Pompompurin has a talent for napping and can make friends with anyone. Try this crochet craft and make yourself the sweetest Pompompurin friend!
You can find more crochet crafts like this from The Hello Kitty Crochet: Supercute Amigurumi Patterns For Sanrio Friends by Mei Li Lee. Available online at Barnes and Noble: https://bit.ly/3bqII8J
Before we get started, let’s go over what Amigurumi is:
In Japanese, amigurumi refers to knitted or crocheted stuffed dolls. Making amigurumi is a fine art that requires practice and patience. Having a whimsical imagination helps, too. For each step you will see abbreviations. Please see the chart below on what each abbreviation means.
CH = CHAIN
SC = SINGLE CROCHET
DC = DOUBLE CROCHET
HDC = HALF-SOUBLE CROCHET
DTR = DOUBLE TRIPLE CROCHET
INC = INCREASE
DEC = DECREASE
INV DEC = INVISIBLE DECREASE
SL ST(S) = SLIP STITCH(ES)
ST(S) = STITCH(ES)
In the patterns, brackets [ ] indicate a group of stitches to be made all at once or repeated a specified number of times. Parentheses ( ) within brackets further set off stitches. Curly brackets { } at the end of the line indicate the number of stitches you should end up with.
Let’s get started!
Pompompurin
Skill level: 2
Materials:
- Lemon yellow and chocolate brown yarn
- Dark brown embroidery floss
- Two small (about 3-mm) round black beads
- Two 4-mm pink brads
- Crochet hook size 2.3 mm
- Polyester fiberfill
Basics:
Body
Use lemon yellow yarn and make 1 Body.
Round 1: Sc 6 in magic ring {6}.
Round 2: [Inc] around {12}.
Round 3: [Inc, sc 1] around {18}.
Round 4: [Inc, sc 2] around {24}.
Round 5: [Inc, sc 3] around {30}.
Round 6: [Inc, sc 4] around {36}.
Round 7: [Inc, sc 5] around {42}.
Rounds 8–22: Sc around {42}.
Round 23: [Inv dec, sc 5] around {36}.
Round 24: [Inv dec, sc 4] around {30}.
Round 25: [Inv dec, sc 3] around {24}.
Round 26: [Inv dec, sc 2] around {18}. Stuff.
Round 27: [Inv dec, sc 1] around {12}.
Round 28: [Inv dec] around {6}. Fasten off and weave in ends.
Arms
Use lemon yellow yarn to make 2 Basic Arms:
Round 1: Sc 7 in magic ring {7}.
Rounds 2–5: Sc around {7}. Fasten off and leave a long end for sewing. Flatten.
Feet
Make 2 with lemon yellow yarn.
Round 1: Sc 7 in magic ring {7}.
Round 2: [Inc] around {14}.
Rounds 3–5: Sc around {14}.
Round 6: [Inv dec] around {7}. Fasten off, weave in ends, and flatten. Thread the excess yarn through the center of the foot.
Ears
Make 2 with lemon yellow yarn.
Round 1: Sc 6 in magic ring {6}.
Round 2: [Inc] around {12}.
Round 3: [Inc, sc 1] around {18}.
Rounds 4–6: Sc around {18}.
Round 7: [Inv dec, sc 1] around {12}.
Rounds 8–11: Sc around {12}. Fasten off and leave a long end for sewing. Flatten.
Tail
Use lemon yellow yarn.
Round 1: Sc 5 in magic ring {5}.
Rounds 2–4: Sc around {5}. Fasten off. Weave in ends and leave a long end for sewing.
Hat
Use chocolate brown yarn.
Round 1: Sc 6 in magic ring {6}.
Round 2: [Inc] around {12}.
Round 3: [Inc, sc 1] around {18}.
Round 4: [Inc, sc 2] around {24}.
Round 5: [Inc, sc 3] around {30}. Fasten off and leave a long end for sewing.
To make a pointy tip: Use chocolate brown yarn. Ch 4, sc 2, sl st in last st. Fold in half and sew onto the top of the hat.
Details
• To make a nose, mark a point at the center of the head below Round 10. With dark brown embroidery floss, sew 4 horizontal backstitches.
• To make lips, use dark brown embroidery floss to sew a loose upside-down V below the nose. Dab glue onto the stitches and use pins to form a curvy smile.
• To make eyes, sew on black beads below Round 10, each one 3 stitches away from the nose.
• Glue pink brads onto cheeks.
Assembly
1. Stitch ears, arms, feet, and tail onto body.
2. Stitch on hat.
3. With dark brown embroidery floss, sew a tiny asterisk (five-point star) below the tail.
Now you have yourself the cutest brown beret wearing golden retriever pup!