Totoro

AMIGURUMI PATTERN

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Supplies Stitch key

1 This pattern is written using US crochet
terms.

ch chain.
sc single crochet.
inc increase, 2 sc in the same stitch.
dec decrease, 2 sc together.
slst slip stitch.

- Grey and off-white yarn for a 3,5 mm

crochet hook.
- A little light grey yarn for a 2 mm crochet Size
hook, to crochet the claws .
- A little black yarn to embroider the nose The finished Totoro amigurumi measures
and for the whiskers (which you can harden about 12 inches tall (30 cm), but if you use
with glue), or you can use waxed black yarn another crochet hook, and a yarn according
instead. to the hook, you can make it from other
- 3,5 mm crochet hook. measures, just keep in mind that then, the
- 2 mm crochet hook to crochet the claws. eye pieces and safety eyes will also have to
- A pair of 9 mm safety eyes. vary in size.
- White felt.
- White sewing thread.
- Fiberfill.
- Tapestry needle, a sewing needle, pins,
scissors and a stitch marker.

If you’re gonna harden the whiskers you’re

gonna need:
- Craft glue with transparent finish.
- A little bit of water.
- A teaspoon.
- A small bowl.

*The yarn can be acrylic or cotton, I have

used Katia Alabama, which is 50% acrylic
and 50% cotton, in the colors 51 Grey (3
balls) and 03 Off-White (1 ball).
*For the claws I have used Yarn & Colors
Must Have 95 Silver.

Crochet in continuous rows, unless otherwise

indicated.

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Whiskers
I recommend that you start with the whiskers, so you have them ready when you need them
(which will be at the end).

If you prefer, you can embroider the whiskers instead of hardening them and sewing them on one
side only, for embroidery it would be the same way as embroidering the stains on the face (which
I will explain at the end of the pattern).

First cut 6 strips of black yarn about 7 inches (18 cm) long, which will be the 6 whiskers of Totoro.

To harden the whiskers we will need a little glue with a transparent finish, like the one in the
PHOTO 3, and a little water, the proportion will be 50% glue and 50% water approximately.

2 3

Put 2-3 teaspoons of water in a small bowl, and the same amount of glue, stir well until the glue
is completely dissolved.

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Now take the 6 strips of black yarn that we have prepared before and put in the mixture about 1
third (about 2-2.3 inches (5-6 cm)), the exact size is not important (later we will trim the whiskers
if they are too long), the part that we are not going to harden is the part that we will sew to the
head to hold the whiskers.

Let the mixture penetrate well into the yarn, and then press with your fingers to remove the ex-
cess, we need to get them well impregnated, but then we drain them to let them dry.

Stretch the whiskers on a plastic sheet and let them dry until they are completely dry.

The whiskers are ready for sewing at the end of the assembly.

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If you want you can also harden the claws in the same way, to make them more rigid.

If the doll is for a small child, I don’t recommend that you harden the claws, simply because it will
bend easily and they won’t look so pretty anymore.

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Eyes
Cut these pieces into white felt (the pieces have a diameter of 2.2 cm / 0.9 inches):

Make a hole in the center with a thick needle or the tip of scissors.

Put your safety eyes through the felt, but don’t fix the locking ring yet, reserve to place later on
the head.

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Arms
15
Make 2, with grey yarn.

RND NO
1 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
2 6 inc (12)

3 (1 sc, 1 inc) x 6 (18)

4 (2 sc, 1 inc) x 6 (24)
5-16 24 sc (24)
Stuff it very lightly. 16
17 (10 sc, 1 dec) x 2 (22)

18-20 22 sc (22)
Stuff it a little more.
21 (9 sc, 1 dec) x 2 (20)

22-24 20 sc (18)

25 (8 sc, 1 dec) x 2 (18)

26-28 18 sc (18)
Leave approximately the
last 10 rounds unfilled. 17
29 Flatten and crochet a row (9)
with 9 sc joining the 2
sides of the arm (PHOTO
17).

Fasten off and cut the yarn. Reserve for later

joining to the body when we crochet it.

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Head, body, legs

20 21
Start at the head, with grey yarn.

RND NO
1 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
2 6 inc (12)

3 (1 sc, 1 inc) x 6 (18)

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4 (1 sc, 1 inc, 1 sc) x 6 (24)
5 (3 sc, 1 inc) x 6 (30)
6 (2 sc, 1 inc, 2 sc) x 6 (36)

7 (5 sc, 1 inc) x 6 (42)

8 (3 sc, 1 inc, 3 sc) x 6 (48)

24 25
9 (7 sc, 1 inc) x 6 (54)

10 (4 sc, 1 inc, 4 sc) x 6 (60)

11 (9 sc, 1 inc) x 6 (66)

12-17 66 sc (66)

18 31 sc, 2 inc, place a stitch (70) 26 27

marker, 2 inc, 31 sc
19-24 70 sc (70)

25 (6 sc, 1 inc) x 10 (80)

Now put the safety eyes, between rounds

15 and 16, separated by 16 sc, the stitch 28 29
marker marks the exact center, counts 8 sc
towards each side and places the eyes with
the closing (PHOTO 22).

Sew the felt edge with white sewing thread

(PHOTOS 23-24).

Embroider the nose with black yarn between 30 31

rounds 17 and 18 (where the stitch marker
is), taking up the 4 central sc (PHOTOS 25-
28).

Embroider the mouth diagonally, in round

23, taking 2 sc (PHOTOS 29-30).

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Keep crocheting the body.

32 33
RND NO
26 (7 sc, 1 inc) x 10 (90)
27 90 sc (continue (90)
crocheting to the exact
center of the back, and
move the stitch marker
to be the new start of the 34 35
round)
28 18 sc, places the arm on (90)
top of the body to crochet
at the same time on the
body and on the arm 9
sc, 36 sc, places the other
arm and crochet 9 sc on
the body and on the arm 36 37
at the same time, 18 sc
(PHOTOS 33-36)
29-50 90 sc (90)
51 (43 sc, 1 dec) x 2 (88)
52 (21 sc, 1 dec, 21 sc) x 2 (86)

53 (41 sc, 1 dec) x 2 (84) 38 39

54 (20 sc, 1 dec, 20 sc) x 2 (82)
55 (39 sc, 1 dec) x 2 (80)
56 (19 sc, 1 dec, 19 sc) x 2 (78)

57 (37 sc, 1 dec) x 2 (76)

58 (18 sc, 1 dec, 18 sc) x 2 (74) 40 41

59 (35 sc, 1 dec) x 2 (72)

60 (17 sc, 1 dec, 17 sc) x 2 (70)

61 (33 sc, 1 dec) x 2 (68)

62-65 68 sc (68)
42 43
Stuff (PHOTO 40).
66 Remove the stitch marker
and continue crocheting
until you reach the
exact center of the front
(PHOTO 43).

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Now we’re going to crochet both legs, first 44 45

the right, then the left.

RND NO
67 Skip 34 stitches and (34)
crochet 34 sc, place the
stitch marker on the first
stitch, which will be the
new start of the round
(PHOTO 44).
68 34 sc (34)
69 (6 sc, 1 dec, 7 sc, 1 dec) (30) 46 47
x2
70 (3 sc, 1 dec) x 6 (24)
71 (2 sc, 1 dec) x 6 (18)
Stuff.
72 (1 sc, 1 dec) x 6 (12)
73 (6 dec) (6)

Fasten off, cut the yarn, close the opening

and hide the yarn end.

Now we’ll make the other leg. 48 49

RND NO
67-68 34 sc (34)
69 (6 sc, 1 dec, 7 sc, 1 dec) (30)
x2
70 (3 sc, 1 dec) x 6 (24)
71 (2 sc, 1 dec) x 6 (18)
Stuff.
72 (1 sc, 1 dec) x 6 (12)
50 51
73 (6 dec) (6)

Fasten off, cut the yarn, close the opening

and hide the yarn end.

Finally, sew the small opening between the

two legs (PHOTO 50).

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Belly Ears
Make 1, with off-white yarn. Make 2, with grey yarn.

RND NO RND NO
1 6 sc in a magic ring (6) 1 Ch 2, work 4 sc into 1st (4)
2 6 inc (12) ch
2 (1 sc, 1 inc) x 2 (6)
3 (1 sc, 1 inc) x 6 (18)
3 (2 sc, 1 inc) x 2 (8)
4 (1 sc, 1 inc, 1 sc) x 6 (24)
4 (3 sc, 1 inc) x 2 (10)
5 (3 sc, 1 inc) x 6 (30)
5 10 sc (10)
6 (2 sc, 1 inc, 2 sc) x 6 (36)
6 (4 sc, 1 inc) x 2 (12)
7 (5 sc, 1 inc) x 6 (42)
7 12 sc (12)
8 (3 sc, 1 inc, 3 sc) x 6 (48)
8 (5 sc, 1 inc) x 2 (14)
9 (7 sc, 1 inc) x 6 (54)
9 14 sc (14)
10 (4 sc, 1 inc, 4 sc) x 6 (60)
10 (6 sc, 1 inc) x 2 (16)
11 (9 sc, 1 inc) x 6 (66)
11 16 sc (16)
12 (5 sc, 1 inc, 5 sc) x 6 (72)
12 1 dec, 4 sc, 2 dec, 4 sc, (12)
13 (11 sc, 1 inc) x 6 (78) 1 dec
14 (6 sc, 1 inc, 6 sc) x 6 (84) 13 1 dec, 2 sc, 2 dec, 2 sc, (8)
15 (13 sc, 1 inc) x 6 (90) 1 dec
14-15 8 sc (8)
16 (7 sc, 1 inc, 7 sc) x 6 (96)
17 (15 sc, 1 inc) x 6 (102)
Fasten off and cut the yarn leaving a long
18-19 102 sc (102) end to sew. Stuff.

Fasten off and cut the yarn leaving a long 53

end to sew.

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Tail Claws
Make 1, with grey yarn. Make 14 claws, with light grey yarn and
2 mm crochet hook.
RND NO Make 7 ch, and now, working on the chains
we just made, from the 2nd counting from
1 6 sc in a magic ring (6) the crochet hook, make 6 slst.
2 6 inc (12) Fasten off and cut the yarn leaving a long
end to sew.
3 (1 sc, 1 inc) x 6 (18)
4 (2 sc, 1 inc) x 6 (24) 55
5 (3 sc, 1 inc) x 6 (30)
6 (4 sc, 1 inc) x 6 (36)
7 36 sc (36)
8 (5 sc, 1 inc) x 6 (42)
9-24 42 sc (42)
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Fasten off and cut the yarn leaving a long
end to sew.

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Sewing & embroidering

Now, we’ll sew the arms to the sides of the Hold the belly with pins on the body from
body. round 25 to round 61 and sew it together.
Simply sew around the arm, until round 9 of
the arm.
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60

61 66

62
Hold the ears with pins in the head, centered,
from round 6 to round 8 and sew them
together.

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63

69 70
64

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Stuff the tail and pin it to the body, from round 50 to round 61.
Sew it, leave a small opening where you can finish stuffing the tail. Finish sewing.

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Now, with gray yarn, embroider the 7 belly stains.

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Sew the claws.

In the arms sew 3 claws, between rounds 3 and 4, with a sc of separation between them
(approximately).
In the feet sew 4 claws, between rounds 5 and 6, with a sc of separation between them
(approximately).

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Sew the mustaches we hardened with glue the first day.

Sew 3 whiskers on each side, under the eyes, between rounds 21 and 24.
Hide the ends of yarn under the nose.
Cut out the whiskers.

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You can sew the whiskers with waxed black yarn, they are not so rigid and it will look like this:

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Or you can also embroider them with black yarn, for me this is the best option for small children.

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FINISHED!

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