Friday, July 19, 2013

Mini Mew

The second mini Pokémon I made! Sorry I messed up his left eye, I'm not too good at embroidering. I think he's so cute, and he'll fit right in your pocket or on a keychain! Enjoy!

 
Mini Mew

 
 
Materials:
F hook (3.75 mm or #5) [optional - and an E hook for the tail (3.5 mm or #4)]
Scissors
Yarn needle
WW yarn in pink, blue, and a little bit of white
Polyester fiberfill
 
Notes:
Gauge isn't that important, just so long as your stitches are tight so that the stuffing won't show or fall out.
 The (parentheses) at the end of each Rnd/Row indicate the number of stitches at the end of that Rnd/Row.
 I work in continuous rounds (aka spiral rounds), but if your prefer to join at the end of each round that's fine. I also decrease in front loops only because I've heard that it makes the decrease stitch less visible.
 If you don't know what a Magic Ring is don't panic! It's also called Magic Loop or Magic Circle. Here's an alternative: If the pattern says 6 sc in Magic Ring you can ch 2 and 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook and join stitches. I prefer working with a Magic Ring because you can pull it as tight as you want so that the stuffing won't show. Most people I have tried to teach the Magic Ring to throw their crochet hooks and yarn on the floor in a huffy, but I myself find it fairly easy depending on how many stitches are in it. If you'd like to learn how to make one I found THIS LINK very helpful. The only person I've had success with teaching is my sister. Just use whatever you feel most comfortable using.
 
I used the following terms in this pattern: sc (single crochet), ch (chain), F/O (fasten off), MR (Magic Ring), inc (2 sc in next sc), and dec (decrease over next two stitches).


Head:
Rnd 1: 4 sc in MR (4)
Rnd 2: inc around (8)
Rnd 3: sc in 1, inc around (12)
Rnd 4: sc in 2, inc around (16)
Rnd 5: sc in 3, inc around (20)
Rnd 6-7: sc in each around (20)
Rnd 8: sc in 3, dec around (16) begin stuffing
Rnd 9: sc in 2, dec around (12)
Rnd 10: sc in 1, dec around (8)
 F/O. Weave end in last rnd and pull to close.

Body:
Rnd 1: 5 sc in MR (5)
Rnd 2: inc around (10)
Rnd 3: sc in 1, inc around (15)
Rnd 4-6: sc in each (15) begin stuffing
Rnd 7: sc in 1, dec around (10)
Rnd 8-11: sc in each around (10) begin nape of neck (optional)
Rnd 12: sc in next 4, ch 1, turn (4)
Rnd 13: sc in 4 (4)
 F/O. Weave end in last rnd and pull to close.
 Sew head to body, positioning it so that the nose points down at a slight angle.

Ears:
Row 1: ch 4, sc in 2nd ch from hook and across (3)
Row 2: dec in 1st, sc in last (2)
Row 3: dec (1)
 F/O with long enough tail to sew to head. Sew to head.

Legs:
Rnd 1: 4 sc in MR (4)
Rnd 2: sc in 1, inc around (6)
Rnd 3-5: sc in each around (6) begin stuffing
Rnd 6: flatten end and sc through both sides of crochet (3) F/O.

Feet:
Rnd 1: 4 sc in MR (4)
Rnd 2: sc in 1, inc around (6)
Rnd 3-6: sc in each around (6) begin stuffing
Rnd 7: flatten end and sc through both sides of crochet (3) F/O.
 Sew feet to legs at flattened ends and sew legs to body.

Hands:
Row 1: ch 4, sc in 2nd ch from hook and across (3)
Row 2-3: sc in each (3)
Row 4: ch 2, sc in 2nd ch from hook and next st, ch 2, sc in 2nd ch from hook and next st, ch 2, sc in 2nd ch from hook and last st. F/O. Roll hand in cylindrical shape and sew both sides together. Sew hands to the body.

Tail:
Rnd 1: 4 sc in MR (4)
Rnd 2: sc in 1, inc around (6)
Rnd 3: sc in each around (6)
Rnd 4: dec around (3)
Rnd 5-20: sc sround (3)
 F/O. Sew to body.

Embroider eyes in blue yarn to head and add a bit of white for the shine.

4 comments:

  1. It's so cute. I like it very much but I would do the eyes different so it will loke more like the Mew from the anime or game.
    Nethertheless a great work

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  2. Aw~ mini Mew is adorable! Keep up the great work!! ^^

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  4. Great job- love this! Your blog rocks!

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