Bubbles And Bongo Manu.pdf

 An original amigurumi pattern from Bubbles And Bongo

MANU

Etsy shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop/BubblesAndBongo Original pattern by: LittleAquaGirl (Instagram: @littleaquagirl) Copyright © BubblesAndBongo 2016. All rights reserved.

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Dear fellow crochet lover, First of all, thank you so much for purchasing this pattern! We are more than happy for you to gift or sell any items you produce from this pattern but request that you provide a link to our Etsy shop BubblesAndBongo and credit @littleaquagirl as the designer. Much love, time and effort have gone into designing this amigurumi creation and we would appreciate if you do not share, reproduce or sell this pattern either in its entirety or in parts. We would love to see your finished creation, so please do tag @littleaquagirl on Instagram! Never hesitate to contact us through our Etsy shop should you have any questions with regards to this pattern!we will do all we can to help you as best as we can! With love, Erinna (Instagram: @littleaquagirl)

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PATTERN INSTRUCTIONS : This pattern is written

ABBREVIATIONS:

using American terminology and is worked in continuous rounds unless otherwise stated. The finished product

BLO = back loop only | ch = chain | dec = decrease |

using the materials described in this pattern from the tip

dc = double crochet | inc = increase | rnd = round |

of Manu’s nose to his bottom is ~8 inches or 20.5 cm

sc = single crochet | sl st = slip stitch | st = stitch

long.  A very quick guide to the stitches used in this pattern in alphabetical order: SKILL LEVEL : Advanced beginner

1.

Chain (ch): Insert hook, yarn over, pull loop through loop on hook.

MATERIALS REQUIRED (descriptions in brackets

2.

indicate those used in the pictured example) :

1.

decrease. For this, insert hook into front loop of first stitch (from the front and under). Repeat into front

Yarn (Drops Safran 4 ply in Beige (21), Brown (23),

loop of next stitch. Yarn over and pull loop through

Denim Blue (06), White (17), Red (19)) 2.

both loops on hook.

Crochet hook in accordance with the yarn you use (2.5 mm)

3.

Polyester fibrefill

4.

Black plastic safety eyes (7.5 mm)

5.

Black embroidery thread

6.

Stitch markers, darning and embroidery needles

Decrease (dec): I prefer to use the “invisible”

3.

Double crochet (dc): Yarn over, insert hook, yarn over, pull loop through stitch (there should be 3 loops on hook), yarn over, pull loop through both loops left on hook (there should be 2 loops left on hook), yarn over, pull loop through remaining loop on hook.

4.

Increase (inc): Work two single crochets into the same stitch.

5.

Magic ring: Wrap yarn around fingers to form a loop. Insert hook through middle of loop. Pull working end of yarn through ring and chain the required number of stitches through. Pull the yarn ends to close the loop.

6.

Single crochet (sc): Insert hook, yarn over, pull loop through stitch (there should be 2 loops on hook), yarn over, pull loop through both loops on hook.

7.

Slip stitch (st): Insert hook, yarn over, pull loop through stitch and loop on hook.

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MANU (Drops Safran 4 ply, 2.5 mm crochet

Rnd 8: (Sc in each of next 6 st, inc in next st) x 2 [16]

hook)

Rnd 9: Sc in each st around [16] Rnd 10: (Sc in each of next 7 st, inc in next st) x 2 [18] Rnd 11: Sc in each st around [18]

HEAD (in Beige)

Rnd 12: Sc in each of next 2 st, (inc in next st, sc in next st, inc in next st) x 3, sc in each of next 7 st [24]

Starting from the tip of the nose

Rnd 13: Sc in each st around [24] Rnd 14: Sc in each of next 5 st, (sc in each of next 3 st,

Rnd 1: Start 6 sc in a magic ring [6] Rnd 2: (Sc in next st, inc in next st) x 3 [9] Rnd 3: Sc in each st around [9] Rnd 4: (Sc in each of next 2 st, inc in next st) x 3 [12] Rnd 5: Sc in each st around [12] Rnd 6: (Sc in each of next 5 st, inc in next st) x 2 [14] Rnd 7: Sc in each st around [14]

inc in next st) x 3, sc in each of next 7 st [27] Rnd 15: Sc in each of next 5 st, (sc in each of next 4 st, inc in next st) x 3, sc in each of next 7 st [30] Rnd 16: Sc in each st around [30] Rnd 17: Sc in each of next 4 st, (sc in each of next 2 st, inc in next st) x 6, sc in each of next 8 st [36] Rnd 18: Sc in each of next 4 st, (sc in each of next 3 st, inc in next st) x 6, sc in each of next 8 st [42]

 After Rnd 7, embroider nose with black embroidery thread. The bottom of the nose starts in the middle of the magic ring and goes across Rnd 1 to 2 and is 3 st wide at the top (Picture 1). The middle of the top of the nose should be on the opposite side to the last working stitch of Rnd 7.

Rnd 19: Sc in each st around [42] Rnd 20: (Sc in each of next 6 st, inc) x 6 [48] Rnd 21: Sc in each st around [48] Rnd 22: (Sc in each of next 7 st, inc) x 6 [54] Rnd 23-27: Sc in each st around [54] Rnd 28: (Sc in each of next 7 st, dec) x 6 [48]

 Also embroider a smile with black embroidery thread (Picture 2). The smile should be sewn between Rnd 4 and 5, 4 sts wide using back stitches.

Insert plastic safety eyes between Rnd 18 and 19, 17 sts apart (Picture 3). Embroider eyebrows with black embroidery thread as seen in Pictures 2 and 3.

Rnd 19 17 st apart

3 st apart Rnd 3

Picture 1 Picture 3

Rnd 5

Rnd 29: Sc in each st around [48] Rnd 30: (Sc in each of next 6 st, dec) x 6 [42] Rnd 31: (Sc in each of next 5 st, dec) x 6 [36] Rnd 32: (Sc in each of next 4 st, dec) x 6 [30] Rnd 33: (Sc in each of next 3 st, dec) x 6 [24]

Picture 2 4

Rnd 34: Sc in each st around [24]

sc in each of next 32 st [36] Rnd 22-23: Sc in each st around [36]

Stuff the head firmly with fibrefill.

Rnd 24: Sc in each of next 2 st, inc in next st, sc in each of next 5 st, inc in next st, sc in each of next 27

Rnd 35: (Sc in each of next 2 st, dec) x 6 [18] Rnd 36: (Sc in next st, dec) x 6 [12]

st [38] Rnd 25: Sc in each of next 6 st, change to White, sc in each of next 32 st [38]

Finish stuffing the head with fibrefill.

Rnd 26: Sc in each st around [38] Rnd 27: Sc in each of next 7 st, change to Denim Blue,

Rnd 37: Dec x 6. Sl st in next st and fasten off leaving a long tail [6]

sc in each of next 31 st [38] Rnd 28: Sc in each st around [38] Rnd 29: Sc in each of next 8 st, change to White, sc in

 After Rnd 37, thread the tail through a needle. Weave

each of next 30 st [38]

the needle through the front loop of each of the 6 sts,

Rnd 30: Sc in each st around [38]

always going in the direction from the centre and under

Rnd 31: Sc in each of next 9 st, change to Denim Blue,

the front loop. Pull the yarn tail and the hole should close. Insert the needle through the middle of the hole and pull through the head. Fasten off and weave the end in.

sc in each of next 29 st [38] Rnd 32: Sc in each of next 7 st, dec x 2, sc in each of next 27 st [36] Rnd 33: Sc in each of next 6 st, dec, sc in next st, dec, sc in each of next 25 st [34] Rnd 34: Sc in each of next 7 st, dec, sc in each of next 25 st [33] Rnd 35: Sc in each of next 5 st, dec x 2, sc in each of next 24 st [31]

BODY (Start in Beige) Stuff the body firmly with fibrefill. Starting from the back of the body We will now work in Rows from here. Note that for the

Rnd 1: Start 6 sc in a magic ring [6]

rest of the body, each ch does not contribute to the final

Rnd 2: Work 2 sc in each st around [12]

stitch count.

Rnd 3: (Sc in next st, inc in next st) x 6 [18] Rnd 4: (Sc in each of next 2 st, inc in next st) x 6 [24]

Row 36: Sc in each of next 18 st [18]

Rnd 5: (Sc in each of next 3 st, inc in next st) x 6 [30]

Row 37: Ch 1. Turn. Sc in each of next 10 st, dec, sc in

Rnd 6: (Sc in each of next 4 st, inc in next st) X 6 [36] Rnd 7-12: Sc in each st around [36] Rnd 13: Dec, sc in each of next 32 st, dec [34] Rnd 14: Dec, sc in each of next 30 st, dec [32] Rnd 15-17: Sc in each st around [32] Rnd 18: Inc in next st, sc in next st, inc in next st, sc in each of next 29 st [34] Rnd 19: Inc in next st, sc in each of next 3 st, inc in next st, sc in each of next 29 st [36]

next st, dec, sc in each of next 10 st [23] Row 38: Ch 1. Turn. Sc in each of next 11 st, dec, sc in each of next 10 st [22] Row 39: Ch 1. Turn. Sc in each of next 9 st, dec x 2, sc in each of next 9 st [20] Row 40: Ch 1. Turn. Sc in each of next 9 st, dec, sc in each of next 9 st [19] Row 41: Ch 1. Turn. Sc in each of next 7 st, dec, sc in next st, dec, sc in each of next 7 st [17]

Rnd 20: Sc in each st around [36] Rnd 21: Sc in each of next 4 st,  change to Denim Blue, 5

 After Row 41, fold and bring the front edges of the two

Rnd 1: Sc in the same st to which you joined and in each

sides of the “chest” together (Picture 4) such that the first

of the next 5 st along the back of the neck, sc in

and last st of Row 41 meet.

each of the next 6 st along the left side of the neck (created by Rows 36-41), sc in each of the

Ch 1. Turn. Into the BLO (the loops facing each other

next 6 st along the right side of the neck (created

when you bring the two front edges together), sl st into

by Rows 36-41) [18]

each of the next 7 st across both sides of the front edges

Rnd 2: Sc in each st around. Sl st in next st and fasten

down the front. This will close the front of the “chest”.

off leaving a long tail for sewing the neck to the

Fasten off and weave the end into the body.

head later [18]

Stuff the body and chest firmly with fibrefill.

Stuff the neck firmly with fibrefill.

BLO of Row 41

EARS (in Brown) x 2

Starting from the tip of the ears

Rnd 1: Start 6 sc in a magic ring [6] Sl st across each of next 7 st into the BLO to close the front of “chest”

Picture 4

Rnd 2: Work 2 sc in each st around [12] Rnd 3: (Sc in next st, inc in next st) x 6 [18] Rnd 4: (Sc in each of next 2 st, inc in next st) x 6 [24] Rnd 5-6: Sc in each st around [24] Rnd 7: (Sc in each of next 10 st, dec) x 2 [22] Rnd 8: (Sc in each of next 9 st, dec) x 2 [20] Rnd 9: (Sc in each of next 8 st, dec) x 2 [18]

NECK (in Beige)

Rnd 10: (Sc in each of next 7 st, dec) x 2 [16] Rnd 11: Sc in each st around [16]

Starting from the base of the ne ck 

Rnd 12: (Sc in each of next 6 st, dec) x 2 [14] Rnd 13: Sc in each st around [14]

Join Beige yarn to the stitch on the back of the base of the neck as indicated in Picture 5.     k    c    e    n     f    o    e    d     i    s     t     f    e     l    g     n    o     l    a    c    s     6

6    s  c   a  l    o   n    g   r    i     g   h   t   s   i    d    e   o  f     n  e   c  k   

6 sc along back of neck

Rnd 14: (Sc in each of next 5 st, dec) x 2 [12] Rnd 15: Sc in each st around [12] Rnd 16: (Sc in each of next 4 st, dec) x 2 [10] Rnd 17: Sc in each st around [10]

Flatten the ear. Sc across both sides of the ears in each of the next 5 st to close the opening. Fasten off and leave a long tail for attaching each ear to the head. The ears do not need to be stuffed with fibrefill.

Picture 5

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FRONT LEGS (in Beige) x 2

BACK LEGS (in Beige) x 2

FRONT LEFT LEG

BACK LEFT LEG

Starting from the base of the foot

Starting from the base of the foot

Rnd 1: Start 6 sc in a magic ring [6]

Rnd 1: Start 6 sc in a magic ring [6]

Rnd 2: Work 2 sc in each st around [12]

Rnd 2: Work 2 sc in each st around [12]

Rnd 3: (Sc in next st, inc in next st) x 6 [18]

Rnd 3: (Sc in next st, inc in next st) x 6 [18]

Rnd 4: BLO, sc in each st around [18]

Rnd 4: BLO, sc in each st around [18]

Rnd 5: Sc in each st around [18]

Rnd 5: Sc in each st around [18]

Rnd 6: Sc in each of next 6 st, dec x 3, sc in each of next

Rnd 6: Sc in each of next 6 st, dec x 3, sc in each of next

6 st [15] Rnd 7: Sc in each of next 4 st, dec, sc in next st, dec, sc in each of next 6 st [13] Rnd 8: Sc in each of next 3 st, dec, sc in next st, dec, sc in each of next 5 st [11] Rnd 9: Sc in each st around [11]

6 st [15] Rnd 7: Sc in each of next 4 st, dec, sc in next st, dec, sc in each of next 6 st [13] Rnd 8: Sc in each of next 3 st, dec, sc in next st, dec, sc in each of next 5 st [11] Rnd 9-10: Sc in each st around [11]

Rnd 10: Change to Denim Blue, sc in each st around [11]

 After Rnd 10, sc in next st (i.e. one extra sc).

Rnd 11: Sc in each of next 9 st, dec [10] Rnd 12: Sc in each of next 8 st, dec [9]

Stuff the foot firmly and the top of the leg lightly with

Rnd 13: Sc in each st around [9]

fibrefill. Flatten the top of the back leg. Sc across both sides of the leg in each of the next 5 st to close the

 After Rnd 13, sc in each of next 2 st (i.e. an extra 2 sc).

opening. Fasten off and leave a long tail for attaching the leg to the body.

Stuff the foot firmly and the top of the leg lightly with fibrefill. Flatten the top of the front leg. Sc across both

BACK RIGHT LEG

sides of the leg in each of the next 4 st to close the opening. Fasten off and leave a long tail for attaching the

Repeat Rnd 1-9 as for back left leg.

leg to the body.

Rnd 10: Sc in each of next 7 st only [7] FRONT RIGHT LEG Stuff the foot firmly and the top of the leg lightly with Repeat Rnd 1-12 as for front left leg.

fibrefill. Flatten the top of the back leg. Sc across both sides of the leg in each of the next 5 st to close the

Rnd 13: Sc in each of next 6 st only [6]

opening. Fasten off and leave a long tail for attaching the leg to the body.

Stuff the foot firmly and the top of the leg lightly with fibrefill. Flatten the top of the front leg. Sc across both sides of the leg in each of the next 4 st to close the opening. Fasten off and leave a long tail for attaching the leg to the body.

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Rnd 5: (Sc in each of next 3 st, inc in next st) x 8 [40] Rnd 6: (Sc in each of next 4 st, inc in next st) x 8 [48] Rnd 7: (Sc in each of next 4 st, dec) x 8 [40] Rnd 8: (Sc in each of next 3 st, dec) x 8 [32]

TAIL (in Beige)

Rnd 9: Change to Denim Blue, sc in each st around [32] Rnd 10: Sc in each st around. Sl st in next st and fasten

Starting from tip of tail

off leaving a long tail for sewing the beret to the head later [32]

Rnd 1: Start 6 sc in a magic ring [6] Rnd 2-12: Sc in each st around [6]

With the starting yarn tail, create a loop at the top of the beret (Picture 6) and secure the end on the underside of

Flatten the tail. Sc across both sides of the tail in each of

the beret.

the next 3 st to close the opening. Fasten off and leave a long tail for attaching the tail to the body. Loop created with starting yarn tail

SCARF (in Red) Picture 6

We will work the scarf in Rows.

Ch 40 Row 1: Dc into third chain from hook and in each ch across [38]

ASSEMBLY

Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing the ends of the scarf together later.

1. Sew the front legs to the body. The front top corner of the leg should sit between Rnd 35 and 36, whilst the back top corner of the leg should sit between Rnd 32 and 33 (Picture 7). The front top corners should be 8 st apart in the front (Picture 8). I also sew two extra st on each leg (as indicated by the black lines) to keep the

BERET (Start in Red)

legs snug against the body. When you are attaching the legs, ensure that Manu stands evenly balanced.

Starting from the top of the beret Rnd 36

Rnd 32

When you create the magic ring, leave a long starting 8 st apart

yarn tail to create the loop at the top of the beret later. extra st

Rnd 1: Start 8 sc in a magic ring [8] Rnd 2: Work 2 sc in each st around [16] Rnd 3: (Sc in next st, inc in next st) x 8 [24]

Picture 7

Picture 8

Rnd 4: (Sc in each of next 2 st, inc in next st) x 8 [32] 8

2. Sew the back legs to the body. The front top corner of the leg should sit between Rnd 10 and 11, whilst the

Rnd 32

back top corner of the leg should sit between Rnd 6 and 7 (Picture 9). The back top corners should be 12 st apart in the back (Picture 10). I also sew two extra st on each leg (as indicated by the black lines) to keep the legs snug against the body. When you are attaching the legs, ensure that Manu stands evenly balanced. Rnd 24

Picture 12

Rnd 11 Rnd 6

5. Sew the tail to the back of his body. The tail should be 12 st apart

between both legs and sewn between Rnd 5 and 6 of the body.

extra st

Picture 9

Picture 10

6. Wrap the scarf around Manu’s neck. Weave in the loose tails. With one of the loose tail ends, weave it to

3. Sew the ears to the head. The front top corner of the

where the scarf will intersect. Overlap the ends of the

ear should sit between Rnd 26 and 27 of the head and

scarf and use the yarn tail to sew the two sides together

the back top corner of the ear should sit between Rnd 30

at where it intersects.

and 31. The front top corners of the ears should be 16 st apart (Picture 11).

7. Sew the beret onto the top of Manu’s head. I positioned the beret slightly to the left of his head. The front of the beret base falls between Rnd 22 and 23. The

16 st apart

back of the beret base falls between Rnd 32 and 33. Rnd 26

Rnd 31

Picture 11

4. Sew the body to the head. I like to mark the bottom of the head with pins first to outline where the neck of the body is to be attached (Picture 12). The back of the neck falls between Rnd 31 and 32 (aqua pins indicate the back of the head). The front of the neck falls between

Voilà! Your little Manu is all done!

Rnd 24 and 25 (pink pins indicate the front of the head). We hope that you had fun making him ! ! We would love for you to share your creation with us!! (see how at the start of pattern) 9