Crochetbury Baby Caterpillar
designed by Lisa van Klaveren www.crochetbury.etsy.com
Materials:
Fingering yarn in orange, blue, green, dark pink, rose, yellow or colors of choice. Crochet hook size 3 US (2.10 mm) Small amount of stuffing Needle & thread Small safety eyes or emboidery thread if you wish to emboider them instead
Finished size:
Approx $3.5^{\circ}$ long and 2.25" tall
Body:
Rnd 1: Beginning at tail end with orange, or color of choice, ch 2, 6 sc in $2^{\mathrm{nd}}$ ch from hook. (6 sc) Rnd 2: (Sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc) 3 times. (9 sc) Rnd 3: (Sc in next 2 sc, 2 sc in next sc) 3 times. (12 sc) Rnd 4: (Sc in next 2 sc, 2 sc in next sc) 4 times. (16 sc) Rnds 5-6: Work even on 16 sc. Rnd 7: (Sc in next 2 sc, skip 1 sc, sc in next sc) 4 tims. (12 sc) Rnd 8: (Sc in next 2 sc, skip 1 sc, sc in next sc) 3 times. (9 sc) Join with sl st to $1^{\mathrm{st}}$ sc and fasten off. Stuff body Rnd 9: Join blue or color of choice with sc in any sc of rnd 8 and sc in each sc around. (9 sc) Rnd 10: Repeat rnd 3. (12 sc) Rnd 11: Repeat rnd 4. (16 sc) Rnds 12-13: Work even on 16 sc. Rnd 14: Repeat rnd 7. (12 sc) Rnd 15: Repeat rnd 8. (9 sc) Join with sl st to $1^{\mathrm{st}}$ sc and fasten off. Stuff body Rnds 16-22: With green or color of choice, repeat rnds 9-15. Stuff body (Tip: If you wish to create a longer caterpillar, simply work more repetitions of rnds 9-15 until you've created the ## of desired body sections.)
Rnds 23-26: With bright pink or color of choice, repeat rnds 9-12. Rnd 27: Sc in next 3 sc, ch 3 for neck opening, skip 3 sc, sc in next 10 sc. Rnd 28: Sc in next 2 sc, skip 1 sc, sc in next 3 ch, skip 1 sc, sc in next sc, (sc in next 2 sc, skip 1 sc, sc in next sc) twice. (12 sc) Rnd 29: Repeat rnd 8. (9 sc) Do not fasten off Rnd 30: (Sc in next sc, skip 1 sc, sc in next sc) 3 times. (6 sc) Fasten off leaving a longer length of yarn. Weave yarn through remaining 6 sc and draw to a close. Pull yarn to inside of body.
Stuff body through neck-opening
Head:
Rnd 1: Working over 3 sc and remaining loops of 3 chain of rnd 27, (join with sc in any sc, 2 sc in next st, (sc in next st, 2 sc in next st) twice. (9 sc) Rnd 2: Repeat rnd 3 of body. (12 sc) Rnd 3: Repeat rnd 4 of body. (16 sc) Rnds 4-6: Work even on 16 sc. Rnds 7-8: Repeat rnds 7-8 of body (do not fasten off). Attach safety eyes (refer to photos for placement) and stuff head. Rnd 9: Repeat rnd 30 of body. (6 sc) Fasten off leaving a longer length of yarn. Weave yarn through remaining 6 sc and draw to a close. Pull yarn to inside of head.
Antennae: (Make 2)
With rose, or color of choice, ch 5, 4 sc in $2^{\mathrm{nd}}$ ch from hook, sl st in $1^{\mathrm{st}}$ sc to join, sl st remaining 3 ch of beg ch-5. S1 st to join to top of head. Fasten off & pull ends to inside of head. (Refer to photos for placement.) Attach antennae securely to head with needle and thread when sewing on the mouth.
Mouth:
With rose, or color of choice, ch 2, 4 sc in $2^{\mathrm{nd}}$ ch from hook, join with sl st to $1^{\mathrm{{st}}}$ sc, ch 7, 4 sc in $2^{\mathrm{nd}}$ ch from hook, join with sl st to $1^{\mathrm{st}}$ sc of this 4-sc group. Fasten off. Attach mouth to head with needle and thread. Refer to photos for placement.
