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Happy November!
This month’s Midi tier pattern is for the Kakamora, who are the coconut pirates in Moana.
From this crochet pattern you will be able to create numerous variations of the Kakamora by changing the body shape, facial tribal markings and the accessories such as the hats.
The Kakamora come in various body shapes, with some being more spherical and others being more elongated and ovoid. To account for this, you can change it up a little by adjusting the number of continuous rows in the centre to suit the shape you want. You can also add a continuous row in between each row from row 6 to 10 to give an elongated head like some of the Kakamora’s without hats have.
If using cotton yarn, the brush effect will not be the same as if you were using acrylic. The cotton yarn does not pill as easily and therefore the fluffy or furry look is quite subtle and not as exaggerated as I would like. Despite this, the outcome is still quite cute. If crocheting this project in cotton yarn, it is an option to crochet just the body in acrylic and the rest in cotton if you want an emphasis on the brushed effect.
As previously mentioned, for some added variation you can change the tribal markings on the Kakamora’s face. I have included 3 different designs, but there are unlimited options if you create your own.
Also, for the Kakamora’s arms and legs I chose to use this deep fuchsia pink coloured yarn. Which fortunately worked well, but I would have preferred a dark dusty pink colour.
The Kakamora measures approximately 4.5 inches x 11.5cm tall (without a hat), 6 inches x 15cm (with the tallest shell hat) and 5.5 inches x 14cm wide.
MATERIALS
- 4ply cotton yarn in brown, dusty pink, white, beige/sand
- 2mm crochet hook
- Yarn needle
- Fire retardant fibrefill
- Felt glue
- Scissors
- Leaf green and beige felt
- Wire brush (OPTIONAL – you don’t have to brush the body)
- T-shirt paper printed faces (OPTIONAL – you can use your preferred method such as fabric markers, coloured felt sheets or embroidery to create the face)
- 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)
- TC – treble crochet (double 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
- trINC – treble 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 (may also be seen as • SC, INC• x6)
- #in1DEC – the specified number of stitches in a decrease (invisible method) (e.g. 3in1DEC)
- 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
You are now complete!
How did your Kakamora turn out? Which design did you choose, or did you decide to make all three? If you customised your differently to mine I would love to see the outcome!
December’s Midi tier crochet pattern is Pua the pig from Moana, so stay tuned. You can check out the other patterns from my Moana series HERE.
Until the next post, happy crocheting!
Chantelle X
