Kacheek is one of the characters in a virtual game. Frankly, I will examine the game Neopets, which I have heard of for the first time, because these types of characters seem quite creative and it would be fun to turn them into amigurumi toys.
Kacheek Crochet Neopets Pattern
We see that green-toned yarn was used in the making of the toy. The crocheted toy has very similar features to the real character and you can see this on the face of the toy. You will need to do a good job on the face area of the toy.
Designer: cosmosully
MATERIALS:
The materials I used to make the green kacheek on the first page were:
Premier Basix Chenille Brights in Kiwi: This is the closest chenille yarn colour match to the green kacheek that I’ve come across! I ended up needing just over 1 skein, but if you’re smart with yarn usage, you might be able to finish the project in 1.
Loops and Threads Sweet Snuggles Lite Yarn in Baby Green: For the tummy patch and tip of the tail.
Oval Safety Eyes: I ended up having to DIY my oval safety eyes by taking a flatback 18mm black oval nose, chopping off the screw-backing part of a safety nose, and supergluing the pieces together over the course of a day.
Of course, if you can find affordable oval-shaped safety eyes to your liking, I’d recommend that!!
Pink triangular safety nose
Loops and Threads Everyday Cotton in Black: For the facial details. Any thinner black yarn will do.
Black leather cord: To form the hair tufts at the top of its head. You could alternatively use black fishing line or twine (whisker-like material).
Poly-fil stuffing
Darning needle
7 mm crochet hook
Scissors
ABBREVIATIONS:
MR: Magic ring
SC: Single crochet
INC: Increase
DEC: Decrease (in this pattern, I always use invisible decreases)
HEAD
1 MR with 6sc 6
2 6inc 12
3 (1inc 1sc) x6 18
4 (1sc 1inc 1sc) x3 24
5 (1inc 3sc) x6 30
6 (2sc 1inc 2sc) x6 36
7 (1inc 5sc) x6 42
8-15 42sc 42
16 (5sc 1dec) x6 36
17 (4sc 1dec) x6 30
18 (3sc 1dec) x6 24
19 (2sc 1dec) x6 18
Insert the safety eyes and safety nose.
Fill head with stuffing.
20 (1sc 1dec) x6 12
21 6dec 6
Fasten off and use yarn tail to close up hole at bottom of head.
Indent the eyes to shape the face.
Shaping the face – Eye Indentation (optional)
To give the kacheek’s cheeks a bit more definition, we’ll utilize a technique called ‘eye indentation’, which is a type of thread sculpting. You will need a darning needle and some spare yarn, preferably in the colour that you crocheted the kacheek’s head with.
EARS
1 MR with 6sc 6
2 6sc 6
3 (1sc 1inc) x3 9
4 9sc 9
5 (2sc 1inc) x3 12
6 12sc 12
7 (2sc 1inc) x4 16
Do not chain 1 after turning for these next few rows. Work directly into the last stitch.
8 Turn, 8sc
9 Turn, 7sc
10 Turn, 6sc
11 Turn, 5sc
12 Turn, 4sc
13 Turn, 3sc
Fasten off, leave enough of a yarn tail for sewing ear on later. Stuff very lightly.
Make 2, and attach to the head on either side of the face.
Attaching the ears:
Working from a birds-eye view of the top of the head, mark two points on opposite sides, somewhere in the 6th row of stitches on either side. Try to align the face so that it’s centered between the two stitch markers before you attach the ears.
Line up the front-facing corner of the ears to the stitch markers. As you sew the ears on, try to keep them as flat as possible to the head.
Finishing up the head
Using black yarn or embroidery thread, add the eyebrows and mouth. I used this photo as reference:
You can make the two hairs out of pretty much anything that has enough structure to hold itself up, such as fishing line, but I chose this black leather 1 mm cord from Michaels as it was soft enough to not poke my eye out when I went in for a hug.
1. Cut a portion of cord/wire and fold it in half.
2. Hook your crochet hook on the loop you’ve made, and pull the cord through a stitch near the top of the kacheek’s head.
3. Tie a slip knot.
4. Use your hook to pull the knot you’ve formed into the head, hiding it from view.
5. You’re done!
ARMS
1 MR with 6sc 6
2 6sc 6
3 (1inc 1sc) x3 9
4 9sc 9
Stuff lightly. Make 2.
FEET
1 MR with 6sc 6
2 6inc 12
3 (1inc 3sc) x3 15
4 15sc
5 15sc
6 (1dec 3sc) x3 12
7 6dec 6
Stuff lightly. Make 2.
For the next steps, yarn A will refer to the main body colour of your kacheek (A), while yarn B (B) is the lighter accessory colour you will be using for the tail tip and the belly patch.
TAIL
1 (B) MR with 6sc 6
2 (1sc 1inc) x3 9
3 9sc 9
4 (1sc 1inc 1sc) x3 12
5 12sc 12
6 (3sc 1inc) x3 15
7 (A) 15sc 15
8 (2sc 1inc 2sc) x3 18
9-11 18sc 18
12 (2sc 1dec 2sc) x3 15
13-14 15sc 15
15 (3sc 1dec) x3 12
16 12sc 12
17 (1sc 1dec 1sc) x3 9
18 9sc 9
19 (1sc 1dec) x3 6
20 6sc 6
Fasten off and stuff lightly.
BODY
1 MR with 6sc 6
2 6inc 12
3 (1inc 1sc) x6 18
4 (1sc 1inc 1sc) x6 24
5-9 24sc 24
10 (1dec 2sc) x6 18
11 18sc 18
Slst, fasten off, and stuff firmly.
BELLY PATCH
1 ch4
2 2nd stitch – 3sc 3
3 1inc 1sc 1inc 5
4 1inc 3sc 1inc 7
5 1inc 5sc 1inc 9
6 1dec 5sc 1dec 7
7 1dec 3sc 1dec 5
Fasten off.
Putting it all together
Now that you have all of your parts, you’re ready to put it all together and add final details. Use your darning needle for this step.
Here is the order in which I sewed my kacheek together:
1. Sew the belly patch to the belly. In my final result, I attached my belly patch a little low. Use your best judgement to match your desired reference image.
2. Sew the feet to the body. Add the black toe line detail to the feet now that they are attached to the body, using a darning needle and the same black yarn we used for the facial details.
3. Sew the arms to the body, right around the final top row of stitches of the body.
4. Sew the tail to the body. Optional: you can try pinching it as you sew it on so that it is slightly longer vertically than it is wide at the base. This helps give the tail a bit of side-to-side flexibility.
5. Finally, attach the body to the head.
