Hagrid wanted to make sure that everyone had their copy of The Monster Book of Monsters in time for his Care of Magical Creatures class during your 3rd year!
Remember, to control this Monster... stroke the spine!
Monster Book of Monsters Pillow
OR PLUSH TOY
OR PLUSH TOY
Skill Level: Intermediate
Measurements 11.5 inches wide (approx.)
Gauge : 9 rows of 8 single crochet = 2 inches/squared
Yardage : Main Color: less than 7oz/364yds, Accent Colors: less than 7oz/364yds
General Notes:
- This pattern is worked in continuous rounds unless otherwise noted.
- This pattern utilizes standard US Crochet Terms.
- Any changes in materials to this pattern, (hook size/yarn weight) will not produce the measurements above.
- This pattern utilizes Loop Stitches (LpSt) to create a fuzzy look. You can find a tutorial on how to make Loop Stitches here: AA: Beyond Basic Stitches
- Recommended that you wait until the final step before cutting loops and brushing out yarn to create the finished look.
Red Heart® WW 4-Ply Yarn in 0334 Buff and 0928 Earth & Sky, 0360 Cafe Latte, 0340 Dusty Grey, 0259 Flamingo, 0321 Gold, Cherry Red, 0312 Black and 0311 White
Size H/8-5.00mm Crochet Hook (US)
Filling for Plushies (fiberfil or similar)
Wire Bristle Brush or old Hairbrush
Tapestry/Yarn Needle for sewing
Long Straight Pins for positioning
Book Pages: (Make 1 - Complete)
with Buff,
Chain 32,
___ Rnd 1: sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in ea of nxt 29 sts, 3 sc in end ch st - turn piece to allow you to work up the other side of original beg chain (as if a flat round), sc in ea of nxt 29 sts, Inc in last st. (64 sts)
___ Rnd 2: [3 sc in nxt st, sc in ea of nxt 29 sts, 3 sc in nxt st, sc in nxt st] twice (72 sts)
___ Rnd 3: sc in nxt st, 3 sc in nxt st, sc in ea of nxt 31 sts, 3 sc in nxt st, sc in ea of nxt 3 sts, 3 sc in nxt st, sc in ea of nxt 31 sts, 3 sc in nxt st, sc in ea of nxt 2 sts (80 sts)
___ Rnd 4: sc in ea of nxt 2 sts, Inc in nxt st, sc in ea of nxt 33 sts, Inc in nxt st, sc in ea of nxt 5 sts, Inc in nxt st, sc in ea of nxt 33 sts, Inc in nxt st, sc in ea of nxt 3 sts (84 sts)
___ Rnd 5: in BLO, sc in ea st around (84 sts)
___ Rnds 6-36: sc in ea st around (84 sts/ea rnd)
Finish off, leaving sufficient tail remaining to secure Book Pages to opposite end (Rnds 1-4)
Repeat Rnds 1 through 4 for opposite end. Stuff firmly, but do not over stuff - you will want to keep as "book like flat" as possible.
Book Cover: (Make 1) (I do NOT utilize a turning stitch, if you ch-1 for turning, this will count as your first st)
with Earth & Sky,
Chain 37,
___ ROW 1: LpSt in 2nd ch from hook, LpSt in ea of nxt 35 chs, TURN (36 sts)
___ ROW 2: sc in ea st across, TURN (36 sts)
___ ROW 3: LpSt in ea st across, TURN (36 sts)
___ ROWS 4-38: alternate between Rows 2 & 3. changing to Cafe Latte on lst st of Rnd 38 (36 sts/ea row)
with Cafe Latte,
___ ROW/Rnd 39: working around all 4 sides, LpSt all the way around your cover, giving a nice even finish to all sides.
Finish off, leaving sufficient tail remaining to secure Book Cover around Book Pages.
Center Eyes: (Make 1)
with White,
Chain 12,
___ Rnd 1: sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in ea of nxt 9 sts, 3 sc in end ch st - turn piece to allow you to work up the other side of original beg chain (as if a flat round), sc in ea of nxt 9 sts, Inc in last st. (24 sts)
___ Rnd 2: [sc in ea of nxt 5 sts, Inc in nxt st] 4 times (28 sts)
___ Rnd 3: [sc in ea of nxt 6 sts, Inc in nxt st] 4 times (32 sts)
___ Rnds 4-5: sc in ea st around (32 sts/ea rnd)
___ Rnd 6: [sc in ea of nxt 2 sts, Dec nxt 2 sts tog] 8 times (24 sts)
___ Rnd 7: [sc in nxt st, Dec nxt 2 sts tog] 8 times (16 sts)
___ Rnd 8: [Dec nxt 2 sts tog] 8 times (8 sts)
Finish off, leaving sufficient tail remaining to secure Center Eyes to top of Book. Using a separate piece of white yarn and using a long stitch or similar, divide the long tube into 2 halves - giving the appearance of 2 separate eyeballs.
Outer Eye: (Make 2)
with White,
___ 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: [Inc in nxt st] 8 times (16 sts)
___ Rnds 3-5: sc in ea st around (16 sts/ea rnd)
___ Rnd 6: [Dec nxt 2 sts tog] 8 times (8 sts)
Finish off, leaving sufficient tail remaining to secure Small Outer Eye on either side of Center Eye.
Center Eye's Eye Color: (Make 2)
with Gold,
___ 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: [Inc in nxt st, sc in nxt st] 4 times (12 sts)
Finish off, leaving sufficient tail remaining to secure Center Eye's Eye Color to each of the white's of the Center Eyes.
With Black and using long stitches, give each eye's color a elongated 'cat like' pupil.
With White and using long stitches or a "French Knot", give each eye's pupil a 'point of light'
Outer Eye's Eye Color: (Make 2)
with Gold,
___ 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 1: [sc in ea of nxt 2 sts, Inc in nxt st] twice (8 sts)
Finish off, leaving sufficient tail remaining to secure Outer Eye's Eye Color to each of the white's of the Outer Eyes.
With Black and using long stitches, give each eye's color a elongated 'cat like' pupil.
With White and using long stitches or a "French Knot", give each eye's pupil a 'point of light'.
Eyelid: (Make 1) (I do NOT utilize a turning stitch, if you ch-1 for turning, this will count as your first st)
with Cafe Latte,
Chain 29,
___ ROW 1: LpSt in 2nd ch from hook, LpSt in ea of nxt 27 chs, TURN (28 sts)
___ ROW 2: (sc in nxt st, Dec nxt 2 sts tog) twice, sc in ea of nxt 16 sts, (Dec nxt 2 sts tog, sc in nxt st) twice, TURN (24 sts)
___ ROW 3: LpSt in ea st across, TURN (24 sts)
___ ROW 4: (sc in nxt st, Dec nxt 2 sts tog) twice, sc in ea of nxt 12 sts, (Dec nxt 2 sts tog, sc in nxt st) twice, TURN (20 sts)
___ ROW 5: LpSt in ea st across, TURN (20 sts)
___ ROW 6: (sc in nxt st, Dec nxt 2 sts tog) twice, sc in ea of nxt 8 sts, (Dec nxt 2 sts tog, sc in nxt st) twice, TURN (16 sts)
___ ROW 7: LpSt in ea st across, TURN (16 sts)
___ ROW 8: (sc in nxt st, Dec nxt 2 sts tog) twice, sc in ea of nxt 4 sts, (Dec nxt 2 sts tog, sc in nxt st) twice, TURN (12 sts)
Finish off, leaving sufficient tail remaining to secure Eyelid across all 4 eyes on top of Book.
Gums: (Make 2) (This piece is NOT stuffed, but pressed flat together)
with Flamingo,
Chain 8,
___ Rnd 1: sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in ea of nxt 5 sts, 3 sc in end ch st - turn piece to allow you to work up the other side of original beg chain (as if a flat round), sc in ea of nxt 5 sts, Inc in last st. (16 sts)
___ Rnd 2: [Inc in nxt st, sc in ea of nxt 5 sts, Inc in nxt st, sc in nxt st] twice (20 sts)
___ Rnds 3-4: sc in ea st around (20 sts/ea rnd)
Finish off, leaving sufficient tail remaining to secure Gum to Book Pages.
Teeth: (Make 2)
with White,
Chain 17, slst in 2nd ch from hook, hdc in nxt ch, skp ea of nxt 2 chs, slst in nxt ch, (ch-3, slst in 2nd ch from hook, hdc in nxt ch, skp ea of nxt 2 chs on original ch-17, slst in nxt st) 3 times, ch-3, slst in 2nd ch from hook, dc in nxt ch, skp nxt ch on original ch-17, slst in lst ch (5 teeth made)
Finish off, leaving sufficient tail remaining to secure Teeth to Gums.
Large Tentacles: (Make 4) (This piece is NOT stuffed)
with Dusty Grey,
___ Rnd 1: Using either the [ch 2, begin work in 2nd st from hook] or [magic circle] method to begin project, 4 sc in st (4 sts)
___ Rnd 2: [Inc in nxt st, sc in nxt st] twice (6 sts)
___ Rnds 3-4: sc in ea st around (6 sts/ea rnd)
___ Rnd 5: sc in ea of nxt 5 sts, Inc in nxt st (7 sts)
___ Rnds 6-7: sc in ea st around (7 sts/ea rnd)
___ Rnd 8: sc in ea of nxt 6 sts, Inc in nxt st (8 sts)
___ Rnds 9-12: sc in ea st around (8 sts/ea rnd)
Finish off, leaving sufficient tail remaining to secure Large Tentacles framing the Gums/Lips.
Small Tentacles: (Make 16) (This piece is NOT stuffed)
with Dusty Grey,
___ Rnd 1: Using either the [ch 2, begin work in 2nd st from hook] or [magic circle] method to begin project, 4 sc in st (4 sts)
___ Rnd 2: [Inc in nxt st, sc in nxt st] twice (6 sts)
___ Rnd 3: sc in ea st around (6 sts)
___ Rnd 4: sc in ea of nxt 5 sts, Inc in nxt st (7 sts)
___ Rnd 5: sc in ea st around (7 sts)
___ Rnd 6: sc in ea of nxt 6 sts, Inc in nxt st (8 sts)
___ Rnds 7-8: sc in ea st around (8 sts/ea rnd)
Finish off, leaving sufficient tail remaining to secure Small Tentacles around the Book Cover.
Tongue: (Make 1-Complete) (This piece is NOT stuffed)
with Cherry Red,
___ Rnd 1: Using either the [ch 2, begin work in 2nd st from hook] or [magic circle] method to begin project, 4 sc in st (4 sts)
___ Rnd 2: Inc in nxt st, sc in ea of nxt 3 sts (5 sts)
___ Rnd 3: sc in ea of nxt 4 sts, Inc in nxt st (6 sts)
___ Rnd 4: [sc in ea of nxt 2 sts, Inc in nxt st] twice (8 sts)
Finish off. Set aside.
Repeat Rnds 1 through 4 once more, do NOT finish off, continue to Rnd 5
___ Rnds 5-6: sc in ea st around (8 sts/ea rnd)
___ Rnd 7: Joining Rnd: sc in ea of nxt 4 sts, pick up first piece made, sc in ea st around (joining the piece to current work), sc in ea remaining 4 sts of current work (16 sts)
___ Rnd 8: sc in ea of nxt 7 sts, Dec nxt 2 sts tog, sc in ea of nxt 7 sts (15 sts)
___ Rnd 9: sc in ea of nxt 13 sts, Dec nxt 2 sts tog (14 sts)
___ Rnd 10: sc in ea of nxt 6 sts, Dec nxt 2 sts tog, sc in ea of nxt 6 sts (13 sts)
___ Rnd 11: sc in ea of nxt 11 sts, Dec nxt 2 sts tog (12 sts)
___ Rnd 12: sc in ea of nxt 5 sts, Dec nxt 2 sts tog, sc in ea of nxt 5 sts (11 sts)
___ Rnd 13: sc in ea of nxt 9 sts, Dec nxt 2 sts tog (10 sts)
___ Rnd 14: sc in ea of nxt 4 sts, Dec nxt 2 sts tog, sc in ea of nxt 4 sts (9 sts)
___ Rnd 15: sc in ea of nxt 7 sts, Dec nxt 2 sts tog (8 sts)
___ Rnds 16-18: sc in ea st around (8 sts/ea rnd)
Finish off, leaving sufficient tail remaining to secure Tongue to Book Pages.
Finishing: Once you have positioned all your Monster Book of Monster’s features to your Book, carefully snip all your Loop Stitches and use your brush to create the ‘fur’.
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