This is a caterpillar made using cotton yarn. I used 5 ply cotton yarn and a 3.5 mm hook. You will also need some wire, safety eyes and stuffing.
The tutorial video :
Caterpillar Pattern
1) Chain 7. Do half double crochet from the 2nd stitch from hook onwards, until the end of the row.
2) Chain 1, turn the work. Do slip stitch until the end of the row.
One row of half double crochet follow by one row of slip stitch makes 1 set. Now make 9 sets.
3) At the end of the 9th set, chain 1, turn the work. Do 2 half double crochet on the 1st stitch. Do half double crochet in the next 4 stitch. Do 2 half double crochet in the last stitch. This is where the head is joint to the body.
4) Get another color for the legs. Do 1 leg in each section of the body (1 set is 1 section). Do on both sides of the body. Crochet a knot on the 1st section of the body, chain 3, slip stitch down to the body. (Refer to video on how to go to the next section to crochet the following leg).
5) Do single crochet all around except the top part of the body (the 3) part). Do single crochet on the body part, turn the body with the back facing us. (Refer to tutorial video).
6) Add wire in the body (refer to video), before you stitch up the body, that is on the single crochet part.
Antenna
1) Chain 8, go to the 3rd stitch from hook, slip stitch all the way down to the end of the row. Leave a bit of a tail and cut yarn.
Head
1) Start with a magic ring. Do 6 single crochet (sc) into the ring [total 6]
2) Do 2 sc in each stitch (inc) [total 12]
3) (Sc, inc) - 6X [total 18]
4) (Sc, inc, sc) - 6X [total 24]
5) Sc all around [total 24]
6) (Sc next 2, do 2together (dec)) - 6X [total 18]
7) (Sc, dec) - 6X [total 12]
Add eyes, sew mouth and tie the 2 end of the antenna on to the head.
8) Dec - 6X [total 6]
Leave a long tail for sewing. Add some stuffing into the head.
Leaf
1) Start with a magic ring. Chain 2. Do double crochet (dc), chain 2, dc, chain 2, dc, chain 2 picot, chain 2, dc chain 2, dc, chain 2, slip stitch into the ring and pull the tail of the magic ring. Leave a tail to sew it to the hand of the caterpillar.
Do refer to the tutorial video for better understanding. The tutorial video is easy to follow, even for beginners. Give it a try.
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