Pansexual panda

This little panda is made in the colours of the pansexual flag, and I created as part of a series of patterns I designed back in June to celebrate Pride month.

Difficulty:

Easy - medium

You will need:

• A 2.5mm crochet hook
• dk yarn in white, pink, yellow, and blue
• embroidery thread in black and white
• Toy stuffing
• A darning needle
• Scissors

Note:

• '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.

For the head:
With white yarn ch3
Round 1: sc in the 2nd st from hook, make 3sc in the first chain st you made, then make 2sc in the back loop of the furst chain st you crocheted into (6sc)
Round 2: make 2sc in each st (12sc)
Round 3: (sc in the first st, make 2sc in the next st) 6 times (18sc)
Rounds 4 - 5: (2 rounds) sc in each st
Round 6: (sc8, make 2sc in the next st) twice (20sc)
Round 7: sc in each st
Round 8: (sc3, make 2sc in the next st) 5 times (25sc)
Rounds 9 - 10: (2 rounds) sc in each st
Round 11: (sc3, sc2tog) 5 times (20sc)
Round 12: (sc2, sc2tog) 5 times (15sc)
Round 13: (sc, sc2tog) 5 times (10sc)
Stuff firmly
Round 14: sc2tog 5 times (5sc)
Fasten off

For the snout:
with white yarn make a magic loop with 6sc
Round 1: Make 2sc in each st (12sc)
Rounds 2 - 3: (2 rounds) sc in each st
Fasten off
Stuff and sew this to the head



For the ears (make 2):
with pink yarn ch3
Round 1: sc in the 2nd st from hook, make 3sc in the first chain st you made, then make 2sc in the back loop of the first chain st you crocheted into (6sc)

Round 3: (sc, make 2sc in the next st) 3 times (9sc)
Rounds 4 - 5: (2 rounds) sc in each st
Fasten off
Sew these to the top of the head

For the eye patches:
with pink yarn ch3
Round 1: sc in the 2nd st from hook, make 3sc in the first chain st you made, then make 2sc in the back loop of the furst chain st you crocheted into (6sc)
Fasten off
Sew these to the head just above the snout



For the body:
with white ch5
Round 1: sc in the 2nd st from hook and the next 2 chain sts. Make 3sc in the first chain st you made, then sc in the back loop of the previous 2 chain sts you crocheted into. Make 2sc in the back loop of the first chain st you crocheted into. (10sc)
Round 2: make 2sc in the first st, sc2, make 2sc in each of the next 3 sts, sc2, make 2sc in each of the last 2 sts. (16sc)
Round 3: sc, make 2sc in the next st, sc2, (sc, make 2sc in the next st) 3 times, sc2, (sc, make 2sc in the next st) (22sc)
Round 4: sc2, make 2sc in the next st, sc2, (sc2, make 2sc in the next st) 3 times, sc2, (sc2, make 2sc in the next st) (28sc)
Rounds 5 - 7: (3 rounds) sc in each st
Round 8: (sc12, sc2tog) twice (26sc)
Round 9: sc4, hdc4, sc18
Round 10: sc2tog, sc2, hdc4, sc3, sc2tog, sc13 (24sts)
Round 11: sc4, hdc4, sc16
Round 12: sc2tog, sc2, hdc3, sc3,sc2tog, sc12 (22sts)
Fasten off neatly

Join yellow yarn to the st before the 'new' st you made when fastening off neatly
Round 13: hdc in this st, hdc2, sc4, hdc15
Round 14: sc3tog, slip5, sc, sc3tog, sc10 (18sts)
Round 15: sc2tog, sc5, sc2tog twice, sc5, sc2tog (14sc)
slip 1 then fasten off
Stuff firmly then sew to the head



For the arms:
with yellow ch4
Round 1: sc int eh 2nd loop from hook and in the next chain st. Make 3sc in the first chain st you made, then sc int eh back loop of the previous chain st you crocheted into. Make 2sc in the back loop of the first chain st you crocheted into (8sc)
Rounds 2 - 6: (5 rounds) sc in each st
Rounds 6 - 7: (2 rounds) slip4, hdc4
Round 8: sc in each st
Round 9: (sc2, sc2tog) twice (6sc)
Round 10: sc in each st
Fasten off
Stuff lightly then sew to the body, just underneath the head

For the legs:
with turquoise yarn ch3
Round 1: sc in the 2nd st from hook, make 3sc in the first chain st you made, then make 2sc in the back loop of the first chain st you crocheted into (6sc)
Round 2: make 2sc in each st (12sc)
Round 3: (sc in the first st, make 2sc in the next st) 6 times (18sc)
Rounds 4 - 5: (2 rounds) sc in each st
Round 6: sc5, sc2tog 3 times, sc7 (15sc)
Round 7: sc5, sc3tog, sc7 (12sc)
Rounds 8 - 11: (4 rounds) sc in each st
Fasten off

Stuff firmly and sew to the base of the body.


For the facial features:
embroider the eyes onto the eye patches using black embroidery thread, then add highlights using white embroidery thread. Once you've done this sew the nose onto the snout using black embroidery thread (as shown below)

 That's all for this pattern! I hope you have enjoyed it - if you have any questions about this or any of m y other patterns please don't hesitate to contact me, either by leaving a comment below or via my Ravelry or Instagram pages.
You are very welcome to sell finished products but I do ask that you don't re-post this pattern or claim it as your own. Thank you!

Little 4th Doctor (Doctor Who)

This little Tom Baker from Doctor Who is made using the same basic pattern as the animals in my Little Animals collection, meaning that the clothes will fit any of the patterns from that collection.

Diffculty:

Medium

You will need:

• A 2.5mm crochet hook
• A 2mm crochet hook
• dk yarn in beige and dark brown
• 4ply yarn in black, white, grey, dark red, purple, cream, brown, yellow, dark green, and red
• embroidery thread in dark brown, black, and blue-grey
• Either 6 small white buttons or sheet of thick transparent plastic (I used some leftover packaging)
• White thread and a regular sewing needle
• Polyester toy stuffing
• A darning needle
• A pair of scissors
• Some hot water

Note: 

This pattern includes the back-to-front single crochet stitch (bfsc). A video to show you how to do this can be found here. It's pretty simple but if you can't work it out you can just use a regular single crochet stitch, but this will give it a slightly different look.

For the body: 
With beige 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)
Round 3: sc in the first 2 sts, 2sc in the next st, rep to end(24sc)

Rounds 4 - 9: (6 rounds) sc in each st (24sc)

Round 10: sc in the first 2 sts, sc2tog, rep to end (18sc)
Round 11: sc in the first st, sc2tog, rep to end (12sc)
Round 12: (sc in the first 2sts, sc2tog) 3 times (9sc)
Rounds 13 - 15: (3 rounds) sc in each st
Round 16: slip1, ch1, turn, slip the first st, bfsc3, slip1
Round 17: ch1, turn, slip2, sc, slip1
Fasten off
Stuff firmly

For the arms (make 2):
With beige 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)
Round 5: sc in each st
Fasten off black yarn and fasten on grey yarn.
Rounds 6 - 9: (4 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):
With beige 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)
Fasten off. Fasten on in grey yarn
Rounds 7 - 11: (5 rounds) sc in each st (9sc)

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

For the head:

With  beige yarn make a magic loop with 6sc
Round 1:  make 2sc in each st (12sc)
Round 2: (sc, make 2sc in the next st) 6 times (18sc)
Round 3: (sc2, make 2sc in the next st) 6 times (24sc)
Rounds 4 - 9: (6 rounds) sc in each st
Round 10: (sc2, sc2tog) 6 times (18sc)
Round 11: (sc, sc2tog) 6 times (12sc)
Round 12: sc2tog 6 times (6sc)

Sew this to the neck and squish into a roughly spherical shape

For the nose:
With beige yarn and a 2mm hook make a magic loop with 2sc. ch1, turn
Row 1: sc2. ch1, turn
Row 2: make 2sc in both sts (4sc)
Sew this to the face

For the left ear:
With beige yarn and a 2mm hook ch3
Row 1: make 3sc in the 2nd chain st from hook, make  2sc in the next st
Fasten off

For the right ear:
With beige yarn and a 2mm hook ch3
Row 2: make 2sc in the 2nd chain st from hook, then make 3sc in the next st
Fasten off
Sew both ears to the sides of the head

For the hair:
Using a 2mm hook and dark brown dk yarn ch18
Row 1: sc in the 2nd chain st from hook and the next 17sts. ch1, turn

Rows 2 - 27: (26 rows) sc in each st. ch1, turn
Fasten off

Boil a kettle full of hot water, place the hair section in a bowl and cover with the water. Remove and leave in a warm place overnight to dry off.

Once this is dry, unravel it and cut it into 5cm (ish) long strips. Attach these all over the head. This can be done by folding each strand in half, pulling the looped end through a  stitch in the head using your crochet hook ,and then threading the free yarn ends through this loop, and pulling tight. If you are still unsure of what I made, a photo tutorial can be found in the hair section of this pattern

For the eyes:

Before you add the eyes you need to create eye sockets in the head. Do this by making a small stitch using beige yarn and pulling tight. This should create a small hollow. Continue doing this until you are happy with the shape and size of the socket.

Sew the whites of the eye using white embroidery thread, as shown below. Use blueish-grey thread to embroider the irises over the top, then add the pupils using black embroidery thread.

Sew the eyebrows above the eye using dark brown embroidery thread. I find the best effect is achieved by using a single strand and filling them in using lots of small stitches.

For the shirt:

With white 4ply yarn and a 2mm hook ch33
Row 1: sc in the 2nd chain st from hook, sc in every following chain st. ch1, turn (32sc)
Row 2: bfsc in each st. ch1, turn
Row 3: sc in the first 30 sts, ch1, skip1, sc in the last st. ch1,turn
Row 4:Bfsc, make 2bfsc in the hole made by the chain st, skip1, bfsc 29. ch1,turn
Row 5: sc30, ch1, skip1, sc in the last st
Row 6: Bfsc, make 2bfsc in the hole made by the chain st, skip1, bfsc 29. ch1,turn
Row 7: sc30, ch1, skip1, sc in the last st
Row 8:  Bfsc, make 2bfsc in the hole made by the chain st, skip1, bfsc 29. ch1,turn

Row 9: sc30, ch1, skip1, sc in the last st
Row 10:  Bfsc, make 2bfsc in the hole made by the chain st, skip1, bfsc 29. ch1,turn
Row 11: Sc5, sc2tog. ch1, turn (6sc)
Row 12: Bfsc6. ch1, turn
Row 13: Sc5, 2sc in the last st. ch1, turn (7sc)
Fasten off

Rejoin yarn to row 8 to 3rd st from this last section (as shown below)
Row 9: Sc2tog, sc9, sc2tog. ch1, turn (11sc)
Row 10: BfSc2tog, bfsc7, bfsc2tog. ch1, turn (9sc)
Row 11: make 2sc in the first st, sc7, 2sc in the last st. ch1, turn (11sc)
Fasten off

Rejoin yarn to row 7 to 3rd st from last section.
Row 9: Sc2tog, sc5, ch1, skip1, sc in the last st. ch1, turn (8sc)
Row 10: Bfsc, make 2bfsc in the hole made by the chain st, skip1, bfsc5. ch1, turn
Row 11: make 2sc in the first st, sc3, ch1, skip1, sc. ch1, turn (7sc)
Row 12: Bfsc, bfsc in the hole made by the chain st, skip1, bfsc4, ch2, across next section: Bfsc3tog, bfsc5, bfsc3tog, ch2, across next section: bfsc5. turn (22sts)
Row 13: slip2, ch1, sc3, sc2tog between the chain sts, sc7, sc2tog between the chain sts, sc4. ch1, turn (16sts)
Row 14: bfsc in each st
Row 15: in the front loop only of each st: bfsc3, make 2bfsc in each of the next 2sts, bfsc6, make 2bfsc in each of the next 2sts, bfsc3 ch1, turn (20sc)
Row 16: (sc5, make 2sc in the next st) 3 times, sc2 (23sc)
Fasten off

For the sleeves:
sc18 around the edge of the armhole (as shown below)

Rounds 1 - 2: (2 rounds) sc in each of these 18sts
Round 3: (Sc4, sc2tog) 3 times (15sc)
Rounds 4 - 11: (8 rounds) sc in each st

Fasten off

For the buttons:

If you are using actual buttons, sew them on opposite the buttonhole.

If not, cut out 6 circles of plastic around 4mm in diameter, as shown below. Puncture 2 holes in these with a needle. Sew these opposite the buttonholes, as you would with buttons.

For the waistcoat:

For the first tail:

With a 2mm hook and 4ply yarn make a magic loop with 2sc. ch1, turn

Row 2: Make 2sc in each st. ch1, turn (4sc)

Row 3: Make 2sc in the first st, sc2, make 2sc in the last st (6sc)

Fasten off

For the second tail and remainder of waistcoat:

Make a magic loop with 2sc. ch1, turn

Row 2: make 2sc in each st. ch1, turn (4sc)

Row 3: make 2sc in the first st, sc2, make 2sc in the last st. ch1, turn (6sc)

Row 4: make 2sc in the first st, sc5, ch20, sc in the first st of the first tail, sc in the next 4sts of this tail, make 2sc in the last st of this tail. ch1, turn (34sts)

Row 5: make 2sc in the first st, sc in the next 32 sts, make 2sc in the last st. ch1, turn (36sc)

Row 6: sc in each st. ch1, turn

Row 7: sc34, ch1, skip1, sc. ch1, turn

Row 8: sc, make 2sc in the hole made by the chain st, skip1, sc33. ch1, turn (36sc)

Row 9: sc in each st. ch1, turn

Row 10: sc, ch1, skip1, sc34. ch1, turn

Row 11: sc33, skip1, make 2sc int eh hole made by the chain st, sc. ch1, turn

Row 12: sc in each st. ch1, turn

Row 13: sc34, ch1, skip1, sc. ch1, turn

Row 14: sc, make 2sc in the hole made by the chain st, skip1, sc33. ch1, turn (36sc)

Row 15: sc5, sc2tog. ch1, turn (6sc)

Row 16: sc4, sc2tog. ch1, turn (5sc)

Row 17: sc2tog, sc3. ch1, turn (4sc)

Row 18: sc2, sc2tog. ch1, turn (3sc)

Rows 19 - 21: (3 rows) sc in each st. ch1, turn

Row 22: sc in each st

Fasten off

Rejoin yarn to row 14 to the 6th st from this last section you made. 

Row 15: sc2tog between this same st and the next, sc8, sc2tog. ch1, turn (10sc)

Row 16: sc2tog, sc6, sc2tog. ch1, turn (8sc)

Rows 17 - 18: (2 rows) sc in each st. ch1, turn

Row 19: Make 2sc in the first st, sc6, make 2sc in the last st. ch2,turn (10sc)

Row 20: make 2hdc in the first st, hdc, ch1, sc, slip 4, sc, ch1, hdc, make 2hdc in the last st

Fasten off

Rejoin yarn to row 14 to the 6th st from this last section you made

Row 15: sc2tog between this st and the next, sc3, ch1, skip1, sc. ch1, turn (6sc)

Row 16: sc2tog between this first st and the hole underneath the chain st, sc4 (5sc)

Row 17: sc3, sc2tog. ch1, turn (4sc)

Row 18: sc2tog, sc2. ch1, turn (3sc)

Rows 19 - 21: (3 rows) sc in each st. ch1, turn

Row 22: sc in each st

Fasten off

Sew the shoulder seams together. 

You now need to add the stripes using dark red and dark green yarn.

Start using dark red yarn and making the horizontal stripes.. You should make a large red stripe by sewing 4/5 lines of yarn next to each other, leave a small gap, sew a single line, leave another gap, sew another line, leave another gap, then repeat with the large stripe. This can be seen in the image below.

You should now add the green horizontal stripes in between the two individual red lines, as shown below.

The green horizontal stripes are added in the same pattern as the red horizontal ones: one large stripe (4/5 lines thick), then a gap, then 2 individual lines separated by a gap, then another gap before the pattern repeats itself.

Finally the horizontal red stripes are added in between the single green vertical stripes (just like the horizontal green ones)

For the trousers:
with a 2mm hook and grey 4ply yarn ch32
Round 1: sc in the first chain st you made, then sc in each of the next 31 sts to end (32sc)

Rounds 2 - 7: (6 rounds) sc in each st)

Round 8: sc16, ch6, skip16 (22sts)

Round 9: sc22 around each of the sts and chain sts of last round (22sc)
Rounds 10 - 15: (6 rounds) sc in each st (22sc)
Fasten off

Rejoin yarn to row 7 to the st after where you first crocheted into after the ch6 of the previous leg.

Row 8: sc16, ch6 (22sts)

Rows 9 - 15: (7 rounds) sc in each of these last 22sts of the previous round
Fasten off neatly

For the coat:
With dark red yarn and a 2mm hook ch39
Row1: sc in the 2nd chain st from hook and the next 37sts. ch1, turn (38sc)

Rows 2 - 20: (19 rows) sc in each st. ch1, turn
Row 21: Sc2tog, sc3, sc2tog. ch1, turn (5sc)
Row 22: sc2tog, sc3. ch1, turn (4sc)

Row 23: sc in each of these 4sts. ch1, turn

Row 24: sc2tog, sc2. ch1, turn (3sc)

Rows 25 - 27: (3 rows) sc in each st. ch1, turn

Row 28: sc in each st

Fasten off

Rejoin yarn to row 20 to the 23rd st from this section you just made

Row 21: sc2tog, sc4, sc2tog. ch1, turn (6sc)

Row 22: sc2tog, sc4. ch1, turn (5sc)

Row 23: sc3, sc2tog. ch1, turn (4sc)

Row 24: sc2tog, sc2. ch1, turn (3sc)

Rows 25 - 27: (3 rows) sc in each st. ch1, turn

Row 28: sc in each st
Fasten off

Rejoin yarn to row 20 to the 4th st from the first of these sections you made

Row 21: sc2tog bewteen this st and the next, sc12, sc2tog. ch1, turn (14sc)

Row 22: sc3, sc2tog, sc4 , sc2tog, sc3. ch1, turn (12sc)

Row 23: sc3, sc2tog, sc2, sc2tog, sc3. ch1, turn (10sc)

Row 24: make 2sc in the first st, sc8, make 2sc in the last st. ch1, turn (12sc)

Row 25: make 2sc in the first st, sc10, make 2sc in the last st. ch2, turn (14sc)

Row 26: hdc3, ch2, slip8, ch2, hdc3

Fasten off

For the sleeves (make 2):

ch14

Row 1: sc in the first chain st you made, then sc in the next 13 chain sts to make a loop

Rounds 2 - 11: (10 rounds) sc in each st

Row 12: sc9. ch1, turn

Row 13: bfsc9. ch1, turn

Row 14: sc9. ch1, turn

Row 15: bfsc3, bfsc3tog, bfsc3. ch1, turn (7sc)

Row 16: sc2tog 3 times, sc (4sc)

Fasten off

For the collar:
Rejoin yarn to the edge of the 19th row, as shown below

Row 1: Sc38 around the neckline, finishing at the other end of row 19. ch1, turn
Row 2: In the front loop only of each st: sc3, hdc3, ch2, slip1, ch2, hdc24, ch2, slip2, ch1, hdc3, sc3
Fasten off


For the scarf:

With a 2mm crochet hook and purple yarn ch6

Row 1: sc in the 2nd chain st from the hook ad the next 4sts. (5sc)

Fasten off and rejoin with cream yarn
Row 2: sc in each of these 5sts. ch1, turn

Continue crocheting in each st for 3 more rows, then fasten off and rejoin with brown 4ply yarn. Continue lengthening the scarf using the following rows of colours:
2 brown
1 yellow
2 red
1 purple
2 green
1 yellow
4 cream
2 red
1 brown
2 purple
3 green
1 yellow
1 red
5 cream
1 purple
2 green
2 grey
2 yellow
4 red
2 purple
2 green
1 cream
1 grey
1 yellow
2 brown
4 cream
1 red
1 purple
1 green
2 yellow
1 brown
1 grey
2 cream
2 purple
1 red
2 grey
1 brown
4 cream
1 purple
2 green
2 yellow
4 red
1 brown
1 grey
1 purple
4 green
2 grey
1 yellow
1 purple
6 cream
2 brown
4 grey
1 red
2 purple
1 cream
1 yellow
5 green
2 red
2 grey
1 yellow
4 brown
1 purple
3 grey
2 red
5 cream
1 yellow
2 green
1 purple
3 red
1 yellow
2 brown
6 red
1 grey
2 cream
5 brown
1 purple
Fasten off

For the shoes (make 2):

With black 4ply yarn and a 2mm hook make a magic loop with 6sc
Round 1: make 2sc in each st (12sc)
Round 2: sc in the first st, make 2sc in the next st, repeat 6 times to end (18sc)
Round 3: sc in the first 2sts, make 2sc in the next st, repeat 6 times to end (24sc)
Rounds 4 - 6: (3 rounds) sc in each st
Round 7: sc8, sc2tog 3 times, sc10 (21sc)
Round 8: sc6, sc2tog, sc3tog, sc2tog, sc8 (17sc)
Fasten off neatly

rejoin yarn to the 6th st before the 'new' st you made when fastening off neatly
Row 9: sc in this st and the next  13 sts. ch1, turn
Row 10: bfsc6, bfsc2tog, bfsc6. ch1, turn (12sts)
Row 11: sc in each st. ch1, turn
Row 12: bfsc in each st
Fasten off

rejoin yarn to round 8 to the st after the one you last crocheted into
Row 9: make 2sc in this st, sc, make 2sc in the next st. ch1, turn (5sc)
Row 10: make 2bfsc in the first st, bfsc3, make 2bfsc in the next st. Ch1, turn (7sts)
Row 11: sc in each st. ch1, turn
Row 12: bfsc in each st
Fasten off

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You are very welcome to sell finished products but I do ask that you don't re-post this pattern or claim it as your own. Thank you!!!