No.105 Bridal White and DMC Natura Just Cotton N13 Pistache.

Crochet Techniques

This pattern uses US crochet terms and consists of the following stitches and techniques:

MR : magic ring
ch : chain
sl st : slip stitch
sc : single crochet
hdc : half double crochet
hdc2tog : half double crochet 2 stitches together
dc : double crochet
inc : increase
dec : decrease / invisible decrease

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