Monday, August 13, 2012

Shellder


COMPLETED: 72 GOAL: 649


Material: crochet hook (I use F), medium and dark purple, black and red yarn, white and black felt, polyfil, glue

Pearl:

With black, 6 sc in magic circle (6)

Row 1: 2 sc in each sc around (12)

Row 2: sc next, 2 sc next, around (18)
Row 3: sc next 2, 2 sc next, around (24)
Row 4: sc next 3, 2 sc next, around (30)
Row 5: sc next 4, 2 sc next, around (36)
Row 6: sc next 5, 2 sc next, around (42)
Row 7: sc next 6, 2 sc next, around (48)
Row 8-14: sc in each sc around (48)
Row 15: sc next 7, dec over next 2, around (48)
Row 16: sc next 6, dec over next 2, around (42)
Row 17: sc next 5, dec over next 2, around (36)
Row 18: sc next 4, dec over next 2, around (30)
Row 19: sc next 3, dec over next 2, around (24)
Begin stuffing
Row 20: sc next 2, dec over next 2, around (18)
Row 21: sc next, dec over next 2, around (12)
Row 22: dec over next 2, around (6)
FO  Weave tail between loops and pull closed.

Tongue:
With red, 6 sc in magic circle (6)
Row 1: sc next 2, 2 sc next, around (8)
Row 2: sc in each sc around (8)
Row 3: sc next 3, 2 sc next, around (10)
Row 4: sc next 3, dec over next 2, around (8)
Row 5-6: sc in each sc around (8)
Row 7: sc next 2, dec over next 2, around (6)
Row 8-11: sc in each sc around (6)
Row 12: sc next, dec over next 2, around (4)
Row 13: sc in each sc around (4)
FO  Flatten and sew end closed. Using red yarn, embroider line down center of tongue. Start at row 13 and ending at row 2. Embroider thru top of tongue, but don’t go all the way thru the bottom layer.
Sew tongue to pearl at lower end. Cut two round eyes out of white felt for eyes. Cut two small ovals out of black felt for pupils, (alternative would be to use a permanent black marker to make pupils). Glue pupils to eyes and glue to pearl.

Shell top:
With purple, ch 23, turn
Row 1: sl st 2nd ch from hook and in next 6 chs, sc next 7 chs, hdc next 8 chs, ch 2, turn (22)
Row 2: 2 hdc next, hdc next 7, sc next 7, sl st next 7, ch 1, turn (23)
Row 3: sl st next 7, sc next 7, hdc next 9, ch 2, turn (23)
Row 4: 2 hdc next, hdc next 8, sc next 7, sl st next 7, ch 1, turn (24)
Row 5: (in front loops only) sl st next 7, sc next 7, hdc next 10, ch 2, turn (24)
Row 6: (in back loops only) 2 hdc next, hdc next 9, sc next 7, sl st next 7, ch 1, turn (25)
Row 7: sl st next 7, sc next 7, hdc next 11, ch 2, turn (25)
Row 8: 2 hdc next, hdc next 10, sc next 7, sl st next 7, ch 1 turn (26)
Row 9: sl st next 7, sc next 7, hdc next 12, ch 2, turn (26)
Row 10: (in back loops only) 2 hdc next, hdc next 11, sc next 7, sl st next 7, ch 1, turn (27)
Row 11: (in front loops only) sl st next 7, sc next 7, hdc next 13, ch 2, turn (27)
Row 12: dec over next 2, hdc next 11, sc next 7, sl st next 7, ch 1, turn (26)
Row 13: sl st next 7, sc next 7, hdc next 11, sl st next, ch 2, turn (26)
Row 14: dec over next 2, hdc next 10, sc next 7, sl st next 7, ch 1, turn (25)
Row 15: (in front loops only) sl st next 7, sc next 7, hdc next 10, sl st next, ch 2, turn (25)
Row 16: (in back loops only) dec over next 2, hdc next 9, sc next 7, sl st next 7, ch 1, turn (24)
Row 17: sl st next 7, sc next 7, hdc next 9, sl st next, ch 2, turn (24)
Row 18: dec over next 2, hdc next 8, sc next 7, sl st next 7, ch 1, turn (23)
Row 19: sl st next 7, sc next 7, hdc next 8, sl st next, ch 2, turn (23)
Row 20: dec over next 2, hdc next 7, sc next 7, sl st next 7 (22)
FO
Using dark purple yarn, embroider a line from front to back in top loops stopping where the sl sts begin. Embroider line between row 4 and row 5, embroider second line between row 9 and row 10 and embroider the third line between row 14 and row 15.

Shell bottom:
With purple, ch 23, turn
Row 1: sl st 2nd ch from hook, sl st next 6, sc next 7, hdc next 8, ch 2, turn (22)
Row 2: 2 hdc next, hdc next 7, sc next 7, sl st next 7, ch 1, turn (23)
Row 3: sl st next 7, sc next 7, hdc next 9, ch 2, turn (23)
Row 4: 2 hdc next, hdc next 8, sc next 7, sl st next 7, ch 1, turn (24)
Row 5: sl st next 7, sc next 7, hdc next 4, turn (18)
Row 6: hdc next 4, sc next 7, sl st next 7, ch 1, turn (18)
Row 7: sl st next 7, sc next 7, hdc next 4, ch 9, turn (18 + 9 sc)
Row 8: hdc 2nd ch from hook, hdc next 6 chs, hdc next 4, sc next 7, sl st next 7 (25)
Row 9: sl st next 7, sc next 7, hdc next 11, ch 2, turn (25)
Row 10: 2 hdc next, hdc next 10, sc next 7, sl st next 7, ch 1, turn (26)
Row 11: sl st next 7, sc next 7, hdc next 12, ch 2, turn (26)
Row 12: 2 hdc next, hdc next 11, sc next 7, sl st next 7, ch 1, turn (27)
Row 13: sl st next 7, sc next 7, hdc next 12, sl st next, ch 2, turn (27)
Row 14: dec over next 2, hdc next 11, sc next 7, sl st next 7, ch 1, turn (26)
Row 15: sl st next 7, sc next 7, hdc next 11, sl st next, ch 2, turn (26)
Row 16: dec over next 2, hdc next 10, sc next 7, sl st next 7, ch 1, turn (25)
Row 17: sl st next 7, sc next 6, hdc next 5, turn (18)
Row 18: hdc next 5, sc next 6, sl st next 7, ch 1, turn (18)
Row 19: sl st next 7, sc next 7, hdc next 5, ch 6, turn (18 + 6 ch)
Row 20: hdc 2nd ch from hook, hdc next 4 chs, hdc next 5, sc next 7, sl st next 7 (24)
Row 21: sl st next 7, sc next 7, hdc next 9, sl st next, ch 1, turn (24)
Row 22: dec over next 2, hdc next 8, sc next 7, sl st next 7, ch 1, turn (23)
Row 23: sl st next 7, sc next 7, hdc next 8, sl st next, ch 1, turn (23)
Row 24: dec over next 2, hdc next 7, sc next 7, sl st next 7 (22)
Row 25: sl st next 7, sc next 7, hdc next 8 (22)
FO
Insert for shell bottom: (make 2)
With purple, ch 7, join
Row 1: sc 2nd ch from hook, sc next 5, ch 1, in back loops, sc next 6, ch 2, join (12)
Row 2: ch 1, 2 sc in same sc, sc next 5, sl st next, sc next 5, 2 sc next (15)
FO
Sew inserts to shell bottom. Open end should be facing forward.
Place shell top and bottom together and sew together at back of shell, leaving the tail loose. The lower shell will overlap the upper at back. Sew to secure. Place pearl in shell and secure.

Horn: (make 4)
With purple, ch 8, join
Row 1: sc around in ch (8)
Row 2: sc next 2, dec over next 2, around (6)
Row 3: sc next 2, dec over next 2, sc next 2 (5)
Row 4: sc in each sc around (5)
Row 5: sc next, dec over next 2, sc next 2 (4)
Row 6: sc in each sc around (4)
FO
Sew two horns to top shell and two to the bottom shell. Locate the horn on the outside about halfway down the shell.   


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