06/12/2017

It lives.

These ears are driving me crazy. Guess my gauge has changed over the years. Tried the directions but they came out huge.

{Mods}
Followed pattern to row 15. (24 stitches)
Decrease:
Row 16: SC, INV DEC x 8 (16 stitches)
Row 17: SC x 16. (16 stitches)
Row 18: SC x 2, INV DEC x 4 (12 stitches)
Row 19: SC x 6, HDC x 6 (12 stitches)
Row 20: SC in first stitch. SL ST in next stitch.
Leave long tail for attaching.

These ears more closely resembled those of the Grey Totoro, so I redid them.

{Second Attempt}
Omitted rows 17 & 18 of above mods.
Next row: SC x 8, HDC x 8 (16 stitches)
SC in next stitch. SL ST in next stitch.

These are the ears shown in the photos.

06/13/2017

So close!

Finished and attached the ears, arms and tail. The ears bothered me a lot, but they look better once attached. Looks like one of the arms is less stuffed than the other. Grr.

Now I just have to track down the white Simply Soft yarn I have somewhere to finish the tummy.

03/04/2018

I’m calling this project finished.

I don’t think I’ll ever be satisfied with right tummy marking. I’ve redone the embroidery multiple times and I think I’m done. The Totoro has been technically finished for almost a year, but I didn’t like the embroidery and wanted to redo it.