GROOT SAPLING
Yarn:
Body/Head/Arms: Red Heart SuperSaver Camo in Platoon 7 oz. Red Heart SuperSaver in Cafe Latte 14 oz. Red Heart SuperSaver Black less than 1 oz. Red Heart SuperSaver White less than 1 oz. Leaves and Foliage: Red Heart SuperSaver in Light Sage less than 1 oz. Red Heart SuperSaver in Spring Green less than 1 oz. Red Heart SuperSaver in Paddy Green less than 1 oz.
Notions:
Round plastic canvas 6 aluminum washers
Hook: H Hook
To join, sl st into the ch 1 of the row below, then ch 1 and stitch the row. Do not turn your work unless specified. TIP: In all the crochet in the round I do, I work on the inside unless specified. This particular pattern is worked entirely on the inside.
INNER HEAD:
In Cafe Latte: 1) Ch 2, sc 6 in 2nd ch from hook. 2) Sc 2 in each sc. (12) 3) Sc 2 in each even-numbered sc. (18) 4) Sc 2 in each 3rd sc. (24) 5) Sc 2 in each 4th sc. (30) 6) through 14) sc 30 15) sc 24 16) sc 18. Stuff 17) sc 12. 18) sc 6.
OUTER HEAD:
In Platoon: 1) Ch 2, sc 6 in 2nd ch from hook. 2) Sc 2 in each sc. (12) 3) Sc 2 in each even-numbered sc. (18) 4) Sc 2 in each 3rd sc. (24) 5) Sc 2 in each 4th sc. (30) 6) Sc 2 in each 5th sc. (36) 7) through 15) sc 36. Insert Inner Head. 16) sc 30 17) sc 24 18) sc 18 19) sc 12 20) sc 6.
EYE BASE (make 2):
In Cafe Latte: 1) Ch 2, sc 6 in 2nd ch from hook. 2) Sc 2 in each sc. (12) 3) Sc 2 in each even-numbered sc. (18) 4) Sc 2 in each 3rd sc. (24) Sew Eye Bases to head as shown below.
EYES (make 2):
In Black: 1) Ch 2, sc 6 in 2nd ch from hook. 2) Sc 2 in each sc. (12) Sew Eyes to Eye Bases as shown; sew White yarn in two crescent shapes on the eyes to imitate reflection.
EYELIDs (make 2, do not join, turn your work): In Cafe Latte: 1) Ch 2, sc 3 in 2nd ch from hook. 2) Sc 2 in each sc. (6) 3) Sc 2 in each even-numbered sc. (9) 4) Sc 2 in each 3rd sc. (12) Leave a long tail; position as shown below and sew only around outer rounded edge, not over the eye.
CHEEKBONE:
In Cafe Latte: 1) Ch 2, sc 6 in 2nd ch from hook. 2) Sc 2 in each 2nd sc. (9) 3) through 14) sc 9. 15) Skip every 2nd sc. (5) Leave a long tail; lightly flatten and sew to the Head with tacking stitches as shown below.
FACE (make 2, do not join, turn your work): In Cafe Latte: 1) Ch 15, sc 14. 2) Sc 2 in first sc, sc 12, sc 2 in last sc. (16) 3) Sc 3, ch 10, skip 10 sc and then sc 3. (6) 4) Sc 2 in first sc, sc 14 (10 sc in the middle over the chain), sc 2 in last sc. (18) 5) and 6) sc 18. 7) Skip 1, sc 1, skip 1, sc 11, skip 1, sc 1, skip 1, sc 1. (14) 8) Skip 1, sl st 3, sc 6. 9) Skip 1, sc 3, skip 1, sc 1. (4) 10) and 11) sc 4. 12) Sc 2 in first sc, sc 2, sc 2 in last sc. (6) 13) Sc 2 in first sc, sc 4, sc 2 in last sc. (8) 14) Sc 2 in first sc, sc 6, sc 2 in last sc. (10) 15) Sc 2 in first sc, sc 3, sc 2 in next 2 sc, sc 3, sc 2 in last sc. (14) 16) Sc 2 in first sc, sc 12, sc 2 in last sc. (16) 17) Sc 16. 18) Sc 2 in first sc, sc 14, sc 2 in last sc. (18) 19) Sc 18. Make one as is and leave a long tail for sewing. Make the second with row 20 added in Platoon color, after every 2nd or 3rd sc, ch a random number between 9 and 14, then sc back down to make his "branches". Sew both Faces together along alledges including the inside of his mouth, making sure not to go over his branches up top.
FACE POSITIONING:
Sew the Face onto the Head where indicated by red lines in the below pictures. The forehead should only be sewn through the back layer of the Face.
BOTTOM OF JAW (turn your work): In Cafe Latte: 1) Ch 3, sc 2. 2) Sc 2 in each. (4) 3) Sc 2 in first sc, sc 2, sc 2 in last sc. (6) 4) Sc 2 in first sc, sc 4, sc 2 in last sc. (8) 5) Sc 2 in first sc, sc 6, sc 2 in last sc. (10) 6) Sc 2 in first sc, sc 8, sc 2 in last sc. (12) 7) Sc 2 in first sc, sc 10, sc 2 in last sc. (14) 8) Sc 2 in first sc, sc 12, sc 2 in last sc. (16) Leave a long tail; sew behind row 1 of the Face and to the base of the Head; this becomes the back and bottom of the open mouth.
HAIR:
Sl st across the back of the Head in rows. Every 2-3 sl st's, ch a random number between 9 and 14, then sc back down to make his "branches". Cover the head as shown below.
Cut 70-80 2" strands each of Light Sage, Spring Green, and Paddy Green and mix together. Latch hook them throughout the hair branches; mostly at the ends, some at the middle. A few can be sprinkled here and there on the scalp. Leave some branches without any at all.
INNER BODY BASE:
In Cafe Latte: 1) Ch 2, sc 6 in 2nd ch from hook. 2) Sc 2 in each sc. (12) 3) Sc 2 in each even-numbered sc. (18) 4) Sc 2 in each 3rd sc. (24) 5) Sc 2 in each 4th sc. (30) 6) Sc 2 in each 5th sc. (36) 7) Sc 2 in each 6th sc. (42) 8) In inner loops, sc 42. 9) through 11) Sc 42. 12) Skip 1, sc 41. 13) through 15) sc 41. 16) Skip 1, sc 40. 17) through 19) sc 40. 20) Skip 1, sc 39. 21) and 22) sc 39. 23) Skip 1, sc 38. 24) and 25) sc 38. 26) Skip 1, sc 37. 27) and 28) sc 37. 29) Skip 1, sc 36. 30) Skip 1, sc 35. 31) Skip 1, sc 34. 32) Skip 1, sc 33. 33) Skip 1, sc 32. 34) Skip 1, sc 31. 35) Skip 1, sc 30. Stuff full. 36) Skip every 5th sc. (24) 27) Skip every 4th sc. (18) 28) Skip every 3rd sc. (12) 29) Skip every 2nd sc. (6)
INNER BODY TORSO:
In Cafe Latte: 1) Ch 2, sc 6 in 2nd ch from hook. 2) Sc 2 in each sc. (12) 3) Sc 2 in each even-numbered sc. (18) 4) Sc 2 in each 3rd sc. (24) 5) Sc 2 in each 4th sc. (30) 6) through 9) sc 30. 10) Sc 2 in each 10th sc. (33) 11) through 14) sc 33. 15) Sc 2 in each 11th sc. (36) 17) through 28) sc 36. Stuff full. 29) Skip every 6th sc. (30) 30) Skip every 5th sc. (24) 31) Skip every 4th sc. (18) 32) Skip every 3rd sc. (12) 33) through 35) sc 12. 36) Sc 2 in each 6th. (14) 37) Sc 14. 38) Sc 2 in each 7th. (16) 39) Sc 16. 40) Sc 2 in each 8th. (18) 41) Sc 18. Stuff full. 42) Skip every 3rd sc. (12) 43) Skip every 2nd sc. (6) Sew Base and Torso together where each are 18 sc around the top of the Base and the bottom of the Torso. Take a piece of round plastic canvas and sew 6 washers to it to weight it down. Sew to rows 1-7 of the Base. This will help Groot stand upright.
OUTER BODY:
In Cafe Latte: 1) Ch 2, sc 6 in 2nd ch from hook. 2) Sc 2 in each sc. (12) 3) Sc 2 in each even-numbered sc. (18) 4) Sc 2 in each 3rd sc. (24) 5) Sc 2 in each 4th sc. (30) 6) Sc 2 in each 5th sc. (36) 7) Sc 2 in each 6th sc. (42) 8) Sc 2 in each 7th sc. (48) 9) In inner loops, sc 48. 10) through 13) sc 48. 14) Skip 1, sc 47. 15) through 17) sc 47. 18) Skip 1, sc 46. 19) through 21) sc 46. 22) Skip 1, sc 45. 23) and 24) sc 45. 25) Skip 1, sc 44. 26) and 27) sc 44. 28) Skip 1, sc 43. 29) and 30) sc 43. Slide onto the Base and align the seams. 31) Skip 1, sc 42. 32) Skip 1, sc 41. 33) Skip 1, sc 40. 34) Skip 1, sc 39. 35) Skip 1, sc 38. 36) Skip 1, sc 37. 37) Skip 1, sc 36. 38) Skip every 6th sc. (30) 39) Skip every 5th sc. (24) 40) Sc 24. 41) Sc 2 in each 4th sc. (30) 42) Sc 2 in each 5th sc. (36) 43) through 46) sc 36. 47) Sc 2 in each 12th sc. (39) 48) through 51) sc 39. 52) Sc 2 in each 13th sc. (42) 53) through 64) sc 42. 65) Skip every 7th sc. (36) 66) Skip every 6th sc. (30) 67) Skip every 5th sc. (24) 68) Skip every 4th sc. (18) 69) through 71) sc 18. 72) Sc 2 in each 9th sc. (20) 73) Sc 20. 74) Sc 2 in each 10th sc. (22) 75) Sc 22. 76) Sc 2 in each 11th sc. (24) 78) and 79) sc 24. Leave a long tail; pick the front of the body and sew the Head in place.
TRUNK DETAIL (make 3):
In Cafe Latte (for 2) or Platoon (for the other 1): 1) Ch 2, sc 4 in 2nd ch from hook. 2) Sc 2 in each 2nd sc. (6) 3) Sc 2 in each 3rd sc. (8) 4) Sc 2 in each 4th sc. (10) 5) Sc 2 in each 5th sc. (12) 6) Sc 2 in each 6th sc. (14) 7) Sc 2 in each 7th sc. (16) 8) Sc 2 in each 8th sc. (18) 9) Sc 2 in each 9th sc. (20) 10) Sc 2 in each 10th sc. (22) 11) Sc 2 in each 11th sc. (24) 12) through 15) sc 24. 16) Skip 1, sc 23. 17) and 18) sc 23. 20) Skip 1, sc 22. 21) and 22) sc 22. 23) Skip 1, sc 21. 24) and 25) sc 21. 26) Skip 1, sc 20. 27) and 28) sc 20. 29) Skip 1, sc 19. 30) and 31) sc 19. 32) Skip 1, sc 18. 33) and 33) Sc 18. 34) Skip 1, sc 17. 35) and 36) sc 17. 37) Skip 1, sc 16. 38) and 39) sc 16. 40) Skip 1, sc 15. 41) and 42) sc 15. 43) Skip 1, sc 14. 44) and 45) sc 14. 46) Skip 1, sc 13. 47) and 48) sc 13. 49) Skip 1, sc 12. 50) and 51) sc 12. 52) Skip 1, sc 11. 53) and 54) sc 11. 55) Skip 1, sc 10. 56) and 57) sc 10. 58) Skip 1, sc 9. 59) and 60) sc 9. 61) Skip 1, sc 8. 62) and 63) sc 8. 64) Skip 1, sc 7. 65) and 66) sc 7. 67) Skip 1, sc 6. 68) and 69) sc 6. w in a spiral around the body, on an angle. Sew detail up the body in Platool
VINES (make 3):
In Spring Green: 1) ch 51. Sl st in at the base of the Body, then ch a random amount. Hold the existing chain to the body and sl st through the chain and body to tack the vine in place. Continue this process working your way up the body until you reach the end, then pull the loose ends into the body. See the below picture for detail.
UNDER ARMS (make 2):
In Platoon: 1) Ch 18, join, sc 18. Leave a long tail for sewing to the body. 2) Skip 1, sc 17. 3) Skip 1, sc 16. 4) Skip 1, sc 15. 5) Skip 1, sc 14. 6) Skip 1, sc 13. 7) Skip 1, sc 12. 8) Skip 1, sc 11. 9) Skip 1, sc 10. 10) Skip 1, sc 9. 11) Skip 1, sc 8. 12) through 24) sc 8. 25) Skip 1, sc 7. 26) through 35) sc 7. 36) As done on the scalp, ch a random number between 5 and 11, then sc back down and sl st into the next sc, creating 4 fingers. Sew to the body on row 1, with the point facing down so that the arm is pushed up from the shoulder.
UPPER ARMS (make 2):
In Cafe Latte: 1) Ch 2, sc 6 in 2nd ch from hook. 2) Sc 2 in each sc. (12) 3) Sc 2 in each even-numbered sc. (18) 4) and 5) sc 18. 6) Skip 1, sc 17. 7) Skip 1, sc 16. 8) Skip 1, sc 15. 9) Skip 1, sc 14. 10) Skip 1, sc 13. 11) Skip 1, sc 12. 12) Skip 1, sc 11. 13) Skip 1, sc 10. 14) Skip 1, sc 9. 15) Skip 1, sc 8. 16) through 28) sc 8. 29) Skip 1, sc 7. 30) through 39) sc 7. branches with 3 inch pieces of green as you did the Hair branches. 40) As done on the scalp, ch a random number between 5 and 11, then sc back down and sl st into the next sc, creating 4 fingers. Sew onto the body behind the Under Arms, then twine the two together and tack in place with a running stitch. Decorate the finger
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