'The Lorax' - 'UNLESS' Tea Cosy
Finished
October 4, 2016
October 16, 2016

'The Lorax' - 'UNLESS' Tea Cosy

Project info
Crochet
Gidgegannup Show - Household Item
Hooks & yarn
1.5 mm
6.0 mm (J)
4 Seasons Marvel 8 ply
4 Seasons Marvel 8 ply
Carnival 8 Ply Acrylic
DMC Six Strand Embroidery Floss
DMC Six Strand Embroidery Floss
DMC Six Strand Embroidery Floss
Notes

Hilarious! The Lorax….minus facial hair just looks a bit wrong! :)

Body
Using 1.5mm hook and orange thread,
Ch 15, sl st to join and work 1rnd of sc.
Continue in amigurumi style (continuous rounds – no joining).
Rnds 2 & 3: sc around. (15)
Rnd 4: (sc 4, inc) around. (18)
Rnds 5 & 6: sc around. (18)
Rnds 7: (sc 5, inc). (21)
Rnds 8 & 9: sc around. (21)
Rnd 10: 2sc in ea of next 12sts, (2sc, inc) x 3. (36)
The side with the ‘2sc’s’ will be the belly/front - the other side with the ‘2sc, inc’ will be the butt/back side of your Lorax.
Rnd 11: sc around. (36)
Rnd 12: (sc 3, inc) x 5, sc to end. (41)
Rnds 13- 16: sc around. (41)
Rnd 17: sc 27, dec, sc 2, dec, sc 2, dec, sc 2, dec. (37)
Rnd 18: sc around. (37)
Rnd 19: (sc 5, dec) x 4, sc 9. (33)
Rnds 20 & 21: sc around. (33)
Rnd 22: (sc 4, dec) x 4, sc 9. (29)
Rnds 23 - 29: sc around. (29)
Rnd 30: sc 6, dec, sc 12, dec, sc7. (27)
Rnd 31: sc around. (27)
Rnd 32: sc 6, dec, sc 10, dec, sc 7. (25)
Rnd 33: sc around. (25)
Rnd 34: sc 6, dec, sc 8, dec, sc 5,dec. (22)
Rnd 35: sc 5, sc3tog, sc6, sc3tog, sc 5. (18)
Rnd 36: (sc 1, dec) x 6. (12)
Rnd 37: dec around, finish off.
Stuff, leaving feet end open. Sew a line of stitching up the middle of the bottom to define legs – leave bottoms of legs open. Feet will be sewn to the bottoms of the legs.

Feet (make 2)
Using 1.5mm hook and orange yarn,
1ch and 3sc in a magic ring.
Rnd 2: sc around. (3)
Rnd 3: inc, sc 2. (4)
Rnd 4: (inc, sc 1) x 2. (6)
Rnd 5: inc, sc 5. (7)
Rnd 6: inc, sc 6. (8)
Rnds 7 & 8: sc around. (8)
Rnd 9: (inc, sc 3) x 2. (10)
Rnds 10 & 11: sc around. (10)
Rnd 12: dec around, finish off.
Flatten feet out – stuff lightly if you wish and sew one to the bottom of each leg with the toes pointed slightly outward.

Arms (make 2 – 1 left, 1 right)
Using 3.5mm hook and orange yarn,
Ch 10, sl st to join, ch 1, work 1 rnd of sc.
Rnd 2: sc around. (10)
Rnd 3: dec, sc 8. (9)
Rnd 4: sc around. (9)
Rnd 5: dec, sc 7. (8)
Rnd 6: sc around. (8)
Rnd 7: dec, sc 6. (7)
Rnd 8: sc around. (7)
Rnd 9: dec, sc 5. (6)
Rnd 10: sc around. (6)
Rnd 11:dec, sc 4. (5)
Rnds 12 - 17: sc around. (5) 12
Rnd 18: inc, sc 4. (6)
Rnd 19: inc, sc 5, Left Hand (thumb)3ch, sl st into 2nd and 1st ch, sc in next st, (3 fingers) ch 4, sl st into 3rd , 2nd and 1st ch, sc in next st, ch 5, sl st 4, sc in next st, ch 5, sl st 4, sc in next 3sts, sl st to base of thumb to finish off.
Right Hand: (3 fingers) ch 5, sl st 4, sc in next st, ch 5, sl st 4, sc in next st, ch 4, sl st 3, (thumb) 3ch, sl st 2, sc in next st, sc in next 3 sts, sl st to base of first finger, finish off.
Lightly stuff top ends of arms and stitch to body. Fold arms or stitch hands to hips.

Nose
Using 1.5mm hook and orange,
work 4sc in a magic ring. Work a round of 2sc in each st, finish off. Stuff with a small ball of stuffing and stitch in place between the bottom inner corners of the eyes.

Eyes (Make 2)
Using a 1.5mm hook and white thread,
work 2ch and 6 hdc in a magic ring - do not join, draw up circle.
In the same place on each eye, I made a few stitches with black thread, a few bigger stitches in a green/grey colour with one little white stitch for a highlight.
I stitched the eyes onto the face, then added a chain of orange around each one and stitched them into place.

Moustache and Eyebrows
I tied some lengths of yellow yarn together in the centre (about a third more than you think you need - some is lost in the brushing process) and brushed them out.
I stitched the moustache in place just under the nose.
The eyebrows - I used a crochet hook to pull one half of the eyebrow under a few stitches above the eyes, then stitched them in place.

TEA COSY
Using 6mm hook and Charcoal Blend held double, follow the tea cosy pattern.
Th plinth that he’s standing on is the lid of a ‘Pringles’ container - make a circle big enough to cover that, then work a row of sc in the back loops only and work enough rows to cover the height of the knob on the teapot lid.
Rocks are crocheted cubes in various sizes.
’UNLESS’ sign is a half-circle, then when it was big enough, I worked a row of sc in the back loops only, another row of sc in both loops, then worked the back part of the half-circle. Stuff and stitch to the base.
I stitched ‘UNLESS’ in a chain st then went back and over-sewed. I ran a line of stitching in black embroidery thread to make the letters stand out a bit more.

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Finished
October 4, 2016
October 16, 2016
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100% Egyptian
9 yards / 2 grams

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  • Project created: October 4, 2016
  • Updated: October 17, 2016
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