Chinchou Pattern

Chinchou

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Notes:

I offer this pattern for free and I only ask for two things in return.  1)  Please do not sell the pattern, or the product of this pattern, and 2) I would love if you shared with me a picture of what you made.

Chinchou can be worked in the continuous spiral, or by joining rounds.  I worked him in spiral.  Also, I used Red Heart: Super Saver yarn. This pattern has not yet been tested so there may be some mistakes. If you find one please tell me so that I can fix it.

Materials:

·         Light blue, medium blue,  yellow and black yarn

·         Polyfil

·         G-hook

·         Tapestry needle

Stitches:

·         SC           Single Crochet

·         Dec        Decrease

·         FO          Finish Off

Eyes (Make 2):

Use yellow yarn

Round 1 – 6 SC in the magic ring (6)
Round 2 – 2 SC in each stitch all the way around (12)

Finish off and leave long tail for sewing.

Fins (Make 2):

Use light blue yarn

Round 1  –    6 SC in the magic ring (6)

Round 2  –    2 SC in each stitch around (12)

Round 3  –    2 SC crochet in the first stitch, SC in the next stitch. Repeat around (18)

Round 4  –    SC in each stitch around (18)

Round 5  –    Dec in the first 2 stitches, SC in next 4 stitches. Repeat around.  (15)

Round 6  –    SC in each stitch around (15)

Round 7  –    Dec in the first 2 stitches, SC in next 3 stitches. Repeat around.  (12)

Round 8  –    SC in each stitch around (12)

Round 9  –    Dec in the first 2 stitches, SC in next 2 stitches. Repeat around.  (9)

Finish off and leave long tail for sewing.

Feet (Make 2)

Use medium blue yarn

Round 1  –    6 SC in the magic ring (6)

Round 2  –    2 SC in each stitch around (12)

Round 3  –    SC in each stitch around (12)

Round 4  –    SC in each stitch around (12)

Round 5  –    SC in each stitch around (12)

Round 6  –    SC in each stitch around (12)

Round 7  –    SC in each stitch around (12)

Round 8  –    Dec over 2 stitches.  Repeat around (6)

Finish off and leave long tail for sewing.

Antenna (Make 2):

Use yellow yarn

Round 1  –    6 SC in the magic ring (6)

Round 2  –    2 SC in each stitch around (12)

Round 3  –    2 SC in the first stitch, SC in the next stitch. Repeat around (18)

Round 4  –    2 SC in the first stitch, SC in the 2 next stitches.  Repeat around (24)

Round 5  –    2 SC in the first stitch, SC in the 6 next stitches.  Repeat around (28)

Round 6  –    SC in each stitch around (28)

Round 7  –    SC in each stitch around (28)

Round 8  –    SC in each stitch around (28)

Round 9  –    SC in each stitch around (28)

Round 10  –  Dec in the first 2 stitches, SC in the next 5 stitches. Repeat around (24)

Round 11  –  Dec in the first 2 stitches, SC in the next 4 stitches. Repeat around (20)

Round 12  –  SC in each stitch around (20)

Round 13  – Dec in the first 2 stitches, SC in the next 3 stitches. Repeat around (16)

Round 14  –  SC in each stitch around (16)

Round 15  – Dec in the first 2 stitches, SC in the next 2 stitches. Repeat around (12)

Round 16  –  SC in each stitch around (12)

Round 17  – Dec in the first 2 stitches, SC in the next 2 stitches. Repeat around (8)

Round 18  –  SC in each stitch around (8)

Round 19  – Dec in the first 2 stitches, SC in the next 2 stitches. Repeat around (6)

*Stuff the “bulb” with Polyfil and then switch to medium blue yarn.

Round 20  –  SC in each stitch around (6)

Repeat Round 20 until your antenna is the desired length.  I ended up adding 45 rounds of blue onto the antenna.  Finish off and leave long tail for sewing.

Body:

Use medium blue yarn

Round 21  – 6 SC in the magic ring (6)

Round 22  – 2 SC in each stitch around (12)

Round 23  – 2 SC in the first stitch, SC in the next stitch. Repeat around (18)

Round 24  – 2 SC in the first stitch, SC in the 2 next stitches.  Repeat around (24)

Round 25  – 2 SC in the first stitch, SC in the 3 next stitches. Repeat around (30)

Round 26  – 2 SC in the first stitch, SC in the 4 next stitches. Repeat around (36)

Round 27  – 2 SC in the first stitch, SC in the 5 next stitches. Repeat around (42)

Round 28  – 2 SC in the first stitch, SC in the 6 next stitches. Repeat around (48)

Round 29  – 2 SC in the first stitch, SC in the 7 next stitches. Repeat around (54)

Round 30  –  2 SC in the first stitch, SC in the 8 next stitches. Repeat around (60)

Round 31  –  2 SC in the first stitch, SC in the 9 next stitches. Repeat around (66)

Round 32  –   SC in each stitch around (66)

Round 33  –  2 SC in the first stitch, SC in the 10 next stitches. Repeat around (72)

Round 34  –   SC in each stitch around (72)

Round 35  –   SC in each stitch around (72)

Round 36  –   SC in each stitch around (72)

Round 37  –   SC in each stitch around (72)

Round 38  –   SC in each stitch around (72)

Round 39  –   Dec in the first 2 stitches, SC in the next 9 stitches. Repeat around (66)

Round 40  –   SC in each stitch around (66)

Round 41  –   Dec in the first 2 stitches, SC in the next 8 stitches. Repeat around (60)

Round 42  –   Dec in the first 2 stitches, SC in the next 7 stitches. Repeat around (54)

Round 43  –   Dec in the first 2 stitches, SC in the next 5 stitches. Repeat around (48)

Round 44  –   Dec in the first 2 stitches, SC in the next 5 stitches. Repeat around (42)

Round 45  –   Dec in the first 2 stitches, SC in the next 4 stitches. Repeat around (30)

*At this point I started stuffing Chinchou with Polyfil.

Round 46  –   Dec in the first 2 stitches, SC in the next 3 stitches. Repeat around (24)

Round 47  –   Dec in the first 2 stitches, SC in the next 2 stitches. Repeat around (18)

Round 48  –   Dec in the first 2 stitches, SC in the next stitch. Repeat around (12)

Round 49  –   Dec over 2 stitches.  Repeat around (6)

Finish off and weave in ends.

Assembly:
Chinchou is fairly simple to put together, just use the picture as a guide.  I wasn’t sure about the placement of the antennae, but I sewed them on as if they were Chinchou’s tail.  Using black yarn I embroidered little “pluses” into Chinchou’s eyes, and then gave him a smile.