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Supplies:
4mm crochet hook, 4/Medium weight yarn in red and green. 8mm safety eyes, black embroidery thread, tapestry needle, scissors, and stuffing.
Additional Information:
Difficulty: Easy
We start by making the bulb, then the top of the bulb and sew them together. We then make the stem, leaves, and finally the smile!
Bulb:
In Red
Round 1: 6 Sc in Magic Ring (6)
Round 2: *Inc* all around (12)
Round 3: *Inc, Sc* all around (18)
Round 4: *Inc, Sc 2* all around (24)
Round 5-8: *Sc* all around (24)
Round 9: Sc in the next 12 st. Sc in the next st and add a different colored st marker to the Sc just made. This marks where to place the eye. Sc in the next 3 st. Sc in the next st and add a different colored st marker to the Sc just made. Sc in the next 7 st (24)
Eye Markers Will Look Like This
Round 10-12: *Sc* all around (24)
Round 13: In FLO (Front Loop Only), Sc in the next st. 4 Dc in the next st. Repeat *Skip the next st, Sc in the next st, Dc 4 times in the next st* 7 times.
Finish off. Add safety eyes in marked areas now.
Flower Top:
In Red
Round 1: 6 Sc in Magic Ring (6)
Round 2: *Inc* all around (12)
Round 3: *Inc, Sc* all around (18)
Round 4: *Inc, Sc 2* all around (24)
Finish off.
Flower Assembly:
In Red
Place the flower on top of the bulb (Pic 1). Line up the stitches. Sew them together, going from the flower top stitches to the back loop of the bulb (Pic 2). Stuff before fully closing (Pic 3)
Stem:
In Green
Round 1: 6 Sc in Magic Ring (6)
Round 2: *Inc, Sc* all around (9)
Round 3-15: *Sc* all around (9)
Finish off. Stuff and pin on as shown. Sew on.
Leaves: (Make 1 or 2)
In Green
Round 1: 6 Sc in Magic Ring (6)
Round 2: *Sc* all around (6)
Round 3: *Inc, Sc* all around (9)
Round 4-5: *Sc* all around (9)
Round 6: *Dec, Sc* all around (6)
Finish off. Pin on as shown and sew on.
Smile:
In Black Embroidery Thread
Insert needle in the middle of the mouth, and pull it out where shown (Pic 1). Reinsert needle back into the middle of the smile, and pull out on opposite side as shown (Pic 2). Finally, reinsert needle into the middle of the smile and pull through (Pic 3). Weave in ends.
Done!
