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Tony Tony Chopper Hat & Bag Pattern

When I first started amigurumi and saw all of the cool characters that people had

recreated, I thought about how perfect Chopper would be as an amigurumi doll.

Chopper was the first pattern that I made up on my own, and I’m putting up his bag

and hat for free! The hat fits my cat’s head but he’s not too happy about that :P

I hope that you enjoy the pattern too, and I’d love to see what you make! Tag

#53stitches or send me a link! The rest of the Chopper pattern is available on my etsy,

as well as the physical doll.

I use Panda Carnival Soft 8ply yarn and a 3.0mm crochet hook for the ones pictured.

HAT

1. (in Pink) MR 6 (6)

2. [inc]x 12 (12)

3. [sc, inc]x 6 (18)

4. sc, inc, [sc 2, inc]x 5, sc (24)

5. [inc, sc 3]x 6 (30)

6. sc 2, inc, [sc 4, inc]x 5, sc 2 (36)

7. BLO sc 36 (36)

8. sl st, sc 35 (36)

9 - 17. sc 36 (36)

18. FLO sc 36 (36)

19. sl st [inc, sc]x (at this point the exact number of stitches isn’t important, repeat

this pattern until you reach your marker again, we’re just giving the brim room to

expand)

20. [inc, sc 2]x (same as above)

21. BLO sc around

Staggering the increases when making the circle makes it easier to lay the piece flat

and keep it’s shape, which is good for the flat top we want.

The round worked in the back loop only gives a sharper curve to the top of the hat.

The front loop only round gives the same effect in the opposite direction. And the last

BLO round helps to keep the brim from curling upwards.

If you want to make the hat taller simply add more rows before the FLO.

Stitch the cross on in white. I position it so the bottom corners of the cross are two

rounds above the brim and the top corners of the cross are six rounds above the brim.

It then goes the same distance across as it does up, so you are left with a 4x4 white

cross. :)

I double knot the loose strands together tightly, and then cut off the ends so nothing

pokes out. As a neater alternative, you could glue on a white felt cross.

ANTLER (make 2)

Make 4 chains in brown yarn, leave long tails:

1. ch 8

2. ch 8

3. ch 3

4. ch 3

As an alternative to this method (which is something I just made up so my explanation

is quite poor), you can make an i-cord. Planet June has a great tutorial for crocheted i-

cords. I’ve also thought about using pipe cleaners, which would be much easier to

mould and attach, and they come in a bunch of different colours. You can use

whatever you like to make the antlers, this is just how I do it.

Each antler has two pairs of chains, which are sewn together. Above are two chains of

eight.

For each chain place them back to back (so the v’s are facing outwards) and weave

the tail back through the chains, the second picture demonstrates the needle weaving

one of the tails back through the first stitch on both chains.

The third picture demonstrates the tail going through the second stitch on both

chains. Continue in this fashion until all v’s in the chain are secured to their opposite.

After weaving one tail through, you end up with three tails at one end, and one at the

other. Weave the single tail in the same way as you have just done.

You will have all four tails at one end, and a nice solid pipe (if you’re like me it’s very

messy :P). Do the same with the chains of 3.

Attach the joined chain of three to the chain of 8 approximately 1/3rd of the way

down, and weave the tails through so they are all at the same end.

You will end up with something that looks like this:

The antler ‘tails’ will be distributed between four stitches (I’ve marked them above

with pins to check they’re symmetrical). The top row is in line with the bottom of the

cross (2 rows above the brim) and the bottom row is 1 row above the brim. They are

usually about 6 across from the cross.

Position the antlers so they are pointing in the right direction, then decide which holes

the tails belong to in order to keep the antler standing in the correct position.

Distributing them out over 4 holes gives it more stability in its position.

Simply thread all the tails through to the other side and pull them tight. Before you

secure them you can check that the antler is sitting properly on the hat.

I go crazy knotting all of the tails tightly together. You end up with a big knot pile, and

you may prefer to cover the knots with glue to ensure they don’t come apart, but I

don’t and they never have. :)

Repeat on the other side and there you are! I tie a piece of gray yarn (but felt would

work as well) around the right antler for the piece of metal chopper has on his and

then the hat is done! 

BAG

1. (in Blue) ch 9 (9)

2. first sc in second ch from hook, sc 7 (8)

3. rotate piece and sc in each ch on the other side (8)

You now have an oval with 16 stitches. Maybe you lost a couple (I almost always do),

what’s important is that the oval you’re left with is long enough for the doll and the

size bag that you want. To make it longer or shorter, increase or decrease the number

of chains in your first row.

4-9. *sc* (16)

10. sc until you reach the edge of the bag, as shown in the pictures below to make a

lid. 

11-14. ch 1, turn, sc 7 (8)

BAG STRAPS (make 2)

1. ch 16 (16)

In this picture, the second row has already been completed and this is the beginning

of the third row. Go back into the stitches you’ve already sc in and do the same on the

other ‘v’ of the chain.

Stitch on a cross like you did with the hat. I use yarn folded over twice for the hat but

the bag is smaller so it only needs a single thread. I glue a small felt circle on for the

button.

I use pins to mark the position of the bag straps.

The tails of the straps are pulled through each hole.

Tie the tails tightly together, then tug on the strap to pull it out properly. Do the same

for the other strap and now Chopper can wear it!

There you are! So cute :D

Dressed in his finery!