Sweet Nothings Crochet: AN ELMO-INSPIRED STUFFED TOY

AN ELMO-INSPIRED STUFFED TOY

Elmo from the Muppet Show has always been a cutie favourite. This project has been specially requested for someone special who’s having a baby soon.

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Once again, this is not my pattern but just my notes when I make my own exclusive and individual project.

Materials used : Today I’ve used our lovely Indian OswalCashmilon Acrylic yarn with a 4 mm crochet hook

Stitches used :

Starting slip knot : Here’s how you start with a slip knot. https://youtu.be/lJcqsVcs8cw

Starting slip knot 1 or the Sloppy Slip knot : This is a neat new way to start your work without a slip knot. https://youtu.be/YfC7KmGpifs

What is a chain stitch ? Here is an easy video tutorial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXx5ukBjKkY

Magic circle : To refresh your skill, please view this easy video https://youtu.be/ISC39yOqWro

Foundation Single Crochet : fsc : To refresh your skill on the fsc, please view this video https://youtu.be/mcT85fwh4mA

Half Double Crochet : Hdc : yo, insert hk into st ; yo (3 lps on hk) ;

yo, draw through all 3 lps. One hdc made.

Check out the video at https://youtu.be/sDiELJdB2Dg

Chainless start for Half Double Crochet : I dislike the ch-2 start, and this is what I do to start my row of hdc. Check out the video at https://youtu.be/lWXpl1KdbZ8

Double Crochet : dc : yo, insert hk into st ; yo (3 lps on hk); [yo, draw through 2 lps] twice. One dc made. Check out the video at https://youtu.be/xdnjB27zpYo

Chainless start for Double Crochet : I dislike the ch-2 / ch – 3 start, and this is what I do to start my row of dc.

Check out the video at https://youtu.be/wskv3iTjRx0

Whipstitch to join : Here’s a quick tutorial on how to join using the whipstitch at https://youtu.be/wZ-9LNzftMA

Invisible join : Here’s a quick tutorial on how to join using the embroidery needle and whipstitch to get an invisible join at https://youtu.be/a6XZQ6VzJFM

Single crochet to join : Here’s a quick tutorial on how to join using the single crochet at https://youtu.be/6FXoW_47_dI

Abbreviations used :

lp(s) : Loop(s) sc : Single crochet

dc : Double crochet sp : Space

sl-st : Slip stitch ch : Chain

st(s) : Stitch(es) hk : Hook

yo : Yarn Over

Instructions : (Using U.S terminology)

Please note that I start all my rows with a ch 1, turning chain for ease.

Please check the top of this blog for easy video tutorials on all stitches used in today's pattern.

For this full really cute Elmo inspired stuffed toy, I’ve used the free pattern from http://amioutlet.blogspot.in/2015/04/free-crochet-pattern-elmo.html based on this inspirational photograph by the designer.

One quick idea here – (once again, I do not claim this as my own, as I saw this shared sometime back on Facebook – but I just can’t find the link to credit the person who has thought this up).

When making stuffed toys, decide how much stuffing you need, and then push that stuffing into a stocking net, tie a neat small knot and then stuff this neat stuffed stocking into the required space.

This ensures that you do not have little bits and pieces of stuffing coming out of your work/gaps.

This is especially important when stuffing for toys that kids will use (and stuff into their mouths) and also with animal toys.

So basically what I’ve done is use an end of a stocking net and stuffed it with the required stuffing, and then run a round of running stitch along the open end to close the opening.

Once you have used one end of the stocking, you will end up with openings on both ends – i.e. a tube – so I just ran running stitches on both ends. If you can manage a neat small knot, then you could knot both ends of your stocking with the stuffing inside as well.

Just remember that once you have it knotted (or stitched) up , you can’t really remove any stuffing, so do not over stuff.. and trial and error will take you the rest of the way. Happy creating.

and now for some cool photo-bombing and showin' off..

Peekaboo..can you see me?

c'mon..let's get to bed

Snuggle tiiiime

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Thursday 27 April 2017

AN ELMO-INSPIRED STUFFED TOY