This pattern provides instructions to crochet a cute monster toy using various colors of yarn. The monster has a large eye, small eyes, arms, antennae and legs that are made separately and then attached to the body. The body is worked in the round from the neck down, increasing in size. Details like the mouth and safety eyes are added. Once stuffed, the legs and ends are woven in to complete the cuddly monster toy.
This pattern provides instructions to crochet a cute monster toy using various colors of yarn. The monster has a large eye, small eyes, arms, antennae and legs that are made separately and then attached to the body. The body is worked in the round from the neck down, increasing in size. Details like the mouth and safety eyes are added. Once stuffed, the legs and ends are woven in to complete the cuddly monster toy.
This pattern provides instructions to crochet a cute monster toy using various colors of yarn. The monster has a large eye, small eyes, arms, antennae and legs that are made separately and then attached to the body. The body is worked in the round from the neck down, increasing in size. Details like the mouth and safety eyes are added. Once stuffed, the legs and ends are woven in to complete the cuddly monster toy.
This pattern provides instructions to crochet a cute monster toy using various colors of yarn. The monster has a large eye, small eyes, arms, antennae and legs that are made separately and then attached to the body. The body is worked in the round from the neck down, increasing in size. Details like the mouth and safety eyes are added. Once stuffed, the legs and ends are woven in to complete the cuddly monster toy.
is in need of a friend like you. His favorite activities include croquet, dancing the hokey pokey, and beating up those pesky monsters under the bed. He has the best table manners and enjoys fine tea and crumpets. He's just the right size to cuddle up with and share your pillow at night, or to lend you that extra bit of courage to make the final jump and not land in the lava.
Yarn: Hook: F (3.75mm)
Worsted weight - 3 colors or more (Sample uses 5 colors of Berroco Gauge: Unimportant as long as stuffing Comfort) doesn’t poke through Color A (CA): Gooseberry (green) Color B (CB): Dusk (gray) Other items: Color C (CC): Aegean sea (blue) Tapestry needle Color D (CD): Kidz orange Stuffing Color E (CE): Barley (white) 2 safety eyes (or buttons) – 6mm Stitch marker
Abbreviations: Special stitches:
ch – chain Increase: 2 sc in one st dec – decrease Decrease: (Amigurumi invisible inc – increase decrease) – Insert hook through front MR – magic ring loop of first stitch. Insert hook through rnd – round front loop of second stitch. Yarn over sc – single crochet and pull through both loops. Yarn over sm – stitch marker and pull through remaining two loops st(s) – stitch(es) on hook. Tutorial available: http://www.planetjune.com/blog/amig urumi-help/invisible-decrease Magic ring: http://www.craftsy.com/blog/2013/09/d emystifying-the-magic-ring/ All rounds are worked in continuous sc rounds.
Small Eyes (make 2) Large Eye (make 1)
Starting with CE Starting with CD Rnd 1: MR, 6 sc (6) Rnd 1: MR, 6 sc (6) Rnd 2: inc around (12) Rnd 2: inc around (12) Fasten off and leave a long tail to Rnd 3: (inc, sc) around (18) attach Fasten off and leave a long tail to attach Attach one small eye to the large eye
Arms (make 2) Antennae (make 2)
Starting with CA Starting with CB Rnd 1: MR, 6 sc (6) Rnd 1: MR, 6 sc (6) Rnd 2: inc around (12) Rnd 2: inc around (12) Rnd 3: (inc, sc) around (18) Rnd 3: sc around (12) Switch to CB Rnd 4: (dec, sc) around (8) Rnd 4: sc around (18) Switch to CC Rnd 5: (dec, sc) around (12) Rnd 5-11: sc around (8) Switch to CD Fasten off and leave a long tail to Rnd 6: Fold in half and sc across, attach to body connecting 2 stitches (one from Stuff antennae before attaching to front, one from back) and closing up body the tube across, stuffing the hands as you close them (6) Switch to crocheting flat: Row 7-16: ch1, 6sc Fasten off and leave a long tail to attach arm Body Starting with CA Attach the arms at rnd 14 of body Setup - Rnd 1: ch 9 Attach antennae to top of head and sc in second ch from hook and next 6 wrap CD around each antenna base ch. 3sc in last ch, 6sc on back side of Attach eyes, centering them at rnd starting chain, 2sc in the first ch space 10-11 (18) Embroider the mouth with CD along Setup - Rnd 2: 7sc, inc in next 3 sts, 6 rnds 16-17 sc, inc in next 3 sts (25) (row 2 contains 1 Rnd 23: (dec, 10sc) around 6 times extra stitch) (66) Place sm in last st of rnd 2, continue to Rnd 24: (dec, 9sc) around 6 times (60) move sm to last st of each rnd Switch to CA Rnd 3: *6 sc, inc, sc, inc, sc, inc, sc, Rnd 25: (dec, 8sc) around 6 times (54) repeat from * (30) Rnd 26: (dec, 7sc) around 6 times (48) Rnd 4: *6sc, inc, 2sc, inc, 2sc, inc, 2sc, Rnd 27: (dec, 6sc) around 6 times (42) repeat from * (36) Rnd 28: (dec, 5sc) around 6 times (36) Rnd 5: *6sc, inc, 3sc, inc, 3sc, inc, 3sc, Rnd 29: (dec, 4sc) around 6 times (30) repeat from * once (42) Rnd 30: sc around (30) Rnd 6-8: sc around (42) Stuff the body firmly and continue Switch to CB with Rnd 31 and 32. Rnd 9: 15sc, inc, 20sc, inc, 5sc (44) Rnd 10: 16sc, inc, 21sc, inc, 5sc (46) Legs Rnd 11: 17sc, inc, 22sc, inc, 5sc (48) Rnd 31: Separate the stitches in the Rnd 12: 18sc, inc, 23sc, inc, 5sc (50) following groups: 10 sts on each side Switch to CC of the body, 5 sts in back, 5 sts in front. Rnd 13: 19sc, inc, 24sc, inc, 5sc (52) Seam the 5 back sts to 5 front sts. Rnd 14: 20sc, inc, 25sc, inc, 5sc (54) For each leg, 10sc around (10). Rnd 15: 21sc, inc, 26sc, inc, 5sc (56) Rnd 32: 10sc around on each leg Rnd 16: 22sc, inc, 27sc, inc, 5sc (58) Add more stuffing as desired before Rnd 17: sc around (58) closing the legs and continue with Rnd 18: 23sc, inc, 28sc, inc, 5sc (60) Row 33. Rnd 19: sc around (60) To close up legs, sc opposite sides Rnd 20: (inc, 9sc) around 6 times (66) together (5) Switch to CB Rnd 21: (inc, 10 sc) around 6 times (72) Row 33: ch1, sc 5 across Rnd 22: sc around (72) Fasten off and weave in ends