Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Squid Motif

Squidling Motif

Here is a little guy that you can whip up fairly quickly with little yarn. He is good as a bookmark, pin, applique or as I'll show later, add-on to one of my favorite patterns. (not mine) 



 Materials:
G hook
worsted yarn (red heart in examples) in body color
second color scraps for eyes
optional buttons or felt for eyes


Stitches:
dc  -  double crochet
hdc - half double crochet
sc - single crochet
ss - slip stitch
ch - chain


1- ch 3, 2dc in furthest chain (3dc)
2- ch 3  turn dc in same stitch, 2 dc in each dc across (6dc)
this makes the pointy bit at the top of our squid's head.

3- turn, ss in first two stitches. chain 2 hdc in same stitch, hdc in next stitch (should end up with to centered hdc)
4-ch 3 turn, dc in same stitch, 2dc in next stitch (4dc)
5- ch 2 turn, hdc in same space, hdc in next two stitches, 2 hdc in last stitch (6hdc)
6- ch 3 turn, dc in each hdc across (6dc)
thats our body.

now we move on to the tentacles. Sorry, our squidling only has five. :) 
chain 20
sc in first chain from hook
hdc in next chain
sc in next chain
now we'll work back toward the point through the opposite side of the same chains.
sc in bottom loop of last sc
hdc in bottom loop of hdc
sc in bottom of sc 
ss to point, cut and finish off.
should have one tentacle with a pod on the end. 

second and third tentacle are made together. 
chain 5
sc in fist chain from hook, hdc in next chain, sc in next chain ss to last chain
come back down toward the point using the bottom loops of stitches we just made
sc, hdc, sc, 
ss together and chain 15
ss to body beside first leg. 
ss to next legless stitch at bottom of body.
ch 25
sc in first chain from hook
hdc, sc, ss down chain (back toward body) 
then work back toward point through bottom loops of previous stitches
sc, hdc, sc, ss  cut and finish off.

Now your squidling should have three legs dangling from the bottom of his bod. 




chain 5
sc in fist chain from hook, hdc in next chain, sc in next chain ss to last chain
come back down toward the point using the bottom loops of stitches we just made
sc, hdc, sc, 
ss together and chain 10
ss to body beside first leg. 
ss to next legless stitch at bottom of body.
ch 20
sc in first chain from hook
hdc, sc, ss down chain (back toward body) 
then work back toward point through bottom loops of previous stitches

Now, if I did this right, squidling should have five legs. 
You can move onto eyes and weaving in ends. 
(But, if I want to morph him into a badass necklace, I modify the legs making only three spread out more so that one is on each outer edge and one is in center. then I attach him to this pattern: (which I make in the same color) instead of the called-for flower. That gives him an additional three legs and makes him wearable!) 






Squidling's eyes can be buttons, felt circles or crocheted. If I stitch them, I just do six sc in a magic ring and then leave a long tail to whip them onto the body with. 
He's very easy to modify or tweak! 


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