
Tobias Scarecrow CAL Part 1
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- Part 1 – 8 October 2024
- Part 2 – 11 October 2024
- Part 3 – 15 October 2024
- Part 4 – 18 October 2024
- Part 5 – 22 October 2024
- Part 6 – 25 October 2024
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Part 1
HEAD
Make one. Using colour (NATURAL), make a magic circle.
Helpful hint: we are working in rounds.
Round 1 – top of head
Ch 1 (does not count as a st), sc 6 into mc, place st marker in 6th sc and continue to work in the round (6 sc).
Helpful hint: move the stitch marker and place in the last stitch of each round; this will help keep your stitch count correct and help with round counting. Because we are working quite tightly in the round, I weave my beginning tail in whilst working round 2.
Round 2
*Sc 2 into next st* rep *.* 5 more times (12 sc).
Helpful hint: with my patterns, I usually always start with an increase in the 1st stitch, so if your increase stitch falls in the 1st stitch of the increase stitch from the last round, your stitch count should be correct.
Round 3
*Sc 2 into next st, sc into next st* rep *.* 5 more times (18 sc).
Round 4
*Sc 2 into next st, sc into next 2 sts* rep *.* 5 more times (24 sc).
Round 5
*Sc 2 into next st, sc into next 3 sts* rep *.* 5 more times (30 sc).
Round 6
*Sc 2 into next st, sc into next 4 sts* rep *.* 5 more times (36 sc).
Round 7
*Sc 2 into next st, sc into next 5 sts* rep *.* 5 more times (42 sc).
Round 8
*Sc 2 into next st, sc into next 6 sts* rep *.* 5 more times (48 sc).
Round 9
*Sc 2 into next st, sc into next 7 sts* rep *.* 5 more times (54 sc).
Rounds 10 – 25
Sc into next 54 sts (54 sc).
Helpful hint: insert the safety eyes between round 17 and 18; about 12 visible stitches apart. If you prefer to embroider your eyes, you can do this when the head is finished.
Round 26
*Inv sc2tog, sc into next 7 sts* rep *.* 5 more times (48 sc).
Round 27
*Inv sc2tog, sc into next 6 sts* rep *.* 5 more times (42 sc).
Round 28
*Inv sc2tog, sc into next 5 sts* rep *.* 5 more times (36 sc).
Helpful hint: you can stuff the head now, and then just add more stuffing in before you close off after the last round, the head should be firm, be careful not to overstuff.
Round 29
*Inv sc2tog, sc into next 4 sts* rep *.* 5 more times (30 sc).
Round 30
*Inv sc2tog, sc into next 3 sts* rep *.* 5 more times (24 sc).
Round 31
*Inv sc2tog, sc into next 2 sts* rep *.* 5 more times (18 sc).
Round 32
*Inv sc2tog, sc into next st* rep *.* 5 more times (12 sc).
Round 33 – bottom of head
*Inv sc2tog* rep *.* 5 more times (6 sc), cut yarn, use a sewing needle to sew end through FLO of each st, pull tight and weave in end.
Helpful hint: this is the bottom of the head where we will attach it to the body in Part 6
HAIR
Make one. Using colour (SAND), make a magic circle.
Helpful hint: we are working in rounds.
Round 1
Ch 1 (does not count as a st), sc 6 into mc, place st marker in 6th sc and continue to work in the round (6 sc).
Helpful hint: move the stitch marker and place in the last stitch of each round; this will help keep your stitch count correct and help with round counting. Because we are working quite tightly in the round, I weave my beginning tail in whilst working round 2.
Round 2
*Sc 2 into next st* rep *.* 5 more times (12 sc).
Round 3
*Sc 2 into next st, sc into next st* rep *.* 5 more times (18 sc).
Round 4
*Sc 2 into next st, sc into next 2 sts* rep *.* 5 more times (24 sc).
Round 5
*Sc 2 into next st, sc into next 3 sts* rep *.* 5 more times (30 sc).
Round 6
*Sc 2 into next st, sc into next 4 sts* rep *.* 5 more times (36 sc).
Round 7
*Sc 2 into next st, sc into next 5 sts* rep *.* 5 more times (42 sc).
Round 8
*Sc 2 into next st, sc into next 6 sts* rep *.* 5 more times (48 sc).
Round 9
*Sc 2 into next st, sc into next 7 sts* rep *.* 5 more times (54 sc).
Round 10
*Sc 2 into next st, sc into next 8 sts* rep *.* 5 more times (60 sc), turn work.
Helpful hint: we will now be working in rows, turning work at the end of each row.
Row 11 – with wrong side facing
Ch 1 (does not count as a st), sc2tog, sc into next 53 sts, sc2tog (55 sc), turn work.
Helpful hint: 3 stitches remain unworked.
Row 12 – with right side facing
Ch 1 (does not count as a st), sc2tog, sc into next 51 sts, sc2tog (53 sc), turn work.
Row 13
Ch 1 (does not count as a st), sc2tog, sc into next 49 sts, sc2tog (51 sc), turn work.
Row 14
Ch 1 (does not count as a st), sc2tog, sc into next 47 sts, sc2tog (49 sc), turn work.
Row 15
Ch 1 (does not count as a st), sc2tog, sc into next 45 sts, sc2tog (47 sc), turn work.
Row 16
Ch 1 (does not count as a st), sc2tog, sc into next 43 sts, sc2tog (45 sc), turn work.
Row 17
Ch 1 (does not count as a st), sc2tog, sc into next 41 sts, sc2tog (43 sc), turn work.
Row 18
Ch 1 (does not count as a st), sc2tog, sc into next 39 sts, sc2tog (41 sc), turn work.
Row 19
Ch 1 (does not count as a st), sc2tog, sc into next 37 sts, sc2tog (39 sc), turn work.
Row 20
Ch 1 (does not count as a st), sc2tog, sc into next 35 sts, sc2tog (37 sc), turn work.
Row 21
Ch 1 (does not count as a st), sc2tog, sc into next 33 sts, sc2tog (35 sc), turn work.
Row 22
Ch 1 (does not count as a st), sc2tog, sc into next 31 sts, sc2tog (33 sc), turn work.
Row 23
Ch 1 (does not count as a st), sc2tog, sc into next 29 sts, sc2tog (31 sc), turn work.
Row 24
Ch 1 (does not count as a st), *sc2tog* rep *.* 1 more time, sc into next 9 sts, sc2tog, sc into next st, sc2tog, sc into next 9 sts, *sc2tog* rep *.* 1 more time (25 sc), turn work.
Row 25
Ch 1 (does not count as a st), sc2tog, sc into next 8 sts, sc2tog, sc into next st, sc2tog, sc into next 8 sts, sc2tog (21 sc), turn work.
Row 26
Ch 1 (does not count as a st), sc2tog, sc into next 17 sts, sc2tog (19 sc), DO NOT TURN WORK.
FRONT EDGE OF HAIR – with right side facing
Ch 1, sc into same sp, sc 15 sts evenly along the side of the hair, sc into next 3 sts (unworked sts from row 10 across forehead), sc 16 sts evenly along the side of the hair (the last sc of the edge will be made into the 1st st from row 26) (1 ch 1, 35 sc), DO NOT TURN WORK.
HAIR STRANDS
Helpful hint: go up to a 4mm hook size to make the hair strands.
Strand 1 – with right side facing
Helpful hint: you are already in the place the 1st strand needs to be made, so just continue to make the chain 7 without doing anything else after finishing the front edge of the hair.
Ch 7, ss into 2nd ch from hook, ss into next 5 chs (6 ss).
Strands 2 – 27
Helpful hint: we are making hair strands all the way around the edge of the hair.
Sk next st, ss into next st, ch 7, ss into 2nd ch from hook, ss into next 5 chs (6 ss).
At the end of strand 27, sk next st, ss into next st, cut yarn leaving an 85 cm tail.
Helpful hint: we will attach the hair to the head in Part 6.
HEART
Make one. Using colour (BABY YELLOW), make a magic circle.
Helpful hint: we are working in rounds.
Round 1
Ch 1 (does not count as a st), sc 12 into mc, ss into 1st sc (12 sc).
Round 2
Ch 3, dc into same st, dc 3 into next st, hdc into next st, sc into next 2 sts, hdc into next st (bottom of heart), sc into next 2 sts, hdc into next st, dc 3 into next st, dc into next st, ch 3, ss into same sp, ss into next st (2 ch 3, 4 sc, 3 hdc, 8 dc), cut yarn leaving a 35 cm tail.
Helpful hint: we will attach the heart to the body in Part 6.
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Hugs xxx
Melanie
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