Berserk: Schnoz

He's here! Everyone's favourite Berserk character: the Schnoz. Hardships, trauma, death - he perseveres through it all with an unshakable spirit. He truly deserves the role of main character.

Now you can make your own Schnoz companion. He's only about 3" (7.5 cm) tall and 3.5" (9 cm) from nose tip to butt, but don't let his diminutive stature fool you: every inch of his body hides incredible power.

You can also make a giant version. Or maybe it would be a more true to life version? Anyway. I made a big Schnoz. He's 6" (15 cm) tall and 7.5" (19 cm) wide. He's got a decent heft to him because of the amount of stuffing that went into him.

The pattern's mostly the same, and I'll include the variations in bold like so:

BIG BOY VERSION: [variation instructions here]

Please note that I used the same yarn as the small version, but held triple. This was mostly because I found that the Gray Heather Red Heart yarn was the closest colour I could find, but also because I couldn't find a good Super Bulky yarn that would be easily available to me in a physical store. It would probably be easier to use a Super Bulky yarn than a worsted weight held triple.

Here's some quick guff on the ways you can use my pattern:

• do not redistribute the pattern - just link to this page
• your results are free for personal use - but I ask that you don't sell your finished product. just hand them out as gifts, ok? your friends will love you for it

With that out of the way, on to the pattern!

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Materials

• Size E (3.5mm) Crochet Hook
• BIG BOY VERSION: Size L (8 mm) Crochet Hook
• Worsted Weight Yarn
  • I used Red Heart Super Saver in:
    • Gray Heather
    • Soft White
    • Black
• Yarn Needle
• Stuffing

Abbreviations

• ch – chain
• sc – single crochet
• hdc – half double crochet
• dc – double crochet
• inc – two single crochet in same stitch
• dec – invisible decrease
• sc2tog – single crochet 2 together
• ss – slip stitch
• blo – back loop only
• flo – front loop only

Techniques

I have a useful guide on all the different techniques I use when I make amigurumi. Obviously, you should stick with whatever techniques you are comfortable with when making amigurumi, but I still recommend checking it out if you wanna get a result as close to mine as possible!

This pattern will ask you to work invisible decreases while working in BLO. To do this, work the invisible decrease the same as your would regularly, but use the back loop instead of the front loop.

Body

Using grey (Red Heart Super Saver Gray Heather).

BIG BOY VERSION: hold yarn triple and follow pattern using Size L (8 mm) crochet hook. Alternatively, you could use Super Bulky yarn. Adjust hook size until you can crochet comfortably without gaps between stitches.

Rnd 1: sc 6 in magic circle. (TINY SEAM: ss to first sc, sc ONLY when starting next round) (6 sc)
Rnd 2: inc around. (12 sc)
Rnd 3: (sc, inc) around. (18 sc)
Rnd 4: (sc 2, inc) around. (24 sc)
Rnd 5: (sc 3, inc) around. (30 sc)
Rnd 6-9 (x4): sc around. (30 sc)
Rnd 10: sc 2, inc, sc 24, inc, sc 2. (32 sc)
Rnd 11: sc 3, inc, sc 24, inc, sc 3. (34 sc)
Rnd 12: sc 4, inc, sc 24, inc, sc 4. (36 sc)
Rnd 13-15 (x3): sc around. (36 sc)
Rnd 16: (sc 4, dec) around. (30 sc)
Rnd 17: (sc 3, dec) around. (24 sc)
Rnd 18: BLO: (sc 2, dec) around. (18 sc)

Start stuffing the body.

Rnd 19: (sc, dec) around. (12 sc)
Rnd 20: dec around. (6 sc)

Proceed with the Weaving Finish until you insert your needle into the middle of the pucker.

Now to create the butt:

Exit your needle along the seam, above the slight bump, about 8 rows above the BLO row.

Re-enter your needle at the pucker, in a straight line.

Exit with your needle at the same point as before.

Pull tight to create a crease.

Repeat steps 2-4 and pull tight again to make the crease deeper.

Tie a knot in the stitch and hide the end.

Nose

Using grey.

Rnd 1: sc 3 in magic circle. ch 1, turn. (3 sc)
Rnd 2: inc 3. ch 1, turn. (6 sc)
Rnd 3: (sc, inc) to end. ch 1, turn. (9 sc)
Rnd 4: (sc 2, inc) to end. ch 1, turn. (12 sc)
Rnd 5: FLO: sc to end. ch 1, turn. (12 sc)
Rnd 6: (sc 2, sc2tog) to end. ch 1, turn. (9 sc)
Rnd 7: sc to end. ch 1, turn. (9 sc)
Rnd 8: (sc, sc2tog) to end. ch 1, turn. (6 sc)
Rnd 9: sc2tog to end. ch 1, turn. (3 sc)
Rnd 10: sc3tog. (1 sc)

Fasten off, leaving a tail for sewing.

Haunch

Using grey. Make 2.

Rnd 1: ch 4, sc in 2^nd ch from hook. sc, 3 sc in last, rotate, sc, 2 sc in last. (8 sc)
Rnd 2: inc, sc, inc in each of next 3 sts, sc, inc in each of next 2 sts. (14 sc)
Rnd 3: sc, inc, sc 2, inc, (sc, inc) twice, sc 2, inc, sc, inc. (20 sc)

Fasten off, leaving a tail for sewing.

Feet

Using grey. Make 2.

Rnd 1: ch 5, sc in 2^nd, sc 2, 3 sc in last, rotate, sc 2, 2 sc in last. (10 sc)
Rnd 2-3 (x2): sc around. (10 sc)
Rnd 4: sc 3, dec, sc 3, dec. (8 sc)
Rnd 5: sc around. (8 sc)

Stuff the top heavily, with little stuffing near the bottom.

Rnd 6: dec around. (4 sc)

Weaving finish, leaving a tail for sewing. Exit like so to prepare for sewing (1 row up).

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Ears

Using grey. Make 2.

Rnd 1: sc 6 in magic circle. (6 sc)
Rnd 2: (hdc, dc, hdc) in first. ss to next. sc 4. ss to first hdc. (6 sts)

Fasten off, leaving a tail for sewing.

Eyes

Using white (Red Heart Super Saver Soft White).

Rnd 1: sc 4 in magic circle. Fasten off with tail for sewing.

BIG BOY VERSION: Using white held double and Size L (8 mm) crochet hook, sc 6 in magic circle.

Fasten off with tail for sewing.

Using a length of black yarn (about 12” or 30 cm) embroider in the space in the middle of the eye whites.

BIG BOY VERSION: you will probably need a longer length of black yarn, but the process is the same.

Sewing on Parts

The bottom of the nose is sewn on 2 rows above the BLO round. Align the centre roughly with the butt crack. The bottom of the nose is 7 stitches long, 3 stitches on either side of the centre.

Start sewing on the triangle of the nose, 2 rows up but inline with each edge of the bottom of the nose. Then go 1 row up, 1 stitch inwards. Then move towards a point 2 rows up, 1 stitch in. The last stitch will be the top of the nose (where you’ll start sewing) 1 row up and 1 stitch inwards.

Before you’ve sewn all around the nose, make sure to stuff it. Stick a lot of stuffing in there to give it a nice rounded shape.

The long edge of the haunch will be about 3 stitches away from the bottom edge of the nose. The bottom of the haunch will be sewn in along the BLO round (if you line up the edge of the nose with a stitch on the BLO round, the bottom of the haunch will start 3 stitches away).

The long edge of the haunch starts 1 row up and 1 stitch out. This edge will be 5 rows tall.

The top of the haunch is a mirror of the bottom, starting 1 row up and 1 stitch in, then 3 stitches along the top.

Stuff the haunch lightly before finishing sewing.

The first point of the foot will be in line with where the haunch was sewn on. Make a rough square with 1 stitch in between each edge.

This will make the feet tilt slightly away from the nose, with the heels brushing the ground and the toes pointing up.

The bottom point of the ear will be attached inline with the outer edge of the haunch, 1 row above the top of the haunch. The point away from the haunch will be 1 stitch out and 1 row up. The two points above the haunch will go as follows: 1 row up and 1 stitch away from the first point you marked. The last point is 1 row above the previous point.

To sew on the ear, enter on the highest point above the haunch, the cross diagonally to the highest point away from the haunch (marked 1 on the picture). Come back into the ear along the first sc after the ear tip. Then sew through the other 3 sc following the pins.

You will go in the opposite direction when attaching the ear on the other side.

The eye is sewn on in a diamond shape. The bottom point of the diamond is 1 row above the top of the haunch, in line with the edge. The outer points of the diamond are 1 stitch away, 1 row up. The topmost point is 1 row above, 1 stitch in.

BIG BOY VERSION: your eyes will be 6 stitches around. Use similar placement to sew on the eyes, but you will probably need more than 4 stitches marked to get a nice round shape.

And you're done!

I hope you enjoyed making your little (or big) Schnoz! Now to return to hiatus. If you'd like to do some more crocheting to pass the time until the next chapter, you can check out more of my free patterns here!