So… What is Totoro? Basically, it's a Japanese nature spirit. The character itself is the animator Miyazaki’s creation, but it is rooted in Japanese culture as a troll and the combination of a few animals. In the movie, My Neighbor Totoro, there are 3 Totoro that Mei meets and explores the forest with, so we're going to make all three today. In this post, I show you how to crochet all three totoros spirits from the movie.
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Koi Mermaid
From the designer: An amigurumi mermaid is such an elegant, beautiful character for your plushy collection, but a mermaid inspired by the koi fish makes for a crochet pattern that is as much fun to create as it is to behold. Koi fish are a majestic species of ornamental fish. They are a type of colorful carp from India, but they started being bred for their beauty in Niigata, Japan, and so they have a strong presence in Japanese culture and art. This Koi Mermaid pattern is very straightforward. If you have ever made a top-down doll, she won't give you much trouble. Her tail and elbows both have short rounds to add some bend in them both. Her tail bends in the middle so that she can sit on a shelf or she can sit with her tail bent up and have a little more character than your average flat mermaid. While Grace’s eyes are safety eyes, they have a lot of embroidery detail which is added to the head before they are installed to give it a more human feel.
Kiefer, The Forest Dragon Large Crochet Animal Pattern
Meet Kiefer, the life-sized baby dragon you can crochet! He is most certainly a labor of love, using 22 skeins of green yarn and 4 skeins of secondary colors. There is so much detail in this pattern to make this baby dragon look realistic.
Just look at those muscle bulges, and the eyeballs! This life-sized dragon is just perfect for your little knights to battle with. He is 8ft 6inches long from the tip of his nose to the tip of his tail.
Forest Friends Crochet Deer Pattern
Ohhh, another deer crochet pattern for the little ones - and adults too!
Easily turn your little kid into a woodland creature for a costume party she'll attend by making this crochet deer hat for her! You can even make the fox and raccoon if he's going with his friends.
The little flower details definitely added a tiny bit more cuteness to this already adorable hat!
