Free Pattern: Koopa Troopa Amigurumi

A 6.5" tall Koopa Troopa amigurumi. You can download the pattern as a PDF on Ravelry or you can find it written below. If you have any questions feel free to email me at icrochetthings@gmail.com.

This is actually the second version of this pattern. The first one I made around November and it was a bit more derpy-looking.

New on left, old on right

I was going to put the old pattern up, but as I was reading it over I realized it somehow got messed up and the instructions were out of order and incorrect. So instead of trying to fix it I just made a new one altogether. In the old version the head was made from two separate pieces which ended up making an ugly line across the face when sewn together, so now the new head is made in one piece. Plus I added more detail into the shoes and cleaned the face up a little. Also for some reason the stitches on the old Koopa are HUGE. You can see in the picture they're probably about twice the size of the new one's. I think I went through a phase where all my stitches were really loose for some reason, because I know I used the same hook size.

Anyway, onto the pattern:

Materials:
▪  Worsted weight yarn in yellow, red, white, cream, black
▪  Crochet thread in black

▪  F hook (3.75 mm)

▪  Stuffing

▪  Scissors
▪  Tapestry needle

Difficulty: Easy
You should know how to work in the round, increase, decrease, work in the front and back loops, and change colors.

Pattern: 
This is an icrochetthings original pattern © 2014-2015. Do not claim as your own. Do not copy, sell, or distribute this pattern. Do not sell any products made from this pattern. Koopa Troopa belongs to Nintendo.

Key

Head:

Starting with yellow

1.  ch 2, 6 sc in 1^st ch  (6)
2.  [inc] around  (12)
3.  [sc, inc] around  (18)
4.  [2 sc, inc] around  (24)
5.  [3 sc, inc] around  (30)
6 – 9.  [sc] around  (30)
10.  [sc, inc] six times, 18 sc  (36)
11 – 14.  [sc] around  (36)
15.  [4 sc, dec] around  (30)
16.  [3 sc, dec] around  (24)
17.  [2 sc, dec] around  (18)
18.  [sc, dec] around  (12)
Stuff

F/O, leave long tail for sewing

Body:

Starting with cream

1.  ch 2, 6 sc in 1^st ch  (6)
2.  [inc] around  (12)
3.  [sc, inc] around  (18)
4.  [2 sc, inc] around  (24)
5.  [3 sc, inc] around  (30)
6.  [4 sc, inc] around  (36)
7 – 14.  [sc] around  (36)
15.  [4 sc, dec] around  (30)
16.  [3 sc, dec] around  (24)
17.  [2 sc, dec] around  (18)
18.  [sc, dec] around  (12)
Stuff

F/O, leave long tail for sewing

Shell:
Starting with red

1.  ch 2, 6 sc in 1^st ch  (6)
2.  [inc] around  (12)
3.  [sc, inc] around  (18)
4.  [2 sc, inc] around  (24)
5.  [3 sc, inc] around  (30)
6.  [4 sc, inc] around  (36)
7.  [sc] around  (36) – Break off red, leave long tail for sewing
8.  Attach white – [FLO: sc] around  (36)

F/O

2 Arms:

Starting with yellow

1.  ch 2, 6 sc in 1^st ch  (6)
2.  [sc] around  (6)
3.  [2 sc, inc] around  (8)
4.  [sc] around  (8)
5.  Fold in half and [sc] across the top  (4)

F/O, leave long tail for sewing

2 Legs:

Starting with white

1.  ch 2, 6 sc in 1^st ch  (6)
2.  [2 sc, inc] around  (8)
3.  [2 sc, 2 inc] around  (12)
4.  4 sc, inc, 5 sc, inc, sc  (14)
5.  [BLO: sc] around  (14) – Break off white
6 – 7.  Attach red – [sc] around  (14)
8.  [5 sc, dec] around  (12)
9.  4 dec, 4 sc  (8)
10.  [sc] around  (8)
11.  [FLO: sc] around  (8) – Break off red
12.  Attach yellow – [sc] around the unused back loops of the previous row  (8)
13.  [sc] around  (8)
Stuff

F/O, leave long tail for sewing

Tail:

Starting with yellow

1.  ch 2, 4 sc in 1^st ch  (4)
2.  [2 sc, inc] around  (6)
3.  [sc] around  (6)
4.  Fold in half and [sc] across the top  (3)

F/O, leave long tail for sewing

Assembly:
See pictures above if you need help with placement

▪  Use black yarn to embroider eyes and mouth onto the head
▪  Use black crochet thread to embroider nostrils onto the head
▪  Sew the body onto the bottom of the head
▪  Sew the shell onto the back of the body using the leftover back loops, not the white sts, stuffing as you go
▪  Sew the arms on either side of the body
▪  Sew the legs on either side of the body, below the arms
▪  Sew the tail onto the bottom of the shell