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Piney is a fun and adorable little sprout dude, with fancy pants. He stands 20cm tall and about 15cm wide when made using similar weight yarn. I used 4 Seasons Marvel 8ply from Spotlight for my Piney but if your hook size is adjusted, you can use any acrylic or cotton yarn you like.
Piney The Sprout
For this pattern you will need:
3.5mm hook
8ply/DK/Light worsted weight yarn in a light green, dark green and brown.
2 x 14mm safety eyes
Needle for sewing
Small amount of stuffing
Bphdc - Back post half double crochet. There is a good video here if you are unfamiliar with this stitch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBHBRdxlfn8
Inc - 2sc in the same stitch
Pieces are made in continuous rounds. Place a marker at the end of each round to keep your place.
Arms - Make 2 with main green
Rnd 1: 4sc in a magic ring - 4
Rnd 2: inc in each st - 8
Rnds 3-10: sc in each st - 8
Lightly stuff the hand section of the arm. Fold the opening of the arm flat and make 4 sc across the top of the arm, catching stitches from both the front and back sides to close the opening.
*Alternative finish* If you do not want to close the arm using sc press the opening flat and stitch closed with the yarn tail.
Leave a long tail for sewing the arm to the body.
Legs - Using brown, make 1 to end at round 5.
First leg:
Rnd 1: 6sc in magic ring - 6
Rnd 2: inc in each st - 12
Rnd 3: sc in each st - 12
Rnd 4: *sc, inc*, repeat around - 18
Rnd 5: sc in each st - 18
End off for the first leg.
Second leg:
Repeat rounds 1 through 5, do not end off.
Rnd 6: ch2, join to the first leg with a sc, continue around with 17 more sc, sc in each of the 2 chains, sc 18 around the second leg, sc in each of the chain stitches. Place your marker here as the new round start. - 40
Rnd 7: *sc9, inc* x 4 - 44
Rnd 8: sc in each st - 44
Rnd 9: *sc10, inc* x 4 - 48
Rnd 10-13: sc in each st - 48
Rnd 14: *sc10, dec* x 4 - 44
Rnd 15: sc in each st - 44
Rnd 16: sc in each st, front loop only - 44
NOTE: Place a marker in the first unworked back loop of this round. You’ll need this to join the body colour.
Slst to the next stitch and ch1
Rnd17: Bphdc around, join to the first hdc and end the brown. - 44 Start stuffing legs here.
Continue for body
Rnd18: Join the main green to the marked stitch from round 16 with a sc, sc in all back loops around - 44
Rnd 19: sc in each st - 44
Rnd 20: *sc9, dec* x 4 - 40
Rnd 21: *sc3, dec* x 8 - 32
Rnd 22: *sc2, dec* x 8 - 24
Rnd 23-24: sc in each st - 24
Rnd 25: *sc, dec* x 8 - 16 Add more stuffing here.
Rnd 26: In the front loops only, inc in every st - 32
Rnd 27: *sc3, inc* x 8 - 40
Rnd 28: *sc4, inc* x 8 - 48
Rnd 29: *sc5, inc* x 8 - 56
Rnd 30: sc in each st - 56
Rnd 31: *sc6, inc* x 8 - 64
Rnd 32-38: sc in each st - 64
Place eyes between rounds 33 and 34, with 13 to 14 visible sc between the eyes. Stuff the body.
Rnd 39: *sc6, dec* x 8 - 56
Rnd 40: *sc5, dec* x 8 - 48
Rnd 41: *sc4, dec* x 8 - 40
Rnd 42: *sc3, dec* x 8 - 32
Rnd 43: *sc2, dec* x 8 - 24
Stuff the head.
Rnd 44: *sc, dec* x 8 - 16
Rnd 45: dec x 8 - 8
End off and use the tail to gather the opening closed. Add more stuffing before closing if you feel like it needs more.
Leaves - Make 3 in dark green.
Rnd1: 4sc in a magic ring - 4
Rnd 2: *sc, inc* x2 - 6
Rnd 3: sc in each st - 6
Rnd 4: *sc2, inc* x 2 - 8
Rnd 5: *sc3, inc* x 2 - 10
Rnd 6: *sc4, inc* x 2 - 12
Rnd 7: *sc2, inc* x 4 - 16
Rnd 8: *sc3, inc* x 4 - 20
Rnd 9: *sc4, inc* x 4 - 24
Rnd 10-13: sc in each st - 24
Rnd 14: *sc2, dec* x 6 - 18
Rnd 15: *sc, dec* x 6 - 12
Rnd 16: dec x 6 - 6
End off. Very lightly stuff the wider section of the leaf leaving the tip unstuffed, and push the leaf flat.
Assembly.
Pin pieces to the body to ensure they do not move while sewing them on. Arms should be attached at the sides of the body at rounds 23/24
Sew the central leaf on the head first, it should sit directly on top of the gathered close for the head. Sew the 2 remaining leaves on, one on each side of the central leaf, so that they are close enough to be touching.
Weave in all tails and Piney is complete!
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