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Stringy Clown

Pattern by lananacrochet, shared here with credit. See the original →

Stringy Clown

Abbreviations

  • sc = single crochet
  • mr = magic circle/ring
  • inc = increase
  • dc = double crochet
  • st = stitch
  • dec = decrease
  • slst = slip stitch
  • ch = chain

Special Stitches

  • 5dc cluster = (yarn over, pull up a loop through st, pull through two loops) x5, yarn over, pull through all six loops

Head

  • R1- 6sc in mr
  • R2- 6 inc [12]
  • R3- (sc, inc) x6 [18]
  • R4- (sc, inc, sc) x6 [24]
  • R5-R6 - 24 sc
  • R6
  • R7- 2sc, change to pink, 5dc cluster, change to white, 21sc [24]
  • R8-R9- 24 sc
  • R9
  • R10- (sc, dec, sc) x6 [18]
  • R11- (sc, dec) x6 [12]
  • stuff
  • R12- 6 dec [6]

Limbs

  • R1- slst, 19ch, dc on the 3rd ch from hook, change to pink, use the 19ch like a mr to make 74dc, change to white, cut the pink
  • R2- slst, 35ch, dc on the 3rd ch from the hook, change to blue using the 35ch like a mr, making 150 dc, change back to white
  • R3- slst, 35ch, dc on the 3rd ch from the hook, change to yellow, use the 35 ch like a magic ring to make 150dc, change to white
  • R4- slst, 19ch, dc on the 3rd ch from the hook, use 19ch like a mr to make 74dc in white
    • can slst in every dc with a different color for the white limb

Ruffles

  • R1- slst, 13ch, from the 2nd ch 12sc,
  • R2- change to pink, 3ch, turn, 4dc in the same st, 5dc in each st for thr next 3 st, change color (yellow), 5dc in the next 4 st, change color (blue), 5dc in the next 4 sts
  • Sew the first and last sts of R1 together
  • R3- slst around the ruffles with white

Hat x2

Change color order for each hat - 3 rows in a color

  • R1- 4sc in mr
  • R2- 4inc [8]
  • R3- 8sc
  • R4- 4dec [4]
  • R5- change to white (sc, inc)x2 [6]
  • R6- (sc, inc) x3 [9]
  • R7- 9sc [9]
  • R8- change to pink, (2sc, inc) x3 [12]
  • R9-R10- 12 sc
  • R10
  • R11- change to yellow, (3sc, inc) x3 [15]
  • R12-R14 - 15 sc
  • R13
  • R14 - change to blue
  • R15- (4sc, inc)x3 [18]
  • Long tail sew off- invisible finish
  • R16- connect pink yarn to one hat, ch, sc onto the second hat, 18sc, sc on the first ch, 18 sc, slst to the first st of the row
  • Long tail finish off
  • Sew onto head

Eyes

Make an X 2st wide and 2 rows high for each eye using different colors for each eye

Use brown to sew a line through the centre of the eye

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