Written crochet pattern on how to make a cute Totoro pattern tutorial step by step.
What you need:
Small Totoro:
- Crochet hook C (2.5 mm)
- 50g white, 100-150g grey superfine/Fingerin (1) yarn and Black for pupils. (I used Rainbow Cotton 8/4 from Hobbii.com)
- Fiber filling
- Yarn needle
- Scissors
- Stitch Marker
Big Totoro:
- Crochet hook J (6 mm)
- 500g Superbulky (5/6) yarn in grey, 100g in white and black for pupils. (I used chunky Honey Bunny from Hobbii.com)
- Fiber filling (maybe two pillows)
- Big yarn needle.
- Stitch marker
- Scissors
Abbreviations:
- MR – Magic Ring
- SC – Single crochet
- Inc – Increase (Two sc in the same stich)
- Dec – Decrease (Two stitches together)
- ( ) – Number of stitches you are left with when finished round
- Ch – Chain
- Sl st – Slipstitch
Head and Body:
(Crochet in Grey)
(Crocheting from top to bottom) R1: 6sc in mr (6)
R2: inc x6 (12)
R3: (1sc, inc) x6 (18)
R4: (2sc, inc) x6 (24)
R5: (3sc, inc) x6 (30)
R6: 1sc, inc, (4sc, inc) x5, 3sc (36)
R7: (5sc, inc) x6 (42)
R8: 2sc, inc, (6sc, inc) x5, 4sc (48)
R9: (7sc, inc) x6 (54)
R10: 4sc, inc, (8sc, inc) x5, 4sc (60)
R11: 3sc, inc, (9sc, inc) x5, 6sc (66)
R12: (10sc, inc) x6 (72)
R13-17: 72sc (5 rounds) (72)
R18: (23sc, inc) x3 (75)
R19: 7sc, inc, (24sc, inc) x2, 17sc (78)
R20: 16sc, inc (25sc, inc) x2, 9sc (81)
R21: (26sc, inc) x3 (84)
R22: 4sc, inc, (27sc, inc) x2, 23sc (87)
R23: (28sc, inc) x3 (90)
R24: (14sc, inc) x6 (96)
R25: 96sc (96)
R26: (31sc, inc) x3 (99)
R27: 10sc, inc, (32sc, inc) x2, 22sc (102)
R28-31: 102sc (4 rounds) (102)
R32: (33sc, inc) x3 (105) R33: 105sc (105)
R34: (34sc, inc ) x3 (108)
R35-51: 108sc (108) (17 rounds)
R52: (16sc, dec) x6 (102)
R53: 8sc, dec, (15sc, dec) x5, 7sc (96)
R54: 3sc, dec, (14sc, dec) x5, 11sc (90)
R55: (13sc, dec) x6 (84)
R56: 7sc, dec (12sc, dec) x5, 5sc (78)
R57: 3sc, dec, (11sc, dec) x5, 8sc (72)
R58: (10sc, dec) x6 (66)
R59: 5sc, dec, (9sc, dec) x5, 4sc (60)
R60: 2sc, dec, (8sc, dec) x5, 6sc (54)
R61: (7sc, dec) x6 (48)
R62: 2sc, dec, (6sc, dec) x5, 4sc (42)
R63: (5sc, dec) x6 (36)
R64: (4sc, dec) x6 (30)
R65: (3sc, dec) x6 (24) Fill with fiber filling.
R66: (2sc, dec) x6 (18)
R67: (1sc, dec) x6 (12)
R68: dec x6 (6)
Cut yarn and sew shut.
Arms (Make 2)
(Crochet in grey)
R1: 6sc in mr (6) R2: inc x6 (12)
R3: (1sc, inc) x6 (18)
R4: 18sc (18)
R5: (2sc, inc) x6 (24)
R6: 24sc (24)
R7: (3sc, inc) x6 (30)
R8-10: 30sc (30) (3 rounds)
R11: (8sc, dec) x3 (27)
R12: 3sc, dec, (7sc,dec) x2, 4sc (24)
R13: 4sc, dec, (6sc, dec) x2, 2sc (21)
R14-18: 21sc (21) (5 rounds)
R19: (5sc, dec) x3 (18)
Fill mostly the lower part of the arm with fiber filling
R20: (1sc, dec) x6 (12)
R21: dec x6 (6)
Cut yarn long enough for sewing and sew shut.
Attach the arms to R23 on Totoro’s body pattern.
Tail
(Crochet in grey)
R1: 6sc in mr (6)
R2: inc x6 (12)
R3: (1sc, inc) x6 (18)
R4: 18sc (18)
R5: (2sc, inc) x6 (24)
R6: 24sc (24)
R7: 1sc, inc, (3sc, inc) x5, 2sc (30)
R8: 30sc (30)
R9: (4sc, inc) x6 (36)
R10-14: 36sc (36) (5 rounds)
R15: (7sc, dec) x4 (32)
R16: 3sc, dec, (6sc, dec) x3, 3sc (28)
R17: (5sc, dec) x4 (24)
Cut thread long enough for sewing and fill tail with fiber filling. Sew the tail to the lower part of Totoros back
Stomach
(Crochet in white)
R1: 6sc in mr (6)
R2: inc x6 (12)
R3: (1sc, inc) x6 (18)
R4: (2sc, inc) x6 (24)
R5: (3sc, inc) x6 (30)
R6: 1sc, inc, (4sc, inc) x5, 3sc (36)
R7: (5sc, inc) x6 (42)
R8: 2sc, inc, (6sc, inc) x5, 4sc (48)
R9: (7sc, inc) x6 (54)
R10: 4sc, inc, (8sc, inc) x5, 4sc (60)
R11: 3sc, inc, (9sc, inc) x5, 6sc (66)
R12: (10sc, inc) x6 (72)
R13: 2sc, inc, (11sc, inc) x5, 9sc (78)
R14: 7sc, inc (12sc, inc) x5, 5sc (84)
R15: 3sc, inc (13sc, inc) x5, 10sc (90)
R16: (14sc, inc) x6 (96)
Slst and cut yarn long enough for sewing.
Sew the stomach piece to the body starting from R26 on Totoro’s body pattern.
Ears (make 2)
(crochet in grey)
R1: 3sc in mr (3)
R2: inc x3 (6)
R3: (1sc, inc) x3 (9)
R4: (2sc, inc) x3 (12)
R5: 12sc (12)
R6: (3sc, inc) x3 (15)
R7: (4sc, inc) x3 (18)
R8: 2sc, inc, (5sc, inc) x2, 3sc (21)
R9: 1sc, inc, (6sc, inc) x2, 5sc (24)
R10-13: 24sc (4 rounds) (24)
R14: (2sc, dec) x6 (18)
R15: (4sc, dec) x3 (15)
Cut yarn long enough for sewing. Fill with fiber filling and attach to the head from R6 on each side of the head.
Eyes (make 2)
The white part:
R1: 6sc in mr (6)
R2: inc x 6 (12)
R3: (1sc, inc) x6 (18)
Cut thread long enough for sewing.
The black part:
R1: 6sc in mr (6)
Slst and cut thread long enough for sewing.
Sew the two pieces together, with the black part in the middle. Then sew the eyes between R14 an R21 with about 12sc apart. (see pictures for reference)
Embroidery
- Nose: Sew a black line using double black thread between R18 and R19 about 4sc long.
- Whiskers: Embroider two or three lines with 1 row apart, starting from R23.
- Stomach Lines: Embroider Three “arrow shaped” lines on the upper part of the white Circle on the stomach, then four underneath (See picture for reference)
