Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Free Halloween Pattern: Happy Eyeball




As promised, a new free Halloween pattern


Happy Eyeball
Note: this pattern is for non-commercial use only. Do not sell or translate.
Materials
Yarn in black, white and blue (or green or brown, depending on the eyecolor you want to use)
Filling
Emboidery floss in red and black
Safety eyes
Abbrevviations
St - stitch
sl st - slip stitch
ch - chain
sc - single crochet
inc - increase
dec - decrease
*- repeat between * and *
Notes
* work in continuous rounds
*filling, I always use the inside from old cushions. It´s cheap and works great
*Important: if you make this toy for a child under the age of 4, embroider the eyes!
Eyeball
With white
(top)
R1: sc 6 in magic ring
R2: inc around (12)
R3: *sc 1, inc* repeat around (18)
R4: *sc 2, inc* repeat around (24)
R5: *sc 3, inc* repeat around (30)
R6: *sc 4, inc* repeat around (36)
R7: *sc 5, inc* repeat around (42)
R8: *sc 6, inc* repeat around (48)
R9-11: sc 48
R12: *sc 6, dec* repeat around (42)
R13: *sc 5, dec* repeat around (36)
R14: *sc 4, dec* repeat around (30)
R15: *sc 3, dec* repeat around (24)
R16: *sc 2, dec* repeat around (18)
Stuff eyeball and secure safety eyes
R17: *sc, dec* repeat around (12)
R18: dec around (6)
(bottom)
Fasten off, weave in loose ends
Glue on eyes, if you haven´t used safety eyes and embroider mouth at the top of the eyeball.
Embroider veins at the bottom of the eyeball.
Middle of the eye
With black
R1: sc 6 in magic ring
R2: inc. around (12)
R3: *sc, inc* repeat around (18)
With blue (brown of green)
R4: *sc 2, inc* repeat around (24)
R5: *sc 3, inc* repeat around (30)
Fasten off, weave in loose ends, secure to eyeball, on top of the veins.
Now secure a ribbon to finish your halloween decoration








7 comments:

  1. it's so sweet of you to share for halloween renske! thank you!

    sue

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  2. OK would love to make this, but what size hook did you use

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  3. Thank you for the freebie.. I love your patterns!

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  4. Thanks for this pattern!, we featured it in "The Hook Ninja Herald" e- Newspaper. Thanks for the inspiration and Happy Halloweento you . http://paper.li/sunandtheturtle/1302720713

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