Zero
Material: White, black, orange and red RHSS yarn, size G crochet
hook, fiberfill stuffing, tapestry needle, hot glue gun
Abbreviations: MR=magic ring, SC=single crochet, INC=increase,
DEC=decrease, iss=in same stitch, slst=slip stitch, FO=fasten
off
Head: using white
Round 1: SC6 in MR
Round 2: INC around (12)
Round 3: (INC, SC)x6 (18)
Round 4: (INC, SC2)x6 (24)
Round 5: (INC, SC7)x3 (27)
Round 6: (INC, SC8)x3 (30)
Round 7-11: SC around (30)
Round 12: (DEC, SC3)x3, SC15 (27)
Round 13: (DEC, SC2)x3, SC15 (24)
Round 14: SC around (24), start stuffing
Round 15: DEC, SC4, DEC, SC7, DEC, SC7 (21)
Round 16: SC around (21)
Round 17: DEC, SC3, DEC, SC6, DEC, SC6 (18)
Round 18-19: SC around (18)
Round 20: DEC, SC2, DEC, SC5, DEC, SC5 (15)
Round 21: SC around (15)
Round 22: SC, (DEC, SC3)x2, DEC, SC2 (12)
Round 23: SC around (12)
Round 24: SC6, DEC, SC4 (11)
Round 25: SC around (11)
Round 26: SC7, DEC, SC2 (10), stuff
Round 27: DEC, SC2, DEC, SC4 (8)
Round 28: SC around (8), stuff
Round 29: SC4, DEC2 (6)
Round 30: SC4, DEC (5), slst, FO
Neck: using white
Round 1: CH16
Round 2: (starting on first CH) (DEC, SC3)x3 (12)
Round 3: (INC, SC3)x3 (15), slst, FO
Sew onto the head referring to picture
Nose: using orange
If you look closely at a picture of Zero, you'll notice that his nose
is actually a tiny pumpkin.
Round 1: SC6 in MR
Round 2: INC around (12)
Round 3-4: SC around (12), stuff
Round 5: DEC around (6), slst, FO
Leaving a long tail, sew the bottom closed. Using a simple in-and-
out stitch, going in at the middle of the bottom and out at the
middle of the top, sew 5 or 6 stitches through turning the
pumpkin as you go and pulling the string tight after each stitch.
Sew onto the top of the nose using the leftover white yarn from
the head.
Body: using white
Row 1: CH31, turn
Row 2: SC29, SC3 iss, SC29 (61), working on both sides of the ch,
turn after each row from here on
Row 3: SC29, INC, SC, INC, SC29 (63)
Row 4: SC30, INC, SC, INC, SC30 (65)
Row 5: SC30, INC, SC, SC3 iss, SC, INC, SC30 (69)
Row 6: SC31, INC, SC, INC, SC, INC, SC, INC, SC31 (73)
Row 7-10: SC across (73)
Row 11: SC28, INC, SC4, INC, SC5, INC, SC4, INC, SC28 (77)
Row 12: INC, SC14, INC, SC12, INC, SC5, INC, SC7, INC, SC5,
INC, SC12, INC, SC14, INC (85)
Row 13: SC16, INC, SC13, INC, SC6, INC, SC9, INC, SC6, INC,
SC13, INC, SC16 (91)
Row 14: SC17, INC, SC14, INC, SC7, INC, SC4, SC3 iss, SC4, INC,
SC7, INC, SC14, INC, SC17 (99)
Row 15: SC18, INC, SC15, INC, SC8, INC, SC5, SC3 iss, SC5, INC,
SC8, INC, SC15, INC, SC18 (107)
Row 16: INC, SC18, INC, SC16, INC, SC9, INC, SC6, SC3 iss, SC6,
INC, SC9, INC, SC16, INC, SC18, INC (117)
Row 17: SC21, INC, SC17, INC, SC10, INC, SC7, SC3 iss, SC7,
INC, SC10, INC, SC17, INC, SC21 (125)
Row 18: SC22, INC, SC30, INC, SC17, INC, SC30, INC, SC22
(129)
Row 19: SC23, INC, SC18, INC, SC12, INC, SC8, SC3 iss, SC8,
INC, SC12, INC, SC18, INC, SC23 (137)
Row 20: INC, SC135, INC, FO and hide string (139)
Ears: using white, make 2
Round 1: SC5 in MR
Round 2: INC, SC4 (6)
Round 3: SC around (6)
Round 4: INC, SC5 (7)
Round 5: INC, SC6 (8)
Round 6: INC, SC7 (9)
Round 7: INC, SC8 (10)
Round 8: INC, SC9 (11)
Round 9: INC, SC10 (12)
Round 10: SC around (12)
Round 11: SC, INC, SC10 (13)
Round 12: SC2, INC, SC10 (14)
Round 13-17: SC around (14)
Round 18: SC3, DEC, SC9 (13)
Round 19: SC2, DEC2, SC7 (11)
Round 20: SC2, DEC, SC7 (10)
Round 21: SC2, DEC, SC6 (9)
Round 22: SC2, DEC, SC5 (8)
Round 23-32: SC around (8), slst, FO
Sew onto Round 5 on the sides of the head
Go ahead and sew the head/neck onto the body, in the middle of
the front. Use the rest of the string to sew together the first
upper stitches of the front of the body.
Eyes: using black, make 2
Round 1: CH5
Round 2: (SC3, SC3 iss)x2 (12) <-working around the CH
Round 3: SC4, INC, SC5, INC, SC (14), slst, FO
Sew onto the face referring to picture
Collar: using red
Row1: CH18
Row 2: SC17, FO
Wrap around the neck and sew ends together
Sew a piece of black string onto the face to make the mouth. I
used hot glue to keep it in place.
And you're finished! He's so adorable. And if you prop him up
right (not on a smooth surface), he can sit on his own. Now for
some more pictures. Hope you had fun! If you have any questions,
feel free to message me on Etsy :-)
