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Studio Ghibli No-Face Crochet Door Stopper (Free Crochet Pattern)

No-Face (Kaonashi) is a spirit in a famous Japanese animated film – Spirited Away, produced by Studio Ghibli.

The idea of the door stopper came up in my mind because I recently moved into a new apartment and noticed that the doors got easily slammed by the wind whenever the windows were open, causing a loud noise. I didn’t want to get any complaints from my neighbors, so I thought I better come up with a solution ASAP. And besides the slamming door problem, Halloween was approaching, it was a good time to decorate the house! Then I remembered this No-Face spirit from one of my favorite Studio Ghibli animated films (I love their animated films so much!!), Spirited Away, and I think its image is a great match for the Halloween theme. So I put these 2 ideas together and created this “No-Face Door Stopper”.

Notes

-Hooks: 3.5mm (6/0 JNP standard hook Or E4 US standard hook)

-Cotton Yarns: White & Black

– Embroidery Thread: Purple & Black

-Tapestry Needle

-Sewing Needle

-Scissors

-Stitch Marker

-Fabric Marker

-Beans or Rice (White bean is using in this project, about 1.5kg)

-This pattern is worked in both Crochet Rounds and Spiral Rounds

Abbreviation:

ch(s)= Chain(s)

st(s)= Stitch(es)

sl st= Slip Stitch

sc= Single Crochet

Inc= 2sc in next st

Dec= Join next 2 single crochet together

Head & Body

Use black yarn,

Rd 1: Magic Ring (7)

Rd 2: 2sc in each st around (14)

Rd 3: *sc, Inc, repeat from * till round ends (21)

Rd 4: *sc in next 2 sts, Inc, repeat from * till round ends (28)

Rd 5: *sc in next 3 sts, Inc, repeat from * till round ends (35)

Rd 6: sc around (35)

Rd 7: *sc in next 4 sts, Inc, repeat from * till round ends (42)

Rd 8: sc around (42)

Rd 9: *sc in next 5 sts, Inc, repeat from * till round ends (49)

Rd 10: sc around (49)

Rd 11: *sc in next 6 sts, Inc, repeat from * till round ends (56)

Rd 12: sc around (56)

Rd 13: *sc in next 7 sts, Inc, repeat from * till round ends (63)

Rd 14: sc around (63)

Rd 15: *sc in next 8 sts, Inc, repeat from * till round ends (70)

Rd 16– 34: sc around (70)

Rd 35: *sc in next 9 sts, Inc, repeat from * till round ends (77)

Rd 36 – 37: sc around (77)

Rd 38: *sc in next 10 sts, Inc, repeat from * till round ends (84)

Rd 39 – 55: sc around (84)

Rd 56: *sc in next 10 sts, Dec, repeat from * till round ends (77)

Rd 57: sc around (77)

Rd 58: *sc in next 9 sts, Dec, repeat from * till round ends (70)

Rd 59: *sc in next 8 sts, Dec, repeat from * till round ends (63)

Rd 60: *sc in next 7 sts, Dec, repeat from * till round ends (56)

Rd 61: *sc in next 6 sts, Dec, repeat from * till round ends (49)

Rd 62: *sc in next 5 sts, Dec, repeat from * till round ends (42)

Rd 63: *sc in next 4 sts, Dec, repeat from * till round ends (35)

-Fill up with beans or rice 

Rd 64: *sc in next 3 sts, Dec, repeat from * till round ends (28)

Rd 65: *sc in next 2 sts, Dec, repeat from * till round ends (21)

Rd 66: *sc in next st, Dec, repeat from * till round ends (14)

-Fill up with more beans/rice

Rd 67: Dec till round ends (7)

-Cast off & weave in ends

Try to fill up with as much beans/ rice as possible, it will affect the shape if it is too loose.

Face

Use white yarn,

Work in crochet rounds,

Rd 1: Magic Ring, sl st (8)

Rd 2: ch 1, 2sc in each st around, sl st (16)

Rd 3: ch 1, sc in same st, Inc, *sc in next st, Inc, repeat from * till round ends, sl st (24)

Rd 4: ch 1, sc in same st, sc in next st, Inc ,*sc in next 2sts, Inc, repeat from * till round ends, sl st (32)

Rd 5: ch 1, sc in same st, sc in next 2 sts, Inc, *sc in next 3sts, Inc, repeat from * till round ends, sl st (40)

Rd 6: ch 1, sc in same st, sc in next 3 sts, Inc,*sc in next 4sts, Inc, repeat from * till round ends, sl st (48)

Rd 7:ch 1, sc in same st, sc in next 4 sts, Inc,*sc in next 5sts, Inc, repeat from * till round ends, sl st (56)

Rd 8: ch 1, sc in same st, sc in next 5 sts, Inc,*sc in next 6sts, Inc, repeat from * till round ends, sl st (64)

Rd 9: ch 1, sc in same st, sc in next 6 sts, Inc,*sc in next 7sts, Inc, repeat from * till round ends, sl st (72)

-Leave a long tail for sewing the face onto the head

Eyes (2 pieces)

Use black yarn,

ch 5,

sc into the 2nd ch from hook, sc in next 3 chs, 3sc in next ch, sc in next 3 chs, sl st (9)

-Leave a tail, cast off

Assemble the eyes on the face.

Use the fabric marker to mark 4 triangles, 2 above the eyes & 2 below the eyes.

Get the purple embroidery thread ready, follow the marks and embroider the triangles.

Next, use black embroidery thread to embroider the mouth and the lines below the eyes.

Last step, sew the face onto the head.

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions about the pattern.

And it would be super nice if you can share with me your finished product of this pattern!!

Happy Crochet!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There are two more patterns in this Spirited Away door stopper set, you can find them here: Boh & Ootori-Sama.

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