damn it Janet, let's crochet!: March 2019

March 12, 2019

Round Plush Boo from Monster's Inc.

By Janet Carrillo "damn it Janet, let's crochet!"

For those who love cute things, Boo is the perfect size to hold on your palm or attach to your bag as a keychain and be your traveling companion. You can also make a small blanket and attach her to make a lovey for your little one.

SIZE/MEASUREMENTS
approx. 3.5"height x 3.5"length

MATERIALS
*Crochet hook size: 3.5mm (E)
*Worsted Weight Yarn: Aran (32yds), Lavender (19yds), Light Lavender (5yds), White (5yds), Light Gray (5yds), Beige (8yds) & Brown (3yds)
*Stitch Markers to mark your rounds
*Fiberfill
*Felt: Black & Pink
*Tapestry Needle
*Matching Thread
*Hot Glue
*Fake Lashes (optional)

PATTERN NOTES - must read...
Numbers in ( ) at the end of each round/row indicate the total number of stitches.
Always use stitch markers to mark your rounds.
There's no need to sl st and/or ch when going to the next round unless stated to do so.
Always do the 1st stitch where you slip stitch from the previous round.
The chain, in the beginning, does NOT count as one stitch unless stated otherwise.
You slip stitch on the first sc, not on top of the chain 1.

SPECIAL STITCHES
Invisible join - this VIDEO explains how to do this technique.

HEAD/BODY with aran
Rnd 1: 6sc in magic ring (6)
Rnd 2: 2sc in each st around (12)
Rnd 3: sc in next st, 2sc in next st around (18)
Rnd 4: sc in next 2 sts, 2sc in next st around (24)
Rnd 5: sc in next 3 sts, 2sc in next st around (30)
Rnd 6: sc in next 4 sts, 2sc in next st around (36)
Rnd 7-11: sc in each st around (39)
Rnd 12: sc in next 4 sts, sc2tog around (30)
Rnd 13: sc in next 3 sts, sc2tog around (24)
Start stuffing the head/body moderately firm.
Rnd 14: sc in next 2 sts, sc2tog around (18)
Rnd 15: sc in next st, sc2tog around (12)
Rnd 16: sc2tog around (6)
F/O and leave a tail for closing. Add any bits of stuffing need it to finish shaping the head/body. Weave in the tail through the final round and draw up tight to close. Secure and weave in the ends.

COSTUME with lavender
Rnd 1: 6sc in magic ring (6)
Rnd 2: 2sc in each st around (12)
Rnd 3: sc in next st, 2sc in next st around (18)
Rnd 4: sc in next 2 sts, 2sc in next st around (24)
Rnd 5: sc in next 3 sts, 2sc in next st around (30)
Rnd 6: sc in next 4 sts, 2sc in next st around (36)
Rnd 7-12: sc in each st around, in last st change to light lavender (36)
Rnd 13: sl st in each st around (36)
Rnd 14: working in the back loops only of the sl st's, sl st into 1st st, ch1, sc in next 3 sts, sc2tog around, join to the 1st st with the invisible join (30)
F/O, secure and weave in the ends.

COSTUME EYES starting with white; make 2
Rnd 1: 6sc in magic ring (6)
Rnd 2: sc in next st, 2sc in next st around (9)
Rnd 3: sc in each st around, in last st change to light gray (9)
Rnd 4: sl st in each st around (9)
Rnd 5: working in the back loops only of the sl st's, sl st into 1st st, ch1, *sc in next st, sc2tog* repeat from * to * around (6)
Stuffed the eye moderately firm since from this point forward you won't need to stuff it anymore because we'll be adding a pipe cleaner to help it bent and stay up.
Rnd 6: sc in next st, sc2tog around (4)
Rnd 7-10: sc in each st around (4)
F/O, secure and weave in the ends.

FEET with beige; make 2
Rnd 1: 4sc in magic ring (4)
Rnd 2: 2sc in next st, sc in next st around (6)
Rnd 3: 2sc in next st, sc in next 2 sts around (8)
Rnd 4: 2sc in next st, sc in next 3 sts around (10)
Row 1: stuffed lightly, flatten to match up the stitches and sc across, ch1, turn (5)
Row 2: sc2tog, sc in next st, sc2tog (3)
F/O, secure and weave in the ends.

ARMS with beige; make 2
Rnd 1: 4sc in magic ring (4)
Rnd 2: sc in each st around (4)
Rnd 3: 2sc in next st, sc in next st around (6)
F/O, secure and weave in the ends.

ASSEMBLE
I recommend pinning the pieces in place before sewing them to make sure you have them in the position you like best before sewing. (Most people like to use the yarn at the end of the finished pieces to sew them in place, but I personally like to use matching thread).
TIP...For anything that I’m going to be using felt, I like to first sketch it out on a white paper and make a stencil of what I need. Then cut it out. Then tape the stencil to the felt and cut it out.
COSTUME...slide it unto the body. If you like you can sew it in place, leaving the light lavender portion unsew. Round 3 to 15 of the body will be visible in the front of the head/body.

FEET...try to find the position you like best. I place mine between round 11 and 14 of the custome; approx. 0.25" apart. Only sew the 2 last rows from the feet (the flat area) to the body.

ARMS...try to find the position you like best. Place them between round 12 and 13 of the costume.

COSTUME EYES...using a pipe cleaner, fold it as many times needed to fit inside. There’s no need to stuff it since the pipe cleaner will take up all the space inside. Place them between round 9 and 10; approx. 0.75" apart.

BOO'S HAIR...using brown yarn, embroidery her hair from rnd 3 to 5 of the body. You can also use felt and cut it out the way you want it and glue it in place.

TEETH for the COSTUME...using white felt create the teeth however you like the possibilities are endless and glue them underneath the light lavender portion of the costume that we left unsew.

HAIR for the COSTUME...with aran color yarn cut 24 strands (6" length each). Fold a strand in half and pass it through round 9 of the costume and pull through a loop, pull tight. Repeat with the remaining strands again and place them around and in between the costume eyes. Trim them to the desired length.

COSTUME EYES...using black felt make 2 small circles and place them in the center (round 1) of the eyes.

EYES & EYELASHES...using black felt make 2 circles. If you have fake lashes glue them in the back of the eyes you created before gluing them to the face. Or you can cut 6 or as many as you would like, 1” strands from black thread. Glue the strands to the back of the eyes that you created. Once you have glue those in place trim the eyelashes to the desire length. Repeat on the other eye. Place the black circles between round 8 and 9 of the head/body; approx. 0.75" apart.

CHEEKS...using pink felt make 2 tiny circles. Place them in round 9 on each side of the eyes. Or you can use makeup blush and apply some.

EYEBROWS...using brown thread or embroidery floss, embroider them just right above the eyes on round 7. You can make these however you like, but I simply made a slanted line.

NOSE...using the aran yarn embroider the nose right on the center of the eyes on round 10.

GLOSSARY:

ch/s:chain/s || sc: single crochet || sl st: slip stitch || st/s: stitch/es
sc2tog: single crochet 2 stitches together || rnd: round || f/o: finish off

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- Janet

Boo and Monster's, Inc. are copyright by Disney.
This pattern is an original pattern by Janet Carrillo "damn it Janet, let's crochet!" (March 2019). Please do not claim this pattern as your own. If you wish to share this pattern, you may link to this pattern but please do not reprint/repost it on your site. You may print and keep a copy for your own personal use. Please do not resell or distribute it.

March 5, 2019

Round Plush James Sullivan "Sulley"

By Janet Carrillo "damn it Janet, let's crochet!"

For those who love cute things, Sulley is the perfect size to hold on your palm or attach to your bag as a keychain and be your traveling companion. You can also make a small blanket and attach him to make a lovey for your little one.

SIZE/MEASUREMENTS
approx. 3"height x 3"length

MATERIALS
*Crochet hook size: 3.5mm (E)
*Worsted Weight Yarn: Turquoise (38yds), Beige (6yds) & Lavender (4yds)
*Stitch Markers to mark your rounds
*Fiberfill
*Felt: White, Light Blue, Black & Turquoise
*Tapestry Needle
*Matching Thread
*Hot Glue

PATTERN NOTES - must read...
Numbers in ( ) at the end of each round/row indicate the total number of stitches.
Always use stitch markers to mark your rounds.
There's no need to sl st and/or ch when going to the next round unless stated to do so.
Always do the 1st stitch where you slip stitch from the previous round.
The chain, in the beginning, does NOT count as one stitch unless stated otherwise.
You slip stitch on the first sc, not on top of the chain 1.

HEAD/BODY with turquoise
Rnd 1: 6sc in magic ring (6)
Rnd 2: 2sc in each st around (12)
Rnd 3: sc in next st, 2sc in next st around (18)
Rnd 4: sc in next 2 sts, 2sc in next st around (24)
Rnd 5: sc in next 3 sts, 2sc in next st around (30)
Rnd 6: sc in next 4 sts, 2sc in next st around (36)
Rnd 7: sc in next 11 sts, 2sc in next st around (39)
Rnd 8-13: sc in each st around (39)
Rnd 14: sc in next 11 sts, sc2tog around (36)
Rnd 15: sc in next 4 sts, sc2tog around (30)
Rnd 16: sc in next 3 sts, sc2tog around (24)
Start stuffing the head/body moderately firm.
Rnd 17: sc in next 2 sts, sc2tog around (18)
Rnd 18: sc in next st, sc2tog around (12)
Rnd 19: sc2tog around (6)
F/O and leave a tail for closing. Add any bits of stuffing need it to finish shaping the head/body. Weave in the tail through the final round and draw up tight to close. Secure and weave in the ends.

FEET with turquoise; make 2
Rnd 1: 5sc in magic ring (5)
Rnd 2: *sc in next st, 2sc in next st* repeat from * to * 1 more time, sc in last st (7)
Rnd 3: working in back loops for this round only sc in each st around (7)
Rnd 4: sc in each st around (7)
F/O, secure and weave in the ends.

ARMS with turquoise; make 2
Rnd 1: 5sc in magic ring (5)
Rnd 2-3: sc in each st around (5)
Rnd 4: sc2tog, sc in next 3 sts (4)
F/O, secure and weave in the ends.

TAIL with turquoise
Rnd 1: 4sc in magic ring (4)
Rnd 2: sc in each st around (4)
Rnd 3: sc in next st, 2sc in next 2 sts, sc in next st (6)
Rnd 4: sc in next 2 sts, 2sc in next 2 sts, sc in next 2 sts (8)
Rnd 5: sc in next 3 sts, 2sc in next 2 sts, sc in next 3 sts (10)
Rnd 6: sc in each st around, sl st into first 2 sts (10)
F/O, secure and weave in the ends.

HORNS with beige; make 2
Rnd 1: 4sc in magic ring (4)
Rnd 2: 2sc in next st, sc in next 3 sts (5)
Rnd 3: sc in next 3 sts, 2sc in next st, sc in next st (6)
Rnd 4: sc in next st, 2sc in next st, sc in next 4 sts (7)
Rnd 5: sc in next 6 sts, 2sc in next st, sl st into first 2sts (8)
F/O, secure and weave in the ends.

SPIKES with lavender
ch3, sl st in 3rd ch from hook, *ch4, sl st in 3rd ch from hook* repeat from * to * 3 more times
F/O, secure and weave in the ends.

ASSEMBLE
I recommend pinning the pieces in place before sewing them to make sure you have them in the position you like best before sewing. (Most people like to use the yarn at the end of the finished pieces to sew them in place, but I personally like to use matching thread).
TIP...For anything that I’m going to be using felt, I like to first sketch it out on a white paper and make a stencil of what I need. Then cut it out. Then tape the stencil to the felt and cut it out.
FEET...if you haven't already stuff them lightly. Place them between round 14 and 16; approx 1.25" apart.

ARMS...no need to stuff them. Align them to the feet and place them on round 11 and 12.

HORNS…lightly stuff them. As you can see the horns curl in a bit, you'll want the curl part to be inward. Place them between round 6 and 8 of the body.

TAIL...if you haven't already, stuff it lightly. Find the center of the back of the body and place it between round 14 and 16. You'll want the part that we did the increases to be facing down.

SPIKES...it goes along the back from the tip of the tail to round 6 of the body.

EYEBROWS...using turquoise felt make 2 small rounded rectangles. Place them slightly tilted between round 6 and 8.

EYES...you'll need to make 4 circles out of felt.
Using white felt make 2 circles with a diameter of 1.75cm.
Using light blue felt make 2 circles with a diameter of 1.4cm.
Using black felt make 2 circles with a diameter of 1cm. Make 2 more with white; make these as tiny as possible. Glue them together like in the picture below and place the eyes between round 8 and 10 of the head/body; approx. 0.50" apart.

NOSE...using turquoise felt, make a small half circle and place it between the middle of the eyes on round 11 or in the position you like best.

SMILE...using black embroidery floss or thread, embroider a smile however you like the possibilities are endless. You can also make the smile by surface slip stitching.

SPOTS...using the lavender yarn, embroider spots around the body wherever you like them to be.