Last year I took part for the second time in a row in a Christmas calendar on Instagram that my dear friend https://www.instagram.com/iwannabehara/ organized!
At first, I couldn’t come up with an idea but one day, all of a sudden, it hit me!!! I knew exactly what I wanted to make!!
A roly-poly ornament!!! I would turn a sweet childhood memory into an ornament! I remember getting roly-polys as a Christmas gift when I was little and loved them. So in a way, this ornament would be a tribute to these careless years!!
If you share your make on Instagram don’t forget to tag me, it would make me super happy!!!
I haven’t come up with an idea for this Christmas yet but it’s never too late…..
So, on to the pattern!!! You can find it here: https://www.instagram.com/p/CITWwCaBBfl/ and below if you think it’s easier for you to follow. Enjoy!!!
Abbreviations
(US terms)
- mc – magic circle
- st / sts – stitch / stitches
- sl st – slip stitch
- sc – single crochet
- hdc – half double crochet
- dc – double crochet
- tr – treble crochet
- inc – increase
- dec – decrease
- ch – chain
- blo – back loop only
- flo – front loop only
- FO – fasten off
Materials
- 1.75 mm crochet hook or a hook suitable for your yarn
- Any type of yarn you like,I used semi-cotton (blue, red, skin tone, golden yellow, white, light brown, a bit of black for the eyes)
- 2 small buttons
- Yarn needle
- Scissors
- Sitch marker
- Polyester fiber fill for stuffing
- Blush
Finished size with certain hook 15.5 cm / 6.10 inches approx.
Body & head
Starting with blue
1: 6 sc in mc (6)
2: Inc x 6 (12)
3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
5: (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
6: (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
7: (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42)
8: (6 Sc, inc) x 6 (48)
9: (7 sc, inc) x 6 (54)
10-12: Sc (54) 3 rounds
Change to golden yellow
13-15: Sc (54) 3 rounds
Change to red
16: Sc (54)
17: (7 sc, dec) x 6 (48)
18: (6 sc, dec) x 6 (42)
19: (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)
Start stuffing
20: (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
21: (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
Continue stuffing
22: (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
23: (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)
Change to skin tone
24: In blo inc x 12 (24)
(* stop and see the collar pattern)
25: (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
26: (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
27-33: Sc (36) 7 rounds
Stuff as you go
34: (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
35: (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
36: (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
Stuff firmly until the end
37: (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)
38: Dec x 6 (6)
FO leaving a yarn tail to close the hole.
Collar
With white
It’s best to crochet the collar before you continue with the head.
In the remaining front loops of round 23, holding your ball upside down:
1: Flo inc x 12 (24)
2: Sl st in the 1st st of previous round and ch 2.
In the same st you made the sl st make a dc, tr, dc, hdc.
*Skip 1 st and in next st hdc, dc, tr, dc, hdc*
Continue *. . . . * until the end of the round.
Sl st on the top ch you made at the beginning of the round.
FO and hide the yarn tail.
Arms x 2
Starting with skin tone
1: 4sc in mc (4)
2: (1 sc, inc) x 2 (6)
3: Sc (6)
Change to red
4-12: Sc (6) 9 rounds
Don’t stuff.
Fold in half and sc 3
through both sides.
FO and leave a yarn tail for sewing the hands onto the body.
Hair
With light brown
1: 6 sc in mc (6)
2: Inc x 6 (12)
3: (1 sc, inc) x6 (18)
4: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
5: (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
6: (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
7-12: Sc (36) 6 rounds
13: Sc 14, sl st in next st, ch 3,
in 2nd ch make a sc, in last ch make a sc,
sl st in next st, ch 2, in 2nd ch make a sc, sc x 4,
sl st in the next st, ch2, in 2nd ch make a sc,
sl st in next st, ch 3, in 2nd ch make a sc, in last ch make a sc,
sc 14 to finish the round.
Cut the yarn leaving a long tail for sewing the hair onto the head.
Suspenders x 2
With white
Ch 10
Leave a tail at the beginning and the end to sew them onto the body.
Hat
Starting with red
1: 4 sc in mc (4)
2: (1 sc, inc) x 2 (6)
3: (1 sc, inc) x 3 (9)
4: (2 sc, inc) x 3 (12)
5-6: Sc (12) 2 rounds
7: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
8-9: Sc (18) 2 rounds
10: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
11: Sc (24)
Change to golden yellow
12: Sc (24)
13: (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
Change to blue
14-15: Sc (30) 2 rounds
Change to red
16: (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
17: Flo (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42)
18: (1 sc, inc) x 21 (63)
19: Sl st all around (63)
Cut yarn leaving a long tail to sew the hat onto the head.
How to assemble
- Embroider the eyes with a bit of black yarn in round 29, 6 sts apart.
- Sew the hair onto the head .The front side with the fringe should be 3 rounds above the eyes. (see picture for reference).
- Sew the hat onto the head.
- Sew the arms on both sides just under the collar.
- Sew the upper part of the suspenders in round 23, under the collar about 3 sts apart and the end of them in round 13, where the golden yellow colour begins about 10 sts apart and sew a small button on each.
- Thread a piece of yarn or a string on the top of the hat to make your roly poly toy an ornament.
- Last but not least put a bit of blush one round below the eyes to form the cheeks.
And you’re done!! Your Roly-Poly is ready!!
I hope you had fun!!
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