Plusle & Minun Amigurumi Pattern
YARN & HOOK
2mm hook
Stylecraft Special DK in Buttermilk & Pomegranate for Plusle, and Buttermilk & Turquoise for Minun
White, Black and Pink felt for Plusle, and White, Black and Turquoise for Minun
Black embroidery floss
Polyester toy filling
Pins to place pieces before sewing together
Darning needle
Fabric Glue
Stitch markers (I prefer using scrap yarn as “stitch markers”)
SIZE
Both Plusle and Minun are approximately 6.5cm tall – 12cm tall including the ears, 6cm in width from arm to arm, and approximately 4.5/4cm from front to the tip of tail.Weight: 20grams (this includes all materials used to make one amigurumi)
STITCHES & ABBREVIATIONS – UK ENGLISH
ch chain
dc double crochet
htr half treble
sl st slip stitch
st/sts stitch/es
inc increase; dc 2 in one st
dec decrease; insert hook in the front loop of the next two sts, y.o., pull through both loops, y.o. and pull through remaining two loops = one dc placed into two sts
y.o. yarn over
ASSEMBLY
Assemble Plusle/Minun in the same order the pattern is written. I would recommend using a photo as reference for best possible outcome. Pin all the pieces in place, including the felt pieces, before sewing to make sure it looks right. Once all the crocheted pieces are attached use fabric glue to attach the felt pieces.
THE PATTERN
HEAD & BODY & LEGS
The head, body and legs will be worked in one piece from top to bottom, starting off with chains and working around them to make an oval shape.
Yarn: Buttermilk
Using Buttermilk ch4
Round 1: inc in second ch from hook, inc in the next two chains. Continue to the other side of the chains and inc in the back of the three chains (12)
R2: (inc) x 2, dc 3, (inc) x 3, dc 3, inc (18)
R3: (dc 2, inc) x 6 (24)
R4: dc 24
R5: (dc 3, inc) x 6 (30)
R6-7: dc 30
R8: (dc 4, inc) x 6 (36)
R9-10: dc 36
R11: dec, dc 2, dec, dc 8, (dec, dc 2) x 2, dec, dc 8, dec, dc 2 (30)
R12: (dc 3, dec) x 6 (24)
R13: (dc 2, dec) x 6 (18)
R14: (dc, dec) x 6 (12)
Stuff the head and continue crocheting the body:
R15: in the front loops only (dc, inc) x 6 (18)
R16-17: dc 18
R18: (dc 2, inc) x 6 (24)
R19-20: dc 24
R21: (dc 2, dec) x 6 (18)
Stuff the body and continue with the legs:
FIRST LEG
R22: dc 7, ch3, skip 9 sts, dc 2 (12)
R23: dc 7, dc in each of the next three chains, dc 2 (12)
R24: (dc, dec) x 4 (8)
R25: dc 8
Stuff body and leg further if needed.
Fasten off. Weave in loose end & hole and the bottom of the foot by inserting darning needle in the inner loops of the hole and pull tight to close the hole. Add a few stitches if needed. Before we move on I just wanted to check in… Are you reading this somewhere other than www.loopycathrine.com? Did you pay for it? Then you have been dooped. This is a free pattern on the above mentioned website only. Please head over there and let me know where you found it, report the seller on the platform you purchased the pattern and claim your money back. Thank you!
SECOND LEG
R22: attach the yarn in the 16th st of R21, dc in the same st, dc in each of the next three chains, dc 8 (12)
R23: dc 12
R24: (dc, dec) x 4 (8)
R25: dc 8
Stuff body and leg further if needed.Fasten off. Weave in loose end & hole at the bottom of the foot by inserting darning needle in the inner loops of the hole and pull tight to close the hole. Add a few stitches if needed.
EARS
The ears compromise of two pieces each; a bunny ear shaped piece in either Pomegranate (Plusle) or Turquoise (Minun), and a small Buttermilk ball attached to the bottom of the first piece.
BUNNY EAR
Yarn: Pomegranate (Plusle) or Turquoise (Minun)
Round 1: dc 6 in Magic Ring (6)
R2: (dc, inc) x 3 (9)
R3: dc 9
R4: (dc 2, inc) x 3 (12)
R5: dc 12
R6: (dc 3, inc) x 3 (15)
R7-9: dc 15
R10: (dc 4, inc) x 3 (18)
R11: dc 18
R12: (htr 2, dec, dc 3, dec) x 2 (14)
R13: (dc 2, dc 5 in the back loops of R12) x 2 (14)
R14: (dc 2, dc 5 in the unworked front loops of R12) x 2 (14)
Fasten off and leave a long end to sew the piece onto ball.
BALL
Yarn: Buttermilk
Round 1: dc 5 in Magic Ring (5)
R2: (inc) x 5 (10)
R3-4: dc 10
Stuff lightly
R5: (dec) x 5 (5)
Fasten off and leave a long end to sew the piece onto body.
Pin the Pomegranate ear piece to the Buttermilk ball and attach by sewing through the inner loops of the ear piece.
ARMS
Yarn: Pomegranate & Buttermilk (Plusle) or Turquoise & Buttermilk (Minun)
Make 2
Starting with Pomegranate (Plusle) or Turquoise (Minun)
Round 1: dc 4 in Magic Ring (4)
R2: (inc) x 4 (8)
R3: dc 8
Stuff lightly
Change to Buttermilk and continue:
R4: dc 8 in the back loops (8)
R5-6: dc 8Fasten off and leave a long end to sew the piece onto body.
TAIL
The tail compromises of two pieces; a small ball in Buttermilk with cut into either a plus sign (for Plusle) or a minus sign (for Minun).
BALL:
Yarn: Buttermilk
Round 1: dc 4 in Magic Ring (4)
R2: (inc) x 5 (8)
R3-4: dc 8
I’ve used the first end to fill the tail, but if there’s more room to fill then go ahead and add some toy filling.Fasten off and leave a long end to sew the piece onto body.
FELT:
Using Pink Felt (Plusle) or Turquoise Felt (Minun) cut out a plus sign (for Plusle) or a minus sign (for Minun). I would recommend using a photo of the character at this point to compare the shapes. If your felt is very thin you can cut out two pieces and glue them together to make it firmer.
Sew the tail ball onto the body first, and use glue (or alternatively a thin thread and needle) to attach the felt piece to the tail once all the other body parts are sewed on. This reduces the chance of damaging the felt.
EYES, SMILE & NOSE
Use black embroidery floss to sew a smile and a tiny nose.
FELT EYES
Cut out two small oval pieces of Black felt, and two smaller round pieces of White felt to make the eyes.
FELT CHEEKS
Cut out two round pieces of either Pink Felt (Plusle) or Turquoise Felt (Minun) for the cheeks. Cut out a plus sign in the middle of Plusle’s pink pieces, and a minus sign for Minun’s Turquoise pieces.
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