Hello friends, I will share the moon as today’s starter model. Let’s see how this model, which is fun and practical to make, is made..
Materials:
• 2.5mm hook
• yarn
• fibre fill
Abbreviations:
Mr – magic ring
Sc – single stitch
Inc – increase
Dec – decrease
Slst – slip stitch
Ch – chain
Hdc – half double crochet
Dc – double crochet
Flo – front loop only
Head (light brown yarn):
1. Mr 6sc (6)
2. 6inc (12)
3. (1sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4. (2sc, inc) x 6 (24)
5. (3sc, inc) x 6 (30)
6. (4sc, inc) x 6 (36)
7. (5sc, inc) x 6 (42)
8. (6sc, inc) x 6 (48)
9 – 15. 48sc (48)
16. (6sc, dec) x 6 (42)
17. (5sc, dec) x 6 (36)
Start stuffing the head with fill.
18. (4sc, dec) x 6 (30)
19. (3sc, dec) x 6 (24)
20. (2sc, dec) x 6 (18)
21. (1sc, dec) x 6 (12)
22. 6dec (6)
Fasten & weave in loose ends.
Nose (light brown yarn):
1. Mr 6sc (6)
2. 6inc (12)
3. (1sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4. (2sc, inc) x 6 (24)
5. 24sc (24)
Leave a long tail for sewing to head.
Sew nostril to nose with dark brown yarn as shown in the photo.
Ears x 2 (light brown yarn)
1. Mr 6sc (6)
2. 6inc (12)
3. (1sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4 – 5. 18sc (18)
Leave a long tail for sewing to head.
Legs x 2 (light brown yarn):
1. Mr 6sc (6)
2. 6inc (12)
3 – 6. 12sc (12)
Fasten & weave in loose end.
Make the other leg but do not cut the yarn & continue working the body.
Body (light brown yarn):
1. Sc in the following 12 stitches of the second leg, ch2 & join with slst through both loops of a stitch on the first leg, sc in the following 12 stitches of the first leg, 2sc in chain (28)
2. 28sc (28)
3. 2sc, (3sc, inc) x 6, 2sc (34)
4. (16sc, inc) x 2 (36)
Body continued:
Start stuffing the body with fibre fill. Continue stuffing the body as you crochet.
5 – 9. 36sc (36)
10. (4sc, dec) x 6 (30)
11. (3sc, dec) x 6 (24)
12 – 14. 24sc (24)
15. (2sc, dec) x 6 (18)
Fasten & leave a long tail for sewing body to head.
Arms x 2 (light brown yarn):
1. Mr 6sc (6)
2. (2sc, inc) x 2 (8)
3. 8sc (8)
4. (2sc, dec) x 2 (6)
5 – 9. 6sc (6)
Fasten & leave a long tail for sewing to body.
Clothes (yellow yarn):
Pant legs:
1. Ch15, slst to first chain to make a foundation ring.
2. Ch1, 15sc, slst (15)
3. Ch1, (4sc, inc) x 3, slst (18)
4. Ch1, 18hdc, slst (18)
Fasten & weave in loose ends.
Make the second pant leg, except do not fasten & continue to make the rest of the pants.
Rest of pants:
5. Ch1, sc in the following 18 stitches of the second pant leg, ch1 & join with slst through both loops of a stitch on the first pant leg, sc in the following 18 stitches of the first leg, (36)
6 – 8. Ch1, 36hdc, slst (36)
Fasten & weave in loose ends.
Continue clothes:
Top:
First, find the centre point of round one. Count 5 stitches to the right, this will start your first stitch of the round. Slst & ch1 to start the round.
1. 10hdc, ch1 & turn (10)
2. 10sc, ch1 & turn (10)
3. 3hdc, 2hdc-dec, 3hdc, ch1 & turn (8)
4. Ch15, connect to the back of the pants, five stitches to the left from the centre.
5. 10slst (10)
6. Ch15, connect to the front of the top left corner of the top.
7. 8slst (8)
Fasten & weave in loose ends.
Hat (yellow yarn):
1. Mr 6sc (6)
2. 6inc (12)
3. (1sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4. 18sc (18)
5. Flo, 1slst, 1sc, 1hdc, 4dc, 1hdc, 1sc, 1slst (10)
Fasten & weave in loose ends.
Assemble:
• stuff the nose with filling as you sew nose to head between round 12 & 18.
• fold ears in half, do not stuff. Sew ears between round 4 & 8, make ears 6 stitches apart.
• sew eyes 4 stitches apart with black yarn.
• sew the body to the head.
• sew the arms to the body.
• sew the hat to the head, between the ears.
• put on clothes.
• weave in loose ends
Louie the bear is complete!!
