Slothlover1 Crochet Designs

  Abbreviations    MR = Magic Ring hdc = half double crochet Sc = Single Crochet Inc = Increase R = Round Dec = Invisible Decrease Blo = back loops only Fo = Fasten off B = bobble sk = skip sts = stitches Materials  Skin color and Shell color yarn Stuffing 8mm Safety Eyes head with skin color: R1 6sc in MR (6) R2 6inc (12) R3-4 12sc (12) insert eyes between rounds 2-3, 5sts apart add a little bit of stuffing R5 6dec (6) fo shell with shell color: R1 6sc in MR (6) R2 6inc (12) R3 12sc (12) R4 inc sc x6 (18) R5 18sc (18) R6 inc 2sc x6 (24) R7 24sc (24) change to skin color: R8 Blo 2sc Dec 2sc B sk1st 2sc Dec B sc Dec 2sc Dec B sc dec (18) R9 B dec (sc dec) x5 (12) add stuffing R10 6dec (6) fo assembly sew the head to the front of the body centered between the legs sc around the blo of R8 Thanks for making!

  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 tr = treble crochet sts = stitches Blo = back loops only flo = front loops only arm = with brown: ch4 with tan: ch2 B with brown: 4sc Materials  brown and tan yarn Stuffing 8mm Safety Eyes black embroidery floss face with tan: ch5 R1 3sc 3scin the last st, on the other side of the ch, 2sc inc (10) R2 10sc (10) R3 SC ch1 Blo hdc 3tr hdc ch1 in both loops sc fo Head and Body with brown: R1 8sc in MR (8) R2 inc x8 (16) R3 3sc ch6 5slst in the ch, 6sc, arm, 4sc arm, 3sc (16) R4-7 16sc(16) R8 10sc, arm, 4sc, arm, 2sc (16) R9 16sc (16) R10 inc sc x8 (24) R11-14 24sc (24) stuff the body R15 sc dec x8 (16) insert eyes through the face, in between the hdc and tr on both sides. insert the stems through R13-14 4sts apart stuff the head R16 8dec (8) fo ears    ...

  Abbreviations     MR = Magic Ring Sc = Single Crochet Inc = Increase R = Round Dec = Invisible Decrease Fo = Fasten off Flo = front loops only sts = stitches Materials  white, brown, orange, and accent color yarn Stuffing 6mm Safety Eyes (optional to help it stand up)plastic pellets, beans, rice, or a rock Head and Body with white: R1 6 sc in MR (6) R2 inc x6 (12) R3-4 12sc (12) R5 6dec (6) R6 Flo 6inc (12) insert eyes between R2-3 2sts apart R7 sc inc x6 (18) R8 18sc (18) R9 Dec sc x6 (12) add stuffing to the head and body R10 6dec (6) Fo nose with orange: ch2 slst fo scarf with accent color: ch12 position around neck and slst assembly sew nose between eyes one round down with brown: embroider arms clutching the belly Thanks for making!

  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 s...

  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!