Darumaka Amigurumi Pattern

I’m really excited to finally share my pattern for the Pokémon with the lower back tattoo, and the best eyebrows in the business: Darumaka!

I think this is quite possibly one of my favourite shiny Pokémon! The colours… LOVE! Anyway… that’s all I have to say about this one. Let’s get into the details:

The pattern will consist of two parts:

Part One | Head/Body (Sun, 6 Apr at 17:00BST)

Part Two | Eyebrows, Arms, Legs, Hands & Feet, Tail (Sun, 13 Apr at 17:00BST)

I would love to see your makes over on my Instagram, so please don’t forget to tag me and use #loopycathrineamigurumi

YARN & HOOK

• 2mm hook

• Stylecraft Special DK in Tomato, Spice and Citrus (Shiny: Fondant, Saffron, and Lemon)

• 6mm black safety eyes

• White felt

• Toy filling

• Pins to place pieces before sewing together

• Needle

• Stitch markers (I prefer using scrap yarn as “stitch markers”)

• Fibres in black, white, orange and yellow for needle felting*

• Needle felting tool*

* Please note that I have used needle felting to create the various details around Darumaka’s face and body. Needle felting is still something I don’t feel comfortable ‘teaching’. I’m still just winging it! So I will not be including instructions on how to do this. A quick google search will give you plenty of instructions from actual experts. Or, you may want to look into alternative ways of creating the these details.

SIZE

Darumaka is approximately 8cm, their body is 6.5cm in width, 12cm in with from fingertip to fingertip.

Weight: 32g (this includes all materials used to make Darumaka. To give you some perspective, the yarn I use comes in 100g balls, which means you will not need a lot of each colour)

STITCHES & ABBREVIATIONS – UK ENGLISH

ch chain

dc double crochet

htr half treble

fldc front loop double crochet; working your double crochets in the front loops only

bldc back loop double crochet; working your double crochets in the back loops only

st/sts stitch/es

inc increase; dc 2 in one st

dec decrease; insert hook in the front loop of the next two sts, yarn over, pull through both loops, y.o. and pull through remaining two loops. This is also referred to as an invisible decrease.

y.o. yarn over

ws wrong side

rs right side

ASSEMBLY

Assemble in the same order the pattern is written. I would recommend using a photo of Darumaka sourced from a card or a game as reference for best possible outcome (I like to screenshot the characters in Pokémon GO, as you can get all the angles). Pin all the pieces in place before sewing to make sure it looks right. Small adjustments make a huge difference! Once all the crocheted pieces are attached use fabric glue to glue down the felt.

THE PATTERN

PART ONE | HEAD/BODY

I have used Stylecraft Special DK in Tomato for the regular Darumaka, and Fondant for the Shiny version.

PART TWO | EYEBROWS, ARMS, LEGS, HANDS & FEET, TAIL

I’ve used Stylecraft Special DK in Citrus to create regular Darumaka’s fabulous eyebrows, and Lemon for the shiny version. Regular Darumaka’s arms, legs and tail are made with Tomato, and Fondant for the shiny version. And finally regular Darumaka’s arms & feet are made with Spice and Saffron for the shiny version.

COMING Sun, 13 Apr at 17:00BST

THANK YOU & ENJOY!

Please do not reprint, sell or claim the pattern as your own.

I’ve loved creating this pattern so please don’t forget to credit the pattern designer when sharing online.

I would love to see your creations! Please remember to tag me in your social media posts and use the following hashtag #loopycathrineamigurumi

For any questions about the pattern, please comment below and I will do my best to help.