Free Hungry Caterpillar Crochet Pattern With Written and Video Instructions.
The Hungry Caterpillar is my go to make when someone near and dear to me has a baby. I love gifting this to the near arrival along with a copy of the book.
-MATERIALS -
· DK yarn in red, brown, 3 varieties of green, yellow, purple, black, and blue
· 3.5mm crochet hook
· Toy stuffing
· Embroidery needle
· Scissors
-ABBREVIATIONS-
· Magic Loop (I chain two and crochet into first loop to create ring)
· CH – Chain
· ST – Stitch
· SL ST – Slip stitch
· SK ST – Skip stitch
· SC – Single crochet
· HDC – Half double crochet
· DC – Double crochet
· SC2TOG – Single crochet two together
· JOIN and FO – SL ST into next ST, chain one, cut yarn
· FO- Fasten off
· T – Turn
-PATTERN NOTES-
· Hook stitch – Insert your hook into stitch, pull the middle of a piece of yarn through about 2cm, pass the tails of the yarn through the loop you have created and pull tight.
· Pattern written using American terminology.
· Video tutorial can be found at the end of written pattern.
· The completed doll measures 12” long.
Head and body – begin with red yarn.
1. CH2, 6SC into the 2nd CH from hook {6}
2. 2SC into each ST around {12}
3. (SC1, 2SC into the next ST) 6 times {18}
4. (SC2, 2SC into the next ST) 6 times {24}
5. (SC3, 2SC into the next ST) 6 times {30}
6. (SC4, 2SC into the next ST) 6 times {36}
7-10. SC around {36}
11. (SC4, SC2TOG) 6 times {30}
12. (SC3, SC2TOG) 6 times {24}
13. (SC2, SC2TOG) 6 times {18}
Change to any green yarn.
14. 2SC into each ST around {36}
15-17. SC around {36}
18. (SC4, SC2TOG) 6 times {30}
19. (SC3, SC2TOG) 6 times {24}
20. (SC2, SC2TOG) 6 times {18}
Change to a different green yarn.
21. Repeat rows 14-20, 6 more times changing to a different shade of green yarn each time after row 20. This will give you a total of 7 green segments. On the last segment do not change colour and continue with the rest pf the pattern below.
22. (SC1, SC2TOG) 6 times {12}
Join and FO.
With yarn tail sew hole closed by picking up the front loop only of the remaining 12 stitches in order, and then pull tight to close.
Feet – make 6 with brown yarn.
1. CH2, 6SC into the 2nd CH from hook {6}
2. 2SC into every ST around {12}
3-4. SC around {12}
5. SC3, (SC2TOG) 3 times, SC3 {9}
6-7. SC around {9}
Join and FO.
Stuff foot.
Sew 2 feet onto the 1st and 2nd green segments, and 2 feet onto the 5th green segment.
Eyes – make 2 begin with dark green yarn.
1. CH2, 6SC into the 2nd CH from hook {6}
Change to yellow yarn.
2. 2SC into each ST around {12}
Join and FO.
Pin and sew into place on face.
Sew a nose onto face with black yarn beneath eyes.
Ears – make 2 with purple yarn.
1. CH2, 6SC into the 2nd CH from hook {6}
2. 2SC into each ST around {12}
3-5. SC around {12}
6. (SC2, SC2TOG) 3 times {9}
7-9. SC around {9}
10. (SC1, SC2TOG) 3 times {6}
11-13. SC around {6}
Join and FO.
Stuff ears.
Pin and then sew ears into place on top of head.
Body hair.
To make the ‘hair / fuzz’ on the top of my caterpillar, I cut 4” strands of yellow, blue, red and green yarn. I then hook stitched them into place along the back of the caterpillar. Once I was happy with the amount, I then trimmed all the ends to the same size.
-VIDEO TUTORIAL-
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