Back in April of last year, I designed a boxy-looking monster for my Monster of the Month series. This year, I had someone ask if I could make a smaller monster to match. So, I worked on it, and this is the result. The original monster was close to 10" tall. This one is closer to six.
April’s Baby Monster
This little guy has the
same construction as my April Monster, but on a smaller scale, so you can have
Mom & Baby monsters.
Made with worsted weight
yarn and an F hook, he measures about 6" tall.
I used .8 ounce of the main
color, less than half an ounce of the accent color, and less than a yard of
white and black for eye accent and smile.
I used 10 mm safety eyes
Start at the top with main
color. First section is worked in rows. Note: the body is done in HDC, while
arms, legs and horns are made in SC
Row 1: Ch 10. Starting in
2nd ch from hook, hdc 9
Rows 2-3: Ch 1, turn, hdc 9.
Row 4: Do not turn. Add an
additional hdc in the same stitch just worked. Rotate your work and work 2 hdc
down the side, with an additional hdc in the corner. Rotate work and make 9 hdc
across, with an additional hdc in the corner stitch. Rotate and work 2 hdc up
the side. Place one more hdc in the corner. (26: 9 on each long side, 2 on each
short side, and one additional hdc in each corner)
Now we work in continuous
rounds. Use a stitch marker to mark your beginning point to help keep track of
rows.
Round 1: BLO hdc (26)
Rounds 2-7: hdc (26)
Now we go back to working
back and forth. If needed, hdc over to the beginning of a long row.
Row 1: BLO hdc 9
Rows 2-4: ch 1, turn, hdc 9.
FO, leaving long tail for sewing closed.
Arms, starting with Fingers (make 2, starting with accent
color)
Ch 6. Starting in 2nd chain from hook, sl st 2, *ch 2, sl st 2* x 3. Change to body color and continue with arm.
Round 1:Sc, skip one chain, sc, skip one chain, sc. Turn your work and sc in each of the skipped stitches, then make one last sc in the same chain as your first stitch. (6)
Alternate round 1. Sc 4 down the chain, with an increase in the last ch. Fold to form a tube and continue working in the round. (6) This is a bit easier, but it makes an open tube, which doesn't hide your yarn ends. You can use your yarn tail to sew it up a bit if you like. I like to make a closed tube, with the first option.
Rounds 2-5: sc (6)
FO, leaving a tail to sew to
body.
Foot (make 2 in main color)
Round 1: sc 4 in mr (4)
Round 2: inc x 4 (8)
Round 3: *sc, inc* x 4 (12)
Rounds 4: sc (12)
Round 5: *sc 4, dec* x 2
(10)
Round 7: *sc 3, dec* x 2 (8)
Stuff lightly and fold the
top together. Sc 4 across the top.
Ankle transition:
Ch 1, turn, hdc 4 (4)
Ch 1, turn, FLO sc 4, turn
your work and BLO sc 4 on the other side. (8) Now we will go back to working in
the round again.
Round 1-2: sc (8)
FO, leaving a tail to sew
to body. You can stuff the legs or leave them unstuffed to make him more
of a sitting monster.
Horns (make 2 in accent color)
Round 1: 3 sc in MR (3)
Round 2: inc, sc 2 (4)
Round 3: inc, sc 3 (5)
Round 4: inc, sc 4 (6)
FO, leaving tail to sew to
head.
Eyebrows: (make 2 in accent color)
Ch 4. Starting in 2nd
chain from hook, sl st, sc, sc. FO, leaving tail to sew to head.
Place safety eyes between rounds 3 & 4, with 4 stitches
between. Before securing safety eyes, place the eyebrows above the eyes to make
sure you have enough room. Use a little white yarn to make an accent on the
outer side of each eye. Sew eyebrows over eyes, with the thickest part at the
center of the face. Embroider a mouth over round 6. Stuff head/body and sew the
bottom flap closed.
Sew the horns on the top of the head. I placed mine close to
the outer edges.
Sew legs to the bottom of the
head/body. I positioned my legs so that
the edges lined up with the edges of the bottom of the head/body.
Sew arms to the side of the body,
even with the bottom of the eyes. I didn’t stuff my arms, so they would hang
better against the side of the body.
