Round Plush Alien from Toy Story

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

     For those who love cute things, Alien 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. 4"height x 3.5"length

MATERIALS
*Crochet hook size: 3.5mm (E)
*Worsted Weight Yarn: Lime Green (25yds), Lavender (5yds), Royal Blue (15yds), Soft Navy (8yds),
*Stitch Markers to mark your rounds
*Fiberfill
*Felt: White & Black
*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.

SPECIAL STITCHES
Other side of the foundation chains - this VIDEO explains how to do this technique.

HEAD/BODY starting with lime green
  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 8-11: sc in each st around, in last st of rnd 11 change to lavender (39)
  Rnd 12: sl st in each st around (39)
  Rnd 13: working in the back loops only of the sl st's from rnd 12, sc in each st around, in last st change to royal blue (39)
  Rnd 14: sl st in each st around (39)
  Rnd 15: working in the back loops only of the sl st's from rnd 14, sc in each st around (39)
  Rnd 16: sc in next 11 sts, sc2tog around, in last st change to soft navy (36)
  Rnd 17: sl st in each st around, in last st change to royal blue (36)
  Rnd 18: working in the back loops only of the sl st's from rnd 17, sc in next 4 sts, sc2tog around (30)
  Rnd 19: sc in next 3 sts, sc2tog around (24)
Start stuffing the head/body moderately firm.
  Rnd 20: sc in next 2 sts, sc2tog around (18)
  Rnd 21: sc in next st, sc2tog around (12)
  Rnd 22: 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 soft navy; make 2
  Rnd 1: 6sc in magic ring (6)
  Rnd 2: 3sc in next st, sc in next 2 sts around (10)
  Rnd 3-4: sc in each st 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 starting with lime green; make 2
  Rnd 1: 5sc in magic ring (5)
  Rnd 2: sc in each st around, in last st change to royal blue (5)
  Rnd 3: working in back loops for this rnd only sc in each st around (5)
  Rnd 4: sc2tog, sc in next 3 sts (4)
F/O, secure and weave in the ends.

ANTENNA with lime green
  Rnd 1: 5sc in magic ring (5)
  Rnd 2-3: sc in each st around (5)
  Rnd 4: working in back loops for this rnd only sc2tog, sc, sc2tog (3)
Slightly stuff this section only and leaving the rest unstuff.
  Rnd 5: sc in each st around (3)
  Rnd 6: 2sc in each st around, sl st into 1st st (6)
F/O, secure and weave in the ends.

Note: when you see a + sign it means all those stitches are supposed to be done in that one particular stitch.
LEFT EAR with lime green
ch5, sl st in 2nd ch from hook, sc in next ch, 2hdc in next ch, hdc+2dc+hdc in last ch other side of the foundation chains sl st in next 3 chs (11)
F/O, secure and weave in the ends.

Note: when you see a + sign it means all those stitches are supposed to be done in that one particular stitch.
RIGHT EAR with lime green
ch5, sl st in 2nd ch from hook, sl st in next 2 chs, hdc+2dc+hdc in last ch other side of foundation chains 2hdc in next ch, sc in next ch, sl st in next ch (11)
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...try to find the position you like best. I place mine between round 20 and 21; approx. 0.50" apart. Only sew the 2 last rows from the feet (the flat area) to the body.

     ARMS...no need to stuff them. Align them to the feet and place them on round 15 and 16 (only sew the first 2 rows that we made with royal blue).

     ANTENNA...no need to stuff it. Place it on round 1.

     EARS...align them to the arms and place them on round 7 and 8.

     EYES...using white felt make 3 circles with a diameter of 1.7cm.
Using black felt make 3 circles with a diameter of 0.9cm.
Place the center eye between rounds 6 and 8.
The eyes go between rounds 7 and 9 of the head/body.

     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.

GLOSSARY:

ch/s: chain/s || sc: single crochet || hdc: half double crochet || dc: double 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

Alien and Toy Story are copyright by Disney.
This pattern is an original pattern by Janet Carrillo "damn it Janet, let's crochet!" (June 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.