Lalylala 4seasons EASTER English

4 SEASON SPECIAL - EASTER chick CHUCK

bunny BUDDY

lamb RUFUS

CHUCK

BUDDY

RUFUS

height approx. 10 cm / 3,9 inch if using sport weight yarn

height approx. 13 cm / 5,1 inch if using sport weight yarn

height approx. 9 cm / 3,5 inch if using sport weight yarn

SMC Catania

SMC Catania

SMC Catania

(A) orange - 281 orange

(A) camel - 179 camel

(A) brown - 254 taupe

(B) sand - 404 sand

(B) off-white - 130 cream

(C) pink - 246 light pink

(C) off-white - 130 cream

(C) sand - 404 sand

(D) yellow - 411 mango

SMC Catania Denim

(E) light turquoise - 385 ice mint

(B) off-white - 102 natur camel

(F) turquoise - 253 jade (G) dark turquoise - 391 petrol

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ABBREVIATIONS (US TERMS) ch

=

chain stitch

dec

=

single crochet decrease

MATERIAL LIST



(sc next 2 stitches together)

•

crochet hook size 2,0 mm (US: B/1, UK: 14),

dc

=

double crochet



or 2,25 mm (UK: 13), or 2,5 mm (US: C/2, UK: 12)

hdc

=

half double crochet

•

tapestry needle, pins, stitch markers, scissors, pen

inc

=

single crochet increase

•

black glass eyes or safety eyes (Ø 5 mm / 1,97 inch)



(sc in indicated stitch 2 times)

•

soft stuffing (e.g. Polyfiber Fill)

rnd(s)

=

round(s)

sc

=

single crochet stitch

sk

=

skip

slst

=

slip stitch

st(s)

=

stitch(es)

...-tbl

=

through back loops only

...-tfl

=

through front loops only

tr

=

triple crochet stitch

[...] ...x

=

repeat instructions in brackets ... times

(...)

=

total number of sts in current rnd

°...°

=

work all sts between ° and ° into same st

some USEFUL FACTS first 1. Most of the pieces start with an adjustable ring („magic ring“ or „magic loop“). You don‘t have to close each round with a slst,

except the patterns calls for it. You crochet continuously in a spiral most of the time.

2. Take care to crochet very tight stitches! If you crochet rather loosely, use a smaller hook size (e.g. 2,0 mm, US: B/1, UK: 14). 3. Stuff the amigurumi very tight as you go. You better overfill your amigurumi with stuffing material than stuff too little! So if

you‘ve got the feeling that it‘s enough stuffing, stuff a little more. A broken chopstick helps spreading and stuffing firmly.

4. Change to a new color by finishing the last step of the last stitch of the old with the new yarn! Your next stitch will be the first

stitch of the new color.

5. If your amigurumi will be best friend to a child under age of 3, you should rather use dark gray yarn to embroider the eyes

instead of using toy eyes made from plastic or glass.

6. And last but not least the most important thing: Have fun!

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A - invisible fasten off

sk 1

Skip one stitch!

Stitch back into the stitch the yarn tail comes from.

B1 - close remaining

Pull.

Done. We call this fake stitch the closing stitch of the rnd.

pull

stitches through front loops Pull the yarn tail through last stitch completely. Draw the thread through front loops of all remaining stitches from outside to the inside.

B2 - close remaining

pull

stitches through back loops Draw the yarn through the back loops of all remaining stitches - from inside to the outside.

C1 - standing sc stitch join

Place a slip knot onto your hook and insert the hook into indicated stitch.

Draw a loop through the stitch and ...

... finish a single crochet stitch as usual.

You can also do a standing slst or taller stitches like that.

C2 - standing tr stitch join . Place a slip knot onto your hook. Wrap the working yarn around the hook twice. Insert the hook into the stitch and finish the tr as usual. (Alternatively, you can join the yarn with a slst into the indicated stitch and 4 beginning chain stitches.)

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LEGS FOR CHUCK, BUDDY & RUFUS FIRST LEG yarn A, B

ASSEMBLING LEGS Buddy: yarn A / Rufus, Chuck: yarn B

rnd 01.

sc 6 into a magic loop

→

For Chuck: change to yarn B.

02.

[sc 1, inc] 3x

(9)

03.

[sc 2, inc] 3x

(12)

→

For Rufus: change to yarn B.

04.

[sc 3, inc] 3x

Still holding the last ch stitch of the 2nd leg on your hook, take

(6)

the 1st leg. Insert the hook into one of the stitches located on the opposite side of the closing stitch. rnd

(15)

05. slst 1, sc 14 over the remaining sts on the 1st leg,

slst 1 into the first stitch additionally. Then break the yarn and pull the remaining yarn tail through the last stitch completely. Fasten off invisibly (→ photo tutorial A). We call this fake



sc 3 along the ch3-chain, sc 15 around the 2nd leg,



sc 3 into the loops on the other side of the ch3-chain



(→ photos) (36)



stitch the closing stitch of the rnd.

Place a stitch marker into the last sc you‘ve made right now. This stitch counts as 1st stitch of the following rnd 06. Here‘s also the new beginning of every following round.

SECOND LEG yarn A, B

Mark the first stitch of a round to keep track.

Repeat rounds 01-04, but don‘t break the yarn this time!

06.

sc 10, inc, [sc 11, inc] 2x

slst 1 into the first stitch additionally, then crochet a chain of

07.

sc 5, inc, [sc 12, inc] 2x, sc 7

(42)

3 ch (= ch3-chain).

08.

[sc 13, inc] 3x

(45)

(1+38)

Assembling legs rnd 05:

closing stitch

1 slst

new beginning of follow. rnds

slst

+ 14 sc + 3 sc along ch3-chain

ch3-chain

+ 15 sc + 3 sc along ch3-chain

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EASTER BUNNY BUDDY

BODY yarn B, C rnd →

Change color to yarn B (off-white).

09.

sc 6, inc, [sc 14, inc] 2x, sc 8

10.+11. sc 48 (2 rnds) →

Change to color C (sand).

12.

sc 14, sc-tbl 20, sc 14

13.-21. sc 48 (9 rnds)

WHITE EYE SHELLS yarn B (48)

Mark the 1st, the 9th, 12th and the last remaining front loop (20th)

(48)

from round 12. Place two markers of different color into the 5th and 16th front

(48)

loop to mark them as center stitches for the shells. These are

(48)

→

If you use safety eyes, you need to do the white layer



for the eyes now. Then attach the eyes and go on



with the decrease rounds:

22.

sc 7, dec, [sc 14, dec] 2x, sc 7

(45)

23.

[dec, sc 7] 5x

(40)

→

Stuff the legs and the bottom part as tight as you can.



Continue stuffing as you go.

24.

sc 3, dec, [sc 6, dec] 4x, sc 3

(35)

25.

[dec, sc 5] 5x

(30)

26.

sc 2, dec, [sc 4, dec] 4x, sc 2

(25)

27.

[dec, sc 3] 5x

(20)

28.

sc 1, dec, [sc 2, dec] 4x, sc 1

(15)

29.

[dec, sc 1] 5x

(10)

→

Fill in more stuffing firmly. Break the yarn,



close the remaining stitches (→ photo tutorial B1)



and weave in ends.

also the stitches you place the eyes into.

20

16

12

9

5

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1

01

02

03

9 9

1

5

9

5

5

1

1

9

Pull a slip knot from yarn B through the front loop of stitch 1

For the second layer pull a slip knot from yarn B through the

(→ photo 01).

front loop of stitch 12.

Crochet 11 tr into the center stitch (stitch 5 → photo 02). Break

Crochet 11 tr into the 2nd center stitch (stitch 16). Break the

yarn with a very long rest and pull the tail though the last stitch

yarn with a long rest, pull it through the last stitch completely.

completely.

With a needle sew through the last front loop (stitch 20).

Thread a needle and sew into the front loop of stitch 9 (→

Make sure the body is stuffed very tight before you sew the

photo 03). Safe the remaining yarn tail to sew the half-circle

shells onto the body. Don’t sew into the top of the stitches, but

onto the body later.

sew around their posts. (→ see pink markers in the photo below)

TAIL yarn C rnd 01.

sc 8 into a magic loop

(8)

02.-04. sc 8 (3 rnds) (8) Break yarn, close the remaining stitches (→ photo tutorial B1) and weave in ends. On the backside, sew the tail onto Buddy’s butt, right in the middle of the white stripe. C A D

NOSE

B

Find the stitch in the middle of the face (A). Count 2 rounds downwards (B) and sew one strand of dark gray yarn from A to B. Then sew horizontally from C to D 2 times.

ARMS → last page

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EARS yarn B, C Crochet 2 pieces from each color: yarn B and yarn C: Make a foundation chain of 10 ch. Start in the 2nd stitch from hook: slst 2, sc 2, hdc 2, dc 2, °dc 3 + tr 3 + dc 3° into the last stitch. Work on along the other side, into the remaining loops of the foundation chain: dc 2, hdc 2, sc 2, slst 2

(25)

Break the yarn and fasten off invisibly into the 1st slst of the round. (→ photo tutorial A)

01

03

02

JOINING THE LAYERS TO AN EAR yarn C Hold one piece of each color together, so they lay flat on top of each other - right sides outside, the off-white piece in the front with the sand in its back. Insert hook into the corresponding stitches on both layers to crochet them together: Join yarn C with a standing sc into the 1st stitch (→ photo 01), sc 10, [inc] 3x, sc 11

(1+27)

Break the yarn with a long rest and pull the yarn tail through the last stitch completely. With the remaining yarn tails sew the ears left and right to the last round on the very top of the head. (→ photo 03)

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EASTER LAMB RUFUS BODY yarn A

FUR yarn B

rnd

Hold the body head up. On the backside of the body join yarn B (off-white) into the 1st remaining front loop of rnd 10.

→

Change color to yarn A (brown).

09.

sc 6, inc, [sc 14, inc] 2x, sc 8

(48)

10.

sc-tbl 16, sc 16, sc-tbl 16

(48)

11.

sc-tbl 15, sc 18, sc-tbl 15

(48)

→

Place the eyes between rnd 11 and 12.



The distance between the eyes is 11 sts.

row

12.+13. sc-tbl 16, sc 17, sc-tbl 15 (2 rnds) (48)

01.

[ch 4, slst 1 in next stitch] repeat over all front loops,



until you’ve reached the end of the row, ch 4,



turn body upside down

02.

slst 1 in 1st stitch of the next row,



[ch 4, slst 1 in next st] repeat until the end of the row,



turn body head up

14.

sc-tbl 17, sc 16, sc-tbl 15

(48)

15.

sc-tbl 17, sc 15, sc-tbl 16

(48)

16.

sc-tbl 18, sc 14, sc-tbl 16

(48)

17.

sc-tbl 20, sc 10, sc-tbl 18

(48)

Don’t turn anymore, but repeat [ch 4, slst 1] along the spiral

(48)

rounds up to the last back loop on the very top of the head.

18.+19. sc-tbl 48 (2 rnds) 20.

sc-tbl 7, dec-tbl, [sc-tbl 14, dec-tbl] 2x, sc-tbl 7 (45)

→

Stuff the legs and the bottom part of the body firmly.



Continue stuffing as you go.

21.

[dec-tbl, sc-tbl 7] 5x

(40)

22.

sc-tbl 3, dec-tbl, [sc-tbl 6, dec-tbl] 4x, sc-tbl 3

(35)

23.

[dec-tbl, sc-tbl 5] 5x

(30)

24.

sc-tbl 2, dec-tbl, [sc-tbl 4, dec-tbl] 4x, sc-tbl 2

(25)

25.

[dec-tbl, sc-tbl 3] 5x

(20)

26.

sc-tbl 1, dec-tbl, [sc-tbl 2, dec-tbl] 4x, sc-tbl 1

(15)

27.

[dec-tbl, sc-tbl 1] 5x

(10)

→

Fill in more stuffing firmly.



Break the yarn, close the remaining 10 stitches

Repeat row 01 and 02 alternately, until you reach the first rnd where all sts were worked through the back loops only (rnd 18).

ch 4 for a very last time, break the yarn, tighten the last ch and sew the end into the body.



through back loops (→ photo tutorial B2) and



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01

02

03

EARS yarn B, C

NOSE

Make 2 pink and 2 off-white circles from the following

Find the stitch in the middle of the face (A). Count 2 rounds

pattern:

downwards (B) and sew one strand of dark gray yarn from A to B. Then sew horizontally from C to D 2 times.

rnd 01.

°sc 2, hdc 2, dc 4, hdc 2, sc 2° into a magic loop (12)

→

Break yarn and close the round invisibly



(→ photo tutorial A) into the 1st stitch of the rnd.

Lay one piece of each color flat on top of each other - right sides outside, the pink piece in the front, the off-white one in its back. Insert hook into the corresponding stitches on both layers to crochet them together (→ photo 01): rnd →

Join yarn B with a standing sc (→ photo tutorial C1)



into the closing stitches.

02.

sc 5, [inc] 2x, sc 5

(1+14)

C A D

Break the yarn with a long rest and pull the yarn tail through the last stitch completely (→ photo 02).

B

Pinch the short end of the ear, so the stitches of the last round line each other (→ photo 03). Sew together the first and second pair of stitches to fix the ear in a drop shape (→ photo 03). Above the 12th round of fur loops is the right position to sew the ears onto the body. They should stand in a line with the arms, which are sewn onto the body right above the 6th row of fur loops.

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EASTER CHICKEN CHUCK

BODY yarn C

FEATHER SHELL yarn C

rnd

Join yarn C (off-white) with a standing tr stitch (→ tutorial C2)

→

Change color to yarn C (off-white).

09.

sc-tbl 6, inc-tbl, [sc-tbl 14, inc-tbl] 2x, sc-tbl 8

10.+11. sc 48 (2 rnds)

into the remaining front loop of rnd 11 in the middle of Chuck’s face. (48)

Work 14 tr more into the same front loop.

(48)

12.

sc 23, sc-tbl 1 (place marker into the front loop



so you can easily find it later), sc 24

→

One round below the remaining front loop, count



6 sts to the left a nd to the right. Place the eyes into



the 6th stitch between rnd 10 and 11.



(→ photo on the right)

Break yarn with a very long rest and pull the yarn tail through

(48)

the last stitch completely. With the yarn tail sew the shell onto the body. The corners of the shell should touch the top of the last sand round. Don’t sew into the top of the stitches, but around their posts! (→ photo on the next page)

13.-21. sc 48 (9 rnds) (48) →

Stuff the legs and the bottom part firmly.



Continue stuffing as you go.

22.

sc 7, dec, [sc 14, dec] 2x, sc 7

(45)

23.

[dec, sc 7] 5x

(40)

24.

sc 3, dec, [sc 6, dec] 4x, sc 3

(35)

25.

[dec, sc 5] 5x

(30)

26.

sc 2, dec, [sc 4, dec] 4x, sc 2

(25)

27.

[dec, sc 3] 5x

(20)

28.

sc 1, dec, [sc 2, dec] 4x, sc 1

(15)

29.

[dec, sc 1] 5x

(10)

→

Break yarn and fill in more stuffing.



Close the remaining stitches (→ photo tutorial B1)



and weave in ends.

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BEAK yarn D

01

rnd 01.

sc 3 into a magic loop

(3)

02.

[inc] 3x

(6)

slst 1 into the 1st stitch additionally, break the yarn with a long rest and fasten off invisible (→ photo tutorial A). With the remaining yarn tail sew the beak into the center of the feather shell. You just have to sew through 3 stitches of the beak to form a triangle shape (→ yellow pins - photo 01). The bottom of the beak should line the last sand colored round.

TAIL Make 3 feathers from the following pattern, using 3 different shades of turquoise (you can also use other colors, or make all 3 feathers from off-white yarn): rnd 01.

sc 6 into a magic loop

(6)

02.

[sc 1, inc] 3x

(9)

03.-05.

sc 9 (3 rnds) (9)

06.

[dec, sc 1] 3x

(6)

07.

sc 6

(6)

08.

[dec] 3x

(3)

02

03

Break the yarn with a long rest and pull the yarn tail, trough the last stitch completely. You don’t need to close the last 3 stitches. On the backside sew the feathers onto the body - right below the first, second and third off-white round. They should stand in a line one above the other. (→ photos 02+03)

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DIGITS yarn A Cut 4 threads of orange yarn, each approx. 10 cm. Make a knot into one end and cut off the short rest behind the knot. Thread a needle and stitch into a stitch on the backside of the leg and come out on the frontside through a stitch between the 1st and 2nd rnd of the leg (photo 04). Pull the yarn gently, until the knot slips through the fabric inside the leg. Cut off the yarn on a length of approx. 1 cm. Repeat for 2 more digits on the frontside and one digit on the backside. Seal the end with a drop of glue to prevent the yarn from dividing. © 2017 lalylala handmade // Lydia Tresselt – All rights reserved. This pattern is for personal use only! The pattern (or parts of it) may not be reproduced, distributed or resold, translated, published, altered, shared or posted (for sell or free) over the internet or offline!

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COCKSCOMB yarn A

01

15

frontside

14 13 12

For the cockscomb, you have to prepare Chuck‘s head with a row of surface crochet stitches (alternatively you can also sew

11 10 9

a row of 13 chain stitches).

count 8 rnds

Imagine a straight line from Chuck‘s beak to his tail. Mark the center of the closed last round of the body with a pin.

8 7

Count 8 rnds towards the beak and mark one stitch of each round, that stands on the imaginative line. Count 6 rnds towards

6 5

the tail and mark a stitch for each rnd, too (→ photo 01).

count 6 rnds

On the backside insert the hook into the first marked stitch and

4

come out one stitch above (through stitch 2). Catch yarn A and

3 2

backside

draw a loop through to join the yarn. (→ photo 02)

1

02

03

Insert the hook into stitch 2 and come out through stitch 3. Catch the yarn and draw a loop through the fabric and the loop on the hook in one go. (→ photo 03) Insert hook into stitch 3 and come out through stitch 4. Crochet another stitch onto the surface like you did before. You‘ll have made 2 surface stitches now (→ photo 04). Repeat over all marked stitches until you‘ve made 13 surface stitches total,

04

then ch 1 and turn.

05 °dc-tfl 5° here

1st layer Crochet into the front loops along the row of surface stitches: sk 2, °dc-tfl 5° (→ photo 05), sk 1, slst-tfl 1, [sk 1, °dc-tfl 5°, sk sk 2

1, slst-tfl 1] 2x, turn 2nd layer

06

07

Work into the remaining loops along the other side of the row of surface crochet stitches (→ photo 06): slst 1 into the 1st st, [sk 1, °dc-tfl 5°, sk 1, slst-tfl 1] 3x Break the yarn with a very long rest. You‘ll use the rest to sew together the two layers to form the cockscomb.

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09

SEWING THE LAYERS TOGETHER yarn A Pull the yarn tail through the last slst completely and thread a needle. Stitch through both loops of the first surface stitch. (→ photo 08) Sew together both layers through the inner loops of a pair of corresponding stitches. (→ photo 09)

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WINGS yarn C You need 3 feathers in different sizes to build one wing: small feather 01.

sc 6 into a magic loop

(6)

02.

sc 6, break yarn, fasten off invisible.

(6)

midi feather

Pull the yarn through and sew through the next 2 loops in opposite direction (→ chart and photo 09 on previous page).

01.

Once the last pair of stitches is sewn together, you sew through



both loops of the first surface stitch on the backside of the body.

(6)

Break yarn and fasten off invisible.

large feather

Turn and work all the way back towards the forehead. This time insert the needle into the same stitches/loops but in opposite

01.

direction (→ chart). Done. Weave in the ends.

sc 6 into a magic loop

(6)

02.-04. sc 6 (3 rnds) (6)

backside

frontside

sc 6 into a magic loop

02.+03. sc 6 (2 rnds) (6)

Don’t break the yarn!

Go ahead on the large feather: sc 1 (mark this stitch as 1st stitch for every following rnd), sc 2 sc 1 into the closing stitch of the midi feather (→ photo 1), sc 2 along the feather’s edge. sc 1 into the closing stitch of the small feather (→ photo 2), sc 5 along the feather’s edge. (→ photo 3) sc 3 into the remaining 3 sts on the other side of the midi feather. sc 3 into the remaining 3 sts on the edge of the large feather.

01

02

You‘ve made 18 stitches total in this first round. Crochet on in a continuous spiral.

rnd

03

04

02.

sc 8, dec, sc 8

(17)

03.

sc 8, dec, sc 7

(16)

04.

sc 7, dec, sc 7

(15)

05.

[sc 3, dec] 3x

(12)

06.

[sc 2, dec] 3x

(9)

Break the yarn with a long rest and close the remaining stitches (→ photo tutorial B1). With the remaining yarn tail, sew the wings onto Chuck’s body - at the height of the 7th off-white body round (→ photo 04).

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ARMS FOR BUDDY & RUFUS Buddy: yarn C / Rufus: yarn A rnd 01.

sc 6 into a magic loop

02.-06.

sc 6 (5 rnds) (6)

(6)

Press both sides of the arm‘s open end together so that they lie flat on top of each other, aligning 3 stitches side by side. ch 1, crochet sc together the corresponding stitches to close then ope end (= 3 sc). Break the yarn with a long rest to sew the arm onto the body. Pull the yarn tail through the last stitch completely. Sew the arms onto the body: for Buddy right above the 3rd sand colored round, for Rufus above the 6th row of fur-loops.

little details BUDDY Embroidered ornaments or flowers onto Buddy’s body to make him look even more like an Easter Bunny.

CHEEKS Embroider the cheeks using a light pink yarn or paint them with fabric or acrylic marker. You can also use light pink fabric or beads.

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