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© Danna Dyer, 2015 Katamari Damacy Prince Crochet Plush –

Katamari Damacy Prince Crochet Plush


Materials

Yarn

• MC – Medium Green, worsted weight yarn (130 yards)

• A – Dark Green, worsted weight yarn (20 yards)

• B – Light Green, worsted weight yarn (15 yards)

• C – Purple, worsted weight yarn (45 yards)

• D – Beige, worsted weight yarn (15 yards)

• E – Yellow, worsted weight yarn (5 yards)

• F – Red, worsted weight yarn (3 yards)

Crochet Hook

• Size H/8 (5mm) crochet hook

Other Supplies

• Polyester stuffing

• Stitch marker (optional)

• Scissors

• Tapestry needle

• Small amounds of black, orange, and red felt

• Craft glue

Finished Measurements

Approximately 10 1/2 inches tall from the bottom of body to top of head. Approximately 20 inches tall

including legs and antenna.

Abbreviations

Ch chain

Sc single crochet

Sc-blo single crochet, back loop only

Sc2tog single crochet two stitches together (a standard single crochet decrease)

Sl st slip stitch

St(s) stitch(es)

Pattern Notes

When making amigurumi, I choose to crochet in the back loop only. I like the look of the ridges left behind by

the unworked front loop and find them very useful for counting rounds and attaching pieces. If you choose to

crochet the traditional way through both loops, be aware that your final product will look slightly different from

mine.

There are a number of rows that need to be crocheted specifically through both loops or the back loop only,

regardless of your crochet style, to achieve the best result. These are noted in the pattern.

Model was made with:

MC – Bernat Super Value, Lush

A – Loops & Threads Impeccable, Kelly Green

B – Loops & Threads Impeccable, Soft Fern

C – Loops & Threads Impeccable, Amethyst

D – Lion Brand Vanna’s Choice, Beige

E – Loops & Threads Impeccable Brights, Sunny

Day

F – Generic acrylic mill end


I enjoy cross stitch and have chosen to cross stitch on the yellow border around the face. If you don’t wish to

cross stitch the border you could create it instead using surface crochet, embroidery. or even felt. Or modify

the head pattern to include the additional colour changes to incorporate the yellow while crocheting the head.

Gauge

Good news! Gauge doesn’t matter much when you’re making amigurumi. So what if your plush is an inch taller

than mine? All that matters is that you can’t see the stuffing through the fabric and that you like the look of the

final piece. I crochet fairly tightly so a 5 mm hook works for me. If that makes too loose a fabric for you, drop a

hook size or two. I’ve seen designers go as low as a 2 mm hook with worsted weight yarn for their amigurumi.

It’s all about what works for you!

Instructions

Arms

Make 2.

With MC, ch 2.

Round 1: Sc 6 times in 2nd ch from hook. (6 sts)

Round 2: Sc twice in each st. (12 sts)

Round 3: (Sc twice in next st, sc in next st) 6 times. (18 sts)

Rounds 4-5: Sc in each st.

Round 6: (Sc2tog, sc in next st) 6 times. (12 sts)

Rounds 7 – 9: Sc in each st.

Lightly stuff hand.


Fasten off.

Legs

Make 2.

With C, ch 2.







Lightly stuff foot.


Fasten off leaving long tail for attaching to body.


Body

With C, ch 2.

If you normally crochet through the back loop only, it is recommended to work all purple stitches through both

loops instead. This creates a denser fabric allowing the plush to have a slightly flatter bottom.




Round 4: (Sc twice in next st, sc in next 2 sts) 6 times. (24 sts)






Round 10: (Sc twice in next st, sc in next 8 sts) 6 times, switching to colour A on last stitch of round. (60 sts)

Round 11: With A, sc-blo in each st, switching to colour MC on last stitch of round.

Round 12: With MC, sc-blo in each st.

The unworked front stitches of round 11 (color A) will be used to attach the body ruffle later.


Round 15: (Sc2tog, sc in next 8 sts) 6 times. (54 sts)








In the next round you will crochet the arms to the body. Flatten the arms, evenly matching up the stitches

along the last round.

Round 30: Sc in the next 6 sts; for the next 6 sts, sc through both layers of the top of a flattened arm with the

next st on the body; sc in the next 12 sts; for the next 6 sts sc through the other flattened arm with the next

stitch on the body; sc in remaining 6 sts. (36 sts)

Round 31: Sc in each st.

Fasten off, leaving long tail for attaching to head.

Ruffle

Round 1: With the bottom of the body pointing upwards, with A (joining new yarn) slip stitch in each st of the

unworked front loops of round 11 (easily identified as the only dark green loops). (60 sts)

Round 2: Sc in each st.

Fasten off.


Antenna Base

With E, ch 5, leaving 6-8 inch long starting tail for sewing up edge of cone.

Row 1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and each st across. (4 sts)

Row 2: Ch 1, turn, sc in each st across.

Row 3: Ch 1, turn, sc twice in next st, sc in each st across. (5 sts)


Row 5: Ch 1, turn, sc in next 4 sts, sc twice in next st. (6 sts)


Row 7: Ch 1, turn, sc twice in next st, sc in each st across. (7 sts).


Fasten off, leaving long tail for attaching to head.

Fold the side edges together to form a cone, and use the starting tail to sew the edges together.

Antenna Top

With F, ch 2.





Stuff.

Round 41: (Sc2tog) 6 times. (6 sts)

Round 42: Sc2tog across 1st and 4th sts leaving remaining sts unworked. (1 st)

Fasten off, pulling knot to center.

Attach antenna top to top of antenna base.

Head

With A, ch 2.






Round 6: (Sc twice in next st, sc in next 4 sts) 6 times, switching colour to B on last stitch of round. (36 sts)

Round 7: With B, (sc twice in next st, sc in next 5 sts) 6 times. (42 sts)


Round 9: Sc in each st, switching colour to MC on last stitch of round.

Rounds 10 – 14: With MC, sc in each st.

Rounds 15 – 30: With MC, sc in next 16 sts, with D, sc in next 16 sts, with MC, sc in next 16 sts.

Rounds 31 – 35: With MC, sc in each st, switching to colour B on last stitch of round 35.

Round 36: With B, sc in each st.


Round 38: (Sc2tog, sc in next 5 sts) 6 times, switching to colour A on last stich of round. (36 sts)


With E, cross stitch border around the outside of beige face.

Flatten legs and attach to bottom of body.

Stuff body and attach to bottom of head at rounds 17-28.

Lightly stuff antenna and attach to top of head at rounds 20-23.

Stuff head.

Round 37: With A, (sc2tog, sc in next 4 sts) 6 times. (30 sts)




Round 41: (Sc2tog) 6 times. (6 sts)

Round 42: Sc2tog across 1st and 4th sts leaving remaining sts unworked. (1 st)

Fasten off, pulling knot to center.

From felt, cut one red rectangle for mouth, one orange triangle for nose, and two black almond shapes for

eyes. Glue to face.

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