Simply Crochet - UK (2020-04)

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TENSIONTension

is

not

critical

for

these

projects, but it may

affect

the

yarn quantities required

NOTESParts

of

these

patterns

are

worked

using

the

amigurumi

method.

Work

in

a

continuous

spiral

without

closing

off

each

round

with

aslip

stitch.

You

may

find

it

helpful

to

mark

the

first st of each

round, moving it up as you work.Sm

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&

l

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E

o

I

Step

into

the

magical

world

of

Moominvalley

and

discover

all

the

fun

adventures

our

Moomin

friends

are

having!

This

is

the basic Small and

Large

Moomin

pattern.

YOU

WILL

NEED

Q

For

yarns

and

quantities needed see

individual

patterns

Q

A

3.5mm

(US

E/4) hook

Q

Toy

stuffing

Q

Stitch

markers

For

yarn

stockists

contact

Novita

http://www.novitaknits.com

MEASUREMENTSSmall

Moomin

measures

27cm

(10

in)

tall

Large

Moomin

measures 30cm (11

in) tall

ABBREVIATIONSFor a full list, see

Simply Crochet

magazine

NOTESInstructions

for

Moomins

are

shown

in

two

sizes.

The

smaller

size

makes

Moomintroll

and

Snorkmaiden,

and

the

larger

size

makes

Moominmamma and Moominpappa. Where

applicable,

instructions

for

larger size are

written

in

pink

brackets.

Head,

Body

and

Legs

of

Moomins

are

crocheted

in

one

piece.

Head

begins

at

the

Snout,

work

is

then

divided

into

Top

of

Head

and

Neck.

Ears,

Eyes,

Arms

and

Tail

are

crocheted

separately.

Stuff your Moomins as you work. MOOMIN DOLLSNOUTUsing

Yarn A and a 3.5mm hook, make a magic

loop.Round

1

(RS)

Ch1

(doesn’t

count as st throughout),

6dc

into

the

loop.

[6

dc]

Round

2

2dc

in

each

st

around.

[12

dc]

Round

3

(2dc

in

next

st,

dc)

6

times.

[18

dc]

Round

4

(2dc

in

next

st,

2dc)

6

times.

[24

dc]

Round

5

(2dc

in

next

st,

3dc)

6

times.

[30

dc]

Rounds

6-9

Continue

increasing

by

6

sts

every

round

in

set

pattern,

until

there

are

54

sts.

[54 dc]

Rounds

10-13

(15)

Dc

in

each

st

around.

Round

14

(16)

Dc in next 12 sts, (dc2tog, 5dc) 6

times.

[48

sts]

Round

15

(17)

Dc

in

each

st

around.

Round

16

(18)

Dc in next 12 sts, (dc2tog, 4dc) 6

times.

[42

sts]

Round

17

(19)

Dc

in

each

st

around.

Round

18

(20)

Dc in next 12 sts, (dc2tog, 3dc) 6

times.

[36

sts]

Do not fasten off.TOP

OF

HEAD

Round

1

Ch24,

skip

12

sts,

dc

in

next

24

sts.

[48 sts]

Round

2

Dc

in

next

24

ch,

dc

in

next

24 sts.

Rounds

3-5

Dc

in

each

st

around.

Round

6

(Dc2tog,

6dc)

6

times.

[42

sts]

Rounds

7-9

Dc

in

each

st

around.

Round

10

(Dc2tog,

5dc)

6

times.

[36

sts]

Rounds

11-13

Dc

in

each

st

around.

Round

14

(Dc2tog,

4dc)

6

times.

[30

sts]

Round

15

(Dc2tog,

3dc)

6

times.

[24

sts]

Round

16

(Dc2tog,

2dc)

6

times.

[18

sts]

Round

17

(Dc2tog,

dc)

6

times.

[12

sts]

Round

18

(Dc2tog) 6 times. [6 sts]

Fasten

off

leaving

a

long

tail.

Thread

tail

through

each

st

of

last

round

and pull tight to close the

hole. Weave in ends.NECK

&

BODY

With

RS

of

Head

facing,

join

Yarn

A

to

first of 12

skipped

sts

from

Round

1

of

Head.

Round

1

Dc

in

next

12

sts,

dc

in

next

24

ch

(opposite

side

of

ch

from

Round

1

of

Head). [36 dc]

Rounds

2-3

Dc

in

each

st

around.

Round

4

(Dc,

2dc in next st) 6 times, dc in next 24

sts.

[42

dc]

Rounds

5-6

Dc

in

each

st

around.

Round

7

(2dc, 2dc in next st) 6 times, dc in next 24

sts.

[48

dc]

Rounds

8-9

Dc

in

each

st

around.

Round

10

Increase

by

6

sts

evenly

around.

[54

sts]

Rounds 11-13

(11-16)

Repeat Rounds 8-10.

[60

(66)

sts]Rounds

14-15

(17-18)

As

Rounds

8-9.

Rounds 16-28

(19 -33)

Dc in each st around.

LARGE

MOOMINS

ONLY

Round

34

(Dc2tog, 9dc) 6 times. [60 sts]

ALL

MOOMINS

Round

29

(35)

(Dc2tog,

8dc)

6

times.

[54

sts]

Round

30

(36)

(Dc2tog,

7dc)

6

times.

[48

sts]

Stuff

Head and Body before continuing to work on

Legs.

RIGHT

LEG

Round

1

Dc

in

next

19

(21)

sts, ending at the

centre

front.

Round

2 Ch6, skip next 24 sts, dc in next 24 sts. [30

sts]Round

3

Dc

in

next

6

ch,

dc

in

next

24

sts.

Round

4

(Dc2tog,

3dc)

6

times.

[24 sts]

Round

5

Dc

in

each

st

around.

Round

6

(Dc2tog,

2dc)

6

times.

[18 sts]

Round

7

Dc

in

each

st

around.

Round

8

(Dc2tog,

dc)

6

times.

[12

sts]

Round

9

Dc in each st around.

RIGHT

FOOT

Round

10

Dc in next 10 sts, (2dc in next st) 2 times.

[14

dc]

Round

11

Dc

in

next

11 sts, (2dc in next st) 2 times,

dc

in

next

st.

[16

dc]

Round

12

Dc

in

next

12

sts, (2dc in next st) 2 times,

dc

in

next

2

sts.

[18

dc]

Rounds

13-14

Dc

in

each

st

around.

Round

15

(Dc2tog,

dc)

6

times.

[12

sts]

Round

16

Dc

in

each

st

around.

Stuff

until

Legs

and

Feet

are

firm.

Fasten

off

leaving

a

long

tail.

Thread

tail

through

each

st

of

last

round

and pull tight to close the

hole. Weave in ends.LEFT

LEG

With

RS

facing,

join

Yarn

A

to

first of skipped st

from Round 2 of Right Leg.