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This is a pattern to make a tiny white Totoro to go with the grey
Totoro and the small blue Totoro.
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Materials:
Small amount of white double knitting weight yarn.
Note: double knitting weight is equivalent to light worsted, although
worsted weight should work just fine, as long as you use the same
weight of yarn throughout.
White felt for eyes.
Stuffing.
1 pair 6 mm safety eyes.
Tapestry needle.
3.5mm hook (US E hook).
Finished size: approximately 1.75" tall.
Abbreviations:
ch = chain
st = stitch or stitches
ss = slip stitch
sc = single crochet (US), double crochet (UK)
hdc = half double crochet (US), half treble crochet (UK)
dc = double crochet (US), treble crochet (UK)
tog = together
sc2tog = decrease by working two sc together
YOH = Yarn over hook
FO = fasten off
Special stitch instructions:
5 dc pop: popcorn stitch for ears. Work 5 dc into 1 sc, take hook
out leaving loop, put hook through 1st dc & pull loop through.
Notes:
This Totoro is made in rounds. Do not join rounds unless told to,
use a stitch marker to mark the start of a round - a small piece of
different coloured yarn placed under the stitch at the start of the
round will do. To start a round, you can use the magic ring method,
but I prefer (ch2, work 6 sc into 1st ch). If you work the 6 sc over
the tail of yarn as well you can use that to pull the hole tight.
Whichever you use, always make sure that there is no hole in the
first round before you continue.
Eyes (make 2):
Cut circles out of white felt approx. 10mm across, and snip a small
hole in the centre.
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Body:
Using white yarn.
Round 1: Ch 2, work 6 sc into 1st ch - 6 st.
Round 2: [2 sc in next st, (5 dc pop, sc) in next st, 2 sc in next st]
2 times - 12 st.
Round 3: [2 sc in next st, sc in next st] 6 times – 18 st.
Round 4 – 5: (2 rounds) Sc in each st around – 18 st.
Round 6: [2 sc in next st, sc in next 2 st] 6 times – 24 st.
Round 7 – 9: (3 rounds) Sc in each st around – 24 st.
Round 10: Sc in next st, [3 dc in next st] 2 times (tail: make these
6 dc into a popcorn st - remove hook from working loop, push
through both loops of first dc and pull working loop through), sc in
next 21 st - 23 st.
Push the safety eyes through each of the white eye parts then push
through the body between rounds 5 and 6. Fit the washers on the
eyes on the inside. Start to stuff.
Round 11: Sc in next 3 st, (sc2tog, sc in next 2 st) 5 times - 18 st.
Round 12: [Sc2tog] 6 times – 12 st.
Round 13: [Sc2tog] 6 times – 6 sc. FO.
Complete stuffing and sew up hole neatly. You may wish to sew up
the bottom of the popcorn stitch that makes the tail.