If you’ve been following along my adventures on Instagram via @amigurumei, you’ll remember that I promised to make a quick post on some tips for making the Little Twin Stars. And so here it is!
I must apologise that there seems to be a mistake printed for Lala’s Hair. You can find the rest of the pattern for Kiki and Lala in my book, Hello Kitty Crochet, but I will share the corrected Hair pattern for Lala here. I’m so sorry it took me this long to make this post!
Lala’s Hair
Use pink yarn.
Round 1: Sc 6 in magic ring {6}.
Round 2: [Inc] around {12}.
Round 3: [Inc, sc 1] around {18}.
Round 4: [Inc, sc 2] around {24}.
Round 5: [Inc, sc 3] around {30}.
Round 6: [Inc, sc 4] around {36}.
Round 7: [Inc, sc 5] around {42}.
Round 8-12: Sc around {42}.
Round 13: *5hdc, skip 1, sl st in next st, repeat from * 3 more times (total of 4 “waves”), sc 30 to end.
From here onwards, you will be working in rows.
Rows 14-16: Ch 1, turn work. Sc across {30}.
Rows 17: Ch 1, turn work. *5hdc, skip 1, sl st in next st, repeat from * 9 more times (total of 10 “waves”), sl st in last st.
Fasten off and secure hair to head with backstitches all around.
And I just realised that I may have used the wrong crochet terms for the Star Wands! Instead of triple crochet, I used dtr, and wasn’t clear that the sl st should be made in the same st. Here’s the correct one!
Star Wands
Make 2 with lemon yarn.
Round 1: Sc 5 in magic ring {5}.
Round 2: Triple crochet in the first st, ch 1, sl st in the same st.
Repeat 4 more times.
Fasten off and weave in ends.
For making the dresses, here’s a photo tutorial to show you how it should look before you flip the finished dress over the body piece.
Here’s a closer look at Kiki’s Hair. I like using the colour mint, but baby blue would look just as good 🙂
I hope you enjoyed this quick post! I post more often on Instagram so be sure to find me there @amigurumei 🙂
Here are the links to my other Hello Kitty Crochet tutorials:
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Hello my dear friends! It’s been so long since I’ve updated my blog with a free amigurumi pattern and since Christmas is just around the corner, I thought you might like a little gift from me to you!
Sarah and Duck has been a family favourite ever since my boys started paying special attention to the cartoon when it came on TV. I knew I wouldn’t be able to resist making a Sarah and Duck doll…I’m so glad I did!
I wish I could’ve been there to catch the Sarah and Duck live stage show this year. I guess having their dolls with me would have to be the second best thing!
It has taken me a long time to sit down and write this pattern (it’s quite a difficult pattern to write!), I hope you will enjoy it!
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
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Sarah amigurumi pattern
by amiguruMEI
Skill level: Intermediate
Materials & Tools 2mm hook
2.3mm hook
2.5mm hook
Dk weight cotton yarn in flesh, white, blush pink, candyfloss pink, red, dark brown, black and spearmint green.
Black crochet thread
6mm black brads x 2
Darning needle
Polyester fiberfill
Craft glue (Important: use one that dries clear)
Yarn note: I used Paintbox yarns Cotton DK and Marvel 4 Seasons for this project.
Head
With flesh yarn and 2.5mm hook:
Round 1: Sc 6 in magic ring {6}.
Round 2: [Inc] around {12}.
Round 3: [Inc, sc 1] around {18}.
Round 4: [Inc, sc 2] around {24}.
Round 5: [Inc, sc 3] around {30}.
Round 6: [Inc, sc 4] around {36}.
Round 7: [Inc, sc 5] around {42}.
Round 8: [Inc, sc 6] around {48}.
Round 9: [Inc, sc 7] around {54}.
Rounds 10-19 (10 rounds altogether): Sc around {54}.
Round 20: [Inv dec, sc 7] around {48}.
Round 21: [Inv dec, sc 6] around {42}.
Round 22: [Inv dec, sc 5] around {36}.
Round 23: [Inv dec, sc 4] around {30}.
Round 24: [Inv dec, sc 3] around {24}.
Round 25: [Inv dec, sc 2] around {18}.
Stuff head.
Round 26: [Inv dec, sc 1] around {12}.
Round 27: [Inv dec] around {6}.
Fasten off and weave in ends.
Hair (Make 2) With black yarn and 2.5mm hook:
Row 1: Ch 10, turn work.
Rows 2-5 (4 rows altogether): Sc in each st across, ch1 and turn {9}.
Fasten off and leave a long end for sewing.
Eyes (Make 2) With white yarn and 2.5mm hook:
Round 1: Sc 9 in magic ring {9}.
Round 2: [Inc] around {18}.
Round 3: Inc in next 4 sts, leave the rest unworked {22}.
Clean fasten off and leave a long end for sewing.
Outlining the eyes: With black crochet thread and a darning needle, bring the thread up near the edge of the eyes and make a loose loop circling the eye, then bring the thread back down. Dab on some craft glue to secure the shape in place. You may use some pins to hold it in place first while it dries.
Cheeks (make 2)
With blush pink yarn and 2.3mm hook:
Round 1: Sc 6 in magic ring {6}.
Fasten off and leave a long end for sewing.
Beanie
With spearmint green yarn and 2.3mm hook:
Round 1: Sc 6 in magic ring {6}.
Round 2: [Inc] around {12}.
Round 3: [Inc, sc 1] around {18}.
Round 4: [Inc, sc 2] around {24}.
Round 5: [Inc, sc 3] around {30}.
Round 6: [Inc, sc 4] around {36}.
Round 7: [Inc, sc 5] around {42}.
Round 8: [Inc, sc 6] around {48}.
Round 9: [Inc, sc 7] around {54}.
Round 10: [Inc, sc 8] around {60}.
Rounds 11-26 (16 rounds altogether): Sc around {60}.
Fasten off and weave in ends.
The beanie should fit over Sarah’s head with a little left over to be folded up.
Body
With blush pink yarn and 2.5mm hook:
Round 1: Sc 6 in magic ring {6}.
Round 2: [Inc] around {12}.
Round 3: [Inc, sc 1] around {18}.
Round 4: [Inc, sc 2] around {24}.
Rounds 5-12 (8 rounds altogether): Sc around {24}.
Round 13: [Inv dec, sc 2] around {18}.
Fasten off and weave in ends.
Dress
With blush pink yarn, you will surface crochet Round 1 (counter-clockwise) onto the body.
To start, turn the body upside down.
Round 1: Sc 18. Ss to first stitch {19}.
From the next round onwards, you will be crocheting only on the dress (as opposed to on the body).
Change to candyfloss pink yarn.
Round 2: [Inc, sc 1] around {29}. (You may have an inc in the last st but that’s ok)
Change to blush pink yarn.
Round 3: Sc around {29}.
Change to candyfloss pink yarn.
Round 4: Sc around {29}.
Change to blush pink yarn.
Round 5: Sc around {29}.
Change to candyfloss pink yarn.
Round 6: Sc around {29}.
Change to blush pink yarn.
Round 7: Sc around {29}.
Change to candyfloss pink yarn.
Round 8: Sc around {29}.
Change to blush pink yarn.
Round 9: Sc around {29}.
Change to candyfloss pink yarn.
Round 10: Sc around {29}.
Change to blush pink yarn.
Round 11: Sc around {29}.
Clean fasten off and weave in ends.
Leave a long end for sewing. Thread the tail back up to the body’s opening.
Zip
With red yarn and 2.5mm hook:
Row 1: Ch 4, turn work.
Row 2: Sc in each st across {3}.
Fasten off and leave a long end for sewing.
Arms (Make 2)
With flesh yarn and 2.5mm hook:
Round 1: Sc 7 in magic ring {7}.
Round 2: Sc around {7}.
Change to blush pink yarn.
Round 3: Sc around {7}.
Change to candyfloss pink yarn.
Round 4: Sc around {7}.
Change to blush pink yarn.
Round 5: Sc around {7}.
Change to candyfloss pink yarn.
Round 6: Sc around {7}.
Change to blush pink yarn.
Round 7: Sc around {7}.
Change to candyfloss pink yarn.
Round 8: Sc around {7}.
Fasten off and leave a long end for sewing.
Legs (Make 2)
With black crochet thread and 2mm hook:
Round 1: Sc 6 in magic ring {6}.
Rounds 2-7 (6 rounds altogether): Sc around {6}.
Fasten off and leave a long end for sewing.
Shoes (Make 2)
With dark brown yarn and 2.3mm hook:
Round 1: Sc 6 in magic ring {6}.
Round 2: Sc around {6}.
Fasten off and leave a long end for sewing.
Assembly
Sew the eyes below Round 12 of the head. There should be about 6 sts in between each eye. Pop in the black brads.
Use black crochet thread to make a loose backstitch for the lips, below Round 20 of the head. It should be centred between the eyes.
Sew on the cheeks.
Attach the hair pieces onto the head — sew only at the top.
Fit on the beanie and roll up the edges.
Sew body/dress onto head.
Sew on the zip.
Sew on the arms.
Sew on the legs
Add the shoes (they should be sewn on horizontally.
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Duck amigurumi pattern
by amiguruMEI
Skill level: Intermediate
Materials & Tools
2.3mm hook
3 mm hook
DK weight cotton yarn in spearmint green, daffodil yellow, blush pink, light caramel and white.
Aran weight yarn in white (for the body)
Black crochet thread
6mm black brads x 2
Darning needle
Polyester fiberfill
Craft glue (Important: use one that dries clear)
Head
With spearmint green yarn and 2.3mm hook:
Round 1: Sc 6 in magic ring {6}.
Round 2: [Inc] around {12}.
Round 3: [Inc, sc 1] around {18}.
Round 4: [Inc, sc 2] around {24}.
Round 5: [Inc, sc 3] around {30}.
Round 6: [Inc, sc 4] around {36}.
Rounds 7-15 (9 rounds altogether): Sc around {36}.
Fasten off and leave a long end for sewing.
Body With aran weight white yarn and 3mm hook:
Round 1: Sc 6 in magic ring {6}.
Round 2: [Inc] around {12}.
Round 3: [Inc, sc 1] around {18}.
Round 4: [Inc, sc 2] around {24}.
Round 5: [Inc, sc 3] around {30}.
Round 6: [Inc, sc 4] around {36}.
Round 7: [Inc, sc 5] around {42}.
Round 8: [Inc, sc 6] around {48}.
Round 9: [Inc, sc 7] around {54}.
Rounds 10-16 (7 rounds altogether): Sc around {54}.
Fasten off and leave a long end for sewing.
Assembling the head and body:
1. Flatten the body piece.
2. Whipstitch the head onto one end of the body’s opening, matching stitch to stitch.
3. Pinch the remaining body together to form Duck’s tail part of the body and whipstitch to close.
Eyes (Make 2)
With Dk weight white yarn and 2.3mm hook:
Row 1: Ch 6, turn work.
Row 2: Sc in next 4 sts, 3 sc in the last {7}.
Rotate work (as you would to crochet an oval piece).
Row 3: Sc in next 10 sts, 2 sc in the last {12}.
Rotate work.
Row 4: Sc in next 12 sts {12}.
Fasten off and leave a long end for sewing.
Beak
With daffodil yellow yarn and 2.3mm hook:
Round 1: Sc 6 in magic ring {6}.
Round 2: [Inc] around {12}.
Rounds 3-5 (3 rounds altogether): Sc around {12}.
Fasten off and leave a long end for sewing.
Cheeks (make 2)
With blush pink yarn and 2.3mm hook:
Round 1: Sc 5 in magic ring {5}.
Fasten off and leave a long end for sewing.
Feet (Make 2)
With light caramel yarn and 2.3mm hook:
Round 1: Sc 8 in magic ring {8}.
Rounds 2-3: Sc around {8}.
Round 3: Inv dec in next 2 sts, sc in remaining sts {6}.
Rounds 4-5: Sc around {6}.
Fasten off and leave a long end for sewing. Final Assembly
1. Pop the brads into the eyes.
2. Sew the eyes on the sides of the head. They should fall below Round 6.
3. Outlining the eyes: With black crochet thread and a darning needle, bring the thread up near the edge of the eyes and make a loose loop circling the eye, then bring the thread back down. Dab on some craft glue to secure the shape in place. You may use some pins to hold it in place first while it dries.
4. Sew on the beak below Round 10 of the head.
5. Sew on the cheeks.
6. Sew on the feet near Rounds 3 and 4 of the body.
As this is an original amiguruMEI pattern, kindly do not claim it as your own. You may place a link to this pattern from your site, but please do not repost it onto your page. Send me a picture or tag me on Instagram @amigurumei when you’ve made your own Sarah and Duck and I’ll share it here! 🙂
I didn’t realise it was Shark Week over at Super Simple Songs, and am super honoured that they featured Master Aoi in their Instagram! Thank you so much Super Simple!
The tune is too catchy so I’ll leave you with the song — you’ll probably be singing it all day too!
I’m back again with another brand new amigurumi pattern. Behold, the mystical blue cat with an infinity pocket: Doraemon!
I had to re-do the head a few times as I was using a darker blue earlier but ran out of yarn before I could finish! And I thought I had it covered 😉
I never thought that I would make Doraemon so soon (it has always been in my to-do list!) but a family member hinted at wanting one and I just couldn’t resist!
I must be honest: I don’t own anything Doraemon so this doll is really the only thing I have and eeps! I’ll have to give it away soon! I grew up watching bits and pieces of the show — never really a full episode I think! Making this doll has really made me wonder why I never did! (Catch-up time now!)
I really hope you’ll enjoy this pattern!
Let’s get started, shall we?
Doraemon amigurumi pattern
by amiguruMEI
Skill level: Easy
Duration: About 6 hours
Materials & Tools
2.3mm hook
Acrylic yarn in white, light blue, red and pink
Black crochet thread/embroidery floss
8mm oval doll’s eyes x 2
7mm red brad x 1
Small gold bell
Darning needle
Polyester fiberfill
Craft glue
Head
With white yarn:
Round 1: Sc 6 in magic ring {6}.
Round 2: [Inc] around {12}.
Round 3: [Inc, sc 1] around {18}.
Round 4: [Inc, sc 2] around {24}.
Round 5: [Inc, sc 3] around {30}.
Round 6: [Inc, sc 4] around {36}.
Round 7: [Inc, sc 5] around {42}.
Round 8: [Inc, sc 6] around {48}.
Round 9: [Inc, sc 7] around {54}.
Change to light blue yarn.
Round 10: [Inc, sc 8] around {60}.
Round 11: [Inc, sc 9] around {66}.
Round 12: [Inc, sc 10] around {72}.
Rounds 12-23 (12 rounds altogether): Sc around {72}.
Round 24: [Inv dec, sc 10] around {66}.
Round 25: [Inv dec, sc 9] around {60}.
Round 26: [Inv dec, sc 8] around {54}.
Round 27: [Inv dec, sc 7] around {48}.
Round 28: [Inv dec, sc 6] around {42}.
Round 29: [Inv dec, sc 5] around {36}.
Round 30: [Inv dec, sc 4] around {30}.
Round 31: [Inv dec, sc 3] around {24}.
Round 32: [Inv dec, sc 2] around {18}. Stuff head. Mould and shape the piece to ensure that the front of the head (the white part) is flat.
Round 33: [Inv dec, sc 1] around {12}.
Round 34: [Inv dec] around {6}.
Fasten off and weave in ends.
(The side view of the head turned out a little flatter than I would’ve liked. If you want a rounder version, you can definitely add a few more rounds after Round 23).
Body
With light blue yarn:
Round 1: Sc 6 in magic ring {6}.
Round 2: [Inc] around {12}.
Round 3: [Inc, sc 1] around {18}.
Round 4: [Inc, sc 2] around {24}.
Rounds 5-12 (8 rounds altogether): Sc around {24}.
Fasten off and leave a long end for sewing. Stuff body.
Eyes (Make 2)
With white yarn:
Round 1: Sc 8 in magic ring {8}.
Round 2: [Inc] around {16}.
Fasten off and leave a long end for sewing. Pull on the piece to stretch it into an oval shape.
Arms (Make 2)
With white yarn:
Round 1: Sc 7 in magic ring {7}.
Rounds 2-3: Sc around {7}.
Change to light blue yarn.
Rounds 4-7: Sc around {7}.
Fasten off and leave a long end for sewing. You can shape the white end by pressing on it to give it a balled-up look.
Feet (Make 2)
With white yarn:
Round 1: Sc 5 in magic ring {5}.
Round 2: [Inc] around {10}.
Round 3: [Inc, sc 1] around {15}. Rounds 4-5: Sc around {15}.
Round 6: [Inv dec, sc 1] around {10}.
Fasten off and leave a long end for sewing. Stuff feet.
Tummy
With white yarn:
Round 1: Sc 8 in magic ring {8}.
Round 2: [Inc] around {16}.
Round 3: [Inc, sc 1] around {24}.
Fasten off and leave a long end for sewing. Pull on the piece to stretch it into an oval shape.
Pocket
With white yarn:
Row 1: Sc 4 in magic ring {4}. Ch 1, turn work.
Row 2: [Inc] around {8}. Ch 1, turn work.
Row 3: [Inc, sc 1] around {12}.
Fasten off and leave a long end for sewing.
Tail
With red yarn:
Round 1: Sc 5 in magic ring {5}.
Round 2: Sc around {5}.
Fasten off, weave in ends and leave a long end for sewing.
Collar
With red yarn:
Row 1: Ch 30, turn work.
Row 2: Sc in each st across. {29}.
Fasten off and leave a long end for sewing. (You can add or reduce stitches; just check to see if the collar fits all the way around Doraemon’s body + arms).
Cheeks (White, make 2)
With white yarn:
Round 1: Sc 5 in magic ring {5}.
Round 2: [Inc] around {10}.
Fasten off and leave a long end for sewing.
Cheeks (Pink, make 2)
With white yarn:
Round 1: Sc 5 in magic ring {5}.
Fasten off and leave a long end for sewing.
Designing the face
1. Pop the oval doll’s eyes into the white crochet eye pieces.
2. Deciding where Doraemon’s face is: The white part of the head should be facing towards you. Make sure the colour jog that happened during the colour switch is positioned at the bottom of the head. Stitch the eyes in the centre, approximately onto Round 7 to 11 of the head.
3. Pop in the red brad for the nose (mine falls on Round 6).
4. I used black crochet thread to sew on the whiskers and lips: the nose line should extend from Round 6 (at the bottom of the nose) vertically all the way to Round 5 at the bottom. I used a little craft glue to hold the lips in shape.
5. Sew on the white and pink cheeks.
Assembly
1. Stitch head and body together.
2. Stitch tummy onto the body.
3. Stitch pocket onto the tummy.
4. Stitch arms onto the sides of the body.
5. Stitch on the collar.
6. Attach the bell.
7. Stitch on the feet.
8. End with the tail at the back.
As this is an original amiguruMEI pattern, kindly do not claim it as your own. You may place a link to this pattern from your site, but please do not repost it onto your page. Send me a picture or tag me on Instagram @amigurumei when you’ve made your own Doraemon and I’ll share it here! 🙂
Many of you have asked about this character, which made an appearance in the Welcome to Sanrio Land! page in the Hello Kitty Crochet book.
Cinnamoroll was originally cast as one of the many stars of the book, but was later left out so that we could make space for his other friends. Poor pup! But everything is better now as you can finally make your own crochet Cinnamoroll!
I first created this pattern when I was writing the Hello Kitty Crochet book in 2013. If I remember correctly, it was one of the first few designs that turned out looking ok! Sharing this pattern brings back loads of memories. I remember taking one whole month off work just to design all the patterns for the book. I had to organize my time well so I only had about one day to finish up on each character. Which wasn’t a whole lot since I had to design from scratch. I remember having Naoki Urasawa’s Monster anime to keep me company while I crocheted. Not a cutesy anime at all but it kept me going! It has been a great honour working with Quirk Books and also with Sanrio and I really hope you can make the complete set of characters now with the inclusion of Cinnamoroll 🙂
I have been wanting to share this pattern since a long time ago but so many things happened I never got around to it. I hope you will enjoy Cinnamoroll as it’s the sweetest character ever. You can also try giving him a more kawaii floppy head by using thicker yarn and a larger hook size.
Now let’s make Cinnamoroll!
Cinnamoroll amigurumi pattern by amiguruMEI Skill level: Easy Duration: About 4 hours
Materials & Tools
2.3mm hook
Acrylic yarn in white
Light blue embroidery floss
Dark brown embroidery floss
Pink felt
Darning needle Polyester fiberfill
Craft glue
Head
With white yarn:
Round 1: Sc 6 in magic ring {6}.
Round 2: [Inc] around {12}.
Round 3: [Inc, sc 1] around {18}.
Round 4: [Inc, sc 2] around {24}.
Round 5: [Inc, sc 3] around {30}.
Round 6: [Inc, sc 4] around {36}.
Round 7: [Inc, sc 5] around {42}.
Rounds 8-11 (4 rounds altogether): Sc around {42}.
Round 12: [Inv dec, sc 5] around {36}.
Round 13: [Inv dec, sc 4] around {30}.
Round 14: [Inv dec, sc 3] around {24}.
Round 15: [Inv dec, sc 2] around {18}.
Stuff head.
Round 16: [Inv dec, sc 1] around {12}.
Round 17: [Inv dec] around {6}.
Fasten off and weave in ends.
Body
With white yarn:
Round 1: Sc 6 in magic ring {6}.
Round 2: [Inc] around {12}.
Round 3: [Inc, sc 1] around {18}.
Round 4: [Inc, sc 2] around {24}.
Rounds 5-8 (4 rounds altogether): Sc around {24}.
Round 9: [Inv dec, sc 2] around {18}.
Fasten off and leave a long end for sewing.
Stuff body.
Ears
Make 2 with white yarn.
Round 1: Sc 6 in magic ring {6}.
Round 2: [Inc] around {12}.
Round 3: [Inc, sc 1] around {18}.
Rounds 4-5: Sc around {18}.
Round 6: [Inv dec, sc 1] around {12}.
Rounds 7-14 (8 rounds altogether): Sc around {12}.
Fasten off and leave a long end for sewing. Flatten piece.
Arms
Make 2 with white yarn.
Round 1: Sc 5 in magic ring {5}.
Rounds 2-4: Sc around {5}.
Feet
Make 2 with white yarn.
Round 1: Sc 8 in magic ring {8}.
Rounds 2-3: Sc around {8}.
Fasten off and weave in ends but leave a long tail for sewing.
Flatten piece and thread the long tail through the centre of the foot.
Tail
With white yarn:
Round 1: Sc 5 in magic ring {5}.
Rounds 2-12 (11 rounds altogether): Sc around {5}.
Fasten off and leave a long end for sewing.
Designing the face
1. With blue embroidery floss: Sew eyes below Round 9, by making 12 vertical backstitches (going back and forth in the same two stitches from Round 9 to Round 10). There should be six stitches between the eyes.
2. With dark brown embroidery floss: Sew lips below Round 10, between the eyes. Make a loose backstitch four stitches long. Bring your needle back to the centre of this stitch and make a small backstitch to hold the lips in a “W” shape. Add two more small backstitches (near Round 11) to hold the left and right curves together.
Assembly
1. Stitch head and body together.
2. Stitch arms onto the sides of the body.
3. Stitch feet onto the bottom front of the body.
4. Stitch ears in place. They should fall below Round 5 of the head.
5. Stitch tail on at the back. Roll up the tip of the tail until the midway point and stitch it in place.
6. Cut two pink felt ovals and glue onto the cheeks.
P/S At the moment, I’ve been using my iPhone 6 to capture the photos as I only have a makeshift ‘studio’ (which consists of the top of a diaper table, a few planks of wood and a reflector) and 10 minutes a day to come up with the pictures you see here (before I have to bathe my boys, feed them etc etc). I promise that I’ll take better photos soon and go back to my beloved Nikon D5100 DSLR 🙂
To all Anpanman fans, thank you for being patient with me. You can now make your own Anpanman amigurumi with my free pattern. Yay!
If you don’t already know who Anpanman is, you must, must watch the Sore ike! Anpanman series! I recently watched the Sore Ike! Anpanman: Ruby no Negai movie here, if you’re interested!
Anpanman is a superhero with an anpan (Japanese bean jam-filled pastry) for a head. It’s a strange sight, but Anpanman doesn’t mind sharing a bit of his head with the hungry children that he comes across during his adventures.
I decided to make another cuter version after seeing all the wonderful Anpanman cookies and buns on Instagrammer @sachi ina’s feed! Her makes are incredibly awesome! I’ve been trying my hand at making cute chigiripan and illust pan (bread rolls with cute prints in them) but I am yet to be satisfied with the results. As I type this, I have a loaf of panda illust pan that I baked this evening, waiting to be sliced and discovered. If you see a picture of it on my Instagram, it means it was a success!
But for now, onto the free Anpanman amigurumi pattern! Sore ike!
Anpanman amigurumi pattern by amiguruMEI
アンパンマンのあみぐるみ Skill level: Intermediate Duration: About 6 hours Description: Anpanman is a popular Japanese character from a picture book series written by Takashi Yanase. I first fell in love with the strangely-cute superhero when I chanced upon its anime series and saw Anpanman pull off a piece of anpan from his head (which is literally an anpan, or bean jam-filled pastry) to feed a hungry child! The series comes with its host of colourful characters and I hope to be able to crochet the rest of them soon! Abbreviations • Ch: chain
• Sc: single crochet
• Dc: double crochet
• Inv dec: invisible decrease
Materials & Tools
2.5mm hook
Acrylic yarn in skin colour, orange, red, yellow and black
Black crochet thread
Darning needle
Polyester fiberfill
Head
With skin colour yarn:
Round 1: Sc 6 in magic ring {6}.
Round 2: [Inc] around {12}.
Round 3: [Inc, sc 1] around {18}.
Round 4: [Inc, sc 2] around {24}.
Round 5: [Inc, sc 3] around {30}.
Round 6: [Inc, sc 4] around {36}.
Round 7: [Inc, sc 5] around {42}.
Round 8: [Inc, sc 6] around {48}.
Round 9: [Inc, sc 7] around {54}.
Rounds 10-19 (10 rounds altogether): Sc around {54}.
Round 20: [Inv dec, sc 7] around {48}.
Round 21: [Inv dec, sc 6] around {42}.
Round 22: [Inv dec, sc 5] around {36}.
Round 23: [Inv dec, sc 4] around {30}.
Round 24: [Inv dec, sc 3] around {24}.
Round 25: [Inv dec, sc 2] around {18}.
Fill with stuffing. The shape of the head should be spherical.
Round 26: [Inv dec, sc 1] around {12}.
Round 27: [Inv dec] around {6}.
Fasten off and weave in ends.
Nose and cheeks (Make 3)
With orange yarn:
Round 1: Sc 6 in magic ring {6}.
Round 2: [Inc] around {12}.
Rounds 3-4: Sc around {12}.
Fasten off and leave a long end for sewing.
Fill with a tiny bit of stuffing.
Body
With red yarn:
Round 1: Sc 6 in magic ring {6}.
Round 2: [Inc] around {12}.
Round 3: [Inc, sc 1] around {18}.
Rounds 4-5: Sc around {18}.
Change to yellow yarn.
Round 6: Sc around {18}.
Switch back to red yarn.
Round 7-10 (4 rounds altogether): Sc around {18}.
Fasten off and leave a long end for sewing.
Fill with stuffing. Cape
With black yarn:
Row 1: Ch 10. Turn work.
Rows 2-14 (13 rows altogether): Sc 9, Ch 1. Turn work.
Fasten off and leave a long end for sewing.
Arms (Make 2)
With yellow yarn:
Round 1: Sc 6 in magic ring {6}.
Round 2: Sc around {6}.
Change to red yarn.
Rounds 3-6 (4 rounds altogether): Sc around {6}.
Fasten off and leave a long end for sewing.
Legs (Make 2)
With yellow yarn:
Round 1: Sc 7 in magic ring {7}.
Rounds 2-3: Sc around {7}.
Change to red yarn.
Rounds 4-5: Sc around {7}.
Fasten off and leave a long end for sewing.
Assembly
1. Sew nose and cheeks onto the head. They should fall below Round 13.
2. Sew on the eyes, eyebrows and mouth (please see tips on **Designing the face below)
3. Sew body onto head.
4. Sew on arms. You can position them however you like. I gave mine an “Anpunch!” pose.
5. Sew on the legs.
6. Sew on the cape. I just looped the cape around Anpanman’s neck and weaved in the ends.
**Designing the face Eyes
1. The eyes are sewn below Round 11 of the head, using black crochet thread
2. Each eye is sewn with 12 vertical backstitches that are 2 stitches long.
3. There should be a space of 3 stitches in between each eye.
Eyebrows
1. Instead of rounded eyebrows, I gave my Anpanman “L” shaped ones.
2. I made a loose diagonal stitch that is 3 stitches long and then made a smaller stitch to hold the corners together. Alternatively, you can try making 2 backstitches in the shape of an L (I think the effect would be quite the same!)
Mouth
1. Just one vertical backstitch, 2 stitches long.
As this is an original amiguruMEI pattern, kindly do not claim it as your own. You may place a link to this pattern from your site, but please do not repost it onto your page. Send me a picture or tag me on Instagram @amigurumei when you’ve made your own Anpanman 🙂
Amidst the yarn, hooks and baskets of crafting tools, this is what my life looks like now.
Christmas morning, every day!
These pictures were taken by my dear friend Samuel Ong about a week before Christmas 2016. Every year, Sam goes around looking for cute and cuddly talents to pose for his Christmas project and I made it to the list thanks to the twins!
I just realised I haven’t had the time to share updated photos of my growing-too-fast boys, who just turned one last month!
So before I forget to make another post, here are more photos of us 🙂
No Jacob, don’t eat the giftwrap!
Jacob is still trying to eat the giftwrap…
No Joshua, don’t tear the gift!
🙂
Quiet at last…
I said NO….
I give up…
*The top photo made it into The Star main news page on Christmas Day 2016. The boys were also baptised on the same day! Double blessings, for sure 🙂
It’s been too long, too long! A big hug to everyone who’s been following my posts and waiting for more amiguruMEI adventures to come.
Being a first-time mom and to twins has been a roller coaster ride…sweet, exciting, frightful with a tang of adrenaline rush. My boys have finally turned a year old! So mommy thinks it’s time that she gave some loving back to her blog as well…
Chinese New Year has just begun and to celebrate this special occasion, I’d like to share an absolutely free, super-kawaii amigurumi pattern right here, right now!
Please meet Tori:
Yes, the two little cuties behind are her twin boys, Tama and Go.
Who absolutely love following Mama wherever she goes.
There are times when Tori feels overstretched.
And then there are times she wished she had a few more tako hands to get the boys out of (more) mischief.
And more mischief.
But Tori knows to take things slow. And to enjoy every moment before the boys are grown up all too fast!
That being said, if she ever needs a break…
She knows there’s always another Mama willing to take over, if only for just a little while.
Bet the boys would behave after that.
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I hope you’ll enjoy the pattern! Tori and Tama-Go were designed in collaboration with Craft Passion, who spent the past year knitting awesome Fair Isle beanies, pullovers, leg warmers–the whole works!
Quiet at last…
I said NO….
I give up…
amiguruMEI 