Mr. Poopybutthole Amigurumi Pattern

Mr. Poopybutthole from Rick & Morty

Ooo wee! Welcome to Frog and Fasten. This is a place where I’ll share patterns I’ve designed, pictures of my works in progress and document some all of the mistakes I’ve had along the way!

With my first post, I bring to you a pattern I just wrote of a long-time family friend: Mr. Poopybutthole! I made this one as a birthday gift. My friend is a huge Rick & Morty fan, so I knew I had to make something special!

Mr. Poopybutthole has a really quirky look that doesn’t seem to translate completely into 3-D, namely his nose and his eyes. I couldn’t picture him with globular eyes, or a nose that stuck out vertically, SO! To give him more of a true-to-cartoon look, I opted to give him disc-shaped eyes and a relatively flat nose. Another stylistic choice I made was to give him a small, chibi body. I wanted him to have a bit of a “bobble-head”-like appearance. I’m pretty happy with the results and I hope you like them enough to try the pattern out for yourself, too!

In true Frog & Fasten fashion, let me show you some of the blunders I’ve made along the way before we get to the good stuff!

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FROG.

#1, Not counting my stitches

When I single crochet for multiple rounds at a time, I tend to develop an overconfidence that “I can do it with my eyes closed.” I stop checking between rounds to see if I’ve crocheted the correct number of stitches. This cost me at least 1 hour of work to correct. Whoops.

#2, Cutting my yarn too soon after a colour change

I was crocheting Mr. Poopybutthole’s shoes after some reflection, I decided that I wanted to make his socks TWO rounds high, instead of one round high. Whelp, by the time I made that decision, it was too late. Sigh.

#3, Fastening off a piece I’m not 100% happy with

With amigurumi you only get one shot—one opportunity. *Yes, I went there.* So, naturally, you want your piece to look its very best. Save yourself yarn (and time) by opting to frog your work and rework parts you’re dissatisfied with, instead of fastening off in haste like I did. It makes it easier to revise your pattern. However, I guess you don’t get a cool souvenir out of the blunder, like me.

Before: A round, shapeless body After: A body that tapers in toward the top.

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FASTEN.

You can download a free copy of the pattern here.

What do you think? Leave a comment below; I'd love to hear your feedback!

If you decide to make Mr. Poopybutthole for yourself, be sure to take a picture and share it with me! Tag me on Instagram @frogandfasten or share on Ravelry. Can’t wait to see all of your little works of art!

Ooo wee!

Cindy.