Released by StudioMDHR Entertainment Inc. Cuphead has become one of the indie video game darlings of 2017. In Cuphead you play as Cuphead and his brother Mugman. Cuphead and Mugman make an unfortunate deal with the Devil and have to find a way out of their debt. Taking inspiration from 1930s cartoons Cuphead has such a unique style for a video game that it feels like you are actually playing a 1930s cartoon.
Today’s patterns are for the title character Cuphead and his brother Mugman. The Cuphead and Mugman stand approximately nine inches tall. I would classify the patterns as moderately difficult as you have to make quite a few different pieces for each character but the patterns are pretty easy to follow.
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What Do You Need to Know
Difficulty: Moderate
In order to follow the Cuphead and Mugman patterns you will need to know how to do the following:
- Slipknot | Tutorial
- Chain Stitch (CH) | Tutorial
- Single Crochet (SC) | Tutorial
- Increase (INC) | Tutorial
- Decrease (DEC) | Tutorial
- Slip Stitch (SL) | Tutorial
- Fastening Off | Tutorial
- Changing Colors | Tutorial
What You Need
- White Yarn Buy on Amazon
- Black Yarn Buy on Amazon
- Red Yarn (Cuphead) Buy on Amazon
- Blue Yarn (Mugman) Buy on Amazon
- Black Felt Buy on Amazon
- Red Felt Buy on Amazon
- White Felt Buy on Amazon
- Stuffing Buy on Amazon
- E/4 3.50 MM Crochet Hook Buy on Amazon
- Yarn needle Buy on Amazon
- Stitch markers Buy on Amazon
- Felt Glue Buy on Amazon
Pattern
The patterns for Cuphead and Mugman are the same for the most part. The only difference between the two patterns is the nose.
Body
For the body you will use the red/blue and black yarn. You will start with the black yarn.
Round 1: CH x 2 (2 stitches)
Round 2: SC x 6 in the first CH (6 stitches)
Round 3: INC x 6 (12 stitches)
Round 4: | SC, INC | x 6 (18 stitches)
Round 5: | SC, INC, SC | x 6 (24 stitches)
Rounds 6-9: SC x 24 (24 stitches)
Switch to the red yarn.
Rounds 10-16: SC x 24 (24 stitches)
Round 17: | SC, DEC, SC | x 6 (18 stitches)
Round 18: | SC, DEC | x 6 (12 stitches)
Round 19: DEC x 6 (6 stitches)
Fasten off leaving enough yarn to sew up the bottom. Before closing the body stuff it with the desired amount of stuffing.
Head
For the head you will be using the white yarn.
Round 1: CH x 2 (2 stitches)
Round 2: SC x 6 in the first CH (6 stitches)
Round 3: INC x 6 (12 stitches)
Round 4: | SC, INC | x 6 (18 stitches)
Round 5: | SC, INC, SC | x 6 (24 stitches)
Round 6: | SC x 2, INC, SC | x 6 (30 stitches)
Rounds 7-13: SC x 30 (30 stitches)
Round 14: SL (1 stitch)
Fasten off leaving enough yarn to sew the head to the body.
Inside of Cup
For the inside of the cup you will use the white yarn.
Round 1: CH x 2 (2 stitches)
Round 2: SC x 6 in the first CH (6 stitches)
Round 3: INC x 6 (12 stitches)
Round 4: | SC, INC | x 6 (18 stitches)
Round 5: | SC, INC, SC | x 6 (24 stitches)
Round 6: | SC x 2, INC, SC | x 6 (30 stitches)
Round 7: SL (1 stitch)
Fasten off leaving enough yarn to sew the inside of cup to the head.
Arms
For the arms you will use the white and black yarn. You will make two arms. Start with the white yarn.
Round 1: CH x 2 (2 stitches)
Round 2: SC x 6 in the first CH (6 stitches)
Round 3: INC x 6 (12 stitches)
Rounds 4-5: SC x 12 (12 stitches)
Round 6: DEC x 6 (6 stitches)
Round 7: SC x 6 (6 stitches)
Change to the black yarn.
Rounds 8-13: SC x 6 (6 stitches)
Round 14: SL (1 stitch)
Fasten off leaving enough yarn to sew the arm to the body. Stuff the arms with the desired amount of stuffing.
Fingers
For the fingers you will use the white yarn. You will make eight fingers.
Round 1: CH x 2 (2 stitches)
Round 2: SC x 6 in the first CH (6 stitches)
Rounds 3-5: SC x 6 (6 stitches)
Round 6: SL (1 stitch)
Fasten off leaving enough yarn to sew the fingers to the arms. Add the desired amount of stuffing to the fingers.
Legs
For the legs you will be using the red/blue and white yarn. You can also use brown yarn for the shoes. You will start with the red/blue yarn. Two legs need to be made for Cuphead and Mugman.
Round 1: CH x 2 (2 stitches)
Round 2: SC x 6 in the first CH (6 stitches)
Round 3: | INC x 2, SC | x 2 (10 stitches)
Round 4: SC, INC x 2, SC x 3, INC x 2, SC x 2 (14 stitches)
Round 5: SC x 2, INC x 2, SC x 5, INC x 2, SC x 3 (18 stitches)
Round 6: SC x 2, INC x 4, SC x 5, INC x 4, SC x 3 (26 stitches)
Rounds 7-10: SC x 26 (26 stitches)
Round 11: DEC x 8, SC x 8, DEC (17 stitches)
Round 12: DEC x 5, SC x 7 (12 stitches)
Round 13: DEC x 6 ( 6 stitches)
Round 14: SC x 6 (6 stitches)
Switch to the white yarn.
Round 15-19: SC x 6 (6 stitches)
Round 20: SL (1 stitch)
Fasten off leaving enough yarn to sew the legs to the body. Stuff the legs with the desired amount of stuffing.
Handle
For the handle you will use the white yarn.
Round 1: CH x 2 (2 stitches)
Round 2: SC x 6 in the first CH (6 stitches)
Rounds 3-12: SC x 6 (6 stitches)
Round 13: SL
Fasten off leaving enough yarn to sew the handle to the head. Stuff the handle with the desired amount of stuffing.
Nose
The nose is the one part that differs between Cuphead and Mugman.
The Cuphead nose uses the red yarn.
Round 1: CH x 2 (2 stitches)
Round 2: SC x 6 in the first CH (6 stitches)
Rounds 3-4: SC x 6 (6 stitches)
Round 5: SL (1 stitch)
Fasten off leaving enough yarn to sew the nose to the head.
The Mugman nose uses the blue yarn.
Round 1: CH x 2 (2 stitches)
Round 2: SC x 6 in the first CH (6 stitches)
Round 3: INC x 6 (12 stitches)
Rounds 4-5: SC x 12 (12 stitches)
Round 6: SL (1 stitch)
Fasten off leaving enough yarn to sew the nose to the head.
Straw
For the straw you will use the white and red/blue yarn. You will start with the white yarn.
Round 1: CH x 2 (2 stitches)
Round 2: SC x 6 in the first CH (6 stitches)
Round 3: | INC, SC | x 3 (9 stitches)
Rounds 4-5: SC x 9 (9 stitches)
Switch to the red/blue yarn.
Rounds 6-8: SC x 9 (9 stitches)
Switch to the white yarn.
Rounds 9-11: SC x 9 (9 stitches)
Switch to the red/blue yarn.
Rounds 12-14: SC x 9 (9 stitches)
Switch to the white yarn.
Rounds 15-17: SC x 9 (9 stitches)
Round 18: SL (1 stitch)
Fasten off leaving enough yarn to sew the straw to the inside of the cup. Add the desired amount of stuffing to the straw.
Pant Legs
For the pant legs you will use the red/blue yarn. You will make two pant legs.
Round 1: CH x 16, SC in the first CH (17 stitches)
Rounds 2-3: SC x 15 (15 stitches)
Fasten off leaving enough yarn to sew the pant legs to the body.
Assembly
The first assembly step is to add some stuffing into the head. Then I sewed the inside of the cup inside the head around halfway up.
Next I added the handle to the head. I sewed one end of the handle to the head. Then I moved the yarn through the handle to the other side and sewed that side to the head.
Add the straw to the inside of the cup towards the back near the handle.
Next the head is attached to the black side of the body.
To assemble each hand attach four fingers to each arm. Attach three fingers next to one another and then one finger to the side like a thumb.
Next the arms are attached to the sides of the body.
The two pant legs are then attached next to one another on the bottom of the body.
The legs are then sewn to the body inside the pant legs.
Before you attach the nose to the head, add the desired amount of stuffing.
Finally to complete Cuphead use the felt to create the eyes and mouth. Use the felt glue to add them to the head.
For Mugman you will also use felt to create the facial features.
Christine Carter
Friday 3rd of August 2018
Made this for birthday gift. I think it turned out great! Thank you for the easy to follow pattern.
Ann
Sunday 15th of April 2018
Omg! thank you soooooo much. Been trying to find a pattern for these two for weeks! Again, thank you sooooooooo much
lee
Sunday 26th of November 2017
This is a really great pattern. Thanks for sharing it!