Boggle the Gumdrop Monster

Meet Binky's newest friend, Boggle the Gumdrop (not destroyer!) Monster! 

Once again, I copied this pattern straight from my tumblr account. There seems to be more crafters on blogger so maybe I will post my patterns here and more picture on tumblr. Or maybe I'll abandon my tumblr completely? I'm not sure yet. I wish I could figure out how to add more pages to my blog. I FINALLY figured out how to switch my email account on here. I'll be sure to get to your comments now!

Note: I use the magic ring to start my amigurumi (tutorial by June Gilbank here), but if you feel uncomfortable with this technique, you can chain 2 and start the round in the 2nd chain from your hook.

Materials Needed:

F hook

Worsted weight yarn in orange, white, and black

8mm safety eyes

White felt

Your choice of stuffing. I use polyester fiberfill 

Cardboard 

Pencil

Scissors

Tapestry Needle

Fabric glue or white embroidery thread

Abbreviations:

sc: single crochet

inc: 2 single crochet in 1 stitch

dec: single crochet 2 stitches together

*...*: repeat anything in between

(#): # of stitches in each round

FO: Finish off. 

PATTERN:

Body:

Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring (6)

Rnd 2: *inc* (12)

Rnd 3: *sc, inc* (18)

Rnd 4: *2 sc, inc* (24)

Rnd 5: *3 sc, inc* (30)

Rnd 6-8: *sc* (30)

Rnd 9: *4 sc, inc* (36)

Rnd 10-13: *sc* (36)

Rnd 14: *11 sc, inc* (39)

F/O. Weave in tails.

Base:

Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring (6)

Rnd 2: *inc* (12)

Rnd 3: *sc, inc* (18)

Rnd 4: *2 sc, inc* (24)

Rnd 5: *3 sc, inc* (30)

Rnd 6: *4 sc, inc* (36)

Rnd 7: *11 sc, inc* (39)

F/O. Leave long tail to sew together base and body.

Arms: Make 2

Rnd 1: 4 sc in magic ring (4) 

Rnd 2: * sc, inc* (6)

F/O. Leave tail to sew to body.

Eyes: Make 2

Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring (6)

Rnd 2: *inc* (12)

Rnd 3: *sc, inc* (18)

Rnd 4-6: *sc* (18) Attach safety eyes between rounds 4 and 5.

Rnd 7: *sc, dec* (12)

Stuff. F/O. Leave tail to sew to body.

Attachment:

1. Embroider smile with black yarn onto the body. My smile is between rounds 11 and 12 and 5 stitches apart. The outer curves are 2 stitches apart and go diagonally up 1 round. (Basic smile tutorial made by me can be found here. Scroll down to see it.)

2. Use the base to trace a circle onto a piece of cardboard. Cut circle out. This will be used to keep Boggle's bottom flat.

3.- Using the tail of the base, begin sewing the base and body together. Be consistent! I recommend using a whip stitch to sew through either both loops or only the front loops of the base and body. 

  - When half way done sewing, start stuffing the body. Insert cardboard circle between stuffing and base. Continue sewing and stuffing until completely closed. Weave tail into body and F/O.

4. Sew eyes to body. The top of my eyes are sewn around rounds 5 and 6 of the body. Weave tail into body and F/O.

5. Sew arms to body. My arms are between rounds 11 and 12.Weave tail into body and F/O.

6. Cut a triangle out of the white felt and glue or sew onto the smile.

And there you have it! Your very own Boggle the Gumdrop Monster! I hope you enjoyed this pattern.

Feel free to contact me if you have any questions at jdalipe09@yahoo.com or my facebook page at facebook.com/craftyhanako.

Boggle the Gumdrop Monster by Justine Dalipe is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License.
Based on a work at http://hanakoheals.tumblr.com/post/57894019517/pattern-boggle-the-gumdrop-monster.

You may not sell this pattern. You may sell finished products made by this pattern at craft fairs/conventions/anywhere in person. You may not sell finished products made by this pattern online. Thank you for your cooperation.