Mad Little Monkey

Mad Little Monkey

Here is the pattern for my monkey

I used;

3.5 (US size E)

Rico Creative Cotton Aran 

Nougat 56  (MC main colour)

Clay 51  Secondary Colour

Black 90  Secondary Colour

Needle 

Polyester Stuffing

2 Safety Eyes 10mm

Dc = Double Crochet (US single crochet)

Inc = Increase

Dec = Decrease

Sl St = Slip stitch

Ch = Chain

All stitches used are DC

Head and body

Using Nougat 56

1 : Dc 6 into ring (magic Ring)

2 : (Inc) repeat total 12 stitches

3 : (Dc Inc) repeat total 18 stitches

4 : (Dc Dc Inc) repeat total 24 stitches

5 : (Dc Dc Dc Inc) repeat total 30 stitches

6 : (Dc Dc Dc Dc Inc) repeat total 36 stitches

7 : (Dc Dc Dc Dc Dc Inc) repeat total 42 stitches

8 : (Dc Dc Dc Dc Dc Dc Inc) repeat total 48 stitches

9 : (Dc Dc Dc Dc Dc Dc Dc Inc) repeat total 54 stitches

10 : Dc total 54 stitches

11 : (Dc Dc Dc Dc Dc Dc Dc Dec) repeat total 48 stitches

12 : (Dc Dc Dc Dc Dc Dc Dec) repeat total 42 stitches

13 : (Dc Dc Dc Dc Dc Dec) repeat total 36 stitches

14 : (Dc Dc Dc Dc Dec) repeat total 30 stitches

15 : (Dc Dc Dc Dec) repeat total 24 stitches

16 : (Dc Dc Dec) repeat total 18 stitches

17 : (Dc Dec) repeat total 12 stitches

18 : (Dc Inc) repeat total 18 stitches

19 : (Dc Dc Inc) repeat total 24 stitches

20 : (Dc Dc Dc Inc) repeat total 30 Stitches

21 : (Dc Dc Dc Dc Inc) repeat total 36 Stitches

22 : (Dc Dc Dc Dc Dc Inc) repeat total 42 Stitches

23-30 : Dc total 42 Stitches 

Tie off you should have something looking like this

Top of the head 

Using Nougat 56

1 : Dc 6 into ring (magic Ring)

2 : (Inc) repeat total 12 stitches

3 : (Dc Inc) repeat total 18 stitches

4 : (Dc Dc Inc) repeat total 24 stitches

5 : (Dc Dc Dc Inc) repeat total 30 Stitches

6 : (Dc Dc Dc Dc Inc) repeat total 36 Stitches

7 : (Dc Dc Dc Dc Dc Inc) repeat total 42 Stitches

Should look like this;

Eyebrow

Using Nougat 56

1 : Ch 16

2 : Dc 15 into chain starting from 2nd chain from hook

Should look like this;

Ears (make 2)

Using Nougat 56

1 : Dc 6 into ring (magic Ring)

2 : (Inc) repeat total 12 stitches

3 : (Dc Inc) repeat total 18 stitches

4 : (Dc Dc Inc) repeat total 24 stitches

5 : Dc total 24 stitches

6 : (Dc Dc Dec) repeat total 18 stitches

7 : Dc total 18 stitches

8 : (Dc Dec) total 12 stitches

Should look like this 

Mouth

Using Clay 51

1 : Dc 6 into ring (magic Ring)

2 : (Inc) repeat total 12 stitches

3 : (Dc Inc) repeat total 18 stitches

4 : (Dc Dc Inc) repeat total 24 stitches

5 : (Dc Dc Dc Inc) repeat total 30 Stitches

6 : Dc 15 then Ch 15 total 30 stitches

7 : Dc 30 total stitches (Dc into chain on way round)

8 : (Dc Dc Dc Dec) repeat total 24 stitches

9 : (Dc Dc Dec) repeat total 18 stitches

10 : (Dc Dec) repeat total 12 stitches

11 : (Dec) until hole is closed

Should look like this;

Inside of the mouth

Using Black 90

1 : Dc 6 into ring (magic Ring)

2 : (Inc) repeat total 12 stitches

3 : (Dc Inc) repeat total 18 stitches

4 : (Dc Dc Inc) repeat total 24 stitches

5 : (Dc Dc Dc Inc) repeat total 30 Stitches

should look like this;

Stitch into the inside of the mouth piece

Hands and Feet  (Make 4)

Using Nougat 56

1 : Dc 6 into ring (magic ring)

2 : (Inc) repeat total 12 stitches

3 : (Dc Inc) repeat total 18 stitches

4 : Dc total 18 stitches

5 : (Dc Dec) repeat total 12 stitches

6 : Dc total 12 stitches

7 : Turn Ch 4 Dc into 2nd Ch from hook Dc 2 (1 Finger) Sl St into palm of hand

8 : Ch 5 Dc into 2nd Ch from hook Dc 3 (2 Fingers) Sl St into palm of hand 

9 : Ch 4 Dc into 2nd Ch from hook Dc 2 (3 Fingers) Sl St into palm

10 : Sl St to where you want the thumb to be then Ch 4 Dc into 2nd Ch from hook Dc 2 Sl St into palm 

Tie off they should look like these 

Arms (make 2)

Using Nougat 56

1 : Dc 10 into ring (magic ring)

2 - 12 : Dc total 10 stitches 

Should look like this;

Legs (make2)

Using Nougat 56

1 : Dc 10 into ring (magic ring)

2 - 6 : Dc total 10 stitches 

Should look like this;

Stitch him together for MAD MONKEY TIME