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Kung Fu Panda (Not So Look Alike)

 Tried my level best to create a kung fu panda. Well, at least it does look like a panda. The pattern for the colorful pants, I will only write the pattern but not when to change to what color. You can refer to a kung fu panda poster online to find out what are those colors.


The tutorial video : 



The Leg / Shoes 

1) Start with brown color. Make a magic ring / circle. Do 6 single crochet (sc) into the ring      [total 6]

2) Do 2 sc in the same stitch (inc), repeat all around     [total 12]

3) (Sc, inc) - 6X     [total 18]

4) Sc only on the back loop, all around     [total 18]

5) Sc next 3, do 2together (dec) next 6, sc next 3     [total 12]

6) Sc all around     [total 12]

7) Change to grey / black. (Sc next 5, inc) - 2X     [total 14]

8) (Sc next 3, inc, sc next 3) - 2X     [total 16]

9) (Sc next 7, inc) - 2X     [total 18]

10) (Sc next 4, inc, sc next 4) - 2X     [total 20]

Sew the toes with a darker brown and the kung fu shoe with white yarn. Refer to tutorial video on how to wrap the white yarn around the leg. 

11) This is the part, to start crochet the short pants. Changing of color is optional. As for the color, refer to the tutorial video or a poster of kung fu panda online. (Sc next 9, inc) - 2X     [total 22]

12) (Sc next 5, inc, sc next 5) - 2X     [total 24]

13) Joint the 2 legs together. (Sc next 15, inc) - 3X     [total 51]

14) Sc all around     [total 51]

15) (Sc next 16, inc) - 3X     [total 54]

16) Sc all around     [total 54]

17) - 25) Change to white color. Sc all around     [total 54]

26) (Sc next 16, dec) - 3X     [total 51]

27) Sc all around     [total 51]

28) Sc next 15, dec) - 3X     [total 48]

29) Sc all around     [total 48]

30) (Sc next 14, dec) - 3X     [total 45]

31) Change to grey / black color. Sc all around     [total 45] 

32) ( Sc next 13, dec) - 3X     [total 42]

33) Sc all around     [total 42]

34) (Sc next 12, dec) - 3X     [total 39]

35) Sc all around     [total 39]

36) (Sc next 11, dec) - 3X     [total 36]

37) (Sc next 7, dec) - 4X     [total 32]

38) (Sc next 6, dec) - 4X     [total 28]

39) (Sc next 5, dec) - 4X     [total 14]

40) (Sc next 4, dec) - 4X     [total 10] Leave a long tail for sewing.


Belt (color of belt refer to tutorial video or any poster online)

1) Chain 25. On the 2nd stitch from the hook, start to do half double crochet (hdc) until the end of the row. Cut yarn. Sew it to the body with another color yarn to make the stripe. Refer to the tutorial video.


Hand

1) Make a magic circle / ring. Do 5 sc into the ring     [total 5]

2) - 4) Inc all around     [total 10]

5) (Sc next 4, inc) - 2X     [total 12]

6) Sc all around      [total 12]

7) (Sc next 5, inc) - 2X     [total 14]

8) Sc all around     [total 14]

9) (Sc next 6, inc) - 2X     [total 16]

10) Sc, dec next 4, sc next 7     [total 8]


Palm

1) Make a magic circle/ ring. Do 5 sc into the ring     [total 5]

2) Inc all around     [total 10]

3) Sc all around     [total 10]

4) (Sc, dec next 2) - 2X     [total 6]

5) Sc all around     [total 6]. Leaf a long tail for sewing.


Fist

1) Make a magic circle / ring. Do 4 sc into the ring     [total 4]

2) Inc all around     [total 8]

3) - 5) Sc all around     [total 8]

Leave a long tail for sewing. Sew the palm and fist to the hand. Refer to video for guidance.


Nose

1) Make a magic circle / ring. Do 6 sc into the ring     [total 6]

2) (Sc, inc) - 3X      [total 9]

3) (Sc next 2, inc) - 3X     [total 12]

4) Sc all around     [total 12]

Sew the black part on the nose and add some black dots around the nose. Refer to video.


Mouth

1) Chain 9, go to the 2nd stitch from the hook and do sc until the end of the row.      [total 8]

2) Chain 1, sc next 3, dec, sc next 3     [total 7]

3) Chain 1, sc, dec, sc, dec, sc      [total 5]


Left Eye Patch

1) Chain 15, slip stitch (ss)to the 1st stitch.

2) Do hdc, ss next 4, sc next 4, ss 

3) Turn the work. Ss in the next, sc in the next, hdc in the next, sc in the next, ss in the next.

4) Turn the work. Ss in the next, (sc, dc) - both in the same next stitch, (dc, sc) - both in the same next stitch, ss in the next.

Leave a long tail for sewing.


Right Eye Patch

1) Chain 16, joint in a circle with a ss. Ss in the next 2, sc in the next 10, ss in the next 2.

2) Turn the work. Ss in the next 4, sc in the next 2, hdc in the next 4, sc in the next, ss in the next.

Leave a long tail for sewing.


Left Brow

1) Chain 6, 2nd stitch from the hook start, do sc in the next 5. Turn the work, ss in the next, sc in the next 3, ss in the next. Leave a long tail for sewing.


Right Brow

1) Chain 9, from 2nd stitch from the hook onwards, sc next 8. Chain 1, turn the work. Sc next 7, ss in the last stitch.


Ear

1) Start with a magic circle/ ring. Do 6 sc into the ring     [total 6]

2) Inc all around     [total 12]

3) (Sc next 2, dec) - 3X     [total 9]

4) (Sc, dec) - 3X     [total 6]

Cut yarn leave a long tail for sewing.


Head

1) Use white color. Make a magic ring. Do 6 sc into the ring     [total 6]

2) Inc - 6X     [total 12]

3) (Sc, inc) - 6X     [total 18]

4) (Sc next 2, inc) - 6X     [total 24]

5) (Inc, sc next 3) - 6X     [total 30]

6) (Sc next 2, inc, sc next 2) - 6X     [total 36]

7) (Inc, sc next 5) - 6X     [total 42]

8) (Sc next 3, inc, sc next 3) - 6X     [total 48]

9) (Inc, sc next 7) - 6X     [total 54]

10) (Sc next 4, inc, sc next 4) - 6X     [total 60]

11) - 21) Sc all around      [total 60]

22) Change to black color. (Sc next 8, dec) - 6X     [total 54]

23) (Sc next 7, dec) - 6X     [total 48]

24) (Sc next 6, dec) - 6X     [total 42]

25) (Sc next 5, dec) - 6X     [total 36]

26) (Sc next 4, dec) - 6X     [total 30]

27) (Sc next 3, dec) - 6X     [total 24]

28) (Sc next 2, dec) - 6X     [total 18]

29) (Sc next, dec) - 6X     [total 12]

30) (Dec) - 6X     [total 6]


As for the assembling, do refer to the tutorial video. It is easy to follow, even for beginners. Give it a try. 

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