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Flip, The Grasshopper foforr oouurr llittleittle oonneess wwitithh loloveve

designed by Vanja Grundmann AmigurumiBB 2013-2015

Copyright by Vanja Grundmann - AmigurumiBB 2013-2015

Materials needed:�

– 2,0 mm crochet hook – sport weight cotton yarn in:

– green (for Flip's head, body, arms, legs and wings) – brown (for the hat) – black (for the hat) – light blue (for Flip's shorts) – white or ecru (for the vest)

– stuffing of your choice – wire or pipe cleaners for mounting into arms and legs (optional) – cotton darning needle for sewing – textile paints in white, green and black for the eyes, – brush for textile paints – wire or black pipe cleaners for antennas – green beads for antennas ends

Finished size:

Standing from toes to top of the hat 45 cm (17.7 “)

Abbreviations: (US terminology)

st(s) stitch(es) sl st slip stitch sc single crochet ch chain hdc half double crochet dc double crochet inc increasing stitch

(2 single crochet stitches worked in one stitch) dec decreasing stitch

(two stitches together, invisible decrease used in this pattern) FO fasten off

Work in continuous rounds unless otherwise specified.

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Head

use green colored yarn

R1 sc8 in magic ring 8�

R33 sc2, (dec, sc2) x7, dec, sc32 56�R34 sc2, (dec, sc) x7, dec, sc31 48�R35 sc48�R36 (dec, sc4) x8�R37 sc40�R38 (sc3, dec) x8�R39 sc32�R40 (dec, sc2) x8�R41 sc24�R42 (sc2, dec) x6 18�

R2 inc8 16�R3 (inc, sc) x8 24�R4 (inc, sc2) x8 32�R5-R6 sc32�R7 (inc, sc3) x8 40�R8-R10 sc40�R11 (inc, sc9) x4 44�R12-R14 sc44�R15 (inc, sc10) x4 48�R16-R18 sc48�R19 sc10, inc4, sc34 52�R20 sc12, inc4, sc36 56�R21 sc14, inc4, sc38 60�R22 sc16, inc4, sc40 64�R23-R30 sc64�

R43-R45 sc18�

fasten off�Stuff head nice and firm.�Pay special attention to nose area.�Stuff it nice, firm and even.�

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Legs (make 2)

use green colored yarn

start with ch18

note: you can work sole and foot in rows, starting each round with ch1, and ending with slip stitch in this first chain made. I decided to work this way to keep rounds nice and even (and was easier for me to count the stitches); spiral started to work at round 17. Try and see which way suits you better or you prefer to work with. If you decide to work in rounds, don't forget to chain 1 at the beginning of each round and slip stitch at the end to finish the round. Chain and slip stitch are not mentioned in the pattern.

R1� sc16, 3sc in the last chain stitch, continue working around chain, sc15, 2sc in the last stitch on this side of chain (if you don't know how to make an oval from chain, look at the photo you can find at the last page of this pattern) 36

R2� ch1 (worked to alter the stitch to look even when starting and ending with hdc) inc hdc, hdc next 5 sts, sc11, 3sc in 1 st, sc11, hdc next 5 sts, (inc hdc) x2 41

R3 hdc, inc hdc, 5x hdc, sc12, inc x2, sc12, 5 x hdc, inc hdc, hdc, inc hdc 46 R4 back loops only, sc46 R5 sc20, dec, dc, dec, dc21 44 R5 sc20, dec2, sc20 42 R6 sc16, dec4, sc18 38 R7 sc, dec, sc11, dec4, sc12, dec, sc2 32 R8 dec, sc9, dec4, sc11, dec 26 R9 (sc2, dec) x2, sc2, dec2, sc2, (dec, sc2) x2, sc2 20 R10 sc8, dec2, sc8 18 R11 sc18 R12 sc7, dec2, sc7 16 R13 sc16 R14 sc6, dec2, sc6 14 R15 sc14 R16 sc5, dec2, sc5 12 R17-R26 sc12 R27 (dec, sc4) x2 10 R28-R42 sc10 fasten off.

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Shorts

make trousers with blue colored yarn

start with chain 12, sl st last to first chain stitch to form circle and work in rounds

R1-R2 sc12 R3 (inc, sc5) x2 14 R4-13 sc14 R14 (inc, sc6) x2 16 R15 sc16 R16 (inc, sc7) x2 18 R17 sc18

mount trousers over legs and sew through both leg loops and back loops of trousers.

Front loops over trousers we'll use to connect and start with body making.

Connecting legs and working the body�(continue working with blue colored yarn)�

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Connect legs with making bridge over three stitches and three rows across inner thigh sides. (look photo above). Once bridge is made, continue with 1st round below.

R1 work around making 24 sts (9 each leg and 3 sts front and back bridge part) 24 R2 (inc, sc3) x6 30 R3 (inc, sc4) x6 36 R4 (inc, sc5) x6 42 R5 (inc, sc6) x6 48 R6-R9 sc48 R10 (dec, sc4) x8 40 R11 (inc, sc4) x8 48 R12-R14 sc48

R15 back loops only sc48 R16-R17 sc48

from now on, when there will be decreasing stitches in the round, decrease them on sides of the body (you will have these side decreases in the R18 & R20). I will write you a note on the beginning of the round to remind you.

R18 dec1 on each side of the body, sc rest of 44 stitches 46 R19 sc46 R20 dec1 on each side of the body, sc rest of 42 stitches 44 R21 sc44 R22 (dec, sc9) x4 40 R23-R24 sc40 R25 (dec, sc8) x4 36 R26-R27 sc36 R28 (dec, sc7) x4 32 R29-R30 sc32 R31 (dec, sc6) x4 28 R32-R33 sc28 R34 (dec, sc5) x4 24 R35-R36 sc24 R37 (dec, sc2) x6 18

change color to green

fasten off leaving long tail for sewing body and head together. Stuff the body nice and firm.

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work in green colored yarn Arms�

Make fingers first

Thumb

R1 sc4 in magic ring R2-R4sc4 FO

Fingers (x2)

R1 sc4 in magic ring R2-R5 sc4 FO

Right arms

Working finger(one we will connect all other�fingers to and start with making hand/arm)�

R1 sc4 in magic ring 4�R2-R4 sc4�R5 sc2, bring one of fingers on and sc2 over that one, bring second finger and sc4 over it,�now, as you work turned naturally, continue working the hand, sc 2 over middle finger, sc2�over pinkie finger (working one we started this round with) 12�R6-R7 sc12�R8 sc5, bring thumb on, and sc 2 sts, working through both, thumb and hand sts, sc5�

12 R9 sc5, sc2 over thumb only, sc5 12 R10-R11 sc12 R12 (dec, sc2) x3 9 R13-R37 sc9

Shorter arm

Make fingers following the pattern given above.�Then repeat the working finger/hand pattern all the way through R13.�From R13, instead of 25 repeating rounds, on shorter arm make them just 20�Your last round count and the pattern will look like this:�R13-R32 sc9�fasten off leaving long tail for sewing arm to the body later.�

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Left arm

Make fingers as written for the right arm patterns. Follow the pattern until you reach R8 & R9�of the hand making (where thumb is added).�Only two rounds are different!!!!�Once you finish them, return to right arm pattern and follow further directions.�

R8 sc6, bring thumb and sc2, working through both, thumb and hand sts, sc4 R9 sc6, sc2 over thumb only, sc4

continue with the rest of the pattern. Repeat this for both left arms.

Following photo shows you how arms are sewed on the body. Sew longer arm two rounds below neck connection. Shorter one is placed 4 rounds lower.

Wings

work in green colored yarn

make 2 triangles:

R1 sc 4 in magic ring 4�R2 (inc, sc) x2 6�R3 (inc, sc2) x2 8�R4 (inc, sc3) x2 10�R5 (inc, sc4) x2 12�R6 (inc, sc5) x2 14�R7 (inc, sc6) x2 16�R8 (inc, sc7) x2 18�R9 (inc, sc8) x2 20�R10 (inc, sc9) x2 22�R11 (inc, sc10) x2 24�

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R12-R14 sc24�

first triangle fasten off, use second one to connect both pieces together and continue with making wing.

R15 bring first triangle sc over both pieces 48 sc around 48 R16-R25 R26 sc12, dec, sc23, dec, sc9 46 R27 sc46 R28 sc12, dec, sc22, dec, sc8 44 R29 sc44 R30 (dec, sc9) x4 40 R31-R32 sc40 R33 (dec, sc8) x4 36 R34-R35 sc36 R36 (dec, sc7) x4 32 R37-R38 sc32 R39 (dec, sc6) x4 28 R40-R41 sc28 R42 (dec, sc5) x4 24 R43-R44 sc24 R45 (dec, sc2) x6 18 R46-R47 sc18 fasten off leaving long tail for sewing wings to the collar of the vest.

Vest

using white or cream color yarn�

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start with ch21

work in rows (ch1, turn after each row is finished)

R1 sc5 R2 inc, sc4 R3 sc6 R4 inc, sc5 R5 sc7 R6 inc, sc6 R7 sc8 R8 inc, sc7 R9 sc9 R10 inc, sc8 R11 sc10 R12 inc, sc9 R13 sc11 R14 sc9, dec R15 dec, sc8 R16 sc7, dec R17 dec, sc6 R18 sc5,dec fasten off, hide end

repeat above starting from the opposite end of base chain

Collar

slip stitch to one of chain ends, working opposite direction from the vest.

R1 sc20 R2 inc, sc18, inc R3 inc sc20, inc R4 inc, sc22, inc R5 inc, sc24, inc R6 inc, sc26, inc

Button

ch4 sl st last to first chain stitch, ch1 work 10 sc over chain stitches

Mount the vest on the Flip's body. Using same color yarn you used for the vest, sew the front, add the button. You can sew the vest on Flip's body, or you can glue it.

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Hat�start with brown color yarn

R1 sc8 in magic ring 8 R2 inc x8 16 R3 (inc, sc) x8 24 R4 (inc, sc2) x8 32 R5 (inc, sc3) x8 40 R6 (inc, sc4) x8 48 R7 (inc, sc5) x8 56 R8 (inc, sc6) x8 64 R9 (inc, sc7) x8 72 R10 sc 72 in back loops only R11 (dec, sc16) x4 68 R12-R13 sc68 R14 (dec, sc15) x4 64 R15-R16 sc64 R17 (dec, sc14) x4 60 R18-R19 sc60 R20 (dec, sc13) x4 56 R21-R22 sc56

R23 (dec, sc12) x4 52 R24-R25 sc52 R26 (dec, sc11) x4 48 R27-R28 sc48 R29 (dec, sc10) x4 44 R30-R31 sc44 R32 (dec, sc9) x4 40 R33-R34 sc40

R35 ((inc, sc2) x5, inc, sc9) x2 62 R36 sc62 R37 ((inc, sc3) x5, inc, sc10) x2 74 R38 sc74 R39 ((inc, sc4( x5, inc, sc11) x2 86 R40 sc86 Fasten off, hide ends. Stuff the hat lightly, and sew it on top of the head.

Change color to black

change color to brown

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Eyes�

Use the drawing to match size, copy and trace on your Flip. Eyes should not exceed the�height of 8 rounds.�First color the base with white. When dried trace the iris and color it in green.�After green color has dried, use black to color the pupils and eye outline.�At the end you can add white sparks.�For detailed instructions and photo tutorial, please look for Maya & Willy pattern.�

Sewing mouth�

I like this method on adding mouth on my dolls. It is tired out many times by now, dolls have been played with for many hours. Dolls have been machine washed and mouth stayed in place.

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I warmly recommend you to try it. It works great on cotton (haven't tried on acrylic or any other�yarn).�Pin where you wish your mouth to be placed. I really didn't count rounds. Wanted my Flip to�have a smile and that was my lead when making it.�As you can see, you'll need three pins. Outer ones, mouth corners and middle one will�determine the depth of your smile.�Try to place outer pins parallel with outer eye edges.�Bottom (middle) pin place centered below, as many rounds as you like or wish your smile to�be deep.�Then simply, using darning cotton needle (long one) and black yarn push the needle from one�side pin to another. Wrap around the lower, centered pin, and repeat one more time.�Leave ends on both sides.�Cut them short on about 1 cm (½ inch).�Add glue to stitches where yarn it sticking out (cut pieces), add some glue under the mouth�line.�Using tooth pick, stick the excess yarn inside the head, and push lightly the mouth yarn onto�the head.�Let it dry completely.�On the last photo you can see glue showing, but when it dries out, will be almost invisible.�Mouth will remain firm and nicely stick to the head, and very, very durable!�

If your Flip is not sewed by now, sew him up and let's play!�He is remarkable toy and I hope your children will enjoy him.�

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How to make first round starting with chain.�This photo tutorial was made based on 9 chain stitches.�

For the 6 chain that is mentioned in the pattern, use this as your guide, but follow the stitch�count written in the pattern.�

For any questions you might have, please feel free to contact me by mail on: [email protected]

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