So I got a bee in my bonnet to creat a ladybug hat for little kids. Problem is, I don’t have little kids. Therefore, I have no idea if this is cute or fits or anything. So I stuck it on my glow in the dark cow. Why I have an illuminated cow is a story for a different type of post. In this situation, it looks like a demented bovine bicycle helmet. This to me then presents the image of cows on bicycles which is slightly amusing. Hopefully, I will have an actual child to model it this weekend and I won’t seem so strange.
Sizing is difficult if you have no kids but like to make children’s things. I’m just saying.
Please forgive the picture quality as it is a picture from my phone with no flash and I have had little sleep today.
I’ve decided this year to start blogging my patterns. They will be available free in the untested version. If you would like the tested .pdf version with no ads, visit my etsy shop Drunken Aunt Wendy. I also have kits available to make Sheldon in his alternate light blue and purple color scheme. This is my Cuddly Aquarium series. Other in this series include Puck the Seal, Max the Mantis Shrimp, Lennie the Jellyfish, Silas the Snail, Cecilia the Narwhal, and Lucy the Lobster. All are available in my Etsy Shop. I have a few more to design and print and I will issue an ebook.
Sheldon started out as a way for me to figure out how to make claws and then moved on from there.
The pattern is below. As most crocheters say, please provide a link back to me so that I can get credit for this design.
SHELDON the Crab
Created in Vanna’s Choice Sapphire (A) and Vanna’s Choice Baby Little Boy Blue (B)
CLAW (make 2 in A)
Claw is initially made in two parts and then single crocheted together before you finish the base
Large part of claw.
2sc into magic ring
inc in each stitch (4)-
inc, 3sc (5)
inc, 4sc (6)
inc, 5sc (7)
inc, 6sc (8)
inc, 7sc (9)
inc, 8 sc (10)
inc, 9 sc (11)
inc, 10 sc (12)
inc, 11 sc (13)
inc, 12 sc (14)
inc, 13 sc (15)
inc, 14 sc (16)
inc, 15 sc (17)
fasten off
small part of claw
2sc into magic ring
inc in each stitch (4)-
inc, 3sc (5)
inc, 4sc (6)
inc, 5sc (7)
inc, 6sc (8)
inc, 7sc (9)
inc, 8 sc (10)
inc, 9 sc (11)
do not fasten off.
Base
Single crochet join with one stitch to side of big claw, continue sc row around claw to other side, single crochet join on far side (should be a two stitch gap) finish the row in single crochet (27 stitches)
SC Row, sew gap between two parts of claw together, start stuffing
*3sc, dec* around, sc remaining stitches (should be 3)
SC row
*2sc, dec* around sc remaining stitches
SC row
*1sc, dec* around, sc remaining stitches
SC row
dec around
fasten off and sew up opening.
BOTTOM (B)
6 in magic ring
inc each stitch (12)
*1sc, inc* 6 times (18)
*2sc, inc* 6 times (24)
*3sc, inc* 6 times (30)
*4sc, inc* 6 times (36)
*5sc, inc* 6 times (42)
*6sc, inc* 6 times (48)
*7sc, inc* 6 times (54)
*8sc, inc* 6 times (60)
*9sc, inc* 3 times, sc remaining stitched (63)
SC Row
*10 sc, inc* 3 times, sc around (66)
SC ROW
*11 sc, inc * 3 times, sc around (69)
*12 sc, Inc* 3 times, SC Around (72)
*13 sc, inc* 3 times, SC Around (75)
*14 Sc, inc* 3 times, SC Around (78)
*15 sc, inc * 3 times, SC Around (81)
*16 sc, inc* 3 times, SC around (84)
Fasten Off
TOP (A)
6 in magic ring
inc each stitch (12)
*1sc, inc* 6 times (18)
*2sc, inc* 6 times (24)
*3sc, inc* 6 times (30)
*4sc, inc* 6 times (36)
*5sc, inc* 6 times (42)
*6sc, inc* 6 times (48)
*7sc, inc* 6 times (54)
*8sc, inc* 6 times (60)
*9sc, inc* 6 times (66)
*10 sc, inc * 6 times (72)
*11sc, inc * 6 times (78)
*12 sc, inc * 6 times (84)
15.-16 SC rows
17. SC top to bottom
18-20 SC Rows
LEGS (make 8 in B)
4sc in magic ring
inc in each stitch around
single crochet through BLO
4-7 SC
8 2 dec, sc, 2 inc, sc
9 SC row
10-13 repeat 8 and 9, twice
14-15 SC rows
Fasten off and join to side of body under top overlap four on each side.
Antennae (make 2 in B)
4sc in magic ring
inc around (8)
*1sc, inc* 4 times (12)
sc row
*1sc, dec* 4 times (8)
4 dec (4)
7-8 SC rows
Fasten off and sew to top as in photo
Connectors between claw and body (make 2 in A)
Chain 8 and joins with a slip stitch to make a ring
2-6 Single Crochet
2 dec, sc, 2 inc, sc
2 dec, sc, 2 inc, sc
9-10 Single crochet
Join with slip stitch
Sew to claw, stuff arm and sew to front of crab, just outside the antennae line (as in photo)
EYES (White make two)
6 sc in magic ring
2 inc, 2 hdc inc, 2 inc
Fasten off. Sew to front of body in between antennae under the top overhang
PUPILS (black make two)
4sc in magic ring, fasten off, sew to bottom of eyes as in photo
So I got a bee in my bonnet to creat a ladybug hat for little kids. Problem is, I don’t have little kids. Therefore, I have no idea if this is cute or fits or anything. So I stuck it on my glow in the dark cow. Why I have an illuminated cow is a story for a different type of post. In this situation, it looks like a demented bovine bicycle helmet. This to me then presents the image of cows on bicycles which is slightly amusing. Hopefully, I will have an actual child to model it this weekend and I won’t seem so strange.
