Studio Ghibli - Princess Mononoke amigurumi pattern
Princess Mononoke is a small crochet project for intermediate hook ninjas. You will practice how to crochet different Amigurumi shapes as well as how to add felt details to your creations. Additionally you will learn how to make different accessories for your plush toys.
Mononoke is a wild princess that appears as the main character in Hayaos Miyazaki's movie Princess Mononoke. It features the struggle of Mononoke, a young human inhabitant of the forest to protect it from the invasion of destruction that human greed causes. Mononoke rides a giant wolf who raised as her own daughter and interacts with many amazing characters through the whole movie. This is one of my favorite movies of all time, full of important messages about our place and role on earth.
You will need:
- Worsted brown yarn
- Worsted Red Yarn
- Worsted Peach Yarn
- Worsted Navy blue yarn
- Worsted Dark gray
- Black pressed felt
- White pressed felt
- 1 pair of Amigurumi eyes
- Fiberfill stuffing
For this pattern I used a standard aluminum Clover hook of 4mm. Read my other article "Which crochet hook should I choose?" For more info about materials and differences between crochet hooks.
Please note that the bigger the hook, the bigger the holes between stitches in your Amigurumi.
This is a 3 Star pattern.
Ok Ninja's Let's Begin! ^_^
Head
With peach yarn:
Round 1: 6 sc in magic ring (6 sts)
Round 2: 2 sc in each sc around (12 sts)
Round 3: [2 sc, sc in next st], around (18 sts)
Round 4: [2sc, sc in next 2 sts], around (24 sts)
Round 5: [2 sc, sc in next 3 sts],around (30 sts)
Round 6: [2 sc, sc in next 4 sts], around (36 sts )
Round 7: [2 sc, sc in next 5 sc], around (42 sts )
Round 8 – 13: Sc in each st around (42 sts)
Round 14: [Inv dec, sc in next 5 sts], around (36 sts)
Round 15: [Inv dec, sc in next 4 sts], around (30 sts)
Round 16: [ Inv dec, sc in next 3 sts], around (24 sts)
Install Safety eyes
Round 17: [Inv dec, sc in next 2 sts], around (18 sts)
Add stuffing
Round 18: [Inv dec, sc in next 1 sts], around (12 sts)
Round 19: Inv dec around (6 sts)
Fasten off and weave in ends.
Hair
Mononoke has a short uneven hair. To achieve this look we will make the hair by sewing pieces of yarn. We will be adding the hair starting from the front all the way to the back. Please follow this instructions carefully to place the segments of hair in place
1. Front (fringe)
Cut 10 pieces of brown yarn of 10 cm and tie them together in the middle, place the tied pieces in the head and search the middle part of the head. Once there you will place the center part of your pieces as shown in the picture below, use pins to hold in place if necessary.
2. Uneven hair part 1:
Again cut 10 pieces of brown yarn of 12 cm each and tie them together in the middle, place the tied pieces in the head and search the middle part of the head. In there you will place the center part of your pieces as shown in the picture below.
3. Uneven hair part 2
Again cut 10 pieces of brown yarn of 13 cm each and tie them together in the middle, place the tied pieces in the head and search the middle part of the head. In there you will place the center part of your pieces as shown in the picture below.
4. Uneven hair part 3
Cut 10 pieces of brown yarn of 13 cm each and tie them together in the middle, place the tied pieces in the head and search place behind part 2, also locate the middle part.
Body
With dark blue yarn:
Round 1: 5 sc in magic ring (5 sts)
Round 2: 2 sc in each sc around (10 sts)
Round 3: [2 sc, sc in next st], around (15 sts)
Round 4: [2sc, sc in next 2 sts], around (20 sts)
Round 5 - 11: Sc around (20 sts)
Round 12: [Inv dec, sc in next 2 sts], around (15 sts)
Begin adding stuffing
Round 13: [Inv dec, sc in next 1 sts], around (10 sts)
Round 14: Inv dec around (5 sts)
Fasten off and weave in ends.
Dress
With dark blue yarn
Round 1: 6 sc in magic ring (6 sts)
Round 2: 2 sc in each sc around (12 sts)
Round 3: [2 sc, sc in next st], around (18 sts)
Round 4: [2sc, sc in next 2 sts], around (24 sts)
Round 5 to 10 : Sc around (24 sts)
Fasten off. Insert body inside the dress and sew with matching color.
Apron
With white yarn
Chain 9, [sc in each of the 9 sts, ch1, turn.] Repeat this 6 times.
Chain 5, place stitch marker,
Chain 9 after the stitch marker, we will work in those 9 sts to create the back side of the apron. Turn the project and [sc in 9 sts, ch 1 and turn again.] repeat this 6 times
Fasten off.
To make the strap on the other side, attach a string of white yarn to the corner and ch 6.
Fasten off.
Capes
Part 1: (Goes behind the back)
With white yarn:
Chain 17, turn, [sc in all 17 sts, ch1, turn] repeat this 10 times, fasten off.
Part 2: Goes under the mask and will be attached to the mask.
With white yarn:
Chain 25, turn, [sc in all 25 sts, ch1, turn] repeat this 22 times, fasten off
Mononoke has a fur as a cape, you can achieve this effect by brushing your yarn with a hard brush.
Hands (make two)
With peach yarn:
Round 1: Sc 6 into mr (6 sts)
Round 2 - 6: sc around (6 sts)
Fasten off sew to the body you do not need to stuff the hands.
Feet (make two)
With peach yarn:
Round 1: Sc 6 into mr (6 sts)
Round 2: 2sc around (12 sts)
Round 3: Sc around (12 sts)
Fasten off, leave a tail to sew to the body.
Mask
With red yarn:
Round 1: 6 sc in magic ring (6 sts)
Round 2: 2 sc in each sc around (12 sts)
Round 3: [2 sc, sc in next st], around (18 sts)
Round 4: [2sc, sc in next 2 sts], around (24 sts)
Round 5: [2 sc, sc in next 3 sts],around (30 sts)
Round 6: [2 sc, sc in next 4 sts], around (36 sts )
Round 7: [2 sc, sc in next 5 sc], around (42 sts )
Round 8 –10: Sc in each st around (42 sts)
Fasten off weave the ends.
Eyes and mouth of mask:
Cut 3 circular pieces of black felt.
Use wood glue to add them to the mask as shown in the picture.
Eye outline and mouth:
With mustard yarn (make 3)
Ch 15 sts, slst in last one to join in a circle
Mononoke’s mask has mustard outline on top of the black circles. Sew each of the 3 mustard circles on top of the black circles. Two for the eyes, one for the mouth as shown in the picture
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Detail lines
With white yarn (Make 2)
Ch 30 sts and sew as shown in the picture
Mononoke’s mask has a white detail outline. Sew it onto the mask as shown in the picture.
Once your mask is ready, take the smallest cape you already crocheted and sew it on the top back part of the mask as shown in the picture:
Finishing details
Apron necklace
With black yarn
ch 10 sts and fasten off
Sew this to the collar of the apron hiding the corners behind the cape.
Cut 4 triangular pieces of white felt and sew them on top of the necklace.
Hair piece and earrings
With black yarn
Ch 42 sts and slst in last st to join.
Fasten off and place in the head.
Cut a small circular piece of felt and glue/sew it on top of the hair piece, placing it in the center of your Amigurumi's forehead.
Once ready, cut two oval small pieces of white felt and sew them into your amigurumi head where the ears are suposed to be :)
After that you are almost there...
Embroider small arrows under the eyes and in the forehead and VOILA you are done!
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Hugs,
Jenn
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