March
Monster
Design by Elaine Okupski
Of Penguin Place Crafts
Made with worsted weight yarn and an F hook, the March
Monster is about 6” tall and 9” wide. I used 1.1 oz of the main color and .4 oz
of the accent color, plus a few yards for the tongue.
Fingers (make 6)
R1: In MR: 2 Sc in body color, 3 dc bobble in accent color, 2
sc in body color (5)
R2: Sc 5 (5) (For more “definition” to your fingernail, do a
BLO sc over the accent color stitch.)
R3: Sc 4, inc (6) FO for fingers 1 & 2 of each set. For
the third finger of each set, continue on to round 4.
R4: Making sure all your “fingernails” are facing you, work 3
sc on one finger, 3 sc on second finger, then 6 sc on third finger. Work 3 sc on center finger, then 3 sc on the next finger
(18).
R5:*sc, dec* x 6 (12) Add stuffing to fingers.
R6: *sc, dec* x 4 (8) Add stuffing to hand.
R7-9: sc (8) FO, leaving tail to sew. Add stuffing to arm.
Feet: make 2 with accent color
R1: 6 sc in MR (6)
R2: inc x 6 (12)
R3: *sc, inc* x 6 (18)
R4: *sc 2, inc* x 6 (24)
R5: BLO sc (24)
R6: *sc 4, dec* x 4 (20)
R7: *sc 3, dec* x 4 (16)
FO, leaving tail to sew to body. Stuff feet before sewing to
body.
Body: in body color
R1: 6 sc in MR (6)
R2: inc x 6 (12)
R3: *sc, inc* x 6 (18)
R4: *sc 2, inc* x 6 (24)
R5: *sc 3, inc* x 6 (30)
R6: *sc 4, inc* x 6 (36)
R7: *sc 5, inc* x 6 (42)
Sew feet to bottom of body, with the inner part of each foot between R1 & R2.
R8-14: sc (42) At round 12, make a 5-dc bobble at the center
front for the nose. If using safety eyes, insert at round 12, two stitches from
the nose.
R15: *sc 5, dec* x 6 (36)
On round 16, make the ears. To find the location for the
ears, fold the body in half and mark the side stitches.
R16: *sc 4, dec* x 6 (30)
Ears: At marked stitch, ch 7. Starting in 2nd ch from hook sc, hdc 2, dc 3, sl st in same chain as last
dc.
R17: *sc 3, dec* x 6 (24)
R18: *sc 2, dec* x 6 (18)
R19: *sc, dec* x 6 (12) Stuff well
R20: dec x 6. FO, leaving short tail to weave through
stitches and pull closed.
Horns (in white or accent color)
R1: 4 sc in MR
R2: inc, sc 3 (5)
R3: inc, sc 4 (6)
R4: inc, sc 5 (7)
R5: inc, sc 6 (8)
R6: sc (8)
FO, leaving tail to sew to head.
Optional hair: cut
8-10 strands of yarn and loop through top center of head, between ears.
Separate strands
Tongue:
Ch 6. Starting in 2nd chain, sc 4. 3 sc in final
chain. Work 4 sc in back side of chain. FO, leaving tail to sew to face, 3 rows
below nose.
Eyes:
With black, sc 4 in MR
With red: BLO, inc x 4 (8)
With white: Leave a long starting tail to make an accent on the
black of the eye. BLO: *sc, inc* x 4 (12)
FO, leaving a tail to sew to face.
Assembly: Sew arms to side of body, even with nose. Sew tongue to face, 3 rows
below the nose. Sew eyes to face, 1 stitch away from the nose, with the center
of the eye even with the nose. Sew horns to head, next to ears.
Many thanks to Strawberry Bonnie for testing
for me!
