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Current mood:	cheerful
Entry tags:	amigurumi, fantasy: doozer, pattern: free

That's a doozy! Er... dooz*er*.
It was windy and snowstormy today. A day when you just want to stay inside, curl up next to the wood stove and vegetate until the weather smartens up. A great day for crochet! ~_^

So I sat down with a bit of yarn and a hook and... well... crocheted. I decided I felt like doozers today, so that's what I did. I seem to be getting better at making up patterns as I go along. Good thing I also write everything down; if it works, I can do it again and if it doesn't... well, that's what they invented scribbling for. ~_^

I think I'm going to give this guy to Mom; she's always liked doozers. EDIT: I gave it to her just a few minutes ago - she loved it! Yay! ^_^





From the front:


And the side:


And the back:



His nose is about twice as big as it should be, but at least next time I'll know the triple-triples are a little too tall for a base...


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Doozer amigurumi pattern
by skyfirearts (IJ: wickedstitches / LJ: wildstitches / Etsy/Ravelry: skyfirearts)

This pattern is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License. Neither this pattern, nor any products made from it, may be sold without written permission by the author.

Materials:
worsted weight yarn in 4 colors: body, gloves/boots/straps, nose, hat)
3.5mm/E hook
blunt yarn needle
fiberfill


Stitches Used:
ch - chain
sc – single crochet
sl – slip-stitch
hdc – half-double crochet (2 stitches)
dc – double crochet (2 stitches)
tc – triple crochet (1 stitch)
dtr – double-triple crochet (2 stitches)
inc – increase
dec – decrease
sk - skip


INSTRUCTIONS

Head:
Rnd 1) sc 6 in magic ring. [6]
Rnd 2) inc around [12]
Rnd 3) (sc, inc) around [18]
Rnd 4) (sc 2, inc) around [24]
Rnd 5-6) sc around [24]
Rnd 7) sc 6, dtr 2, sc 16 [24]
Rnd 8) (sc 2, dec) around [18]
Rnd 9) (sc, dec) around [12]
Stuff.
Rnd 10) dec around [6]

Fasten off, sew closed.


Body
Rnd 1) 6 sc in magic ring [6]
Rnd 2) inc around [12]
Rnd 3) (sc, inc) around [18]
Rnd 4) (sc 2, inc) around [24]
Rnd 5-14) sc around [24] (10 times)
Rnd 15) (sc 2, dec) around [18]
Rnd 16) (sc, dec) around [12]
Stuff.
Rnd 17) dec around [6]

Fasten off, sew closed.


Tail
ch 12, join into a round with sl.
sl in each chain. [12]
(sc 2, dec) around [9]
(sc, dec) around [6]
dec around [3]

Fasten off, sew closed.


Arms (make 2)
Rnd 1) 6 sc in magic ring [6]
Rnd 2-3) sc around with glove color [6]
Rnd 4-8) sc around with body color [6]

Fasten off. Stuff.


Legs (make 2)
With boot color:
Rnd 1) sc 9 in magic ring [9]
Rnd 2) sc around [9]
Rnd 3) sc 2, dec 3, sc [6]
With body color:
Rnd 4-9) sc around [6]

Fasten off. Stuff.


Belt
ch 30 (or however many to fit around waist. Join with sl, ch 1.
sc around, join.

Fasten off, weave in ends.


Cross-Straps (make 2)
ch 30 (or however many to fit from one side of belt, over opposite shoulder, then back to belt). Join with sl, ch 1.
sc around, join.

Fasten off, weave in ends.


Hat
Rnd 1) 6 sc in magic ring
Rnd 2) inc around [12]
Rnd 3) (sc, inc) around [18]
Rnd 4) (sc 2, inc) around [24]
Rnd 5-6) sc around [24]


Hat Crest
ch 8 (includes turning chain)
sc 2, sk 2, hdc, dc, tc, dc, hdc, sk 2, sc 2

Fasten off.


FINISHING

With nose-color yarn, sew over the two dtr on the head until you can't see the body color underneath and the stitches are smooth. Fasten off, hide yarn (push threaded needle through head. Pull tight, partially squishing head, cut off close to head. The yarn end will be sucked back in, invisibly.)

Sew head and tail to body with blunt yarn needle and body-color yarn. Sew legs to body.

Sew top openings of arms shut. Thread the needle with body-color yarn, push under 2 loops near top of first arm. Push needle into body where you want the arm to be and out the other side where you want the second arm. Push under the same two loops on the other arm, then push the needle back through the body to the other side, using the same place it went through the first time. Tie off to the other end of the yarn, weave in ends.

Sew cross-straps to belt; you might want to put the belt on the doozer, then place the straps where you want them. Mark the middle stitch on the belt with a scrap of yarn at the four places the cross-straps end. Take off the belt and sew on the straps, using the markers as guides. Weave in ends.

Sew crest to front of hat. Weave in ends.

Embroider eyes and mouth.

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If you're going to use this pattern, I'd love it if you would leave a comment. Even anonymously, if you don't have an IJ account. If you have an OpenID, IJ supports that... I just want to know what you think. :/

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