Lotso Crochet Pattern – Toy Story Amigurumi

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Happy September!

 

This month’s mini tier pattern is Lotso the bear.

 

I had a huge panic. I actually completed this pattern back in July but only got around to typing it up now — at the end of August. When I opened the Lotso Word document, I discovered that it only contained the written pattern for the body and half of the arm. I immediately thought, where is the rest of the pattern? Had I lost it? And if so, how on earth was I going to remember the sequence of stitches I used after all this time?

 

Fortunately, for some unknown reason, I had decided to write the pattern out on a scrap piece of paper as I crocheted. Do not ask me why I did that — it is highly likely that one of the twins had launched an attack on my tablet. After a thorough search, I found the scrap of paper, and thankfully, most of the pattern was there. I only need to rewrite the ears and the tail, which should not take long. This situation could have ended up as a disaster, but thankfully it did not. Lesson learnt — I will not be making that mistake again.

 

Drama aside, Lotso was a fun pattern to create. I was determined to crochet the head and body as one piece and took my time focusing on the shaping and contouring. I was pleased with the result.

While I am happy with the overall appearance, I do plan to make a few small changes when I make Lotso again — just to improve the likeness. I would like to give him a bigger and rounder face, shorten the legs slightly, remove the last row from the mouthpiece so it does not protrude as much, and reduce the size of the nose. When listed like that, it sounds like a lot, but these are actually subtle tweaks. Even as he is now, the resemblance to Lotso is still very clear.

 

As Lotso is a teddy bear, there was not much opportunity for mixed media, but I did manage to complete the finishing touches using felt sheets, which helped tie the whole look together nicely.

I will not say much more for now, as I need to get back to completing the missing pieces of this pattern.

 

Lotso measures approximately 7 inches (18 cm) tall and 5.5 inches (14 cm) wide across the arms, and takes around 3 hours to crochet — based on my own speed and not including assembly and finishing.

 

 

MATERIALS

• DK yarn (You can use Stylecraft Special DK in 1827 Fushia Purple, 1425 Emperor, 1218 Parchment)
• 2.5mm crochet hook
• Yarn needle
• Fire retardant Fibrefill
• Brown safety eyes
• White, black, pink and dark pink/red felt
• Felt glue
• Scissors
• Pins
• Stitch marker

 

ABBREVIATIONS

A full list of the abbreviations that I use in my patterns:

• MR# – magic ring with the specified number of single crochets
• SC – single crochet (double crochet English)
• HDC – half double crochet (half treble English)
• DC – double crochet (treble English)
• INC – single crochet increase
• #in1 – the specified number of SC in the same stitch (i.e. 3in1)
• #DCin1 – the specified number of DC in the same stitch (i.e. 3DCin1)
• #HDCin1 – the specified number of HDC in the same stitch (i.e. 3HDCin1)
• hdcINC – half double crochet increase
• dcINC – double crochet increase
• DEC – invisible decrease (if it is a DEC in BLO I tend to use the 2TOG decrease method)
• 2TOG – two stitches together decrease (non-invisible) method
• *_______* X# – repeat sequence within the asterisks the specified number of times e.g. *SC, INC* x6)
• FLO – front loop only
• BLO – back loop only
• CH – chain stitches
• CC – colour change
• CH1T – chain a stitch then turn your work
• SS – slip stitch
• ST/STS – stitch/stitches
• OFFSET – a term I use when adding or taking away additional stitches in order to line up or get the right placement
• = # ROWS – repeat the stitch sequence for the row the specified number of times e.g. 32SC (32) = 5 ROWS
• FO – fasten off

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