A few years back I made a blue and a white Totoro, and wrote up the patterns on my livejournal (White Totoro , Blue Totoro ). Since then I've been wanting to make a grey one, and to perfect the original two patterns. In the end I did that, and also adapted the pattern for the white Totoro to make a small blue one to go with the grey one, and a tiny white one to complete the set.
This might be easier to explain in photos!
Here's the large grey Totoro, which is about 9" tall, with the small blue Totoro (4.25" tall) and the tiny white one (1.75"). To be honest, the two smaller ones aren't quite to scale with the grey one, but it would have been too difficult to make a white one small enough without changing the type of yarn, which I didn't want to do.
These are the updated blue and white Totoros. The blue one is about 8" tall and the white one is 4.25" tall. When I started remaking them I changed them quite a bit - I obviously crochet a lot tighter now that I did when I made them originally. The grey Totoro and this blue one have a similar pattern, the grey one is a bit taller but the ears are shorter.
The white Totoro and the small blue one are the same pattern, just with extra elements (tummy, arms) for the blue one.
Here you can see the two different sizes of blue and white Totoros, I'm happy that I got the scale pretty much right for both sets.
You can download the patterns free from Ravelry:
Tiny White Totoro (the leaf pattern can be found with the Grey Totoro)
You can also download the patterns from Craftster
16 comments:
Oh thank you! We love Tortoro in this house so I will be making on (if not all) of these! Alix xx
They all are sooo cute! I love Totoro's :))
Thanks for the links!
Hugs,
Tatyana
Thanks! I hope you enjoy making them - just ask if you have any problems.
Hi Lucy,
What sort of yarn do you recommend for the Totoros? I have some cheap acrylic yarn in my stash that would be a good colour for the bigger blue one, but am worried it might be too stretchy for amigurami, what sort of yarn mix would you normally use?
Great selection of characters by the way, I love Totoro!
Cheap acrylic is just what you need! It doesn't stretch much so it's perfect for amigurumis.
Hello!
Have just found your site while searching for crochet Creatures, and i LOVE these cuties! have never heard of Totoros, but am keen to find out more. I had a go last night at making the small white one, your pattern was beautifully written and very easy to follow, such a relief as I usually find written patterns hard work.
I am planning making a version of this for a friend, I want to make the body and ears longer and thinner, and construct it in colourful rows/stripes instead of the traditional spiral amigurumi. Would it be ok if I do this using your pattern as a starting point? Will be writing about it on my blog (Attic24) and will of course give full credit and links back to you. Please do drop me a line, i'd love to hear from you ♥
Lucexxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Absolutely dying here. These look like a great first project! If I can manage this, I am totally buying the star wars pattern for my husband for Christmas. Here's hoping I'm not too doltish to manage this!
Attic24 - somehow I totally missed your message! I hope you see this, but I would be very happy for you to play with any of the totoro patterns. I'm glad you found the white one easy to follow. If you haven't watched My Neighbour Totoro you should definitely give it a try, it's a really wonderful film. By the way, I love your blog, always makes me want to make something colourful!
Cody - thank you! I hope you find it easy to make any of these, just ask if you have any problems.
Thank You soooo much!!! I know mine is in so many places off but.... LOVE IT! :D
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb43/mirwena/totoro_zpsf0d16893.jpg
Thanks Anna, and yours looks great!
I didn't think I'd actually finish this pattern because I tend to put something down and not pick it up for years, but I ended up finishing all three! My friends and I have been taking Totoro out and about and we even made him an Instagram at http://www.instagram.com/totorosadventures
Toby, that's so cool! I've put a link to it on my Facebook.
I just want to thank you for your amazing patterns. I'm printing this one out as we speak and can't wait to start it!
One other thank you...
Thanks for taking the time to put page numbers in you PDF's. It's not a terribly big thing, but this touch just shows how much you care.
THANK YOU!
Thanks! I print out my own patterns to test them, and I soon realised that page numbers were a neccessity!
Love all of these ,thanks for sharing the pattern , yes I also agree page numbers are a great help, and you,ve got a comment from attic 24
Thanks Joan!
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