Yummy Knit Hamburgers in Red Heart Amigurumi - LM6294 - Downloadable PDF

Yummy Knit Hamburgers – LM6294 by Michele Wilcox for Red Heart Amigurumi

This free downloadable PDF pattern, LM6294 Yummy Knit Hamburgers, is designed by Michele Wilcox and published by Red Heart. It guides knitters through creating a charming, food-themed amigurumi-style hamburger toy — a miniature stuffed burger complete with individual layers including a bun and tomato. The finished burger measures approximately 3¾ inches (9.5 cm) in diameter at the top, making it a compact and adorable novelty toy or decorative accessory. Rated as a beginner-level knitting project, this pattern is an excellent introduction to knitted amigurumi construction.

What Is Being Made

The pattern produces a three-dimensional knitted hamburger worked in separate components that are assembled to create the illusion of a stacked burger with distinct layers. Based on the pattern content, identifiable components include:

• The Bun – knitted in the round using increases to form a rounded, dome-shaped top
• The Tomato – a separate knitted layer worked in a contrasting color, added to build up the layered burger effect

Each layer is knitted individually and then assembled, which is a hallmark of amigurumi-style construction. The result is a playful, food-themed toy suitable for display, gifting, or use as a prop in imaginative play.

Techniques Used

This pattern introduces and reinforces several core knitting techniques that are ideal for beginners looking to build their skills:

• Flat knitting in rows – the bun and other components are worked back and forth in rows rather than in the round, making this accessible without circular needles
• Shaping with increases – the bun is shaped using evenly spaced kfb (knit front and back) increases across right-side rows to create a circular, dome-like form
• Color changes – the pattern uses Red Heart Amigurumi yarn, which comes in a multi-color ball with distinct color sections. Knitters are instructed to carefully separate the color sections before beginning by pushing the center color out of the ball, finding color-change points, cutting the yarn, and winding each color into its own separate ball to prevent tangling
• Seaming and assembly – individual knitted pieces are joined together to form the finished layered hamburger
• Stuffing – as is typical of amigurumi projects, the components are stuffed to give them a three-dimensional, plush quality

Stitches Used

The pattern relies on a small, beginner-friendly set of stitches:

• Knit stitch (K) – the foundational stitch used throughout the pattern on right-side rows
• Purl stitch (P) – used on wrong-side rows to create smooth stockinette fabric on the right side
• Kfb (knit front and back) – the primary increase stitch, worked repeatedly across increase rows to expand the stitch count and shape the circular bun; for example, the cast-on begins with 8 stitches and increases progressively to 16, 24, 32, 40, and then 48 stitches across successive rows
• Stockinette stitch – formed by alternating knit rows and purl rows, giving the fabric a smooth, classic appearance on the right side
• Garter stitch detail – rows 11 and 12 of the bun are both knitted (knit on both right and wrong sides), creating a subtle garter ridge that may serve as a structural or decorative element at the edge of the bun piece

Materials – Yarn, Needles, and Notions

This pattern is specifically designed for RED HEART® Amigurumi yarn, a 4-ply (worsted weight) yarn that comes packaged with multiple distinct color sections in a single ball. This specialty yarn is ideal for amigurumi projects because each color section can be separated and used independently to represent different elements of the design — in this case, the various layers of the hamburger such as the