CROCHET PATTERN Origin of a new life, or Tubul, the Elephant.Elephant... · 2018-03-22 · 2...
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1 CROCHET PATTERN Origin of a new life, or Tubul, the Elephant. Designer: Alexandra Simba Difficulty level – above average. The toy is approx. 30 x 25 cm. Pay attention that your toy can be smaller or bigger depending on the materials you use and your manner to crochet. The pattern is copyright. You are NOT allowed to send the pattern in whole or any part of it to anybody as well as publish it in blogs, online diaries, social networks or any other websites. You can exchange, sell, and put on charity auctions toys made using this pattern. When showing and/or selling toys made using this pattern online you have to provide the working link to my online store followed by the phrase: “This toy is made using Alexandra Simba’s pattern https://goo.gl/UnkCXv». Thank you for understanding.
Transcript of CROCHET PATTERN Origin of a new life, or Tubul, the Elephant.Elephant... · 2018-03-22 · 2...
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CROCHETPATTERNOriginofanewlife,orTubul,theElephant.Designer:AlexandraSimba
Difficultylevel–aboveaverage.Thetoyisapprox.30x25cm.Payattentionthatyourtoycanbesmallerorbiggerdependingon
thematerialsyouuseandyourmannertocrochet.Thepatterniscopyright.YouareNOTallowedtosendthepatterninwholeoranypartofitto
anybodyaswellaspublishitinblogs,onlinediaries,socialnetworksoranyotherwebsites.
Youcanexchange,sell,andputoncharityauctionstoysmadeusingthispattern.Whenshowingand/orsellingtoysmadeusingthispatternonlineyouhavetoprovidetheworkinglinktomyonlinestorefollowedbythephrase:“ThistoyismadeusingAlexandraSimba’spatternhttps://goo.gl/UnkCXv».Thankyouforunderstanding.
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PREFACE
Hello,mydear knitting yarn! Let’smakea fantastic elephant calledTubul.He is a very young
elephant,andheiscarryingjustasmallpieceofanewDiscworldonhisback.However,wecanalreadyseeatoweroftheUnseenUniversity,anarrowcrookedbrookofthefutureAnkRivergoingdowntheUniverseinthewaterfall.
The elephant is made based on Terry Pratchett’s Discworld fantasy novels. Discworld is theUniverse,describedinPratchett’snovelsandit isadiscplanet, locatedonthebacksoffourelephantsfloatingthroughthespaceonthebackofGreatA’Tuin,agiantturtle.
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YOUWILLNEEDElephant
-Body:anysmoothyarn,preferablynotverystretchy.IusePehorkaCamelHair(65%camelwool,35%acrylic;600m/100g)twostrandstogether.Ifyouchooseotheryarn,lookforSportorDKyarn(300m/100g).Youwillneed2skeins.
-Tusks:anycotton laceyarn. IuseVitaPelican (100%mercerizedcotton,330m/50g)–3993Ivory.Youcanmaketuskswithpolymerclay.
- Toenails: any smooth cottonormicrofiber lace yarn. I useAlizeDiva (100%microfiber, 350m/100g)–368Beige.
Town
Youcanuseanylacecottonyarn.IuseVitaPelican(100%mercerizedcotton,350m/50g).Tomakethediscyouwillneednyloncord(60m/1200tex).
Woolyarntomakegrass.IuseTaigaClassicScottishTweed(360m/100g).
TomaketheriverIsuggestusingAlizeDivaofanycoloryouwant.Thisyarnhasaverynicesilky
colorandfinewaves.IusemulticolorBatik,color3282.
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Elephant’shatandcover
Anycottonyarn.Makesureyouuseratherthickyarntomakethehatandcoverkeepshape.IuseVitaRose(100%mercerizedcotton,150m/50g)ofwineredcolortomakeroofsofthetown.
-Stuffingpolyester-Smallmetalgranules–itisnecessarytousegranulesforhindlegs!Youwillneedabout100g.- about 6m of 1.0-1.5mm copperwire. You can buy thiswire in a craft shop, but I suggest
buyinginanelectronicgoodsstore.Thereyoucanbuya3*1.5cord.Beforebuyingthecord,makesurethatthewireinsideitiswholeanddoesnotconsistofseveralthinwires.Withapaperknife,removetheinsulation.Thecableinsideconsistsofthreecopperwirecords,sohavingboughtjustameterofcordyouwillhavethreemetersofcopperwire.
-whitefabricplasterorinsulationtape-apairoftoyeyes,size12-transparentglue-asmallgoldenbelltodecoratethehat-asmallbeadorabelltomakethewellbucket-strongsewingthreadthecoloroftheelephant’sbody-strongthreadtoformthebodyTOOLS:-1.75mmcrochethook(elephant,disc,cape,hat),1.0mmcrochethook(town)Choosethehookaccordingtheyarnyouusetomakeevenfabricwithoutholes.-wirecutter-scissors-sewingneedle-tapestryneedle
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ABBREVIATIONSch–chainshiftst–shiftstitch–anadditionalscinnextstandonlyafterthatchangethepositionofthemarkerFO–fastenoff,weaveintheendss–slipstitchsc–singlecrochetscblo–singlecrochetthroughbacklooponlyblo-crochetthroughbacklooponlyscflo–singlecrochetthroughfrontlooponlyfsc–frontsinglecrochethdc–halfdoublecrochet4-stdccluster–4-stitchdoublecrochetclusterinc–increase(2stsinonest)2-hdcinc–increasewith2hdc(2hdcinonest)2-fscinc–2fscinonestdec–2sttogst(s)–stitch(es)tog–togetherMR–magicring
Attention! In order to get thick even fabric without holes make decreases as it is shown inpicturesbelow(anddonotjustskiponstitch!).
Decrease
fsc–frontsinglecrochet
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4-stdccluster
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LEGS
HinderlegsWork in continuous spiral. Change thepositionof themarker according tomy instructionsor
wheneveryouthinkitisnecessary–itmustalwaysbeinthecenterofthebackofthehinderleg.Workwithwool yarn (the leg itself) andwithbeige color yarn (AlizeDiva) (nails – 4-st dc clusters).Donotremovethemarker!
RNDS LEFT RIGHT NUMBER
OFSTS1 MakeaMR,6scintoring 62 (2scinnextst)x6 123 (sc,2scinnextst)x6 184 sc,(2scinnextst,2sc)x5,2scinnextst,sc 245 (3sc,2scinnextst)x6 306 Workintoblo:12sc,4-stdccluster,2sc,4-stdccluster,2sc,4-stdccluster,11sc
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7 scineachstaround 308 2scinnextst,10sc,(2sctog,sc)x2,2sctog,10sc,2scinnextst 299 scineachstaround 2910 14sc,2sctog,13sc 2811 scineachstaround.Measurethebaseofthefootandmakeapatter.Usingthe
patterncutanovaloutofapieceofplasticorcardboardandinsertintothefoot.
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12 scineachstaround 28+shiftst
13 13sc,2sctog,13sc 2714 scineachstaround 2715 scineachstaround 27+shift
st16 scineachstaround 2717 scineachstaround 2718 scineachstaround 2719 26sc,2scinnextst 2820 27sc,2scinnextst 29
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21 28sc,2scinnextst 3022 (14sc,2scinnextst)x2 3223 scineachstaround 3224 scineachstaround 3225 14sc,(2scinnextst)x3,14sc,2scinnextst 36+shift
st26 2scinnextst,34sc,2scinnextst 3827 2scinnextst,15sc,(sc,2scinnextst)x3,15sc,2scinnextst 43+shift
st28 42sc,2scinnextst 4429 18sc,2scinnextst,(2sc,2scinnextst)x2,18sc,2scinnextst 4830 47sc,2scinnextst 4931 21sc,(1sc,2scinnextst)x3,21sc,2scinnextst 5332 52sc,2scinnextst 5433 23sc,2scinnextst,(2sc,2scinnextst)x2,23sc,2scinnextst
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Fold thepiece inhalf;make sure that themarker is right in themiddleof thebackof the leg.Fastenoff,weave in theend.Continueworking in flat rows, cuttingyarnat theendofeach rowandjoiningitatthebeginningofeachnewrow.WorkonlyonRS.Donotforgettoweaveinalltheends.Donotremovethemarker!34 23scfromthemarker,FO Joinyarninto33rdstofRound33,scin
thesamest,22scFO23
35 Joinyarninto56thstofRound33,2scinthesamest,25sc,FO
Joinyarnin1ststofRow34,scinthesamest,23sc,FO
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36 Joinyarninto5thstofRow35,scinthesamest,22sc,FO
Jonyarninto1ststofRow35,scinthesamest,22sc,FO
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37 Joinyarninto3rdstofRow36,scinthesamest,19sc,FO
Joinyarninto2ndstofRow36,scinthesamest,19sc,FO
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38 Joinyarninto2ndstofRow37,scinthesamest,17sc,FO
Joinyarninto2ndstofRow37,scinthesamest,17sc,FO
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39 Joinyarninto2ndstofRow38,scinthesamest,15sc,FO
Joinyarninto2ndstofRow38,scinthesamest,15sc,FO
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40 Joinyarninto2ndstofRow39,scinthesamest,13sc,FO
Joinyarninto2ndstofRow39,scinthesamest,13sc,FO
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41 Joinyarninto3rdstofRow40,scinthesamest,9sc,FO
Joinyarninto3rdstofRow40,scinthesamest,9sc,FO
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42 Joinyarninto2ndstofRow41,scinthesamest,6sc,FO
Joinyarninto3rdstofRow41,scinthesamest,6sc,FO
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43 Withssjoinyarninto3rdstofRow35 and make a row of 40sc along theedgesofRows34-42.Youhave to finishatRnd33.Fastenoff,weave in theend.Makesuretheedge isevenandnot toolooseorstretched.
Withssjoinyarninto31ststofRnd33 and make a row of 48sc along theedgesofRows34-42.YouhavetofinishatRnd33. Fastenof,weave in theend.Makesuretheedgeisevenandnottoolooseorstretched.
Stuffthebothlegswithpolyester.Astheleftfrontlegisbendedanddoesnottouchtheground,itisnecessarytomaketherighthinderlagheavier.Thus,Tubulwillnotfalldown,butwillstandfirmlyonthreelegs.Tomaketheelephantstandfirmlyaddabout20gofgranulesinthebothhinderlegs.
Ifyouwanttomakethelegsevenstronger,youcaninsertwireintothem.Cutapieceofwireapprox. 40 cm long. At one end, make a loop the same size as the foot, Bend the rest of the wireupwards.Inserttheloopintothefoot,addgranulesandthenstuffwithpolyester.
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