Doughnut Cop
By Allee Forsberg
Materials
Crochet hook - 2.70 mm & 2.25 mm Worsted weight yarn Stuffing Needle Stitch marker 9 mm safety eyes FC = foundation chain Rnd = Round ch = chain sc = single crochet dc = double crochet sl st = slip stitch hdc = half-double crochet tr = treble crochet dec = decrease inc = increase BL = back loops Abbreviations
Note
I highly recommend using invisible decrease and invisible fasten off techniques. If you are not sure what that means, it is easily searchable. These make a piece look very polished. Yarn I used: RedHeart - Soft White, Blue, Black, Grey Heather I Love This Yarn - Toasted Almond
Pattern
In frosting color (16 grams of yarn) using 2.70 mm hook FC ch 32, join ring (32) Rnd 1 sC around (32) Rnd 2 {sc, inc} around (48) Rnd 3 sc around (48) Rnd 4 {sc, inc} around (72) Rnd 5 sc around (72) Rnd 6 {sc, inc} around (108) Rnd 7 sc around (108) Now insert eyes about 7 or 8 st apart, use black yarn for mouth, blue yarn for sprinkles switch to doughnut color (26 grams of yarn) using 2.70 mm hook Rnd 8 fasten on, sc around in BL (108) Rnd 9 sc around (108) Rnd 10 sc around (108) Rnd 11 sc around (108) Rnd 12 sc around (108) Rnd 13 sc around (108) Rnd 14 sc around (108) Rnd 15 sc around (108) Rnd 16 sc around (108) Rnd 17 {sc, dec} around (72) Rnd 18 sC around (72) Rnd 19 {sc, dec} around (48) Rnd 20 sc around (48) Rnd 21 {sc, dec} around (32) Rnd 22 sC around, join and leave a long tail for sewing (32) Now sew the opening closed and stuff firmly as you go along Switch back to frosting color For the uneven frosting edge, you will now crochet in the white front loops we left out. Fasten on your yarn at the color change jog. Switch to the 2.25 mm hook (the loops can be hard to get a larger hook into). The basic pattern around willook like this: {2 sc, 2 hdc, 2 dc, 2 hdc} repeat that around Note: If you want imperfect frosting edging, add in some irregular patterning. At some point try ch3 and sl st in the top of the last st to create a dribble of frosting. witch to hat color (4 grams of yarn) using 2.70 mm hook Rnd 1 6sc in magic ring (6) Rnd 2 inc all (12) Rnd 3 {inc, sc} around (18) Rnd 4 {inc, 2 sc} around (24) Rnd 5 {inc, 3 sc} around (30) Rnd 6 sC, 2 dc, hdc, sc, dc, trc, dc, sc around (30) Rnd 7 5 dc, {dc & tr} in next st, 2 tr in next st, {tr & dc} in next st, 5 dc, sc around (33) Rnd 8 sl st, {dec, 3 sc} x6, 3 sc (27) Rnd 9 13 sc, fasten off (leave in stitch marker, you will fasten on there) (13) Switch to brim color (1 gram of yarn) using 2.70 mm hook Rnd 10 fasten on at stitch marker, 13 sc, ch1, turn (13) Rnd 11 skip 1st st, sc, 7 hdc, sc, sl st, fasten off, weave in ends (10) Pin hat into place and sew onto doughnut. Push the top of the hat inward. Switch to badge color (1 gram of yarn) using 2.70 mm hook Rnd 1 5 sc in magic ring (5) Rnd 2 inc all (10) Rnd 3 {ch 3, sl st in next st, sc, {ch 3, tr, sl st} in next st, 4 slst, {sl st, ch 2, sl st in next st, 3 sl st Fasten off, leave a long tail for sewing onto the doughnut
