One Piece Denden Mushi- Transponder snail.

One Piece Denden MushiTransponder snail.
(Note: This is my first pattern so if you find any mistakes or it doesn’t make sense I apologize.)
This is a pattern will show you how to make a simple transponder snail, in this case
the one Buggy uses at the war at Marineford.
From this pattern I went on to make 3 others: Law, Luffy and Doflamingo and each
one came with their own challenges and I will NOT be posting the patterns for them,
the rest is up to you.
This pattern is FREE to use and all I ask is if you send me a picture of the
denden, I really like to see other peoples work, you can send them via my
facebook page- www.facebook.com/meemeesallsorts.
DO NOT claim the pattern as your own. If you make the product please
credit the pattern to me, and the usual copyrights to Echiiro oda.
Materials:
4mm hook (US-G hook)
Lemon yarn DK
White yarn DK
Blue yarn DK
White and pink felt
Needle
PVA Glue
Stuffing
Pipe cleaner
Wire cutters and needle nose pliers/ Scissors
Cardboard
Tension: Never really did one. Just enough so the stuffing doesn’t show.
Pattern is written with USA terminology (despite me being English), blame youtube.
SC- single crochet = DC- Double crochet (in English terms)
Slst- Slip stitch
Inc- Increase
Dec- Decrease
FO- Fasten off
Pattern is worked in a continuous spiral and in rounds (R).
Base:
I do this in advance as it will give the glue time to dry. Work in rows.
With yellow, Ch5
Row 1: Inc beg+end
Row 2: Sc across
Row 3: Inc beg+end
Row 4: Sc across 5 times
Row 5: Dec beg+end
Row 6: Sc across 5 times
Row 7: Dec beg+end
Row 8: Sc across twice
Row 9: Dec across
Fo and leave an approx 30cm tail to sew later.
Get a piece of cardboard and lay the piece on top. Draw around and cut it out so
that the cardboard is just a little smaller than the piece you made. I put PVA glue
about a cm or so from the edge in case it needs to be trimmed down a bit more
later. Leave to dry.
Body:
With yellow, Ch 42
R1: Slst into first ch and place a marker.
R2: Sc round.
R3: [Sc 2, dec] 3 times, Sc 18, dec, [Sc 2, dec] 3 times.
R3: Dec once beg+end.
R4: Dec twice beg+end.
FO- leave a tail to sew later.
Where you have FO, count 6sc on both sides and pinch together or stick the hook
through them. The 2sc you pinched together will count as 1sc, count 18sc for the
head. Join yarn where you pinched or have your hook.
I start attaching the base at this point, so sew the gap together on the back and sew
the base on. Trim the cardboard if need be.
R5:
R6:
R7:
R8:
R9:
Sc round twice (18sc)
[Sc, dec] around.
Sc round twice. (I start stuffing here and continue as I go.)
[Sc, dec] around.
Sc round twice (8sc)
Here it gets tricky and very fiddily.
Line up the body and pinch the top together. You are going to make the stalks of
the eyes so count 4sc either side to make two small circles. Use a marker or hook if
need be to help.
R10: Sc round 4 times (4sc)
FO
R11: Join yarn on other side. Sc round 4 times
FO
Eyes: (make 2)
With yellow, make a magic circle and sc 4.
R1: Sc, inc round twice
R2: Sc round
R3: Sc, dec round twice
FO
Here I put a tiny amount of stuffing in. Take your pipe cleaners and cut 3cm. I fold
in the ends so it’s easier to insert into the stalks. Attach the eyes.
Shell: (make 2)
With white make a magic circle and sc 6.
R1: Inc round
R2: Sc, inc round
R3: Sc2, inc round
R4: Sc3, inc round
R5: In back loops only, Sc round.
R6: From marker, slst 8sc.
R7: Change to blue. On the same round- Sc round to marker (or first slst)
R8: Change to white. Join yarn. Following the blue, Sc round.
You should end up with two identical pieces. When you sew them together there
should be a hole in the bottom. That’s fine, because that’s going to sit nicely on the
back. Choose one end and join a length of yarn to the centre of the notch where you
sewn it together and line up to the tail where you began sewing that up. Then sew
round evenly matching the other notch to where you sewn up to the base of the
head, stuffing as you go.
Arms/feelers/whatever: (make 4)
With yellow, Ch 3
R1: Sc across
R2: Dec.
I made 4 (2 for each) so they wouldn’t curl. Sew 2 pieces together and from the
base if the stalks count 3 sc rows down. Sew them on.
Antenna:
With White Ch 4, slst into first ch
R1-5: Sc round
Top of antenna:
With white make a magic circle and sc 4
R1: Sc, inc round twice
R2: Sc round
R3: Sc, dec round twice
Antenna band:
With yellow ch 8.
Grab your white felt and cut out two small circles for the eyes, and pink felt to cut
out a shield for the open mouth.
And there you have it. You should have one transponder snail.
This isn’t set in stone, but after working with it a few times it got better.
If you do go on and make others, please send me links to the address at the
beginning I really would love to see what you made :D
Happy making!