Free Pattern Friday: Minnie Mouse Amigurumi

More pictures and a downloadable PDF of the pattern are available on Ravelry.

Heeey, apologies for the lack of patterns this month, but here’s a fancy one for FREE because I like not being sued by Disney. Also, in an attempt to have a more reliable schedule, I’ve decided Free Pattern Friday will be every other week. Regular patterns will be posted whenever they’re finished, as per usual. I’m also considering making “Mystery Pattern Monday” a thing where you have to figure out what you’re crocheting as you go. This is mainly an excuse for me not to take pictures but shhhhh.

Onto the actual pattern for this week. Outside of The Lion King I’m not a Disney person at all (if I’m honest Mickey and Minnie look a bit creepy to me); this was just made as a gift. There’s no Mickey pattern yet, but I’ll probably tweak this a bit and make it an upcoming Free Pattern Friday. The pattern itself is pretty straight-forward, there’s just a lot of pieces and a lot of sewing (my fingers hurt).

Final piece should measure about 6″ tall.

This is an icrochetthings original pattern © 2018. Do not claim as your own. Do not copy, sell, or distribute this pattern. Do not sell any products made from this pattern. Minnie Mouse belongs to Disney.

Materials

• DK weight yarn in black, cream, pink, white, yellow
• C hook (2.75 mm)
• Stuffing
• Scissors
• Tapestry needle

Head

Starting with cream

1. ch 2, 6 sc in 1^st ch (6)
2. [inc] around (12)
3. [sc, inc] around (18)
4. [2 sc, inc] around (24)
5. [3 sc, inc] around (30)
6. [4 sc, inc] around (36)
7. [11 sc, inc] around (39)
8. [12 sc, inc] around (42)
9. [sc] around (42)
10. [sc] around (42)
    Break off cream and attach black
11. [sc] around (42)
12. [sc] around (42)
13. [sc] around (42)
14. [sc] around (42)
15. [sc] around (42)
16. [sc] around (42)
17. [12 sc, dec] around (39)
18. [11 sc, dec] around (36)
19. [10 sc, dec] around (33)
20. [9 sc, dec] around (30)
21. [3 sc, dec] around (24)
22. [2 sc, dec] around (18)
23. [sc, dec] around (12)
24. [dec] around (6)

F/O, sew shut

2 Cheeks

Starting with cream

1. ch 2, 6 sc in 1^st ch (6)
2. [inc] around (12)
3. [sc, inc] around (18)

F/O, leave long tail for sewing

Face Patch

Starting with cream

1. ch 11, [sc] across (10)
2. c1t, [sc] across (10)
3. c1t, [sc] across (10)
4. c1t, [sc] across (10)
5. c1t, [sc] across (10)
6. c1t, [sc] across (10)
7. c1t, [sc] across (10)
8. c1t, [sc] across (10)
9. c1t, [sc] across (10)
10. c1t, dec, 6 sc, dec (8)
11. c1t, [sc] across (8)
12. c1t, sc, hdc, sc, 2 ss, sc, hdc, sc (8)

F/O, leave long tail for sewing

2 Eyes

Starting with white

1. ch 7, [sc] across, working on the opposite side of the chs: [sc] across (12)

F/O, leave long tail for sewing

Snout

Starting with cream

1. ch 2, 6 sc in 1^st ch (6)
2. 3 inc, 3 sc (9)
3. [sc, inc] three times, 3 sc (12)
4. [2 sc, inc] three times, 3 sc (15)
5. [3 sc, inc] three times, 3 sc (18)
6. [4 sc, inc] three times, 3 ss (21)
7. 18 sc, 3 ss (21)
8. 18 sc, 3 ss (21)

F/O, leave long tail for sewing

Nose

Starting with black

1. ch 2, 6 sc in 1^st ch (6)
2. [sc] around (6)

F/O, leave long tail for sewing

2 Ears

Starting with black

1. ch 2, 6 sc in 1^st ch (6)
2. [inc] around (12)
3. [sc, inc] around (18)
4. [2 sc, inc] around (24)
5. [3 sc, inc] around (30)
6. [sc] around (30)
7. [sc] around (30)
8. [3 sc, dec] around (24)
9. [2 sc, dec] around (18)
10. [sc, dec] around (12)
11. [dec] around (6)

F/O, leave long tail for sewing

2 Bow Pieces

Starting with pink

1. ch 2, 2 sc in 1^st ch (2)
2. c1t, [inc] across (4)
3. c1t, [sc, inc] across (6)
4. c1t, [sc] across (6)
5. c1t, sc, hdc, 2 ss, hdc, sc (6)

F/O, leave long tail for sewing

Body

Starting with pink

1. ch 2, 6 sc inc 1^st ch (6)
2. [inc] around (12)
3. [sc, inc] around (18)
4. [2 sc, inc] around (24)
5. [3 sc, inc] around (30)
6. [4 sc, inc] around (36)
7. [sc] around (36)
8. [sc] around (36)
9. [sc] around (36)
10. [sc] around (36)
11. [sc] around (36)
12. [sc] around (36)
13. [4 sc, dec] around (30)
14. [sc] around (30)
15. [sc] around (30)

F/O, leave long tail for sewing

Skirt

Starting with pink

1. ch 36, ss in 1^st ch to form a ring, [sc] around (36)
2. [5 sc, inc] around (42)
3. [sc] around (42)
4. [6 sc, inc] around (48)
5. [sc, hdc, dc, hdc, sc, ss] around (48)

F/O, leave long tail for sewing

Tail

Starting with black

1. ch 13, [hdc] across (12)

F/O, leave long tail for sewing

2 Shoes

Starting with yellow

1. ch 2, 6 sc in 1^st ch (6)
2. [inc] around (12)
3. [3 sc, inc] around (15)
4. [4 sc, inc] around (18)
5. [sc] around (18)
6. [sc] around (18)
7. [sc] around (18)
8. [sc] around (18)
9. [4 sc, dec] around (15)
10. [3 sc, dec] around (12)
11. [dec] around (6)

F/O

2 Legs

Starting with black

1. ch 6, ss in 1^st ch to form a ring, [sc] around (6)
2. [sc, inc] around (9)
3. [sc] around (9)
4. [sc] around (9)

F/O, leave long tail for sewing

2 Arms

Starting with white

1. ch 5, [sc] across, working on the opposite side of the chs: [sc] across (8)
2. [inc, 3 sc] around (10)
3. [sc] around (10)
4. [sc] around (10)
5. ch 3, [hdc] across the chs, [sc] around (12)
6. sc into the 1^st sc of round 5, 2 sc, dec, 3 sc, dec (8)
   Break off white and attach black
7. [BLO ss] around (8)
8. [sc] around (8)
9. [sc] around (8)
10. [sc] around (8)
11. [sc] around (8)

F/O, leave long tail for sewing

Assembly

• Use black yarn to embroider pupils on to the eyes
• Use white yarn to embroider shines onto the pupils
• Sew the eyes onto the face patch
• Use black yarn to embroider eyelashes onto the face patch
• Sew the face patch onto the head
• Sew the cheeks on either side of the face patch
• Sew the nose onto the tip of the snout
• Sew the snout onto the front of the head
• Use black yarn to embroider a mouth below the snout
• Sew the bow pieces onto the top of the head
• Use pink yarn to embroider a knot between the bow pieces
• Sew the ears on either side of the head
• Sew the skirt around the body
• Sew the tail onto the back of the body
• Sew the body onto the bottom of the head
• Sew the arms on either side of the body
• Sew the shoes onto the bottom of the legs
• Sew the legs onto the bottom of the body

Technically it’s just after midnight on Saturday but it’s still Friday somewhere so 😛

Free Pattern Friday: Mini Whale Amigurumi

More pictures and a downloadable PDF of the pattern are available on Ravelry.

My computer crashed while writing the description and I’m too lazy to do it again.

Final piece should measure about 3″ tall.

This is an icrochetthings original pattern © 2018. Do not claim as your own. Do not copy, sell, or distribute this pattern. Do not sell any products made from this pattern.

Materials

• DK weight yarn in dark blue, light blue, white, pink, black
• B hook (2.25mm)
• 6 mm safety eyes
• Stuffing
• Scissors
• Tapestry needle

Body

Starting with white
Safety eyes should be placed between rounds 14 and 15

1. ch 2, 6 sc in 1^st ch (6)
2. [inc] around (12)
3. [sc, inc] around (18)
4. [2 sc, inc] around (24)
5. [3 sc, inc] around (30)
6. [4 sc, inc] around (36)
7. [5 sc, inc] around (42)
8. [6 sc, inc] around (48)
   Break off white and attach dark blue
9. [sc] around (48)
10. [7 sc, inc] around (54)
11. [sc] around (54)
12. [sc] around (54)
13. [sc] around (54)
14. [sc] around (54)
15. [7 sc, dec] around (48)
16. [sc] around (48)
17. [6 sc, dec] around (42)
18. [sc] around (42)
19. [5 sc, dec] around (36)
20. [sc] around (36)
21. [4 sc, dec] around (30)
22. [8 sc, dec] around (27)
23. [7 sc, dec] around (24)
24. [2 sc, dec] around (18)
25. [sc, dec] around (12)
26. [dec] around (6)

F/O, sew shut

2 Flippers

Starting with dark blue

1. ch 2, 6 sc in 1^st ch (6)
2. [sc] around (6)
3. [sc] around (6)

F/O, leave long tail for sewing

2 Tail Fins

Starting with dark blue

1. ch 2, 6 sc in 1^st ch (6)
2. [sc, inc] around (9)
3. [sc] around (9)
4. [sc] around (9)

F/O, leave long tail for sewing

Water Spout

Starting with light blue

1. ch 6, 3 sc in next ch, sc,   ch 2, 3 sc in next ch, [sc] across the remaining chs (10)

F/O, leave long tail for sewing

Assembly

• Use black yarn to embroider a mouth onto the body
• Use pink yarn to embroider blush marks onto the body
• Sew the flippers on either side of the body
• Sew the tail fins onto the back of the body
• Sew the water spout onto the top of the body

Pattern: Bunny Plant Amigurumi

Potted bunny yay

I made a similar pattern for Free Pattern Friday ages ago, but I wanted a bigger and cleaner looking one so here we are. I also added a few cute little details and stuff. Just a heads up that you’ll be working around the posts for the pot, so make sure you know how to do that.

The pattern is available on Ravelry and on Etsy.

I don’t really know which pattern is coming next. I’ve got a few written down that I need to remake to take pictures. I’m also debating making both Pikachu and Eevee amigurumi in anticipation of the possible new Pokemon games maybe. Who knows ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Free Pattern Friday: Mini Slime Amigurumi

More pictures and a downloadable PDF of the pattern are available on Ravelry.

The slime is happy it’s Friday, are you?

I’ve never played a Dragon Quest game before because it’s not really my thing, but Dragon Quest Builders was awesome and had me glued to my switch for about 2 weeks. It was great for me because while I love Minecraft, I prefer to have clear goals that I need to accomplish. Can’t wait for the second one!

In honor of beating the game, I decided to crochet the derpiest looking creature ever. I called this one a mini slime because I just finished a larger version of a slime that I’m not sure what I’m going to do with just yet.

There should be a regular pattern coming sometime this weekend. It’s cute. :3

Final piece should measure about 3″ tall.

This is an icrochetthings original pattern © 2018. Do not claim as your own. Do not copy, sell, or distribute this pattern. Do not sell any products made from this pattern. Slimes belong to Square Enix.

Materials

• DK weight yarn in blue, white, red
• B hook (2.25mm)
• 6 mm safety eyes
• Stuffing
• Scissors
• Tapestry needle

2 Eyes

Starting with white

1. ch 2, 6 sc in 1^st ch (6)
2. 3 inc, leave remaining 3 sts unworked (6) (9 total)

F/O, leave long tail for sewing, push safety eyes through the center

Body

Starting with blue
Safety eyes should be placed between rounds 14 and 15

1. ch 2, 6 sc in 1^st ch (6)
2. [inc] around (12)
3. [sc, inc] around (18)
4. [2 sc, inc] around (24)
5. [3 sc, inc] around (30)
6. [4 sc, inc] around (36)
7. [5 sc, inc] around (42)
8. [6 sc, inc] around (48)
9. [sc] around (48)
10. [7 sc, inc] around (54)
11. [sc] around (54)
12. [sc] around (54)
13. [sc] around (54)
14. [sc] around (54)
15. [7 sc, dec] around (48)
16. [sc] around (48)
17. [6 sc, dec] around (42)
18. [5 sc, dec] around (36)
19. [4 sc, dec] around (30)
20. [3 sc, dec] around (24)
21. [2 sc, dec] around (18)
22. [sc] around (18)
23. [4 sc, dec] around (15)
24. [sc] around (15)
25. [3 sc, dec] around (12)
26. [sc] around (12)
27. [2 sc, dec] around (9)
28. [sc, dec] around (6)

F/O, sew shut

Mouth

Starting with red

1. ch 12 (12)

F/O, leave long tail for sewing

Assembly

• Sew the eyes onto the body
• Sew the mouth onto the body

 

Free Pattern Friday: Onigiri Amigurumi

More pictures and a downloadable PDF of the pattern are available on Ravelry.

Didn’t I just do this? This week went by super fast. Anywho, this was an exercise in working with different shapes. Let me know if you have any questions because it is a bit unusual. It was actually pretty fun trying to figure out how to make it work. I’ve never actually had onigiri but I definitely want to try it sometime.

Also, sorry for two white patterns back-to-back. If anyone has trouble seeing it properly let me know and I’ll tinker with the picture.

Final piece should measure about 2″ tall.

This is an icrochetthings original pattern © 2018. Do not claim as your own. Do not copy, sell, or distribute this pattern. Do not sell any products made from this pattern.

Materials

• DK weight yarn in white, black, pink
• B hook (2.25mm)
• 6 mm safety eyes
• Stuffing
• Scissors
• Tapestry needle

Rice Ball

Starting with white
Safety eyes should be placed between rounds 12 and 13

1. ch 11, 9 sc, inc, working on the opposite side of the chs: 9 sc, inc (22)
2. [inc, 8 sc, inc, 3 sc] around (30)
3. [inc, 10 sc, inc, 3 sc] around (34)
4. [inc, 12 sc, inc, 3 sc] around (38)
5. [inc, 14 sc, inc, 3 sc] around (42)
6. [sc] around (42)
7. [sc] around (42)
8. [sc] around (42)
9. [sc] around (42)
10. [sc] around (42)
11. [dec, 14 sc, dec, 3 sc] around (38)
12. [sc] around (38)
13. [dec, 12 sc, dec, 3 sc] around (34)
14. [sc] around (34)
15. [dec, 10 sc, dec, 3 sc] around (30)
16. [sc] around (30)
17. [dec, 8 sc, dec, 3 sc] around (26)
18. [sc] around (26)
19. [dec, 6 sc, dec, 3 sc] around (22)
20. [dec, 4 sc, dec, 3 sc] around (18)
21. [sc, dec] around (12)
22. [dec] around (6)

F/O, sew shut

Seaweed Wrap

Starting with black

1. ch 9, [sc] across (8)
2 – 21. c1t, [sc] across (8)

F/O, leave long tail for sewing

Assembly

• Sew the seaweed wrap around the bottom of the rice ball
• Use black yarn to embroider a mouth onto the rice ball
• Use pink yarn to embroider blush marks onto the rice ball

Free Pattern Friday: Bubble Seal Amigurumi

More pictures and a downloadable PDF of the pattern are available on Ravelry.

Happy Friday! Have a seal (thank you Pokemon for making me doubt how a four letter word is spelled).

A little guy that I whipped up quick. I’m not used to making small amigurumi so this was good practice for me. I called him a bubble seal because he’s the shape of a bubble. Truly I am the best at naming things. Also I updated the Free Pattern Friday banner a bit. No biggie.

Final piece should measure about 2″ tall.

This is an icrochetthings original pattern © 2018. Do not claim as your own. Do not copy, sell, or distribute this pattern. Do not sell any products made from this pattern.

Materials

• DK weight yarn in white, blue, black, pink
• B hook (2.25mm)
• 6 mm safety eyes
• Stuffing
• Scissors
• Tapestry needle

Body

Starting with white
Safety eyes should be placed between rounds 11 and 12

1. ch 2, 6 sc in 1^st ch (6)
2. [inc] around (12)
3. [sc, inc] around (18)
4. [2 sc, inc] around (24)
5. [3 sc, inc] around (30)
6. [4 sc, inc] around (36)
7. [sc] around (36)
8. [5 sc, inc] around (42)
9. [sc] around (42)
10. [sc] around (42)
11. [sc] around (42)
12. [sc] around (42)
13. [sc] around (42)
14. [sc] around (42)
15. [5 sc, dec] around (36)
16. [sc] around (36)
17. [4 sc, dec] around (30)
18. [3 sc, dec] around (24)
19. [2 sc, dec] around (18)
20. [sc, dec] around (12)
21. [dec] around (6)

F/O, sew shut

Face Patch

Starting with blue

1. ch 2, 6 sc in 1^st ch (6)
2. [sc, 2 inc] around (10)

F/O, leave long tail for sewing

2 Flippers

Starting with white

1. ch 2, 6 sc in 1^st ch (6)
2. [2 sc, inc] around (8)
3. [sc] around (8)
4. [sc] around (8)

F/O, leave long tail for sewing

2 Tail Fins

Starting with white

1. ch 2, 6 sc in 1^st ch (6)
2. [sc, inc] around (9)
3. [sc] around (9)
4. [sc] around (9)

F/O, leave long tail for sewing

Assembly

• Use black yarn to embroider a nose and mouth onto the face patch
• Sew the face patch onto the front of the body
• Use pink yarn to embroider blush marks onto the front of the body
• Sew the flippers on either side of the body
• Sew the tail fins onto the back of the body

Pattern Update: Chubbachu Amigurumi

This is just a little update to my Chubbachu pattern. I fixed it up with the new pattern template and made a couple small changes. The main one being that I merged the stripes into the body rather than making them separate pieces to sew on. I’ve also changed it to be worked from the bottom-up instead of top-down. Plus the mouth is now brown instead of black and he has a nose to smell that sweet, sweet ketchup. I think that’s it.

The pattern is available on Ravelry and on Etsy.

Free pattern tomorrow!

 

Pattern: Amaterasu Amigurumi

This is the pattern I’ve wanted to remake the most because originally I made it during my “felt period” and now I realize that felt is a big fat pain and I’m never working with it again. Also, I’m super excited that they’re bringing Okami over to the Switch! I’ve never actually beaten the game because my Wii remotes were crap and wouldn’t let me draw the lines properly. 😦

The pattern is available on Ravelry and on Etsy.

Got a bit experimental on this one. I fiddled around with some slip stitches with the tail and the back legs are a bit tricky. Of course, I’m always happy to help anyone who’s having trouble.

So glad I’ve got this pattern out of the way and I never have to look at the ugly old version again. Upcoming posts include a minor update to my Chubbachu pattern and quite possibly a Free Pattern Friday.

Pattern: Puppy Dog Amigurumi + Major Update

Skip to the bottom if you only care about the pattern.

Heeeeeeey so I’m a horrible person who hasn’t posted anything in half a year. Oops.

Basically there are two reasons I went missing. Reason one: I bought myself a Switch for Christmas and it has ruined all my free time. Reason two: There have been a myriad of minor annoyances about crocheting that combined together really put me off it. Luckily, I’ve been working on what I can do to fix these issues and I think I’ve got a good system set up.

So there’s going to be some changes to future patterns. The biggest one being I completely redesigned my pattern template. Not only does it look a lot nicer in my opinion, but it’s way less complicated and lets me write up patterns much quicker than my previous design. I’ve also bought myself a desktop photo-tent so I can snap good looking pictures quickly with significantly less use of Photoshop. And the last thing is that I’ve finally figured out what about my crocheting style has been irking me. I’ve realized that I mainly crochet from the top-down, when I should be crocheting from the bottom-up. An incredibly simple change that took me way longer than necessary to figure out. Durr.

TL;DR: Patterns should be coming more regularly now.

Also I fiddled with the blog design a bit. If you look up top you can see I made myself a little logo. Nothing fancy but I needed something to use as an avatar and stuff.

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Onto the actual pattern.

As mentioned above, this is the first pattern made with my new system. It’s based slightly on a really old puppy pattern I made (no link because it’s ugly :P). The collar is a separate piece, so you can choose to leave it off. It’s cute. Not much else to say.

The pattern is available on Ravelry and on Etsy.

Happy crocheting and hopefully I’ll post again before Christmas. Heheh.

 

Free Pattern Friday: Soot Sprite Amigurumi

A 3″ tall soot sprite from the movie Spirited Away.

A quick little thing I knocked out in about an hour or so. Pretty much just an excuse to use up some old black yarn. Happy Friday!

This is an icrochetthings original pattern © 2017. Do not claim as your own. Do not copy, sell, or distribute this pattern. Do not sell any products made from this pattern. Soot Sprite belongs to Studio Ghibli.

Materials

▪  DK weight yarn in black, white, yellow, green, pink
▪  B hook (2.25 mm)
▪  Stuffing
▪  6 mm safety eyes
▪  Scissors
▪  Tapestry needle
▪  Slicker brush

Difficulty – Easy

You should know how to work in the round, increase, and decrease.

2 Eye Patches

Starting with white

1.  ch 2, 6 sc in 1st ch  (6)
2.  [inc] around  (12)
3.  sc, 2 inc, sc  (14)

F/O, leave long tail for sewing

Body

Starting with black

1.  ch 2, 6 sc in 1st ch  (6)
2.  [inc] around  (12)
3.  [sc, inc] around  (18)
4.  [2 sc, inc] around  (24)
5.  [3 sc, inc] around  (30)
6.  [4 sc, inc] around  (36)
7.  [5 sc, inc] around  (42)
8.  [sc] around  (42)
9.  [6 sc, inc] around  (48)
10.  [sc] around  (48)
11.  [7 sc, inc] around  (54)
12 – 17.  [sc] around  (54)
18.  [7 sc, dec] around  (48)
19.  [sc] around  (48)
20.  [6 sc, dec] around  (42)
21.  [sc] around  (42)
22.  [5 sc, dec] around  (36)
23.  [4 sc, dec] around  (30)
24.  [3 sc, dec] around  (24)
Push the safety eyes through the eye patches
Stuff and attach safety eyes (I placed mine between rounds 13 and 14 at about 6 sts apart)
25.  [2 sc, dec] around  (18)
26.  [sc, dec] around  (12)
27.  [dec] around  (6)

F/O, sew shut

3 Stars

Starting with yellow, green, pink

1.  ch 2, 5 sc in 1st ch  (5)
2.  [sc, ch 3, ss in same st] around  (25)

F/O, leave long tail for sewing

Assembly

▪ Sew the eye patches onto the body
▪ Use slicker brush to fluff up the body
▪ Sew the stars onto the body