Meet Marshal!
He and his friends are perfect for eating all those spare bags that never seem to find a home in the kitchen, while adding a bit of whimsy to your decor.
There’s a pattern on Ravelry, but I only used the pattern for my first one. I changed my pattern to use dc instead of sc so it works up faster. I don’t normally count my rounds – I just eyeball it & stop when it looks good & that way each monster is a little different.
(The original pattern is HERE.)
Materials:
Marshal’s bottom, arms and legs: I Love This Yarn. Color is Linen.
Marshals body, head: 1st Kiss by Loops and threads in the color Earth. ( I got this on clearance at Michael’s so may no longer be available).
Hand full of polyfill stuffing.
The eyes are made with scraps I had laying around the house. I think it’s rhss.
BOTTOM:
Chain 2 or MR
1. 12 dc in the ring
2. inc around
3. *dc 1, inc*
4. *dc 2, inc*
5. *dc 3, inc*
6. *dc 4, inc*
BODY:
7. Dc around in blo
8 – 16. (8 rounds) dc around.
17. SC 15, CH or FSC 30, skip 30 stitches, SC 15 to end of roid
18. *dC 3, dec*
19. *dC 2, dec*
20. Dc around
21. *dC 1, dec*
22. dec around
Marshal’s head now looks like this so…
FO and tie hole shut. Like this:
MOUTHPIECE: repeat bottom
ARM x2:
Chain 2 or MR
1. 6 SC in the ring
2. inc around
3-11 SC around
12. SC 2, dec
FO and leave a tail for sewing. Pinch it flat when you sew it on
LEGS x2
Chain 2 or MR
1. 6 SC in the ring
2. inc around
3. 20 rows sc around (or as long as you want).
FO and leave tail for sewing. I didn’t pinch the leg flat and instead sewed it on as is.
EYES:
Chain 2 or MR
1. 6 SC in the ring-SS to first SC (6) in black
2. CH 1, inc around-SS to first SC (12) in eye colour
3. CH 1, *SC 1, inc* -SS to first SC (18) in white
FO leave tail for sewing.
Sew together and add horns, teeth, wings, fur – anything you and your creatures can imagine together! Remember to add a little stuffing to the head.
And here’s Marshall on some backyard adventures.
I hope you enjoyed.
Comments and suggestions are welcome.
What a cute little monster! Oh my gosh, I wish I could crochet well enough to make this!
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