Materials
- Yarn: Link to Painbox Yarn
- Paintbox Yarn Simply DK in Buttercup yellow (122)
- Paintbox Yarn Simply DK in Rose Red (113)
- Black Embroidery Thread for Facial Features
- Crochet Hook 3.0mm
- Polyfill
- Scissors
- Yarn needle
Dimensions
Sits at roughly 10cm tall and 6-7 cm wide
Symbols
I – single stitch
V – Stitch increase
Λ – Stitch decrease
* – Slip stitch
Color Change Technique
This pattern uses a color change technique, that creates a finished single crochet with the top of the stitch being a different color then the rest.
Step 1 – After slip stitching to join the previous row, chain 1 using the new color.
Step 2 – insert hook into previous row to begin first sc, yarn over with same color as previous row and pull through.
Step 3 – Yarn over with the new color and pull through both loops on hook.
You will see that the bottom of the stitch is one color and the top is another.
Here is an example of how the stitch works and also a picture demonstrating the difference in how the stitches look using this technique versus not using it.
Head and Body
Round 1 – Use preferred method to begin crocheting in a round, 6 sc in round.
Round 2 – chain 1, 2sc in each stitch around. Sl st to join (12 sc total)
- V V V V V V *
Round 3 – chain 1, Repeat *1 sc, 1scinc* around. Sl st to join.(18 sc total)
- I V I V I V I V I V I V *
Round 4-6 – chain 1, 1 sc in each around. Sl st to join. (18 sc total)
Round 7 – chain 1, Repeat *2 sc, 1 scinc* around. Sl st to join. (24 sc total)
- I I V I I V I I V I I V I I V I I V *
Round 8 – chain 1, Repeat *3 sc, 1 scinc* around. Sl st to join. (30 sc total)
- I I I V I I I V I I I V I I I V I I I V I I I V *
Round 9-10 – chain 1, 1 sc in each stitch around. Sl st to join. (30 sc total)
Round 11 – chain 1, Repeat *3 sc, 1 scdec* around. Sl st to join. (24 sc total)
Round 12 – chain 1 using red, Repeat *1 sc, 1scdec* around w/ color change so top of stitch is red. Sl stitch to join (16 sc total)
- I Λ I Λ I Λ I Λ I Λ I Λ *
Round 13 – chain 1, Repeat * 1sc, 1scinc* around. Sl stitch to join (24 sc total)
- I V I V I V I V I V I V *
Round 14 – chain 1, Repeat * 2sc, 1scinc* around. Sl stitch to join. ( 32 sc total)
- I I V I I V I I V I I V I I V I I V *
Round 15 – chain 1, 1 sc in each stitch around. Sl stitch to join. (32 sc total)
Round 16 – chain 1, Repeat *3sc, 1 scinc* around. Sl st to join. (40 sc total)
- I I I V I I I V I I I V I I I V I I I V I I I V *
Round 17 – chain 1 with yellow, 1 sc in each stitch around w/ color change so top is yellow. Sl stitch to join.(40 sc total)
Round 18 – chain 1, Repeat *3 sc, 1scdec* around. Sl st to join. (32 sc total)
- I I I Λ I I I Λ I I I Λ I I I Λ I I I Λ I I I Λ *
Round 19 – chain 1, Repeat * 2 sc, 1scdec* around. Sl st to join. (24 sc total)
- I I Λ I I Λ I I Λ I I Λ I I Λ I I Λ *
Round 20 – chain 1, 1 sc in each stitch aroun. Sl stitch to join. (24 sc total)
Round 21 – chain 1, Repeat * 1 sc, 1scdec* around. Sl stitch to join. ( 16 sc total)
- I Λ I Λ I Λ I Λ I Λ I Λ *
Stuff with Polyfill
Round 22 – chain 1, Repeat *1scdec* around. Sl stitch to join. (8 sc total)
Tie off and cut leaving 4-6 inches of yarn. Weave yarn end through the center of each stitch of last row, pull like a draw string, tie a knot and weave in end through body and cut excess.
Arms
Round 1 – Use preferred method to begin crocheting in a round, 8 sc in round. Sl stitch to join. (8 sc total)
Round 2 – chain 1, In each stitch around, 1 sc in back loop ONLY. Sl stitch to join. ( 8 sc only)
Round 3-4 – chain 1, 1 sc in each stitch around. Sl stitch to join. (8 sc total).
Round 5 – chain 1 with red, 1 sc in each stitch around w/ color change so top of stitch is red. Sl stitch to join.(8 sc total)
Round 6 – chain 1, 1 sc in each stitch around. Sl stitch to join. (8 sc total)
Round 7 – chain 1, 3 sc, 1 scdec, 3 sc. Sl stitch to join. (7 sc total)
- I I I Λ I I I *
Round 8 – chain 1, 3sc, 1 scdec, 2 sc. Sl stitch to join. (6 sc total)
- I I I Λ I I *
Tie off leaving 4-6 inches of yarn
Make x2
Legs
Round 1 – Use preferred method to begin crocheting in a round, 8 sc in round.
Round 2 – chain 1, Repeat * 1scinc* around. Sl stitch to join. (16 sc total)
Round 3 – chain 1, In each stitch around, 1sc in back loop ONLY. Sl stitch to join. (16 sc total)
Round 4 – chain 1, 1sc in each stitch around. Sl stitch to join. (16 sc total)
Round 5 – chain 1, Repeat *2sc, 1scdec* around. Sl stitch to join. (12 sc total)
- I I Λ I I Λ I I Λ I I Λ *
Round 6 – chain 1, Repeat *2 sc, 1 scdec* around. Sl stitch to join. (9 sc total)
- I I Λ I I Λ I I Λ *
Tie off leaving 4-6 inches of yarn
Make x2
Ears
Round 1 – Use preferred method to begin crocheting in a round, 6 sc in round.
Tie off and attach to head between Rounds 3 and 4
Make x2
Shirt Collar
Make 25 foundationless single crochets, tie off and attach loosely around his neck to create the shirt collar.
Attaching Legs and Arms
Fill with polyfill, attach the arms between rounds 15 and 16 to the sides, slightly towards his front side.
Fill with polyfill, attach the legs between rounds 20 and 22 with 3sc stitches between the legs.
Facial Embroidery
Between round 7 and 9 create two eyes by looping the black thread vertically between the rows.
To create the nose, loop the thread around 1 and a half stitches in Round 10.
For the eyebrows, and mouth you will need to do a little “eyeballing”, the eyebrows are placed between rounds 5 and 6 and are simply made by putting the needle through the back of the head and coming out the front in round 6, straight down from the outer edge of the ear, and going back through the head from a stitch 1sc over and one round up(round 5).
Enjoy!!!
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