Mr. Mew

Mr. Mew from Subarashiki Kono Sekai/The World Ends With You
Pattern designed and transcribed by Rebecca Rudeen ©2008

Mr. Mew is copyright Square Enix. I do not lay any claim to this character.

Please do not make the character depicted in this pattern for profit in any way.

Materials:
Charcoal Gray Yarn (Caron Simply Soft in Charcoal Heather)
White Yarn (Caron Wintuk in Winter White)
Crochet hook in size F (3.75 mm)
Fiberfill stuffing
Plastic beanbag pellets
Nylon stockings
Tapestry needle
Hot glue gun OR white sticky back felt

Special Techniques & Instructions:
All pieces except ears are worked in a spiral. Do not join rounds until the very last round. Use a marker to indicate last stitch of previous round.

Decrease: Pull up loop in 1st sc, pull up loop in 2nd sc, draw yarn thru all 3 loops on hook.

Loop Beginning Instructions:
1. Take the yarn and make a loop with the free end crossing over about 2 inches in the back.
2. Hold the loop where the yarns cross between your fingers. Insert your hook through the loop from right to left and draw up a loop with the yarn attached to the ball, then chain 1.
3. Make the required number of sc in the loop.
4. When you have made the required number, gently pull on the free end to gather the stitches together.
5. Mark the last stitch in the round and start your 2nd round in the first sc. As you work on the piece the free end will automatically be "woven in" the wrong side and will remain there.

BODY
Rd. 1 - With charcoal yarn, starting w/loop, 8 sc
Rd. 2 - *2 sc in each sc, rep from * around
Rd. 3 - *sc, 2 sc in next sc, rep from * around
Rd. 4 - *2 sc, 2 sc in next sc, rep from * around
Rd. 5 - *3 sc, 2 sc in next sc, rep from * around
Rd. 6 - *4 sc, 2 sc in next sc, rep from * around
Rd. 7-10 - sc around
Make a bag of about 2 handfuls of plastic pellets in the toe of a nylon stocking. Put this in the bottom of the body, then stuff firmly with fiberfill as you go up.
Rd. 11 - *5 sc, 2 sc in next sc, rep from * around
Rd. 12-19 - sc around
Rd. 20 - *5 sc, dec, rep from * around
Rd. 21-25 - sc around
Rd. 26 - *4 sc, dec, rep from * around
Rd. 27-28 - sc around
Rd. 29 - *3 sc, dec, rep from * around
Rd. 30 - *2 sc, dec, rep from * around
Cut yarn leaving about 10" tail, sl st in 1st st of 30th round and end off.

HEAD
Rd. 1 - With charcoal yarn, starting w/loop, 8 sc
Rd. 2 - *2 sc in each sc, rep from * around
Rd. 3 - *sc, 2 sc in next sc, rep from * around
Rd. 4 - *2 sc, 2 sc in next sc, rep from * around
Rd. 5 - *3 sc, 2 sc in next sc, rep from * around
Rd. 6 - *4 sc, 2 sc in next sc, rep from * around
Rd. 7-13 - sc around
Rd. 14 - *5 sc, 2 sc in next sc, rep from * around
Rd. 15-17 - sc around
Rd. 18 - *6 sc, 2 sc in next sc, rep from * around
Rd. 19-23 - sc around
Rd. 24 - *6 sc, dec, rep from * around
Rd. 25 - sc around
Rd. 26 - *5 sc, dec, rep from * around
Rd. 27 - sc around
Rd. 28 - *4 sc, dec, rep from * around
Rd. 29 - sc around
Rd. 30 - *3 sc, dec, rep from * around
Rd. 31 - sc around
Rd. 32 - *2 sc, dec, rep from * around
Cut yarn leaving about 2" tail, sl st in 1st st of 32nd round and end off. Stuff firmly with fiberfill.

EARS (Make 2)
Worked in rows.
Leaving about a 6" tail, ch 13
Row 1 - Sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc to end (12 sc)
Row 2 - sc across
Row 3 - Dec at each end of row (10 sc)
Row 4 - sc across
Row 5 - Dec at each end of row (8 sc)
Row 6 - sc across
Row 7 - Dec at each end of row (6 sc)
Row 8 - sc across
Row 9 - Dec at each end of row (4 sc)
Row 10 - sc across
Row 11 - Dec twice (2 sc)
Row 12 - sc across
Row 13 - Dec
End off, cut yarn leaving 1" tail, weave tail into work

EAR INSIDES (Make 2)
You can either use sticky back felt OR crochet the ear insides, depending on your wishes.
Worked in rows.
Leaving about a 1" tail, ch 7
Row 1 - Sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc to end (6 sc)
Row 2 - sc across
Row 3 - Dec at each end of row (4 sc)
Row 4 - sc across
Row 5 - Dec at each end of row (2 sc)
Row 6 - sc across
Row 7 - Dec
End off, cut yarn leaving 1" tail, weave tail into work. Use a hot glue gun to glue the insides to the ears, making sure to leave the tail on the ears free (this will be what you will use to sew the ears to the head.)

FOOT PADS (Make 2)
Rd. 1 - With white yarn, starting w/loop, 8 sc
Rd. 2 - *2 sc in each sc, rep from * around
Rd. 3 - *sc, 2 sc in next sc, rep from * around
Rd. 4 - *2 sc, 2 sc in next sc, rep from * around
Rd. 5 - sc around
Cut yarn leaving 1" tail, sl st in 1st st of 5th round, mark st and end off. Tail will be hidden within the foundation of the foot.

FEET (Make 2)
Attach charcoal gray yarn in marked st of foot pad
Rd. 1-4 - sc around
Rd. 5 - 12 sc, dec 4 times, 12 sc
Rd. 6 - sc around
Rd. 7 - *2 sc, dec, rep from * around
Rd. 8 - sc around
Make a small bag of pellets (about 1 tablespoonful) wrapped in part of a nylon stocking. Put this in the bottom of the foot, then stuff lightly with fiberfill as you go up.
Rd. 9-20 - sc around
Rd. 21 - *3 sc, dec, rep from * around
Rd. 22 - *2 sc, dec, rep from * around
Rd. 23 - Dec around
Cut yarn leaving about 2" tail, sl st in 1st st of 23rd round, end off and weave in end.

ARM PADS (Make 2)
Rd. 1 - With white yarn, starting w/loop, 6 sc
Rd. 2 - *2 sc in each sc, rep from * around
Rd. 3 - *sc, 2 sc in next sc, rep from * around
Rd. 4 - sc around
Cut yarn leaving 1" tail, sl st in 1st st of 4th round, mark st and end off. Tail will be hidden within the foundation of the arm.

ARMS (Make 2)
Attach charcoal gray yarn in marked st of arm pad
Rd. 1-20 - sc around
At about Round 8 or so, make a small bag of pellets (about 1 tablespoonful) wrapped in part of a nylon stocking. Put this in the bottom of the arm, then stuff lightly with fiberfill as you go up.
Rd. 21 - *sc, dec, rep from * around
Rd. 22 - sc around
Rd. 23 - Dec around
Cut yarn leaving about 2" tail, sl st in 1st st of 23rd round, end off and weave in end.

TAIL
Rd. 1 - With charcoal gray, starting w/loop, 8 sc
Rd. 2 - *2 sc in each sc, rep from * around
Rd. 3-5 - sc around
Rd. 6 - *2 sc, 2 sc in next sc, rep from * to last st, sc
Rd. 7-9 - sc around
Rd. 10 - *2 sc, 2 sc in next sc, rep from * around
Rd. 11-12 - sc around
Rd. 13 - *2 sc, dec, rep from *
Rd. 14 - *2 sc, dec, rep from * to last st, sc
At about Round 8 or so, make a small bag of pellets (about 1 tablespoonful) wrapped in part of a nylon stocking. Put this in the bottom of the tail, and stuff the tail VERY LIGHTLY with fiberfill as you go up.
Rd. 15-50 - sc around
Cut yarn leaving about 8" tail, sl st in 1st st of 50th round, end off.

Making Up
Stitch the head to the body with the tail from the body.
Attach tail slightly lower than the center of the back. Don't fold the tail in half; stitch around it.
Thread-join the arms and legs to the body.
Stitch the ears to the head at slight curves on each side of the head (per the picture.)
Embroider eyes and nose with white yarn on front of face.