Waffles and Mochi Amigurumi

Listen to your vegetables and eat your parents with your very own Waffles and Mochi amigurumi!

4 mm crochet hook

3.5 mm crochet hook

Size 2 knitting needles

Scissors

Tapestry needle

12 mm safety eyes

Black puffy paint

Polyester stuffing

Medium pink or light red felt scrap

Tiny scraps of red and green felt

Fabric glue

Light blue worsted yarn

Black worsted yarn

Red worsted yarn

White worsted yarn

Golden worsted yarn

Light purple worsted yarn

Medium pink worsted yarn

Jubilee Yarn Minnesota Fun Fur yarn in white

Terms (American):

Sl – slip stitch

Sc – single crochet

( ) – repeat

Inc – increase, 2 stitches in stitch

Dec – decrease, insert hook into next stitch, yarn over, pull loop through (2 loops on hook), insert hook into next stitch, yarn over, pull loop through (3 loops on hook), yarn over and pull through all three loops on hook.

Magic Ring – loop yarn over into a ring, work all starting stitches into that ring, pull tail to close ring and secure

Head Top: With light blue. Worked in the round

Row 1: Magic Ring 6 (6 stitches)

Row 2: Sc inc in each sc around (12 stitches)

Row 3: (sc, inc) around (18 stitches)

Row 4: (2sc, inc) around (24 stitches)

Row 5: (3 sc, inc) around (30 stitches)

Row 6: (4 sc, inc) around (36 stitches)

Row 7–12: sc in each stitch around (6 rows, 36 stitches)

Tie off with tail for sewing.

Head Bottom: With light blue. Worked in the round.

Row 1: Magic Ring 6 (6 stitches)

Row 2: Sc inc in each sc around (12 stitches)

Row 3: (sc, inc) around (18 stitches)

Row 4: (2sc, inc) around (24 stitches)

Row 5: (3 sc, inc) around (30 stitches)

Row 6: (4 sc, inc) around (36 stitches)

Row 7-9: sc in each stitch around (3 rows, 36 stitches)

Tie off with tail for sewing.

Inside Mouth: with black, make 2

Row 1: Magic ring 3, don’t close ring and work back and forth

Row 2: ch 1, inc in each stitch across, turn (6 stitches)

Row 3: ch 1, (sc, inc) across, turn (9 stitches)

Row 4: ch 1 (2 sc, inc) across, turn (12 stitches)

Row 5: ch 1 (3 sc, inc) across, turn (15 stitches)

Fasten off with tail for sewing

Hair: With Fun Fur. Worked in the round and then back and forth.

Row 1: Magic Ring 6 (6 stitches)

Row 2: Sc inc in each sc around (12 stitches)

Row 3: (sc, inc) around (18 stitches)

Row 4: (2sc, inc) around (24 stitches)

Row 5: (3 sc, inc) around (30 stitches)

Row 6: 15 sc, turn (15 stitches)

Row 7-11: ch 1, 15 sc, turn (5 rows, 15 stitches)

Row 12: ch 1, (3 sc, dec) 3 times, turn (12 stitches)

Row 13: ch 1, (2 sc, dec) 3 times, turn (9 stitches)

Row 14: ch 1, (1 sc, dec) 3 times, turn (6 stitches)

Row 15: ch 1, (dec) 3 times, turn (3 stitches)

Tie off with tail for sewing or short tail for weaving in.

Small Waffles for Ears: With Golden yarn, make two.

Row 1: Magic ring 6, slip into first stitch (6 stitches)

Row 2: ch 1, (inc) around, slip into first stitch (12 stitches)

Row 3: ch 1, (sc, inc) around, slip into first stitch (18 stitches)

Row 4: ch 1, (2 sc, inc) around, slip into first stitch (24 stitches)

Tie off with long tail for embroidering and sewing

Embroider crisscross waffle pattern on front and back of small waffles.

Body: With Fun Fur yarn, worked in the round, use stitch marker or
scrap yarn to mark first stitch of each row.

Row 1: Magic Ring 6 (6 stitches)

Row 2: Sc inc in each sc around (12 stitches)

Row 3: (sc, inc) around (18 stitches)

Row 4: (2sc, inc) around (24 stitches)

Row 5: (3 sc, inc) around (30 stitches)

Row 6- 12: Sc in each stitch around (7 rows) (30 stitches)

Row 13: (3 sc, dec) around (24 stitches)

Row 14: (2 sc, dec) around (18 stitches)

Row 15: (1 sc, dec) around (12 stitches)

Row 16: (dec) around (6 stitches)

Tie off, stuff firmly.

Big Waffle for Stomach: With Golden yarn.

Row 1: Magic ring 6, slip into first stitch (6 stitches)

Row 2: ch 1, (inc) around, slip into first stitch (12 stitches)

Row 3: ch 1, (sc, inc) around, slip into first stitch (18 stitches)

Row 4: ch 1, (2 sc, inc) around, slip into first stitch (24 stitches)

Row 2: ch 1, (3 sc, inc) around, slip into first stitch (30 stitches)

Tie off with tail for sewing

Make 2: ch 7, tie off with tail for sewing

Make 4: ch 5, tie off with tail for sewing

Arrange waffle stripes with largest in middle and smaller to the side, sew on in two layers to make waffle pattern leaving one stitch around edge.

Arm: with light blue, working in the round, mark first stitch of each
row with stitch marker or scrap yarn. Make two.

Row 1: Magic ring 6 (6 stitches)

Row 2: (inc) around (12 stitches)

Row 3-6: sc in each stitch around (3 rows, 12 stitches)

Row 7: (dec, sc 4) x 2 (10 stitches)

Row 8-19 – sc in each stitch around (12 rows, 10 stitches)

Fasten off with tail for sewing, stuff lightly.

Legs: with light blue, working in the round, mark first stitch of each row with stitch marker or scrap yarn. Make two.

Row 1: Magic ring 6 (6 stitches)

Row 2-14: sc in each stitch around (13 rows, 6 stitches)

Tie off with tail for sewing, stuff lightly.

Shoes: With red and white. Mark first stitch with stitch marker or scrap yarn. Make 2.

Chain 7

Row 1: Starting in second ch from hook in top loop, sc 5, 2 sc in next stitch turning to work down opposite side of ch, sc 5, slip into first sc (12 stitches)

Row 2: Ch1, inc, sc 4, (inc) x 2, sc 4, inc, slip into first stitch (16 stitches)

Tie off red and attach white working in top loop.

Row 3: ch1, sc in each stitch around, sl into first stitch. (16 stitches)

Tie off white and attach red.

Row 4-5: ch1, sc in each stitch around, slip into first sc (2 rows, 16 stitches)

Row 6: ch 1, sc 6, (dec) x 2, sc 6, slip into first stitch (14 stitches)

Row 7: ch 1, sc 5, (dec) x 2, sc 5, slip into first stitch (12 stitches)

Row 8: ch 1, sc 5, dec, sc 5, slip into first stitch (10 stitches)

Row 9-10: ch 1, sc in each stitch around, slip into first stitch (2 rows, 10 stitches)

Embroidery two white stripes at top of shoe, stuff

Row 11: (dec) x 5, slip into first st, tie off, sew closed

Attach red bow on front of shoes

Scarf: With light purple yarn, size 2 knitting needles

Cast on 6 stitches

Knit until scarf is 13-15 inches in length (15 inches if you want two tails hanging in front)

Turn up one edge and sew as pocket

Glue mini felt strawberry onto pocket.

1. Sew the two mouth pieces along flat edge together making a taco shape.
2. Mark safety eye placement on top head piece between rows 8 and 9 with 7 stitches in between.
3. Embroider eyelashes at eye placement.
4. Attach safety eyes. Make sure they are secure.
5. Embroider eyebrows.
6. Sew one half of the taco shape into the top head piece centering the front of the face with the center of one half of the curved piece. The flat seam is inside the head and the sewing yarn does not show through to the front of the face.
7. Pin and sew the other half of the mouthpiece to the bottom head piece centering the curve opposite the last stitch.
8. Embroider two white teeth in mouth using white worsted yarn and large French knots. Hide tails inside of head.
9. Cut tongue out of pink felt and glue inside of mouth. You can do this at any time, just allow the glue to dry thoroughly before further manipulation.
10. Sew the two head pieces together from the sides of the mouth to the back, stuff firmly before closing.
11. Align hair piece with top and bottom of head, sew on with fun fur tail or white worsted yarn, whichever is easiest. The hair on the bottom of the head makes a sort of neck ruff.
12. Sew small waffles onto side of head evenly spaced. Use pictures of Waffles as a guide for placement.
13. Sew completed head onto stuffed body covering the small hole left at the top of the body piece.
14. Sew the big waffle onto center of body. Use pictures of Waffles as a guide.
15. Sew arms onto body opposite each other near the top of the body.
16. Sew legs onto bottom of body, evenly spaced and aligned with the arms.
17. Sew shoes onto bottom on legs. Legs should be in middle of shoe with a little space around.
18. Tack scarf around neck. Use pictures of Waffles as a guide. You can either have one tail or two. I did one to reduce bulk.
19. Glue tiny strawberry onto scarf. You can do this at any time, just allow the glue to dry thoroughly before further manipulation.
20. Use comb to brush fur to make extra furry.
21. Give Waffles a snack because I'm sure he's hungry after all of that.

Mochi: With medium pink yarn and a 3.5mm hook

Row 1: Magic Ring 6 (6 stitches)

Row 2: Sc inc in each sc around (12 stitches)

Row 3: (sc, inc) around (18 stitches)

Row 4: (2sc, inc) around (24 stitches)

Row 5: (3 sc, inc) around (30 stitches)

Row 6-8: Sc in each stitch around (3 rows, 30 stitches)

Row 9: (3 sc, dec) around (24 stitches)

Row 10: (2 sc, dec) around (18 stitches)

Row 11: (1 sc, dec) around (12 stitches)

Stuff firmly

Row 12: (dec) around (6 stitches)

Tie off, sew closed.

Paint on face with puffy paint using a picture of Mochi as a reference.

Now that you have a Waffles and Mochi of your very own it's time to go on a culinary adventure! Go find some food you don't know about and learn about it, it's history and how to prepare it. I think I am going to try making macaroons and learn about coconuts. And remember - Listen to your vegetables and eat your parents!