Saturday 5 February 2011

Little amigurumi robot free pattern


amigurumi robot
Originally uploaded by aishakenza
I decided to make a toy robot for Charlie, who I'll be seeing later this week. I only see him very occasionally as we live far away from each other. Of course I'll be seeing his older sister and younger brother too, but their toys were ready. I needed to make something for Charlie, and I thought he would like a robot.

The problem, as I soon discovered, is that there are very few free patterns for amigurumi robots. So guess what? Yes, I made one of my own. Using my favourite Catania yarn and a 2.5 mm hook, I got to work and this is who came out of it.  I might one day make some improvements to the pattern, but as I don't like to keep you all waiting, and I did actually write it down as I went along, I thought you may like to have it straight away. Please feel free to make your own alterations and decorate it as takes your fancy. If you make a robot, I would love to receive a photo. As with my other free patterns, please do not sell this pattern. Do not post this pattern to any website, but link directly to my blog. No file sharing of this pattern.

This robot is not suitable for very small children and babies because of the small parts. If you want to make it for a small child or baby, do not include any embellishments that could be bitten off and swallowed. Decorate it with embroidery instead.

If you see any mistakes, it's because I've not tested the pattern, so please be indulgent and just let me know. If I do make another, better robot, I'll definitely post any changes I make, but here for now is the pattern for you to try.

You'll need:

Catania cotton yarn in grey, orange and blue (or colours of your choice)
2.5 mm crochet hook
A small amount of felt and metal trimmings such as press studs, washers, buttons, beads, etc
Needle and thread
A large-eyed needle
Embroidery thread

Head

Start with a magic ring

rnd 1 - 6 sc into magic ring
rnd 2 - 2 sc in each st around (12 sts)
rnd 3 - [2 sc in next st, 1 sc] rep around (18 sts)
rnd 4 - [2 sc in next st, 2 sc] rep around (24 sts)
rnd 5 - [2 sc in next st, 3 sc] rep around (30 sts)
rnd 6-12 - sc around (30 sts)
Fasten off

Don't stuff the head yet.

Antennae (make 3 - one orange and two blue)

Start with a magic ring

rnd 1 - 5 sc into magic ring
rnd 2-3 sc around (5 sts)
Fasten off


Collars (make 2 - one orange and one blue)

Start with a magic ring

rnd 1 - 6 sc into magic ring
rnd 2 - 2 sc in each st around (12 sts)
rnd 3 - [2 sc in next st, 1 sc] rep around (18 sts)
rnd 4 - [2 sc in next st, 2 sc] rep around (24 sts)
rnd 5 - [1 sc in next 3 st, 2 sc in next st] rep around (30 sts)
rnd 6 - [1 sc in next 4 st, 2 sc in next st] rep around (36 sts)
rnd 7 - [1 sc in next 5 st, 2sc in next st] rep around (42 sts)
Fasten off



Feet and legs (make 2)

Start with the soles of the feet and work your way up. The feet, legs and body are worked in a single piece.

With blue, make a magic ring

rnd 1 - 6 sc into magic ring
rnd 2 - 2 sc in each st around (12 sts)
rnd 3 - [2 sc in next st, 1 sc] rep around (18 sts)
rnd 4-5 - working in back loop only  (ie the loop furthest away from you), sc around.
Attach orange
rnd 6-7 - sc around (18 sts)
rnd 8 - [1 sc in next st, sc2tog], rep around (12 sts)
Attach grey
rnd 9 - sc around (12 sts)
Stuff foot
rnd 10 - working in front loop only, sc around
rnd 11 - 14 sc around (12 sts)

Fasten off

Make another leg, leaving a long tail of yarn to sew it to the in-between legs piece:

ch 6
1 sc in 2nd ch from hook, 1 sc in each st to end, turn
work 4 more rows in sc.
Fasten off, leaving a long tail of yarn to attach it to the first leg.

Body

Now sew the legs together with the in-between piece. Sew each of the 5 sts to the corresponding sts on each leg, it will look something like this: O=O
There should be 7 sts of each leg remaining

Now attach the yarn to the beginning of the remaining 7 sts on one of the legs, and continue as follows:

rnd 1 - 2sc in each of the 7 sts at the top of the leg, 7 sc along the straight piece, 2 sc in each of the 7 sts of the other leg, then 7 sc along the remaining straight edge (42 sts)
rnd 2 - sc around
rnd 3 - *1 sc in each of next 14 sts, 2 sc in each of next 7 sts, repeat from * once again, to end (56 sts)
rnd 4 - sc around
rnd 5-6 - working in  back loop only, sc around
rnd 7-11 - working in both loops, sc around
rnd 12 - *1 sc in each of next 6 sts, sc2 tog, repeat from * to end (49 sts)
rnd 13-14 - sc around
rnd 15 - *1 sc in each of next 5 sts, sc2 tog, repeat from * to end (42 sts)
rnd 16 -17 - sc around
rnd 18 -  *1 sc in each of next 4 sts, sc2 tog, repeat from * to end (35 sts)
rnd 19-20 - sc around
rnd 21 - *1 sc in each of next 3 sts, sc2 tog, repeat from * to end (27 sts)
rnd 22 - sc around
Fasten off.

Don't stuff the body yet

Arms

Start with a magic ring

rnd 1 - 5 sc into magic ring
rnd 2 - 2 sc into each st (10 sts)
rnd 3 - [2 sc in next st, 1 sc] rep around (15 sts)
rnd 4-6 - sc around
rnd 7 - [1 sc in next st, sc2 tog] rep around (10 sts)
Stuff!
rnd 8 - sc2tog 5 times (5 sts)
rnd 9 - 2 sc in each st (10 sts)
rnd 10 - 2 sc in next st, 1 sc] rep around (15 sts)
rnd 11-13 - sc around
rnd 14 - [1 sc in next st, sc2 tog] rep around (10 sts)
Stuff!
rnd 15 - sc2tog 5 times (5 sts)
Fasten off leaving a long tail of yarn and use it to sew a metal washer in the place of a hand. Weave the yarn back up to the top end of the arm so you can use it to sew the arms on the body.

Finishing touches

Head and neck

Attach the antennae to the head, the orange one at the top and the blue ones to the side (I attached them a bit too high - slightly lower would look better, I think).

Sew on two halves of largish silver press-studs for the eyes (keep the other two halves for the front screen decoration).

For the mouth, cut a small rectangle of white felt and attach it to the bottom of the front of the head with orange embroidery thread.

Now stuff the head, and attach it to the orange collar piece, using the long tail of yarn still left on the head. You should have two rows of the collar overlapping.

Body

Cut a square of felt to fit on to the robot's tummy. Decorate it with the two remaining press-stud pieces, some beads and embroidery thread, or whatever takes your fancy. Then sew the piece onto the tummy.

Now sew the arms on to each side of the body. I stitched them on one spot only, so that the arms remain fairly mobile, but if you prefer you can stitch them more solidly onto the body.

Now stuff the body, and then attach the blue collar piece, using the long tail of yarn still left on the body.

Finally, sew the orange and blue collar pieces together, making sure your robot's face is in the right position.

Charlie loves his robot!

3 comments:

  1. Hi Kaitlyn, the robot measures arond 12cm or 5 inches tall, using the yarn and hook size I mention in the pattern. Ihope this helps!

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  2. What a cute pattern and it looks very well received!!

    Thank you.

    Ravelry reader.

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