Easy-peasy Worm
By Teresa Alvarez (September 2013)
About copyright: It's really something great when people like what I have designed. You can sell the final item or whatever you like, but it would be nice to reference where you found the pattern! If there is anything you do not understand or there are any mistakes, please, send me a message! As you can see in the way I write, English is not my first language. So, you could come across some mistakes and grammatical inconsistencies@. Sorry and my apologies!
ABOUT YARN:
Any yarn would do nicely. I've used a yarn from Katia (Spanish manufacturer): Canada (100gr.=75m.) in two different shades: white and red
ABOUT GAUGE:
It is not important, as far as you are consistent with your tension.
ABOUT HOOK:
It depends on the yarn. I've used a 6 mm hook. Remember that when making amigurumis, stitches should be tight.
YOU WILL NEED:
Yarn in one color. One black eyes. Some black yarn for embroidering the mouth. Stuffing. Tapestry needle.
ABOUTCROCHETTERMS:
I've followed the US terminology. Stitch: st Chain: ch Slip stitch: sl st Single crochet: sc Sc2tog: decreasing two sc (i.e., 2 st become 1) Bobble: yarn over, insert hook in next stitch, [yarn over and draw up a loop, yarn over and draw it through the first 2 loops on your hook] repeat 5 times, yarn over and draw hook through all the remaining loops. All the pattern is worked in spirals, so do not join at the end/beginning of a row. All the decreases are worked as invisible decreases. Antennae (make 2) Using green. Ch 7, bobble in 2nd ch from hk, sl st in remaining sts. Fasten off.
Body
Using green
Round 1: magic ring, 6 sc (alternatively, 2 ch and 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook). Round 2: 2sc in next 6 st, (12 sts) Round 3: [2sc in next st, 1sc in next st] repeat 6 times (18 sts) Round 4: [1sc in next st., 2sc in next st, 1sc in next st] repeat 6 times (24 sts) Round 5: [2sc in next st, 1sc in next 3st] repeat 6 times (30 sts) Round 6: [1sc in next 2st., 2sc in next st, 1sc in next 3st] repeat 6 times (36 sts) Round 7: [2sc in next st, 1sc in next 5st] repeat 6 times (42 sts) Round 8-13: sc in each st across (42 sts) Round 14: [sc2tog, sc in next 4st] repeat 6 times (30sts) Round 15: [sc2tog, sc in next 3st] repeat 6 times (24sts) Round 16: [sc2tog, sc in next 2st] repeat 6 times (18sts) (stuff as you go, embroider mouth, place eyes and antennae) Round 17: [sc2tog, sc in next 1st] repeat 6 times (12sts) Round 18-20: repeat rows 3-5 Round 21-25: sc in each st across (30sts) Round 26-28: repeat rows 15-17 (First part of the body) Round 29-39: repeat rows 17-28 (Second part of the body) Round 40-50: repeat rows 17-28 Round 51: [sc2tog] repeat 6 times (6sts) (Last part of the body) Fasten off leaving and weave ends.
