👻 Knight and Shade Amigurumi Pattern
Based on the images you provided, here is the full free crochet pattern for the Knight and Shade characters.
🧵 Materials and Abbreviations
| Item | Description |
| Yarn | Gray, white, and black |
| Hook | 2.0mm (recommended) |
| Other | Fiberfill, sewing needle, glue (optional), press studs (optional) |
| Abbreviation (US Terminology) | Meaning |
| sc | Single Crochet |
| slst | Slip Stitch |
| hdc | Half Double Crochet |
| inc | Increase (2 sc in the same stitch) |
| incT | Triple Increase (3 sc in the same stitch) |
| dec | Decrease (sc 2 stitches together) |
| decT | Triple Decrease (decrease 3 stitches together) |
| FLO | Front Loop Only |
| BLO | Back Loop Only |
| ch | Chain |
| (n°) | Number of stitches at the end of the round |
1. Head and Upper Body (Start with the Head)
(The head is worked continuously with the upper body. Use white for the Knight and black for the Shade.)
| Round | Pattern | Stitches (St) |
| 1. | 8 sc in magic ring | (8) |
| 2. | (1 incT, 1 sc) x 4 | (16) |
| 3. | 1 sc, (1 incT, 3 sc) x 3, 1 incT, 2 sc | (24) |
| 4. | 2 sc, (1 incT, 5 sc) x 3, 1 incT, 3 sc | (32) |
| 5. | 3 sc, (1 incT, 7 sc) x 3, 1 incT, 4 sc | (40) |
| 6. | 4 sc, (1 incT, 9 sc) x 3, 1 incT, 5 sc | (48) |
| 7. to 17. | In FLO: 48 sc (11 rounds) | (48) |
| 18. | 4 sc, (1 decT, 9 sc) x 3, 1 decT, 5 sc | (40) |
| 19. | 3 sc, (1 decT, 7 sc) x 3, 1 decT, 4 sc | (32) |
| 20. | 2 sc, (1 decT, 5 sc) x 3, 1 decT, 3 sc | (24) |
| Start filling the head. | ||
| 21. | 1 sc, (1 decT, 3 sc) x 3, 1 decT, 2 sc | (16) |
| 22. | (1 decT, 1 sc) x 4 | (8) |
(Note: The edges of Round 18 should line up with the edges of Round 6. You may need to work more or fewer stitches before the triple decrease on Round 18.)
2. Continuation for Shade (Lower Body/Tentacles)
(Work in black yarn.)
| Round | Pattern | Stitches (St) |
| 23. | In BLO: 8 inc | (16) |
| 24. | (3 sc, 1 inc) x 4 | (20) |
| 25. and 26. | 20 sc (2 rounds) | (20) |
| 27. | (3 sc, 1 dec) x 4 | (16) |
| Stuff the body. | ||
| 28. | 8 dec | (8) |
| Close off with the inverted magic ring. |
3. Continuation for Knight (Lower Body/Legs)
(Switch to black yarn for Round 23.)
| Round | Pattern | Stitches (St) |
| 23. | In BLO: 8 slst | (8) |
| 24. | BLO: 8 inc | (16) |
| 25. | (3 sc, 1 inc) x 4 | (20) |
| 26. to 33. | 20 sc (8 rounds) | (20) |
| Stuff the body. | ||
| 34. | 10 sc, 2 sc where you’ll crochet the first 2 sc together to close, continue with 8 sc |
First Leg (Continue from the remaining stitches of Round 34):
| Round | Pattern | Stitches (St) |
| :—: | :— | :—: |
| 35. | (2 sc, 1 dec) x 2 | (6) |
| 36. | 6 sc | (6) |
| | Stuff. | |
| 37. | 3 dec | (3) |
| | Close off with the inverted magic ring. | |
Second Leg (Work on the remaining stitches from Round 34. Hook up the black yarn and make):
| Round | Pattern | Stitches (St) |
| :—: | :— | :—: |
| 35. | (2 sc, 1 dec) x 2 | (6) |
| 36. | 6 sc | (6) |
| | Stuff. | |
| 37. | 3 dec | (3) |
| | Close off with the inverted magic ring. | |
4. Horns (x2)
(Use white for the Knight and black for the Shade.)
- Start with 11 ch.
- Return from the 2nd ch from hook with: 2 slst and 5 ch.
- In these new chains, from the 2nd ch from hook: 2 slst, 2 sc, 1 hdc in the 9th ch of the main chains (Note: This hdc is done to avoid a hole, and can be skipped if preferred).
- Continue in the main chains with: 2 hdc, 1 hdc inc, 3 hdc, 1 hdc inc, 1 hdc.
- Fasten off and leave a tail for sewing.
- (Optional: Stiffen the horns with wire or starch if preferred.)
5. Eyes (x2)
(Use black for the Knight and white for the Shade.)
- 5 ch.
- From the 2nd ch from hook: 3 sc, 1 incT, 2 dc, 1 inc | (10)
- To finish the eye, make 1 slst in the next stitch and fasten off.
- Leave a tail for sewing if you prefer sewing instead of gluing.
6. Arms (x2)
(Just for the Knight. Use black yarn.)
| Round | Pattern | Stitches (St) |
| 1. | 2 ch, from the 2nd ch from hook: 3 sc (3) (Alternative: 3 sc in magic ring) | (3) |
| 2. | 3 inc | (6) |
| 3. to 6. | 6 sc (4 rounds) | (6) |
| Fold the arm and close it with 3 sc, each one with two stitches at the same time. |
7. Cloak (Shade)
(With black yarn.)
- Start with 21 ch, from the 2nd ch from hook:2 slst, 2 sc, 16 hdc | (20)
- In BLO: 10 sc, 11 ch
- From the 2nd ch from hook: 2 slst, 2 sc, 6 hdc. In BLO: 10 hdc | (20)
- Repeat the same step ten times:
- [1. In BLO: 10 sc, 11 ch
- 2. From the 2nd ch from hook: 2 slst, 2 sc, 6 hdc. In BLO: 10 hdc (20)] x 10
- Lastly: In BLO: 10 sc
- Fasten off and leave a long thread of yarn.
- Sew one side to the other to close the mantle.
- Use the rest of the thread to pass it over the top of the mantle, interleaving it. Fit the cloak onto the body and pull the thread to gather the cloak. You can add a few stitches between the cloak and the shade’s body to secure it.
8. Cloak (Knight)
(With gray yarn.)
- Start with 14 ch, from the 2nd ch from hook:1 slst, 1 sc, 11 hdc | (13)
- In BLO: 10 hdc, 5 ch
- From the 2nd ch from hook: 1 slst, 1 sc, 2 hdc. In BLO: 10 hdc | (14)
- In BLO: 11 hdc, 5 ch
- From the 2nd ch from hook: 1 slst, 1 sc, 2 hdc. In BLO: 11 hdc | (15)
- Repeat the same step eight times:
- [1. In BLO: 12 hdc, 4 ch
- 2. From the 2nd ch from hook: 1 slst, 1 sc, 1 hdc. In BLO: 12 hdc (15)] x 8
- For the last two ends of the cloak:
- 1. In BLO: 11 hdc, 4 ch
- 2. From the 2nd ch from hook: 1 slst, 1 sc, 1 hdc. In BLO: 11 hdc | (14)
- 3. In BLO: 10 hdc, 4 ch
- 4. From the 2nd ch from hook: 1 slst, 1 sc, 1 hdc. In BLO: 10 hdc
- Fasten off and leave a long thread of yarn to pass over the top of the mantle, interleaving it. Use this thread to gather the cloak. You can sew a press stud to close the cloak, or sew the cloak directly onto the Knight.
