Chickenpox – Free Crochet Pattern

Here’s another addition to my Cuddly Microbes set. Check out the previous ones Anthrax, Mr. Sa, Mr. Sniffles, Clem and Lydia. You can have a whole set of little microbes.

Meet Eggbert. He’s a Chicken Pox virus. Now there is a vaccination for Chicken Pox. I remember people sending their kids over to get Chicken Pox when I had it. It was summer, my grandparents were up for a visit, but I couldn’t leave and stayed on the couch.

The pattern is not tested. Let me know if you have any questions or if there are problems with the pattern. If you post a picture, use #drunkenauntwendy so I can find it.

Chicken Pox

Materials
Worsted Weight Yarn
I love this yarn in White
I love this yarn in Red
12 mm Yellow Safety eyes
Size E crochet hook
Polyfiberfill
Large Eye Needle
Abbreviations
SC – Single Crochet
HDC – Half Double Crochet
DC- Double Crochet
CH- Chain
FO – Fasten Off
SL – Slip Stitch
INC – Make two Single Crochet in Same Stitch
DEC – Single Crochet two stitches together
BLO – Back Loops Only

Note: Entire project is worked in the round. Use a stitch marker or a scrap piece of yarn to mark the beginning of each row. Then you don’t have to count every row. Do not join unless instructed to.

Parentheses indicate a repeat. Repeat the stitches in the parentheses for the number of times indicated.

The bracketed number [] is the number of stitches at the end of each row.

I spread my increases out so there isn’t a seam on the finished piece. If you do not like this method, you can do regular increases.

If you have any questions, please feel free to email me at drunkenauntwendy@gmail.com.

BODY
In White
Ch 2
Round 1: 6 SC in 2nd Chain from hook [6].
Round 2: INC in each stitch [12].
Round 3: (SC, INC) 6 times [18].
Round 4: (SC, INC, SC) 6 times [24].
Round 5: (3 SC, INC) 6 times [30].
Round 6: (2 SC, INC, 2 SC) 6 times [36].
Round 7: (5 SC, INC) 6 times [42].
Round 8: (3 SC, INC, 3 SC) 6 times [48].
Rounds 9-20: 12 rows SC [48 stitches per row].
Round 21: (6 SC, DEC) 6 times [42].
Round 22: (5 SC, DEC) 6 times [36].
Round 23: (4 SC, DEC) 6 times [30].
Round 24: (3 SC, DEC) 6 times [24].
Start stuffing here and place eyes.
Round 25: (2 SC, DEC) 6 times [18].
Round 26: (SC, DEC) 6 times [12].
Round 27: DEC 6 times [6].
Fasten off. Thread through the last row and pull up tight to close.

COMB
In Red, Ch 51
Row 1: Inc in 2nd Chain from hook, INC in remaining 49 stitches [100].
Row 2: (SL, SC, HDC, DC, TC, TC, DC, HDC, SC, SL) 10 times [20 SL, 20, SC, 20 HDC, 20 DC, 20 TC]
Fasten off. Wrap around body between the eyes and sew to secure.