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amigurumi mini poos FREE PATTERN


 

level: beginner

materials
dark brown worsted weight yarn (i used red heart soft)
size "g" crochet hook (i use metal hooks)
two 9 mm or other size safety eyes with plastic backing (i used 9 mm eyes for a doe-eyed look for harriet the pre-op tranny poo)
pink embroidery floss/thread (for mouth)
tapestry needle (to weave in loose ends of yarn)
small size needle (for stitching on mouth)
♥ stitch markers to indicate last st of each row
    abbreviations and terms
    ♥ magic circle (please click here for youtube demo)
    ♥ sc = single crochet
    ♥ st = stitch 
    ♥ inc = increase
    ♥ inv dec = invisible decrease (please click here for youtube demo)
    ♥ bl = back loops (loops of stitch farthest away from you. click here for youtube demo)
    ♥ fl = front loops (loops of stitch closest to you. click here for youtube demo)

    tips and facts
    ♥ youtube videos are not created by me
    stitches between ♥'s denotes section to repeat in row
    the correct way to crochet is to hook through both loops of st to create a cleaner look and sturdier amigurumi


    pattern
    1. six sc in magic circle. pull loose end to close circle. (6 st)
    2. inc in each stitch in round. (12 st)
    3. one sc in first st, inc in next st   repeat stitches between the ♥'s five times. (18 st)
    4. one sc in next two st, inc in next st♥   repeat stitches between the ♥'s five times. (24 st)
    5. one sc in next three st, inc in next st   repeat stitches between the ♥'s five times. (30 st)
    6. one sc in next four st, inc in next st♥   repeat stitches between the ♥'s five times. (36 st)
    7. in bl only, one sc in each st around. (36 st)
    8. in both loops, one sc in each st around. (36 st)
    9. one sc in each st around. (36 st)
    10. one sc in next four st, one inv dec in next st♥   repeat stitches between the ♥'s (30 st)
    11. one sc in next three st, one inv dec in next st♥   repeat stitches between the ♥'s. using 9 mm safety eyes (or whatever size you desire), snap into place and stitch on mouth using pink embroidery floss. stuff body firmy. (24 st)
    12. one sc in next two st, one inv dec in next st♥   repeat stitches between the ♥'s (18 st)
    13. in fl only, one sc in next two st, inc in next st   repeat stitches between the ♥'s (24 st)
    14. in both loops, ♥one sc in next three st, inc in next st♥   repeat stitches between the ♥'s (30 st)
    15. one sc in each st around (30 st)
    16. one sc in next three st, one inv dec in next st♥   repeat stitches between the ♥'s (24 st)
    17. one sc in next two st, one inv dec in next st♥   repeat stitches between the ♥'s (18 st)
    18. one sc in next st, one inv dec in next st♥   repeat stitches between the ♥'s. stuff body firmly. (12 st)
    19. one sc in next st, inc in next st♥   repeat stitches between the ♥'s. (16 st)
    20. one sc in each st around (16 st)
    21. one sc in next st, one inv dec in next st.♥ last st in row is sc. stuff top of body firmly. (11 st)
    22. inv dec five times. do not sc in last st. (5 dec st)
    23. to the end - starting with last st from last row, inv dec around until reached desired tip length. fasten off and weave in end.
    24. Creative Commons License
      This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License.

    20 comments:

    1. Hi I love this ! I just finished mine ; I made it purple and red , and it's just adorable !

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      1. What fun colors!! I'm so glad you love your poos! :)

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    2. Making one tonight to go with my valentines day gift for my love. Thank you for pattern happy valentines day!

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      1. YES! Awesome. :) I hope it turned out and your love LOVED it!

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    3. Hi!
      I'm trying to make this but I'm having an issue. Line # 19 states that I do one sc in next st then an increase in next st and repeat. I keep ending up with 18 stitches in this row instead of the 16 I'm supposed to have.
      Please help! I'm so close to being finished this adorable little guy and I've gotten stuck!

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      1. Shoot, I just saw your comment! :( Very sorry about the dely in responding. Are you still stuck??

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      2. I am planning on making this tonight and I was reading through the comments/questions before starting. I see exactly what this person was meaning on line 19. If you follow the instructions, don't you end up with 18? I know I'm missing something here. Please help! :)

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      3. Hi Kellie - I'm going to have to revisit this pattern and make it better! Thanks again for the reminder :)

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      4. For anyone reading this later - Line 19 - If you do it as stated, you end up with 18, not 16. So in order to make the rest of the pattern work, I changed Line 19 to *do sc in next two stitches, then inc in next stitch*. Do that all the way around and you will end up with 16 stitchs.

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    4. Did you work this in rounds or spirals?

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    5. Thank you so much for this! This is going in a care package for someone with an intestinal parasite. Sure hope it makes them laugh as much as it did me! :o)

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    6. hi, do you happen to have the pattern for the panda hat/hood you made? Please and thanks :)

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      1. if so, could you please email me? My mom is trying to find a pattern similar, but cant find anything :( pokemonika@gmail.com PS I love everything you make :)

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      2. Hi Monika! Sorry for the late reply! I don't have a pattern for the scoodie yet. But try making a long scarf then folding in half, sew the back so it makes a hood. Then I added a few rows to the front of the hood to make it fit my head a little better. I'm working on a pattern for the Totoro scoodie so I'll be putting that up on Etsy soon. Hope you keep checking back! :) Thank you!

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    7. Thank you so much for sharing this wonderful pattern! Quick question: do we have to always hook through both loops of a stitch for any sturdier amigurumi (unless suggested otherwise)?

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    8. Stitch count is off on the last couple rows.
      Rows 19 & 20 are = 18 stitches
      Row 21 = 12 stitches
      Row 22 = 6
      Thank you for the cute pattern.

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    9. Thank you for the pattern, I will immediately start crocheting =)

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    10. Btw what hook/needle size is "g"? Same as 4?

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