Easter Egg Astronaut,
The astronaunt can be made by itself or part of a set including an Alien Slug, and a Rocket ship
This pattern page is for the Astronaut, scroll down to view
Supplies:
worsted weight yarn in White and Green (feel free to use any color)
4.0mm hook *use a smaller hook if you crochet fairly loose, if you crochet tight use a 4.5mm
blunt end yarn needle for sewing
scissors
1 plastic Easter egg (C = 5.5" also see size pictured below)
emery board or sand paper
small piece of felt or leather for face mask
fabric fusion, tacky glue or hot glue
Abbreviations:
st = stitch
sc = single crochet
sl st = slip stitch
f/o = finish off
Magic ring:
Many parts of this amigurumi begin with a magic ring. I have 2 short video tutorials that will show you 2 different methods of making a magic ring. Use the one that is
easiest for you. View 1st method here and 2nd method here.
How to read the rows:
Add a maker at the end of row 2 and move that marker each time you finish a row. Each row has a sequence. Example: 1sc then 2sc in next st means repeat that sequence 1sc then 2sc in next st followed by 1sc then 2sc in next st over and over to the end of that row. When you land on the marker you should be putting in 2sc. The number inside the parentheses ( ~ ) is the number of stitches you should have at the end of that particular row.
IMPORTANT - The legs need to be sewn in and arms whip stitched in before the egg is glued in place. More assembly instructions included in the pattern below.
Astronaut:
For all my other Easter egg patterns, the bottom half is the rounder or fatter part of the egg but for this Astronaut it is the opposite. The rounder or fatter part of the egg will be the head.
Top Half of Body with white:
1) magic circle with 6sc (6)
2) 2sc in each (12)
3) 1sc then 2sc in next st (18)
4-7) 1sc in each st for 4 rows
sl st next st and f/o. Weave in the yarn tail
Note:
For a slightly lighter weight yarn you might need to add more rows after row 7. Place the the egg inside the body when you have finished row 7. If the bottom edge reaches the line as pictured in "gluing the egg in" photo below then you can stop.
Mask for face:
Cut a piece of felt or leather and glue it to the head as pictured.
Bottom Half of Body with white:
1) magic circle with 6sc (6)
2) 2sc in each (12)
3) 1sc then 2sc in next st (18)
4-8) 1sc in each st for 5 rows
sl st next st and f/o. Weave in the yarn tail
Note:
For a slightly lighter weight yarn you might need to add more rows after row 8. Place the the egg inside the body when you have finished row 8. If the bottom edge of row 8 reaches the edge of the egg then you can stop.
Legs make 2 with white:
1) magic circle with 6sc (6)
2-3) 1sc in each st for 2 rows
sl st next st and f/o leaving a tail for sewing
Sew the legs side by side with no space between them to the very bottom of the body.
ARMS:
The arms are just a series of yarn wraps added to the bottom half of the body in between rows 7 and 8, I didn't count the wraps but I would guess about 10 times around . Use a yarn needle to wrap the yarn around and around, until you have a small patch that stick out as pictured. Knot the yarn tails inside.
Now glue the egg in place:
I borrowed a photo from one of my other tutorials as the egg is glued in the same way. Today I tried hot glue instead of what I used on my other pattern pictured below and it works like a charm. If you use hot glue there is no need to rough up the egg first. The only thing I would say to you is that you could possibly ruin your project if you mess up with the hot glue! It's a bit stressful because once hot glue touches yarn, that's it, there's no going back and doing it over again. So be confident before you decide you will use hot glue instead of fabric glue. You have to squeeze the hot glue into the yarn body first, getting it all around but not putting in excessive amount or it will seep through the yarn, yikes! Then very carefully put in the egg, but again, be very careful, use a small amount of glue, work quickly before the glue dries, you have to pull the edges up to the proper edges before the glue dries! View the photos below, each half has a different edge that you glue up to.
If you want to glue it in with no stress then follow my instructions below with fabric glue.
1) Using the emery board or sand paper rough up the entire egg, making sure you rough up all around the edges or the glue won't hold. Glue the top half of egg in. Do not have any glue puddles or the glue will seep through the yarn and be visible. Instead spread the glue around evenly, making sure to also get the glue right around the edge but not over the edge. The top half should go all the way inside the body. You might have to stretch the body a bit to ensure that the bottom edge is completely in line with the top edge of the egg.
2) Glue the bottom half of the egg in. The bottom half of the egg has a ridge, make sure this ridge is completely visible as pictured above and the crochet edge is below that ridge line or the egg will not close properly. Test the egg first to see how it opens and closes.
Leave the egg halves apart and check on them after 10 minutes to see if the all the edges are still as they should be and haven't drifted up or down. Let the glue completely dry before putting the halves together.
Copyright 2016 Author: Sharon Ojala - Amigurumi To Go, All rights reserved
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These are so cool! I love both of your blogs they are amazing and you are so talented. I especially love your dress me bunny and clothes. I have recently created a spiderman costume to fit the bunny and wondered if it would be ok with you if I posted it on my own blog. I will include a link to your bunny pattern but I just wanted to make sure you didn't mind :)
ReplyDeleteHi Lucy,
DeleteNo, I don't mind at all. I look forward to seeing the costume!
Thank you for the kind words and also for asking, it's much appreciated.
Happy Crocheting!