On the festivity of Christmas, elevate your holiday spirit by hanging a delightful crochet piece! This crochet pattern allows you to create an Amomi Peppermint Pal – a cute, round, striped plushy that resembles a peppermint candy with legs and arms. The Peppermint Pal features red and white alternating stripes, making it perfect for festive decor. It’s an easy and fun project, adding charm to your Christmas celebrations!
Why Love This Pattern?
- Creative Design: The pattern for the "amomi peppermint pal" offers a fun and festive design that could be a delightful addition to holiday decorations or gifts.
- Creative Use of Color: The alternating stripes of red and white provide a candy cane aesthetic, adding to the pattern's charm.
- Inclusion of Unique Features: The pattern includes detailed steps for creating limbs and facial expressions with safety eyes, allowing for a more personalized and characterful creation.
- Comprehensive Tutorial: The video paired with the option for a PDF version offers the flexibility to choose the format that best suits the user’s learning style.
These elements combine to make the pattern both enjoyable and satisfying to create.
How To Crochet Peppermint Pal
Materials:
- 5mm crochet hook
- Scissors
- Darning needle
- Stitch marker
- 24mm safety eyes
- Polyfill stuffing
- Red and white super bulky yarn
Abbreviations:
- sc: single crochet
- inc: increase (2 single crochets in the same stitch)
- dec: decrease (single crochet decrease)
- ch: chain
- sl st: slip stitch
Instructions:
- Magic Ring:
- Start with the red yarn and create a magic ring.
- Into the ring, crochet alternating colors:
- 1 sc in red, then switch to white.
- 1 sc in white.
- Repeat this sequence for a total of 4 times. You should have 8 sc in total at the end of this row.
- Row 2:
- (1 inc Red, 1 inc White) x 4
- Total stitches: 16 (8 increases)
- Row 3:
- (1 sc Red, 1 inc Red, 1 sc White, 1 inc White) x 4
- Total stitches: 24
- Row 4:
- (2 sc Red, 1 inc Red, 2 sc White, 1 inc White) x 4
- Total stitches: 32
- Row 5:
- (3 sc Red, 1 inc Red, 3 sc White, 1 inc White) x 4
- Total stitches: 40
- Row 6:
- (5 sc Red, 5 sc White) x 4
- Total stitches: 40
- Row 7 (including limbs):
- (5 sc Red, switch to white, 1 sc White)
- Chain 7 (this is for the first limb):
- In the 3rd chain from the hook, 1 half double crochet (hdc).
- Slip stitch (sl st) in the remaining 4 chains.
- 4 more sc in White.
- 3 sc Red, then another limb, followed by 2 more sc Red.
- Repeat similar steps for creating 3 more limbs evenly spaced in the round.
- Total stitches: 40 (excluding limbs).
- Row 8:
- Repeat Row 6.
- Total stitches: 40
- Row 9 - Decrease Row:
- (3 sc Red, 1 dec Red, 3 sc White, 1 dec White) x 4
- Total stitches: 32
- Row 10:
- (2 sc Red, 1 dec Red, 2 sc White, 1 dec White) x 4
- Total stitches: 24
- Row 11:
- (1 sc Red, 1 dec Red, 1 sc White, 1 dec White) x 4
- Total stitches: 16
- Insert Safety Eyes:
- Insert eyes between rows 3 and 4, aligned with the red arms.
- Secure the backing of the safety eyes.
- Stuff the pal firmly with polyfill.
- Row 12 (Final decrease row):
- (1 dec Red, 1 dec White) x 4
- Total stitches: 8.
- Finishing:
- Slip stitch into next stitch.
- Cut both yarn tails.
- Pull the red yarn through the last slip stitch.
- Tie a knot between the red and white yarn to secure.
- Weave in ends with the darning needle.
This concludes your crocheted Amomi Peppermint Pal.
