Ruby the Christmas Monkey Free Pattern
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No. 1009-194-7701
Length: 6” (15 cm)
Skill level: Beginner
Crochet hook: B/C-1/2 (2.5 mm)
Materials: Embroidery needle and black yarn, 2 safety eyes (8 mm), filling.
Yarn: Rainbow Cotton 8/4
How much yarn do you need?
1 x White (001)
1 x Almond (089)
1 x Dark Powder Rose (064)
1 x Pastel Pink (042)
A scrap of green for the christmas tree.
Abbreviations:
MR = magic ring
ch = chain
sc = single crochet
decrease (dec) = work 2 together
increase (inc) = work 2 sc in same stitch
sl st = slip stitch
blo = back loop only
[…] = no. of stitches
(…) = no. of rounds
*…* = repeat
Ruby loves christmas and the many cozy moments around the christmas tree. She puts on her finest clothes, takes the banana cake out of the oven and then the party of the year can begin.
Head
In Pastel Pink (042)
R1: 6 sc in a mr [6]
R2: *inc* 6x [12]
R3: *1 sc, inc* 6x [18]
R4: *2 sc, inc* 6x [24]
R5: *3 sc, inc* 6x [30]
R6: *4 sc, inc* 6x [36]
R7: *5 sc, inc* 6x [42]
R8: *6 sc, inc* 6x [48]
R9: *7 sc, inc* 6x [54]
R10-R17: 1 sc in each st (8 rounds) [54]
R18: *7 sc, dec* 6x [48]
R19: *6 sc, dec* 6x [42]
Insert the safety eye between rows 12/13 with 8 sts between the eyes. Fill the head with filling and ongoing while you finish the head.
R20: *5 sc, dec* 6x [36]
R21: *4 sc, dec* 6x [30]
R22: *3 sc, dec* 6x [24]
R23: *2 sc, dec* 6x [18]
Fill the head nice and tightly.
R24: *1 sc, dec* 6x [12]
R25: *dec* 6x [6]
Cut the yarn and pull the thread through the front loops of R25, tighten carefully and weave in the ends.
The snout
In Almond (089)
Make 8 ch and begin in 2nd ch from the hook:
R1: 6 sc, 3 sc in last st, now you continue on the other side of the sts: 5 sc, 2 sc in the last [16]
R2: *inc* 2x, 4 sc, *inc* 3x, 5 sc, inc, 1 sc [22]
R3: 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 4 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 7 sc, inc, 1 sc [28]
R4: 1 sc in all sts [28]
R5: 1 sc in all sts [28]
Cut the yarn. Leave a long thread for sewing.
Place the snout right below the eyes, at the top of R13 and at the bottom of R20. See the picture.
Embroider the mouth and nostrils in black.
Hood
In Dark Powder Rose (064)
R1: 6 sc in a mr [6]
R2: *inc* 6x [12]
R3: *1 sc, inc* 6x [18]
R4: *2 sc, inc* 6x [24]
R5: *3 sc, inc* 6x [30]
R6: *4 sc, inc* 6x [36]
R7: *5 sc, inc* 6x [42]
R8: *6 sc, inc* 6x [48]
R9: *7 sc, inc* 6x [54]
R10-18: 1 sc in all sts (9 rounds) [54]
Cut the yarn and leave a long thread for sewing the hood to the head.
Ear
Make 2 in Dark Powder Rose:
R1: 6 sc in a mr [6]
R2: *inc* 6x [12]
R3: *1 sc, inc* 6x [18]
R4: *2 sc, inc* 6x [24]
R5-9: 1 sc in all sts (5 rounds) [24]
Cut the yarn and leave a long thread for sewing the ears to the head. Don’t fill the ears but
fold them flat. See the picture.
Body
In Dark Powder Rose (064) and white (001).
Start in Dark Powder Rose:
R1: 6 sc in a mr [6]
R2: *inc* 6x [12]
R3: *1 sc, inc* 6x [18]
R4: *2 sc, inc* 6x [24]
R5: *3 sc, inc* 6x [30]
R6: *4 sc, inc* 6x [36]
R7: *5 sc, inc* 6x [42]
R8-12: 1 sc in all sts (5 rounds) [42]
Switch to white
R13-14: 1 sc in all sts (2 rounds) [42]
R15: *5 v, dec* 6x [36]
R16: 1 sc in all sts [36]
R17: *4 sc, dec* 6x [30]
R18: 1 sc in all sts [30]
R19: *3 sc, dec* 6x [24]
R20: 1 sc in all sts [24]
R21: *2 sc, dec* 6x [18]
R22-23: 1 sc in all sts (2 rounds) [18]
Fill the body nice and tightly, weave in ends.
Embroider a christmas tree on the front of the sweater and sew the head on the body.
Collar
In white
Make 22 ch, start in 2nd ch from the hook and work 21 sc. Cut the yarn and leave a long thread for sewing on the collar exactly between the sweater and the head. See the picture.
Arms
Make 2 in Dark Powder Rose (064) and White (001).
Start with Dark Powder Rose:
R1: 6 sc in a mr [6]
R2: *inc* 6x [12]
R3-5: 1 sc in all sts (3 rounds) [12]
R6: work 1 bubble stitch*, 11 sc [12]
R7-11: 1 sc in all sts (5 rounds) [12]
Fill the hand with filling and ongoing while you work the arm.
*Bubble stitch = this is the thumb and is worked like this: yo, put through next st and pick up thread, yo and crochet through 2 loops.* Don’t finish the dc, but start the next dc by repeating the steps between * *. Make 5 of these unfinished dc. At the end you will have 6 loops on the hook. Yo again and crochet through all 6 loops.
Switch to white:
R12-21: 1 sc in all sts (10 rounds) [12]
R22: *dec* 6x [6]
Fold the arm flat and work through both loops with 3 sc. Sew the arm to the body in R22.
Legs
Make 2 in Dark Powder Rose (064):
Make 8 ch and begin in the 2nd ch from the hook:
R1: 6 sc, 3 sc in the last. Now continue on the other side of the sts: 5 sc, 2 sc in the last [16]
R2: *inc* 2x, 4 sc, *inc* 3x, 5 sc, inc, 1 sc [22]
R3: 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 4 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 7 sc, inc,1 sc [28]
R4: 1 sc in blo of all sts [28]
R5-6: 1 sc in all sts (2 rounds) [28]
R7: dec, 8 sc, *dec* 6x, 6 sc [21]
R8: 7 sc, *dec* 5x, 4 sc [16]
R9: 6 sc, dec, 6 sc, dec [14]
R10-14: 1 sc in all sts (5 rounds) [14]
Fill the leg with filling and attatch to the body between R1 and R5. See the picture.
Tail
In Dark Powder Rose:
R1: 6 sc in a mr [6]
R2-21: 1 sc in all sts (20 rounds) [6]
Attatch the tail to the body in R7.
Enjoy!
