Slothlover1 Crochet Designs

  Abbreviations     MR = Magic Ring Sc = Single Crochet Inc = Increase R = Round Dec = Invisible Decrease Fo = Fasten off Flo = front loops only ch = chain slst = slip stitch hdc = half double crochet dc = double crochet sts = stitches Materials  White and Black Yarn Stuffing 10mm Safety Eyes eye patches     x2 with black: ch6 slst sc hdc 2dc fo Head and Body with white: R1 6 sc in MR (6) R2 inc x6 (12) R3 inc sc x6 (18) R4 inc 2sc x6 (24) R5-7 24sc (24) change to black: R8-10 24sc (24) change to white : R11 flo 3sc inc x6 (30) R12 30sc (30) R13 4sc inc x6 (36) R14-15 36sc (36) R16 4sc Dec x6 (30) R17 30sc (30) R18 3sc dec x6 (24) place the eye patches on the head insert eyes through eye patches between rounds 15 & 16, with 4 sts between them. sew the larger ends of the eye patches on the head R19 24sc (24) R20 2sc dec x6 (18) add stuffing R21 sc dec x6 (12) R22 6dec (6) Fo arms     x4 with black: R1 8sc in Mr (8) R2-4 8sc (8) Fo ears     x2 with black: R1 6dc in Mr fo make sure t

  Abbreviations     MR = Magic Ring hdc = half double crochet Sc = Single Crochet Inc = Increase R = Round Dec = Invisible Decrease hdc2tog = invisible decrease, but use the bb of the last round and hdc instead of sc Fo = Fasten off B = bobble sk = skip st = stitches bb = back bumps (see notes if you've never done this.) {} = stitches in brackets in the same stitch Materials  Tan and Brown yarn Stuffing 8mm Safety Eyes Notes the back bumps of a Hdc, is the yarn over of the round before. this is called crocheting in the back bumps, back bar, 3rd loops, or the camel stitch. here's a helpful tutorial Head with tan yarn: R1 6 sc MR (6) R2 inc x6 (12) R3 sc inc sc, ch3 hdc in ch, inc sc, ch3 hdc in ch, inc (sc inc)x3 (18) fo Belly with tan yarn: R1 6 sc MR (6) R2 inc x6 (12) R3 sc inc B inc sc { B sc} sc inc B inc sc { B sc}(18) FO if needed, rip it out and replace the bobble stitches in the round of sc inc. Body with tan yarn: line up the body and the head: 3 slst attach brown

  Abbreviations     MR = Magic Ring Sc = Single Crochet Inc = Increase R = Round ch = chain slst = slip stitch Fo = Fasten off Materials  color 1 and color 2 yarn 8mm Safety Eyes and Black Embroidery Floss Notes when you attach the heads together, you may find that the backs of the eyes make it look uneven. you can easily melt the backs with a lighter.  I recommend  this  tutorial, if you haven't done it before. octopus with color 1 R1 6 sc in MR (6) R2 inc x6 (12) R3 inc sc x6 (18) R4 inc 2sc x6 (24) R5-8 24sc (24) fo repeat with color 2 insert eyes between  rounds 4-5, with 5 stitches between them. embroider the smile one round down centered between the eyes once you have made both heads, put them together with one right side on the inside of the piece, and the other right side on the outside of the piece. using both color 1, and color 2, 2slst ch5 slst repeat until you have 8 tentacles. Thanks for making!

    Abbreviations     MR = Magic Ring ch = chain hdc = half double crochet dc = double crochet Sc = Single Crochet Inc = Increase R = Round Dec = Invisible Decrease flo = front loops only blo = back loops only slst = slip stitch Fo = Fasten off Materials  tan and brown yarn 10 mm Safety Eyes stuffing head with tan: ch4 R1 3sc in chain, on the other side, 3sc (6) R2 6sc (6) R3 3sc 3inc (9) R4 3sc (inc sc)x3 (12) R5 3sc (inc 2sc)x3 (15) R6 3sc (inc 3sc)x3 (18) R7 3sc (inc 4sc)x3 (21) R8 6sc inc x3 (24) R9-10 24sc (24) Fo insert eyes between rounds 6-7, 5 stitches apart make sure they are on the wider part of the face use the brown to embroider over the nose. now we will crochet the ears directly onto the head they will be centered on the top of the head, 4 stitches apart in the flo insert hook ch2 in the same st, 2hdc dc, in the next stitch dc Hdc ch2 slst. repeat for the 2nd ear. Belly with tan: R1 6sc in Mr (6) R2 inc x6 (12) R3 inc sc x6 (18) R4 inc 2sc x6 (24) R5 inc 3sc x6 (30) R6