Crochet Now - UK (2019-10)

Aran 4mm

★★ Intermediate

Yarn used
King Cole Big Value Aran
1 ball each in black 125 (MC) & white
134 (CC1)
King Cole Comfort Aran
1 ball each in Soft Pink 334 (CC2), Rouge
3112 (CC3) & Cork 347 (CC4)
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local stockist

About the yarn

King Cole Big Value

Aran; 235m per 100g ball; 100% acrylic

King Cole Comfort

Aran; 202m per 100g ball; 60% acrylic,

40% nylon

Tension

18 sts x 20 rows = 10cm measured

over dc

Hook used

4mm

Other supplies

tapestry needle

toy stuffing

pair of toy safety eyes, 9mm

Sizing

46cm tall

Start crocheting

Body & Head

Rnd 1: With MC and working into a magic

ring, 6 dc. 6 sts

Rnd 2: [2 dc in next st] 6 times. 12 sts

Rnd 3: [1 dc, 2 dc in next st] 6 times. 18 sts

Rnd 4: [2 dc, 2 dc in next st] 6 times. 24 sts

Rnd 5: [3 dc, 2 dc in next st] 6 times. 30 sts

Rnd 6: [4 dc, 2 dc in next st] 6 times. 36 sts

Rnd 7: [5 dc, 2 dc in next st] 6 times. 42 sts

Rnd 8: [6 dc, 2 dc in next st] 6 times. 48 sts

Rnd 9: [7 dc, 2 dc in next st] 6 times. 54 sts

Rnd 10: [8 dc, 2 dc in next st] 6 times.

60 sts

Rnd 11: [9 dc, 2 dc in next st] 6 times.

66 sts

Rnds 12-17: Dc around.

Rnd 18: [9 dc, 1 dc2tog] 6 times. 60 sts

Rnds 19-23: Dc around.

Rnd 24: [8 dc, 1 dc2tog] 6 times. 54 sts

Rnds 25-26: Dc around.

One of the best things to pop on TV at Christmas has to be

the classic tale of Wallace & Gromit and The Wrong Trousers!

FEATHERS

MCGRAW

Rnd 27: [7 dc, 1 dc2tog] 6 times. 48 sts

Rnds 28-29: Dc around.

Rnd 30: [6 dc, 1 dc2tog] 6 times. 42 sts

Rnds 31-32: Dc around.

Stuff body and continue to top up as

you go.

Rnd 33: [5 dc, 1 dc2tog] 6 times. 36 sts

Rnd 34: Dc around.

Rnd 35: [4 dc, 1 dc2tog]

6 times. 30 sts

Rnds 36-37: Dc around.

Rnd 38: [3 dc, 1 dc2tog] 6 times. 24 sts

Rnds 39-40: Dc around.

Rnd 41: [10 dc,

1 dc2tog] twice. 22 sts

Rnds 42-61: Dc around.

Using photograph as a guide, insert safety

eyes between rnds 57 & 58 approximately

1 st apart.

Rnd 62: [3 dc, 1 dc2tog, 4 dc, 1 dc2tog]

twice. 18 sts

Rnd 63: [1 dc, 1 dc2tog] 6 times. 12 sts

“It’s the wrong

trousers Gromit!

And they’ve

gone wrong!”

Official pattern