#quarantine creativity

Star Wars Tooka Doll Crochet Pattern

So about a year or so ago I decided I wanted to try making one of the little monster/cat dolls that seem to be the most common childrens toy in the Galaxy Far Far away, but I couldn't find a pattern anywhere. So I decided to create my own. After a trial and error creation and revision process, resulting in three sorta good dolls and one perfected by quarantine creativity I figured I should share the pattern!

Tools:

-4.0mm or 4.25mm crochet hook

-2 colors of medium weight yarn (mine says gauge 4, with recommended 5.0mm hook)

-Toy stuffing

-Two buttons

-Needle (must fit through button hole, and have opening big enough to thread yarn)

Step 1-Body

Rnd 1: Color 1: chain 41 + slip stitch to chain 1 to make a circle about 6in circumference

Rnd 2: Chain 1, single crochet 40, slip stitch to chain 1

Rnds 3-28: Repeat Rnd 2 26x

Step 2- Ears

(From the slip stitch of Rnd 28)

Ear A

Rnd 1a: Color 1: chain 1, slip stitch in stitches 1-20, ss to ch 1

Rnd 2/3: Ch 1, sc in 1-20, ss to ch 1- repeat

Rnd 3/4: Color 2: repeat Rnd 2/3

Rnd 5/6: Color 1: repeat Rnd 2/3

Rnd 7/8: Color 2: ch 1, sc 18, ss to ch 1

Rnd 9/10: Color 1: ch 1, sc 16, ss to ch 1

Rnd 11/12: Color 2: ch 1, sc 14, ss to ch 1

Rnd 13: ch 1, sc 10, ss to ch 1

Rnd 14: ch 1, sc 8, ss to ch 1

Stitch Rnd 14 closed (3 stitches should work) tie off and pull string inside.

Ear B

Rnd 1b: ch 1, ss in 21-40, ss to ch 1

Rnd 2-14: Repeat as above

Sew on button eyes at Rnd 24, (approximately) stitches 16 and 24 of body using either color

Stuff ears and body

Step 3: Legs (x2)

Rnd 1: Color 2: ch 21 + ss to ch 1

Rnd 2-4: Ch 1, sc 20, ss to ch 1

Rnd 5/6: Ch 1, sc 18, ss to ch 1

Rnd 7: Ch 1, sc 16, ss to ch 1

Rnd 8: Ch 1, sc 14, ss to ch 1

Rnd 9: Ch 1, sc 12, ss to ch 1

Rnd 10: Ch 1, sc 6, ss to ch 1

Stitch Rnd 10 closed, stuff, stitch Rnd 1 of legs to Rnd 1 of body (sew stitch by stitch so they mirror the ears)

Step 4: Arms (x2)

Rnd 1: Color 1: ch 21, ss to ch 1

Rnd 2/3: Ch 1, sc 20, ss to ch 1

Rnd 4/5: Color 2: ch 1, sc 20, ss to ch 1

Rnd 6/7: ch 1, sc 16, ss to ch 1

Rnd 8: ch 1, sc 12, ss to ch 1

Rnd 9: ch 1, sc 8, as to ch 1

Stitch Rnd 9 closed, stuff and stitch Rnd 1 to sides about 3/4 of the way up

DONE!

They grow between my ribs, like weeds through concrete.

Resilient.

Tenacious.

Beautiful.

I prefer them to the organ, I think.

Wildflowers 04.26.2020

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