No-Face (カオナシ) by Ivy Wu

No-Face (カオナシ)

by Ivy Wu
Knitting
April 2020
Bulky (7 wpi) ?
20 stitches = 4 inches
US 6 - 4.0 mm
77 yards (70 m)
English
This pattern is available as a free Ravelry download

No-Face is a spirit character from Japanese animated film Spirited Away, directed by Hayao Miyazaki at Ghibli Studio. This No-Face is knitted from bottom to top and later pick up stitches from the provisional cast on edge to close it up. Arms are made with i cord and sew onto the body. Face made with needle felting. This is a quick and easy knit with no seaming and can be finished within a few hours.

Gauge & Size
There’s no gauge for this design, you can choose any black yarn you prefer but use a needle that’s one to two sizes smaller than recommended to achieve tighter gauge. I used around 20g of Alpaca 3 from Isager (125m/50g, Bulky), recommended needle size is 6mm but I used a 4mm needle. The finished size is around 12cm tall and 9cm wide.

Techniques
Provisional cast on
I cord
Magic loop (knit in the round)
Needle felting or embroidery (for the face)

Nortions
1 crochet hook (for provisional cast on)
1 pair of circular needle meets your desired gauge
Stitch markers
Waste yarn
Tapestry needle
Stuffing
Wool for felting in white, black and purple (for the
face)
Felting needles and pad (for the face)
Black thread