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PotBellyBabies
Elephant
Patternsetincludespatternsforelephant,bibandrattle.
Whenmadewiththespecifiedyarnsandhooksizes,elephantmeasures14inchesLand
14?inchesaroundbelly,withasittingheightof11inches;bibmeasures2?inchesLx
3inchesWandrattlemeasures5inchesLx2?inchesW.
Thesepatternsarecrochetedintheamigurumistyleofcontinuousroundsbeginningfrom
adoubleyarnloop.Markingthelaststitchofroundswithasmalllengthofyarnora
safetypinwillhelpyoutokeeptrack.
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Materials
F(3.75mm)andG(4.25mm)crochethooks
1(7ounce)skeinCaronSimplySoftAutumnRed(orothersoftworstedweight)yarn
1yardgreyyarnformouth
Severalyardsofwhiteyarnforbib
Severalyardsofaccentyarnsforbib
Severalyardsofassortedyarncolorsforrattle(red,white,yellowandgreenusedinthis
pattern)
2(5/8inch)solid-frontbuttonsforeyes
Sewingneedle,threadandpins
Polyesterfiberfillforstuffing(5-6ounces)
Yarnneedle
Patternabbreviations:
Rnd-Round
ch-chain
st-stitch
sc-singlecrochetstitch
hdc–halfdoublecrochetstitch
scinc-singlecrochetincrease(2singlecrochetstitchesinto1stitch)
scdec-singlecrochetdecrease(InserthookintoFrontLoopof1stsc,inserthookinto
BackLoopofnextsc,yarnoverandpullhookthroughbothloops,yoandpullthorough
lastloop,makingano-seescdec)
Slst–Slipstitch
-Repeatdirectionsbetweenasindicated
FrontLegs(make2)
UseAutumnRedyarnandFhook
Crochet6scintodoubleloop,pullyarnendtoclose
Rnd1:2scintoeachsc6times(12sc)
Rnd2:2scintoeachsc12times(24sc)
Rnd3:1scintoeachof7sc,1hdcintoeachofnext2sc,1scintoeachofnext2sc2
times,1hdcintoeachofnext2sc,1scintoeachnext7sc(24sts)
Rnd4:Repeatround3
Rnd5:1scintoeachof7sc,1hdcinnextsc,skipoverhdc,1scintoeachnext2sc2
times,1hdc,skipoverhdc,1scintoeachnext7sc(21sts)
Rnd6:1scintoeachof7sc,1hdcintonextsc,skipoversc,1sc2times,1hdcinto
nextsc,1scintoeachnext7sc(19sts)
Rnds7-21:19sc(15rounds)
Slipstitchintonextsc,tieoff,leavelongenoughyarnlengthtosewlegtobodylater.
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RearLegs(make2)
Repeatarmdirectionsthroughround6
Rnds7-24:19sc(18rounds)
Slipstitchintonextsc,tieoff,leavelongenoughyarnlengthtosewlegtobodylater.
Tail
UseAutumnRedyarnandFhook
Crochet6scintodoubleloop,pullyarnendtoclose
Rnd1:1scinto5sc,2scinc(7sc)
Rnd2:1scinto6sc,2scinc(8sc)
Rnd3:1scinto7sc,2scinc(9sc)
Rnds4-9:9sc(6rounds)Pullinloopend,tieoff.
Rnd10:1scinto8sc,2scinc(10sc)
Rnds11-19:10sc(9rounds)
Rnd20:1scinto9sc,2scinc(11sc)
Rnds21-26:11sc(6rounds)
Slstintonextsc,tieoff,leavinglongyarnlengthtosewtailtobodylater.
Body
UseAutumnRedyarnandFhook
Crochet6scintodoubleloop,pullyarnendtoclose
Rnd1:2scintoeachsc(12sc)
Rnd2:1scintonextsc,2scinc6times(18sc)
Rnd3:1scintoeachnext2sc,2scinc6times(24sc)
Rnd4:1scintoeachnext2sc,2scinc8times(32sc)
Rnd5:1scintoeachnext7sc,2scinc4times(36sc)
Rnd6:1scintoeachnext2sc,2scinc12times(48sc)
Rnd7:48sc
Rnd8:1scintoeachnext7sc,2scinc6times(54sc)
Rnd9:1scintoeachnext5sc,2scinc9times(63sc)
Rnd10:63sc
Rnd11:1scintoeachnext6sc,2scinc9times(72sc)
Rnds12-21:72sc(10rounds)
Rnd22:1scintoeachnext6sc,2scdec9times(63sc)
Rnd23:63sc
Rnd24:1scintoeachnext5sc,2scdec9times(54sc)
Rnds25-26:54sc(2rounds)
Rnd27:1scintoeachnext4sc,2scdec9times(45sc)
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Rnds28-30:45sc(3rounds)
Rnd31:1scintoeachnext13sc,2scdec3times(42sc)
Rnds32-37:42sc(6rounds)
Rnd38:1scintoeachnext4sc,2scdec7times(35sc)
Rnd39:1scintoeachnext5sc,2scdec5times(30sc)
Rnd40:1scintoeachnext8sc,2scdec3times(27sc)
Rnd41:27sc
Slipstintonextsc,tieoff,leavinglongenoughyarnlengthtosewheadtobodylater.
Mouth
UseGreyyarnandFhook
Leavinga6inchlengthofyarnonendofch,ch5,tieoff,leavingan8inchyarnlength.
Withyarnneedle,threadshorteryarnlengthandpullyarntoinsidebelowtrunkonleft
sidetoanchor,arrangemouthinpreferredexpression,threadyarnneedlewithlonger
end,pulltoinsideandbackoutthrough1stchonthatend,sewinandoutoverchainsto
end,pullyarntoinsideandtietogetherwithshorterend,trimends.
Ears(make2)
UseAutumnRedyarnandFhook
Crochet6scintodoubleloop,pullyarnendtoclose
Rnd1:1scinto1stsc,2scintoeachof4sc,1scintolastsc,ch1,turn(10sc)
Rnd2:1scinto1stsc,1sc,2scinc4times,1scintolastsc,ch1,turn(14sc)
Rnd3:2sc,2scinc4times,2sc,ch1turn(18sc)
Rnd4:3sc,2scinc4times,2sc,ch1,turn(22sc)
Rnd5:5sc,2scinc3times,4sc,ch1,turn(25sc)
Rnd6:2sc,2scinc7times,4sc,ch1,turn(32sc)
Rnd7:5sc,2scinc;2sc,2scinc7times;5sc,ch1,turn(40sc)
Rnd8:7sc,2scinc;4sc,2scinc5times;7sc,ch1,turn(46sc)
Rnd9:5sc,2scinc;4sc,2scinc7times;5sc,ch1,turn(54sc)
Rnd10:54hdc,tieoff,leavelongenoughyarnlengthtoseweartoheadlater.
Trunk/Head
UseAutumnRedyarnandFhook
Crochet6scintodoubleloop,pullyarnendtoclose
Rnd1:2scintoeachsc6times(12sc)
Rnd2:InFLO-3sc,2scinc3times(15sc)
Rnd3:3sc,2scdec3times(12sc)
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Rnd4:InFLO–12sc
Rnd5:12sc
Rnd6:InFLO–11sc,2scinc(13sc)
Rnd7:13sc
Rnd8:InFLO–13sc
Rnd9:13sc
Rnd10:InFLO–12sc,2scinc(14sc)
Rnd11:14sc
Rnd12:InFLO–14sc
Rnd13:14sc
Rnd14:InFLO–13sc,2scinc(15sc)
Rnd15:15sc
Rnd16:InFLO–14sc,2scinc(16sc)
Rnd17:16sc
Rnd18:InFLO–15sc,2scinc(17sc)
Rnd19:17sc
Rnd20:InFLO–16sc,2scinc(18sc)
Rnd21:5sc,2scinc3times(21sc)
Rnd22:InFLO–6sc,2scinc3times(24sc)
Rnd23:5sc,2scinc3times,6sc(27sc)
Rnd24:InFLO–8sc,2scinc3times(30sc)
Rnd25:4sc,2scinc5times,5sc(35sc)
Rnd26:8sc,2scinc;5sc,2scinc3times;8sc(39sc)
Rnd27:4sc,2scinc;5sc,2scinc5times;4sc(45sc)
Rnd28:45sc
Rnd29:7sc,2scinc;9sc,2scinc3times;7sc(49sc)
Rnd30:6sc,2scinc6times;7sc(55sc)
Rnd31:9sc,2scinc;11sc,2scinc3times;9sc(59sc)
Rnd32:59sc
Rnd33:8sc,2scinc;5sc,2scinc7times;8sc(67sc)
Rnd34:67sc
Rnd35:10sc,2scinc5times;12sc(72sc)
Rnds36-44:72sc(9rounds)
Rnd45:7sc,2scdec8times(64sc)
Rnd46:64sc
Sewoneyes,mouthandears
Rnd47:6sc,2scdec8times(56sc)
Rnd48:6sc,2scdec7times(49sc)
Rnd49:49sc
Rnd50:5sc,2scdec7times(42sc)
Rnd51:5sc,2scdec6times(36sc)
Rnd52:4sc,2scdec6times(30sc)Stufftrunk,stuffandshapefaceandhead,
addingmorestuffingasyouclose.
Rnd53:4sc,2scdec5times(25sc)
Rnd54:3sc,2scdec5times(20sc)
Rnd55:2sc,2scdec5times(15sc)
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Rnd56:1sc,2scdec5times(10sc)
Rnd57:2scdec5timestoclose,withyarnneedlethreadyarnthroughclosinground
andoutacoupleroundsaway,pulltautandsniptokeepyarnendinside.
Bib
BeginwithWhiteyarnandGHook
Crochet6scintodoubleloop,pullyarnendtoclose
Rnd1:2scintoeachsc6times(12sc)
Rnd2:1scintonextsc,2scinc6times(18sc)
Rnd3:1scintonextsc,2scinc9times(27sc)
Rnd4:1scintonext8sc,2scinc3times,ch1,turn(30sc)
Rnd5:24sc,ch1,turn
Rnd6:1scintonext5sc,2scinc3times;1scintonext6sc(27sc)
Work9scacrosstop,changingtoaccentyarncoloronlastsc(leavelongenoughwhite
yarnendtoweavearoundperimeterofbacksideofbiblater)
Rnd7:27scaround
Work10scacrosstop,chain30,tieoffleavingalongenoughyarnlengthtoweaveend
intothebackloopof4or5chainstohideend.
Attachyarnwithslipstitchonlaststitchoftheotherendoftheflatside,work30chains,
tieoff,leavingalongenoughyarnlengthtoweaveinto4or5chains.
Weaveinallends,withthelongwhiteyarnlength,weaveinaroundwhiteperimeterof
bibtogiveitstrengthandstopanycurling,weaveintheaccentcolorendsacrossbackof
flattoptogivethatalittleextrastiffness.Pressflatbetweenhandsforaminuteortwoif
necessarytoblock.Weaveinchainendsdownintothebackloopsof4or5chainsand
backupagain,snipandpullsoendishiddeninchain.
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Rattle
Handle
UseYellowyarnandFhook
Ch35leavingan8inchlengthofyarnonendofch
Row1:Hdcdownchain,ch1,turn(34hdc)
Row2:Pushhookupwardintothefrontloopofthe1ststofthechainrow,pushhookinto
thefrontloopofhdcst,yarnover,pullthroughallloops(slst),repeatdownrow,tieoff,
leavingan8inchlengthofyarn.
RattleBody
BeginwithRedyarnandFhook
Crochet6scintodoubleloop,pullyarnendtoclose
Rnd1:2scintoeachsc6times,changingyarntoyellowonlastsc(12sc)
Rnd2:1sc,2scinc6times,changingyarntowhiteonlastsc(18sc)
Rnd3:2sc,2scinc6times,changingyarntogreenonlastsc(24sc)
Rnd4:3sc,2scinc6times(30sc)
Rnd5:4sc,2scinc6times,changingyarntowhiteonlastsc(36sc)
Rnd6:5sc,2scinc6times,changingyarntoredonlastsc(42sc)
Rnds7-8:42sc,changingyarntowhiteonlastscofround8
Rnd9:42sc,changingyarntogreenonlastsc
Rnd10:5sc,2scdec6times(36sc)
Rnd11:4sc,2scdec6times,changingyarntowhiteonlastsc(30sc)
Rnd12:3sc,2scdec6times,changingyarntoyellowonlastsc(24sc)Pullyarn
endstoinside,tieandtrim,sewhandleontobottomofrattlebody,twistingthehandlein
thecenterbeforesewingonsecondsidetocreatealoopaspictured.
Rnd13:2sc,2scdec6times,changingyarntoredonlastsc
Stuffrattle,addingmorestuffingasyouclose
Rnd14:1sc,2scdec6times(12sc)
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Rnd15:2scdec7timestoclose,tieoff,withyarnneedlethreadyarnthroughclosing
roundandoutacoupleroundsaway,pulltautandsniptokeepyarnendinside.Repeat
withallremainingyarnends.
Assembly
Stuffbacklegsandpintobodyoneithersideoflowerbodybelowswellofpotbelly,
pointingtoeridgesupward,seweachon.Stufftailandpintothelowercenterbackofthe
body,sewon.Stufffrontlegsandsewtoeithersideofthefrontbelowneckarea.Stuff
body,roundingoutbelly,stuffneckareasoitisfirmenoughtokeepheadup.Pinon
head,centeringfacewithbody,sewon,keepingenoughneckwidtharoundbaseofhead
soheaddoesn''tflopover,addingstuffingasnecessarytokeepneckfirm.Tieonbiband
givebabyhisrattle.
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