Himouto! Umaru-chan Amigurumi Crochet Doll Pattern

It's been a long time since I've watched anime. But recently, my brother introduced me to this one called Himouto! Umaru-Chan. It's a bit different from what I used to watch, but I found this one really cute and kind of relatable!

It's a really silly anime about this 16-year-old girl who lives with her older brother. At school, she's known as this really pretty, very smart, and well-mannered young lady.

People envy her for her smarts and her looks and all her classmates want to be her friend.

As soon as she gets home, she puts on her hamster hoodie and transforms. But not into a superhero like Sailormoon.

No no... She transforms into a chibi version of herself that's annoying, loves to game, eats like crap (think chips, sweets, and soda as her essential diet), and doesn't sleep.

At home, she's lazy, doesn't study, doesn't really do any housework, and waits for her brother to come home to cook her dinner.

Her brother tries to make a better person out of her, but I don't think he's been very successful.

All in all, it's a really cute anime that I think many people might enjoy if they just give it a chance.

I found her to be kind of relatable. Like, who doesn't want to eat junk food all day and not have to watch their weight? Or get good grades at school without needing to study? Or be deemed beautiful and flawless without putting in the effort?

And most importantly, who doesn't want to stay up all night to game and watch tv (and/or crochet) and have the energy to go to school/work the next day?

She's living a life I want to live.

So for fun, I decided to make a little Umaru-chan amigurumi because this anime kinda stole my heart. I hope you like it and give this anime a try!

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What You Need / Materials

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• Worsted weight yarn in the following colors:
• Peach (I used Lily Sugar N' Cream Scents in Chamomile)
• Heather (I used Loops and Threads Impeccable in Heather)
• White (I used Loops and Threads Impeccable in White)
• Red (I used Caron Simply Soft in Autumn Red)
• Pumpkin (I used Loops and Threads Impeccable in Pumpkin)
• 3.0 mm Crochet Hook
• Safety Eyes (I used 6.0 mm)
• Poly-fil or any Polyester Stuffing of your choice
• Yarn Needle
• Stitch Markers
• Scissors

Stitches & Abbreviations

• st/sts - stitch/stitches
• ch - chain
• slst - slip stitch
• sc - single crochet (using the yarn under method)
• sc inc - single crochet increase, 2 single crochets in one stitch
• sc dec - single crochet decrease, single crochet 2 stitches together
• hdc - half double crochet
• dc - double crochet
• BLO - back loops only
• FLO - front loops only

Notes

• I made this amigurumi doll using the "Yarn Under Single Crochet" technique. This technique makes the stitches tighter and appears more aligned.
• I also used a half-color changing technique to achieve cleaner lines when changing colors from one row to another.
• When working on the hairpiece, I used the underside of the piece as the "outside" or the side that is showing. The curls of the strands will follow a natural curl towards the face.
• I used the invisible fasten-off method to neatly finish the work before I weaved in my ends.

Himouto! Umaru-chan Amigurumi Doll Pattern

Head

Using a 3.0 mm crochet hook with peach yarn...

Round 1: Magic Circle with a base of 6 sc (6 sts)

Round 2: Sc inc in each st around (12 sts)

Round 3: [Sc, sc inc] x 6 times (18 sts)

Round 4: [Sc, sc inc, sc] x 6 times (24 sts)

Round 5: [3 sc, sc inc] x 6 times (30 sts)

Round 6: [2 sc, sc inc, 2 sc] x 6 times (36 sts)

Round 7: [5 sc, sc inc] x 6 times (42 sts)

Round 8-14: Sc in each st around (42 sts)

Round 15: [5 sc, sc dec] x 6 times (36 sts)

Round 16: [2 sc, sc dec, 2 sc] x 6 times (30 sts)

Round 17: [3 sc, sc dec] x 6 times (24 sts)

Put in your safety eyes. I put mine between rows 10 and 11, about 7 stitches apart. Stuff the head with poly-fil before the opening gets too small.

Round 18: [Sc, sc dec, sc] x 6 times (18 sts)

Round 19: [Sc, sc dec] x 6 times (12 sts)

Round 20: Sc BLO in each st around (12 sts)

Round 21-23: Sc in each st around (12 sts)

Cut and fasten off. Stuff firmly and push rows 20-23 inside the head to create a tunnel and a hole for the neck to go into later.

Arms

Using a 3.0 mm crochet hook with peach yarn...

Round 1: Magic Ring with a base of 6 sc (6 sts)

Change to white yarn...

Round 2-5: Sc in each st around (6 sts)

Cut and fasten off.

Legs and Body

Using a 3.0 mm crochet hook with peach yarn...

Round 1: Magic Ring with a base of 6 sc (6 sts)

Round 2: [2 Sc, sc inc] x 2 times (8 sts)

Round 3-4: Sc in each st around (8 sts)

Change to red yarn...

Round 5-7:Sc in each st around (8 sts)

Cut and fasten off the first leg.

Repeat rounds 1-7 to make a second leg. Do not cut or fasten off, instead, finish off with a Ch 2.

Round 8: Join the second leg with the first leg. 8 sc around the first leg, 2 sc along the ch, 8 sc around the second leg, 2 sc along the other side of the ch (20)

Round 9: Sc in each st around (20 sts)

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Change to white yarn...

Round 10-12: Sc in each st around (20 sts)

Round 13: 4 sc BLO, 6 sc around the first arm, 10 sc BLO, 6 sc around the second arm, 6 sc BLO (32 sts)

Round 14: Sc dec in each st around (16 sts)

Round 15: Sc dec in each st around (8 sts)

Change to peach yarn...

Round 16-20: Sc in each st around (8 sts)

Cut and leave a long tail to attach the body to the head by threading the yarn tail through the hole on the bottom of the head. Then sew it to the top of the head and then sew it to the neck again to secure it. Do this a few times to make sure your head is secured.

Shirt

Using a 3.0 mm crochet hook and white yarn...

Work on the front loops from round 13 with the doll legs facing away from you.

Round 1: Sc join to the FLO from round 13, sc in each st around (20 sts)

Round 2-5: Sc in each st around (20 st)

Cut and fasten off invisibly.

Hairpiece / Wig

Using a 3.0 mm crochet hook and heather yarn...

Round 1: Magic Circle with a base of 6 sc (6 sts)

Round 2: Sc inc in each st around (12 sts)

Round 3: [Sc, sc inc] x 6 times (18 sts)

Round 4: [Sc, sc inc, sc] x6 times (24 sts)

Left Side

Strand 1: Ch 16, sc into the 2nd ch from the hook and up the ch, then slst into the next st on round 4 (15 sts)

Strand 2: Ch 22, sc into the 2nd ch from the hook and up the ch, then slst into the next st on round 4 (21 sts)

Fringe

Strand 3: Ch 6, sc into the 2nd ch from the hook and up the ch, then slst into the next st on round 4 (5 sts)

Strand 4: Ch 8, sc into the 2nd ch from the hook and up the ch, then slst into the same st as the previous strand on round 4 (7 sts)

Strand 5: Ch 6, sc into the 2nd ch from the hook and up the ch, then slst into the next st on round 4 (5 sts)

Right Side

Strand 6: Ch 22, sc into the 2nd ch from the hook and up the ch, then slst into the next st on round 4 (21 sts)

Strand 7: Ch 16, sc into the 2nd ch from the hook and up the ch, then slst into the next st on round 4 (15 sts)

Back

Strand 8-16: Ch 22, hdc into the 3rd ch from the hook and up the ch, skip 1, then slst into the next st on round 4 (20 sts)

Cut and fasten off with a long strand to sew the hairpiece onto the head. Alternatively, you can use some heavy-duty glue to fix it onto the head.

Hamster Hoodie

Using a 3.0 mm crochet hook and pumpkin yarn...

Round 1: Magic ring with a base of 6 sc (6 sts)

Round 2: Sc inc in each st around (12 sts)

Round 3: [Sc, sc inc] x 6 times (18 sts)

Round 4: [Sc, sc inc, sc] x 6 times (24 sts)

Round 5: [3 Sc, sc inc] x 6 times (30 sts)

Round 6: [2 sc, sc inc, 2 sc] x 6 times (36 sts)

Round 7: [5 sc, sc inc] x 6 times (42 sts)

Round 8: [3 sc, sc inc, 3 sc] x 6 times (48 sts)

Round 9: [7 sc, sc inc] x 6 times (54 sts)

Round 10-12: Sc in each st around (54 sts)

Row 13-22: Ch 1, turn, 14 sc (14 sts)

Round 23: 10 sc along the edges of rows 13 and 22, 40 sc around the hood, 10 sc along the edges of rows 13 and 22 on the other side, 14 sc (74 sts)

Round 24: 10 sc, [3 sc, sc dec, 3 sc] x 5 times, 24 sc (69 sts)

Round 25: Sc in each st around (69 sts)

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Round 26: 10 sc. First strap: Ch 11, dc into the 3rd ch from the hook and into each ch across, 1 dc on the side of the last sc on the hood (as seen in the pic below). Skip 1, 33 sc. Second Strap: Ch 14, dc into the 5th ch from the hook and into each ch across, 1 dc on the side of the last sc on the hood. Skip 1, 24 sc.

Cut and fasten off invisibly to hide the end neatly.

Hamster Hoodie Ears

Using a 3.0 mm crochet hook and pumpkin yarn...

Round 1: Magic Ring with a base of 5 sc (5 sts)

Cut and fasten off, leaving a strand to sew onto the hamster hoodie.

To add some finishing touches, use some white yarn and black yarn to embroider a face onto the hamster hoodie.

Did you make your own Umaru-chan? I'd love to see it! Please share it with me on Instagram and/or use the #onceuponacheerio hashtag.

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