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Size
When using the recommended hook size, yarn, the yarn under method (x stitch), the Bookworm measures 25.5 inches/64.7 centimeters.
Materials
Materials needed to create the toy in order to replicate my toy:
- Crochet hook size: 5.5 mm hook
- Yarn used: Premier Parfait Chunky (Orchid, Rose, Cream, Sunshine, Seaside, Key Lime, Hibiscus, Peach)
- Scraps of black yarn (I used cotton yarn)
- 25 mm safety eyes
- Stuffing
- Darning needle
- Stitch marker (optional)
Abbreviations
- MR – magic ring
- sl st – slip stitch
- sc – single crochet
- hdc- half double crochet
- dc- double crochet
- inc – increase
- dec – decrease
- FLO – front loop only
- BLO- back loop only
- (…) – Repeat the instruction inside these brackets the given number of times.
- […] – Total number of stitches at the end of the round.
Head
Use Keylime. Stuff as you go.
Round 1: 8 sc in MR. [8]
Round 2: (inc) × 8. [16]
Round 3: (sc, inc) x 8. [24]
Round 4: (3 sc, inc) × 6. [30]
Round 5: 2 sc, inc, (4 sc, inc) × 5, 2 sc. [36]
Round 6: (5 sc, inc) × 6. [42]
Round 7: 3 sc, inc, (6 sc, inc) × 5, 3 sc. [48]
Round 8: (7 sc, inc) x 6. [54]
Rounds 9-20: 54 sc. [54] (12 rounds)
Insert eyes between rounds 15 and 16 with 5 visible stitches in between.
Round 21: 4 sc, inc, (8 sc, inc) x 5, 4 sc. [60]
Round 22: 60 sc. [60]
Round 23: 4 sc, dec, (8 sc, dec) x 5, 4 sc. [54]
Round 24: (7 sc, dec) x 6. [48]
Round 25: 3 sc, dec, (6 sc, dec) x 5, 3 sc. [42]
Round 26: (5 sc, dec) x 6. [36]
Round 27: 2 sc, dec, (4 sc, dec) x 5, 2 sc. [30]
Finish off Keylime and change color to Hibiscus. Continue onto the body.
Body
Use Hibiscus. Stuff as you go.
Round 1: FLO, 2 sc, inc, (4 sc, inc) x 5, 2 sc. [36]
Round 2: (5 sc, inc) x 6. [42]
Round 3: 42 sc. [42]
Round 4: 3 sc, inc, (6 sc, inc) x 5, 3 sc. [48]
Rounds 5-11: 48 sc. [48] (7 rounds)
Round 12: 3 sc, dec, (6 sc, dec) x 5, 3 sc. [42]
Round 13: 42 sc. [42]
Round 14: (5 sc, dec) x 6. [36]
Round 15: 2 sc, dec, (4 sc, dec) x 5, 2 sc. [30]
Round 16: (3 sc, dec) x 6. [24]
Change to Sunshine.
Round 1: FLO, (3 sc, inc) x 6. [30]
Round 2: 2 sc, inc, (4 sc, inc) x 5, 2 sc. [36]
Round 3: (5 sc, inc) x 6. [42]
Round 4: 42 sc. [42]
Round 5: 3 sc, inc, (6 sc, inc) x 5, 3 sc. [48]
Rounds 6-12: 48 sc. [48] (7 rounds)
Round 13: 3 sc, dec, (6 sc, dec) x 5, 3 sc. [42]
Round 14: 42 sc. [42]
Round 15: (5 sc, dec) x 6. [36]
Round 16: 2 sc, dec, (4 sc, dec) x 5, 2 sc. [30]
Round 17: (3 sc, dec) x 6. [24]
Embroider a smile and eyebrows.
Change to Peach.
Body Continued
Use Peach. Stuff as you go.
Round 1: FLO, (3 sc, inc) x 6. [30]
Round 2: 2 sc, inc, (4 sc, inc) x 5, 2 sc. [36]
Round 3: (5 sc, inc) x 6. [42]
Round 4: 42 sc. [42]
Round 5: 3 sc, inc, (6 sc, inc) x 5, 3 sc. [48]
Rounds 6-12: 48 sc. [48] (7 rounds)
Round 13: 3 sc, dec, (6 sc, dec) x 5, 3 sc. [42]
Round 14: 42 sc. [42]
Round 15: (5 sc, dec) x 6. [36]
Round 16: 2 sc, dec, (4 sc, dec) x 5, 2 sc. [30]
Round 17: (3 sc, dec) x 6. [24]
Change to Orchid.
Round 1: FLO, (3 sc, inc) x 6. [30]
Round 2: 2 sc, inc, (4 sc, inc) x 5, 2 sc. [36]
Round 3: (5 sc, inc) x 6. [42]
Round 4: 42 sc. [42]
Round 5: 3 sc, inc, (6 sc, inc) x 5, 3 sc. [48]
Rounds 6-12: 48 sc. [48] (7 rounds)
Round 13: 3 sc, dec, (6 sc, dec) x 5, 3 sc. [42]
Round 14: 42 sc. [42]
Round 15: (5 sc, dec) x 6. [36]
Round 16: 2 sc, dec, (4 sc, dec) x 5, 2 sc. [30]
Round 17: (3 sc, dec) x 6. [24]
Change to Seaside.
Body Continued
Use Seaside. Stuff as you go.
Round 1: FLO, (3 sc, inc) x 6. [30]
Round 2: 2 sc, inc, (4 sc, inc) x 5, 2 sc. [36]
Round 3: (5 sc, inc) x 6. [42]
Round 4: 42 sc. [42]
Round 5: 3 sc, inc, (6 sc, inc) x 5, 3 sc. [48]
Rounds 6-12: 48 sc. [48] (7 rounds)
Round 13: 3 sc, dec, (6 sc, dec) x 5, 3 sc. [42]
Round 14: 42 sc. [42]
Round 15: (5 sc, dec) x 6. [36]
Round 16: 2 sc, dec, (4 sc, dec) x 5, 2 sc. [30]
Round 17: (3 sc, dec) x 6. [24]
Round 18: sc, dec, (2 sc, dec) x 5, sc. [18]
Round 19: (sc, dec) x 6. [12]
Round 20: (dec) x 6. [6]
Cut yarn and weave in end through the remaining front loops. (picture 5)
Arms (Make 2)
Use Keylime, make 2.
Round 1: 6 sc in MR. [6]
Round 2: (inc) x 6. [12]
Round 3: (sc, inc) x 6. [18]
Rounds 4-5: 18 sc. [18] (2 rounds)
Start stuffing.
Round 6: (dec) x 4, 10 sc. [14]
Round 7: (dec) x 2, 10 sc. [12]
Rounds 8-18: 12 sc. [12] (11 rounds)
Stop stuffing at round 14.
Round 19: 2 sc (adjust as needed to get the side of the arm- the decreases you made in rounds 6 and 7 should be in the center), flatten and 6 sc across. [6]
Cut yarn and leave a long tail for sewing.
Sew between rounds 2 and 5 on the color Hibiscus.
Book Cover
Use Rose.
Row 1: Ch 14, starting in the 3rd ch from the hook, 12 dc. Ch 2 and turn. [12]
Rows 2-4: 12 dc. Ch 2 and turn. [12] (3 rows)
Row 5: 12 dc. Ch 1 and turn. [12]
Row 6: BLO, 12 sc. Ch 1 and turn. [12]
Row 7: 12 sc. Ch 2 and turn. [12]
Row 8: BLO, 12 dc. Ch 2 and turn. [12]
Rows 9-11: 12 dc. Ch 2 and turn. [12] (3 rows)
Row 12: 12 dc. Ch 1 and turn. [12]
Round 13: sc around the edge of the book cover.
Cut yarn and weave in ends.
Book Pages
Use Cream, make 3.
Row 1: Ch 13, starting in the 3rd ch from the hook, 11 hdc. Ch 2 and turn. [11]
Rows 2-5: 11 hdc. Ch 2 and turn. [11] (4 rows)
Row 6: 11 hdc. Ch 1 and turn. [11]
Repeat Rows 1-6 for the first 2 pages- Cut yarn and weave in ends.
Page 3- Repeat Rows 1-6 and go onto Row 7, do not cut yarn.
Row 7: Holding all the book pages together, 11 sc through all 3 pages.
Cut yarn and leave a long tail for sewing.
Sew the pages to the inside of the book. The BLO you did on the book cover should be on the outside of the book.
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