two - 15mm oval wiggle eyes
one - small red pompom for nose
tiny scraps of felt - red & white for mouth
one - tiny yellow pompom for center of flower
two - pink pompoms for buttons down shirt
Crochet hook size G
Glue gun or tacky glue
Magnet
Approx. size: 8" tall using G hook, 10" tall using H hook (i crochet a little tight)
NOTE: you can choose any color you want to use, I just gave colors as a reference
Head (make 2)
With peach or flesh wrap yarn around finger twice, slide it off, insert hook in center of ring, draw up loop, ch3, 11dc in ring. Join with sl st to top of beg ch-3. [12dc] Fasten off. (pull beg tail of yarn to close up center gap)
Hair (and joining head pieces)
Holding both head pieces wrong side together, join orange yarn with sl st to any sc (working through both front and back thicknesses).
Row 1: Ch1, sc in same sp as joining, sc in next st, *ch3, sc in next st. Repeat from * 6 more times, sc in next st. Leave last 2 sts unworked, turn.
Row 2: Sl st into first ch-3 sp, ch3, sc in next ch-3 sp. Repeat from * 5 more times, ch3, sl st in last sc. Fasten off.
Body - join green yarn with a sl st to second st of the 2 left on one side of head.
Rnd 1: ch1, 2sc in same sp, (working around on other side of head) 2 sc in next st, changing to variegated yarn work 2 sc in next st, (working back around on front head piece) work 2sc in last st, join, turn. [8sc]
Rnd 2: Ch1, work 2sc in each st around, changing color where you did before, join, turn. [16sc]
Rnds 3-10: Ch1, 1 sc in each st around, changing color where you did before, join. Fasten off at end of rnd 10. [16sc]
Arms (make 2) 1 variegated, 1 solid
Ch20, 3sc in 4th ch from hook and in each ch across. Fasten off.
Hand - On opposite end of arm, attach purple yarn with sl st (starting with thumb) ch3, sl st in 2nd and 3rd ch from hook, sl st in same sp in end of arm, ch3, 2tr in same place in end of arm, ch3, sl st in same place in end of arm. Fasten off. Repeat for other hand. Set aside.
Legs (make 2) 1 variegated, 1 solid
Ch30, 3sc in 4th ch from hook and in each ch across. Fasten off.
Feet - Row 1: With purple yarn, on opposite end of leg, attach with a sl st, ch1, 4sc in same sp, turn.
Rows 2-6: ch1, 1sc in each across, turn.
Row 7: Ch1, dec over next 2 sts (twice). Fasten off.
Wrist & Ankle cuffs
with red yarn ch8, 2sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across. Fasten off. Wrap the piece around ankle or wrist and secure ends together like a ruffle. Set aside.
Collar - With red yarn ch15, 2dc in 4th ch from hook and in each ch across. Fasten off. Place around neck and secure ends together.
Flower for hair - With purple yarn ch8, sl st in 8th ch from hook, ch8, sl st in same sp, ch8, sl st in same sp, Fasten off.
To finish - Sew arms and legs to body. Glue two pink pompoms to shirt front. Glue both eyes to face. Glue small red pompom to center of face for nose. Cut out two mouth pieces, one from red felt, one from white felt, the red one slightly smaller and glue the white one to the face then the red one on top of that. Glue or sew purple flower to hair and glue small yellow pompom to center of it. Add magnet to back.
Pattern design by:
Myra Ann Shaw
Copyright 1999
