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Hello hello, and welcome to Hooked on Anime, a mostly fannish crochet blog :) I'll be sharing pictures of some of my projects, as well as the patterns and techniques I use to make them. There are a few things you may want to know about me and my methods before you dive in:

( Stitch names, handedness, stitch use, round vs. row, hook size, yarn weight )

GALLERY: A gallery of my pictures can be found at

hooked_on_anime_gallery; they're in reverse chronological order and are all tagged with whether the pattern is available, what fandom they're from (if any), and what year I made them in.

TUTORIALS: I've got a bunch of tutorials and such linked here. If you are interested in learning to crochet or brushing up your skills, it's a good place to start. Options range from textual explanations to pictures to video.

COMMENT POLICY: This is less related to crocheting, but still relevant: I'm a pretty staunch feminist, and as this is my blog, I would like to ask you politely not to use: any words that inherently describes a group of under-privileged people as insults/derogatory; any inherently gendered language as insulting; the word "rape" to describe anything that is not rape (etc). I'm pretty sure that covers it all, but if I think of more that haven't been covered by those blanket statements, I'll likely add them in :|b

Anonymous comments ARE enabled, so you should be able to comment on any post without needing a Dreamwidth account.

February 13, 2012: Due to my photobucket bandwidth being thoroughly eaten, I resorted to taking down my gallery post. I did manage to upload a good deal of my amigurumi pics to a new Flickr account, if you're interested in viewing them right now. Everything from the former gallery post has now been uploaded to

hooked_on_anime_gallery as well. This should cut down on my bandwidth usage quite a bit, and hopefully prevent any need of a paid account at either venue until I can actually pay for one.

Thank you for your patience!

If you've ever wanted to learn how to crochet so you can follow my less-than-professional patterns (or much better ones by other people), or just make your own things, this post is for you. I've got several tutorials and how-tos you can use, and hopefully you can pick things up without too much trouble :)

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( Crochet tutorials )

( Hair tutorials )

( Other stuff )

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More links may be added eventually!

A pattern for a bidder with Fandom Trumps Hate! The winner requested Twig from the animated show "Hilda", and I did my best to oblige.

This is a fairly large pattern, on a similar scale to the MLP:FIM pattern in terms of size and amount of yarn used, so if you're familiar with that one, it's a decent benchmark. Like the MLP:FIM pattern, it also relies heavily on (US) double crochet.

Enough of that, though; time for ( Pictures )

( Pattern time! )

If anyone has any trouble with this pattern, please let me know and I'll do my best to clear things up in the comments section!

Not long ago, I got sucked into the extremely strange and slightly horrifying world of Awful Hospital. It's, uh. Well, I enjoy it? But if blood, guts, medical trauma, medical abuse, child illness and endangerment, unsanitary situations, and general existential horror (among other things) are squicks or triggers for you, you may want to give it a miss. (I swear it's still somehow wholesome and fun! Partly from the cartoony way it's drawn, partly from the writing and the characters themselves. Just, uh, be aware.)

Anyway, Mitchell the floamzoner, AKA "Blob Dad" showed up close to strip/layer number 900, and someone in the comments mentioned that he'd make a cute plush. What the heck, I figured; why not! I had to wait until I finished Gritty to get to work (official charity commissions first), but having finished crocheting Mitchell, I have to agree with the commenter: He makes a darn cute plush!

Oh, and for any of you worried about the long list of warnings up there? I promise, his crocheted pictures are 100% safe (and the strip I linked above is probably 95% safe as well).

( Mitchell the Floamzoner )

And now for ( the pattern )

If you like this pattern—or even if you don't—and are comfortably able to do so, please consider donating to Native American Covid 19 relief funds! Native American communities have been among the hardest hit by Covid, with little to no government aid.

Here are a couple of donation options:

Navajo/Diné and Hopi Covid 19 Relief Fund

Pueblo Relief Fund

But first, ( Some puns! )

Seriously, though: With Covid-19 going on over the past year, public aquariums have had to close their doors for the safety of their patrons, their staff, and even some of their charges and/or exhibits. While many have opened their doors again, at least in a limited capacity, some still remain closed, and I predict that number will only go back up with cases on the rise again.

I am offering this pattern for free until it is safe for public aquariums to open their doors again. If you like this pattern and are comfortably able to do so, please consider donating to a public aquarium so they can keep things running and their animals and people safe.

If you’re in the US and you want to donate as locally as possible, I’m sure that

noaasanctuaries can help you figure out which facility is closest to you! And if you’re outside the US, I’m reasonably sure they can still help point you to someone who can help 😉

If you just want some quick links without the hassle of actually talking to anyone, though, here’s a few:

National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium (This one is the closest to me!)

Monterey Bay Aquarium

New England Aquarium

Florida Aquarium

Waikiki Aquarium

Download links for the pattern are below:

US Stitch Terms

UK Stitch Terms

Please spread this around, and feel free to link to the aquariums you love when you do! Zoos and museums are also great!

I'm back! In a limited capacity, at any rate. I had a crochet block for a looooong time there. I finally got over it a couple years ago, but still wasn't up to making any fan patterns to share—up until

equalityauction earlier this year, that is, when I was starting to be a lot more financially conscious due to Covid but still desperately wanted to help out. My winning bidder picked Gritty, and I cannot tell you how delighted I am to be able to share the pattern I came up with.

But first, we've got the obligatory photos 😉 ( Gritty Pix )

And now, the pattern! As some of you may have already observed, Gritty is in primarily single crochet, rather than my typical double crochet (that'll be double crochet and treble crochet for those of you in the UK). I know that's what a lot of folks prefer, and this pattern in particular I wanted to at least try to make somewhat beginner-friendly. I've got a good few photos to go along with the directions this time as well.

( Pattern )

If you like this pattern and are comfortably able to do so, please consider donating to the Philly Bail Fund and/or to the Attic Youth Center! They're both fantastic organizations located right in Gritty's hometown.

I am pleased as punch to announce that The Handmade Heritage is doing a stitch-a-long of a double-stranded variation on my crochet pony pattern! You can find out more here. If you've ever thought you wanted to try crocheting amigurumi/stuffed animals, or this pattern in particular, this would be a great chance to give it a shot :)

Hello, all! By request, this is a pattern for Casey/Bubbles Von Salamancer from Homestuck; I've been wanting to make a new pattern but wasn't sure what until I got this timely suggestion. (I'd forgotten about the Lion King requests until after I'd started on this one - sorry, requesters! You're next, I promise.)

( Pics )

( Pattern )

I hope y'all enjoy using this pattern!

By request ~~and because it's not like I can actually sell these anymore~~, mini Squiddles!

( See what they look like )

( Pattern )

And there you go! Really one of my simpler patterns. Enjoy!

And we're (finally) done, woo! Cloud's accessories patterns are also done :3b

( Disclaimers )

( Dress your Sephiroth-Pony )

I hope y'all enjoy clothing your ponies!

Aaaaand I give here. It's missing the boots and gloves (apparently I didn't record the pattern for the left glove either, at which I can only sigh) but it has the pullover and the belt/shoulder guard/suspenders combo? Apparently I actually did record the pattern for the left glove, I just mislabeled it. Way to fail, self.

( Disclaimers )

( Dress your Cloud-Pony )

COMPLETE!

Okay, let's do this thing!

( Disclaimers )

( Dress your Vincent Pony )

All disclaimers apply.

Brought to you by Winter Storm Draco, because some of y'all probably need something you can do inside.

( Disclaimers )

( Dress your PegaCid )

You are now invited to crochet to your hearts' content! Apologies for mistakes, I am lazy and not up to fixing them now. Also, I have three more apparel patterns to type up, and I'd like to get that done tonight. Or at least before the sun rises tomorrow.

Hey folks! Sorry for the lack of upkeep here; I've gone back to school and have had other things on my plate. (I am now officially a broke college student! ...Again!) I'll get to everyone as soon as I can, though!

In the mean time, here's a nice, big, complicated pattern I've been meaning to post for a while. Meant to post it last month, but, well, stuff.

But first, as is traditional, ( pictures! )

( Charizard pattern goes here )

Second pattern of the day, since it's both simple and really similar to two other patterns I already have up.

( Team Sleuth and Ace Dick )

( Ace Dick Pattern )

Hello, all! I've returned triumphantly(?) from AnimeIowa 2012 :) I'm still not quite up to answering comments - spoons have been diverted elsewhere - but I can post a couple of simple patterns for the lovely MSPA fans I met there.

( Team Sleuth and Pickle Inspector )

( Pickle Inspector Pattern )

I'm appalled at how long it's been since I've made a charity offer. Appalled, I tell you!

From the info at

help_for_ephemere:

This is a fundraiser to benefit ephemere, with the aim of supporting her in the wake of her losing her job, home, and good relations with her family due to homophobia. The idea of this fundraiser was conceived by friends of ephemere, and is being run with her permission. Funds will go to rent, utilities, food, and medical bills.

We are accepting donations (please contact the mods via PM for more details) & are also running an auction as follows:

The auction will open for offers on Thursday, July 5.

All auctions will open for bids on Thursday, July 12.

Bidding will be open from Thursday, July 12 at 21:00 GMT to Saturday, July 21 at 21:00 GMT (time zone converter).

Please see our FAQ for more information!

My customary offer can be found here. I know it's not a lot of time or warning, but I still want to do something if I can. If you have the means, please consider helping out!

I know I said I was only going to post once a month, in order to preserve by pattern backlog a little, but then I found out that June is Adopt A Shelter Cat Month within two days of having finished this cutie, and I figured, why shouldn't our favorite ectobiological mutant feline speak out on behalf of shelter cats?

( Our dear Doctor Meowgon Spengler )

( Mutie Pattern )

If you have any questions, reply here and I'll do my best to answer them! ::3

I've started typing up a lot of my backlogged fannish patterns in an effort to also type up my original stuff so I can get it tested and sell it. I plan to post a pattern a month until I run out, barring ADHD underestimation. The first one is a pattern I've been sitting on for ages - and one I imagine won't get a lot of attention, but wev, it's all cool.

( Vargouille pictures )

( Vargouille Pattern )

Remember, anonymous comments are enabled, so please feel welcome to ask if you have any questions! I don't promise to answer promptly (see: ADHD), but I'll do my best to get an answer to you as soon as I can manage.

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If you like this pattern and have the means to do so, please consider making a donation. I put a lot of work into these and love sharing them with fans, but I also like being able to pay the bills! Thank you.

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Pattern: Twig from Hilda

Floamzoner Pattern

Free Crochet Pattern: Stingrays

I am offering this pattern for free until it is safe for public aquariums to open their doors again. If you like this pattern and are comfortably able to do so, please consider donating to a public aquarium so they can keep things running and their animals and people safe.

Gritty Pattern

MLP:FIM Stitch-a-long

Casey Von Salamancer

Mini Squiddle

Pony Apparel Pattern 4: Sephiroth

Pony Apparel Pattern 3: Cloud Strife

Pony Apparel Pattern 2: Vincent Valentine

Pony Apparel Pattern 1: Cid Highwind

Charizard Pattern

Ace Dick Pattern

Pickle Inspector Pattern

Help for ephemere

Vodka Mutini

Vargouille