DIY Activity 14: WALL-E and EVE amigurumi plush toys

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Author: Gauri Kshirsagar

In the movie WALL-E, in 2805, Earth is abandoned and largely contaminated with garbage, with its people evacuated on giant star liners. Humans have left behind WALL-E robot trash compactors to clean up, however, all have since stopped functioning, except one unit who has gained sentience and is able to stay active using parts from other units. He is a small mobile compactor box with all-terrain treads, three-fingered shovel hands, binocular eyes, and retractable solar cells for power. Although working diligently to fulfill his directive to clean up the garbage he is distracted by his curiosity, collecting trinkets of interest.  EVE (Extraterrestrial Vegetation Evaluator), is a sleek robot probe whose directive is to locate vegetation on Earth and verify habitability. She has a glossy white egg-shaped body and blue LED eyes. “WALL·E” is everything we’ve come to expect from Pixar and more- colorful, vibrant, imaginative, exciting, involving, beautiful, and most importantly a film with interesting, involving characters. Most importantly, however, it is perfect entertainment.

Wall E and Eve (in Wall E’s words Evaaa…..) are of  my twin’s favourite cartoon pairs, among their many pretend play toys. WALL-E movie toys are hardly available, especially in India and so tried my hands with amigurumi. The pattern came out quite good for both WALL- E and EVE.

Slide3The following is the easy to make amigurumi pattern for WALL-E and EVE plush toys which I have made. Do try it out.

You will need:

  1. Yellow worsted yarn
  2. Grey worsted yarn
  3. White worsted yarn
  4. Black worsted yarn
  5. 5mm crochet needle
  6. Blue embroidery thread
  7. Black satin piece
  8. Black button for eyes

Pattern:

WALL-E

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Body:

  1. Using the yellow yarn make six plates
  2. Row 1: ch 15, sc 14 (14)
  3. Row 2-15: sc in each sc (14)
  4. Finish off and leave a long tail for sewing.
  5. Sew all the pieces together, except the top.
  6. Add a filler and sew the remaining side, making a cube

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Detailing for the body:

  1. Grey edge on the top and back of the body:
    1. Row 1: Make 38 sc using Moogly’s method, which does not need a foundation chain (38), or as the length needed. You can choose the edges you want the grey edge.
    2. Finish off.
  2. Grey corners in “y” shape from the bottom (make 2):
    1. Make sc 5 using Moogly’s method, which does not need a foundation chain (5)
    2. Attach the yarn on the 3rd stitch and make 2 sc.
    3. Cut the yarn and leave a long tail for sewing.
  3. Grey Plate in the front:
    1. Row 1: ch 15, sc 14 (14)
    2. Row 2-6: sc in each sc (14)
    3. Sew detailing with black, red and blue yarn or embroiders thread.
    4. Finish off and leave a long tail for sewing.

Stitch all the detailing on the edges and corners, with the name “WALL-E” with a black, red and white yarn on the front plate.

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Arms: (Make two)

  1. With grey yarn make a magic ring
  2. 1st row: 6 sc (6)
  3. 2rd row: 2 sc in each stitch (12)
  4. 3th -5th row: Change yarn to yellow. Sc in every stitch (12)
  5. 6th & 7th row: Change yarn to black. Sc in every stitch (12)
  6. 8th & 9th row: Change yarn to white. Sc in every stitch (12)
  7. 10th & 11th row: Change yarn to black. Sc in every stitch (12)
  8. 12th & 13th row: Change yarn to white. Sc in every stitch (12)
  9. 14th– 15th row: Change yarn to yellow. Sc  in every stitch (12)
  10. Add filler
  11. 16th row: Decrease, join 2 stitches together (6)
  12. Finish off and leave a long tail for sewing.
  13. Sew the arms on each side of the yellow cube
  14. If you want, you can add the three fingers on each arm. I left it as it is, since it looked better that way.

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Wheels & belt (Make two sets)

For the wheels, make 3 small balls with grey yarn

  1. Magic ring
  2. 1st row : 6 sc (6)
  3. 2rd row: 2 sc in each stitch (12)
  4. 3th row: ch 1-2-1 sticth (24)
  5. 4th row: decrease with ch1-2-1 (12)
  6. 5th row:  decrease with joining 2 stitches together (6)
  7. Finish off and leave a long tail for sewing.
  8. Stitch the three balls close together on the lower part of each side of the cube.

For the belt:

  1. Make a long plate with black yarn
  2. Row 1: Chain 6, sc 5
  3. Row 2- until required length: sc in each stitch
  4. Stitch the plate around the balls

Neck:

  1. With grey yarn make a magic ring
  2. 1st row : 6 sc (6)
  3. 2rd row: 2 sc in each stitch (12)
  4. 3th -5th row: Change yarn to yellow. Sc in every stitch (12)
  5. 5th -8th row: Change yarn to yellow. Sc in every stitch (12)
  6. Add filler, finish off and leave a long tail for sewing.

Eyes: (Make 2)

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Eyes consist of two parts:

  1. Outer Grey pouch with grey yarn
    1. Magic ring
    2. 1st row: 6 sc (6)
    3. 2rd row: 2 sc in each stitch (12)
    4. 3th row: Ch 1-2-1 stitch (24)
    5. 4th row: Ch1-1-2-1-1 stitch (36)
    6. 5th -8th row: Sc in each stitch around (36)
    7. Stitch up and finish off
    8. Make a simple fold on the side which has rough stitches.
  2. Inner eyeball with white yarn
    1. Magic ring
    2. 1st row: 6 sc
    3. 2rd row: 2 sc in each stitch (12)
    4. 3th row: ch 1-2-1 sticth (24)
    5. 4th row: Sc in each stitch around
    6. 5th row: decrease with ch1- join 2 stitches-1 around (12)
    7. 6th row: Add filler and decrease with joining 2 stitches together (6)
    8. Add filler, finish off and leave a long tail for sewing.
    9. Add a black button at the centre to complete the eyes

Stitch both the pieces together with the white ball in the grey pouch as shown in the picture.

EVA

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Head and the body:

  1. With white yarn make a magic ring
  2. 1st row: work 6 sc into magic ring (6)
  3. 2rd row: 2 sc in each stitch (12)
  4. 3rd row: ch 1-2-1 stitch (24)
  5. 4th row: ch1-1-2-1-1 stitches in each stitch (36)
  6. 5th-6th row: single stitch  in each stitch around
  7. 7th row: decrease with ch1-1-join 2-1-1 (24)
  8. 8th row: decrease with ch1-join2-1 (12)
  9. Stuff the head
  10. 9th row: decrease with joining 2 stitches together(6)
  11. 10th row: single stitch in each stitch around (6)
  12. 11th row: 2 sc in each stitch (12)
  13. 12th row: ch 1-2-1 stitch (24)
  14. 13th row: ch1-1-2-1-1 stitches in each stitch (36)
  15. 14th-16th row: single stitch  in each stitch around, keeping the count of 36
  16. 17th row: decrease with ch1-1-join 2-1-1 (24)
  17. 18th-20th: single stitch  in each stitch around, keeping the count of 24
  18. 21st : decrease with ch1-join2-1 (12)
  19. 22nd: Single stitch in each stitch around
  20. Add filler and close to give a rounded (not pointy) end

Hands (Make 2)

  1. Magic ring.
  2. 1st row: Work 3 sc into the magic ring(3 st)
  3. 2nd row: 2 sc in first st, sc in next, 2 sc in last st (5 st)
  4. 3rd row: sc in first, “ 2 sc in next, sc in next “ repeat from “to” twice (7 st)
  5. 4th row: 2 sc in first, sc in next 5, 2 sc in last (9 st)
  6. 5th-8th row: sc in each (9 st)
  7. 9th row: sc dec in first stitch, sc in next 2, sc dec in next, sc in last 3 (7 st)
  8. Fasten off and leave a long tail. Stuff lightly to form an arm shape.

Assembly:

Using picture as a guide cut out a faceplate in the black satin piece. Embroider eyes using blue embroidery thread. Using black thread, sew on faceplate to head. If you find her arms stick out from her body too much put a couple of stitches a bit lower from her shoulder into her body.


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