Sunday 28 January 2018

Little Paddington Bear

The general shape of this bear is very similar to my 'little bear', and so this outfit will fit onto most of the 'little animals' I have made (a full list can be found here)





Difficulty:
medium


You will need:

  • dk yarn in dark blue, red, dark brown, medium brown, light brown, cream, orange and black (many of these you will only need very small amounts of)
  • A 2.5mm crochet hook (this is what you should use of the size of the hook isn't specified)
  • A 1mm or 1.5mm crochet hook
  • A sheet of thin, clear plastic (I used a poly pocket file)
  • Some selotape
  • Some cardboard
  • A small amount of red checked cotton fabric (you can alternatively use white and draw the checks on with either a fabric pen or a sharpie)
  • A small amount of white 3ply or 4ply yarn
  • 3 small snap fasteners
  • A sewing needle and brown sewing thread
  • A darning needle for sewing up
  • toy stuffing
  • brown 4ply yarn or embroidery thread



For the bear:

Use medium brown unless specified
For the head and body (starting from the base):
Make a magic loop with 6sc
Round 1: 2sc in each st (12sc)
Round 2: sc in teh first st, 2sc in the next st, rep  to end (18sc)
Round 3: sc in the first 2 sts, 2sc in the next st, rep to end. ch1, turn (24sc)
Rounds 4 - 8: (5 rounds) sc in each st (24sc)
Round 9: sc in the first 2 sts, sc2tog, rep to end (18sc)
Round 10: sc in the first st, sc2tog, rep to end (12sc)
Round 11: sc in the first st, sc2tog, rep to end (8sc)
Round 12: 2sc in each st (16sc)
Round 13: sc in each st
Round 14: sc in the first 3 sts, 2sc in the next st, rep to end (20sc)
Round 15: sc in each st
Round 16: sc in the first 4 sts, 2sc in the next st, rep to end (24sc)
Rounds 17 - 18: (2 rounds) sc in each st
Round 19: sc in the first 2 sts, sc2tog, rep to end (18sc)
Round 20: sc in the first st, sc2tog, rep to end (12sc)
Round 21: sc2tog to end (6sc)
Fasten off


For the arms (make 2):
Make a magic loop with 6sc
Round 1: sc in the first st, 2sc in the next st, rep to end (9sc)
Rounds 2 - 3: (2 rounds) sc in each st (9sc)
Round 4: sc in the first st, sc2tog, rep to end (6sc)
Rounds 5 - 9: (5 rounds) sc in each st (6sc)
Fasten off

For the legs (make 2):

Make a magic loop with 6sc
Round 1: 2sc in each st (12sc)
Round 2: sc in the first 3 sts, 2cs in the next st, rep to end (15sc)
Rounds 3- 4: (2 rounds) sc in each st (15sc)
Round 5: sc2tog 3 times, sc in the last 9 sts (12sc)
Round 6: sc in the first 2 sts, sc2tog, rep to end (9sc)
Rounds 7 - 10: (4 rounds) sc in each st (9sc)
Fasten off

For the ears (make 2): 

Make a magic loop with 6sc Round 1: sc in each st (6sc)
Fsten off

With black yarn make a magic loop with 3sc, but don't join Row 1: ch1, sc in each of the 3sts

Fasten off

Sew these black bits to the front of the ears and then sew the ears to the head For the muzzle:

With cream yarn make a magic loop with 6sc
Round 1: 3sc in the first st, sc in the next 5sts (8sc)
Round 2: sc in each st to end
Fasten off

Stuff this slightly and sew it to the face


Use black eyes to embroider facial featured (eyes, a nose and a mouth) onto your bear



For the hat:
With red dk yarn make a magic loop with 6sc
Round 1: 2sc in each st (12sc)
Round 2: sc in the first st, 2sc in the next st, rep to end (18sc)
fasten off neatly
fasten on to the loop behind the back loop of one of mteh sts (see below)
Round 3: sc in the loop behind the back lop of each st (what is called the third loop in the image below)
Image result for crochet loop behind the back loop

Rounds 4 - 6: (3 rounds)sc in each st
fasten off neatly
fasten onto the front loop of one of the stitches
Round 7: crocheting into the front loop of each st, sc in the first 2sts, 2sc in the next st, rep to end (24sc)
Round 8: crocheting into both loops of each st,  sc in the first 2sts, 2sc in the next st, rep to end(32sc)
Round 9: sc into  the first 3sts, 2sc in the next st, rep to end (40sc)
Round 10: sc into  the first 3sts, 2sc in the next st, rep to end  (50sc)
Fasten off

For the coat:
With blue dk yarn ch24
Row 1: sc in the 2nd chain st from hook, sc in every following chain st.ch1, turn (23sc)
Rows 2 - 9: (8 rows) sc in each st. ch1, turn (23sc)
Row 10: sc in the first 3sts, sc2tog. ch1, turn (4sc)
Row 11: sc in the first 2sts, sc2tog. fasten off (3sc)
Fasten off
skip 3sts from base of this section, fasten on to the next st (as shown below)

Row 10: sc2tog between this st and the next, sc3, sc2tog. ch1,turn (5sc)
Row 11: sc in each of these 5 sts
Fasten off
skip 3 sts from the base of this section, fasten on to the next st

Row 10: sc2tog with this and the next st, sc in the next 3sts. ch1, turn (4sc)
Row 11: sc2tog, sc in the next 2sts (3sc)
Row 11.5: (this is just used to get the yarn in the correct position and doesn't add any height, hence why it is row 11.5) turn, slip3, ch1, turn.

Row 12: sc2tog, sc in the next st, ch1, slip 5 on the next section, ch1, sc into the first st on the next section, sc2tog
fasten off

For the hood:
Make a magic loop with 6sc
Round 1: 2sc in each st (12sc)
Round 2: sc in teh first st, 2sc in the next st, rep  to end (18sc)
Round 3: sc in the first 2 sts, 2sc in the next st, rep to end. (24sc)
Round 4: sc in the first 3 sts, 2sc in the next st, rep to end.(30sc)
Round 6: sc in each st (30sc)
fasten off

attach yarn to the coat where you fastened off. place the hood in front of where you fastened on and sc through one of the stitches on the hood and the gap you fastened on to.
sc through the next around the edge of the hood a next st along the top of the jacket. Continue doing this until you get to the last st on the top of the coat
sc through the next st on the hood and this last st along the top of the coat.
Fasten off
(if you don't understand what I mean here you can just sew the hood to the neck of the coat.)




For the sleeves (make 2):
sc 11 around the edge the armhole
(5 rounds) sc in each of these 11 sts
Fasten off


For the brown triangles (make 4):
with dark brown make a magic loop with 2sc dont' join. Fasten off
Sew these to the coat (see below for where to place them)

For the 'buttons' (make 2):
with a 1mm or 1.5mm crochet hook and light brown dk yarn ch2
fasten off


sew/tie the brown embroidery thread/ 4ply yarn around these buttons, then sew both ends of the yarn to the inner edge of the brown triangles on one side
To the other triangles sew a loop of yarn/ thread to act as a sort of buttonhole.

                                         
sorry for the blurriness

For the suitcase:

For the top and bottom (make 2):
With light brown ch5
Row 1: sc in the 2nd st from base of chain, sc in the next 2sts to end (4sc)
Rows 2 - 11: (10 rows) ch1. turn, sc in each st
Fasten off

For the front and back (make 2):
With light brown ch7
Row 1: sc in the 2nd st from base of chain, sc in the next 4sts to end (6sc)
Rows 2 - 11: (10 rows) ch1. turn, sc in each st
Fasten off

For the sides (make 2):
With light brown ch5
Row 1: sc in the 2nd st from base of chain, sc in the next 2sts to end (4sc)
Rows 2 - 6: (5 rows) ch1. turn, sc in each st
Fasten off

For the handle:
With light brown ch3
Row 1: sc in the 2nd st from base of chain, sc in the next stitch (2sc)
Rows 2 - 11: (10 rows) ch1. turn, sc in each st
Fasten off

For the straps (make 3):
With light brown ch3
Row 1: sc in the 2nd st from base of chain, sc in the next stitch (2sc)
Rows 2 - 4: (3 rows) ch1. turn, sc in each st
Fasten off

Sew the back, sides and top/bottom together into a open-topped box shape. Then sew the bottom edge of the front side to the bottom edge of the suitcase, so that it opens up.
Image result for box
This is kind of what your suitcase should look like, minus the front flap bit

Sew the handle onto the top of the suitcase, then sew the straps to the open edge of the front of the suitcase. Sew the snap fasteners to the suitcase: one side should be attached to the free end of the straps, the the other end should be attached to the 'top' side of the suitcase

 




For the letters:
For the P:
Chain 10

For the B:
Chain 15

Loop these chain sts into position on the front of the suitcase (as shown below, then sew them in place





For the sandwich:
For the bread (make 2):
With medium brown ch4
Row 1: sc in the 2nd st from hook, sc in the next 2sts. ch1, turn
Rows 2 - 3: (2 rows) sc in each st. ch1, turn
Row 4: 2sc in the first st, sc in the next 2sts, 2sc in the last st.
Fasten off


With dark brown yarn sew around the edge of each piece of bread to form the crust.


For the marmalade:
with orange yarn ch3
Round 1: sc in the 2nd chain st from hook, 3sc in the next chain st, 2sc in the back of the first chain st you crocheted into (6sc)
Round 2: 3sc in the first st, sc in the next st, rep to end (16sc)
Slip the next st and fasten off

Sandwich this marmalade in between the two slices of bread and sew them in place.

Then place this sandwich inside of the hat

For the pots of marmalade (make 6):
Using orange make a magic loop with 6sc
Round 1 - 2: (2 rounds) sc in each st
Fasten off

Next cut a strip from the plastic approximately 4cm x 1.7cm. Curl it into a tube and tape in place. After this cut a circular piece of plastic with radius of approximately 6.5mm and stick this to the bottom of the tube using sellotape, so that you have a hollow tube that is closed on one end. put then orange crocheted section you just made inside this tube, then cut another circular section of plastic the same size as the last piece and tape it onto the top of the tube, enclosing the crocheted section inside.
Cut a circular piece of cardboard with a diameter of approximately 7mm and tape or glue this to one end of the tube.

Next cut a square piece of the checked fabric approximately 5cm wide. Fold this over the cardboard and tie a length of white 4ply yarn around the edge to keep it in place.


Place these pots inside of the suitcase




I hope you enjoyed this pattern - I really loved making it. If you have any questions or any suggestions of what I should make next please get in contact with me, either below or on my ravelry page - I would love to hear from you! Please don't re-post this pattern and claim it as your own, and you shouldn't really sell finished products since Paddington Bear is copyrighted.



Saturday 27 January 2018

Little pig

This pig is part of my little animals collection (a full list can be found here)



Difficulty:

Easy

You will need:

  • dk yarn in black and pink
  • A scrap of white 4ply yarn
  • a 2.5mm crochet hook
  • a darning needle for sewing up
  • Toy stuffing



For the head and body (starting from the base):
Make a magic loop with 6sc
Round 1: 2sc in each st (12sc)
Round 2: sc in teh first st, 2sc in the next st, rep  to end (18sc)
Round 3: sc in the first 2 sts, 2sc in the next st, rep to end(24sc)
Rounds 4 - 8: (5 rounds) sc in each st (24sc)
Round 9: sc in the first 2 sts, sc2tog, rep to end (18sc)
Round 10: sc in the first st, sc2tog, rep to end (12sc)
Round 11: sc in the first st, sc2tog, rep to end (8sc)
Round 12: 2sc in each st (16sc)
Round 13: sc in each st
Round 14: sc in the first 3 sts, 2sc in the next st, rep to end (20sc)
Round 15: sc in each st
Round 16: sc in the first 4 sts, 2sc in the next st, rep to end (24sc)
Rounds 17 - 18: (2 rounds) sc in each st
Round 19: sc in the first 2 sts, sc2tog, rep to end (18sc)
Round 20: sc in the first st, sc2tog, rep to end (12sc)
Round 21: sc2tog to end (6sc)
Fasten off


For the arms (make 2):
Make a magic loop with 6sc
Round 1: sc in the first st, 2sc in the next st, rep to end (9sc)
Rounds 2 - 3: (2 rounds) sc in each st (9sc)
Round 4: sc in the first st, sc2tog, rep to end (6sc)
Rounds 5 - 9: (5 rounds) sc in each st (6sc)
Fasten off
Lightly stuff these arms and sew them to the sides of the body

For the legs (make 2):
Make a magic loop with 6sc
Round 1: 2sc in each st (12sc)
Round 2: sc in the first 3 sts, 2cs in the next st, rep to end (15sc)
Rounds 3- 4: (2 rounds) sc in each st (15sc)
Round 5: sc2tog 3 times, sc in the last 9 sts (12sc)
Round 6: sc in the first 2 sts, sc2tog, rep to end (9sc)
Rounds 7 - 10: (4 rounds) sc in each st (9sc)
Fasten off

Stuff the legs and sew them to the underside of the body

For the snout:
make a magic loop with 6sc
Round 1: 3sc in the first st, sc int the next 2sts, 3sc in the following st, sc in the last 2sts (10sc)
fasten off neatly
fasten on
Round 2: sc in the loop behind the back loop of each st (the 'third loop' in the picture below)
Image result for crochet loop behind the back loop
Round 3: sc in both loops of each st
Fasten off

Stuff lightly and sew to face.


For the tail:
ch23
Row 1: skip the first chain st, sc2tog in each following pair of chain sts to end
Fasten off

Sew this to the back of the body


For the ears (make 2):
make a magic loop with 6sc
Round 1: sc in each st (6sc)
Round 2: sc in the first 2sts, 2sc in the next st, sc in the followimg 2sts, 2sc in the last st (8sc)
Round 3: sc in each st
Round 4: sc in the first 3sts, 2sc in the following st, sc in the next 3sts, 2sc in the last st (10sc)

Sew these ears to the head, then fold them down and sew them in place



a picture showing a non-folded ear (left) and a folded ear (right)
Use black thread to embroider eyes and nostrils onto your pig, then use white 4ply yarn to add highlights to the eyes.




Thursday 18 January 2018

Dragon



Difficulty:


Medium





You will need:


  • Two green pipe-cleaners
  • dk yarn in cream, medium green (usually referred to in the pattern just as 'green'), light green, black and a green which roughly matches the colour of your pipe-cleaner.
  • A scrap of white 4ply yarn
  • 2.5mm crochet hook
  • Toy stuffing
  • darning needle or similar for sewing up



For the body:
With green ch8
Round 1: sc in the first chain st you made, then sc in every following st to make a loop (8sc) Rounds 2 - 5: (4 rounds) sc in each of these sts (8sc) Round 6: Hdc in the first 4sts, slip the next 4 sts (8sts) Round 7: sc in each st (8sc) Round 9: Hdc in the first 4 sts, slip the next 4sts (8sts)
Round 10: sc in each st (8sc) Round 11: Slip 1, hdc in the next 4sts, slip the last 3sts (8sts) Round 12: sc in each st Round 13: Sc in the first st, 2sc in the snext st, sc in the next 3sts, 2sc in the following st, sc in the last 2sts (10) Round 14: Sc in each st (10sc) Round 15: Sc in the first 2sts, 2sc in the next st, sc in the next 4sts, 2sc in the next st, sc in the last 2sts (12sc) Round 16: Sc in each st (12sc) Round 17: Sc in the first 3sts, 2sc in the next st, sc in the following 2sts, 3sc in the next st, sc in the following 2sts, 2sc in the next st, sc in the last 2sts(16sc) Round 18: Sc in the first 6sts, 2sc in each of the next 5sts, sc in the following 5sts, 2sc in the last st (22sc) Round 19: 2sc in the first st, sc in the next 5sts, (sc in the first st, 2sc in the next st) 5 times, sc in the last 7 sts (28sc) Round 20: sc in the first 26sts, 2sc in the next st, sc in the last st (29sc)
Round 21: Sc in the frirst 3 sts, 2sc in the next st, sc in the last 25sts (30sc) Rounds 22 - 24: (3 rounds) Sc in each st (30sc) Round 25: Hdc in the first 5sts, sc2tog, sc in the next 2sts, slip the next 12sts, sc in the next 2sts, sc2tog, hdc in the last 5sts (28sts)
Round 26: Hdc in the first 5sts, sc2tog twice, slip the next 10sts, sc2tog twice, hdc in the next 3sts, hdc2tog (23sts) Round 27: Hdc2tog, hdc in the next 2sts, sc2tog twice, slip the next 9sts, sc2tog twice, hdc in the next st (this is slightly less than 1 round) (18sts) Round 28: Hdc3tog, hdc in the next st, sc in the following st, sc2tog, slip the next 8sts, sc2tog, hdc in the last st (14sts) Round 29 - 30: (2 rounds) Hdc in the first 5sts, slip the next 7sts, hdc in the last 2sts (14sts) Round 31: Sc in each st (14sc) Round 32: Hdc in the first 4sts, Sc in the next 4sts, sc2tog, sc in the next 2sts, sc2tog (12sts) Round 33 - 34: (2 rounds)sc in each st (12sc)
Stuff Round 35: Sc in the first 10sts, sc2tog (11sc) Round 36: Sc in the first 2sts, sc2tog, sc in the next 4sts, sc2tog, sc in the last st (9sc) Round 37: Sc in each st (9sc)
Round 38: Slip the first 3sts, hdc in the next 5sts, slip the last st (9sts) Round 39: Sc in each st (9sc) Round 40: Slip the first 3sts, hdc in the next 5sts, slip the last st (9sts) Round 41: Sc in the first 3sts, sc2tog, sc in the next 2sts, sc2tog (7sc) Round 42 - 45: (4 rounds) Sc in each st (7sc) Round 46: sc in the first st, sc2tog, hdc in the next 2sts, sc2tog (5sc) Round 47: slip the first st, sc in the next st, hdc2tog, sc in the next st (4sc) fasten off

For the chest: With cream make a magic loop with 2sc. Ch1, turn. Row 1: sc in both sts. Ch1, turn. Row 2: 2sc in both sts. Ch1, turn. Row 3: sc in each st. Ch1, turn. Row 4: 2sc in the first st, sc in the next 2 sts, 2sc in the last st. ch1, turn. Row 5 - 14: (10 rounds) sc in each st. Ch1, turn. Row 15: sc2tog 3 times. Ch1, turn. Row 16: sc3tog fasten off


Sew this to the front of the body

For the legs (starting at the top): With green make a magic loop wit 6sc Round 1: 2sc in each st (12sc) Round 2: sc in the first st, 2sc in the next st, rep to end(18sc) Rounds 3 - 7: (5 rounds)sc in each st Round 8: (sc, sc2tog) 3 times, sc in the next 7sts sc2tog (14sc) Round 9: sc2tog 3 times, sc in the next st, sc2tog, sc in the last 3sts (10sc) Rounds 10 - 14: (5 rounds)sc in each st Fasten off


Stuff the bottom section of these.
try to stuff only the shaded section in the diagram above 

For the feet: With green make a magic loop wit 6sc Round 1: 2sc in each st (12sc) Rounds 2 - 5: (4 rounds) sc in each st Round6: skip 8sts, sc in the next 4 sts, slip1, fasten off<br> rejoin yarn to next st after this section,

sc in this st and next st, slip the next 4sts, sc in the next 2sts. These last 4sts you crocheted into form a new round sc in each of these 4sts. slip the next st. Fasten off rejoin to the next st after this section, sc in this st and the next 3sts. These last 4 are you crocheted into form a new round sc in each of these 4sts. slip the next st. Fasten off
Stuff the feet and sew them to the base of the legs. Then sew the legs to the sides of the body.
For the head: With green make a magic loop with 6sc Round 1: sc in each st Round 2: 3sc in the first st, sc in the next 5sts (8sc) Round 3: sc in each st Round 4: sc in the first 2sts, 2sc in the next st, sc in the next 3sts, 2sc in the next st, sc in the last st (10sc) Round 5: sc in the first 9sts, 2sc in the next st, sc in the next st
Round 6: sc in the first 5sts, 2sc in the next st, sc in the last 6sts (13sc)
Rounds 7 - 11: (5 rounds)sc in each st
Round 12: (this is slightly more than 1 round) sc in the first 4sts, sc2tog 5 times (8sc)
Round 13: sc2tog, sc in the next st, sc2tog, sc in the next st, sc2tog, slip the last st (5sc)
Fasten off

Sew this to the top of the body

For the spines:

with light green ch46
skip the first 2sts, sc in the next st, hdc in the following st, sc in the next st, slip the following st, (slip the first st, sc in the next st, hdc in the following st, sc in the next st, slip the following st) 8 times to end
Fasten off

For the 'eyebrows'(make 2):
with green make a magic loop with 4sc
Rounds 1 - 2: (2 rounds) sc in each st
Round 3: 2sc in the first st, sc in the next 3sts (5sc)
Fasten off neatly

For the horns (make 2):
with cream make a magic loop with 3sc
Round 1: sc in the first 2sts, 2sc in the last st of this round (4sc)
Round 2: sc in each st
Round 3: 2sc in the first st, sc in the next 3sts (5sc)
Round 4: sc in each st
Rounds 5: sc2tog, sc in the next 3sts (4sc)
Round 6: sc2tog, sc in the next 2sts (3sc)
Fasten off

sew the end of the horn (where you started crocheting) to the end of the 'eyebrow' (where you fastened off). Try to sew it so that the horn nestles inside the open bit of the 'eyebrow'.

Sew these to the head and use black yarn to embroider eyes underneath them. Use the white 4ply yarn to add highlights to these eyes.



For the wings:
For the skin (make 6):
With light green make a magic loop with 2sc. Ch1, turn
Row 1: 2sc in the first st, sc in the next st. ch1, turn (3sc)
Row 2: sc in each st. ch1, turn
Row 3: 2sc in the first st, sc in the next st, 2sc in the last st. ch2, turn (5sc)
Row 4: hdc in the first st, sc in the next st, slip 1, sc in the following st, hdc in the last st. ch1, turn (5sts)
Row 5: 2sc in the first st, sc in the next 3sts, 2sc in the last st. ch2, turn (7sc)
Row 6: dc in the first st, hdc in the next st, sc in the next st, slip 1, sc in the next st, hdc in the following st, dc in the last st (7sts)


For the frame (make 2):
cut two 10cm lengths of pipe cleaner and fold them in half
wind them together around the folded parts and bend them into roughly the right position
Place the skin sections in the gaps between the pipe cleaners and sew them in place, sewing over the top of the pipe-cleaner. Try to sew as close together as possible to cover up the pipe-cleaner.

Sew these to the sides of the body just above the legs

For the arms (make 2):
make a magic loop with 4sc
Rounds 1 - 2:  (2 rounds) sc in each st (4sc)
Round 3: sc in the first st, 2sc in the next st, sc in the following st, 2sc in the last st (6sc)
change to a 2mm hook
ch1, skip the next 4sts, slip the next 2sts
Fasten off
rejoin to round 3 to the next st after this section you just made, sc in this same st, ch1, skip 2 from base of chain, sc in the next st, ch1, make a slip stitch in the same st you crocheted when you last fastened on
rejoin to round 3 to the next st after this section you just made, sc in this same st and the next st, ch1, 
make a slip stitch in the same st you crocheted when you last fastened on. Fasten off

Sew these to the sides of the body just in front of the wings



For the nostrils (make 2):
make a magic loop with 3sc (but don't join it)
Fasten off

Sew these to the snout and use black yarn to embroider 'holes' onto them.


I hope you liked this pattern. You are very welcome to sell finished products but please don't repost this pattern or claim it as your own. Thank you!