Kat's Creations: Seel

COMPLETED: 74 GOAL: 649

Materials: crochet hook (I use ‘F’), gray, light yellow, black, dark pink and white yarn, white and black felt, polyfil

Head/Body:

With gray, 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 6-11: sc in each sc around (36)

Row 14: sc next 4, dec over next 2, around (30)

Begin stuffing.

Row 15: sc next 3, dec over next 2, around (24)

Row 16: *sc next 2, dec over next 2*2 times, sc next 16 (22)

Row 17: *sc next 2, 2 sc next* 7 times, sc next (29)

Row 18: *sc next 3, 2 sc next* 7 times, sc next (36)

Row 19: sc next 5, 2 sc next, around (42)

Row 20: sc in each sc around (42)

Row 21: sc next 6, 2 sc next, around (48)

Row 22: sc in each sc around (48)

Row 23: sc next 6, dec over next 2, around (42)

Row 24: sc in each sc around (42)

Row 25: sc next 5, dec over next 2, around (36)

Row 26: sc in each sc around (36)

Row 27: sc next 4, dec over next 2, around (30)

Row 28: sc in each sc around (30)

Row 29: sc next 3, dec over next 2, around (24)

Row 30-31: sc in each sc around (24)

Row 32: sc next 2, dec over next 2, around (18)

Row 33-34: sc in each sc around (18)

Row 35: sc next 12, *dec over next 2* 3 times (15)

Row 36-38: sc next 3, 2 sc next 3, sc next 3, *dec over next 2* 3 times (15)

Row 39: sc next 3, decrease over next 2, around (12)

Row 40: sc in each sc around (12)

Beginning of flipper: (the flippers are flat, when you finish, don’t stuff, just flatten)

Row 41: sc next 7, ch 3, skip next 5 sc and join ch to next sc (place marker) (7 + 3 ch)

Row 42: sc in sc where you joined and in next 5 sc, sc next 3 ch (9)

Row 43: sc in each sc around (9)

Row 44: sc next 3, 2 sc next, sc next 4, 2 sc next (11)

Row 45-46: sc in each sc around (11)

Row 47: sc next 5, 2 sc next, sc next 5 (12)

Row 48: sc next 7, ch 1, skip next 9 and join ch to sc (place marker) (8 + ch)

Row 49: sc in sc where you joined and in next 4 sc (5)

Row 50: sc in each sc around (5)

Row 51: sc next, *dec over next 2* twice (3)

Row 48: join at marker with sl st, sc next 2 (place marker at 2^nd sc), ch 1, skip next 4 sc and join ch, sc in same st and in next (4 + ch)

Row 49: sc in ch from previous row 48, sc next 2, sc in ch, sc next 2 (5)

Row 50: sc in each sc around (5)

Row 51: sc next, *dec over next 2* twice (3)

Row 48: join at marker with sl st, sc next 4, sc in ch from previous row 48 (5)

Row 49-50: sc next 5 around (5)

Row 51: sc next, *dec over next 2* twice (3)

Other side of flipper:

Row 41: join at marker in previous row 41 with sl st, sc next 6, sc in ch from previous ch 3 (9)

Row 42-43: sc in each sc around (9)

Row 44: join at marker at pre Row 44: sc next 3, 2 sc next, sc next 4, 2 sc next (11)

Row 45-46: sc in each sc around (11)

Row 47: sc next 5, 2 sc next, sc next 5 (12)

Row 48: sc next 3, ch 1, skip next 9 and join ch to sc (place marker) (3 + ch)

Row 49: sc in sc where you joined and in next 3 sc, sc in ch (5)

Row 50: sc in each sc around (5)

Row 51: sc next, *dec over next 2* twice (3)

Row 48: join at marker with sl st, sc next 2 (place marker at 2^nd sc), ch 1, skip next 4 sc and join ch, sc in same st and in next (4 + ch)

Row 49: sc in ch from previous row 48, sc next 2, sc in ch, sc next 2 (5)

Row 50: sc in each sc around (5)

Row 51: sc next, *dec over next 2* twice (3)

Row 48: join at marker with sl st, sc next 4, sc in ch from previous row 48 (5)

Row 49-50: sc next 5 around (5)

Row 51: sc next, *dec over next 2* twice (3)

Fins: (make 2)

With gray, ch 8, join

Row 1: sc in each ch around (8)

Row 2: sc in each sc around (8)

Row 3: sc next 3, 2 sc next, around (10)

Row 4-5: sc in each sc around (10)

Row 6: sc next 4, 2 sc next, around (12)

Row 7: sc in each sc around (12)

Row 8: sc next 4 (place marker in last sc), ch 1, skip next 8 sc, join ch in next sc with sl st (4 + ch)

Row 9: sc in same st where you joined, sc next 3 and in ch (5)

Row 10: sc in each sc around (5)

Row 11: sc next, *dec over next 2* twice (3)

Row 8: sc next 2 (place marker in last sc), ch 1, skip next 4 sc, join ch in next sc with sl st (4 + ch)

Row 9: sc in same st where you joined, sc next 3 and in ch (5)

Row 10: sc in each sc around (5)

Row 11: sc next, *dec over next 2* twice (3)

Row 8: sc next 4, sc in ch from previous row 8, sc next 2 (5)

Row 9-10: sc in each sc around (5)

Row 11: sc next, *dec over next 2* twice (3)

Muzzle:

With light yellow, 6 sc in magic circle, ch 4, 6 sc in last ch (12 + 3 ch)

Row 1: sc in next 3 ch, sc next 2, 2 sc next 2, sc next 2, sc in back loops of ch, sc next 2, 2 sc next 2, sc next 2 (22)

Row 2: sc next, sl st next, sc next 4, 2 sc next 2, sc next 4, sl st next, sc next 4, 2 sc next 2, sc next 3 (26)

Row 3: * dec over next 2* twice, sc next 9, *dec over next 2* twice, sc next 9 (22)

Nose:

With black, 4 sc in magic circle

FO Sew to top center of muzzle. An alternative would be to cut the nose out of black felt.

Tongue:

With dark pink, 6 sc in magic circle (6)

Row 1: sc in each sc around (6)

Row 2: sc next 2, 2 sc next, around (8)

FO Sew to muzzle.

Teeth: (make 2)

With white, ch 2, 2 sc in 2^nd ch from hook, ch 1, turn

Row 1-2: sc in each sc across (2)

FO Sew to muzzle on each side of tongue. Teeth point up. An alternative would to be cut the teeth out of white felt.

Horn:

With gray, ch 2

Row 1: 4 sc in 2^nd ch from hook (4)

Row 2: sc in each sc around (4)

Row 3: sc next, 2 sc next, around (6)

Row 4: sc next 2, 2 sc next, around (8)

FO Sew to top of head.

Finish: Cut two small ovals out of black felt for eyes and two smaller ovals out of white for highlights. Glue to face. With black yarn embroider two eyebrows.

Monday, September 3, 2012

Seel