Grab your ear muffs quick - Bean The Mandrake Sprout is ready to move into a bigger plant pot! Add a bit of wire around the mouth and enjoy all the expressions Bean can make, he is particularly fond of singing.
The instructions are written in US crochet terms. There are step-by-step photos detailing how to make the pieces and finish the toy. Mandrake is around 23cm/9in tall when made in DK weight cotton with 3mm hook. The plant pot is around 10cm/4in tall.
Bean The Mandrake Sprout
・make a Magic Ring
・work in a round
・single crochet
・increase/decrease
・chain stitch
・slip stitch
・half double crochet
・double crochet
・work along a chain
・work in front loops / back loops / third loopThe pattern can be made in a variety of yarn combinations, using thicker yarns will produce bigger plant. The samples are made in Paintbox Cotton DK, 50g/125m, and Ricorumi DK, 25g/57.5m, with 3mm hook.
You will need:
65g of Main Colour
10g of Dark Brown and 10g of Green
and 50g of yarn for the pot in your preferred colour
You will also need some 7mm black safety eyes, craft pipe cleaners or wire, toy stuffing and a small strip of fabric stabiliser or thick felt.