My friend asked me to make her
daughter a “friendly happy poo that could be cuddled and carried about” as she
has issues with deliberately holding it in herself, and as she is so young, the
doctor recommended she “make friends with her poo” … as much as we chuckled
about this, it can be a serious problem especially as children get older so we
are hoping having a poo buddy will help her!
When I made this, I uploaded it to my Instagram
as a lot of people there share my same sense of humour but I am happy to admit,
I did hesitate before sharing it on my Facebook page. Would people get it?
Needless to say, the post exploded and got a ridiculous amount of likes, shares
and comments – most from people asking for the pattern!
I certainly was never expecting
people to a/ get it and b/ want the pattern! The whole concept of my poo receiving
so much attention coupled with my toilet humour, naturally makes the whole
thing both hilarious and crazy at the same time!
Needless to say, I duly sat down and
tried to decipher my freestyled poop pattern and here it is!
For my large cuddly poo, I used
chunky Cygnet yarn and a 4mm hook. My poo worked up to be roughly 10 inches
tall but if you’d like a smaller poop, using any dk yarn and a 3mm hook will
shrink the size.
Happy
Poop Pattern
(USA Stitch
Terms)
Materials needed:
·
Chunky Yarn (I used brown Cygnet Chunky in Chocolate from Sconch Yarn Shop) –
you will get 2 turds from one ball
·
A scrap of white dk yarn for the eyes
·
4mm hook
·
12mm safety eyes
·
Stuffing
Stitches used:
Magic ring / circle
Sc (single crochet) (UK dc)
Inc (increase = 2sc in same stitch)
Dec (decrease = work 1 sc over 2 stitches)
Slip Stitch (ss)
** Repeat
the pattern between the asterisks “* *” until end of round
Work in spirals, do not join at the
end of your rounds.
Eyes: use white dk yarn and make first!
1. Magic ring,
6sc (6) - do not pull the magic ring
completely closed just yet!
2. 2sc into
each stitch around (12)
Fasten off yarn leaving long tail
for sewing to the face.
Insert the post of your safety eye
into the middle of the magic ring, pull tight to close around post. Set to one
side ready for attaching later.
Poop
body
Stuff as you go to shape.
1. Magic ring, 6
sc (6)
2. 2sc into
each stitch around (12)
3. *1sc, inc* (18)
4. *2sc, inc*
(24)
5. *3sc, inc*
(30)
6. *3sc, dec*
(24)
7. *2sc, dec*
(18)
8. *2sc, inc*
(24)
9. *3sc, inc*
(30)
10. *4sc, inc*
(36)
11. – 19. Sc in
each stitch around (36)
20. *4sc, dec* (30)
21. – 22. Sc in each stitch around
(30)
23. *3sc, dec* (24)
24. *2sc, dec* (18)
25.
sc in each stitch around (18)
26. *2sc, inc* (24)
27. *3sc, inc* (30)
28. *4sc, inc* (36)
29. – 37. Sc in each stitch around
(36)
38. *4sc, dec* (30)
39. sc in each stitch around (30)
40. *3sc, dec* (24)
41.
sc in each stitch around (24)
Insert safety eyes (complete with
crochet white attached) in-between rows 34 & 35 a few stitches apart. Push the back of the safety eyes FIRMLY
into position making sure they click into place.
If you find your eye whites are too
thick and making the safety eyes tricky to close properly, remove the eye posts
from the center of the whites and push them in between the stitches just to the
side of your magic ring center instead.
Sew the eye whites into place.
Continue with body
42. *2sc, dec* (18)
43.
sc in each stitch around (18)
44. *sc, dec* (12)
45.
sc in each stitch around (12)
Finish stuffing the body.
46. *2sc, dec* (9)
Chain 5, slip stitch to base of chain
47. *1sc, dec* (6)
Fasten off.
Sew yarn end around the front loops
of the 6 stitches, draw tight to close.
Embroider your happy face however
you wish, I added felt blushy cheeks and a bow which I sewed firmly into place.
Now cuddle your happy poop!
If you spot any errors in the pattern
or are stuck at any point, feel free to leave a message here on the blog or ask
on my Facebook page and I will be happy to help!
Happy turd making!
Robin x
i absolutely love this so happy u chose to share with us on crochet facebay on facebook :D
ReplyDeleteMy pleasure! Lol x :D
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