This pattern is inspired by The Shadow, a Pureblood Heartless, from the Kingdom Hearts game series. With his wired antennae and poseable arms, he’s a suitable combination of cute and creepy! He also comes with his own (stolen) heart!

The pattern has been designed using Drops Paris cotton yarn, but you can use whatever yarn you have to hand by changing the hook gauge accordingly.

Measurements: The finished piece measures approx. 21cm tall to the top of the head, 28cm with the antennae posed as shown.

The antennae and arms are wired so that he is poseable - the pattern includes photo descriptions with tips on how to complete the wiring and their positioning.

Materials Required:

• Aran Weight Yarn (Black, Red)
• 3.5mm crochet hook
• 12 mm safety eyes (x2)
• Craft wire or pipe cleaners
• Stuffing material
• Stitch markers and pins (optional)
• Yarn needle

Stitch Knowledge Required:

• Sc = Single crochet
• Slip st = Slip stitch
• Invdec = Invisible decrease
• FLO = Front loops only
• Ch = Chain
• ** = a repeating stitch pattern

Stitches are written in standard US terms.

The photo illustrations show yellow safety eyes – these may not be readily available depending where you live. As a potential alternative, those shown in the photographs are actually black safety eyes lightly sanded and coated with yellow nail polish to create a high gloss safety eye.