If you have a toddler in your life, chances are you have sat through episodes of Toopy and Binoo. My son went through this phase and I can still, nine years later, hum the theme song. Friends of ours are in the same boat with their littles and requested a PatchyPatch a few years ago. Turns out, that little green cuddle toy has become one of her daughter’s favourites, which means it has been properly worn out! As a surprise, she asked me to make a refreshed version. Back then, I knew how to create my own shapes, but I did not know how to record the patterns. So, this time, I made a bigger version with a bit more fine-tuned details and wrote out the pattern for you! (And frankly for me, so I don’t have to think about it the next time I make one!)
Skill Level: Beginner
Techniques: Made using rounds and rows with sc, dc and tc
Supplies:
Hook size 4.0 and 2.5 – use 4.0 until told otherwise
Yarn Needle
Green medium worsted weight yarn less than 1 skein
The rest of the yarn required is a very small amount – use whatever scraps you have:
Dark red medium worsted weight yarn
Dark blue medium worsted weight yarn
White medium worsted weight yarn
Black medium worsted weight yarn
Dark green medium worsted weight yarn
Brown medium worsted weight yarn
A fine orange yarn
2 black safety eyes (or black felt)
Fibre Fill Stuffing
Abbreviations:
Rd – round
hk – hook
st – stitch
ch – chain
sc – single crochet
dc – double crochet
tc – triple crochet
ea – each
sc2tog – single crochet 2 st together to make 1 single crochet st (you may also use invisible decrease stitch)
sl st – slip stitch
Starting with the Head: in green — note – the head is worked in rounds continuously to the end of the body
Rd 1: ch 2(or make a magic ring). Work 8sc in 2nd ch from hk (8)
Rd 2: 2sc around (16)
Rd 3: (2sc, sc) around (24)
Rd 4: (2sc, sc in 2) around (32)
Rd 5-12: sc around (32)
The next rounds create the mouth pucker:
Rd 13: 2sc in 8 st, sc in 24 st (40)
Rd 14: dc in 16 st, sc in 24 (40)
Rd 15: sc2tog in 16 st, sc in 24 (32)
Rd 16: (sc in 2, sc2tog) around (24)
Stop here to create the details for your face:
Eyes: in white make 2
Rd 1: ch 2, 6 sc in 2nd ch from hk
Rd 2: 2sc around (12), sl st and fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing
Attach black safety eyes to the white
Hair in dark blue: (make 2)
Row 1: ch 5, sc in 2nd ch from hk and in each ch down (4)
Row 2-6: ch 1, turn, sc across (4), sl st and fasten off, leaving a long end for sewing
Fold in half, sew closed and sew to top of head
Mouth in black:
Embroider a crooked smile along the mouth pucker you crocheted
Face Stitches in dark green:
Embroider from the mouth to the hair long stitches in dark green
Continue the head:
Rd 17: (sc, sc2tog) around (16)
Stuff firmly
Neck:
Rd 18-22: sc around (16)
Body:
Rd 23: (2sc, sc) around (24)
Rd 24: sc around (24)
Rd 25: (2sc, sc in 2) (32)
Rd 26: sc around (32)
Rd 27: (2sc, sc in 3) (40)
Rd 28: (2sc, sc in 4) (48)
Rd 29-37: sc around (48)
Rd 38: (sc2tog, sc in 4) around (40)
Rd 39: sc around (40)
Rd 40: (sc2tog, sc in 3) around (32)
Rd 41: (sc2tog, sc in 2) around (24)
Rd 42: (sc2tog, sc) around (16)
Stop here to make body details:
Large Patch in Dark red:
Row 1: Ch 9, sc in 2nd ch from hk and in ea ch down (8)
Row 2-5: ch 1, turn, sc across (8), sl st and fasten off, leaving a long end for sewing
Attach white yarn and embroider squares to represent a checkered pattern
Sew your dark red patch to the body – add longer stitches to add to the patchy look
Large Patch in dark blue:
Row 1: ch 5, sc in 2nd ch from hk and in ea ch down (4)
Row 2-6: ch 1, turn, sc across (4), sl st and fasten off, leaving a long end for sewing
Orange Circles on large blue patch: with a finer yarn and size 2.5 hk: MAKE 3
Rd 2: ch 2, 6 sc in 2nd ch from hk, sl st and fasten off. Sew orange cirlces onto the large blue patch. Sew the blue patch to the body, adding longer stitches for the patchy appearance
Small Patch in dark blue:
Row 1: ch 6, sc in 2nd ch from hk (5)
Row 2-3: sc across (5), sl st and fasten off. Sew to body above large blue patch, adding the longer stitches for the patchy appearance
Continue your body:
Stuff body firmly
Rd 43: sc2tog around (8)
Rd 44: sc around (8)
Add more stuffing if needed, sl st, fasten off and sew closed
Arms: in green, make 2
Rd 1: ch 2, 6 sc in 2nd ch from hk
Rd 2-10: sc around (6)
sl st, fasten off. Do not stuff. Sew onto the body.
Tail: in brown
Row 1: ch 25, sc in 2nd ch from hk and in ea ch down (24)
Tail end: ch 3, tc in same space, 2tc in bottom loop of the same ch, ch 3, sc and sl st in next loop of foundation ch, fasten off, weave in end and sew to bottom
And that’s it! You now have your own PatchyPatch to gift to the little in your life!
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