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Thursday, August 16, 2007

Rocket Ship with Astronauts & Aliens Pattern

Rocket Ship with Astronauts & Aliens Pattern

modeled by Teo Mareno, age 8




This toy was originally designed during a toy swap in 2007. The original pattern was shared on Crochetville and is now available here on my blog:


Materials:

I used:
RHSS- White and Grey Heather. (I did not use a full skein of either),
Blue & Black(for accent pieces)
Caron SS- Off White, Light Brown, Blue and Black
Stuffing,
G hook(rocket),
F hook(people/aliens),
2 /1”-ish buttons for door,
needle for assembly.


Starting w/ bottom piece and grey:
Row 1- ch2, 6sc in 2nd ch. (6) do not join.
Row 2- 2sc in each sc (12)
Row 3- (1sc, 2sc in next) around. (18)
Row 4- (1sc in 2, 2sc in next) around (24)
Row 5- (1sc in 3, 2sc in next) around (30)
Row 6-10- continue increasing 1 sc per stitch series until you have (1sc in 8sc, 2sc in next). (60)
Row 11- BLO (back loops only) sc in each sc (60)
Row 12-20- in Both Loops, sc in each (60)
Row 21- BLO- (sc in 8, sc dec) around (54)
Row 22- (sc in 7, sc dec) around (48)
Row 23-28- continue decreasing 1sc per stitch series until you have (sc in 1, sc dec) (12)
**Begin to stuff firmly at about row 25- Make sure your open loops are to the outside or right side. Row 29- (sc dec) around. (6) Finish off leaving a long end.
Using needle sew top closed and weave ends.

Body w/ white: Join with sc in an open loop on row 20 of grey.
Row 1- sc in each open loop on row 20 (60) join.
Row 2-11- ch1, sc in each sc, join.
Row 12- ch1, turn, sc in 50sc, leave rem 10 undone. (50)
Row 13-21- repeat row 12 Row 22- ch10, join on opposite side of opening with sl st, ch1, sc in join and each sc and chain around. (60) join.
Row 23-31- ch1, sc in each sc around, join. Finish off.

Top w/ grey:
Row 1-13- Repeat as for bottom Row 14- (beginning decrease) (sc in 8, sc dec)around (54)
Row 15- sc in each sc around.      
Row 16- (sc in 7, sc dec) around (48)
Row 17- sc in each
Row 18- (sc in 6, sc dec) around (42)
Row 19- sc in each
Row 20- (sc in 5, sc dec) around (36)
Row 21- sc in each
Row 22- (sc in 4, sc dec) around (30) start to stuff firmly
Row 23- sc in each sc
Row 24- (sc in 3, sc dec) around (24)
Row 25- sc in each
Row 26- (sc in 2, sc dec) around (18)
Row 27- sc in each
Row 28- (sc in 1, sc dec) around (12)
Row 29- sc in each
Row 30- sc dec around (6)
Row 31- sc dec 3 times (3)
**Cut off and weave ends.

**Top/Body Assembly**
Line up extra loops on row 10 of top and sc of row 31 on body and slip st together all the way around. 

Door w/ white:
Row 1- ch14, sc in 2nd ch from hook and each ch (13)
Row 2-13- ch1, turn, sc in each.
Row 14- working around outer edge, ch1, turn, 3sc in 1st corner, sc in each sc to next corner, 3sc in next corner, sc in 2 row ends, (ch2, sk 2 row ends, sc in next 3 row ends) twice, 3sc in next corner, sc in each sc across bottom to next corner, 3sc in corner, sc in each row end. Cut and Sew to one side and half of opening. When completed, only half of the opening should be useful. Just big enough to put little people and hands into without toys falling out. 

Handle w/white:
Row 1- ch8, sc in 2nd ch from hook and each (7)
Row 2-60- ch1, turn, sc in each.
**Cut off and leave long end for sewing.
**Attach handle to rocket on the grey/white seam on each end of the body. I attached it so the opening would always face up.



Rocket fins and blasters: make 3 of each.
Fins w/blue:
Row 1- ch2, 3sc in 2nd ch (3) do not join
Row 2- 2sc in each sc (6)
Row 3-4- sc in each sc
Row 5- (sc in 1, 2sc in next) around (9)      
Row 6-7- sc in each sc
Row 8- (sc in 2, 2sc in next)around (12)
Row 9-10- sc in each
Row 11- (sc in 3, 2sc in next) around(15)
Row 12-14- sc in each
Row 15- (sc dec)twice, sc in 2, 2sc in 3, sc in 3, sc dec once.
Row 16- sc dec once, sc in 3, 2sc in 6, sc in 4 (20)
Row 17- sc dec, sc in 16, sc dec (18)
Row 18- sc dec, sc in 5, hdc in 6, sc in 5 (17)
Row 19- sc dec, sc in 3, hdc in 3, dc in 3, hdc in 3, sc in 3
Row 20- sl st in 4, sc in 1, hdc in 1, dc in 6, hdc in 1, sc in 1, sl st in 2.
Finish off. Leave a long end for sewing. Stuff firmly and attach to side of bottom.



Blasters w/ black:
Row 1- ch2, 6sc in 2nd ch from hook
Row 2- sc in each
Row 3- (sc in 1, 2sc in next) (9)
Row 4-5- sc in each
Row 6- rep row 3, sc in last sc (13)
Sl st to join, Cut.
**Cut red string for fire and attach to bottom before sewing into place. I just looped one long piece and trimmed to length.

Astronaut starting w/skin tone:
Head & Body:
Row 1- ch1, 6sc in 2nd ch from hook (6) do not join
Row 2- 2sc in each sc (12)
Row 3- (sc in 1, 2sc in next) around (18)
Row 4-8- sc in each sc
Row 9-(sc dec) around (9) Stuff
Row 10- (sc, sc dec) around (6)
Row 11- sc in each sc
Row 12- 2sc in each (12) Change to suit color, cut skin color
Row 13- (sc in 1, 2sc in next) around (18)
Row 14-21- sc in each
Row 22- (sc in 1, sc dec)around (12) Stuff
Row 23- (sc dec) around (6) Sl st to join, Finish off.
Weave end tightening up bottom

Arms starting w/ skin tone: Do Not Stuff! Make 2    
Row 1- ch2, 6sc in 2nd ch
Row 2-3- sc in each (6) Change to suit color, cut skin color
Row 4-9- sc in each around Finish off. Fold flat and attach to body at shoulders.

Legs starting w/ shoe tone: Do Not Stuff! Make 2
Row 1- ch2, 6sc in 2nd ch
Row 2- 2sc in each (12)
Row 3- sc in 4, sc dec twice, sc in 4 (10)
Row 4- sc in 4, sc dec, sc in 4 (9) Change to suit color, cut shoe color
Row 5-11- sc in each.  Finish off. Fold flat and attach to body on bottom.

Helmet w/ worsted weight grey:
Row 1- ch2, 6sc in 2nd ch- do not join
Row 2- 2sc in each (12)
Row 3- (sc in 1, 2sc in next) (18)
Row 4- sc in each
Row 5- sc in 12, leave rem undone
Row 6-10- ch1, turn, sc in 12
Row 11- ch6, join to other side with sl st, ch1, sc in each sc and ch around (18) join.

Aliens w/ lime green: #1-“Roswell”
Row 1- ch2, 6sc in 2nd ch. (6) do not join
Row 2- 2sc in each (12)
Row 3- (sc in 1, 2sc in next) around (18)
Row 4- (sc in 2, 2sc in next) around (24)
Row 5-7- sc in each
Row 8- (sc dec, sc in 2) around (18)
Row 9- sc in each
Row 10- (sc dec, sc in 1) around- (12)Stuff
Row 11- 13- sc in each
Row 14- (sc in 1, 2sc in next) around (18)
Row 15- sc in each
Row 16- (sc in 2, 2sc in next) around (24)
Row 17-19- sc in each
Row 20- (sc in 2, sc dec) around (18)
Row 21- (sc in 1, sc dec) around (12)
Row 22- (sc dec) around (8)
**Cut and Finish stuffing. Close bottom securely. Embroider eyes and mouth.

Arms & Legs- Make 2 of each.    
Arms- ch10- 3sc in 2nd ch from hook and next 3ch, sc in last 5ch. Cut and sew on to side
Legs- ch13- 3sc in 2nd ch from hook and next 3ch, sc in last 8ch. Cut and sew on to bottom.

#2- Jellyfish “The Brain” Repeat for Roswell through row 4 (24)
Row 5- sc in each
Row 6- (sc in 3, 2sc in next) (30)
Row 7-10- sc in each
Row 11- BLO- (sc in 3, sc dec)around (24)
Row 12- Both loops, (sc in 2, sc dec) around (18) Stuff
Row 13- (sc in 1, sc dec)around (12)
Row 14- (sc dec) around (6)
**Cut and close up.
**Make 6 legs by attaching with a sl st to open loops around edge, ch8, cut off, weave ends.
Eye: make 1
**With white, ch2, 6sc in 2nd ch.
Row 2- 2sc in each. (12)
Cut off with a long piece for sewing.
With black- repeat row 1 of white. Cut. Sew to center of white and attach to head in the center of his forehead.





July Camping Trip

Here's our July Camping Trip. I've been such a terrible blogger! We had about 3 weeks of nothing but go, go, go and this is really the first time I've had the chance to sit long enough to even think about cropping pics and blogging!!



These first two pics are a little out of sync...first they tested the water..THEN they went in it!

Here's our camp site complete with mini-private lagoon! It stayed this 'neat' looking for about 2 hours....then we started 'living' in it for 4 days....

Our very first day and next morning there were frigid...but it made for a gorgeous morning. This is the mist coming off the lake at about 6:30 am....yeah...I'm not a late sleeper....

We all made instant friends with the family camping next to us. Stef and Teo hung out with their boys every day, all day.... Teo even had his own 'rubber knife gang' to hang around with....

We ate lots of smore's....I mean was there even a question?? We also had eggs al fresco...they were realllllly good too! We are not hard-core campers so we don't have any of the fancy fan-dangled technical camping equipment....but we had a whole lot of fun!

The duckies that swam in our lagoon....Mama and two babies. I was able to sneak up close enough to get a picture the morning we were packing up to leave.










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