Big Plush Totoro Amigurumi Free Crochet Pattern

Designer: Asenok Toys
Instagram: @asenok.toys
Difficulty Level: Intermediate

A Big Plush Forest Friend for Cozy Crochet Days

Soft, oversized, and full of charm, this free Totoro amigurumi crochet pattern by Anastasia Markova creates a 45 cm handmade character toy with a fantasy feel. Its plush yarn body makes it a memorable handmade gift idea or soft crochet toy. Fans of cuddly projects may enjoy our amigurumi teddy bear.

Rated Intermediate, this design is not a quick beginner project, and it includes sewn parts instead of low-sew or no-sew construction. The rounded body, white belly, and calm expression suit fantasy collections. If woodland-style toys are your favorite, our plush raccoon amigurumi is another project.

We sincerely thank Anastasia Markova for sharing this Totoro design. More fantasy and forest amigurumi ideas are waiting at the end of the pattern.

Materials and Tools

• YarnArt Dolce (760 Gray, approximately 4 skeins; 741 White, small amount)
• Iris yarn (Black, White)
• 4 mm crochet hook
• 1–2 mm crochet hook
• Fiberfill stuffing
• Needle for sewing parts
• Scissors

Abbreviations

• MR — magic ring
• ch — chain
• sc — single crochet
• inc — increase
• dec — decrease
• BLO — back loop only
• popcorn st — popcorn stitch
• (…) x n — repeat n times

How to Crochet a Plush Totoro Amigurumi

Legs (Make 2)

Popcorn stitch is made of 3 chain stitches.

R1: 6 sc in MR
R2: inc x 6 (12)
R3: inc x 12 (24)
R4: (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
R5: (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
R6: BLO: 4 sc, popcorn st, (3 sc, popcorn st) x 2, 23 sc (36)
R7: 36 sc

Fasten off and cut the yarn.

Body

R1: 6 sc in MR
R2: inc x 6 (12)
R3: inc x 12 (24)
R4: Crochet the legs into the body: 3 sc, 6 sc together with the first leg, 6 sc, 6 sc together with the second leg, 3 sc (24)

The designer attached the legs to the body by eye, with the toes facing forward.

R5: 3 sc along the body, 30 sc along the remaining part of the leg, 6 sc along the body, 30 sc along the remaining part of the leg, 3 sc (72)
R6: (11 sc, inc) x 6 (78)
R7: (12 sc, inc) x 6 (84)
R8: (13 sc, inc) x 6 (90)
R9–R14: 90 sc
R15: (14 sc, inc) x 6 (96)
R16–R20: 96 sc
R21: (14 sc, dec) x 6 (90)
R22–R26: 90 sc
R27: (13 sc, dec) x 6 (84)
R28–R32: 84 sc
R33: (12 sc, dec) x 6 (78)
R34–R35: 78 sc
R36: (11 sc, dec) x 6 (72)
R37: 72 sc
R38: (10 sc, dec) x 6 (66)
R39: 66 sc
R40: (9 sc, dec) x 6 (60)
R41–R42: 60 sc

R43: (8 sc, dec) x 6 (54)
R44: 54 sc
R45: (7 sc, dec) x 6 (48)
R46: (6 sc, dec) x 6 (42)
R47: (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)
R48: (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
R49: (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
R50: (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
R51: (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)
R52: dec x 6

Fasten off and cut the yarn.

Belly

Use white yarn.

R1: 6 sc in MR
R2: inc x 6 (12)
R3: inc x 12 (24)
R4: (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
R5: (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
R6: (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42)
R7: (6 sc, inc) x 6 (48)
R8: (7 sc, inc) x 6 (54)
R9: (8 sc, inc) x 6 (60)
R10: (9 sc, inc) x 6 (66)
R11: (10 sc, inc) x 6 (72)
R12: (11 sc, inc) x 6 (78)
R13: (12 sc, inc) x 6 (84)
R14: (13 sc, inc) x 6 (90)
R15: (14 sc, inc) x 6 (96)
R16: (15 sc, inc) x 6 (104)
R17: (16 sc, inc) x 6 (110)
R18: (17 sc, inc) x 6 (116)

Fasten off. If you will use the same yarn tail to sew the belly to the body, leave a long tail. The designer sewed it on with Iris yarn.

Ears (Make 2)

R1: 6 sc in MR
R2: 6 sc
R3: (1 sc, inc) x 3 (9)
R4: 9 sc
R5: (2 sc, inc) x 3 (12)
R6: 12 sc
R7: (3 sc, inc) x 3 (15)
R8: 15 sc
R9: (4 sc, inc) x 3 (18)
R10: 18 sc
R11: BLO: (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)
R12: dec x 6 (6)
R13: 6 sc

Fasten off. If you will use the same yarn tail to sew the ears to the body, leave a long tail. The designer sewed them on with Iris yarn.

Tail

R1: 6 sc in MR
R2: inc x 6 (12)
R3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
R4: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
R5: (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
R6: (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
R7: (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42)
R8: (6 sc, inc) x 6 (48)
R9: (7 sc, inc) x 6 (54)
R10–R14: 54 sc
R15: (7 sc, dec) x 6 (48)
R16–R18: 48 sc
R19: (6 sc, dec) x 6 (42)
R20–R22: 42 sc
R23: (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)
R24–R26: 36 sc

Fasten off. If you will use the same yarn tail to sew the tail to the body, leave a long tail. The designer sewed it on with Iris yarn.

Arms (Make 2)

R1: Ch 4. Starting in the 2nd chain from hook: inc, 1 sc, 4 sc in the last chain, 1 sc, inc (10)
R2: 2 inc, 1 sc, 4 inc, 1 sc, 2 inc (18)
R3: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
R4–R13: 24 sc
R14: (6 sc, dec) x 3 (21)
R15–R19: 21 sc
R20: (5 sc, dec) x 3 (18)
R21–R25: 18 sc

If needed, work offset stitches. Fold the piece in half and crochet 9 sc through both layers.

Fasten off. If you will use the same yarn tail to sew the arms to the body, leave a long tail. The designer sewed them on with Iris yarn.

Eyes (Make 2)

Use Iris yarn or similar yarn.

Start with black yarn.

R1: 6 sc in MR
R2: inc x 6 (12)
R3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)

Change to white yarn.

R4: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
R5: (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
R6: (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
R7: (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42)

Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Assembly

1. Sew the belly between R7 and R34.
2. Sew the arms to R34.
3. Embroider the fingers on the arms.
4. Sew on the ears.
5. Sew on the tail. The designer sewed it between R7 and R12, but you can place it a little higher.
6. Sew on the eyes.
7. Embroider the nose, mouth, eyebrows, and whiskers.