Soot Sprite Amigurumi - Free Crochet Pattern

Do you love Studio Ghibli movies as much as I do? These cute amigurumi Soot Sprites (also called Susuwatari) are perfect for Ghibli fans, and are so quick and easy to make!

Difficulty: Easy

Size:
Using fingering weight yarn and a 2 mm crochet hook, your Soot Sprite will be about 3 cm (1.2 in) wide. However, exact gauge isn't important, and you can easily adjust the size by using thicker or thinner yarn.

You will need:
• Fingering weight yarn in black, white, and an accent colour
• 4 mm round black beads for eyes
• Black sewing thread
• Toy stuffing
• Craft glue
• 2 mm crochet hook
• Sewing needle
• Yarn needle

Abbreviations (US crochet terms):
R - round(s)
ch - chain
st(s) - stitch(es)
ss - slip stitch
sc - single crochet
dec - decrease (single crochet 2 together)

Soot Sprite Amigurumi Pattern

Body

Work in the round, without joining rounds. Using black yarn, start with a magic ring

R1: 6 sc in a ring. [6 sts]

R2: 2 sc in each st around. [12 sts]

R3: (2 sc in next st, sc in next st) 6 times. [18 sts]

R4: (2 sc in next st, sc in next 2 sts) 6 times. [24 sts]

R5-9: Sc in each st around, for 5 rounds. [24 sts per round]

R10: (Dec, sc in next 2 sts) 6 times. [18 sts]

R11: (Dec, sc in next st) 6 times. [12 sts]

Stuff the amigurumi until it's nice and puffy.

R12: Dec 6 times. [6 sts]

Cut yarn, leaving about 30 cm for sewing, and finish off.

Eyes (Make 2)

Using white yarn, start with a magic ring.

R1: 8 sc in the ring. [8 sc]

Cut yarn, leaving a tail for sewing, and finish off. Join round with an invisible join.

Star candy

Using accent colour, start with a magic ring.

R1: (Ch 3, ss in the ring) 5 times.

Cut yarn, leaving a tail for sewing, and finish off.

Finishing

Sew the white eyes onto the black body, roughly in line with rounds 5 to 8 of the body.

Use black thread to sew the eye beads in the middle of the white eyes.

Sew the candy onto the body, in any position you like.

Use the black yarn tail to sew the body's hole closed. Then use the tail to form the your Soot Sprite's arms and legs. Use a small blob of glue to secure the limbs in place.

Your little Soot Sprite is complete!

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Copyrights and selling your finished amigurumi:
This crochet pattern, amigurumi design, and all accompanying photos remain the copyright of Lauren Bergstrom of Móhu Store. You may not publish or distribute this pattern, or altered versions of the pattern (including variations, translations and videos), without permission.

You're welcome to sell physical items made from this pattern, as long as you credit Móhu as the designer. For online listings, add a note at the bottom of each listing saying ‘made from a Móhu pattern’ (or something similar). I also appreciate it if you include a link to the pattern, or to mohumohu.com. For selling in person, a small tag with the information on each amigurumi will do.

The amigurumi you sell must be made by an individual person (no production line or mass-production). You may not use my photos to sell your own work.