Day 4 Dogtober - FREE Pochita Amigurumi Pattern

Hello! I hope you are all enjoying Dogtober so far. Today's offering includes a free pattern. It's Pochita from Chainsaw man, He's not really a dog, but let's be real he has dog vibes. I've never read it because I am a bit of a weenie for gore and stuff of thst sort. This pattern is really simple with most of the detailing done in felt. Using fine cotton yarn he ended up about the length of my finger. Perfect for a cute little keychain or a tiny buddy to sit at your desk. I have not tested the pattern at a larger scale.

All my patterns are written in USA crochet terms. Abbreviations list is linked here. 

Materials:

• I used a 1.75mm hook.
  
• Small amount of Fine Red-Orange/Vermilion Cotton Yarn. I used Mini Yarns from Dollarama. 
• Black fine tip permanent marker
• Fabric Glue
• Strong Fast Drying Glue (eg. Gorilla or Super)
• Tiny amount of scrap yarn or stuffing.
• Black Felt
• White Felt
• Grey Felt
• Light Grey Felt (Optional)
• Small Googly Eyes (Optional)

Body:

1: MR (6)

2: INC x6 (12)

3: (1SC, INC) x6 (18)

4: (2SC, INC) x6 (24)

5: (3SC, INC) x6 (30)

6: 5SC, 1PC, 5SC, 1PC, 18SC (30)

7-13: 30SC (30)

14: 5SC, 1PC, 5SC, 1PC, 18SC (30)

15: (3SC, DEC) x6 (24)

16: (2SC, DEC) x6 (18)

Stuff.

17: (1SC, DEC) x6 (12)

18: DEC x6 (6)

Close up with a needle and leave a bit of a tail.

Pull the excess yarn up through the top of his body between rounds 15 and 16.

Tie off the yarn and leave to attach felt to.

Handles:

• Position the doll with the popcorn stitches on the bottom and the excess yarn tail coming out the end of his back.
• Cut 4 felt shapes according to template below out of black felt. Make sure they are the width of your doll. Using fabric glue them in pairs, to make thicker felt shapes.

• Using gorilla glue or another fast drying sturdy glue, attach the felt shapes, one across his back, and one on his butt. See images for reference.

Tail:

• Cut out 2 small black triangles glue them on either side of the excess yarn tail. Trim any red yarn that is sticking out the end.

Chainsaw:

• Cut a single piece of grey felt according to template below. Make sure the width is the size of your doll from the bottom of the original MR round 1 to Round 4 on the top of his head.

• Cut 2 pieces of white or light grey according to the template below. Make sure the width is the size of your doll from the middle of the original MR round 1 to round 3 on the top of his head.

• Use fabric glue to assemble the chainsaw blade with the grey in the middle of the two lighter pieces.
• Glue the blade onto the doll with a sturdy fast drying glue with the grey part starting at the bottom original MR round 1 and ending Round 4 on the top of his head. 

Face:

• Cut 2 small white felt circles and use black permanent marker to draw the pupils OR use 2 small googly eyes. Glue these eyes on either side of the blade.
• Finally take a fine tip black sharpie and draw a cute :3 mouth under the blade.

You're finished!

Enjoy your new friend.

Keep an eye on my blog or follow me on Instagram @MarikoHamade this month for more Dogtober showcases and free patterns.

Be sure to tag me in any posts of your creations for Dogtober and use the hashtag #DogtoberArt2021 I'll be sure to share them to my Instagram story.

You can sell items made with this pattern with credit to me as the pattern writer. You may not sell the pattern as your own.