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TravellerThe Prop Room: Crochet Instructions for Squeedles
This was originally a featured article in the July/August 2019 issue
Yarn
- 15g double knit colour A
- 5g double knit colour B
Equipment
- 3.5mm crochet hook
- 4mm crochet hook
- Small handful of toy stuffing
- Pair of googly eyes (must have eyelashes)
Tension does not matter just be consistent
Abbreviations (English version)
C = Chain
DC = Double crochet
SC = Single crochet
Pattern
Suggestion: Mark either the first or last chain of each row
Body (Colour A, use 4mm crochet hook)
- Row 1:
- C × 3
- Rows 2-10:
- DC × 3
- Row 11:
- 2DC in each DC of previous row
- Rows 12-13:
- DC × 6
- Row 14:
- 2DC in each DC of previous row
- Rows 15-19:
- DC × 12
- Rows 20-21:
- SC × 12
- Change to 3.5mm crochet hook
- Row 22:
- *C × 11, turn miss 1st C, SC × 11 (last SC into row 21) SC*
repeat 4 times
*C × 11, turn miss 1st C, SC × 11 (last SC into row 21)* repeat 3 times - Rows 23-24:
- SC × 12 around inside of tentacles
- Cast off leaving a 6 inch tail
- Lightly stuff body
Long tentacles (Colour B, use 3.5mm crochet hook)
- Row 1:
- C × 51, turn
- Row 2:
- Miss 1st chain, SC × 50
- Cast off and sew in ends
- Fold long tentacles in half then push the fold into the body of the squeedle, finish stuffing the squeedle and then sew up using the tail left over from casting off the body.
- Stick on Googly eyes
If you choose to use a finer or chunkier wool change crochet hooks as appropriate.