I’m back! And I have a new obsession! I’m an Apex Girlie now! It seems fitting that my first Apex project is a shield cell, because oh boy do I go through a lot of them.

Anyway, I have a pattern for you, and it’s SUPER EASY.

Materials

I used Big Twist’s Posh for this pattern, with a 4.5mm/G+ hook.

• Dark Blue yarn (for the main color)
• Gray yarn (for the handle and ends, as well as the details on the cell)
• Light Blue/White/Light Green yarn (I used light green since it’s what I had available. This is for the side windows on the cell)
• Orange yarn (only a little bit is needed)
• Black yarn
• Stitch markers
• Yarn Needle
• Scissors
• Stuffing – I used polyfil

I’ve only made this twice (one initial trial, and then one “finished” version), so this may be updated in the future if I choose to revisit and fine tune it. I’m comfortable with the pattern as-is, but if I had to change anything, it would be the base. Since the base isn’t really seen anywhere in game, I’m not terribly concerned with it.

Pattern

Notes:
Chain 1 at the beginning of a row does not count as a stitch.
Inc is 2 sc in the same stitch.
Dec is an invisible decrease – sc2tog
BLO is Back Loop Only.

Base and Body of Cell:

With gray yarn
Row 1: 8 sc into a MR. Sl st to the first sc to join (8)
Row 2: Ch 1. 2 sc into the same stitch. Inc in each stitch around. Sl st with first sc to join (16)
Row 3: Ch 1. Sc in same stitch. Inc in next stitch. [1 sc, inc] around. Sl st with first sc to join (24)
Row 4: Ch 1. Sc in same stitch, inc, 1 sc. [1 sc, inc, 1 sc] around. Sl st with first sc to join (32)
Row 5: Ch 1. Sc in same stitch, 2 sc, inc. [3 sc, inc] around. Sl st with first sc to join (40)
Row 6: Ch 1. Sc in same stitch, 1 sc, inc, 2 sc. [2 sc, inc, 2 sc] around. Sl st with first sc to join (48)
Row 7: Ch 1. Sc in same stitch, 4 sc, inc. [5 sc, inc] around. Sl st with first sc to join (56)
Row 8: Ch 1. Sc in same stitch, 2 sc, inc, 3 sc. [3 sc, inc, 3 sc] around. Sl st with first sc to join (64)
Row 9: Ch 1. In BLO, sc into the same stitch, and sc into each stitch around. Sl st with first sc to join (64)

With dark blue yarn:
Row 10-13: Ch 1, sc in same stitch. Sc in each stitch around (64)

This is where we start doing color changes.

Row 11: Dark Blue: Ch 1, sc in same stitch, and sc 12. Light Green: 6 sc. Dark Blue: 12 sc. Gray: 2 sc. Dark Blue: 12 sc. Light Green: 6 sc. Dark Blue: 13 sc. Sl st with first sc to join

Row 12: Dark Blue: Ch 1, sc in same stitch, and sc 12. Light Green: 6 sc. Dark Blue: 11 sc. Gray: 1 sc. Dark Blue: 2 sc. Gray: 1 sc. Dark Blue: 11 sc. Light Green: 6 sc. Dark Blue: 13 sc. Sl st with first sc to join

Row 13: Dark Blue: Ch 1, sc in same stitch, and sc 12. Light Green: 6 sc. Dark Blue: 10 sc. Gray: 1 sc. Dark Blue: 4 sc. Gray: 1 sc. Dark Blue: 10 sc. Light Green: 6 sc. Dark Blue: 13 sc. Sl st with first sc to join

Row 14: Dark Blue: Ch 1, sc in same stitch, and sc 12. Light Green: 6 sc. Dark Blue: 9 sc. Gray: 1 sc. Dark Blue: 6 sc. Gray: 1 sc. Dark Blue: 9 sc. Light Green: 6 sc. Dark Blue: 13 sc. Sl st with first sc to join

Row 15-19: Dark Blue: Ch 1, sc in same stitch, and sc 12. Light Green: 6 sc. Dark Blue: 8 sc. Gray: 1 sc. Dark Blue: 8 sc. Gray: 1 sc. Dark Blue: 8 sc. Light Green: 6 sc. Dark Blue: 13 sc. Sl st with first sc to join

Row 20: Dark Blue: Ch 1, sc in same stitch, and sc 12. Light Green: 6 sc. Dark Blue: 8 sc. Gray: 10 sc. Dark Blue: 8 sc. Light Green: 6 sc. Dark Blue: 13 sc. Sl st with first sc to join

With dark blue yarn:
Row 21: Ch 1, sc in same stitch. Sc in each st around. Sl st with first sc to join.
Row 22: Ch 1. In BLO, sc into same stitch, 2 sc, dec, 3 sc. [3 sc, dec, 3 dc] around. Sl st with first sc to join (56)
Row 23: Ch 1, sc in same stitch. 2 sc, dec. [5 sc, dec] around. Sl st with first sc to join (48)
Use an invisible join to finish this row and cut yarn. Weave in ends.

Lid of Cell:

With orange yarn:
Row 1: 6 sc into a MR. Sl st to the first sc to join (6)
With black yarn:
Row 2: Ch 1. 2 sc into the same stitch. Inc in each stitch around. Sl st with first sc to join (12)
Row 3: Ch 1. Sc in same stitch. Inc in next stitch. [1 sc, inc] around. Sl st with first sc to join (18)
With gray yarn:
Row 4: Ch 1. Sc in same stitch, inc, 1 sc. [1 sc, inc, 1 sc] around. Sl st with first sc to join (24)
Row 5: Ch 1. Sc in same stitch, 2 sc, inc. [3 sc, inc] around. Sl st with first sc to join (30)
Row 6: Ch 1. Sc in same stitch, 1 sc, inc, 2 sc. [2 sc, inc, 2 sc] around. Sl st with first sc to join (36)
Row 7: Ch 1. Sc in same stitch, 4 sc, inc. [5 sc, inc] around. Sl st with first sc to join (42)
Row 8: Ch 1. Sc in same stitch, 2 sc, inc, 3 sc. [3 sc, inc, 3 sc] around. Sl st with first sc to join (48)
Use an invisible join to finish this row and cut yarn. Weave in ends.

Assembly:

Stuff the cell firmly. Align the lid of the cell with the top of the body – it should curve inward. Using black yarn, pass your hook through a stitch on the body of the cell and then through a matching stitch on the top of the cell. Single crochet in each pair of stitches (the Body and the Lid) around until you reach the beginning of the round. Sl st into the top of the first sc to join, and weave in your ends.

To make the handle, use gray yarn. Leave a long tail for sewing and ch 3. Sc in second ch from hook, and sc in next stitch.
Ch 1, turn, and 2 sc. Repeat until handle is desired length. FO and leave a long tail for sewing. You will be attaching one end of the handle above the shield logo on the front of the cell – sew the handle in place where the color changes from gray to the final black sc on the top. Attach the other end of the handle to the back of the cell so that it stretches cleanly across the top of the cell.

And done :]

If you need any assistance, feel free to reach out on bluesky (@semsational.gg), Instagram (semebay), or Discord (sems). Also tag me! I want to see what you make 🥰 If there is any confusion or if anyone would like pictures added to the pattern for clarification purposes, reach out or comment and I’ll make it happen. Because the pattern is relatively simple (and I didn’t feel like making another Cell at this time), I’ve left out instructional pictures, and haven’t bothered putting together a PDF version for download.