My Melody Pattern

This is a free, beginner/ intermediate crochet pattern to make your very own My Melody plush.

To make My Melody, I chose to use worsted-weight yarn and a 3.25mm hook, but you can use whatever yarn and hook combination you want to, to make your plush!

~If you have any questions about the pattern, or you just want to send me a picture of your finished project, please contact me at contact.cutiepiecrochet@gmail.com! If you would like to share this pattern, please link to this page, but do not reprint it on your site. Also, please credit me when using this pattern by tagging me @cutiepie_crochet on Instagram. Thanks, and have lots of fun making your new plushie friend!~

Materials:

• Worsted weight yarn in the colors of your choice

• 3.25 or 3.75mm crochet hook 

• Fiber Fill

• Scissors

• Yarn needle

• Pins

• Stitch markers

• Small amount of black embroidery thread

• Optional: black felt, fabric glue.

Abbreviations:

• ch- chain

• sc- single crochet

• inc- increase

• dec- decrease

• mr- magic ring

• st- stitch

• ss- slip stitch

• FLO- front loops only

• Bobble st- 5 loop bobble stitch

• hdc- half double crochet

• dc- double crochet

• tc- triple crochet

Head:

In white

You’ll be working in an oval shape for the head.

To begin, ch 6 stitches [6]

Round 1: Flip your chain over. For this part, you will be working in what’s called the “Third Loop” (the extra loop that is on the back of the chain). Starting in the second loop from your hook, sc 4, inc. Flip to the unworked side of your chain and repeat. [12]

Round 2: (sc 1, inc)x6 [18]

Round 3: sc 1, inc, (sc 2, inc)x5, sc 1 [24]

Round 4: (sc 3, inc)x6 [30]

Round 5: sc 2, inc, (sc 4, inc)x5, sc 2 [36]

Round 6: (sc 5, inc)x6 [42]

Round 7: sc 3, inc, (sc 6, inc)x5, sc 3 [48]

Round 8: (sc 7, inc)x6 [54]

Rounds 9-20: (12 rounds) sc around [54]

Round 21: (sc 7, dec)x6 [48]

Round 22: sc 3, dec, (sc 6, dec)x5, sc 3 [42]

Round 23: (sc 5, dec)x6 [36]

Round 24: sc 2, dec, (sc 4, dec)x5, sc 2 [30]

Round 25: (sc 3, dec)x6 [24]

Round 26: sc 1, dec, (sc 2, dec)x5, sc 1 [18]

Tie off, hide tail. Do not stuff all the way yet.

Hood:

In pink

Just like the head, you’ll be working in an oval shape for the hood.

To begin, ch 6 stitches [6]

Round 1: Flip your chain over. For this part, you will be working in what’s called the “Third Loop” (the extra loop that is on the back of the chain). Starting in the second loop from your hook, sc 4, inc. Flip to the unworked side of your chain and repeat. [12]

Round 2: (sc 1, inc)x6 [18]

Round 3: sc 1, inc, (sc 2, inc)x5, sc 1 [24]

Round 4: (sc 3, inc)x6 [30]

Round 5: sc 2, inc, (sc 4, inc)x5, sc 2 [36]

Round 6: (sc 5, inc)x6 [42]

Round 7: sc 3, inc, (sc 6, inc)x5, sc 3 [48]

Round 8: (sc 7, inc)x6 [54]

Round 9: sc 4, inc, (sc 8, inc)x5, sc 4 [60]

Round 10: (sc 9, inc)x6 [66]

Rounds 11-18: (8 rounds) sc around [66]

Round 19: sc 42, ch 12, skip 12 st, sc into next st, making sure your chain is not twisted, sc 11 [66]

Round 20: (sc 9, dec)x6 [60]

Round 21: sc 4, dec, (sc 8, dec)x5, sc 4 [54]

Now you can insert the head and stuff it firmly to make it fit snugly in the hood.

Tail:

In white

Round 1: mr 6 sc [6]

Round 2: sc inc x6 [12]

Round 3: (sc 1, inc)x6 [18]

Rounds 4-5: sc around [18]

Round 6: (sc 1, dec)x6 [12]

Tie off, leaving a long tail for sewing. 

Arms (make two):

In white. Stuff arms lightly as you go, stopping around round 9.

Round 1: mr 6 sc [6]

Round 2: sc inc x6 [12]

Round 3: sc around [12]

Round 4: sc 4, bobble st, sc 7 [12]

Rounds 5-11: (7 rounds) sc around [12]

Sc last round in half. [6]

Tie off, leave a long tail only if you plan on sewing arms on.

Feet (make two):

In white

You’ll be working in an oval shape for the foot.

Ch4

Round 1: starting in 2nd ch from hook, sc 3, flip to unworked side of ch and repeat. [6]

Round 2: sc inc x6 [12]

Round 3: (sc 1, inc)x6 [18]

Round 4: sc 1, inc, (sc 2, inc)x5, sc 1 [24]

Round 5: BLO sc around [24]

Round 6: Sc 9, dec 3, sc 9 [21]

Round 7: Sc 7, dec 3, sc 8 [18]

Rounds 8-9: (2 rounds) sc around [18]

Round 10 first leg: sc around, tie off. [18]

Round 10 second leg: sc 14 (this should be in the middle of the inner leg pictured, if your tension or crochet style is different, this may be in a slightly different location for you.)

Round 11: Place a sc into the second leg, sc around both legs. You now have one big round. [36]

Make sure to stuff the body as you go

Round 12: sc around [36]

Round 13: (sc 5, inc)x6. [42]

Round 14: sc 3, inc, (sc 6, inc)x5, sc 3 [48]

Rounds 15-17: (3 rounds) sc around [48]

Round 18: sc 3, dec, (sc 6, dec)x5, sc 3 [42]

Round 19: Sc around, attaching the arms to either side of the body, through both loops of the arms and body. This placement will vary based on your crochet tension. attach arms on either side. I mark out this position with stitch markers before I crochet them on. Skip this step if you are opting to sew the arms on. [42]

Round 20: (sc 5, dec)x6 [36]

Round 21: sc 2, dec, (sc 4, dec)x5, sc 2 [30]

Round 22: (sc 3, dec)x6 [24]

Round 23: sc 1, dec, (sc 2, dec)x5, sc 1 [18]

Tie off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Finish stuffing.

Ears (make two):

In pink

Round 1: mr 6 sc [6]

Round 2: sc inc x6 [12]

Round 3: (sc 1, inc)x6 [18]

Round 4: sc 1, inc, (sc 2, inc)x5, sc 1 [24]

Rounds 5-19: (15 rounds) sc around [24]

Tie off, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Collar:

In pink

Ch 25

Row 1: Sc across ch [24]

Row 2: ch 1, turn, (sc 3, inc)x6 [30]

Row 3: ch 1, turn, sc across [30]

Row 4: ch 1, turn, (inc, sc 4)x6 [36]

Row 5: ch 1, turn, sc across [36]

Row 6: ch 1, turn, (sc 5, inc)x6 [42]

Row 7: ch 1, turn, sc across [42]

Sc up the side, across the top edge place (sc 2, dec)x6, and sc down the other side. Leave a long tail, weave it up to the top corner for assembly later.  

Flower: 

Starting in yellow

Round 1: mr 8 sc, ss into 1st st and tie off. [8]

Switch to white

Round 2: (into 1st st place ss, hdc 2, dc, into next st place dc, hdc x2, ss) repeat 3 more times.

Tie off, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Assembly:

• Sew down the perimeter of the face opening on the hood. I like to do this two rows back from the edge. Take your time and make sure you’re sewing through both layers of the hood and head. 

• Attach head to body, sewing through both loops of the last round of each piece. Stuff opening as you close it. 

• Pin ears into desired position.

• To make the bent ear: sew down the left ear, then pin the right ear a few stitches away- this ear should be stuffed lightly and the other should be stuffed to medium firmness. Sew the base of the ear down and then pin the top of the ear into the desired position, then discreetly tack it down in several places, making sure you pull the yarn just tight enough to secure it, but not so tight that it bunches up.

• Add the flower where you’d like it to go.

• Then tie the collar around the neck. You can sew the perimeter down if you would like to, but I chose not to.

•  If you have small gaps near the neck on the hood (pictured below) you can sew them up if the white peeking out bothers you!

• Pin the tail to the middle of the lower back of the body, and sew down, making sure to stuff it lightly.

• Lastly, it’s time to make the face. 

  • Cut out two ovals, slightly wider at the base than at the top. 

  • Mark out the middle of the face, and then pin the eyes into place before gluing or sewing them down. At this stage, I mark out where I would like the nose and mouth to go with pins.

  • With the yellow yarn, sew the nose in the middle of the eyes, lined up with the very bottom of the eyes.

  • Then, embroider the mouth. This is the part where you can give her any expression that you want.

That’s it! Now you have your very own My Melody plush!