Baby Jester

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Pattern Supplies & Materials

Supplies:

  • Yarn (I use weight 4)

  • Hook (I use 3.5mm)

  • Stuffing

  • Needle

  • Stitch Marker

  • Scissors

Abbreviations:

  • R: Round

  • MC: Magic Circle

  • SC: Single Crochet

  • INC: Increase

  • DEC: Decrease

  • FLO: Front Loops Only

  • BLO: Back Loops Only

  • BOB: Bobble Stitch

Body

In yarn color of choice:

R1: MC8 [8]

R2: 8INC [16]

For the next round, all Bobble stitches are done in white yarn

R3: BLO; SC3, BOB, SC8, BOB, SC3 [16]

For the next round, all Bobble stitches are done in white yarn

R4: SC5, BOB, SC4, BOB, SC5 [16]

Stuff the body, change color to white yarn, and continue onto the head

Head

In white yarn:

R5: 8DEC [8]

R6: FLO; 8INC [16]

R7: INC, (SC2, INC) x5 [22]

R8-10: SC22 (3 ROWS)

R11: DEC, (SC2, DEC) x5 [16]

Stuff the head

R12: 8DEC [8]

Close the circle and hide the tail inside the head

Eyes

In yarn color of choice:

Embroider two + shaped eyes with one stitch in between

Each line should be 3 stitches total in length across

Hats (x2)

In yarn color of choice:

R1: MC4 [4]

R2: (SC, INC) x2 [6]

R3-4: SC6 (2 ROWS)

R5: (SC2, INC) x2 [8]

R6: (SC3, INC) x2 [10]

R7: (SC4, INC) x2 [12]

After making the first hat, fasten off

After making the second hat, continue onto part 2 of the hat

Hat part 2

R8: SC12 into the first hat and Sc12 into the second hat [24]

R9-13: SC24 (5 ROWS)

R14: (SC2, DEC) x6 [18]

To make the bent effect, take a piece of yarn and pull it through either side of the hat

Double knot the yarn and hide tails inside of the hat

Fasten off and place hat onto the head

Collar

In yarn color of choice:

Leave tail at the beginning

R1: CH4

R2: Starting from 2nd loop from hook; SL ST, SC, HDC

Without cutting your yarn, repeat R1&2 until you have a total of 6 triangles

After the last triangle, slip stitch and cut yarn, leaving a tail

Wrap the collar around the neck and double knot with the tails from the start and end to secure

After double knotting, hide tails inside the body