Curious cases of Rutherford and Fry

Adam Rutherford and Hannah Fry are the mathematician/ scienctist behind the podcast 'The Curious cases of Rutherford and Fry', in which they use science to solve questions submitted by listeners (would highly recommend). I enjoyed this podcast so  much that I decided to make Adam and Hannah out of crochet, and post the pattern here so that you can too!

Difficulty:

Medium

You will need:

• A 2mm crochet hook
• A 2.5mm crochet hook
• A 0.6mm crochet hook
• Dk yarn in peach, light brown, ginger, and dark brown
• 4ply yarn in black and dark blue
• Embroidery thread in white, black, brown, light blue, pink, green, purple, yellow, gold, and cream
• Polyester toy stuffing
• Cardboard
• A pet brush
• An embroidery needle
• A darning needle

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.

Hannah Fry

Use a 2.5mm hook and peach dk yarn throughout

For the body: 
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 st, 2 tog, rep to end (8sc)
Stuff firmly
Round 13: (sc in the first 2sts, sc2tog) twice (6sc)
Rounds 14 - 15: (2 rounds) sc in each st

Round 16: hdc3, slip1
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)
Round 5: sc in each st
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):
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 - 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:
Make a magic loop with 6sc

Round 1: (sc, make 2sc in the next st) 3 times (9sc)

Round 2: (sc2, make 2sc in the next st) 3 times (12sc)

Round 3: (sc, make 2sc in the next st) 6 times (18sc)

Round 4: slip6, sc, make 2sc in the next st, sc, make 2hdc in the following st, hdc4, make 2hdc in the next st, sc, make 2sc in the following st, sc (22sc)

Round 5: sc11, make 2hdc in the next st, hdc5, make 2hdc in the following st, sc5 (24sc)

Rounds 6 - 12: (7 rounds) sc in each st

Round 13: (sc2, sc2tog) 6 times (18sc)

Round 14: (sc, sc2tog) 6 times (12sc)

Round 15: sc2tog 6 times (6sc)

Fasten off

For the nose:

Make a magic loop with 1sc. ch1, turn

Row 1: sc in this st. ch1, turn

Row 2: make 2sc in this st. ch1, turn

Row 3: make 2sc in both of these sts (4sc)

Fasten off

Sew this to the front of the face

For the ears (make 2):

ch4

Row 1: make 3sc in the 2nd chain st from hook, hdc in the next chain st, make 3sc in the last chain st (7sts)

Fasten off

Sew to the sides of the head

For the hair:

Cut a strip of cardboard 9cm long and wind orange yarn around it many times. Cut along one end so that you're left with a large number of 18cm long strands. Attach these to the head by folding each length in half and using a crochet hook to pull the looped end through a stitch in the head. Thread the free end through and pull tight (a more detailed explanation of how to do this can be found on my David Bowie pattern).

Use a pet brush to brush the hair until it's smooth. You may also wish to smooth it further by filling up a bowl of boiling water and dipping the hair into it (when it drys it'll be a lot less fluffy)

For the moustache:

Repeat this process using a 2cm long stip of cardboard, and attach under the nose

For the eyes:

Embroider the whites of the eyes with white embroidery thread, then add the irises in blue. Finally use black thread to add the pupils. Outline with black embroidery thread.

Add the eyebrows using a single strand of orange embroidery thread

For the trousers:
with a 2mm hook and black 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 shoes:
With black 4ply yarn ch5

Round 1: sc in the 2nd chain 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 2 chain sts you previously crocheted into in turn. Make 2sc in the back of the first chain st you crocheted into. (10sc)

Round 2: make 2sc in the first st,sc2, make 2sc in each of the following 3sts, 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) twice (22sc)

Round 4: sc2, make 2sc in the next st, sc2, (sc2, make 2sc in the next st) 3 times, sc2, (sc, make 2sc in the next st) twice (28sc)

Round 5: sc in the back loop of each st

Round 6: sc in both loops of each st

Round 7: sc7, sc2tog 4 times, sc10, sc2tog, sc (23sc)

Round 8: sc7, sc2tog 3 times, sc10 (20sc)

Round 9: sc4, ch7, skip6, slip1

Fasten off

For the shirt:
With black ch29

Round 1: sc in the first chain st you made and then in every following chain st to end (29sc)
Rounds 2 - 12: (11 rounds) sc in ecah st
Row 13: Sc4, sc2tog. ch1, turn (5sc)
Row 14: Bfsc3tog, bfsc2. ch1, turn (3sts)
Row 15: Sc, sc2tog. ch1, turn (2sc)
Row 16: Bfsc2. ch1, turn
Row 17: Sc2. ch1, turn
Row 18: Bfsc2
Fasten off


Rejoin yarn to round 12 to the same st as the 2nd one you crocheted into when making the sc2tog on row 13

Row 13: Sc2tog between this st and the next. Sc3. ch1, turn (4sc)
Row 14: Bfsc2, bfsc2tog. ch1, turn (3sts)
Row 15: Sc2tog, sc. ch1, turn (2sc)
Row 16: Bfsc2. ch1, turn
Row 17: sc2. ch1, turn
Row 18: Bfsc2
Fasten off

Rejoin yarn to round 12 to the 3rd st from the last st you crocheted into

Row 13: Sc in this st and the next 5sts. ch1, turn
Row 14: Bfsc6. ch1, turn
Row 15: Sc6. ch1, turn
Row 16: Slip3, bfsc2, make 2bfsc in the last st. ch1 turn
Row 17: Sc, sc2tog
Fasten off

Rejoin yarn to the last st of round 12 you crocheted into
Row 13: Sc in this st and the next 5sts. ch1, turn
Row 14: Bfsc6. ch1, turn
Row 15: Sc6. ch1, turn
Row 16: make 2bfsc in the first st, bfsc2. ch1, turn
Row 17: Slip1, sc2tog, sc
Fasten off

Sew up the shoulder seams

For the sleeves (make 2):
Ch13

Round 1: sc in the first chain st and each of the next 12 chain sts to end (13sc)
Rounds 2 - 3: (2 rounds) Sc in each st
Row 4: Hdc6. ch1, turn
Row 5: BfSc2tog, bfsc2, bfsc2tog (4 sts)
Fasten off

Sew to the armholes

Use embroidery thread to sew flower patterns onto the shirt, trying to mimic what can be seen in the image below

For the jumper:
With black 4ply yarn ch31

Row 1: sc in the 2nd st from hook and each of the next 30 chain sts. ch1, turn

Row 2: bfsc in each st. ch1, turn

Row 3: sc in each st. ch1, turn

Row 4: bfsc in each st. ch1, turn

Row 5: sc in each st. ch1, turn

Row 6: bfsc in each st. ch1, turn

Row 7: sc in each st. ch1, turn

Row 8: bfsc in each st. ch1, turn

Row 9: sc in each st. ch1, turn

Row 10: bfsc in each st. ch1, turn

Row 11: sc in each st. ch1, turn

Row 12: bfsc in each st. ch1, turn

Row 13: sc in each st. ch1, turn

Row 14: bfsc in each st. ch1, turn

Row 15: sc in each st. ch1, turn

Row 16: bfsc in each st. ch1, turn

Row 17: sc in each st. ch1, turn

Row 18: bfsc in each st. ch1, turn

Row 19: Sc4. ch1, turn
Row 20: Bfsc4. ch1, turn
Row 21: Sc4. ch1, turn
Row 22: Bfsc2, hdc2. ch1, turn
Row 23: Sc4
Fasten off

Rejoin yarn to row 9 to the 5th st from this section
Row 10: Sc in this st and the next 13sts. ch1, turn
Row 11: bfsc in each st. ch1, turn
Row 12: Sc in each st. ch1, turn
Row 13: Bfsc in each st. ch1, turn
Row 14: Hdc4, slip6, hdc4. ch1, turn
Row 15: Bfsc3, hdc, ch1, slip6, ch1, hdc, bfsc3
Fasten off


Rejoin yarn to row 9 the 5th st from this section

Row 10: Sc4. ch1, turn
Row 11: Bfsc4. ch1, turn
Row 12: Sc4. ch1, turn
Row 13: hdc2, bfsc2. ch1, turn
Row 14: Sc4
Fasten off

Sew the shoulder seams together

For the sleeves (make 2):
With black ch13

Round 1: sc in the first chain st and each of the next 12 chain sts to end (13sc)
Rounds 2 - 3: (2 rounds) Sc in each st
Row 4: Sc7. ch1, turn
Row 5: Bfsc7. ch1, turn
Row 6: Sc7. ch1, turn
Row 7: Bfsc2tog, bfsc3, bfsc2tog. ch1, turn (5sts)
Row 8: Sc2tog, sc, sc2tog (3sts)
Fasten off

Sew these to the armholes

For the necklace:
With a single strand of cream embroidery thread and a 0.6mm hook make a magic loop with 6sc
Rounds 1 - 2: (2 rounds) sc in each st
Round 3: Sc, sc2tog, sc, sc2tog (4sc)
Round 4: Sc2tog
Fasten off

Thread a strand of grey embroidery thread through this and tie it around the neck

Adam Rutherford

For the body:

Use tan dk yarn throughout

For the body: 
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 st, 2 tog, rep to end (8sc)
Stuff firmly
Round 13: (sc in the first 2sts, sc2tog) twice (6sc)
Rounds 14 - 15: (2 rounds) sc in each st

Round 16: hdc3, slip1
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)
Round 5: sc in each st
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):
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 - 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:
ch3

Round 1: make 2sc in the 2nd chain st from the hook. Make 3sc in the first chain st you made, then make 2sc into the back of the first chain st you crocheted into (6sc)

Round 2: (sc2, make 2sc in the next st) twice (8sc)

Round 3: slip2, sc, make 2hdc in the next st, hdc2, make 2hdc in the following st, sc (10sts)

Round 4: sc3, make 2sc in the next st, make 2hdc in the following st, hdc, make 2hdc in the next st, hdc, make 2hdc in the following st, make 2sc in the next st (15sts)

Round 5: slip4, sc, make 2sc in the next st, make 2hdc in the following st, hdc5, make 2hdc in the following st, make 2sc in the next st, slip1 (19sts)

Round 6: sc6, make 2sc in the next st, sc, make 2sc in the following st, hdc6, make 2sc in the next st, sc, make 2sc in the following st, sc (23sts)

Rounds 7 - 13: (7 rounds) sc in each st

Round 14: sc2tog, sc3, (sc, sc2tog) 3 times, sc2, (sc, sc2tog) twice, sc (17sc)

Round 15: sc2tog, sc3, sc2tog 3 times, sc2, sc2tog twice (11sc)

Stuff firmly

Round 16: sc2tog 5 times

Fasten off

Sew to the neck of the body

For the nose:
With a 2mm hook ch2

Row 1: sc in the 2nd chain st from hook. ch1, turn

Row 2: sc in this st. ch1, turn

Row 3: make 2sc in this st. ch1, turn (2sc)

Row 4: make 2sc in the first st, make 3sc in the next st. ch1, turn (5sc)

Fasten off

Sew this to the face

For the ears:
With a 2mm hook ch4

Row 1: make 2sc in the 2nd chain st from hook, hdc in the same st, hdc2, make 2sc in the same st as the 2nd hdc you made (7sts)

Fasten off

Sew to the sides of the head

For the hair:

Use black 4ply yarn to embroider the hair onto the head, as shown below. Use black embroidery thread to add the eyebrows.

Add the moustache in the same way as you did for Hannah, but in black.

For the shirt:

ch30

Round 1: sc in the first chain st you made, then sc in every following chain st to make a loop (30sc)

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

Row 12: ch1, turn, bfsc12. ch1, turn

Row 13: sc12. ch1, turn

Row 14: hdc3, bfsc6, hdc3. ch1, turn

Row 15: sc3, slip6, sc3. ch1, turn

Row 16: make 2bfsc in the first st, bfsc2, slip6, bfsc2, make 2bfsc in the last st. ch1, turn

Row 17: sc4

Fasten off

skip 6sts from this section, then rejoin yarn and sc in the next 4sts

Fasten off

Rejoin yarn to row 11 to the 3rd st from this section

Row 12: sc in this st and the next 13sts. ch1, turn

Row 13: bfsc14. ch1, turn

Row 14: sc14. ch1, turn

Row 15: hdc4, bfsc6, hdc4. ch1, turn

Row 16: hdc4, ch1, slip6, ch2, hdc4

Fasten off

For the shirt sleeves (make 2):
Ch13

Round 1: sc in the first chain st you made and each of the next 12 chain sts (13sc)
Rounds 2 - 6: (5 rounds) sc in each st
Round 7: Sc7. ch1, turn
Round 8: bfsc2tog, bfsc3, bfsc2tog. ch1, turn
Round 9: Sc5
Fasten off
 Use grey embroidery thread to embroider dashes onto the shirt

For the trousers:
with a 2mm hook and dark blue 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 belt loops (make 4):
With dark blue 4ply yarn ch3
Fasten off

Sew these around the waistband of the trousers

For the belt:
With a 2mm hook and dk yarn ch38
Fasten off

For the buckle:
With 3 strands of gold embrodiey thread with 1mm hook ch10
Sew the ends together, then sew this loop to one end of the belt

Feed the belt through the belt loops and fasten

For the jacket:
With black 4ply yarn ch33

Row 1: sc in the 2nd chain st from hook and each of the next 31sts. ch1, turn (32sts)
Rows 2 - 11: (10 rows) sc in each st. ch1, turn
Rows 12 - 14: (3 rows) sc4. ch1, turn
Row 15: make 2sc in the first st, sc3. ch1, turn
Row 16: sc5
Fasten off

Rejoin yarn to row 11 to the 4th st from this section
Row 12: Sc2tog between this st and the next, sc12, sc2tog. ch1, turn
Row 13: Sc2tog, sc10, sc2tog. ch1, turn
Rows 14 - 17: (4 rows) Sc in each st. ch1, turn
Row 18: Hdc4, ch1, slip1, ch1, hdc4
Fasten off

Rejoin yarn to row 11 to the 4th st from this section

Row 12: sc in this st and each of the next 3sts. ch1, turn (4sc)
Rows 13 - 14: (2 rows) sc4. ch1, turn
Row 15: Sc3, make 2sc in the next st. ch1, turn (5sc)
Row 16: Sc5
Fasten off
Sew the shoulder seams together

For the sleeves:
Ch15
Row 1: Sc in the first chain st, then sc in every following chain st to make a loop (15sc). ch1, turn
Rows 2 - 4: (3 rows) Sc9. ch1, turn
Row 5: Sc2tog, sc5, sc2tog. ch1, turn (7sc)
Row 6: Sc2tog, sc, sc2tog twice (4sc)
Fasten off

Sew to the armholes



For the collar:
Rejoin yarn to the right-hand side of the jacket in the gap between rows 5 and 6.

 

Row 1: Sc31sts around the neck until you reach the gap between rows 5 and 6 on the other side. Ch1, turn (31sc)
Row 2: Slip2, in the back loop of the next sts: sc2tog, sc7, make 2sc in each of the next 2sts, sc5, make 2sc in eacof the next 2sts, sc7, sc2tog. Ch1, turn (29sts)
Row 3: Slip3, sc2tog, sc2, make 2hdc in the next st, (sc, make 2sc in each of the next 2sts) twice, sc3, (sc, make 2sc in the next st) twice, sc, make 2hdc in the next st, sc2, sc2tog, slip1 (34sts)
Fasten off

For the boots:

For the heel section:
with a 2mm hook and brown dk yarn ch4

Round 1: make 2sc the the 2nd chain st from hook, sc in the next chain st, make 4sc in the first chain st you made, make 2hdc in the back of the previous chain st you crocheted into, then make 2sc in the back of the first chain st you crocheted into (11sts)

Round 2: slip5, hdc, make 2sc in the next st, (sc, make 2sc in the following st) twice (14sts)

Round 3: hdc.

Fasten off neatly

With a 2mm hook and brown dk yarn ch3

Round 1: make 2sc in the 2nd loop from hook, make 4sc in the first chain st you crocheted into, then make 2sc in the back of the first chain st you crocheted into (8sc)

Round 2: make 2sc in the first st, sc, make 3sc in the following st, sc, make 3sc in the next st, sc, make 2sc in each of the last 2 sts (15sc)

Round 3: sc, make 2sc in the next st, sc2, make 3sc in the following st, sc3, make 3sc in the next st, sc2, (sc, make 2sc in the next st) twice (22sc)

Fasten off neatly

Rejoin brown yarn to back loop of the 5th st after the 'new' st you made when fastening off neatly on the heel section (the first one you made)

Round 3: sc in the back loop of this st and the next 14sts. (14sc)

Round 4: sc11, sc in the back loop of the 11th st after the 'new' st you made when fastening off neatly on the other sole section. Sc in the back loop of the next 16 sts of this section, slip the first st of this round (28sc)

Fasten off neatly

Join black 4ply yarn to the back loop of the 10th st from the 'new' st you made when fastening off neatly

Row 5: sc in the back loop of this st and the next 17sts. ch1, turn (18sc)

Row 6: bfsc in each st. ch1, turn

Row 7: sc5, sc2tog 4 times, sc5. ch1, turn (14sc)

Row 8: bfsc4, bfsc2tog 3 times, bfsc4. ch1, turn (11sc)

Row 9: sc4, sc3tog, sc4. ch1, turn (9sc)

Row 10: bfsc in each st. ch1, turn

Row 11: sc in each st. ch1, turn

Row 12: bfsc in each st

Fasten off

Rejoin yarn to the last st you crocheted into on the sole (as shown below)

Row 5: Sc in the back loop of this st and the next 10 sts, sc in the back loop of the first st you crocheted into on the sole. ch1, turn (12sc)

Row 6: make 3bfsc in the first st, bfsc10, make 3bfsc in the last st. ch1, turn (16sts)

Row 7: ch3, sc in the 2nd st from hook and the next st, sc16, fsc2. ch1, turn (20sts)

Row 8: bfsc in each of these fsc sts, bfsc in the next 6 sts, bfsc2tog twice, bfsc8. ch1, turn (18sts)

Row 9: sc in each st. ch1, turn 

Row 10: bfsc3tog, bfsc5, bfsc2tog, bfsc5, bfsc3tog. ch1, turn (13sc)

Row 11: sc2tog, sc9, sc2tog (11sc)

Row 12: bfsc in each st 

Fasten off

Use a strand of dk yarn to lace each of these up

That's all from this patern - I hope you've enjoyed it! If you want to find out more about what I've been working on you can follow my Instagram, and I'd highly recommend checking out The curious cases of Rutherford and Fry if you haven't already!!!