Showing posts with label totoro. Show all posts
Showing posts with label totoro. Show all posts
If you have been following me on Instagram for a while, you probably know that I taught summer school at my church this past summer. I taught kindergarten and worked with co-teachers that are very big fans of anime and manga. I have never seen Totoro in my 30 some years and watched it for the first time in summer school. What a fun movie!
After watching it once, I drove out to the store with my kids and bought the movie so that my kids could watch it at home too. They loved it and Totoro has become a favorite in our house.
Soot sprites are little dirt gremlins in the movie. Despite their dirty nature, I decided to make a dish sponge in hopes to "make them clean". I hope you enjoy this pattern!
Pattern
For a free PDF file for this pattern, visit Ravelry.To pin this for later, visit Pinterest.
Materials
-1skein of Red Heart Scrubby Sparkle in colors licorice and marshmallow
-6.0mm hook
-stitch marker
-tapestry needle
Abbreviations
MR- magic ring
ch-chain
sc- single crochet
hdc-half double crochet
dc-double crochet
trc-triple crochet
st-stitch
sts-stitches
slst-slip stitch
Gauge
10 sts and 3.5 rows equals 2 inches
Measurements
Diameter length is 4 inches
Notes
-Pattern is worked in rounds.
-Using a stitch marker to mark the 2nd ch of your beginning ch2 is encouraged, as finding can be a little difficult.
The Body
Using your licorice color, make a MR.
Round 1: ch2, 12 dc into the MR, slst to the top of the ch2 (13)
Close your MR by pulling on the tail. You may make a knot to keep the ring closed.
Round 2: ch2, dc in the same st where your ch 2 is coming from, 2 dc in all sts to the end, slst to the top of the ch2 (26)
Round 3: ch 2, 2 dc in the next st, *dc in the next st, 2 dc in the following st* repeat to the end, slst to the top of the ch2 (39)
Round 4-5: ch 2, dc in each st to the end of the round, slst to the top of the ch2 (39)
Round 6: ch 2, dc decrease,* dc in the next st, dc decrease* repeat to the end, sl st to the top of the ch2 (26)
Round 7: ch2, dc in the next st, dc decrease to the end, slst to the top of the ch2 (14)
Round 8: ch2, dc in the next st, dc decrease, *dc in the next st, dc decrease in the following st* repeat til you have 2 sts left, dc decrease, slst into the top of the ch2 (9)
Fasten off and close the circle. Knot it off and weave in your end.
Flatten your sponge.
Eyes
Using the licorice color, make a MR.
Round 1: ch 1 (doesn’t count as a st), 6 sc into the MR (6)
Round 2: switch to color marshmallow, ch 1 (counts as a st), sc in the same st where your ch 1 comes out from, 2 hdc in the next st, 2 dc in the next, 2 trc in the next st, 2 dc in the following st, 2 hdc in the next, slst to the top of the ch1 (12)
Fasten off and leave a tail to sew your eye onto the body of the scrubby.
Using your tapestry needles, sew on your eyes. The eyes should be sown on with the pupils closest to the middle of the body of the sponge, making the soot sprite look like it’s crossed eyed. Be sure to only go through the top layer of the sponge so that you don’t have random marshmallow yarn on the body.
Tag me in on Instagram with the hashtag #modestybylaura so I can see your little soot sprites.
Happy crocheting!
XO, Laura
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XO, Laura
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