Monster of the Month - March

 

Here is my third monster in my 2024 "Monster of the Month" series. Enjoy! 

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 2^nd 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 2^nd 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!