Free Pattern: Junior Jibblies

I'm always finding scraps of yarn in my Wall-Of-Wool, and I never quite know what to do with them. I could make a Mini Octopus or an Ami Balloon, but I have so many of them at this point I wanted to make something different. So I made up these little guys!

My idea when designing them was to not only make a mini monster that was a great stash buster project, but was also fully customisable in terms of facial expression and decoration; including hair and eyes. Junior Jibblies can be angry, sad, happy, love struck - anything you desire! Plus, measuring only 3 inches tall  they are of course a great stash buster.

In my version of the little monsters below, I made their hair out of Pom Poms. These can be made using a lot of different methods, including using a pom pom maker. If you don't have a pom pom maker though, don't fret! I made a dedicated tutorial for you to make them using only yarn and your hands. You can find it here

And as the name suggests, these little monsters as made to be the youngsters of the family. I intend to make a bigger, more complex version soon that I will have available in my Etsy Pattern Shop. Coming Soon! 

So here they are - the little guys of the family - the Junior Jubblies!

*Special thanks to sarahsthreads on Ravelry for making me aware of the typos - Round 19 of the Head/Body is now correct, and I have added a note about stuffing the feet :) Thanks Sarah!*

Junior Jibblies

You Will Need:

. Crochet Hook (I used 3.5mm [E])

. Double Knit/Light WW/Sport Weight Yarn in Main Colour, White and Contrasting Colour

. Black Embroidery Thread/Scrap Black Yarn

. Buttons for Eyes (Black, White, Hearts, Flowers - anything!)

. Embroidery Needle/Yarn Needle

. Stuffing

. Decorative Buttons (Optional)

. Pom Pom Maker (Optional)

Abbreviations

. Ch – Chain Stitch

. Sc – Single Crochet

. Inc (Increase) – 2 Sc into 1 St

. Dec (Decrease) – 1 Sc across 2 Sts

. St/Sts – Stitch/Stitches

. Slst – Slip Stitch

. ** – Marks a group of stitches to be repeated until the round is completed

Gauge

. No gauge, just keep your stitches nice and tight to avoid gaps in your work

Finished Size 

. 3inches/8cm tall (approx) using a 3.5mm (E) hook and DK yarn

Other Info.

. As this is amigurumi, work in continuous rounds; in a spiral. Don’t join at the end of a row; just keep going

. Use stitch markers or a piece of scrap yarn to mark the start of every round. Replace at the start of the next round as you go along. This will help you keep track of where you started, and saves a lot of time if things go wrong!

. Pattern is written in American Terms

. The number at the end of each round is the number of stitches you should now have

. I strongly recommend using a small hook i.e.- 3.5mm (E), to keep the proportions of the toy as they are in the pictures

Head/Body

In Main Colour

1. Ch 2, Sc 6 into 2nd Ch from hook; or Magic Ring 6 (6 Sc)

2. Inc around (12 Sc)

3. *Sc, Inc* around (18 Sc)

4. *Sc 2, Inc* around (24 Sc)

5. *Sc 3, Inc* around (30 Sc)

6. *Sc 4, Inc* around (36 Sc)

7. *Sc 5, Inc* around (42 Sc)

8 - 14. Sc around (42 Sc)

15. *Sc 5, Dec* around (36 Sc)

16. *Sc 4, Dec* around (30 Sc)

17. *Sc 3, Dec* around (24 Sc)

18. *Sc 2, Dec* around (18 Sc)

*Stuff Now*

19. *Sc, Dec* around (12 Sc)

20. Dec around (6 Sc)

*Finish Off, Weave In Ends*

Back Feet

In Main Colour

Make 2

1. Ch 2, Sc 6 into 2nd Ch from hook; or Magic Ring 6 (6 Sc)

2. Inc around (12 Sc)

3 - 7. Sc around (12 Sc)

*Finish Off, Leave Long Tail for Sewing*

Front Feet

In Main Colour

Make 2

1. Ch 2, Sc 6 into 2nd Ch from hook; or Magic Ring 6 (6 Sc)

2. Inc around (12 Sc)

3 - 5. Sc around (12 Sc)

*Finish Off, Leave Long Tail for Sewing*

Assembly

. Take the 2 Front Feet, stuff, and sew them next to each other on the bottom of the Head/Body

. Take the 2 Back Feet, stuff, and sew behind the 2 Front Feet, slightly to the side of the Head/Body, so they are sticking out a little to the sides

. Make a Pom Pom using White and Contrasting Colour, and sew to the Head/Body. Experiment with different arrangements and numbers of Pom Poms for different looks!

. Take White yarn, and embroider on 'toe nails' on the Back and Front Feet. I made 3 'nails' on each foot.

. Take your Eye buttons and sew to front of Head/Body. I used a mixture of staggered sized black and white buttons to make a big, wide eyes look; and also some hearts for a Loved Up Jibbly :)

. Take any decorative buttons you have and sew to Head/Body.

. Embroider on any facial features you desire to the Head/Body using either black embroidery thread or a scrap of black yarn.

And You're Done!

I really hope you enjoyed making your Junior Jibblies!! 

Free Pattern - Moose Man Milo

Hello everybody, and welcome to another Free Pattern Friday! This week I am happy to bring you my little monster, Moose Man Milo!

I made little Milo last year, when I got my hands on some Katia Amigurumi 4 ply mini yarns. I wanted to make something cute and colourful, and Milo was the result 

As I mentioned – I used Katia 4 ply mini cottons to make this piece. Using this weight yarn my Moose Man turned out to be about 5 inches tall, when using a 2.5mm (B) hook. You could even make your own with a heavier weight yarn and bigger hook size, like 8 Ply or Worsted Weight, and create a massive Milo cuddle monster or cushion!

As always with my patterns, please feel free to make as many ami’s as you like, and I don’t even mind if you sell them on afterwards (as long as you don’t sell the pattern itself). A small credit or link back to this site would be appreciated, Thank You!<3 p="">

So before I ramble on any further, here he is! Moose Man Milo! Enjoy <3 p="">

Moose Man Milo

You will need

• Crochet Hook (2.5mm [B])
• 4 Ply cotton yarn in different colours (I used 10)
• Scissors
• Black and White Buttons
• Black, White and Red Felt
• Keyring/Keychain (Optional)

Abbreviations

• SlSt – Slip Stitch
• Ch – Chain Stitch
• Sc – Single Crochet
• Sc Inc – Single Crochet Increase (2 Sc into one St)
• Sc Dec – Single Crochet Decrease (1 Sc over two Sts)
• St/Sts – Stitch/Stitches
• *  * and [  ] – Indicates a set of stitches to be repeated

Yarn Suggestions

• I used Katia Amigurumi Mini Cottons for this ami, I used 10 different colours and less than 5g of each colour, so you can easily make him with scraps. Experiment with different yarn weights and hook sizes to make a different variation of Moose Man!

Gauge

• No gauge, just keep your stitches nice and tight to avoid gaps in your work

Finished Size

• Approx. 5”, using 4 Ply yarn and a 2.5mm (B) hook

Notes

• Pattern is written in US terms
• Pattern is worked in the round, unless otherwise stated

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Feet (Work Feet Up)

(Make 2)

*Pattern is worked from Feet up*

Start in Colour 1

1: Ch 2, Sc 6 into 2nd Ch from hook, or Magic Ring 6 (6 Sc)

2: Sc Inc around (12 Sc)

3: *Sc,  Sc Inc around* (18 Sc)

4: *Sc 2, Sc Inc* around (24 Sc)

Switch to Colour 2

5: *Sc 3, Sc Inc* around (30 Sc)

6 – 8:     Sc around (30 Sc)

Switch to Colour 3

9 – 12: Sc around (30 Sc)

Switch to Colour 4

13 – 14: Sc around (30 Sc)

*Bind Off, Weave in tail*

Place Foot 1 to the side and make a second, making sure to not bind off of the second foot

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Joining Feet

Continue in Colour 4

15: Continuing on from Foot 2, hold Foot 1 beside it and Sc into any St on Foot 1. Continue to Crochet around Foot 1 until you reach where Foot 2 will join, and again Sc into Foot 2. (See Image 01). This should have joined both Feet together (60 Sc)

16: Sc around (60 Sc)

Image 01

Working The Body

Body

Switch to Colour 5

17 – 20: Sc around (60 Sc)

Switch to Colour 6

21 – 24: Sc around (60 Sc)

Switch to Colour 7

25 – 28: Sc around (60 Sc)

Switch to Colour 8

29 – 32: Sc around (60 Sc)

Switch to Colour 9

Body Continued

33 – 35: Sc around (60 Sc)

36: Sc 4, Sc Dec, *Sc 8, Sc Dec* x 5, Sc 4 (54 Sc)

Switch to Colour 10

37: *Sc 7, Sc Dec* around (48 Sc)

38: Sc 3, Sc Dec, *Sc 6, Sc Dec* x 5, Sc 3 (42 Sc)

39: *Sc 5, Sc Dec* around (36 Sc)

40: Sc 2, Sc Dec, *Sc 4, Sc Dec* x 5, Sc 2 (30 Sc)

*Stuff Body and Feet now*

Switch to Colour 1

41: *Sc 3, Sc Dec* around (24 Sc)

Body Complete

42: Sc, Sc Dec, *Sc 2, Sc Dec* x 5, Sc (18 Sc)

43: *Sc, Sc Dec* around (12 Sc)

44: Sc Dec around (6 Sc)

*Bind Off, Weave in tail*

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Arms

Make 2

In Colour 6

1: Ch 2, Sc 6 into 2nd Ch from hook, or Magic Ring 6 (6 Sc)

2: Sc Inc around (12 Sc)

3: *Sc, Sc Inc* around (18 Sc)

4 – 9: Sc around (18 Sc)

*Bind Off, Leave a long tail for sewing*

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Horns

Make 2

In Colour 9

1: Ch 2, Sc 6 into 2nd Ch from hook, or Magic Ring 6 (6 Sc)

2: Sc Inc around (12 Sc)

3: *Sc, Sc Inc* around (18 Sc)

4: *Sc 2, Sc Inc* around (24 Sc)

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-Split-

To make the split, fold your work in half so that the point where your hook is is halfway down one half of the piece (See Image 02, below) Join to the opposite side of the piece, where your hook now meets. Join with a Single Crochet

Image 02

5 – 6: Sc around this new split round (Split Round 1) (12 Sc)

*Bind Off, Leave a long tail for sewing*

Reattach the yarn to Split Round 2

7 – 9: Sc around this Split Round (12 Sc)

10: Sc Dec around (6 Sc)

*Bind Off, Weave in tail*

Assembly

• Stuff Arms and sew to the sides of the Body
• Stuff Horns and sew to the top, sides of the Head
• Add Button Eyes
• Cut a mouth, teeth and tongue from craft felt, and sew in place under the eyes
• (Optional) Cut a long piece of Colour 1, and sew the Keyring to the top of the Head

YOU’RE DONE!

I hope you enjoyed making your own Moose Man Milo! If you have any questions at all or suggestions please don’t hesitate to comment below and I will be happy to help 

Thanks again, and Happy Crocheting!

Scrap Monster

Currently Listening To: Deal Or No Deal/ Happy About: New Cacti!/ Angry About: Kings totally messing me about >:(

Got super fed up of crocheting for the craft stall last night. Just wanted to make something that didn't require much attention, counting or anything. So I did abit of freeforming and came up with this little guy...

I call him The Scrap Monster because, well, he's made of scrap yarn. Apart from the white, which is from a new ball. He also has odd eyes because they are what I had left over from other projects - he's a total mismash! He was fun to make up as I went along, and I'd love to make more with other scraps I have :)

Mini Monsters and Cupcake Stands

I was bored yesterday so decided to make up yet another monster. I call this one the Flying Cyblob...


He's about 2' tall, has one eye, wings, a weird horn/ear thing and a fluffy tail. I'm thinking of making loads of them in different sizes for my craft stall :)

Talking of, I bought this from Ebay.co.uk last week...


... a cardboard cupcake stand! I've been on the look out for cupcake stands for a while now as I thought little ami's would look cute on them, but they are so expensive. Then I found a cardboard one for a fraction of the price - Yay! It's massive, so I'm going to have to make loads of ami's for it. When I've done all of them I'll take pictures :)

Hope everyone has a great weekend!

Free Ami Pattern Of The Week! (FAPW)

I thought I'd do a new feature on my blog, so I'm not always talking about myself lol! So once a week I'm going to feature my favourite free amigurumi pattern that's available online :)

This week, seen as I'm in a monster mood - is my favourite free Monster pattern - The Beholder!

Now, I've never played D&D, but apparently this little guy is from that game. I love the fact he has so many eyes, and eyes on stalks for that matter! I'm tempted to make a bright pink one!

Get the pattern for free here!

Also available on Ravelry.


Picture (c) MagicKnitter

Monster Under The Bed Update

I made a body for my monster yesterday. I decided to make it yellow and pink stripy. Next I'm gonna do the arms - think they're gonna be blue like it's head :)

Hope everyone has a great weekend! It's my parents 25th Wedding Anniversary, and they're staying over in London for a few days. So that means I have the house more or less to myself! Yay! (I love my own company too much...)

Monster Under The Bed

There is another contest on this month over at the Simply Plush group on DA, and I had to enter this one too when I found out what you have to make!

This month it's all about 'The Monster Under Your Bed'! I love monsters, so couldn't resist this contest! I drew afew ideas in my sketch book and got crocheting. This is what I have so far...


A monster head lol! It's 60 stitches round, using a 3.25mm hook and acrylic yarn. He has a horn in the middle of his head, 2 folded ears and fangs! Next I will be making the body. I'm all done on my custom orders now, so I can concentrate on this little guy! I think I'm going to call him Gibbley <3

I will post pictures as I progress with him!

Etsy Friday: Made By Marta

This week on Etsy Friday: Made By Marta!



Made By Marta are based in Central NC, USA. They make everything small, petite, tiny and mini, including plushies, pins, bags and pencil buddies, including this Green Monster Pencil Buddy! Isn't he cute?!

They take custom orders, and are showing a sneak peek of their Winter 2009 collection in their shop now.

Check out Made By Marta's shop here

Photo (c) Made By Marta