Banelings can also be girls!

After I made a few original banelings, I wanted to have fun with the colors and change them up a bit. What would go with them? A girl to rule them boys all ;)

Here I present to you banelingette, the prettiest of all baneling!

The boys do like her a lot, such a guys-magnet!

Beware the mighty baneling!

When I started to crochet at the beginning of the year, I showed my first projects to some friends at work, and few of them asked me if I could make them something. I just had started but was interested in the challenge of creating patterns myself instead of using existing ones (wanted to challenge my creativity :)).
A friend, Jason, suggested a baneling, which sounded more complicated/detailed than projects such as dogs and cats, but after all, I was the one who asked for suggestions! I kept pushing back the moment where I would just dive in and give it a try, till I finally came up with a sketch/battleplan on how I could do it that I was satisfied with!

I present you the baneling version cutsy ;)

Grrrrrr!

Requirements:

• Crochet Hook G (4,25mm)
• Tapestry Needle
• Green Yarn
• Brown Yarn
• Little of Black, Purple and White Yarn
• Stuffing

Abbreviations used:

• st: stitch
• sc: single crochet
• ss: slip stitch
• fsc: foundation single crochet
• 2 sctog: 2 single crochet together (decrease)
  
  

Green Poison Butt-Ball:

Round 1: 6 sc in magic ring (6)
Round 2: 2 sc in each st around (12)
Round 3: *1 sc, 2 sc in next st* repeat around (18)
Round 4: *2 sc, 2 sc in next st* repeat around (24)
Round 5: *3 sc, 2 sc in next st* repeat around (30)
Round 6: *4 sc, 2 sc in next st* repeat around (36)
Rounds 7-12: sc around (36)
Round 13: *4 sc, 2 sctog* repeat around (30)

Finish off

Brown Body:

Round 1: 6 sc in magic ring (6)
Round 2: 2 sc in each st around (12)
Round 3: *2 sc, 2 sc in next st* repeat around (16)
Round 4: sc around (16)
Round 5: *7 sc, 2 sc in next st* repeat around (18)
Rounds 6-7: sc around (18)
Round 8: sc in front loop around (18)
Round 9: sc in back loop from stitches of previous round (18)
Round 10: *5 sc, 2 sc in next st* repeat around (21)
Round 11: *6 sc, 2 sc in next st* repeat around (24)
Round 12: sc around (24)
Round 13: sc in front loop around (24)
Round 14: sc in back loop from stitches of previous round (24)
Round 15: *7 sc, 2 sc in next st* repeat around (27)
Round 16: *8 sc, 2 sc in next st* repeat around (30)
Round 17: sc around (30)
Round 18: sc in front loop around (30)

Finish off

Note: rounds 8/9, 13/14 and 18 will create the bumped lines on the body to give it texture and grooves.

Front legs (x2):

Round 1: (white yarn) 6 sc in magic ring (6)
Round 2: sc around (6)
Round 3: *2 sc, 2 sc in next st* repeat around (8)
Round 4: (change to brown yarn) sc around (8)
Round 5: *3 sc, 2 sc in next st* repeat around (10)
Finish off leaving tail for sewing legs on body

Back legs (x2):

Round 1: (white yarn) 6 sc in magic ring (6)
Round 2: sc around (6)
Round 3: *2 sc, 2 sc in next st* repeat around (8)
Round 4: (change to brown yarn) *3 sc, 2 sc in next st* repeat around (10)
Rounds 5-7: sc around (10)
Finish off leaving tail for sewing legs on body

Big Green Side Poison Pocket (x2):

Ch 2, 4 fsc, 3sc in turn, 3sc, 2sc in turn, join with ss.

Small Green Side Poison Pocket (x2):

Ch 2, 3 fsc, 3sc in turn, 2sc, 2sc in turn, join with ss.

Assembly line (use pictures to guide you).

Mouth and eyes:

Push the « nose » (tip) of the body inside to create the mouth, use the tapestry needle and white yarn to keep it in place by creating the teeth.

With the tapestry needle and black yarn, saw in the eyes.

Attach the poison pockets between the bumped lines created on the body.

With the tapestry needle and purple yarn, create some shapes on the edge of the body (to give it some zerg « gross » aspect:)).

Stuff body firmly and poison ball less firmly and attach them with the purple yarn.

Stuff the legs and attach them to the body, making sure that the baneling can stand by itself!

Let the creation of the banelings army begin!

Note: Banelings are copyright of Blizzard Entertainment. I made this baneling pattern since a friend asked me for one (then another one, then another one...), and decided to share it since a few persons asked for it. Please do not sell this pattern since I made it available here for people who enjoy the StarCraft universe. Should you want to sell items made from this pattern, I would appreciate that you mention my name and add a link to this pattern in the item's description. Thank you!

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Hi there, it's been a while since I told myself I should start writing my patterns down somewhere to share with people who are interested in them. So here I am, welcome to my blog where my geek side should be showing through cute little softy toys.