Hi crocheters! It’s been a while since I've posted an animal face granny square. Rest assured that I haven't abandoned this line of designs, I have several ideas that are still cooking, but I am not always satisfied with what I come up with. This cute monkey, however, made me happy with his big smile, so I decided to share the pattern with you all. It has the same basic granny square that I have been using for all my other animal granny square collection and reworked the face parts to those of a monkey. I've attached the ears on their straight side, but I kept their round side free. For the background, I've chosen a dark green color, which created a nice contrast with the light brown color of the monkey, but it's up to you if you like to choose another color. Stay tuned for my upcoming crochet animal faces and have a nice day.
Overview:
- Skill level: Intermediate.
- Instructions style: written instructions + charts.
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Materials:
- Yarn: any cotton yarn in the following colors and quantities: one dark green skein, one light brown skein, one beige skein, a few yards (meters) of black and dark brown yarn. Suggested yarn: D.M.C Happy Cotton, 0.7 oz (20 g), 47 yards (43 m).
- Crochet hook, size D/3 (3 mm).
- Tapestry needle.
Measurements of the square: 6" x 6" (15 cm x 15 cm) approx.
Gauge: 22 sts and 12 round = 4"x 4" (10 cm x 10 cm) in double crochet.
Yardage: 64- 66 yards (58- 60 m).
Crochet terms (US):
- ch: chain.
- st: stitch.
- sts: stitches.
- sl st: slip stitch.
- sc: single crochet.
- hdc: half double crochet.
- dc: double crochet.
- tr: treble crochet.
Instructions:
Granny square base:
Note: ch 1 and ch 3 at the beginning of rounds count as sc and dc respectively.
With the light brown yarn, make a magic circle, work as follows:
Round 1: ch 1 into the magic circle, sc 7, sl st into the first ch. (8 sts).
Round 2: ch 1 and sc in the first st, sc 2 in each st, sl st into the first ch. (16 sts).
Round 3: ch 3 and dc in the first st, dc in st, *dc 2 in st, dc in st, repeat from * to end, sl st into the third ch of the first ch 3. (24 sts).
Round 4: repeat row 3. (36 sts).
Round 5: ch 3 and dc in the first st, dc in st twice, *dc 2 in st, dc in st twice, repeat from * to end, sl st into the third ch of the first ch 3. (48 sts).
Round 6: ch 3 and dc in the first st, dc in st three times, *dc 2 in st, dc in st three times, repeat from * to end, sl st into the third ch of the first ch 3. (60 sts).
Cut off light brown yarn and weave in loose ends. With dark green yarn make a knot and at the eighth st after the end of last round, work as follows:
Round 7: (ch 4, tr, ch 2, tr 2) in the first st, *tr in st, dc in st twice, hdc in st 3 times, sc in st twice, hdc in st 3 times, dc in st twice, tr in st, (tr 2, ch 2, tr 2) in st, repeat from * 3 times, tr in st, dc in st twice, hdc in st 3 times, sc in st twice, hdc in st 3 times, dc in st twice, tr in st, sl st into the fourth ch of the first ch4.
Round 8:ch 3 in the first st, dc in st, *(dc, tr, ch 2, tr, dc) in ch 2 space, dc in each st to next ch 2 space, repeat from * 3 times, (dc, tr, ch 2, tr, dc) in ch 2 space, dc in each st to last st, sl st into the third ch of the first ch 3.
Rounds 9 and 10: ch 3 in the first st, dc in each st to the first ch 2 space, *(dc 2, ch 2, dc 2) in ch 2 space, dc in each st to next ch 2 space, repeat from * 3 times, (dc 2, ch 2, dc 2) in ch 2 space, dc in each st to last st, sl st into the third ch of the first ch 3.
Cut off dark green yarn and weave in loose ends.
Eye (make two):
With black yarn, make a magic circle, ch 1 and sc 6 into it, sl st into the first ch. Cut yarn, leaving a tail long enough to sew the eye in place.
Upper eye circle (make two):
With beige yarn, make a magic circle,
Round 1: ch 1 and sc 6 into the magic circle, sl st into the first sc. (6 sts)
Round 2: chain 1 and sc 2 in first ch, (sc 2 in st) to end, sl st to first sc. (12 sts)
Round 3: ch 1 and sc 1 in first st, (sc, hdc) in st, dc 2 in st, (dc 1, tr 1) in st, tr 2 in st four times, (tr 1, dc 1) in st, dc 2 in st, (hdc, sc) in st, sc 1 in st, sl st into first ch and cut yarn leaving enough yarn to sew in place.
Ear (make two):
With beige yarn make a knot and ch 4:
Row 1: dc 7 into the first ch you made, cut yarn and weave in loose ends.
Row 2: bind light brown yarn at the beginning of last row (right side), ch 2 and hdc 2 in first st, hdc 2 in st six times, hdc3 in last st. Cut yarn leaving enough to sew straight line of ear in place.
Lower Face:
With beige yarn, make a knot and ch 8:
Round 1: dc 3 (doesn't count as st) into the fourth ch from hook, dc in ch three times, dc 6 into the last ch, work into the other side of chains, dc in ch three times, dc 3 into the first ch and sl st into first dc. (18 sts)
Round 2: ch 3, dc 2 into the first st and next two sts, dc in st three times, dc 2 in st six times, dc in st three times, dc 2 in st three times, sl st into first dc. (30 dc)
Round 3: ch 3, dc 2 in st three times, (dc 1, hdc 1) in st, hdc 1 in st, sc 1 in st, sl st into st three times, sc 1 in st, hdc 1 in st, (hdc 1, dc 1) in st, dc 2 in st seven times, dc 1 in st seven times, dc 2 in st four times, sl st into first dc. Cut yarn leaving enough to sew in place.
Assembly:
- Sew eye circles in place, then sew the eyes on center of the circles.
- Sew the ears on the face sides.
- Sew the lower face in place. With dark brown yarn, make the nose and mouth.
- Weave in loose ends.
Lastly, feel free to leave a comment if you have any questions or find something confusing in the pattern.
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