Punk clothes for little animals

This pattern is designed to fit most of the animals in my little animal collection (although I have made it for the little bear, the pattern for which can be found here)



Note:

• 'sc15' means 'sc in the next 15sts'
• 'fasten off neatly' refers to a special way of fastening off which is neater and makes it easier to see where you should be crocheting on the next round (also known as invisible fastening off). This involves pulling up your yarn through your stitch, threading the yarn underneath the second stitch from where you pulled your yarn up, then threading your yarn back through the top of this stitch and down through the back of the work. There is a very helpful site that explains it clearly found here. Just make sure when you do this that you thread your needle through the SECOND stitch after the last stitch you made, otherwise you will end up with an extra stitch which may mean that all of the following rounds are out of line with each other.

You will need:

• A 'little bear' (or another little animal), links to these patterns can be found here. It is much easier if you leave one of the ears (the one you want to attach the eyelet to) unattached
• Dk yarn in red and black
• Toy stuffing
• A darning needle (or similar) to sew up
• 4ply yarn in black
• Two safety pins
• A small length of chain (approx. 8cm long)
• A 0.8mm eyelet (and tools to fasten it)

Difficulty:

Easy - medium

For the left ear:
Make the ear in the same way as you made the other ear, but then attach an eyelet to it through the stitching before you attach it to the head (If you do it the other way round it is a lot more fiddly to attach the eyelet)

For the hair:
Cut a length of cardboard so that it is approx. 9.5cm wide, then wind the red dk yarn around it approx. 20 times. Cut the yarn on both ends to give you about 40 strips 9.5cm long, then attach these to the top of the head in a line. Attach them as you would attach most amigurumi hair: Fold each stand in half, pull the looped end through a stitch in the head, then thread the other end through this loop and pull tight. 

For the shirt:
With a 2mm hook and black 4ply yarn ch35
Round 1: sc in the first chain st you made, sc in every following chain st to make a loop

Rounds 2 - 10: (9 rounds) sc in each st
Round 11: Slip4, sc14, slip4, sc13
Round 12: Ch1, slip4, ch1, sc14, ch1, slip4, ch1, sc13
Round 13: Ch10; skip the chain st, 4 slip sts and other chain st; sc2tog, sc10, sc2tog, ch10; skip the chain st, 4 slip sts and other chain st; sc13.
Round 14: Slip9, sc3tog, sc2tog, sc, slip3, sc, sc2tog, sc3tog, slip9, sc5, slip3, sc5
Round 15: Fasten off, skip7, fasten on to the next st. sc3tog between this same st and the next 2sts, sc2, ch1, slip3, ch1, sc2, sc3tog. Fasten off, skip5, fasten on to the next st. sc2tog between this same st and the next st, sc3, slip1, ch1, slip3, ch1, slip1, sc3, sc2tog. Fasten off

For the boots (make 2):
With a 2.5mm hook and black dk yarn ch3
Round 1: 2sc in the 2nd chain st from hook, 3sc in the first chain st you made, then 2sc in the back of the first chain st you crocheted into
Round 2: 2sc in each st (12sc)
Round 3: (sc, 2sc in the next st) six times to end (18sc)
Fasten off neatly
Join yarn to the loop behind the back loop of the 2nd st after the new st you made when fastening off neatly
Round 4: Sc in the loop behind the back loop only of each st
Fasten off neatly.
Join yarn to the loop behind the back loop of the 2nd st after the new st you made when fastening off neatly
Round 5: Sc in the loop behind the back loop only of each st
Round 6 - 7: (2 rounds) sc in both loops of each st
Round 8: Sc12, sc2tog, sc3tog, sc2tog (14sc)
Row 9: Sc13. Ch1, turn put a marker in the last st you crochet into
Row 10: Sc14. Ch1, turn put a marker in the last st you crochet into
Row 11: Sc14. Ch1, turn
Row 12: Sc2tog, sc10, sc2tog (12sc)
Fasten off

For the tongue of the boot: 
Row 1: rejoin yarn to one of the stitches you put your marker in, then 2sc in this same st and the following st with the marker in. Ch1, turn (4sc)
Rows 4 - 6: (3 rows) sc in each of these 4sts. Ch1, turn
Fasten off

For the laces:
For each boot cut a short length of red 4ply yarn, and thread this through the holes made by the crochet in the sides of the boots.
Tie in a bow

For the shorts:

With black 4ply yarn and a 2mm hook ch22

Round 1: sc in the first chain st you made, then sc in every following chain st to make a loop (22sts)
Rounds 2 - 4: ( 3 rounds) sc in each st

Fasten off neatly

ch22

Round 1: sc in the first chain st you made, then sc in every following chain st to make a loop
Rounds 2 - 4: ( 3 rounds) sc in each st

Round 5: sc15 then sc15 around the other leg

Round 5.5: (this is used to re-align the rounds) skip 7 on the original leg you did the sc15 on, sc11. ch1, turn

Rows 6 - 7: sc22. ch1, turn

Round 8: sc22, ch6

Round 9: sc in the first st of the last round, sc21, sc in each of the 6 chain sts (28sc)

Fasten off

To finish thread a safety pin through the muzzle and non-eyeletted ear. Thread each end of the chain through one of these safety pins and let it hang loosely.



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