Start making your very own Crochet Baby Grinch, an adorable addition that's destined to bring a touch of whimsy and warmth to your crochet collection. This delightful project revolves around creating a charming little character, the Baby Grinch, known for his mischievous antics in stories but here, he's just irresistibly cute and far from naughty. Make it in light green yarn, and the scarf added to its neck makes it way more admirable and attractive.
Crochet Baby Grinch
Materials
- Green Velvet or similar (I used dolce of Yarnart)
- For the scarf: medium-weight acrylic yarn or cotton, red and white.
- Crochet hooks 5.0mm and 3.0mm (or whatever suits you)
- Safety eyes 14mm
- Darker green felt (different from the body)
- Yarn needle
- Scissors
- Filling
Abbreviations
- Sc: single crochet
- Sl st: Slip stitch
- Hdc: Half double crochet
- Ch: Chain
- Inc: Increase
- Dec: Decrease
- * : Repeat around FLO: Front loop only
- BLO: Back loop only
Head and body
- 1) 6sc into magic ring
- 2) Inc in each st (12)
- 3) 1sc, inc(18)
- 4) 2sc, inc (24)
- 5) - 6) sc in each st (24)
- 7) 4sc, 3inc of hdc, 6sc, 3inc of hdc, 8sc (30)
- 8) sc in each st (30)
- 9) 4sc, 3dec, 6sc, 3dec, 8sc (24)
- 10) 2pb, dec * (18)
Eyes between rounds 6 and 7 with 3 stitches of visible separation.
- 11) 1sc, dec * (12)
Fill and continue with the body
- 12) in FLO 1sc, inc * (18)
- 13) 14) sc in each st (18)
- 15) 2sc, inc* (24)
- 16) 3sc, inc* (30)
- 17) sc in each st (30)
- 18) 3sp, dec* (24)
- 19) Dec x12 (12)
- 20) Dec x6 (6)
Fill and close with the needle.
Arms x2
- 1) 6sc into magic ring
- 2) -5) sc in each st (6)
Don't fill.
- Leave long tail to sew.
Legs x2
- 1) 6sc into magic ring
- 2) Inc in each st (12)
- 3) in BLO sc in each st (12)
- 4) 1sc, dec * (8)
Fill lightly.
- Leave long tail to sew.
Hair
5 chain, From the second ch from the hook make 4 sl st, you already have a strand, there are 3 so repeat two more times (5 ch + 4 sl st) when you have the 3, leave a long tail to sew.
Face details
With felt of a different green than the Grinch's body, cut out three oval shapes, 2 eyebrows and a nose. You can sew them or glue them with silicone.
Details
- Hair sewn right into the magic ring on the head.
- Eyebrows glued diagonally above the eyes.
- With black yarn embroider details of the mouth.
If you have any doubts, watch the video I left on my profile. It is in Spanish but you can see the details.
Scarf
With acrylic yarn or cotton.
- You will crochet in rows so at the end of each row you will make a ch and you will turn the scarf.
- Crochet with both strands white and red together.
- If you have questions about how knitting watch the grinch video in my profile.
We start with red
- 5 ch, from the second: 4sc, 1 ch turns
- 4sc, change to white, 1 ch and turn 4sc, 1 ch and turn
- 4sc, change to red, 1 ch and turn
And so on until you have the length you want for the scarf.
Last remarks
- You can add strands at the beginning and end of the scarf (see video)
- The arms are sewn just right under the head.
- The legs are sewn together 5 rounds down the head approx.
- You can fold the scarf, sew it, or glue it to the neck.
Designer: Lanalunacl On Instagram
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