Junior Asparagus pattern

Junior Asparagus from Veggietales

Created by Lyndee Pitiak

   

“He’s got peas on his head…”

I was first introduced to Veggietales when my kids were almost too big for them, but we enjoyed watching the videos.  Fast forward to 2011 and my grandson absolutely loves watching the dvds.  So for his birthday (his first!), I just had to make him toys of his favorite characters (Bob, Larry and Jr.).

They are crocheted with a G hook and leftover worsted weight yarn from my stash, so I can’t give you yardage (sorry!).

Junior is about 5” tall and 2½ ” in diameter

Materials:

·         G crochet hook

·         Partial skein of medium green worsted weight yarn

·         Small amounts of yellow, red, white & black  worsted weight yarn

·         Stitch marker (split) or safety pin

·         Yarn needle

·         Stuffing

Abbreviations:

ch = chain	st = stitch		sc = single crochet	tog = together	slp st = slip stitch
pp = petite popcorn		yo = yarn over

Stitch explanation:

Petite Popcorn: yo and draw up loop 5 times, yo and draw through all loops on hook

Junior’s body

With green, ch 2

Round 1: work 6 sc in 2^nd ch from hook.  Don’t join, place marker in first sc for the beginning of the round.  Move marker up as each row is completed.

Round 2: 2 sc in each st around (12)

Round 3: [sc in next st, 2 sc in next st] repeat around (18)

Round 4: sc in back loops only in each st around

Round 5-14: sc in each st around – begin stuffing firmly as you go

Round 15: [sc in next st, pp in next stitch] repeat around

Round 16: [pp in next stitch, sc in next st] repeat around

Round 17: [pp in next stitch, sc2tog around] (12)

Round 18: [sc2tog, pp in next stitch] repeat around (8)

Round 19: [pp in next stitch, sc2tog around] (5)

Round 20: sc 2 tog twice.

Fasten off, weave in end.

Junior’s eyes

Right eye

With white, ch 2

Round 1: work 6 sc in 2^nd ch from hook – place marker

Round 2: 2 sc in next 2 st, slp st in next 3 st, 2 sc in next st, slp st in next st

Fasten off, weave in end.

Left eye

With white, ch 2

Round 1: work 6 sc in 2^nd ch from hook – place marker

Round 2: 2 sc in next 2 st, sc in next 4 st

Fasten off leaving tail.  Tack eyes together along side (right eye will be taller than left).

With black, embroider pupils in eyes.  With green, slp st in each st around eyes. Fasten off leaving tail.  Sew eyes below pp row.

Junior’s nose

With green, ch 2

Round 1: work 4 sc in 2^nd ch from hook – place marker

Round 2: work sc in each st around, slp st in next st

Fasten off leaving a long tail.

Sew nose directly under eyes (bottom of eyes touching nose).

Junior’s mouth

With black, embroider smile with right slant.

Junior’s hat

This is optional, but Junior often wears his hat.

With yellow, ch 2

Round 1: work 6 sc in 2^nd ch from hook.  Place marker.

Round 2: 2 sc in each st around (12)

Round 3: [sc in next st, 2 sc in next st] repeat around (18)

Round 4: sc in each st around

Round 5: [sc in next 2 st, 2 sc in next st] repeat around (24)

Round 6-8: sc in each st around

Break off yellow, weave in end.

Round 9: with red, sc in next 9 st, ch 1, turn

Round 10: sc in back loops only across, ch 1, turn

Round 11: sc in each st across, ch 1, turn

Round 12: sc2tog, sc in next 5 st, sc2tog, ch 1, turn

Round 13: sc2tog, sc in next 3 st, sc2tog

Fasten off, weave in end.                       

            

Larry the Cucumber pattern

Larry the Cucumber from Veggietales

Created by Lyndee Pitiak

“And now it’s time for silly song with Larry…”

I was first introduced to Veggietales when my kids were almost too big for them, but we enjoyed watching the videos.  Fast forward to 2011 and my grandson absolutely loves watching the dvds.  So for his birthday (his first!), I just had to make him toys of his favorite characters (Bob, Larry and Jr.).

They are crocheted with a G hook and leftover worsted weight yarn from my stash, so I can’t give you yardage (sorry!).

Larry is about 8” tall and 3” in diameter

Materials:

·         G crochet hook

·         Partial skein of green worsted weight yarn

·         Small amounts of white & black  worsted weight yarn

·         Stitch marker (split) or safety pin

·         Yarn needle

·         Stuffing

Abbreviations:

ch = chain

st = stitch

sc = single crochet

tog = together

slp st = slip stitch

Larry’s body

With green, ch 2

Round 1: work 6 sc in 2^nd ch from hook.  Don’t join, place marker in first sc for the beginning of the round.  Move marker up as each row is completed.

Round 2: 2 sc in each st around (12)

Round 3: sc in each st around

Round 4: [sc in next st, 2 sc in next st] repeat around (18)

Round 5: sc in each st around

Round 6: [sc in next st, 2 sc in next st] repeat around (27)

Round 7-29: sc in each st around – begin stuffing firmly as you go

Round 30: [sc in next st, sc2tog] repeat around (18)

Round 31: sc in each st around

Round 32: [sc in next st, sc2tog] repeat around (12)

Round 33: sc2tog around (6)

Fasten off, weave in end.

Larry’s nose

With green, ch 2

Round 1: work 6 sc in 2^nd ch from hook – place marker

Round 2-3: work sc in each st around, slp st in next st

Fasten off leaving a long tail.  Stuff nose.

Sew nose about 1/3 of the way from the top.

Larry’s mouth

With black, ch 5

Row 1: sc in 2^nd ch from hook and each ch across, ch 1, turn (4)

Row 2: skip 1^st sc, sc in next 3 st, ch 1, turn (3)

Row 3: skip 1^st sc, sc in next 2 st, ch 1, turn (2)

Row 4: skip 1^st sc, sc in next st

Fasten off leaving a long tail. With white, embroider tooth, making sure to have top of tooth at top of mouth (there is no “lip” at top)

Sew mouth under nose.

Larry’s eyes

Right eye

With white, ch 2

Round 1: work 6 sc in 2^nd ch from hook – place marker

Round 2: 2 sc in next 2 st, slp st in next 3 st, 2 sc in next st

Round 3: 2 sc in next 2 st, sc in next 6 st, 2 sc in next st, slp st in next st

Fasten off, weave in end.

Left eye

With white, ch 2

Round 1: work 6 sc in 2^nd ch from hook – place marker

Round 2: 2 sc in next 2 st, sc in next 4 st

Round 3: 2 sc in next 2 st, sc in next 6 st, slp st in next st

Fasten off leaving tail.  Tack eyes together along side (right eye will be taller than left).

With black, embroider pupils in eyes.  With green, slp st in each st around eyes. Fasten off leaving tail.  Sew eyes directly above nose (bottom of eyes touching nose).

Bob the Tomato pattern

Bob the Tomato from Veggietales

Created by Lyndee Pitiak

“If you like to talk to tomatoes…”

I was first introduced to Veggietales when my kids were almost too big for them, but we enjoyed watching the videos.  Fast forward to 2011 and my grandson absolutely loves watching the dvds.  So for his birthday (his first!), I just had to make him toys of his favorite characters (Bob, Larry and Jr.).

They are crocheted with a G hook and leftover worsted weight yarn from my stash, so I can’t give you yardage (sorry!).

Bob is about 4” in diameter

By the way, did you ever wonder why Bob is the “leader” of Veggietales?  I mean tomatoes are a fruit…

Materials:

·         G crochet hook

·         Partial skein of red worsted weight yarn

·         Small amounts of white, black & dark green worsted weight yarn

·         Stitch marker (split) or safety pin

·         Yarn needle

·         Stuffing

Abbreviations:

ch = chain	st = stitch	sc = single crochet		tog = together	slp st = slip stitch
hdc = half double crochet			dc = double crochet

Bob’s body

With red, ch 2

Round 1: work 10 sc in 2^nd ch from hook.  Don’t join, place marker in first sc for the beginning of the round.  Move marker up as each row is completed.

Round 2: sc in each st around (10)

Round 3: 2 sc in each st around (20)

Round 4: [sc in next st, 2 sc in next st] repeat around (30)

Round 5: [sc in next 2 st, 2 sc in next st] repeat around (40)

Round 6-12: sc in each st around

Round 13: [sc in next st, sc2tog] repeat around (26)

Round 14: sc in each st around

Round 15: sc2tog around (13) – begin stuffing firmly as you go

Round 16: switch to green, [sc in next 2 st, ch 4, sc in 2^nd ch from hook, hdc in next ch, dc in next ch] repeat 4 more times, sc in next 3 st

Round 17: [sc2tog, sc in next st] repeat 4 times, sc in next st (5)

Round 18: sc2tog twice, sc in next st (3)

Round 19: sc2tog, ch 5

Fasten off, weave in end.

Bob’s mouth

With white, ch 8

Row 1: sc in 2^nd ch from hook and each ch across, ch 1, turn (7)

Row 2: skip 1^st sc, sc in next 5 st, ch 1, turn (5)

Row 3: skip 1^st sc, sc in next 3 st, slp st in next st.

Fasten off leaving a long tail.

Sew mouth on lower half of body.

Bob’s nose

With red, ch 2

Round 1: work 6 sc in 2^nd ch from hook – place marker

Round 2-3: work sc in each st around, slp st in next st

Fasten off leaving a long tail.  Stuff nose.

Sew nose above mouth.

Bob’s eyes

Right eye

With white, ch 2

Round 1: work 6 sc in 2^nd ch from hook – place marker

Round 2: 2 sc in next 2 st, slp st in next 3 st, 2 sc in next st, slp st in next st

Fasten off, weave in end.

Left eye

With white, ch 2

Round 1: work 6 sc in 2^nd ch from hook – place marker

Round 2: 2 sc in next 2 st, sc in next 4 st

Fasten off leaving tail.  Tack eyes together along side (right eye will be taller than left).

With black, embroider pupils in eyes.  With red, slp st in each st around eyes. Fasten off leaving tail.  Sew eyes directly above nose (bottom of eyes touching nose).

Angels afghan

My husband's favorite baseball team is the Angels, so for Christmas, I crocheted him this Angels afghan with each of the eight logos used over the years, plus the additional logo that was used on the sleve (the one with the state of CA) and the name that is on the front of the jersey.  Because it was a surprise, I only worked on it when he wasn't around - I didn't finish it by Christmas, so he got a box with nine panels with only three logos on it.  I finished it a couple of weeks ago.

The very basic instructions are:

Using an afghan hook (I think I used a 10 1/2) and afghan stitch, crochet nine panels of 68 stitches by 60 rows.  Edge each panel with a single crochet (sc) in each stitch/row around, working 3 sc in each corner.  I downloaded the logos from the internet and put them on a grid and cross-stitched them on each panel.  Join the panels (3 x 3) and edge the afghan with 2 rows of red and one of white, working 3 sc in each corner.

Needless to say, my husband loves it!

Hats for Casa del Pastor

Last summer I began knitting and crocheting hats for Casa del Pastor (a home for women and their children who are abused and abandoned) in San Vicente, Baja California, Mexico when I found out they have no heat.  The hats help keep them warm - especially at night.  This is the second batch of hats that I have sent. Some of the wonderful ladies from my mom's church, Highland Park Baptist in Los Angeles, were kind enough to donate some yarn, so I can continue making hats.
To learn more about Casa del Pastor, click on this link: http://ccmoval.com/images/pdf/missions/sanvincente_CasaDelPastorCCMVBrochure.pdf

Welcome to my blog!

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