Hooked On Anime

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

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.

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!

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 )

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 really did mean to get this up in January, it just... didn't happen. Er. Well, he's here now?

Jig the Goblin, from jimhines' series of the same name. As a reminder, the pattern for Smudge the Fire-spider can be found here, though he's almost big enough to eat Jig at this scale.

( Lovely pictures of our dear Jig )

( Pattern ahoy! )

Extra! How to make Jig's glasses (no pics): ( Instructions )

What the heck; I've got my written patterns out, I've got a clean file on OpenOffice ready, why not get the other scalemate pattern up?

For those of you who made it to AnimeIowa, this is the pattern I used for Pyralspite. I'm happy to announce that I have since found cheap squeaky toys at the dollar tree, and plan to perform surgery on Pyralspite ...eventually. Sooner or later, really.

Pics or it didn't happen? ( Well here's pics of Pyralspite, so it must have happened )

( Pattern here )

I hope this makes up a bit for me taking so long to post the Small Scalemate pattern :X I really do try not to let my life get too far away from me but - well, it's an ongoing process.

Edit: 11 Nov 2011 - Made a minor change, removing the start-up sc from the body, head, and legs. If you've been having trouble with shape, this should help a bit. (24 May 2012: Round numbers have been changed to reflect this.)
Edit: 06 Dec 2011 - Added a suggestion to the bottom of the Head pattern. I'm planning to give it a try myself before making it permanent, but it seems sound to me from just looking, so if you've had trouble with the nose area, give it a look-see. Hat-tip for the suggestion to a helpful commenter :)
Edit: 10 May 2014 - Minor correction to the body. Hat tip to anonymous commenter. Thank you!

I'm going to stick all of my My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic pictures here for easier access, especially since I get the feeling I'll be adding to this. Newest at the top, oldest at the bottom.

This post is IMAGE HEAVY, so keep that in mind if you've got a slow connection. You might be happier with the MLP:FIM tag at my regular gallery.

As always, the pony pattern is over here, and a bunch of how-to-crochet tutorials and such can be found over here. Thank you very much for your time!

( Rainbow Dash )

( Rarity )

( Fluttershy )

( Group Shot: Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Fluttershy )

( Dr. Whooves )

FFVII Ponies: The following pieces are largely based on this amazing piece of fanart. I've not been able to get in contact with the artist, so if you know them (or are them!), please point them here and let them know I'd like to talk to them about my having crocheted stuff based on their work? Contact made, and a million thanks to SolidPersona for pointing them to me!

( Vincent Valentine )

( [Pega-]Cid Highwind )

( Cloud )

( Sephiroth )

( FFVII Pony Bonuses )

A NOTE ON ACCESSORIES: Due to the level of difficulty involved in attempting to explain how I made the various accessories work, I have no plans to share the patterns publicly, especially for free. I have other patterns I've been meaning to type up, not only for hooked_on_anime but also to sell at my Etsy account, and writing out exactly how I made various accessories takes a level of time and energy I'm not currently willing to commit. If you're still desperately interested in how I made one or two accessories, you can PM me and I may share it with you there. Otherwise, I encourage you to experiment on your own.

Hello to all :) And a special, slightly belated hello to all the Bronies (and pals?) over from Equestria Daily ♥

Surprise pattern time! I in no way expected this to be the next pattern I posted, and then I ended up crocheting it on a whim, so. It's definitely more on the "difficult" side as my patterns go, I'm afraid :P Still, I'm hoping to have a much simpler pattern up next - or at least relatively soon.

A note on the pattern as a whole: This pattern is based on the basic ponies we see so much of in the show, particularly the mane cast and the background ponies. Ponies with different body types - Celestia, Luna, Big Macintosh, Granny Smith, younger ponies, and anyone I might be forgetting - would ideally have a different shape. Unfortunately, I'm not likely to get around to making the patterns for them any time soon, short of getting a commission for them (or a really huge donation or something); this pattern will still work for any of them, it just won't look -quite- right. [Edit:] uminohoshi suggests half-double crochet (double crochet for the UK folks) for young ponies. [/edit]

Another lifehack from the comments: "The trick to stuffing a dark piece with pale fiberfill is to find a darkish sock (or the foot off a pair of pantyhose) and put that inside the piece, then stuff the sock." Way cool.

As always, feel free to alter something with the pattern if, while you are making it, you think it would look better. It's more important that you're happy with the end product than you stick exactly to the pattern.

Moving right along, let's start with pictures: ( Fluttershy )

Pattern time!

Large print PDFs: [US version] [UK version]
Both are in 18 point Verdana font for ease of readability; neither include pictures. I just used find-and-replace in the UK version, so if there's anything I need to change other than dc = tc and sc = dc, please don't hesitate to let me know!

Jan 6 2013 The marvelous Lenka has translated this pattern into Czech! Go check it out if it's your language - or even if it's not; she's included some great pictures of the process, including the "Rainbow Dash" style wings.

I am also pleased to announce that knitoneawesome has made a single crochet version (double crochet for the UK folks) and it looks fantastic! Everyone who has ever wanted a SC version is invited to take a look - and even those who like the DC version fine, because who knows if you won't like that one better?

( Crochet is magic )

I think that's about it! If you have any questions about this pattern, please feel free to leave a comment, and I will try and get my butt in gear to reply with help ^^b Thank you!

20 Jan 2012: By now I've gotten the question several times, "Can I sell ponies I've made using your pattern?" I thought it would be best if I made a more public answer than just in the comments below.

I am generally cool with it! I only ask a few things:
1) Include information on where you got the pattern (Hooked On Anime)
2) If you are able, financially or otherwise, drop me a little something in the tip jar; we'll call the suggested donation $6 USD? Though I won't turn you down if you want to donate more (or less, even).
3) Please comment here or send me a PM or an e-mail or something to let me know you're doing it! You don't have to include your name or anything, I just want to keep an idea in my head of how much competition I have popular this pattern is with people selling it and stuff, I guess.

26 Jan 2013: In response to the question "Can I translate your pattern into another language?"

The answer is: Yes! I am deeply flattered by the fact that two people have already asked to do so. If you love this pattern enough to want to share it with other people who don't speak/read English, I would be delighted to see you do so. Please only do two things:

1) Link back here, so people know where the original came from, and:
2) Send me a link to your non-English version so I can share back. You're serving people in a way that I can't; if someone would get better use out of your translation than my original, it only makes sense that they use it, and I can only tell them where to go if I know where to send them.

In response to any other question: There are three pages worth of comments in response to this post. I or someone else may have already answered your question in one of these comments! Check through them before asking your own question. In the future, if I get any repeat questions ("How do I make [Character]'s mane/tail?" is a very common example), I will tell you to check the other comments. Answering repeat questions has taken up time I would prefer to be using to do other things: typing up new patterns, for example, or crocheting things I hope to sell. Please please please check through the information that's already here before asking something.

10 May, 2014: Suggestions for Pinkie Pie's Mane/Tail: I've listed a few here. I haven't tried any of them, since I haven't made Pinkie Pie yet, but those are some options available to you. Good luck!


Thanks very much!

Thanks also to everyone who has helped me make this pattern better; in case it's not obvious, I don't usually use a beta-tester for fan patterns, and every mistake you help me remove helps not only me, but everyone who uses this pattern in the future. I am incredibly grateful to all of you.