First of all I would like to note that this crocheted Roly Poly Pill Bug has many details to sew together. I wanted it to be flexible as much as possible, so I could not crochet it solid. Sewing it is not difficult but requires patience and attention to assemble everything symmetrically. There are links to videos in the pattern, where I'm showing how to assemble parts together.
Size of a finished toy will depend on the yarn you choose, but if to use required materials it will be about 7 - 8 inches length.
Skills required: magic circle (or magic ring), crocheting in spiral, chain, slip stitch, single crochet, increase, invisible decrease, also basic sewing
Required Materials: • Yarn. I used 2 skeins of Gazzal Baby Cotton (50g and 160m) (sport weight yarn) : 1 skein of dark gray color for the shell, 1 skein of beige color for the body and the legs, antennae and the head. • Hook – 1.75 mm • Hollowfibre filler for stuffing • Tapestrty needle, scissors • Safety eyes (diameter of eyes I used is 1cm) of course you can choose smaller or bigger • Pins • Marker (I used another color piece of yarn)
Abbreviations: rnd – round mc –magic circle sc – single crochet st - stitch inc – increase dec - decrease [ ] – work instructions within brackets as many times as directed
Do not copy, post or resell the pattern.
You can sell the finished toys, but please make a reference to Tumannart.
This was the first pattern I've ever bought, I was a little scared that the pattern would skip important parts but i can see this isn't the case. So far I'm loving this pattern. The reason i bought it was because my aunt asked if i could crochet a preying mantis for her!
