One more amigurumi from one of the animated movies by Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli! This time I made Ponyo which is a character from a movie called Ponyo on the Cliff or Gake no ue no Ponyo. You can read Ponyo amigurumi crochet pattern in this post.

Ponyo on the Cliff is a fantasy movie and suitable for all ages. The main characters are Ponyo, the little fish, and Sousuke, the boy who finds Ponyo. Ponyo, who left her home in the ocean, doesn’t want to come home and wants to live with Sousuke in her human form.

Like other Hayao Miyazaki movies, I really like the colors and the scenery shown. The story is very entertaining. The theme song composed by Joe Hisaishi is also very fun to enjoy.

I share Ponyo amigurumi crochet pattern free in this post. But if you need printable PDF crochet pattern, you can purchase it in my Shop. PDF crochet pattern also available in Ravelry.

You may also like another free crochet patterns of Studio Ghibli characters I’ve made. Also check out other anime crochet patterns free on the blog. I’ll always be adding new anime crochet pattern, so stay tuned!

Happy crocheting!

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PATTERN

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Notes

Ponyo amigurumi is about 9 cm tall. I used Balinese small ply cotton yarn (8 ply sport yarn) for the body parts and Balinese big ply cotton yarn (light worsted yarn) for the hair.
Its height may vary based on the materials you used.

Materials

8 ply sport yarn: red, white, skin tone
Light worsted yarn: orange
Black embroidery thread
A bit of white felt
Fiber fill
Drawing pen
Tulip hook no. 2 (2 mm)
Tapestry needle
Pins
Scissors
Fiber glue

Abbreviations (US Term)

MR = magic ring
ch = chain
sc = single crochet
inc = sc increase (2 sc in next stitch)
dec = sc decrease (join next 2 sts into 1)
sl st = slip stitch
BLO = back loop only
FLO = front loop only

Body

Use red
Round 1: MR, 6 sc (6)
Round 2: *inc* 6 times (12)
Round 3: *1 sc, inc* 6 times (18)
Round 4: *2 sc, inc* 6 times (24)
Round 5: BLO *3 sc, inc* 6 times (30)
Round 6-9: sc in each stitch – 4 rounds (30)
Round 10: *dec, 3 sc* 6 times (24)
Round 11-12: sc in each stitch – 2 rounds (24)
Round 13: *dec, 2 sc* 6 times (18)
Round 14: sc in each stitch (18)
Fill as you go
Round 15: *dec, 1 sc* 6 times (12)
Round 16: *dec* 6 times (6)
Fasten off.

Tail

Use red
Work at Round  4 of body.
Round 1: FLO *3 sc, inc* 6 times (30)
Round 2: *1 sc, inc* 15 times (45)
Round 3: *4 sc, inc* 9 times (54)
Round 4: sc in each stitch (54)
Fasten off.

Tail lower part

Use white
Round 1: MR, 6 sc (6)
Round 2: *inc* 6 times (12)
Round 3: *1 sc, inc* 6 times (18)
Round 4: *1 sc, inc, 1 sc* 6 times (24)
Round 5: *3 sc, inc* 6 times (30)
Round 6: *1 sc, inc* 15 times (45)
Round 7: *4 sc, inc* 9 times (54)
Round 8: sc in each stitch (54)
Leave a long tail. Sew to below of the tail.

Head

Use skin tone
Round 1: MR, 6 sc (6)
Round 2: *inc* 6 times (12)
Round 3: *1 sc, inc* 6 times (18)
Round 4: *1 sc , inc, 1 sc* 6 times (24)
Round 5: *3 sc, inc* 6 times (30)
Round 6-7: sc in each stitch – 2 rounds (30)
Round 8: *dec, 8 sc* 3 times (27)
Round 9: *8 sc, inc* 3 times (30)
Round 10: *2 sc, inc, 2 sc* 6 times (36)
Round 11-12: sc in each stitch – 2 rounds (36)
Round 13: *dec, 4 sc* 6 times (30)
Fill as you go
Round 14: *dec, 3 sc* 6 times (24)
Round 15: *dec, 2 sc* 6 times (18)

Leave a tail for sewing. Sew head to the body. Embroider mouth to head, 11 rounds from the top of the head, width 9 sc, 1 round down for the curve. Use pins to determine mouth position. Knot at the back of the head.

Fins (make 2)

Use red
Round 1: MR, 5 sc (5)
Round 2: 2 sc, inc, 2 sc (6)
Round 3: *3 sc, inc* 2 times (8)
Round 4-5: sc in each stitch – 2 rounds (8)
Leave a tail for sewing.

Belly circle

Use white
Round 1: MR, 6 sc (6)
Round 2: *inc* 6 times (12)
Round 3: *1 sc, inc* 6 times (18)
Round 4: *1 sc, inc, 1 sc* 6 times, sl st (24)
Leave a tail for sewing.

Attach hair

1. Give the hairline on the head using black pins and embroidery thread. This will be a border to attach the hair. Distance the front hairline 5 rounds from the top of the head, width 13 sc. Distance the back of the hairline 10 rounds from the top of the head, width 11 sc.

2. Prepare orange yarn for hair strands. Wrap the yarn around a small envelope (approx. 11 cm wide) or some other tool. Cut both sides and tie the middle so it’s easier to pick up.
3. Attach a strand of hair on the head at each sc in the hairline. Remove the pins and embroidery thread as you go.

4. Cut and arrange hair.

Attach parts

1. Sew the belly circle to the front of the body.
2. Sew the two fins to the body, no need to fill the fins.
3. Make the eyes out of white felt and give them dark circles with a drawing pen. Glue to the face.

Finished! \(^o^)/

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Ponyo is an original character by Hayao Miyazaki. Pattern and pictures are original design by Crochethea. This pattern is for personal, non-commercial use only. You may link to this pattern but you may not copy any part of the pattern instructions on other websites. ©2021 Crochethea