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| BushcraftZ 2014 |
One year ago the first BushcraftZ blog was posted online.
The aim was to post one blog every week, showcasing a different project of
craft. I had a lot of fun over the past year and also shared some of my own
designs and patterns. For the one year
anniversary of the BushcraftZ I wanted to try something new to me. I decided to
try my hand at Amigurumi, a Japanese art of knitting or crochet small, stuffed
animals and interesting fantasy creatures. The most important factor in this
art is to achieve ‘CUTE’. After trying out a pattern from a crochet magazine
and being inspired by countless creative ‘pinned’ Amigurumi figurines and critters
I decided to go on my own and design my first Amigurumi pet, Fritz the striped
Dachshund. Traditionally patterns are crochet in a spiral. My pattern design is
not entirely traditional. In order to achieve clear stripes this pattern is
worked in separate rounds. I hope you enjoy the cheeky Fritz.
Materials:
- Elle 4ply natural cotton (7 colours – or as many as you like)
- 3.25 mm crochet hook (UK = 11; US = D/3)
- Toy stuffing and wool needle with a larger eye
- 2 x 8 mm glass eyes
Abbreviations:
- ch (s) (chain/ chain stitch(es))
- dc (double crochet UK = sc single crochet US)
- st(s) (stitch(es)
- ss (slip stitch)
- dc2tog (double crochet two together (UK) = sc2tog (US))
Note: When finishing off each piece leave a long yarn tail at
the end of each piece that can be used to attach the different pieces.
Fritz’s Body (make 1)
Ch4, close to form a circle with ss into 1st ch.
Round 1: Ch1, dc6 into circle and close with ss.
Round 2: Ch1, dc2 into each st and close round with ss. (12
sts)
Round 3: Ch1, *dc1 into 1st st, dc2 into 2nd
st*, repeat *-* to end and close round with ss. (18 sts)
Round 4: Ch1, *dc1 into 1st 2sts, dc2 into 3rd
st*, repeat *-* to end and close round with ss.
Round 5: Ch1, *dc1 into 1st 4sts, dc2 into 5th
st*, repeat *-* to end and close round with ss.
Round 6: Ch1, *dc1 into 1st 9sts, dc2 into 10th
st*, repeat *-* to end and close round with ss.
Round 7-30 #: Ch1 dc1 into each st and close
round with ss.
# Change colour at the
start of round 8 and thereafter every second round.
Round 31: ch1 *dc into next 8sts, dc2tog*, repeat *-* until
end of round close with ss.
Round 32: ch1 *dc2tog, dc into next 4sts, repeat *-* until
end close round with ss.
Fill the body with toy stuffing
Round 33: ch1 dc2tog from beginning to end close round with
ss.
Round 34: ch1 dc2tog from beginning to end.
Close the remaining opening of the body with needle and
matching yarn.
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| Body BushcraftZ 2014 |
Fritz’s head (crochet 1)
Change colour every
second round from round 3 onwards.
Ch 16 close round with ss into 1st ch.
Round 1 and 2: Ch1 dc into each st and close round with ss.
Round 3: Ch1, *dc1 into 1st 3sts, dc2 into 4th
st, repeat *-* to end and close round with ss.
Round 4 -5: Ch1, *dc1 into 1st 4sts, dc2 into 5th
st*, repeat *-* to end and close round with ss.
Round 6: Ch1, *dc1 into 1st 5sts, dc2 into 6th
st, repeat *-* to end and close round with ss.
Round 7-9: Ch1, dc into each st and close round with ss.
Round 10: Ch1, *dc
into next 5sts, dc2tog*, repeat *-* until end of round close with ss.
Round 11: Ch1, *dc
into next 4sts, dc2tog*, repeat *-* until end of round close with ss.
Round 12: Ch1, *dc
into next 3sts, dc2tog*, repeat *-* until end of round close with ss.
Round 13: Ch1, *dc
into next 2sts, dc2tog*, repeat *-* until end of round close with ss.
Round 14: Ch1, dc2tog
until end. End off and close the remaining opening with needle and yarn.
Stuff head through neck opening – do not close opening.
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| Head BushcraftZ 2014 |
Fritz’s nose (crochet 1)
Change colour every
second round from round 3 onwards.
Ch 20 close round with ss into 1st ch.
Round 1 -7: Ch1, dc into each st and close round with ss.
Round 8: Ch1, dc2tog, dc into st 3-18, dc2tog and close
round with ss.
Round 9: Ch1, dc into each st and close round with ss.
Round 10: Ch1, dc2tog, dc into st 3-16, dc2tog and close
round with ss.
Round 11: Ch1, dc into each st and close round with ss.
Round 12: Ch1, dc2tog from beginning to end of round. End
off and close the remaining opening with needle and yarn.
Stuff nose – do not close opening.
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| Nose BushcraftZ 2014 |
Fritz’s ears (crochet 2)
Change colour at the start of row 2 and each subsequent row.
Ch 16
Row 1: Dc into 2nd ch from crochet hook and dc
into each ch, 2dc into last ch to form a turn, continue to dc into each ch on
the opposite side of the original chain until the end of ch.
Row 2-7: Change colour, Ch 1 at beginning of row. Turn work
and work in opposite direction of previous row. Dc into each st until the
middle of row, 2dc into middle st to shape the round of the ear. Continue to dc
to end of ch.
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| Ears BushcraftZ 2014 |
Fritz’s tail (crochet 1)
Ch 16, close round with ss into 1st ch.
Round 1-2: Ch1, dc into each st and close round with ss.
Round 3: Ch1, dc2tog, dc into each st and close round with
ss.
Round 4: Ch1, dc into each st and close round with ss.
Round 5: Ch1, dc2tog, dc into each st and close round with
ss.
Round 6-10: Ch1, dc into each st and close round with ss.
Round 11-15: Ch1, dc2tog, dc into each st and close round
with ss.
Round 16: Dc2tog until end of round. End off and close the
remaining opening with needle and yarn.
Stuff tail – do not close opening.
Fritz’s feet (crochet 4)
Ch4, close to form a circle with ss into 1st ch.
Round 1: Ch1, dc6 into circle and close with ss into ch.
Round 2: Ch1, dc2 into each st and close round with ss. (12
sts)
Round 3: Ch1, *dc1 into 1st st, dc2 into 2nd
st, repeat *-* to end and close round with ss. (18 sts)
Round 4-5: Ch1, dc into each st and close round with ss.
Change colour:
Round 6: Ch1, dc into each st and close round with ss.
Round 7: Ch1, dc into next 12 sts. Dc2tog 3 times and close
round with ss.
Round 8: Ch1, dc into next 11 sts. Dc2tog 2 times and close
round with ss.
Round 9-10: Ch1, dc into each st and close round with ss.
Stuff foot – do not close opening.
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| Feet BushcraftZ 2014 |
Assembling Fritz:
Use the photos as
reference
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1. Position the head onto the body and sew in place.
2. Position the nose into the head and sew in place.
3. Gather the top of each ear , position them on to the head
and sew in place. Insert glass eyes.
Caution: Glass eyes
are not safe for children. A safer alternative is to cut eyes from black felt.
4. Position the feet and sew in place.
5. Add the tail to complete Fritz.
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| BushcraftZ 2014 |
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