Monkey Pattern

Abbreviations

ch-chain

sc-single crochet

inc-increase

dec-decrease

Supplies

Red Heart Super Saver Yarns (in a variety of colors)

2.5mm crochet hook

Safety eyes (I used a variety of different sizes)

Stuffing

Head

Rnd1: Starting at the top of your monkeys head sc x 6 in a magic ring (6)

Rnd2: Inc x 6 (12)

Rnd3: (Sc, inc) x 6 (18)

Rnd4: (Sc, inc) x 9 (27)

Rnd5: Sc x 27 (27)

Rnd6: (Sc x 2, inc) x 9 (36)

Rnd7: (Sc x 3, inc) x 9 (45)

Rnd8-10: Sc x 45 (45)

Rnd11: (Sc x 4, inc) x 9 (54)

Rnd12-14: Sc x 54 (54)

Rnd15: (Sc x 4, dec) x 9 (45)

Rnd16-17: Sc x 45 (45)

Rnd18: (Sc x 3, inc) x 11, sc (56)

Rnd19-20: Sc x 56 (56)

Rnd21: Dec x 28 (28)

Rnd22: Sc x 28 (28)

Rnd23: Dec x 14 (14)

Rnd24: Now put your head aside for now, you will come back and sew the face onto your monkey then continue to sc your head closed. Once you have created the mouth insert your safety eyes through the eye patch and the head, attach the washers, and sew the eye patches and mouth in place. Now stuff your head firmly and dec x 7 (7)

Rnd25: Dec x 3 closed, now fasten off (3)

Eye Patch (make 2)

Rnd1: Sc x 6 in an adjustable ring (6)

Rnd2: Inc x 6 (12)

Rnd3:(Sc, inc) x 6, now fasten off (18)

Mouth

Row1: Chain x 6 (6)

Row2: Turn, sc x 5 (5)

Row3: Do not turn, sc x 5 down the opposite site of your work (5)

Rnd4: Inc, sc x 3, inc, sc x 5, now fasten off (12)

Body

Rnd1: Starting at the bottom of your body sc x 6 in a magic ring (6)

Rnd2: Inc  x 6 (12)

Rnd3: Inc x 12 (24)

Rnd4-5: Sc x 24 (24)

Rnd6: (Sc x 3, inc) x 6 (30)

Rnd7-8:Sc x 30 (30)

Rnd9: (Sc x 5, inc)  x 5 (35)

Rnd10: Scx 35 (35)

Rnd11: (Sc x 4, dec) x 5 (30)

Rnd12-13: Sc x 30 (30)

Rnd14: Dec x 15, stuff your body (15)

Rnd15: Sc x 15, now fasten off (15)

Arm (make 2)

Rnd1: Starting at the bottom of your arm sc x 6 in a magic ring (6)

Rnd2-12: Sc x 6 (6)

Rnd13: (Inc, sc x 2) x 2 (8)

Rnd14-15: Sc x 8, fasten off at the end of Rnd15 (8)

Leg (make 2) 

Rnd1: Starting at the bottom of your leg sc x 6 in a magic ring (6)

Rnd2: (Inc, sc x 2) x 2 (8)

Rnd3-11: Sc x 8 (8)

Rnd12: (Dec, sc x 2) x 2 (6)

Rnd13-19: Sc x 6, fasten off at the end of Rnd19 (6)

Ear (make 2)

Rnd1: Staring at the top of the ear sc x 6 in a magic ring (6)

Rnd2: Inc x 6 (12)

Rnd3: (Sc, inc) x 6 (18)

Rnd4-6: Sc x 18 (18)

Rnd7: Dec x 9 (9)

Rnd8: Sc x 9, now fasten off (9)

Inner Ear (make 2)

Rnd1: Sc x 6 in a magic ring, now fasten off (6)

Tail

Rnd1: Starting at the tip of your tail sc x 6 in a magic ring (6)

Rnd2-4: Sc x 6 (6)

Rnd5: Dec, sc x 4 (5)

Rnd6-23: Sc x 5 (5)

Rnd24: Sc, (inc, sc) x 2 (7)

Rnd25: Sc, (inc, sc x 2) x 2, now fasten off (9)

Assembly

Make sure your head and body are stuffed firmly, and sew your body onto the head. Sew on the ears, legs, arms and tail. Sew on a mouth and eyebrows.