This is a dorky crochet pattern for the big Totoro from Ghibli Studio’s My Neighbor Totoro! You can find patterns on the blue Totoro and the white Totoro as well.

This pattern is made for one sized yarn, so you are welcome to use any yarn size and its corresponding crochet hook to make your plush.

Abbreviations

Single Crochet	x
Single Crochet Increase	v
Single Crochet Decrease	A

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Big Totoro – First Leg

Row Count	Instructions	Finished Stitch Count
1	Start the magic ring. 8 single crochets on the magic ring. Tighten the magic ring. Slip stitch and chain 1 to start the next round	8
2	8v slip stitch	16

Cut and pull the yarn for the first leg.

Big Totoro – Second Leg

Row Count	Instructions	Finished Stitch Count
1	Start the magic ring. 8 single crochets on the magic ring. Tighten the magic ring. Slip stitch and chain 1 to start the next round	8
2	8v slip stitch	16

After finishing with the main parts of the second leg, we will need to chain 2 to start the connection with the first leg. Note that the Totoro’s legs are quite flat for now.

Big Totoro – Body

Row Count	Instructions	Finished Stitch Count
1	Connect the second leg to the first leg together via a single crochet on the first leg. Finishing going around the first leg with 15 single crochets. Perform 2 single crochets on each of the loops on the two chains we made that connects the two legs together. Go around the second leg with 16 single crochets. Perform 2 single crochets on each of the loops on the 2 chains we made that connects the two legs together.	16+2+16+2=36
2	36x	36
3	6(5x, v)	42
4	42x	42
5	6(3x, v, 3x)	48
6	6(7x, v)	54
7-17	54x	54

Row Count	Instructions	Finished Stitch Count
18	12x Now we should have stopped at the right side of Totoro   A, 25x Now we should have stopped at the left side of Totoro.   A, 13x   Note that the two single crochet decreases (“A”) in this row should be near the two sides (left and right sides) of the Totoro.	52
19	52x	52

Row Count	Instructions	Finished Stitch Count
20	11x Now we should have stopped at the right side of Totoro.   A, 25x Now we should have stopped at the left side of Totoro.   A, 12x	50
21	50x	50
22	11x, A, 23x, A, 12x	48
23	48x	48
24	10x, A, 23x, A, 11x	46
25	46x	46
26	10x, A, 21x, A, 11x	44
27	44x	44

Row Count	Instructions	Finished Stitch Count
28	9x, A, 8x We have stopped at the start of the mouth/nose bulge.   8v 5x, A, 10x	50
29	18x 2A, 8x, 2A 16x	46
30	8x, A, 8x 2A, 4x, 2A 5x, A, 9x	40
31	17x 2x, 2A, 2x 15x	38

Row Count	Instructions	Finished Stitch Count
32	7x, A, 19x, A, 8x	36
33	36x	36
34	6(2x, A, 2x)   Stuff Totoro a little bit, especially the feet and the belly of Totoro.	30
35	6(3x, A)	24
36-37	24x   Stuff Totoro a little more.	24
38	12A	12
39	6A   Finish stuffing the Totoro.	6

Cut the yarn and close the body. Weave in the ends of the yarn.

Big Totoro – Ears

Make two ears.

Row Count	Instructions	Finished Stitch Count
1	Start the magic ring. 6 single crochets on the magic ring. Tighten the magic ring.	6
2	6x	6
3	2(2x, v)	8
4	8x	8
5	2(3x, v)	10
6-7	10x	10
8	5A	5
9	5x	5

Cut the yarn but leave some ends to sew the ears onto the body later.

Big Totoro – Belly

Row Count	Instructions	Finished Stitch Count
1	Start the magic ring. 6 single crochets on the magic ring. Tighten the magic ring. Slip stitch and chain 1 to start the next round	6
2	6v, slip stitch and chain 1 to start the next round	12
3	6(x, v), slip stitch and chain 1 to start the next round	18
4	x, v, 5(2x, v), x slip stitch and chai n1 to start the next round	24
5	6(3x, v) slip stitch and chain 1 to start the next round	30
6	x, x, v, 5(4x, v), x, x slip stitch and chain 1 to start the next rounds	36
7	6(5x, v) slip stitch and chain 1 to start the next rounds	42
8	x, x, x, v, 5(6x, v), x, x, x slip stitch and chain 1 to start the next rounds	48
9	6(7x, v) slip stitch and chain 1 to start the next rounds	54

Cut the yarn but leave some ends to sew the belly onto the body later.

Big Totoro – Hands

Row Count	Instructions	Finished Stitch Count
1	Start the magic ring. 6 single crochets on the magic ring. Tighten the magic ring.	6
2	2(2x, v)	8
3	4(x, v)	12
4-12	12x	12

Cut the yarn but leave some ends to sew the hands onto the body later.

Big Totoro – Tail

Row Count	Instructions	Finished Stitch Count
1	Start the magic ring. 6 single crochets on the magic ring. Tighten the magic ring.	6
2	2x, 4v	10
3	2x, 4(x, v)	14
4	14x	14
5	7x, 3(x, v), x	17
6	8x, 3(x, v, x)	20
7-9	20x	20

Cut the yarn but leave some ends to sew the tail onto the body later.

Big Totoro – Eyes

Make 2 with white yarn.

Row Count	Instructions	Finished Stitch Count
1	Start the magic ring. 6 single crochets on the magic ring. Tighten the magic ring.	6

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