Easter Crochet-A-Long (Part III - Final)

So are we ready to finish up our little CAL together - just in time for Easter?
I hope so!

By now, you've completed the arms, legs, body and head of this little one, so it's time to give it those distinguishing features...   


Ear  (Make 2) :
(Ear remains unstuffed and flattened together)
with Main Color,
___ Rnd 1: Using either the [ch 2, begin work in 2nd st from hook] or [magic circle] method to begin project, 6 sc in st  (6 sts)
___ Rnd 2: [Inc in nxt st] 6 times  (12 sts)
___ Rnd 3: [sc in nxt st, Inc in nxt st] 6 times (18 sts)
___ Rnd 4: [sc in ea of nxt 8 sts, Inc in nxt st] twice  (20 sts)
___ Rnds 5-6: sc in ea st around  (20 sts/ea rnd)
___ Rnd 7: [sc in ea of nxt 8 sts, Dec nxt 2 sts tog] twice  (18 sts)
___ Rnd 8: sc in ea st around  (18 sts)
___ Rnd 9: [sc in ea of nxt 7 sts, Dec nxt 2 sts tog] twice  (16 sts)
___ Rnd 10: sc in ea st around (16 sts)
___ Rnd 11: [sc in ea of nxt 6 sts, Dec nxt 2 sts tog] twice  (14 sts)
___ Rnd 12: [sc in ea of nxt 5 sts, Dec nxt 2 sts tog] twice  (12 sts)
___ Rnd 13: [sc in ea of nxt 4 sts, Dec nxt 2 sts tog] twice  (10 sts)
___ Rnd 14: [sc in ea of nxt 3 sts, Dec nxt 2 sts tog] twice  (8 sts)
___ Rnd 15: sc in ea st around  (8 sts)
___ Rnd 16: [sc in ea of nxt 2 sts, Dec nxt 2 sts tog] twice  (6 sts)
Finish off, leaving sufficient tail remaining to secure Ear to Head.



Eyes :
with Contrasting Color,
Using a whip or "long" stitch; give your Amigurumi some Eyes. Model's eyes are placed between Rnds 11 and 13 spaced evenly apart on head.



Nose :
with Contrasting Color,
Using a whip or "long" stitch; give your Amigurumi a cute little Nose. Model's nose extends the total width of 6 sts and is placed between Rnds 4 and 5, with a mouth line directly centered on nose and extending to center or Rnd 1.



Tail  (Make 1) :
with White,
___ Rnd 1: Using either the [ch 2, begin work in 2nd st from hook] or [magic circle] method to begin project, 6 sc in st  (6 sts)
___ Rnd 2: [Inc in nxt st] 6 times  (12 sts)
___ Rnd 3: [sc in nxt st, Inc in nxt st] 6 times  (18 sts)
___ Rnd 4: sc in ea st around (18 sts)
___ Rnd 5: [Dec nxt 2 sts tog] 9 times  (9 sts)
___ Rnd 6: [sc in nxt st, Dec nxt 2 sts tog] 3 times  (6 sts)
DO NOT STUFF TAIL!
Finish off, leaving sufficient tail remaining to secure Tail centered to back of Body.

Put them all together. they spell CU UU TIE EE  !

Thank you,so much to all those who participated in this Crochet-A-Long!  I hope you have enjoyed this little Crochet Project.  Please continue to follow FiberDoodles by K4TT for more fun projects, games and give-aways.  

Individual 'Baskets' made with: 

Easter Tissue Paper, Easter Grass, 

Candy Filled plastic Egg,

inside gallon sized baggie, w/Ribbon closure.

Have a wonderful  and safe Easter Holiday!

Missed any part of this Crochet Along?
CAL Easter Part I
CAL Easter Part II

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Easter Crochet-A-Long (Part II)

Ready to get started on adding a body for your limbs?Now, hopefully you have worked previous parts - otherwise, this post will be useless to you as you cannot make the body without first having something to build off of...

so... let's build a body..
grab those legs!
from previous instructions, you should have legs that look like this:

You will be building the Body from these stitches (of both legs)
Notice that you have BACK loops AND FRONT loops:

You will need to utilize the Front Loops, working in ONLY those loops (as if the Front Loops is a whole stitch in a round that you are used to working) - once you reach the end of the front loops, you will rotate your piece slightly clockwise, to gain access to the opposite side (the back loops) to work in the same manner, using only these unworked loops.

Begin working in the FLO for joining round

Remember: This pattern is worked in continuous rounds unless otherwise noted.  Stuff your piece as you work as there are NO “stuff here” indicators present within the pattern instructions.

Body  (Make 1) :
with Main Color,
___ Rnd 1: join with sc working in st #1 (see above photo) in FLO of Leg 1, sc in ea of nxt 3 sts, Inc in nxt st, pick up Leg 2 and beginning in st #1 of 2nd Leg, sc in ea of nxt 4 sts, Inc in nxt st (12 sts made so far – legs connected at 1 point), working AROUND the end (as if working a flat round) in BLO of Leg 2, sc in ea of nxt 4 sts, Inc in nxt st and in corner st of Leg 1 – rejoin, working in BLO, sc in ea of nxt 4 sts, Inc in nxt st  (24 sts)

by the end of LEG 1, you should have something similar to this:

notice the Increase in the last st of leg 1 - 
by the end of SIDE 1 (joining the 2 legs together) you should have something similar to this:

and by the end of ROUND 1, you should have something similar to this:

notice that you now have a familiar looking round - continue on to Rnd 2, working in both loops as usual, and complete the Body

___ Rnd 2: [sc in ea of nxt 3 sts, Inc in nxt st] 6 times  (30 sts)
___ Rnd 3: [sc in ea of nxt 2 sts, Inc in nxt st] 10 times  (40 sts)
___ Rnds 4-7: sc in ea st around  (40 sts/ea rnd)
___ Rnd 8: [sc in ea of nxt 8 sts, Dec nxt 2 sts tog] 4 times  (36 sts)
___ Rnd 9: sc in ea st around  (36 sts)
___ Rnd 10: [sc in ea of nxt 4 sts, Dec nxt 2 sts tog] 6 times  (30 sts)
___ Rnds 11-12: sc in ea st around  (30 sts/ea rnd)
___ Rnd 13: [sc in ea of nxt 3 sts, Dec nxt 2 sts tog] 6 times  (24 sts)
___ Rnd 14: sc in ea st around  (24 sts)
___ Rnd 15: [sc in ea of nxt 2 sts, Dec nxt 2 sts tog] 6 times  (18 sts)
___ Rnd 16: sc in ea st around  (18 sts)
___ Rnd 17: [sc in ea of nxt 4 sts, Dec nxt 2 sts tog] 3 times  (15 sts)
___ Rnd 18: sc in ea of nxt 2 sts, squeeze front and back pieces flat together - working through both thicknesses (4 lps total) sc in ea of nxt 3 sts, Dec nxt 2 sts tog, sc in ea of nxt 3 sts   (7 sts)  Finish off, leaving sufficient tail remaining to secure Body to Head.

Head   (Make 1) :
with Main Color,
___ Rnd 1: Using either the [ch 2, begin work in 2nd st from hook] or [magic circle] method to begin project, 8 sc in st  (8 sts)
___ Rnd 2: [sc in nxt st, 3 sc in nxt st] 4 times  (16 sts)
___ Rnd 3: Inc in ea of nxt 2 sts, sc in ea of nxt 5 sts, Inc in ea of nxt 3 sts, sc in ea of nxt 5 sts, Inc in nxt st  (22 sts)
___ Rnd 4: [Inc in ea of nxt 3 sts, sc in ea of nxt 8 sts] twice  (28 sts)
___ Rnd 5: [sc in nxt st, Inc in nxt st, sc in ea of nxt 2 sts, Inc in nxt st, sc in ea of nxt 9 sts] twice  (32 sts)
___ Rnds 6-8: sc in ea st around  (32 sts/ea rnd)
___ Rnd 9: [sc in ea of nxt 14 sts, Dec nxt 2 sts tog] twice  (30 sts)
___ Rnd 10: [sc in ea of nxt 8 sts, Dec nxt 2 sts tog] 3 times  (27 sts)
___ Rnd 11: sc in ea st around  (27 sts)
___ Rnd 12: [sc in ea of nxt 7 sts, Dec nxt 2 sts tog] 3 times  (24 sts)
___ Rnd 13: sc in ea st around  (24 sts)
___ Rnd 14: [sc in ea of nxt 2 sts, Dec nxt 2 sts tog] 6 times  (18 sts)
___ Rnds 15-16: sc in ea st around  (18 sts/ea rnd)
___ Rnd 17: [sc in nxt st, Dec nxt 2 sts tog] 6 times  (12 sts)
___ Rnd 18: [Dec nxt 2 sts tog] 6 times  (6 sts)
Finish off, leaving sufficient tail remaining to weave through the front loops of Rnd 18 to close opening.  Secure and weave in remaining tail to hide.  

It is my SUGGESTION that you do not attach any pieces together just yet until you see all the pieces together and can play with them using pins to create the perfect look - but, if you are anything like me... the waiting is the hard part!!


The Next & Final Installment for this CAL will be  Thursday - 04/17/2014  
Need the beginning?  It's Here : Wednesday - 04/07/2014

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Easter Crochet-A-Long

Getting back into the swing of things - and nothing makes that easier than diving in head first and just going full stroke  (I've never been one to just tread water)...

There have been a ton of UFO's sitting around for the past 3 years.  As the hub would often tease, "my laboratory" looked more like a plushie chop shop.  Legs here, Arms there a Body left wherever...
So without further ado... let's do something with all those body parts..
an Easter Something...



What you will need to work this Project:
Red Heart® WW 4-Ply Yarn in a Main Color, a Contrast Color for Eyes/Nose, and 0311 White
poly-fil fiberfill
Size US G6/4.00mm Crochet Hook
Crochet Needle for sewing
Gallon Size Ziplock Bag to store your work

Special Stitches/Tutorials  to help you with this Pattern:
When Round Things Go FLAT - Tutorial Here:  When Round Things Go FLAT
I Hate Chain Starts!!!! - Tutorial Here: I Hate Chain Starts!!!!

Terms Used in this Pattern:

sc - single crochet

Inc - Increase (2 single crochet stitches in same stitch)

Dec - Decrease (2 single crochet stitches become 1 stitch)

st/sts - stitch(es)

rnd - round

nxt - next

lp/lps - loop(s)

This pattern is worked in continuous rounds unless otherwise noted.  Stuff your piece as you work as there are NO “stuff here” indicators present within the pattern instructions.

Leg/Foot  (Make 2) : 

with Main Color,

___ Rnd 1: Using either the [ch 2, begin work in 2nd st from hook] or [magic circle] method to begin project, 6 sc in st  (6 sts) 

___ Rnd 2: [Inc in nxt st] 6 times  (12 sts)

___ Rnd 3: [Inc in ea of nxt 3 sts, sc in ea of nxt 3 sts] twice  (18 sts)

___ Rnd 4: sc in ea of nxt 2 sts, Inc in nxt st, sc in ea of nxt 2 sts, Inc in nxt st, sc in ea of nxt 5 sts, Inc in nxt st, sc in ea of nxt 2 sts, Inc in nxt st, sc in ea of nxt 3 sts  (22 sts)

___ Rnds 5-8: sc in ea st around  (22 sts/ea rnd)

___ Rnd 9: [sc in ea of nxt 9 sts, Dec nxt 2 sts tog] twice  (20 sts)

___ Rnds 10-11: sc in ea st around  (20 sts/ea rnd)

___ Rnd 12: [sc in ea of nxt 8 sts, Dec nxt 2 sts tog] twice  (18 sts)

___ Rnd 13: sc in ea st around  (18 sts)

___ Rnd 14: [sc in ea of nxt 7 sts, Dec nxt 2 sts tog] twice  (16 sts)

___ Rnd 15: sc in ea st around  (16 sts)

___ Rnd 16: [sc in ea of nxt 6 sts, Dec nxt 2 sts tog] twice  (14 sts)

___ Rnd 17: sc in ea st around  (14 sts)

___ Rnd 18: [sc in ea of nxt 5 sts, Dec nxt 2 sts tog] twice  (12 sts)

___ Rnd 19: [sc in ea of nxt 4 sts, Dec nxt 2 sts tog] twice  (10 sts)

___ Rnd 20/Row:  sc in ea of nxt 5 sts, squeeze front and back pieces flat together - working through both thicknesses (4 lps total) sc across, closing the opening for a count of 5 sc.

Finish off.  Secure and weave in tail to hide.   Set aside, until both legs are worked.  Body cannot be worked until legs are complete.

(Rnd 20/Row - squeeze front  and back pieces together - pushing through BOTH sides)

(Rnd 20/Row - complete single crochet as usual)

(Rnd 20/Row - work across all stitches to end - creating 5 single crochet in a straight row

instead of 10 stitches as an open round)

(Rnd 20/Row - completed)

Arm (Make 2) : 

with Main Color, 

___ Rnd 1: Using either the [ch 2, begin work in 2nd st from hook] or [magic circle] method to begin project, 6 sc in st  (6 sts)

___ Rnd 2: [Inc in ea of nxt 2 sts, sc in nxt st] twice  (10 sts)

___ Rnd 3: [sc in nxt st, Inc in ea of nxt 2 sts, sc in ea of nxt 2 sts] twice  (14 sts)

___ Rnd 4: [sc in ea of nxt 6 sts, Inc in nxt st] twice  (16 sts)

___ Rnds 5-7: sc in ea st around  (16 sts/ea rnd)

___ Rnd 8: [sc in ea of nxt 6 sts, Dec nxt 2 sts tog] twice  (14 sts)

___ Rnd 9: sc in ea st around  (14 sts)

___ Rnd 10: [sc in ea of nxt 5 sts, Dec nxt 2 sts tog] twice  (12 sts)

___ Rnd 11: sc in ea st around  (12 sts)

___ Rnd 12: [sc in ea of nxt 4 sts, Dec nxt 2 sts tog] twice  (10 sts)

___ Rnds 13-15: sc in ea st around  (10 sts/ea rnd)

___ Rnd 16: [sc in ea of nxt 3 sts, Dec nxt 2 sts tog] twice  (8 sts)

___ Rnd 17: sc in ea st around  (8 sts)

___ Rnd 18: Squeeze front and back pieces flat together - working through both thicknesses (4 lps total) sc across, closing the opening for a count of 4 sc.   (4 sts)

Finish off, leaving sufficient tail remaining to secure Arm to Body.


The Next Installment for this CAL will be  Thursday - 04/10/2014

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I Can't Eat That!!

Although I know a few kids, when I was younger, that would have had no problem diving right in and munching away on crayons ... or paste...  or pencils...
hee hee..

The school was very much surprised this morning when this arrived at their front desk.  Although the school and I have had our differences over education plans; overall, I admire the principle and the front office staff... and wanted to do something special for the first day back...
and besides,  I LOVE SCHOOL SUPPLIES!!!..
everything all new and clean and unused...

So this past weekend, while picking up the last minute needs and forgotten tidbits for my youngest's last year at her current school, we decided to make a cake...  as a sort of 'thank you' and farewell...

I am sure the school can put to good use all of the items contained within..
which includes:

6 Boxes of Puffs Facial Tissues (1st tier base)
10 Boxes of 24ct Crayola Crayons  (1st tier)
20 Blue Ball Point Bic Pens (1st tier)
8 Red Ball Point Bic Pens (1st tier)
2 Pks 4X6 Lined Index Cards (1st tier)
50  Eraser Caps (1st tier)
10 Bottles of Elmers Glue  (1st & 2nd tiers)
1 Styrofoam Diorama (2nd tier base)
22 Elmers Glue Sticks (2nd tier)
1 Box of White Chalk (2nd tier)
10 Solar Calculators (2nd & 3rd tiers)
3 Pack of Clorox Disinfecting Wipes (3rd tier base)
6 Spiral Notepads (3rd tier)
4 Pairs Safety Scissors (3rd tier)
5 Boxes of Crayola Thin Markers (3rd tier)
5 Boxes of Crayola Fat Markers (3rd tier)
5 Boxes of Crayola Colored Pencils (3rd tier)
5 Boxes of Rose Art Colored Pencils (3rd tier)
6 12 inch rulers (3rd tier)
10 No2 Pencils  (3rd tier)
2 Purell Gel Hand Sanitizer Pumps (4th tier base)
12 Individual Kleenex Pocket Packs (1st & 4th tier)

There might be more (I forget and I didn't take photos from all angles), but you get the idea..
Back 2 School Supplies Cakes are just like the "Diaper Cakes" only with.. *drum roll please*... back to school items...
Schools love them!  Teachers love them!
The above is what was included in this particular B2S Cake to give you ideas for your own (where to start at least) - but you could be classroom specific (Science, Reading, Math, etc) , themed event (Holiday, School Party or Dance theme, etc)  or just general as was done here..
things like paper towels, which was not included in this cake, facial tissues, wipes and hand sanitizers are always needed at schools for both classroom and general needs.

**Important to remember... the weight factor!!  This 'cake' weighed between 25 and 30lbs once completed.. you will want to select a platform that is able to sufficiently support your cake.  Start wide and work narrow - lifting the entire platform occasionally to ensure stability and transportability.

Apologies for the grainy photos, I took them last night without benefit of flash.. and didn't think to check the images before delivering the cake!!  
It was the first time using this particular setting on my camera..

Introducing - Bao the Bookworm

Can you believe that another school year is drawing to a close?  Well, I can't!  It seems as though the school year just effortlessly slid by - of course, my 6th grader isn't complaining that summer vacation will soon be here!

So in time to bid those Skool Daze goodbye for another season,  I introduce you to Bao the Bookworm.

Wouldn't he look adorable sitting on that favorite teacher's desk?  A reminder for all time of a great year of learning and a heart-felt gift of love.

Bao the Bookworm contains 10 pages of pattern instruction and contains the Bonus Pattern - Nubby, the Amigurumi Pencil.

Bao stands about 9 inches in height and is simple enough to make up quickly!  Purchase your copy of Bao the Bookworm for your favorite teacher ~ you'll be remembered for years to come! (Although, I am horrible at embroidery - imagine how personal you can make this gift with teacher's name and school year - etc!)

Purchase Bao the Bookworm on Etsy.com

Pattern:
 

Materials Used in Model:

Red Heart® WW 4-Ply Yarn in 0319 Cherry Red, 0624 Tea Leaf, 0313 Aran, 0365 Coffee, 0406 Med Thyme and 0311 White

poly-fil fiberfill
2 - 12” Pipe Cleaners
2 - 6mm plastic beads  (eyes)
Size US G6/4.25mm crochet hook
Yarn Needle for sewing
Long Straight Pins for positioning

This pattern is written in English, using US Crochet Terms.
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