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Keroppi is 9 inches (23cm) tall when
made with the below yarn and hook sizes.
Materials Used
Y
DK (8 ply) weight yarn (I used 4
seasons Marvel in black, red, lime, pink and white)
Y
12 mm safety eyes
Y
4.00 hook
Y
Stuffing
Abbreviations
This is written in US crochet terms.
Y
CH – Chain
Y
SC – Single Crochet
Y
DC – Double Crochet
Y
TC – Treble crochet
Y
BBL – Treble crochet 3 - stitch
bobble : 3 treble crochets turned into a
bobble. The slip stitch used to hold the trebles together doesn’t count as a
stitch.
Y
INC – 2 Single Crochet (in the same stitch)
Increase
Y
DEC – Single Crochet 2 together
(Decrease)
Y
[instructions]x# - Crochet the
instructions in the brackets # times
Y
SCx# - Single crochet once each in
the next # stitches
Y
(xx) – amount of stitches in that
round
Y
(AA, BB) – AA is the amount of
stitches in that round, BB is the amount of rows if there are repeating rows
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Eyes
White (Make 2)
Round 1: In a magic circle, SCx6 (6)
Round 2: INCx6 (12)
Round 3: [INC, SC]x6 (18)
Round 4: [INC, SCx2]x6 (24)
Round 5: [INC, SCx3]x6 (30)
Round 6: SCx30 (30)
Leave a long tail for both to sew
onto the head later.
Head
Lime (Make 2)
Round 1: In a magic circle, SCx6 (6)
Round 2: INCx6 (12)
Round 3: [INC, SC]x6 (18)
Round 4: [INC, SCx2]x6 (24)
Round 5: [INC, SCx3]x6 (30)
Round 6 - 7: SCx30 (30, 2)
Finish off the first head piece now
with a short tail to sew a gap later on. For the second piece, don’t finish
off, continue directly onto next step.
Round 8: Insert your hook into the
next stitch on the first piece. SCx30. Then insert your hook back into the next
stitch on the current piece. SCx30 (60)
Round 9 – 12: SCx60 (60, 4)
Use the tail from the first piece to sew the gap between the two pieces closed.
Round 13: [INC, SCx9]x6 (66)
Round 14: [INC, SCx10]x6 (72)
Round 15: [INC, SCx11]x6 (78)
Round 16 – 23: SCx78 (78, 8)
Stuff the head firmly. Position the
eyes and sew on. The tops of the eyes line up with about round 4 of the head
pieces. Take the stuffing out and insert the eyes and then stuff again.
Round 24: [DEC, SCx11]x6 (72)
Round 25: [DEC, SCx10]x6 (66)
Round 26: [DEC, SCx9]x6 (60)
Round 27: [DEC, SCx8]x6 (54)
Round 28: [DEC, SCx7]x6 (48)
Round 29: [DEC, SCx6]x6 (42)
Round 30: [DEC, SCx5]x6 (36)
Round 31: [DEC. SCx4]x6 (30)
Round 32: [DEC, SCx3]x6 (24)
Round 33: [DEC. SCx2]x6 (18)
Round 34: [DEC, SC]x6 (12)
Round 35: DECx6 (6)
Finish off with no tail.
To shape the head, take a long
strand of green yarn and attach onto round 15 next to one of the eyes, pull out
3 stitches away on the same round. Sew back in on the next stitch and out 4
stitches later. Then straight back in on the next stitch. Pull through the head
and out the other side and repeat the same pattern. Then sew back through to
the original side. This will create a loop inside the head you can tighten
slightly and will make a nice definition between the eyes and round face.
Cheeks
Pink (make 2)
Round 1: In a magic circle, SCx6 (6)
Round 2: INCx6 (12)
Round 3: SCx12 (12)
Sew onto the face so the outer edge is in line with the outside edge of the eye.
Take a long piece of black yarn, sew up from the middle of round 35 of the head. Embroider on the mouth and then exit through round 35. Tie closed. This will be hidden when the body is attached.
Body
Lime
Round 1: In a magic circle, SCx6 (6)
Round 2: INCx6 (12)
Round 3: [INC, SC]x6 (18)
Round 4: [INC, SCx2]x6 (24)
Round 5: [INC, SCx3]x6 (30)
Round 6: [INC, SCx4]x6 (36)
Round 7: [INC, SCx5]x6 (42)
Round 8: [INC, SCx6]x6 (48)
Round 9: [INC, SCx7]x6 (54)
Round 10: [INC, SCx8]x6 (60)
Round 11 – 14: SCx60 (60, 4)
Round 15 - 16: Back loop only. [change
to red, SCx5, change to white, SCx5]x6 (60, 2)
Round 17 – 20: [change to red, SCx5,
change to white, SCx5]x6 (60, 4)
Round 21: [change to red DEC, SCx3,
change to white SCx5]x6 (54)
Round 22: [change to red, SCx4,
change to white SCx5]x6 (54, 2)
Round 23: [change to red, SCx4,
change to white, DEC, SCx3]x6 (48)
Stuff the body and continue stuffing
as you go.
Round 24 - 26: [change to red SCx4,
change to white SCx4]x6 (48, 3)
Round 27: [change to red, DEC, SCx2,
change to white, SCx4]x6 (42)
Round 28: Front Loop Only [change
to red, SCx3, change to white, SCx4]x6 (42)
Round 29: Use the unused loops
from round 28.. Change to green SCx42
(42)
Leave a long tail. Stuff firmly. Sew the body onto the head. Make sure one of the red stripes is right at the front centre.
Bowtie
Black
CHx4, TCx4 into the first chain (the one furthest from the hook), CHx4, SS into the first chain.
This creates the first side of the bow. Repeat for the second side but the trebles go into the same loop as the original side.
Leave a long tail. Wrap the tail tightly around the centre of the bow a few times and then sew onto the body.
Optional shirt bottom finish
This is crocheted with the head
upside down so you’re working opposite the original direction.
Round 1: Attach the yarn onto the unused red/white loops at the bottom of the shift. SC around following the same pattern.
Round 2: SC along all the stitches but this
time pick up the unused green loop also. Also following the same red/white
switching pattern.
Legs
Lime (make 6)
Round 1: In a magic circle, SCx6 (6)
Round 2: [INC, SC]x3 (9)
For the first 4 finish off with a
medium length tail (long enough to sew a few stitches).
For the 5th and 6th, don’t finish off, continue directly to the next step.
Round 3: Insert your hook into the next stitch on one of the other pieces you’ve made, SCx4.
Insert your hook into the next stitch of one of the other pieces again. SCx9.
Insert the hook back into the next stitch of the second piece. SCx5.
Insert the hook back into the next
stitch on the first piece. SCx9. (27)
Round 4: SC, DEC, SCx12, DEC, SCx10 (25)
Use the tails from the other two pieces to sew up the gaps between the toes.
Round 5: SCx13, DEC, SCx10 (24)
Round 6 – 7: SCx24 (24, 2)
Round 8: [DEC, SCx6)x3 (21)
Round 9: SCx21 (21)
Round 10: [DEC, SCx5]x3 (18)
Round 11: [DEC, SC]x6 (12)
Stuff lightly.
Round 12: DECx6 (6)
Finish off with a medium length tail
and sew onto the body.
Arms
Lime (make 2)
Round 1: In a magic circle, SCx6 (6)
Round 2: INCx6 (12)
Round 3: SCx2 [BBL, SC]x3, SCx4(12)
Round 4: [INC, SC]x6 (18)
Round 5 – 7: SCx18 (18, 3)
Round 8: [DEC, SCx4]x3 (15)
Round 9: DEC, SCx9 , DECx2 (12)
Stuff lightly. Sew to the body. I
like to sew it at a slight angle so some of the bottom of the arm is slightly
folded over.
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