Pattern of crocheted monkey

my monkeys

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Materials

4 ply yarn
cotton wool
plastic pellets or Azuki beans
embroidery thread or yarn
small black beads
3.5mm crochet hook
needle

Abbreviations US term

sc single crochet (komaami in Japanese)
yoh yarn over hook
2sc dec (komaami 2me ichido in Japanese) :insert hook into the 1st sc, yoh and draw loop through, insert hook into the next sc, yoh and draw loop, yoh and draw through all 3 loops on hook

Instructions

Ear x2

1:With pale peach yarn, make a double loop with your finger. 6sc into the loop. tighten the loop.
2:2sc into each of 6sc
3: [1sc into the 1st sc, 2sc into the next sc]x6
4: Work 18sc
5: [1sc into the 1st sc, 2sc dec]x6
6: [2sc dec]x6. Finally, cut the yarn. Make sure you leave enough yarn to sew the ear onto the head .

Mouth

1:With pale peach yarn, make a double loop with your finger. 6sc into the loop. tighten the loop.
2:2sc into each of 6sc
3: [1sc into the 1st sc, 2sc into the next sc]x6
4: [1sc into each of the next 2sc, 2sc into the next sc]x6
5: [1sc into each of the next 3sc, 2sc into the next sc]x6
6-7: Work 30sc
8:[1sc into each of the next 3sc, 2sc dec]x6. Finally, cut the yarn. Make sure you leave enough yarn to sew the mouth part onto the head.

Head

1:With pale peach yarn, make a double loop with your finger. 6sc into the loop. tighten the loop.
2:2sc into each of 6sc
3: [1sc into the 1st sc, 2sc into the next sc]x6
4: [1sc into each of next 2sc, 2sc into the next sc]x6
5: [1sc into each of next 3sc, 2sc into the next sc]x6
6: [1sc into each of next 4sc, 2sc into the next sc]x6
7: [1sc into each of next 5sc, 2sc into the next sc]x6
8: [1sc into each of next 6sc, 2sc into the next sc]x6
9-16: Change the colour of the yarn to brown, work 48sc
17:[1sc into each of next 6sc, 2sc dec]x6
18:[1sc into each of next 5sc, 2sc dec]x6
19:[1sc into each of next 4sc, 2sc dec]x6
20:[1sc into each of next 3sc, 2sc dec]x6. Then stop here and sew the mouth part onto the head. NB: Don't forget to stuff enough cotton wool into the mouth part. Sew black beads onto the face as eyes. Embroider eyebrows, a nose and a mouth with embroidery thread or yarn. Sew the ears onto the head. Stuff enough cotton wool into the head.
21:[1sc into each of next 2sc, 2sc dec]x6
22:[1sc into the 1st sc, 2sc dec]x6
23:[2sc dec]x6. Fasten off and sew the end of the head naturally.

Body

1:With blue yarn (or whatever colour you like for the trousers), make a double loop with your finger. 6sc into the loop. tighten the loop.
2:2sc into each of 6sc
3: [1sc into the 1st sc, 2sc into the next sc]x6
4: [1sc into each of next 2sc, 2sc into the next sc]x6
5: [1sc into each of next 3sc, 2sc into the next sc]x6
6: [1sc into each of next 4sc, 2sc into the next sc]x6
7-10: Work 36sc
11:[2sc dec]x4, work 20sc, [2sc dec]x4
12-23:With pale green yarn (or whatever colour you like for the jumper), work 28sc
24:[1sc into each of next 2sc, 2sc dec]x7
25-27:Work 21sc
28:[1sc into each of next 5sc, 2sc dec]x3
29-30:Work 18sc. Finally, cut the yarn. Make sure you leave enough yarn to sew the body and the head together.

Leg x2

1:With pale peach yarn, make a double loop with your finger. 6sc into the loop. tighten the loop.
2:2sc into each of 6sc
3: [1sc into the 1st sc, 2sc into the next sc]x6
4:Work 18sc
5:1sc into each of next 5sc, [2sc dec] x4, 1sc into each of the next 5sc
6:1sc into each of next 3sc, [2sc dec] x4, 1sc into each of next 3sc
7-22:With brown yarn, work 10sc
23-29:With blue yarn, work 10sc. Finally, cut the yarn. Make sure you leave enough yarn to sew the leg onto the body.

Arm x2

1:With pale peach yarn, make a double loop with your finger. 6sc into the loop. tighten the loop.
2:2sc into each of 6sc
3: [1sc into each of next 3sc, 2sc into next sc] x3
4:Work 15sc
5: [1sc into each of next 3sc, 2sc dec] x3
6:[1sc into the 1st sc, 2sc dec] x4
7-22:With brown yarn, work 8sc
23-30:With green yarn, work 8sc. Finally, cut the yarn. Make sure you leave enough yarn to sew the arm onto the body.

Tail

1:with brown yarn, make a double loop with your finger. 6sc into the loop. tighten the loop.
2: [1sc into each of next 2c, 2sc into next sc] x2
3-25:Work 8sc. Finally, cut the yarn. Make sure you leave enough yarn to sew the tail onto the body.

Finishing

*Stuff some plastic pellets up to the hip of the body to let your monkey sit properly. Then stuff some cotton wool into the rest of the body. Sew the body and the head together with the left over yarn from the body.
*Stuff some pellets only in the hands and the feet. Sew the arms and the legs to the body.
*Sew the tail onto the body. NB: No pellets or cotton wool in the tail.
*You can see some pictures which help you to finish your monkey in here!.

My monkey Yoshi

Enjoy making!

I will be happy if you post your monkey to my Message board!

Copyright (C) 2003 Chimuchimu All Rights Reserved

22nd/5/2006



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