I'm sorry for the delay in getting this guy published! Just as I finished up version 1.0, we found out that we were getting some out-of-town company. It was a mad dash to clean up, getting the dining room table (currently being used as a computer desk for my laptop) ready for family meals, and the craft room ready to accommodate guests.
In the clean-up flurry, I lost my copy of the pattern with changes marked! Then I had two big craft shows in July, so I was more focused on preparing for those shows than looking for the pattern.
So now, the shows are done, the pattern is found, and I present to you my June Monster!
June Monster
By Elaine Okupski of Penguin Place Crafts
Made with worsted weight yarn and an F hook (3.75 mm), it
measures 7” long and 4” high.
Uses 1 oz main color and small amounts of contrasting color
for mouth, spikes and horns.
Starting at front with main color:
R1: sc 2, 5-dc Bobble,
sc 2 in MR. (5) (Bobble is his nose. You can see with my yellow monster that I
changed color for the bobble.)
R2: inc x 5. (10)
R3: *sc, inc* x 5. (15)
R4: *sc 2, inc* x 5. (20)
R5: *sc 3, inc* x 5. (25)
R6: sc 3, inc,
*sc x 2, inc* x 6, sc 3. (32)
You are leaving 6
stitches on the bottom without increases to keep the bottom flat, and keep him
from rolling over.
R7: sc 4, (sc 3, inc) x 6, sc 4. (38)
Place safety eyes between rounds 4 & 5, with 6 stitches
between. Embroider mouth below nose, between rounds 4 & 5.
Rounds 8-10: sc. (38) Stuff as you go.
Rounds 11-24: sc around, decreasing at the top center. This
takes your stitch count down to 24.
Round 25: *sc 6, dec* x 3. (21) Stuff body well, and
continue to stuff tail as you go.
Round 26: *sc 5, dec* x 3. (18)
Round 27: *sc 4, dec* x 3. (15)
Round 28: *sc 3, dec* x 3. (12)
Rounds 29-30: sc (12)
Round 31: *sc 2, dec* x 3 (9)
Round 32: *sc, dec* x 3. (6) FO, leaving tail to close hole.
Weave tail through the FLO of round 32 and pull closed. Hide yarn tail inside
tail.
Spikes: make one with contrasting color
*Chain 5. Starting in 2nd chain from hook, sl st,
sc, hdc, dc.* Repeat until your spikes reach from the end of the tail to the
center of head (around row 10). My monster had 10 spikes. FO, leaving a long
tail to sew to back.
Horns (make two)
R 1: with contrasting color, 4 sc in MR. (4)
R2: with body color: *sc, inc* x 2. (6)
R3: with contrasting color: *2 sc, inc* x 2. (8)
R4: with body color: *3 sc, inc* x 2. (10)
R5: with contrasting color: *4 sc, inc* x 2. (12)
R6: with body color: *5 sc, inc* x 2. (14)
FO, leaving tail to sew to body.
Assembly: sew spikes to body, centering on the top of the
body. Sew horns to head, over rounds 10-13. evenly spaced from the spikes.
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