It's a Heartless from Kingdom Hearts! If you have questions/comments feel free to let me know!
Pattern by Phantasmfreud (OCDrobot), character by Square Enix
*Please note this is a pattern for the Heartless only! The heart
was made from a free pattern I found on Craftster. See this item’s DeviantArt
listing for details on the heart pattern.*
Materials needed: 1) worsted
weight yarn in 2 colors.
A.Black (everything but eyes)
B. Yellow (eyes)
2) An f/5 (3.75 mm) crochet hook
3) Fiberfill
Note: this entire
pattern is worked in the round. Stuff pieces with fiberfill as you go before
they become too narrow to fill. Don’t over-stuff, just use enough so the piece
retains its shape. If you find stuffing difficult at any time, try using your
crochet hook to cram that fiberfill in there!
Head
Round 1: With black yarn, 6
sc in ring. (6sc)
Rnd 2: Inc around in each sc.
(12)
Rnd 3: *1 sc, inc*; repeat
from first *, to last * 6 times. (18)
Rnd 4: *1 sc, inc*; repeat
from first *, to last * 8 times. (27)
Rnd 5-7: sc in each sc
around. (27)
Rnd 8: *1 sc, dec*; repeat
from first *, to last * 8 times. (18)
Rnd 9: *1 sc, dec*; repeat
from first *, to last * 6 times. (12)
Rnd 10: dec 6 times. (6)
Rnd 11: 1 dec. (5) Cast off.
Body
Rnd 1: With black yarn, 6 sc
in ring. (6sc)
Rnd 2: Inc around in each sc.
(12)
Rnd 3: *1 sc, inc*; repeat
from first *, to last * 6 times. (18)
Rnd 4-6: sc in each sc
around. (18)
Rnd 7: *2 sc, dec*; repeat
from first *, to last * 3 times, sc in
each of the last two sc. (13)
Rnd 8-10: sc in each sc
around. (13)
Rnd 11: *1 sc, dec*; repeat
from first *, to last * 6 times. (7)
Rnd 12: sc in each sc
around. (7) Cast off.
Eyes
Rnd 1: With yellow yarn, 6
sc in ring. (6sc) Cast off. Make two.
Antennae
*Note: this one piece of the
pattern only is done in rows, not rounds.*
Row 1: With black yarn,
chain 16. In 2nd chain from hook, make an sc. Sc in each of the next
two chains. Slip st. in next chain to finish. (3 sc) Cast off. Make two. (Weave
in your yarn tail towards the end of the antennae with the sc’s. This “fatter”
end is the base of your antennae and is to be attached to the head. Optionally,
if your yarn tail is long enough, you could use it to sew the antennae to the
head.)
Legs
Rnd 1: With black yarn, 6 sc
in ring. (6sc)
Rnd 2-4: sc in each sc
around. (6)
Rnd 5: *1 sc, dec*; repeat
from first *, to last * 1 more time. (4)
Rnd 6: sc in each sc around.
(4) Cast off. Make two.
Feet
Rnd 1: With black yarn, 4 sc
in ring. (4sc)
Rnd 2: *1 sc, inc*; repeat
from first *, to last * 1 more time. (6)
Rnd 3-5: sc in each sc
around. (6)
Rnd 6: *1 sc, dec*; repeat
from first *, to last * 1 more time. (4)
Rnd 7: Dec one time. (3)
Cast off. Make two.
Arms
Rnd 1: With black yarn, 6 sc
in ring. (6sc)
Rnd 2: sc in each sc around.
(6)
Rnd 3: *1 sc, dec*; repeat
from first *, to last * 1 more time. (4)
Rnd 4-5: sc in each sc
around. (4)
Okay, now I would like to
point out that this pattern gets tricky a bit. If you have been stuffing the
arm thus far (I hope you did a little), stop doing it here. The “arm” is
finished; the rest of the pattern is forming the hand of the heartless (the
hand is not stuffed). Don’t cast off or anything, it’s still one continuous
piece.
Rnd 6: *1 sc, inc*; repeat
from first *, to last * 1 more time. (6)
Rnd 7: sc in each sc around.
(6)
Now, you want to take the
opening you have of the hand and slip stitch it shut. (Pinch the opening shut
and slip stich across both sides of the opening, going under the “v’s” of the
stiches on both sides.) The “hand” is now complete. Don’t’ cast off!
Once you have slip stitched
across, chain 4. Slip stich this into the base of the hand. (1 picot)
This forms a picot stitch,
and is the first of the heartless’s fingers. Do this picot stitch two more
times evenly across the base of the hand to make the two remaining fingers. (3
picot total).
Cast off. Make two.
Congratulations! You’re done. As for assembly instructions, there isn’t much to
say as this pattern is old and my hand written notes don’t include assembly. It
is, however, fairly logical where each piece goes. (Example, the legs probably
go on the bottom of the body, y’know, in typical humanoid fashion.) Just look
at the photo provided and use it as your model, or sew the pieces on
in any other way you wish for different poses. ^_^
Thanks for using my pattern!
