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Little Lamp Series Totoro Amigurumi Pattern

Little Lamp Series Totoro Amigurumi Pattern
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8-10 Hours Time Needed
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Intermediate Level

Ideal for those with basic crochet experience, featuring slightly more advanced stitches and techniques to expand your skills.

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All-Day Adventure

Requires 8-10 hours, ideal for a full day of immersive crocheting.

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Cute Companion

An adorable friend to cherish, handcrafted with love to bring comfort and joy for years to come.

About This Little Lamp Series Totoro Amigurumi Pattern

This pattern creates a small Totoro-style amigurumi lamp with a removable crocheted umbrella and built-in USB LED lighting. You will crochet all body parts separately and assemble them together, including a small weight bag and internal wiring channel. The design uses fine/sport weight yarn and a 3.0mm hook for a compact, detailed finish.

Little Lamp Series Totoro Amigurumi Pattern crochet pattern - detailed view of completed project

Includes full stitch-by-stitch rounds for each piece, plus clear assembly and decoration instructions. Photos and tips are provided for shaping, stuffing and installing the umbrella pole and LED lights.

Why You'll Love This Little Lamp Series Totoro Amigurumi Pattern

I absolutely love this pattern because it blends traditional amigurumi techniques with a clever functional twist — a glowing umbrella lamp. I enjoyed designing the little details like the embroidered belly and tiny leaf that hides the umbrella pole. The construction is modular so you can easily customize colors, sizes, or even remove the lights. Sewing and gluing steps are included so the final piece looks polished and durable. I hope you enjoy making this cozy, whimsical piece as much as I did creating it.

Little Lamp Series Totoro Amigurumi Pattern step 1 - construction progress Little Lamp Series Totoro Amigurumi Pattern step 2 - assembly progress Little Lamp Series Totoro Amigurumi Pattern step 3 - details and accessories Little Lamp Series Totoro Amigurumi Pattern step 4 - final assembly and finishing

Switch Things Up

I love how easy it is to customize this pattern by changing yarn colors — try pastel shades for a soft nursery night light or bright hues for a playful shelf companion.

If you want a larger lamp, substitute a thicker yarn and larger hook, and extend the umbrella rows to enlarge the canopy proportionally.

I often replace the wooden stick with a painted dowel or a decorative copper wire for a different finish — just ensure the thickness fits the umbrella hole and head channel.

Instead of a USB LED string you could use a small battery-operated LED fairy light to make the piece cordless and more portable.

Embellish the belly embroidery with different motifs or use contrasting thread to make the pattern pop against the white belly background.

For a softer, more plush Totoro, use looser tension and add more fiberfill; for a sturdier lamp keep tension firm and glue the umbrella inner side thoroughly.

I sometimes add felt or small crocheted accessories like scarves, tiny hats, or a mini satchel to create a themed set of characters.

Try swapping safety eyes for embroidered eyes for a completely handmade look, especially if the toy is for a baby or toddler.

Use metallic or novelty yarn for the umbrella topper to add a subtle shimmer when the LED lights are on.

If you like posability, thread a thin craft wire into the arm channels before stuffing to make poseable limbs.

Common Mistakes & How to Fix Them

✗ Skipping stitch markers at the marked sewing points will make arm placement inaccurate; mark the positions with scrap yarn and confirm placement before sewing. ✗ Forgetting to leave an opening for the USB cable will prevent installing the lights; crochet the designated row with the cable passage and check position before continuing. ✗ Overstuffing the body can distort shaping and make sewing difficult; add fiberfill gradually and press into place as you crochet to keep an even shape. ✗ Not glueing the umbrella inner side will make it floppy; apply latex or UHU glue to the inside and allow to dry fully to make the umbrella strong and hold shape. ✗ Crocheting too tightly when covering the USB cable will make the cable hard to feed; maintain even tension and use a slightly larger hook when directed for easier cable routing.

Little Lamp Series Totoro Amigurumi Pattern

Make a charming Totoro little lamp that doubles as a night light — complete with an umbrella, leaf detail and USB LED inside. This pattern guides you step-by-step through crocheting the body, ears, arms, belly and tiny umbrella, then assembling the lamp pole and wiring. Perfect as a handmade gift or decorative piece, it combines soft amigurumi techniques with a fun lighting twist for a unique finished project.

Intermediate 8-10 Hours

Materials Needed for Little Lamp Series Totoro Amigurumi Pattern

— Main Fabric

  • 01
    Gray fine/sport yarn (approx. 40 g) for body
  • 02
    Red fine/sport yarn (approx. 10 g) for umbrella
  • 03
    Green fine/sport yarn (approx. 2 g) for leaf and accents
  • 04
    Pink fine/sport yarn (approx. 2 g) for cheeks
  • 05
    Black fine/sport yarn (approx. 2 g) for details and pole wrapping
  • 06
    White fine/sport yarn (approx. 10 g) for belly and eyes
  • 07
    Fine/Sport yarn weight, thickness approx. 2.2 mm (12-18 wpi)

— Tools Required

  • 01
    Crochet hook size 3.0 mm
  • 02
    Safety eyes for toys 12 mm (2 pieces)
  • 03
    USB LED warm white string lights (length 2-5 meters)
  • 04
    Wooden stick / BBQ stick or chopstick approx. 180 mm length, thickness 0.8-1.0 mm (umbrella pole)
  • 05
    UHU glue (recommended) or liquid/latex/white glue
  • 06
    Cloth for weight bag (approx. 65 x 130 mm) and sand or coins for weight
  • 07
    Fiberfill (polyester stuffing)
  • 08
    Sewing equipment and yarn needle
  • 09
    Felt cloth or cardboard (to make inner floor foundation)
  • 10
    Scissors
  • 11
    Stitch markers
  • 12
    Pins for assembly
  • 13
    Small wire for wrapping bulb area of LED (optional)

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— Umbrella :

Info :

#How to crochet 3dc Popcorn Crochet 3dc in same stitch Connect the first and last stitches together.

Row 1-3 :

8sc. (Magic ring) (8)

Row 4 :

[sc, inc]*4 times. (12)

Row 5 :

[sc, inc]*6 times. (18)

Row 6 :

[2sc, inc]*6 times. (24)

Row 7 :

[3sc, inc]*6 times. (30)

Row 8 :

[4sc, inc]*6 times. (36)

Row 9 :

[5sc, inc]*6 times. (42)

Row 10 :

[6sc, inc]*6 times. (48)

Row 11 :

[7sc, inc]*6 times. (54)

Row 12 :

[8sc, inc]*6 times. (60)

Row 13 :

[9sc, inc]*6 times. (66)

Row 14 :

66sc. (66)

Row 15 :

[10sc, inc]*6 times. (72)

Row 16 :

[11sc, 1ch, 3dc popcorn, 1ch,]*6 times, slst with first stitch to close. (72)

Info :

Fasten off, hide yarn end. To decorate more (Optional) Pic 1-8. Glue the inner side of umbrella with latex/white glue (will be clear when dry) to make umbrella stronger.

— Body :

Row 1 :

6sc. (Magic ring) (6)

Row 2 :

6inc. (12)

Row 3 :

[sc, inc]*6 times. (18)

Row 4 :

[2sc, inc]*6 times. (24)

Row 5 :

[3sc, inc]*6 times. (30)

Row 6 :

[4sc, inc]*6 times. (36)

Row 7 :

[5sc, inc]*6 times. (42)

Row 8 :

[6sc, inc]*6 times. (48)

Row 9 :

[7sc, inc]*6 times. (54)

Row 10 :

[8sc, inc]*6 times. (60)

Row 11-12 :

60sc. (60)

Info :

Pause work, and attached the inner side with a floor. Installing the inner floor to make the base smooth suitable for placing and not easy to lose shape. Use felt or cardboard cut into a circle diameter about 60-65 mm (cover about the 9th row). Glue 'UHU' inside and stick it to the floor inside.

Row 13-14 :

60sc. (60)

Row 15 :

Crochet to cover the cable so that the USB end comes out of the workpiece (pic 6-7.) 60sc. On the side of the bulb, use a wire to wrap it in a spiral and put it inside the work piece, It will be more convenient when crocheting (pic 8-9.)

Row 16-21 :

60sc. (6 rnds) (60)

Row 22 :

*Mark1. For sewing Arms. Use scraps yarn to mark this point (pic 10-11.) 12sc, Mark1, 6sc, Mark1, 24sc, Mark1, 6sc, Mark1, 12sc. (60)

Row 23-25 :

60sc. (3 rnds) (60)

Row 26 :

*Mark2, For making the nose. (pic 12.) 28sc, Mark2, 4sc, Mark2, 28sc. (60)

Row 27-29 :

60sc. (3 rnds) (60)

Row 30 :

4sc, dec, [8sc, dec]*5 times, 4sc. (54)

Row 31 :

54sc. (54)

Row 32 :

[dec, 7sc]*6 times. (48)

Row 33 :

48sc. (48)

Info :

Take the end of the wires to the outside, put the weight bag on the bottom, center the wires. Fill the Fiberfill 'tightly' until almost full. See next instructions.

Row 34 :

3sc, dec, [6sc, dec]*5 times, 3sc. (42)

Row 35 :

[dec, 5sc]*6 times. (36)

Row 36 :

2sc, dec, [4sc, dec]*5 times, 2sc. (30)

Info :

Gradually adding fiberfill 'tightly'. If you fill it at once, it will be difficult to spread the fiberfill.

Row 37 :

[dec, 3sc]*6 times. (24)

Row 38 :

[dec, 2sc]*6 times. (18)

Row 39 :

9dec. (9)

Info :

Add fiberfill to make it 'tight' until the workpiece is fully inflated so that when you press it it won't collapse easily. Fasten off, Hide yarn end.

— Arms :

Row 1 :

6sc. (Magic ring) (6)

Row 2 :

6inc. (12)

Row 3 :

[sc, inc]*6 times. (18)

Row 4-7 :

18sc. (4 rnds) (18)

Row 8 :

[4sc, dec]*3 times. (15)

Row 9 :

15sc. (15)

Row 10 :

[3sc, dec]*3 times. (12)

Row 11 :

12sc. (12)

Info :

Fasten off, leave a yarn for sewing. Add fiberfill up to the 7th-8th row, not too full. Squeeze the top ends together and sew them closed. Pic 1-4.

— Ears :

Row 1 :

6sc. (Magic ring) (6)

Row 2 :

[sc, inc]*3 times. (9)

Row 3 :

9sc. (9)

Row 4 :

[2sc, inc]*3 times. (12)

Row 5 :

12sc. (12)

Row 6 :

[3sc, inc]*3 times. (15)

Row 7 :

[4sc, inc]*3 times. (18)

Row 8 :

18sc. (18)

Info :

Fill with fiberfill until almost full. Use your fingers to press fiberfill while crocheting the next row to reduce touching on of fiberfill.

Row 9 :

9dec. (9)

Row 10 :

9sc. (9)

Row 11 :

5sc. (Crochet half round from row 10.) slst to close and fasten off, leave a yarn for sewing. Fill it up with fiberfill.

— Eyes :

Row 1 :

MR, 2sc, 2hdc, 5dc, 2hdc, 2sc, slst with first stitch to close the round. (13)

Info :

Before pulling the closure, insert the plastic eye in the center as picture 1-2. Fasten off, hide yarn end. Use glue to assemble will make the edges look more beautiful. If you want to use the sewing method leave some yarn for sewing.

— Belly :

Info :

Belly : make 1 piece : White. Begin 12 chains for foundation. (Around 12 Chains. How to page 3.)

Row 1 :

1ch, 26sc. (Around 12 Chains. How to page 3.) (26)

Row 2 :

inc, 10sc, 3inc, 10sc, 2inc. (32)

Row 3 :

3sc in same stitch, 12sc, 3sc in same stitch, 3sc, inc, 2sc, inc, 4sc, inc, 2sc, inc, 3sc. (40)

Row 4 :

sc, 3sc in same stitch, 14sc, 3sc in same stitch, 6sc, inc, 4sc, 2inc, 4sc, inc, 5sc. (48)

Row 5 :

48sc, slst with first stitch to close the round. Fasten off, hide yarn end. Use glue to assemble will make the edges look more beautiful. If you want to use the sewing method leave some yarn for sewing.

— Pink cheeks :

Info :

Pink Cheeks will use glue, if you don't want the pink cheeks you can embroider whiskers using black yarn, embroider 3 lines after finishing other parts.

Row 1 :

Begin 3 chains for foundation. 1ch, 3sc. (On 3 chains) (3) Fasten off, hide yarn end.

— Leaf :

Info :

Leaf : make 1 piece : Green. Crochet to have a hole in the middle, to be used to close the head part and has a compartment for the umbrella pole. Crochet 8ch into a circle, picture 1. (as foundation)

Row 1 :

Crochet to cover the foundation 6sc, picture 2-3. 6ch (Use 1 size larger hook to make the next row easier to crochet or crochet the chain larger than usual, picture 4.), Crochet with the 2nd loop from the hook 5sc, picture 5. Crochet to cover the foundation 6sc, slst with first stitch. picture 6.

Row 2 :

2ch, dc in same stitch, 2inc, 2dc, inc, 2dc, hdc, 2sc, picture 7. 2ch, Crochet on the other side picture 8. 2sc, hdc, 2dc, inc, 2dc, inc, dc, inc, slst with first stitch to close the round. picture 9. Fasten off, hide yarn end.

Info :

Embroider nose: Mark 2. Use black yarn to embroider the nose 4 stitches long, 4-5 rounds. Continue embroidering vertically, threading the thread in a worm to the end, hide yarn end.

— Tail (Optional) :

Row 1 :

12sc. (Magic ring) (12) Before pulling the closure, insert the USB power cable in the center of picture 2-4.

Row 2 :

[3sc, inc]*3 times. (15)

Row 3-5 :

15sc. (15)

Row 6 :

[3sc, dec]*3 times. (12)

Row 7 :

12sc. (12)

Row 8 :

[2sc, dec]*3 times. (9)

Row 9 :

9sc. (9) Fasten off, leave a long end for sewing. Slightly filled with fiberfill, sew to the body.

— Assemble :

Info :

Assemble the umbrella pole: At the Top, use scissors or sharp pencils. Gently part the fiberfill down to the bottom in a straight line (pic 1). Then stick the wooden stick to the bottom (pics 2-3). Mark the edge with a pen, pull the stick out so the remaining length at the top is approximately 80-90 mm; if it's too long, cut it off. You can use a nail file to sharpen the tip.

Info :

Measure the wires so that the first light from the USB end is at the end of the stick above pic 6. Apply glue from the end of the wood, slightly past the mark, attach the wires to the wood. Wait until it dries for about 5 minutes. Apply glue in a line as in pic 9. Use black yarn, length about 3 feet+, press one end of the yarn thread against the stick as shown in pic 10. Gently wrap the yarn and tie the stick until it passes the mark (pics 11-13). Apply glue periodically until finish, cut off the ends. 'Umbrella Pole' Done.

Info :

Put the stick back into the head and gently pull the USB cable out the back until it stops. Attach the leaf to the 'Umbrella Pole' by gently running the wire through the hole from the bottom (pic 16-17). Apply glue all around the base of the umbrella pole, bring the leaf down as shown (pics 18-19). Wait until it is completely dry. The leaf will help cover the top hole and UHU glue will help hold the leaf to the head and attached to the umbrella pole as well.

Info :

At the end of the upper umbrella pole, bend the wires to the side (pic 21). Wrap the wires in a circle diameter about 60 mm (pics 22-23). Put some glue into the hole inside the umbrella body, wait about 2 minutes then plug it into the umbrella pole (pics 24-25). Use yarn to tie to make the umbrella pole and the umbrella body closer, wait until it's completely dry. After umbrella and umbrella pole are tightly attached, glue a circle under the line of the wire with the workpiece facing down (pic 29). Wait about 2 minutes and press so cord is firmly attached to the umbrella. Done.

Info :

Attach ears to head by marking the 'Mark1' area. Count from the top, count to the side to find the 'Mark1' point. Count 3 rows and mark twice as shown in pictures. Use these points to sew the ears to the head; let the base of the ears oblique down as shown in pics 14-15.

Info :

Sew the arms to the 'Mark1' on both sides. Attach the eyes and hide yarn ends. Use UHU glue to attach parts as it dries quickly; after attaching parts, use pin needles or hand to press down for 3-5 minutes to allow glue to set. Count from the nose down 3 rows, align left and right, apply glue for belly. Embroider whiskers or attach pink cheeks as shown in pictures.

Assembly Instructions

  • Insert the wooden umbrella pole through the opening at the top of the head, guide the USB cable through the channel left at row 15 and center the pole so about 80-90 mm remains above the head before trimming.
  • Wrap and glue the USB string wires to the wooden stick, then wrap black yarn around the stick to cover the wires; secure with glue and let dry before inserting into the umbrella and head.
  • Attach the inner floor (felt or cardboard circle) to the bottom inside the body with UHU glue to provide a smooth base; place the weight bag in the base and center the USB wires before filling with fiberfill.
  • Sew the arms to the body at the marked positions (Mark1) using the markings described in Row 22; use strong stitches and reinforce with glue if desired for extra hold.
  • Sew the ears to the head using the marked points (Mark1 pattern shown), angling the ear bases slightly downward for the correct look; use pins to position before permanently sewing.
  • Glue the leaf over the umbrella pole base on the head to hide the hole and secure the umbrella pole; apply glue around the base and press until set.

Important Notes

  • 💡Use stitch markers (or scrap yarn) to mark placement points described as Mark1 and Mark2 for accurate assembly.
  • 💡Stuff the body gradually while closing decreases to achieve even shaping and to make it easier to distribute fiberfill.
  • 💡Glue the inside of the umbrella and allow it to dry completely (4-5 hours) to make it stiff and hold shape before final assembly.
  • 💡Leave yarn ends for sewing on pieces where the pattern instructs to fasten off and leave a tail — this will make attaching pieces much easier.

This Little Lamp Totoro amigurumi pattern combines cute character crochet with a tiny LED umbrella lamp for a playful, functional decor piece. Whether you make it as a cozy night light or a special handmade gift, it adds personality and warm glow to any shelf. Enjoy the process and let your creativity shine with color choices and small embellishments! 🧶✨

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FAQs

What size will the finished piece be?

The finished amigurumi measures approximately 15-18 cm tall (including umbrella pole) when using the recommended yarn and 3.0 mm hook; size will vary with yarn and hook choice.

Can I use different yarn weights for this pattern?

Yes, you can use different yarn weights, but this will change the final size. If using heavier yarn, use a larger hook and test the fit for the umbrella and wooden pole length.

Do I need experience with wiring or electronics to add the LED lights?

No advanced electronics skills are needed — the pattern uses a USB LED string which is routed into the umbrella and secured to the wooden pole; follow the assembly steps carefully for safe installation.

How long does this project typically take to complete?

Most crafters complete this project in about 8-10 hours total, depending on experience, assembly time, and drying times for glue.