Crochet Totoro!

My latest crochet make is this super cute multi coloured Totoro, following THIS pattern. I used 100% acrylic yarn, the brand was 'Divante' which if I recall correctly I picked up from The Range. I found the yarn to be quite slippery and not the best for creating amigurumi, but I think the colour worked out super well, being as I wanted it to match my teddy bear (pictured)! Don't ask, yes I'm in my thirties, but I thought it would be really cute to make a matching Totoro!

I'm quite pleased with it, but not sure if I stuffed it as well as I could have done, so not overly happy with the shape, but that's me being picky- you know what I'm like!

I also crocheted the leaf for the top of his head (above image), which I didn't do previously when I made him in December. I was really pleased with how the leaf turned out and for this, I used 100% cotton yarn, 3mm hook. Oh yeah, before I forget, for the rest of the project I used a 3mm hook as well, using the yarn under/ yarn over technique, which I feel provides a really clean finish for amigurumi designs.

Got a few more Totoro ideas I'd like to explore, so watch this space as usual xo