I Love You Dude

Ok, so here is my I Love You Dude. I made him from a cute pic I found while surfing. I have had a few people ask for the pattern, so I am posting it for free. I hope you like him :)
This pattern is very easy and makes a great little gift. If you want to buy the finished Dude, please visit my Etsy Store at    http://www.menwy74.etsy.com/

Materials: white ww yarn ( I used Red Heart), red light ww yarn (I used Caron Simply Soft)
                size E crochet hook, tapestry needle, fiberfil, 9mm black safety eyes (keyfob, if desired)

stitches used: magic ring, single crochet (sc), half double crochet (hdc), double crochet (dc), slip stitch (sl st)


Pattern notes: this pattern is crocheted using continuous, rounds,mark your first stitch in each round and move marker up as you go. hint: try using a bobby pin they are very easy to slip in and out of stitches :)


Body
with white yarn:
rd 1. 6 sc in magic ring- 6 sts
rd 2. increase around- 12 sts
rd 3. (sc 1, inc) around- 18 sts
rd 4. (sc 2, inc) around- 24 sts
rd 5. (sc 3, inc) around- 30 sts
rds 6-10. sc around- 30 sts
rd 11. (sc 3, dec) around- 24 sts
rd 12. (sc 2, dec) around - 18 sts
rd 13. (sc1, dec) around - 12 sts this is a good place to begin stuffing and attatch the eyes, using photo as a guide.
rd 14. dec around - 6 sts
fasten off, leaving a tail.

Feet  (make 2)
with white yarn:
rd 1. 5 sc in magic ring - 5 sts
rd 2. inc around - 10 sts
rd 3. (sc 1, inc) around - 15 sts
rd 4. sc around - 15 sts - stuff
rd 5. (sc  1, dec) around - 10 sts
fasten off, leaving tail for sewing


Arms  (make 2)
with white yarn:

rd 1. 4 sc in magic ring - 4 sts
rd 2. inc around - 8 sts
rd 3. (sc 1, inc) around - 12 sts - stuff
fasten off leaving tail for sewing


Heart (make 2)
with red yarn:

rd 1. ch. 2, 6 sc in second ch from hook (pull sts tight) - 6 sts
rd 2. inc around - 12 sts  TURN
rd 3. hdc in next 2 sc, sc in next 3 sc, (hdc,dc,hdc) all in next sc, sc in next 3 sc, hdc in next 2 sc, sl st in last sc of previous rnd. fasten off
* for second heart, do not fasten off. Holding heart pieces wrong sides together and working through both pieces:
ch 1, sc in each sc, 2 sc in each hdc, 3 sc in dc, around. Stuff before closing. Join and fasten off leaving tail for sewing.


Assembly
using photo as a guide:
roll the body between your palms a bit to make your dude egg shaped.
thread yarn on tapestry needle and sew legs to the bottom of the body to where they are almost touching.
sew heart to middle of tummy area.
sew arms to side of body, then stitch them to each side of heart.
attatch a keyfob through several stitches at the top of the body, if desired.

And that's the I Love You Dude! Hopefully there will be more free patterns to come!  :)

Hello!

Well I did a little bit of updating on my Etsy shop. I have made the Knotty Chick into a hemp shop instead of crochet. I hope you all like it. I have been designing new hemp jewlery and ading more often, so check it out and tell me what you think! :0