Tony Tony Chopper

My little brother and I, with our mom and dad went on a vacation in Palawan last July 2013. It was also the rare opportunity to visit my uncle (mom's brother) and his family who lived there in Puerto Princesa. We haven't seen them in a long time for like I don't know... Almost two decades? Not really sure but I know it's been reeeeeally long. O_O

The island was so beautiful and I enjoyed every minute of it... Visiting the crocodile farm, riding a boat to the underground river, shopping in the local souvenir shops, island hopping, taking tons of pictures and best of all, snorkeling and swimming with the fishes. It was really a once in a lifetime experience. I even saw a rainbow fish. Awesome!!! ^^ 

We really enjoyed our stay and thought 3 days were too short. Aww! Of course we plan to go back... But not until my piggy bank gets off his diet. Yikes! >.<

So in return for my uncle's hospitality, letting us live in their cozy hut home, I decided to make an amigurumi for my sweet cousin as a gift.

My original idea was to make her a family of bears... You know, Papa bear, Mama bear, and Baby bear. Wow, that almost made me break into a song. Hahaha! But my little brother noticed on her Facebook that she's been posting a lot about the anime "One Piece". And that's when it clicked. Why make a family of bears when I could make her the amigurumi that she really loved? Brilliant idea indeed!!! But which character? Pfft! Easy... The adorable little mascot of course... Tony Tony Chopper. Why? Well, I'm not a fan and I think he's cute so yah... Done! ^^

TONY CHOPPER

Materials:

Monaco Yarn Shade #61 - Sand (4-5 skeins)
Monaco Yarn Shade #76 - Pancake (1-2 skeins)
Monaco Yarn Shade #35 - Bubblegum (1-2 skeins)
Monaco Yarn Shade #28 - Ladybug (1 skein)
Monaco Yarn Shade #42 - Sapphire (1 skein)
Monaco Yarn Shade #43 - Admiral (1 skein)
Crochet Hook - 7 (4.5 mm)
Thread:
           - Black
Felt cloth:
           - Black
           - White
Fiberfill stuffing
*hdcinc = 2hdc in 1st
*chmln = sl, ch, then sc in same st
*2ch1hdc = 2ch then 1hdc in same st

HEAD
(Sand)
Rnd 1: 6sc in mr (6)
Rnd 2: inc around (12)
Rnd 3: 1sc-inc (18)
Rnd 4: 2sc-inc (24)
Rnd 5: 3sc-inc (30)
Rnd 6: 4sc-inc (36)
Rnd 7: 5sc-inc (42)
Rnd 8: 6sc-inc (48)
Rnd 9: 7sc-inc (54)
Rnd 10-19: sc around (54)
Rnd 20: 7sc-dec (48)
Rnd 21: 6sc-dec (42)
Rnd 22: 5sc-dec (36)
Rnd 23: 4sc-dec (30)
Rnd 24: [6sc, dec, 5sc, dec] 2x (26)
FO, leave tail for sewing
*Embroider lips with black thread and the nose with Admiral
*Cut out two circles from black felt and attach to head

HAT-TOP

(Bubblegum)

Rnd 1: 9sc in mr (9)
Rnd 2: inc around (18)
Rnd 3: 1sc-inc (27)
Rnd 4: 2sc-inc (36)
Rnd 5: 3sc-inc (45)
Rnd 6: 4sc-inc (54)
Rnd 7: 5sc-inc (63)
FO, leave tail for sewing

HAT-BODY
(Bubblegum)
64ch
Rnd 1: Form a ring then chmln (Counts as first sc), sc around (63)
Rnd 2-10: sc around (63)
FO, leave tail for sewing
*Stitch the top part of the hat to its body 
FO, weave in ends
*Then continuing from the hat's body, attach it to the head just a little above the eyes
*After stitching  to the head, reconnect yarn to continue rounds to make the rim

HAT-RIM
(Bubblegum)
*Continue rounds from where you stitched the body of the hat to the head
Rnd 11: FLO, sc around (63)
Rnd 12: 6sc inc (72)
Rnd 13: 2ch1hdc (Counts as first sc), 6hdc, hdcinc, [7hdc-hdcinc] repeat until last st (81)
Rnd 14: 8sc-inc (90)
FO, weave in ends
*Cut out an "X" from white felt and glue it on the center of the hat

EARS (2x)
(Sand)
Rnd 1: 6sc in mr (6)
Rnd 2: 1sc-inc (9)
Rnd 3: 2sc-inc (12)
Rnd 4: sc around (12)
Rnd 5: 2sc-dec (9)
FO, leave tail for sewing
*Place ears on top of the hat's rim and stitch in place 

MAIN ANTLERS (2x)
(Pancake)
Rnd 1: 5sc in mr (5)
Rnd 2: inc around (10)
Rnd 3-7: sc around (10)
Rnd 8: 5sc, 5sl (10)
FO, leave tail for sewing

SUB ANTLERS (2x)
(Pancake)
Rnd 1: 5sc in mr (5)
Rnd 2: inc around (10)
Rnd 3: sc around (10)
Rnd 4: 5sl, 5sc (10)
FO, leave tail for sewing
*Attach the sub antlers to the  main antlers
*Make sure the part of the 5sl is  facing up when attaching
*Do the same when stitching the assembled antlers to the head
*It should be placed behind the ears

BODY
(Ladybug)
Rnd 1: 6sc in mr (6)
Rnd 2: inc around (12)
Rnd 3: 1sc-inc (18)
Rnd 4: 2sc-inc (24)
Rnd 5: 3sc-inc (30)
Rnd 6: 4sc-inc (36)
Rnd 7-9: sc around (36)
(Sand)
Rnd 10: 4sc-dec (30)

Rnd 11-14: sc around (30)

Rnd 15: [6sc, dec, 5sc, dec] 2x (26)
Rnd 16-17: sc around (26)
FO, weave in ends

ARMS (2x)
(Pancake)
Rnd 7sc in mr (7)
Rnd 2: inc around (14)
Rnd 3: [2sc, inc, 3sc, inc] 2x (18)
Rnd 4: BLO, sc around (18)
Rnd 5: sc around (18)
(Sand)
Rnd 6-10: sc around (18)
Rnd 11: 1sc-inc (12)
FO, leave tail for sewing

LEGS (2x)
(Pancake)
Rnd 7sc in mr (7)
Rnd 2: inc around (14)
Rnd 3: [2sc, inc, 3sc, inc] 2x (18)
Rnd 4: BLO, sc around (18)
Rnd 5: sc around (18)
(Sand)
Rnd 6-7: sc around (18)
(Ladybug)
Rnd 8: sc around (18)
FO, leave tail for sewing

BACKPACK
(Sapphire)
10ch
Row 1: sc on 2nd ch from hook, sc across, ch1-turn (9)
Row 2-5: sc across, ch1-turn (9)
FO, weave in ends
*Continue on edges
Rnd 1-5: sc around  (28)
Rnd 6: 27sc (27)
*On last st of Rnd 6, dec then mark as first st for next round
Rnd 7: dec (marked as the first st), 4sc, dec, 7sc, dec, 4sc, dec, 5sc (24)
Rnd 8-9: sc around (24)
Rnd 10: dec-4sc (20)
Rnd 11: sc around (20)
*2sc, mark the 2nd sc as first st of Row 12
*Work in rows
Row 12: 1sc (marked as the first st), 7sc, ch1-turn (8)
Row 13-20: sc across, ch1-turn (8)
Row 21: dec, 4sc, dec (6)
*Sl around the opening of the backpack, including the flap
FO, weave in ends
*Cut out an "X" (Tinier than the one on the hat) then attach to backpack

BACKPACK STRAPS (2x)
(Sapphire)
28ch
Row 1: sc on 2nd ch from hook, sl across back to first st
FO, leave tail for sewing
*Stitch to backpack

Tony Chopper took longer than it should but I finished it just in time for Christmas. So I mailed the little thing and after a few days received a phone call from my niece and uncle saying that they loved it. Yeah! Another job well done. -^.^-  



Copyright: Tony Chopper is an original pattern written by Duchess Gala. You may do whatever you want with the finished product but please do not sell or claim the pattern as your own. Also, do not post the pattern directly to your website. Just link it to this blog. ^^ 

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