The Mass Effect crochet saga continues! This time with a Commander Shepard AKA “FemShep” crochet pattern.
Unlike my last pattern, I tried writing it down as I went and I took a couple of photos before I finished it (I’m learning!). However, it’s still not exact especially for the armour, so you may want to add/remove stitches here and there, depending on what looks right to you.
Equipment I used:
Yarn
I’ve listed what I used below but feel free to switch it up with what you prefer or have to hand:
- Hobby Craft DK Cotton Blend 100g Yarn in each of these colours: Black, Red
- Bonus DK 100g Yarn in Tea Rose
- Big Value Chunky 100g Yarn in Charcoal
Other equipment:
- 3 mm Crochet Hook the wool above recommends either 4-5mm, but for amigurumi crochet its recommended you go for a smaller hook to keep the stitches tight
- A stitch marker I just use a hair pin
- Darning Needle for weaving in ends
- A sewing needle
- Thread in charcoal, red and white
- Toy Stuffing
- Glue for attaching the N7 patch
- Safety Eyes black
- Pins for positioning pieces before attaching them
Commander Shepard, FemShep Crochet Pattern
Using US crochet terms
Ch = chain
Sc = single crochet
Mc= magic circle
Inc = increase
Dec = decrease (invisible decrease)
HDC = half double crochet
Head- Tea Rose
1. Mc 6 (6)
2. [inc]x 6 (12)
3. [inc, sc]x 6 (18)
4. sc, [inc, sc 2]x 5, inc, sc (24)
5. [inc, sc 3]x 6 (30)
6. sc 2, [inc, sc 4]x 5, inc, sc 2 (36)
7-10. sc 36 (36)
11. [inc, sc 5]x 6 (42)
12-13. sc 42 (42)
14. [dec, sc 5]x 6 (36)
15. sc 2, [dec, sc 4]x 5, dec, sc 2 (30)
16. [dec, sc 3]x 6 (24)
Leave a long tail at the end to attach it to the body
17. Add safety eyes between lines 12 and 13 (or wherever looks good to you)
18. Between the eyes, one row below, weave in a strand of Tea Rose yarn as the nose
19. 2 rows below the nose, weave in a strand of black yarn as the mouth
Body Under Armour – Black
20. Mc 6 (6)
21. [inc] x6 (12)
22. [inc,sc] x6 (18)
23. sc, [inc,sc2] x5, inc, sc (24)
24. [inc, sc3] x6 (30)
25-29. sc 30 (30)
30. dec x 15 (15)
Weave in the tail
Arms Under Armour (x2) – Black
31. Mc 6 (6)
32. [inc, sc] x 2 (8)
33- 35. Sc x 8 (8)
Leave a long tail to attach it to the body
Legs Under Armour (x2)- Black
36. Mc x 6 (6)
37. [inc, sc] x 2 (8)
38-39. Sc x 8 (8)
Leave a long tail to attach it to the body
40. Stuff the pieces and attach them to the body by weaving in the tails you’ve left on each piece
Stuff the head and attach to the body
Wig cap – red
If you’re new to making and attaching wig caps, I found this Youtube video really helpful.
41. Mc 6 (6)
42. [inc]x 6 (12)
43. [inc, sc]x 6 (18)
44. sc, [inc, sc 2]x 5, inc, sc (24)
45. [inc, sc 3]x 6 (30)
46. sc 2, [inc, sc 4]x 5, inc, sc 2 (36)
47-51. sc 36 (36)
Leave a long tail so it can be weaved into the head
Hair
Crochet more strands if you want to add more
(1x) Very short hair strands – red
52. Ch 4 (4)
53. Sc 1 into last chain, HDC 3 for remaining chains (4)
Tie the ends together and leave a tail to weave into head
(9x) Mid length hair strands – red
54. Ch 12 (12)
55. Sc 1 into last chain, HDC 11 for remaining chains (12)
Tie the ends together and leave a tail to weave into head
(4x) Long hair strands – red
56. Ch 26 (26)
57. Sc 1 into last chain, HDC 25 for remaining chains (26)
Tie the ends together and leave a tail to weave into head
58. Attach the wig cap on to the head by weaving in the tail
59. For attaching the head strands, first pin them to the wig cap to work out their position (see images below for how I positioned them).
60. When you’re happy with the position of the strands, weave them into the wig cap one at a time.
FemShep Crochet Armour – Charcoal
Neck band- charcoal
61. Ch 22 (22)
62-64. Sc 22 (22)
Leave a long tail to attach to other armour pieces
Left arm- charcoal, white and red
65. Ch 9 charcoal, switch to white and ch2, switch to red and ch 2. Attach last chain to first to make a loop
66. Switch to charcoal and sc 9, switch to white and sc 2, switch to red and ch 2
Leave a long tail to attach to other armour pieces
Right arm- charcoal
67. Ch 13, attach first chain to last to make a loop
68. Sc 13
Leave a long tail to attach to other armour pieces
Body pieces (x2) – charcoal
69. Ch 10 (10)
70-72. Sc 10 (10)
73. Sc 3, dec 2, sc 3 (8)
74. Sc 2, dec 2, sc 2 (6)
75. Sc 1, dec 2, sc 1 (4)
76. Sc 1, dec 1, sc 1 (3)
Leave a long tail to attach to other armour pieces
77. Pin the pieces to the body to get the position right. Once you’re happy with the position, weave the tails to connect the pieces together onto the body. I’d suggest doing it in this order:
- Attach the two body pieces in between the legs
- Connect the neckband on both sides to the front body piece
- Connect the two arm pieces to the two body pieces
78. Once you’ve weaved all the pieces together, if you want to connect more of the pieces together to help with the fit, weave in another piece of dark grey yarn.
N7 Patch- charcoal
79. Take 2 strands of dark grey yarn, and sew the two side by side using similar coloured thread. This will make the patch.
80. In around 1-2cm of the patch, use white thread to sew in the N7, and red thread to sew on the triangle shape.
81. Cut patch to size and glue onto the armour.
