Abbreviations

• mr = magic circle/ring
• sc = single crochet
• inc = increase
• dec = decrease
• slst = slip stitch

Body

start with grey yarn

• R1 - mr with 6 sc [6]
• R2 - inc x6 [12]
• R3 - (sc, inc) [18]
• R4 - (sc, inc, sc) x6 [24]
• R5 - (3sc, inc) x6 [30]
• R6 - (2sc, inc, 2sc) x5 [36]
• R7 - (5sc, inc) x6 [42]
• R8 -(3sc, inc, 3sc) x6 [48]
• R9 - (7sc, inc) x6 [54]
• R10 - (4sc, inc, 4sc)x6 [60]
• R11-20 - 60 sc
• 12
• 13
• 14
• 15
• 16
• 17
• 18
• 19
• 20
• R21 - (5sc, inc) x10 [70]
• R22 - (3sc, inc, 3sc) x10 [80]
• R23 - 43: 80sc
• 24
• 25
• 26
• 27
• 28
• 29
• 30
• 31
• 32
• 33
• 34
• 35
• 36
• 37
• 38
• 39
• 40
• 41
• 42
• 43
• R44 - (dec, 18sc) x4 [76]
• R45 - 76sc
• R46 - (dec, 17sc) x4 [72]
• R47 - 72sc
• R48 - (dec, 16sc)x4 [68]
• R49 - 68sc
• R50 (dec, 15sc) x4 [64]
• R51 - 64 sc
• R52 - (dec, 14sc) x4 [60]
• R53 - 60sc
• R54 - (dec, 8sc) x6 [54]
• R55 - (dec, 7sc) x6 [48]
• R56 - (dec, 6sc) x6 [42]
• R57 - (dec, 5sc) x6 [36]
• R58 - (dec, 4sc) x6 [30]

stuff body till end

• R59 - (dec, sc) x10 [20]
• R60 - dec x10 [10]
• R61 - dec x5 [5]

cut yarn, close opening

Ears x

start w pink

• R1 - mr with 4sc [4]
• R2 - (inc, sc) x2 [6]
• R3 - (sc, inc, sc) x2 [8]
• R4 - (inc, 3sc) x2 [10]
• R5 - (2sc, inc, 2sc) x2 [12]
• R6 - (inc, 5sc) x2 [14]
• R7 - 14sc
• R8 - (3sc, inc, 3sc) x2 [16]
• R9 - 16sc
• R10 - (inc, 7sc) x2 [18]
• R11 - 18 sc
• R12 - (dec, sc) x6 [12]
• R13 - 15 - 12sc
• 14
• 15

finish with sl st. cut off yarn, fasten off, hide tail

stuff firmly and then sew to the top of the head, roughly in line with the eyes

Arms x2

• R1 - mr with 6 sc [6]
• R2 - inc x6 [12]
• R3 - (sc, inc, sc) x4 [16]
• R4 - 16sc
• R5 - (inc, 3sc) x4 [20]
• R6-8 - 20sc
• 7
• 8
• R9 - (2sc, inc, 2sc) x4 [24]
• R10-15 - 24sc
• 11
• 12
• 13
• 14
• 15
• R16 - (2sc, dec, 2sc) x4 [20]
• R17-19 - 20sc
• 18
• 19
• R20 - (dec, 3sc) x4 [16]
• R21 - 16 sc
• R22 - (1sc, dec, 1sc) x4 [12]

finish with sl st. cut off yarn, fasten off, hide tail

stuff a little then flatten and sew top edges together. sew to sides of the body at round 22 of the body

use yarn to make 7 upside-down ‘v’ shaped on tummy

Tail

start with grey yarn

• R1 - mr with 6sc [6]
• R2 - inc x6 [12]
• R3 - (inc, sc) x6 [18]
• R4 - 18sc [18]
• R5 - (sc, inc, sc) x6 [24]
• R6 - 24sc
• R7 - (inc, 3sc) x6 [30]
• R8 - 30 sc
• R9 - (2sc, inc, 2sc) x6 [36]
• R10-19 - 36 sc
• 11
• 12
• 13
• 14
• 15
• 16
• 17
• 18
• 19

finish with sl st. cut off the yarn, fasten off, hide the tail.

stuff firmly then sew to the body, with the second half of the round at the bottom (this stops the tail from pointing down too much)

Tummy

start with white yarn

• R1 - mr with 6sc [6]
• R2 - inc x6 [12]
• R3 - inc x12 [24]
• R4 - 24sc
• R5 - (1sc, inc, sc) x8 [32]
• R6 - (inc, 3sc) x8 [40]
• R7 - (inc, 7sc) x5 [45]
• R8 - (4sc, inc, 4sc) x5 [50]
• R9 - (inc, 9sc) x5 [55]
• R10 - (5sc, inc, 5sc) x5 [60]
• R11 - (inc, 5sc) x10 [70]
• R12 - (3sc, inc, 3sc) x10 [80]
• R13-15 - 80 sc
• 14
• 15

finish with sl st, cut off yarn, fasten off, hide the tail

sew tummy to body, with the top at about the same level as round 23. you can embroider the details on the face and hide the end of the black yarn behind the tummy.

the nose is several horizontal lines with a small vertical line at the bottom. the whiskers are three single lines under the eyes on each side

the mouth is a single very small horizontal line. you could make the big smile that totoro sometimes has with some white felt, glued or sewn neatly on with black vertical lines sewn across with thread