I joined the
Miyazaki fans of the crochet nation and made an amigurumi Totoro and his little friend from the film
My Neighbor Totoro. Everyone and their mom seem to have crocheted a Totoro as there's a million posted pictures online. A generous soul posted a free crochet
pattern but I decided I wanted to make up my own pattern. For the most part I really like the way he turned out. I love that I got the ears to narrow at the base yet still stand up but I'm disappointed that the nose isn't quite right. I actually started him back in Portland where I finished his body, ears and face. He traveled to CA where I didn't do any work on him and then back up to Seattle where a few months after starting I FINALLY picked him up yesterday and finished him. I even whipped up his little friend from the movie that perches on his head in the Studio Ghibli
logo. I would also like to make the little blue guy and some of Totoro's accessories like the leaf he puts on his head, his whistle or the umbrella. All tasks for my never ending list of things I want to do. With all that said here is my Totoro contribution to the infinite abyss that is the internet.
Hooray! For another finished project!
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