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Spring Crochet Along – Shipmates

„SADIE THE SAILOR DOG“

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 Spring Crochet Along – Shipmates
„SADIE THE SAILOR DOG“
SIZE
Approx 15 cm (6½ in) high
TOOLS AND MATERIALS
Ricorumi dk
Shade 001 (white) 25 g
Shade 029 (wine red) 25 g
Shade 036 (navy blue) 25 g
Shade 055 (beige) 25 g
Shade 035 (midnight blue) yarn remnant
Shade 060 (black) yarn remnant
Rico crochet hook 2.5 mm
Rico embroidery needle
Rico synthetic stuffing
Rico stitch marker
Ricorumi Pompon Maker
TENSION
30 sts and 32 rows = 10 cm x 10 cm
HEAD
Start at the top.
Rnd 1: In beige, working into a magic ring, 7 dc.
Work in a spiral in continuous rnds.
Rnd 2: [2 dc into next st] 7 times. 14 sts.
Rnd 3: [1 dc, 2 dc into next st] 7 times. 21 sts.
Rnd 4: [2 dc, 2 dc into next st] 7 times. 28 sts.
Rnd 5: [3 dc, 2 dc into next st] 7 times. 35 sts.
Rnd 6: [4 dc, 2 dc into next st] 7 times. 42 sts.
Rnd 7: [5 dc, 2 dc into next st] 7 times. 49 sts.
Rnds 8 – 12: 49 dc.
Rnd 13: [6 dc, 2 dc into next st] 7 times. 56 sts.
Rnds 14 – 20: 56 dc.
Attach safety eyes between rnds 14 and 15,
11 sts apart.
Rnd 21: [7 dc, dc2tog] 6 times, 2 dc. 50 sts.
Rnd 22: [3 dc, dc2tog] 10 times. 40 sts.
Fill Head tightly with stuffing.
Rnd 23: [2 dc, dc2tog] 10 times. 30 sts.
Rnd 24: [1 dc, dc2tog] 10 times. 20 sts.
Rnd 25: [dc2tog] 10 times. 10 sts.
Finish stuffing Head.
Rnd 26: [dc2tog] 5 times. 5 sts.
Fasten off, leaving a long tail.
Thread tail through last 5 sts, pull tight and secure,
to close the opening. Weave in tail.
SNOUT
Rnd 1: In beige, working into a magic ring, 6 dc.
Work in a spiral in continuous rnds.
Rnd 2: [2 dc into next st] 6 times. 12 sts.
Rnd 3: [1 dc, 2 dc into next st] 6 times. 18 sts.
Rnd 4: [2 dc, 2 dc into next st] 6 times. 24 sts.
Fasten off, leaving a long tail.
NOSE
Rnd 1: In black, working into a magic ring, 6 dc.
Fasten off, leaving a long tail.
Sew Nose to Snout between rnds 1 and 3.
Embroider mouth underneath Snout. Sew Snout
to Head between rnds 13 and 20, use eyes to find
the centre.
EARS (MAKE 2)
Rnd 1: In beige, working into a magic ring, 6 dc.
Work in a spiral in continuous rnds.
Rnd 2: [2 dc into next st] 6 times. 12 sts.
Rnd 3: [1 dc, 2 dc into next st] 6 times. 18 sts.
Rnd 4: [2 dc, 2 dc into next st] 6 times. 24 sts.
Rnds 5 – 10: 24 dc.
Rnd 11: [6 dc, dc2tog] 3 times. 21 sts.
Rnds 12 – 14: 21 dc.
Rnd 15: [5 dc, dc2tog] 3 times. 18 sts.
Rnds 16 – 17: 18 dc.
Do not stuff.
Lay flat and close opening with 1 ch,
9 dc through both layers.
Fasten off, leaving a long tail.
Sew Ears to Head between rnds 11 and 12, 3 sts
behind the eyes.
FIRST LEG
Rnd 1: In black, working into a magic ring, 8 dc.
Work in a spiral in continuous rnds.
Rnd 2: [2 dc into next st] 8 times. 16 sts.
Rnd 3: BLO, 16 dc.
Rnd 4: 4 dc, [dc2tog] 4 times, 4 dc. 12 sts.
Rnd 5: 3 dc, [dc2tog] 3 times, 3 dc. 9 sts.
Change to white.
Rnd 6: BLO, 1 dc, [2 dc into next st] 6 times, 2 dc.
15 sts.
Rnd 7: 15 dc.
Change to navy blue.
Rnd 8: 15 dc.
Rnd 9: BLO, 15 dc.
Rnds 10 – 12: 15 dc.
1 sl st into next st.
Fasten off, weave in tail.
SECOND LEG
Work as given for First Leg to rnd 12.
Do not fasten off.
FINISH SHOES (WORK FOR EACH LEG)
Hold Leg with foot facing up, join yarn in black to
first free front loop of rnd 5.
Rnd 1: FLO, 9 dc.
Fasten off, weave in tail.
FINISH PANTS (WORK FOR EACH LEG)
Hold Leg with foot facing down, join yarn in
navy blue to first free front loop of rnd 8.
Rnd 1: FLO, 15 dc.
Fasten off, weave in tail.
BODY
Cont. with Second Leg, 5 dc to get to centre of
inner Leg.
Rnd 13: 3 ch, insert hook into centre st of inner
First Leg, 3 dc, [2 dc into next st, 5 dc] 2 times,
cont along
3-ch, 2 dc into next ch, 1 dc, 2 dc into next ch,
cont working around Second Leg, [5 dc, 2 dc into
next st] 2 times, 3 dc. 42 sts.
Mark as new beg of rnd.
Rnds 14 – 18: 42 dc.
Change to white. Work next 14 rnds in stripe
sequence, 2 rnds in white, 2 rnds in navy blue
alternately, ending with 2 rnds in white.
Rnd 19: 42 dc.
Rnd 20: BLO, 42 dc.
Rnds 21 – 24: 42 dc.
Rnd 25: [5 dc, dc2tog] 6 times. 36 sts.
Rnd 26 – 27: 36 dc.
Rnd 28: [10 dc, dc2tog] 3 times. 33 sts.
Rnd 29: 33 dc.
Rnd 30: [9 dc, dc2tog] 3 times. 30 sts.
Rnd 31: 30 dc.
Rnd 32: [3 dc, dc2tog] 6 times. 24 sts.
Change to beige.
Rnd 33: 24 dc.
1 sl st into next st.
Fasten off, leaving a long tail. Fill Body with
stuffing.
FINISH JUMPER
Hold Body with Legs facing up, join yarn in white
to first free front loop of rnd 19.
Rnd 1: FLO, 42 dc.
Fasten off, weave in tail.
ARMS (MAKE 2)
Rnd 1: In beige, working into a magic ring, 6 dc.
Work in a spiral in continuous rnds.
Rnd 2: [1 dc, 2 dc into next st] 3 times. 9 sts.
Rnd 3: 9 dc.
Change to white.
Over the next 12 rnds work stripe sequence,
2 rnds in white, 2 rnds in navy blue alternately.
Rnd 4: BLO, 9 dc.
Rnd 5 – 15: 9 dc.
Fill hands with stuffing – not Arms.
Change to white.
Lay flat and close opening with 1 ch, 4 dc through
both layers.
Fasten off, leaving a long tail.
Sew Arms to sides of Body, between
rnds 31 and 32.
Sew Head to Body.
FINISH ARM (WORK FOR EACH ARM)
Hold Arm with hand facing up, in white, join yarn to
first free front loop of rnd 3.
Rnd 1: FLO, 9 dc.
Fasten off, weave in tail.
NECKERCHIEF
In midnight blue make 51 ch + 1 t-ch, turn.
Row 1: 1 sl st into 2nd ch from hook, 1 sl st, 1 dc,
2 htr, 1 dc, 4 sl st, 1 dc, 1 htr, 4 tr, 8 dtr, 2 dtr into
next ch, 2 ch, 1 sl st, 2 dtr into next ch, 8 dtr, 4 tr,
1 htr, 1 dc, 4 sl st, 1 dc, 2 htr, 1 dc, 2 sl st.
Fasten off, weave in tail. Wind a 30 cm (12 in)
length of wine red yarn round ends ot the
Neckerchief, over 4 sl st and secure.
Place Neckerchief on shoulders and sew ends
together of the chest area with a few sts (optional).
SAILOR’S HAT
Rnd 1: In white, working into a magic ring, 7 dc.
Work in a spiral in continuous rnds.
Rnd 2: [2 dc into next st] 7 times. 14 sts.
Rnd 3: [1 dc, 2 dc into next st] 7 times. 21 sts.
Rnd 4: [2 dc, 2 dc into next st] 7 times. 28 sts.
Rnd 5: [3 dc, 2 dc into next st] 7 times. 35 sts.
Rnd 6: [4 dc, 2 dc into next st] 7 times. 42 sts.
Rnd 7: [4 dc, dc2tog] 7 times. 35 sts.
Rnd 8: [1 dc, dc2tog] 11 times, 2 dc. 24 sts.
Change to midnight blue.
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„SADIE THE SAILOR DOG“

Rnd 9: FLO, 24 dc.

Fasten off, leaving a long tail.
In wine red make a pompon, 1.5 cm (¾ in) in
diameter.
Sew pompon to the top of the Hat.
Sew Hat to Head at a slight angle.

LIFE BELT
Fill with stuffing as you go along.
Make 10 ch, close to a round with a sl st in 1st ch.
Work in a spiral in continuous rnds.
Rnds 1 – 3: 10 dc.
Change to wine red.
Over the next 35 rnds work in stripe sequence,
alternating 5 rnds in in wine red and 5 rnds in
white.
Rnds 4 – 38: 10 dc.
Change to white.
Rnds 39 – 41: 10 dc.
Fasten off, leaving a long tail.
Use tail to join rnds 1 and 41, forming a ring.

ABBREVIATIONS (UK TERMINOLOGY)

approx approximately
beg beginning
BLO back loop only
ch chain
cont continue
dc double crochet
dc2tog work 2 double crochet sts
together to decrease
dtr double treble crochet
FLO front loop only
htr half treble crochet
in inch
rem remaining
rnd round
sl st slip stitch
st(s) stitch(es)
t-ch turning chain
tr treble crochet

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