Crochet Henry Hugglemonster
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Materials Needed:
- F Hook
- 120 yards of worsted weight yarn in body color, I used Sugar'n Cream in Sunshine.
- Small amount of blue and green
- Small amount of white felt
- Safety eyes
- Red button
- Two blue pompoms
Gauge is not important, just be sure to use a hook small enough to where the stuffing will not show.
When crocheting amigurumi, I always recommend using a Amigurumi Invisible Decrease
- Magic circle
- SC-single crochet
- HDC-Half Double Crochet
- Dec-Decrease, using the Invisible Decrease technique
- Sl St-Slip Stitch
- Ch-chain
- St-Stitch
Feet: (Make 4 pieces)
*Each foot is made of two pieces that are then SC around to sew together. Leave two pieces with long tails for connecting together.
Sc 6 into magic circle.
Row 1: 2 Sc in each St around (12)
Row 2: *Sc, 2 Sc in next st. Repeat from * around (18)
Row 3: * Sc in next two Sts, 2 SC in next St. repeat from * around. (24)
Row 4: *2 DC in next st, DC, HDC, Sl St, Ch 1. Repeat from * around
Finish off.
Take one piece with a long tail and one piece with a regular tail and stack them together. pieces should line up nicely. SC around piece, Sl St between each toe. Leave a small opening and stuff with a little polyfil or cotton ball. Finish connecting and weave in ends.
Sl St on the top of the foot to make leg, Ch 20, finish off.
Hands: (Make 4 pieces)
* Each hand is made by crocheting two circles, then adding fingers while sewing the two together. Leave two pieces with long tails (about 36" in length) for connecting together.
Sc 6 into Magic circle
Row 1: 2 Sc in each St around (12)
Row 2: *Sc, 2 Sc in next st. Repeat from * around (18)
Finish off.
Sandwich two pieces together, one with long tail. With that long tail, Sl st the two pieces together.
*In next st, Ch 2, DC, Ch 2, Sl st. Sl st in next st. Repeat from * three more times.
Sl st around the hand to close. Weave in ends.
With new yarn, Sl St to the «wrist» and Ch 15 to make arm. Finish off.
Head:
Sc 6 into magic circle.
Row 1: 2 Sc in each St around (12)
Row 2: *Sc, 2 Sc in next st. Repeat from * around (18)
Row 3: *Sc in next two Sts, 2 SC in next St. repeat from * around. (24)
Row 4: *Sc in next three sts, 2 Sc in next st. repeat from * around. (30)
Row 5: *Sc in next four sts, 2 sc in next st. repeat from * around. (36)
Row 6: *Sc in next five sts, 2 sc in next st. repeat from * around. (42)
Rows 7-10: Work even (42)
Row 11: *Dec, Sc in next five sts. Repeat from * around.
Row 12: *Dec, Sc in next four sts. Repeat from * around.
Row 13: *Dec, sc in next three sts. Repeat from * around.
Row 14: *Dec, sc in next two sts. repeat from * around.
Row 15: *Dec, sc in next st. Repeat from * around.
Finish off.
Cut two eye shapes out of white felt. Cut tiny slits in them where the safety eye should go. Insert the safety eye through the felt and through the head where the eye will go. Snap on the back to the eye. Repeat for the other eye. Hot glue the felt down to head. Stuff head firmly. Sew on the button for the nose, and then dab some hot glue on the back. This is not necessary but if you are going to give it to little ones, it's good to do.
Body:
Sc 6 into magic circle.
Row 1: 2 Sc in each St around (12)
Row 2: *Sc, 2 Sc in next st. Repeat from * around (18)
Row 3: *Sc in next two Sts, 2 SC in next St. repeat from * around. (24)
Row 4: *Sc in next three sts, 2 Sc in next st. repeat from * around. (30)
Row 5: *Sc in next four sts, 2 sc in next st. repeat from * around. (36)
Row 6: *Sc in next five sts, 2 sc in next st. repeat from * around. (42)
Rows 7: *Sc in next six sts, 2 sc in next st. repeat from * around. (48)
Rows 8-10: work even.
Decrease three stitches each row evenly around until you reach 18 sts.
Work 3 rows even.
Finish off and stuff firmly.
Sew the body to the head, then the arms and legs to the body.
Wings: (make 2)
ch 12
sl st in 2nd ch from hook, sc in next 2 sts
next st: sl st, ch 3, sl st in 3rd ch from hook, sl st in starting ch.
hdc in next 2 ch
next st: sl st, ch 4, sl st in 4th ch from hook, sl st in starting ch.
DC in next 2 sts, sl st in last ch, ch 4, sl st in 3rd ch from hook, sl st in starting ch.
finish off, leaving long tail for sewing to body.
Horns:
Work 8 SC into magic circle.
Work even with blue for 3 rows.
Switch to green, work even for 2 rows. Dec at the end of the row.
Switch back to blue, Pinch together and SC 3 Sts across, turn and SC 2 sts. Finish off. Sew and glue one pompom to each horn. sew them onto the head.
Spikes:(Make two blue and one green)
Work 6 SC into magic circle.
Work even for 3 rows. pinch together and work 2 sts across top. finish off. sew them onto the head.
Belly Stripes:
with green, ch 4
sc in 2nd ch from hook and each ch across (3)
ch 2, turn. work 2 dc in first st, dc in next st, 2 dc in last st (5)
ch 2, turn. DC in next two sts, 2 dc in next, DC to end. (6)
switch to blue, ch 2, turn. dc in first 3 sts, 2 dc in next st, dc to end (7)
ch 2, turn. work DC across. (7)
switch to green, ch 2, dc in first 3 sts, 2 dc in next st, dc to end (8)
ch 2, turn. work Dc across to end. (8)
switch to blue. ch 2, work DC across to end. (8)
repeat last row
switch to green. ch 2, work Dc across to end. (9)
ch 1, sc in next 2 sts, HDC in next st, TR in next two sts, hdc in next two sts, sc in last st.
finish off and weave in ends. leave long tail for sewing to the body.