Mr Saturn

Back in December I lost a bet with a friend. Losing the bet meant having to crochet him anything he wanted. One of his favorite games of all time being Earthbound, he chose Mr Saturn.

My reaction? Researching first who this was! I had never played this game thus had no idea what this Mr. Saturn looked like. Found images of him and thought: a big ball for the head, a smaller ball for the nose, 2 little feet... EASY!!!

Little did I know that the mustache and the one hair would delay its finishing by 6 months.
Yes, you read that right SIX months.

I couldn't find a way I liked for making them work and look nice.

Broom thread? No
Pipe cleaner? No
Piece of yarn? No

Oh wait, actually if I take a piece of yarn and make lots of knots, it might hold!
Took me long enough to think about it and decide to try!

Anyways, here is Mr Saturn.
Funny looking guy, with a red bow in his one hair, I like him :)

Here are the instructions should you want to give him a try:

Requirements:

• Crochet Hook G or H depending on your tension (4.25mm/5.00mm)
• Tapestry Needle
• Beige yarn and a little bit of Black and Red
• Stuffing

Abbreviations / Terminology used:

• st: stitch
• ch: chain
• ss: slip stitch
• sc: single crochet
• fsc: foundation single crochet
• 2 sc in 1 (increase)
• sctog: 2 single crochet together (decrease)
• (...), [...], *...*: what is between the parenthesis, brackets or asterisks will have to be repeated x amount of times.

Crochet everything in beige (except when noted otherwise)

Nose

Round 1: 6 sc in magic ring (6)
Round 2: 2 sc in each st around (12)
Round 3: *1 sc, 2 sc in 1* repeat around (18)
Round 4: *2 sc, 2 sc in 1* repeat around (24)
Rounds 5-7: sc around (24)
Round 8: *2 sc, sctog* repeat around (18)
Leave long tail for sewing.

Body

For the body, I started the top as a ball, then decreased a little faster than the increase to give a flatter surface on the bottom.

Round 1: 6 sc in magic ring (6)
Round 2: 2 sc in each st around (12)
Round 3: *1 sc, 2 sc in 1* repeat around (18)
Round 4: *2 sc, 2 sc in 1* repeat around (24)
Round 5: *3 sc, 2 sc in 1* repeat around (30)
Round 6: *4 sc, 2 sc in 1* repeat around (36)
Round 7: *5 sc, 2 sc in 1* repeat around (42)
Rounds 8-17: sc around (42)
Round 18: *4 sc, sctog* repeat around (35)
Round 19: *3 sc, sctog* repeat around (28)
Round 20: *2 sc, sctog* repeat around (21)
Round 21: *sc, sctog* repeat around (14)
Round 22: sctog around (7)
Close off.

Feet (x2)

Round 1: 5 fsc, 4 sc in turn, 3 sc in the opposite side, 3 sc in first st (16)
Round 2: [2 sc in 1, 3 sc, (2 sc in 1, 1sc) x 2]  x 2 (22)
join with ss on the first stitch of the round, ch1 (doesn't count as stitch, starts next row with the stitch from the ss)
Round 3: sc in blo around (22)
Round 4: 3 sc, 7 sctog, 5 sc (15)
Round 5: 2sc, 4 sctog, 5 sc (11)
Leave long tail for sewing.

Eyebrows (x2) in black yarn

3 fsc, leave tail for sewing.

Attach all the things together! Embroider some eyes, add the eyebrows.

The hair is done by taking a 30 cm / 12 inches or so of black yarn, passing it through one stitch at the top of the head, folding it in half then knotting the 2 ends together.

Same for the mustache but with 4 shorter pieces of yarn.

Let me know if you have any question!

Crafty Secret Santa 2015

A couple of weeks ago, a coworker asked on our "Crafts" mailing list if people were interested in a Crafty Secret Santa exchange. I love participating in the different reddit exchanges throughout the year (Secret Santa, Plushies, Bookmarks, Teachers...) that I couldn't pass the opportunity. I knew it would be tough to fit in the projects within its deadline though... My husband thinks I'm crazy, and now that I'm finally done with this project, I think he was/is right :(

When I received the info for my match, I have to admit it took me some time to figure out what to make out of it.

The colors she liked:

• red
• pink
• gold

The things she liked:

• cats
• shining things
• weightlifting
• ocean
• backgammon
• roses/orchids
• USC football
• karaoke
• old timey clocks

I couldn't find one thing that really inspired me. As my craft is crochet and I mostly make amigurumi, "cats" was a good starting point. Making a cat amigurumi would have been a really straightforward project, so I decided to incorporate ALL THE THINGS!

I drew a couple of ideas, which at some point was: a cat, standing on a backgammon board, which itself was on top of a football and a dumbbell, in a raft kind of way (to represent the ocean... right?), with a mic in one end for karaoke, and a bouquet of roses in the other ones, and a clock in its pocket.
As you can guess, it seemed a little bit too much, so I decided to make 2 cats, and split the different elements on each. Such as the 2 cats would represent 2 aspects of my match.

One ended up with what I would call a romantic side: roses for earrings, old timey clock for belly with music notes on the back, scarf with backgammon hints. Its name is Romeow.

The other one ended up with a more sportive side: a football-belly with notes for stitches, lifting weights, with a baseball cap (turtle logo for the ocean, because why not?). Its name is Cathlete.

While the cats are white, I used a sparkly yarn, and I crocheted most of the other elements with pink/red/gold yarn.

I was so late with the project due to both my daughters being pretty sick for 3 weeks, that I had to finish Romeow and Cathlete during my lunch breaks at work, hence the bad quality of the pictures, and the few amount of them :(

The result is a silly duo of cats, that I think the recipient enjoyed :)
Let me introduce you to Romeow and Cathlete!

Oh and also, the awesome made-up box to give them away:

Baby Chuy

A few months ago, I made a first version of Chuy with a really simple ball for its body.
This time, I made the body longer, in a more oval shape.
Hopefully, it looks more like the one in the movie this way.

Note: I usually start adding most of the different elements such as the eyes, the ears... BEFORE finishing off the body so that I can secure them from the inside, and it stays hidden. then I put the stuffing in and finish off. However, sometimes it's easier for placing these elements to have the body closed off first.
Try both and see which way you prefer :)

Requirements:

• Crochet Hook G or H depending on your tension (4.25mm/5.00mm)
• Tapestry Needle
• Pink, Black, Brown and White yarn
• Stuffing

Abbreviations / Terminology used:

• st: stitch
• ch: chain
• ss: slip stitch
• sc: single crochet
• dc: double crochet
• fsc: foundation single crochet
• 2 sc in 1 (increase)
• 2 sctog: 2 single crochet together (decrease)
• (...), [...], *...*: what is between the parenthesis, brackets or asterisks will have to be repeated x amount of times.

Legs (x4):

Round 1: (Black) 6 sc in magic ring (6)
Round 2: 2 sc in each st around (12)
Rounds 3-4: (Pink) sc around (12)
Round 5: (5 sc, 2 sc in 1) x2 (14)
Round 6: sc around (14)
Finish off leaving tail for sewing. Add stuffing.

Eyes (x2 Black yarn):

Round 1: 6 sc in magic ring (6)
Round 2: 2 sc in each st around (12)
Finish off leaving tail for sewing. With white yarn and sewing needle, add the reflect.

Ears (x2 Brown yarn):

4 fsc, ch1, turn, 4 sc, ch1, turn, (2 sctog) x2, ch1, turn, 2 sc
Leave tail for sewing.

Tail (Pink yarn):

12 fsc, ss in all st back
Leave tail for sewing.

Muzzle (Pink yarn):

3 fsc, 2 sc + 1 dc in turn, ss, 1 dc + 1 sc in first st, join
Leave tail for sewing. With the black yarn and a sewing needle, add the nostrils.

Head/Body (pink yarn):

Round 1: 5 fsc, 2 sc in turn, 3 sc in the opposite side, 2 sc in first st (12)
Round 2: [2 sc in 1, 3 sc, (2 sc in 1) x 2]  x 2 (18)
Round 3: [2 sc in 1, 1 sc, 3 sc, (2 sc in 1, 1 sc) x 2]  x 2 (24)
Round 4: [2 sc in 1, 2 sc, 3 sc, (2 sc in 1, 2 sc) x 2]  x 2 (30)
Round 5: [2 sc in 1, 3 sc, 3 sc, (2 sc in 1, 3 sc) x 2]  x 2 (36)
Round 6: [2 sc in 1, 4 sc, 3 sc, (2 sc in 1, 4 sc) x 2]  x 2 (42)
Round 7: [2 sc in 1, 5 sc, 3 sc, (2 sc in 1, 5 sc) x 2]  x 2 (48)
Rounds 8-19: sc around (48)
Round 20: [(2 sc, 2 sctog) x 2, 3 sc, 5 sc, 2 sctog]  x 2 (42)
Round 21: [(4 sc, 2 sctog) x 2, 3 sc, 4 sc, 2 sctog]  x 2 (36)
Round 22: [(3 sc, 2 sctog) x 2, 3 sc, 3 sc, 2 sctog]  x 2 (30)
Round 23: [(2 sc, 2 sctog) x 2, 3 sc, 2 sc, 2 sctog]  x 2 (24)
Round 24: [(1 sc, 2 sctog) x 2, 3 sc, 1 sc, 2 sctog]  x 2 (18)
Round 25: [(2 sctog) x 2, 3 sc, 2 sctog]  x 2 (12)
Round 26: sctog around (6)

Finish off.

Alternative head/body (if you want to do the simple ball one):

Round 1: 6 sc in magic ring (6)
Round 2: 2 sc in each st around (12)
Round 3: *1 sc, 2 sc in 1* repeat around (18)
Round 4: *2 sc, 2 sc in 1* repeat around (24)
Round 5: *3 sc, 2 sc in 1* repeat around (30)
Round 6: *4 sc, 2 sc in 1* repeat around (36)
Round 7: *5 sc, 2 sc in 1* repeat around (42)
Rounds 8-16: sc around (42)
Round 17: *5 sc, 2 sctog* repeat around (36)
Round 18: *4 sc, 2 sctog* repeat around (30)
Round 19: *3 sc, 2 sctog* repeat around (24)
Round 20: *2 sc, 2 sctog* repeat around (18)
Round 21: *sc, 2 sctog* repeat around (12)
Round 22: 2 sctog around (6)

Finish off.

Explanation of why it's 2 sc and not 5 at the beginning of round 20: crochet stitches don't go on top of each other perfectly, so the first stitch of a round is never perfectly aligned with the first stitch of the previous or next round. It starts leaning to the right, so I had to take this into consideration to start of the decrease part.

More banelings!

Or should I say, one more baneling, and one of its evolution: a gorgeling (a hunter to use the proper SC2 name)!

When I made my army of banelings, 2 of them were for my friend Pasha. A couple of weeks ago, one of his friends saw them and asked if I could make one for him. At first, he had seen a picture that gave the impression the baneling was white, and asked for a white baneling. I thought an albino baneling could be a fun idea, however we decided to stay in the SC2 universe and I chose the colors from one of the baneling's evolution: the gorgeling!

I had to finish them last minute due to lots of things going on - the same things preventing me to finish my ongoing projects - so I didn't get the chance to take pictures. Misha sent me a couple so that I could show how cute the baneling looks in purple. Thank you Misha!

They see me rollin'

They hatin'

The Book Of Life - Chuy (the baby pig) - Prototype

After several months, almost years, without having seen a movie in a theater together, my dear husband and I decided to have a movie date. We left the girls with the nanny and went to see The Book Of Life. The movie was great: fun story with characters you end up attached to, good dose of humor, action and tenderness, nice music and AWESOME art!

I knew I wanted to crochet something from this movie as soon as I got out of the movie theater. La Muerte was my first idea but I really needed a quicker project: something easy which could give me almost instant gratification. The perfect character for these reasons was the baby pig: Chuy.

Here is the what my first attempt looks like. He's not perfect but I think he's still extremely adorable :)

Little tail!

And here is what my notes look like when I work on a project. It does make sense, right? ;)

The next version will have a body not round but more oval to give it more length, and with more rows to make it taller, so that the face is not so close to the legs. Stay tuned!

Shy Guy (from Mario) - A failed story

Here is the little shy guy I made for my team (as a trophy for whoever wins a certain race), and I realized after it was done that it looked more like a cross between shy guy and no-face from Spirited Away...
I rushed it and didn't have time to make another one with the needed adjustments yet, but hopefully I'll get the time to fix the pattern later!

You can find the pattern below:

Requirements:

• Crochet Hook C (2,75mm)
• Tapestry Needle
• Red, white, black, brown, purple (or blue), yellow fine yarn
• Stuffing

I used purple for the shoes, since the bonbons of yarn I got didn’t have a dark blue.

Abbreviations / Terminology used:

• ch: chain
• st: stitch
• sc: single crochet
• dc: double crochet
• ss: slip stitch
• 2 sc in next st (increase)
• 2 sctog: 2 single crochet together (decrease)

Arms (x2) – Red:

Round 1: 6 sc in magic ring (6)

Round 2: *1 sc, 2 sc in next st* repeat around (9)

Rounds 3-5: sc around (9)

Finish off leaving tail for sewing.

Face – White:

Round 1: 6 sc in magic ring (6)

Round 2: *2 sc in next st* repeat around (12)

Round 3: *1 sc, 2 sc in next st* repeat around (18)

Finish off leaving tail for sewing.

Eyes (x2) – Black:

6 sc in magic ring (6)

Finish off leaving tail for sewing.

Saw eyes on the face, and add the mouth with a little bit of yarn.

 Head/Body:

Start with Red

Round 1: 6 sc in magic ring (6)

Round 2: 2 sc in first st, 5 sc around (7)

Round 3: 2 sc in first st, 6 sc around (8)

Rounds 4-14: sc around (8)

Round 15: *1 sc, 2 sc in next st* repeat around (12)

Round 16: *1 sc, 2 sc in next st* repeat (18)

Rounds 17-24: sc around (18)

Add the arms, and bend the top of the head to form the beanie fold, attach it with some yarn so it holds! Also attach the head. With Brown, make a chain to go around the head).

Change to Brown (for the belt)

Rounds 25-26: sc around (18)

Back to Red

Rounds 27-28: sc around (18)

Round 29: *1 dc, 2 dc in next st* repeat around (27 dc)

Embroider the belt buckle with Yellow.

Close and finish off.

Feet (x2):

Start with Brown

Round 1: 6 sc in magic ring (6)

Round 2: *2 sc in next st* repeat around (12)

Change to purple

Round 3: 6 sc, 2sctog in next 6 st (9)

Rounds 4-5: sc around (9)

First foot: finish off.

Second foot:

Round 6: join the feet together with sc around (16)

Attach the body to the feet and voilà!


Note for later:
I'll probably try to make one with a hood that can be removed. The head will then be a simple black ball, this way the mask can have holes for the eyes/mouth. I think it'll make it look better, instead of having those eyes poking out likes glasses :(

Long time ago...

Or actually not so long ago, it was about 2 years ago when I learned how to crochet.

I was looking through some pictures and realized that I never posted a few of my first plushies so here they are! The quality of the pictures is not great but hopefully you'll like some of those.

Yoda

Asked me to make one a friend of mine did. Like it she did, envious my mother was. Crocheted another one I had to.
I definitely see how I can improve this pattern now, he was one of my first free handed item.

Colorful Mohawk bear

This was a gift for the son of friends of mine. I did like how the colors went together, however if I had to redo it I'll probably modify the eyes.

Derpy penguin

A friend of mine asked me if I could make a penguin for his girlfriend. I do hope she liked his derpiness.

Other StarCraft attempts

After I made the banelings I was wondering if I could make other StarCraft related items. The probe and the overlord were my victims. I think they could be great as Christmas decorations, being all rounded and colorful!

I should maybe post the eternal WIPs (Work In Progress). So many things I want to do and so little time.

Happy crocheting my friends!

I'm a little Woodstock, short and stout...

My attempt at creating a scene... Next time I'll think about centering the subject :)

Today was the last day for sending out the gift for the Reddit Plushies exchange 2014.
When I signed up, I knew I wanted to crochet the gift and was hoping my match would have likes&dislikes that would allow me to make something neat.
"I like everything Peanuts". You do? Awesome, I can use my bright yellow yarn to make this little cutie that is Woodstock!

Each time I've seen Snoopy or Woodstock since I've started crocheting, I told myself I should make them. Now at least I have one of them done :) I'll probably readjust the pattern the next time, since I know there are things that can be improved. But overall for the amount of time I had, I'm happy with the result and I surely hope my reddit match will too.




Here is how I made him. I used 2 strands of yarn to make him bigger.

Requirements:

• Crochet Hook I (5,50mm)
• Tapestry Needle
• Yellow yarn + a little bit of yarn
• Stuffing

Abbreviations / Terminology used:

• ch: chain
• st: stitch
• sc: single crochet
• ss: slip stitch
• 2 sc in next st (increase)
• 2 sctog: 2 single crochet together (decrease)

 Head:

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: sc around (18)
Round 5: *8 sc, 2 sc in next st* repeat (20)
Round 6: sc around (20)
Round 7: *9 sc, 2 sc in next st* repeat (22)
Round 8: *10 sc, 2 sc in next st* repeat (24)
Round 9: 18 sc, 2 sc in next 6 st (30)
Round 10: *4 sc, 2 sc in next st* repeat around (36)
Rounds 11-14: sc around (36)
Round 15: *4 sc, sctog* repeat around (30)
Round 16: *3 sc, sctog* repeat around (24)
Round 17: *2 sc, sctog* repeat around (18)
Round 18: *1 sc, sctog* repeat around (12) (add stuffing)
Round 19: *sctog* repeat around (6) (finish stuffing the head if needed)
Close and finish off. Add with the black yarn the eyes and mouth.

Body:

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)
Rounds 5-9: sc around (24)
Round 10: 16 sc, sctog next 8 st (20)
Round 11: 12 sc, sctog next 8 st (16)
Round 12: 8 sc, sctog next 8 st (12)
Round 13: sc around (12)
Finish off leaving tail for sewing, add stuffing.

Feet (x2):

Round 1: 6 sc in magic ring (6)
Rounds 2-6: sc around (6)
Round 7: sctog around (3)
Finish off leaving tail for sewing.

Arms (x2):

Round 1: 6 sc in magic ring (6)
Round 2: 2 sc in each st around (12)
Rounds 3-5: sc around (12)
Round 6: *4 sc, sctog* repeat (10)
Round 7: *3 sc, sctog* repeat (8)
Finish off leaving tail for sewing.

Hair

Long x2

ch8 – turn – sc in next 7 st – ch1 – turn – sc in next 7 st – ch1 – turn – join back and front with ss

Medium x2

ch6 – turn – sc in next 5 st – ch1 – turn – sc in next 5 st – ch1 – turn – join back and front with ss

Short x1

ch4 – turn – sc in next 3 st – ch1 – turn – sc in next 3 st – ch1 – turn – join back and front with ss

Assembly time

Saw the hair on the head: 2 long ones first, then the medium, then the short one at the very back.

Attach the arms to the body as well as the legs. Attach the head.

All done! Woodstock is now yours :)

I hope you've enjoyed this pattern, happy crocheting!

Tentacles back to their creators!

When I am asked which old games I used to play a lot, usually my answer contains the following:

• Prince of Persia
• Captain Comic
• Monkey Island (1, 2 and 3)
• Might And Magic
• Eye of the Beholder
• Civilization...*

As well as Day of the Tentacle. I loved this game and played it a lot. The characters, the plot, the fact you had to imagine the craziest ways of combining items to advance in the game, all of that brings nostalgia to me.

A year ago, my friend Nico told me one of his friends had seen a picture of a purple tentacle I crocheted and asked how much it would cost to make a pair for him. Then he told me that this friend was no one else but Ron Gilbert (one of the writer for the game himself), I was all excited and proud that someone who worked on the game liked these cuties enough to ask for a pair!

I then proceeded and created 2 pairs of purple and green tentacles, and Nico brought them to Ron, who gave the other pair to Gary Winnick, another person who worked on the game.

So here is a picture of Ron and Gary, holding them:

And here is a close up of the tentacles themselves, quality of the photo is meh... sorry about that:

* I stopped writting down names, but there are much more games I've played and loved. Just wasn't the topic of this article :)

Monsieur Miaou

My cousin and his lovely wife had an adorable baby girl a month ago and I made her a little friend that could be called Monsieur Miaou.

Here is the pattern to make him, I used a thick yarn and a big hook since I wanted him to be big!

Requirements:

• Crochet Hook H (5mm)
• Tapestry Needle
• Any color of yarn you want this kitty to be.
• Stuffing

Abbreviations / Terminology used:

• st: stitch
• sc: single crochet
• ss: slip stitch
• hdc: half double crochet
• fhdc: foundation half double crochet
• 2 sc in next st (increase)
• 2 sctog: 2 single crochet together (decrease)

Here my main color (MC) was green and my secondary color (SC) for the paws was yellow.

Let's start him from bottom up :)

Legs (make 2, only cut yarn for the first one, you'll attach both from the second one):

Round 1: (SC) 6 sc in magic ring (6)
Round 2: 2 sc in each st around (12)
Round 3: (MC) *3 sc, 2 sc in next 3 st* repeat around (18)
Rounds 4-12: sc around (18)

Join the first leg to the second leg with 4 ss between them (see picture below). Start the body from here.

Body:

Rounds 1-5: sc around (30)
Round 6: *2 sctog, 13 sc* repeat once (28)
Round 7: sc around (28)
Round 8: *2 sctog, 12 sc* repeat once (26)
Round 9: sc around (26)
Round 10: *2 sctog, 11 sc* repeat once (24)
Round 11: *2 sc, 2 sctog* repeat around (18)
Round 12: *1 sc, 2 sctog* repeat around (12)
Round 13: *2 sctog* repeat around (6)

Cut yarn, leaving tail for sewing. Add stuffing.

Arms (x2):

Round 1: (SC) 6 sc in magic ring (6)
Round 2: 2 sc in each st around (12)
Round 3: *5 sc, 2 sc in next st* repeat (14)
Rounds 4-10: (MC) sc around (14)
Round 11: *5 sc, 2 sctog* repeat (12)
Round 12: *4 sc, 2 sctog* repeat (10)
Round 13: *3 sc, 2 sctog* repeat (8)
Finish off leaving tail for sewing. Add stuffing.

Head:

Round 1: (MC) 6 sc in magic ring (6)
Round 2: 2 sc in each st around (12)
Round 3: *3 sc, 2 sc in next 3 st* repeat (18)
Round 4: *5 sc, 2 sc in next 3 st, 1 sc* repeat (24)
Round 5: *6 sc, 2 sc in next st, 1 sc, 2 sc in next st, 1 sc, 2 sc in next st, 1 sc* repeat (30)
Round 6: *4 sc, 2 sc in next st, 3 sc, 2 sc in next st, 3 sc, 2 sc in next st, 2 sc* repeat (36)
Round 7: *6 sc, 2 sc in next st, 3 sc, 2 sc in next st, 3 sc, 2 sc in next st, 3 sc* repeat (42)
Rounds 8-12: sc around (42)
Round 13: *6 sc, 2 sctog, 3 sc, 2 sctog, 3 sc, 2 sctog, 3 sc* repeat (36)
Round 14: *4 sc, 2 sctog, 3 sc, 2 sctog, 3 sc, 2 sctog, 2 sc* repeat (30)
Round 15: *6 sc, 2 sctog, 1 sc, 2 sctog, 1 sc, 2 sctog, 1 sc* repeat (24)
Round 16: *5 sc, 2 sctog for 6 st, 1 sc* repeat (18)
Round 17: *3 sc, 2 sctog for 6 st* repeat (12) – add stuffing
Round 18: *2 sctog* repeat around (6)

Finish off.

Ears:

Round 1: 6 sc in magic ring (6)
Round 2: 2 sc in each st around (12)
Round 3: *5 sc, 2 sc in next st* repeat (14)
Round 4: *6 sc, 2 sc in next st* repeat (16)

Finish off leaving tail for sewing.

Eyes:

Round 1: 6 sc in magic ring (6)
Round 2: 2 sc in each st around (12)
Finish off leaving tail for sewing.
Add color of choice for the pupil with tapestry needle.

Tail:

20 fhdc (or as long as you want), ss in each hdc around

Assembly line:

Attach the ears and eyes to the head, with the tapestry needle make the nose/mouth, attach the arms and the tail to the body, and here is the little cutie done :)

From the back:

I plan in making a Miaou family with Monsieur, Madame and their children, I'll post pictures of them when they are finished ;)

Happy crochetting!

Pandi Panda

Today, let it be panda day!
I made for one of my friend a little panda, here is the pattern which is pretty straightforward :)

Requirements:

• Crochet Hook G (4,25mm)
• Tapestry Needle
• White and Black yarn
• Stuffing

Abbreviations / Terminology used:

• st: stitch
• sc: single crochet
• 2 sc in next st (increase)
• 2 sctog: 2 single crochet together (decrease)
• 3 sctog: 3 single crochet together (decrease)

Eyes (x2) Black Yarn:

Round 1: 6 sc in magic ring (6)
Round 2: 2 sc in next 3 st (9)
Finish off leaving tail for sewing.

Ears (x2):

Round 1: 6 sc in magic ring (6)
Round 2: 2 sc in each st around (12)
Round 3: *6 sc, 2 sc in next st* repeat (14)
Round 4: *7 sc, 2 sc in next st* repeat (16)
Round 5: *2 sc, sctog* repeat around (12)
Finish off leaving tail for sewing. No stuffing needed for the ears.

Head/Body:

Round 1: (White Yarn) 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)
Round 7: *5 sc, 2 sc in next st* repeat around (42)
Rounds 8-12: sc around (42)
Round 13: *5 sc, 2 sctog* repeat around (36)
Round 14: *4 sc, 2 sctog* repeat around (30)
Round 15: *3 sc, 2 sctog* repeat around (24)
Round 16: (Black Yarn) *3 sc, 2 sc in next st* repeat around (30)
Round 17: *4 sc, 2 sc in next st* repeat around (36)
Round 18: sc around (36)
Sew in the ears/eyes/nose/mouth.

Rounds 19-23: (White Yarn) sc around (36)
Round 24: *4 sc, sctog* repeat around (30)
Round 25: *3 sc, sctog* repeat around (24)
Round 26: *2 sc, sctog* repeat around (18)
Start adding stuffing.
Round 27: *2 sc, sctog* repeat around (12)
Round 28: *2 sc, sctog* repeat around (6)
Close it off.

Feet (x2) Black Yarn:

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: sc around in back loop only (18)
Round 5: 6 sc, 2 sctog for 12 st (12)
Round 6: 6 sc, 3 sctog for 6 st (8)
Rounds 7-8: sc around (8)
Finish off leaving tail for sewing. Add stuffing.

Arms (x2) Black Yarn:

Round 1: 6 sc in magic ring (6)
Round 2: 2 sc in each st around (8)
Rounds 3-6: sc around (8)
Finish off leaving tail for sewing. Add stuffing.

Arms to body, feet to body, and you'll have a little panda :)

Or you can leave the feet and arms out and it'll look like a matryoska-panda-doll! (I kinda liked it this way)