Mini Japanese Sweets
Designed by
Anika Kam
Finished Size
Sakura mochi - 5cm by 3cm Dorayaki - 5.5cm by 2.5cm Taiyaki - 9cm by 6cm
Tools
Materials
All
Polyester fiberfill stuffing
Sakura mochi
5g (12m) light pink 8 ply (DK) cotton
4g (10m) green 8 ply (DK) cotton
Dorayaki
1g (3m) beige 8 ply (DK) cotton
5g (12m) light brown 8 ply (DK) cotton
2g (5m) brown 8 ply (DK) cotton
Taiyaki
12g (30m) golden brown 8 ply (DK) cotton
Craft glue
Abbreviations
sc: single crochet
sl st: slip stitch
hdc: half double crochet
dc: double crochet
inc: single crochet increase
dec: single crochet invisible decrease
sc3tog: single crochet 3 stitches together
ch: chain
FLO: front loop only
BLO: back loop only
st(s): stitch(es)
R: round or row
() x n: repeat pattern n times
[]: number of stitches after each round or row
{}: make pattern in the same stitch
Designer's comment on the project
‘- This pattern uses US terms and is worked in continuous rounds unless otherwise specified
– Mark the start of each round with a stitch marker
– To close a piece, thread the yarn through the front loops of the remaining stitches and pull to close
– To make an invisible finish, thread the yarn under both loops of the next stitch and then thread the yarn through the back loop of the last stitch
– When decreasing in the back loop, use a regular decrease
Making
Sakura mochi
In light pink
R1: 6 sc in magic circle [6]
R2: (inc) x 6 [12]
R3: (sc 1, inc) x 6 [18]
R4: (sc 1, inc, sc 1) x 6 [24]
R5: (sc 3, inc) x 6 [30]
R6: sc in each st [30]
R7: (sc 2, inc, sc 2) x 6 [36]
R8 - R10: sc in each st [36]
R11: (sc 2, dec, sc 2) x 6 [30]
R12: (sc 3, dec) x 6 [24]
Stuff
R13: (sc 1, dec, sc 1) x 6 [18]
R14: (sc 1, dec) x 6 [12]
R15: (dec) x 6 [6]
Fasten off and close the piece. Weave in end.
Leaf
In green
Crochet in rows. At the beginning of each row (R2 onwards), ch 2 (doesn't count as a stitch)
Ch 7
R1: starting in second ch from hook, sc 6 [6]
R2: 2 hdc in first st, hdc 4, 2 hdc in last st [8]
R3: 2 hdc in first st, hdc 6, 2 hdc in last st [10]
R4: 2 hdc in first st, hdc 8, 2 hdc in last st [12]
R5 - R8: hdc in each st [12]
R9: 2 hdc together, hdc 8, 2 hdc together [10]
R10: 2 hdc together, hdc 6, 2 hdc together [8]
R11: hdc in each st [8]
R12: 2 hdc together, hdc 4, 2 hdc together [6]
R13: hdc in each st [6]
R14: 2 hdc together, hdc 2, 2 hdc together [4]
R15: hdc in each st [4]
R16: (2 hdc together) x 2 [2]
R17: hdc in each st [2]
R18: 2 hdc together [1]
Fasten off and weave in ends.
Dorayaki
Starting in light brown
R1: 6 sc in magic circle [6]
R2: (inc) x 6 [12]
R3: (sc 1, inc) x 6 [18]
R4: (sc 1, inc, sc 1) x 6 [24]
R5: (sc 3, inc) x 6 [30]
R6: (sc 2, inc, sc 2) x 6 [36]
R7: (sc 5, inc) x 6 [42]
R8: (sc 3, inc, sc 3) x 6 [48]
Change to brown, do not fasten off light brown
R9: in BLO, hdc in each st [48]
Change to light brown, fasten off brown
R10: sl st in each st [48]
R11: in BLO, (sc 3, dec, sc 3) x 6 [42]
R12: (sc 5, dec) x 6 [36]
R13: (sc 2, dec, sc 2) x 6 [30]
R14: (sc 3, dec) x 6 [24]
Stuff
R15: (sc 1, dec, sc 1) x 6 [18]
R16: (sc 1, dec) x 6 [12]
R17: (dec) x 6 [6]
Fasten off and close the piece. Weave in end
To finish off, using beige:
1. In front loops from R9, with the top of the dorayaki facing you, sc in each st [48]
2. Fasten off, make an invisible finish and weave in end
3. In front loops from R11, with the bottom of the dorayaki facing you, sc in each st [48]
4. Fasten off, make an invisible finish and weave in end.
Taiyaki
In golden brown
R1: 6 sc in magic circle [6]
R2: (inc) x 6 [12]
R3: (sc 1, inc) x 6 [18]
R4: (sc 1, inc, sc 1) x 6 [24]
R5: (sc 7, inc) x 3 [27]
R6: (sc 4, inc, sc 4) x 3 [30]
R7: (sc 9, inc) x 3 [33]
R8: (sc 5, inc, sc 5) x 3 [36]
R9 - R10: sc in each st [36]
R11: in BLO, sc in each st [36]
R12 - R13: sc in each st [36]
R14: in BLO, sc in each st [36]
R15: (sc 2, dec, sc 2) x 6 [30]
R16: sc in each st [30]
R17: in BLO, sc in each st [30]
R18: (sc 3, dec) x 6 [24]
R19: sc in each st [24]
Start stuffing
R20: (sc 1, dec, sc 1) x 6 [18]
R21: sc in each st [18]
R22: (sc 1, dec) x 6 [12]
R23: (dec) x 6 [6]
Finish stuffing
Fasten off and close the piece. Weave in end.
Tail fin
In golden brown
Ch 15
R1: starting in second chain from hook, sc 13, 3 sc in last st. Continuing on the other side of the chain, sc 12, inc in last st [30]
R2: (sc 13, dec) x 2 [28]
R3: (sc 5, dec) x 4 [24]
R4: (sc 4, dec) x 4 [20]
R5: (sc 3, dec) x 4 [16]
R6: (dec) x 8 [8]
Don't stuff
Fasten off and leave a long thread for sewing.
Top fin
In golden brown
Ch 7
R1: starting in second chain from hook, sc 5, 3 sc in last st. Continuing on the other side of the chain, sc 4, inc in last st [14]
R2: (sc 6, inc) x 2 [16]
R3: (sc 7, inc) x 2 [18]
Don't stuff
Fasten off and leave a long thread for sewing.
Side fin (make 2)
In golden brown
Ch 5
Starting in third chain from hook, hdc, 2 dc in next chain, {hdc, ch 2, sl st} in same chain
Fasten off and leave a long thread for sewing.
Eye (make 2)
In golden brown
R1: 5 sc in magic circle [5]
Fasten off, make an invisible finish and leave a long thread for sewing.
Mouth
In golden brown
Ch 10
Fasten off and leave a short thread for weaving in.
Assembly
Note: Pin parts in place before sewing
1. Sew the tail fin over rounds 21 - 23 of the body
2. Sew the top fin over rounds 11 - 18 of the body, in line with the tail
3. Sew the side fins between round 10 and 11 of the body. Use the top fin as a reference for the centre of the body
4. Sew the eyes over rounds 7 and 8 of the body
5. Glue the mouth over rounds 1 - 4 of the body
6. Weave in ends.
