Hop-Hop Charlie Free CAL

FREE PATTERN WITH VIDEO TUTORIAL

I’m pretty excited to finally publish this post, with my very first CAL (crochet along)! If you haven’t heard about this dynamic, it’s all about making a project together, by releasing a pattern little by little, so everyone that participates has enough time to complete each section. Or you can also follow at your own pace, as every part remains published, for all to catch up.

And guess what? This CAL is also for free and including video tutorials, for those that prefer that kind of direction (though you will also find the written instructions for each part).

This free pattern is for a bunny named Hop-Hop Charlie, I’m not sure if I should call it an amigurumi, because it’s quite big, but it sure makes a lovely companion for kids or adults. It combines basic stitches and techniques, with Intarsia Crochet for the Carrot T-Shirt so, it will be both fun and interesting, if you haven’t tried this way of color work.

Hop-Hop Charlie CAL will consist of 4 parts to finish the complete project:

PART 1. Bunny: Legs and Body (released today, December 10, 2018)
PART 2. Bunny: Arms, Head and Ears (to be released December 17, 2018)
PART 3. Carrot T-Shirt: Front, Right/Left Back and Sleeves (to be released December 24, 2018)
PART 4. Finishing (to be released December 31st, 2018)

If you want the anticipated, finished version of this free CAL, which is a formatted, ad free, 10 page PDF document (with photo tutorials), this is already available in my pattern stores (Ravelry, Allcrochetpatterns.net, Etsy, Craftsy, Lovecrochet) for USD $2.50. This will allow you to complete the design, without waiting for the other parts of the free CAL to be revealed. Just note that instructions (with videos) will be released as the free CAL moves along.

Make sure to subscribe to my mailing list, or follow me on Facebook, Instagram or Youtube, for you to be notified as soon as a new part of this CAL is published. I will also love to see your makings so, feel free to use #hophopcharlie on your IG or FB posts, for me to see your progress.

Each part will be published in a blog post, with written instructions and link to its video tutorial. So today, you will find the written instructions and link to the video for PART 1 below.

* If you’re following this tutorial once all videos have been released, I suggest you watch them in order, because there are instructions that are based on how first parts are made. Nevertheless, you can always come back to written instructions of each part if you have doubts. You will also find the links to the blog posts in the descriptions of each video.

STITCHES AND TECHNIQUES
For this part of Hop-Hop Charlie CAL, we’ll be using crochet basic stitches, such as single crochet, half double crochet, slip stitch, easy increases and decreases. We’ll also be crocheting in the round and making a few color changes for the legs. Skill level for the complete pattern is rated as intermediate, because Intarsia Crochet is involved in PART 3 of the project, but we’ll be going easy for parts 1 and 2 first.

SUGGESTED MATERIALS
• 300 gr (600 m/ 654 yd) of sport weight yarn (100% cotton) in BEIGE
• 100 gr (200 m/ 218 yd) of sport weight yarn (100% cotton) in PURPLE
• 50 gr (100 m/ 109 yd) of sport weight yarn (100% cotton) in CREAM
• 5 gr (10 m/ 11 yd) of sport weight yarn (100% cotton) in ORANGE
• 5 gr (10 m/ 11 yd) of sport weight yarn (100% cotton) in GREEN
• Leftover sport weight yarn (100% cotton) in BROWN
• 3 mm crochet hook
• Two 12 mm security eyes
• Stuffing
• 3 sets of 10 mm snaps
• Sewing thread in PURPLE
• 4 yarn bobbins
• Stitch marker
• Pins
• Yarn needle
• Sewing needle
• Measuring tape
• Scissors

FINISHED SIZE: 19.7”/ 50 cm tall

GAUGE (sc back and forth): 21 sts x 23 rows= 4”/10 cm

SKILL LEVEL
Intermediate: This design includes crochet basic stitches, an easy level Intarsia Crochet pattern, easy shaping and finishing techniques.

STITCH GUIDE
• ch: chain
• st(s): stitch(es)
• sc: single crochet
• sl st: slip stitch
• RS: right side
• WS: wrong side
• R: row
• Rnd: round
• hdc: half double crochet
• rep: repeat
• dec: decrease
• yo: yarn over

HOP-HOP CHARLIE

PART 1. Bunny, Legs and Body
LEGS (Make 2)
Crocheted in the round, in a spiral way, starting from the foot. With CREAM, ch 13.
Rnd 1: 2 sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc 10, 3 sc in next ch, continue on the other side of the foundation ch,
sc 11= 26 sts
Rnd 2: 2 sc in 1st st, 2 sc in next st, sc 10, (2 sc in next st) rep ( ) 3 times, sc 10, 2 sc in next st= 32 sts
Rnd 3: 2 sc in 1st st, (2 sc in next st) twice, sc 11, (2 sc in next st) rep ( ) 6 times, sc 11, 2 sc in next st= 42 sts
Rnd 4: 2 sc in 1st st, (2 sc in next st) rep ( ) 3 times, sc 16, (2 sc in next st) rep ( ) 6 times, sc 16= 52 sts
Rnd 5: Sc 52= 52 sts (change to BEIGE in last st of the Rnd, cut CREAM leaving a 4”/10 cm tail)
Rnd 6: Sc 3, (2 sc in next st) rep ( ) 4 times, sc 21, (2 sc in next st) rep ( ) 6 times, sc 18= 62 sts
Rnd 7-10: Sc 62= 62 sts
Rnd 11-12: Sc 19, hdc 40, sc 3= 62 sts
Rnd 13: Sc 19, (dec 1) rep ( ) 20 times, sc 3= 42 sts
Rnd 14-15: Sc 42= 42 sts
Rnd 16: Sc 20, (dec 1) rep ( ) 10 times, sc 2= 32 sts
Rnd 17: Sc 32= 32 sts
Rnd 18: (Sc 6, dec 1) rep ( ) 4 times= 28 sts
Stuff the foot.
Rnd 19-58: Sc 28= 28 sts
Sl st in the next st.
Stuff the leg.
Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing.

BODY
Crocheted in the round, in a spiral, starting from the bottom. With BEIGE, make a magic ring.
Rnd 1: Ch 1, 8 sc inside the ring= 8 sts
Rnd 2: 2 sc in each sc around= 16 sts
Rnd 3: (Sc 1, 2 sc in next st) rep ( ) 8 times= 24 sts
Rnd 4: (Sc 2, 2 sc in next st) rep ( ) 8 times= 32 sts
Rnd 5: (Sc 3, 2 sc in next st) rep ( ) 8 times= 40 sts
Rnd 6: (Sc 4, 2 sc in next st) rep ( ) 8 times= 48 sts
Rnd 7: (Sc 5, 2 sc in next st) rep ( ) 8 times= 56 sts
Rnd 8: (Sc 6, 2 sc in next st) rep ( ) 8 times= 64 sts
Rnd 9: (Sc 7, 2 sc in next st) rep ( ) 8 times= 72 sts
Rnd 10: (Sc 8, 2 sc in next st) rep ( ) 8 times= 80 sts
Rnd 11-16: Sc 80= 80 sts
Rnd 17: (Sc 9, 2 sc in next st) rep ( ) 8 times= 88 sts
Rnd 18-20: Sc 88= 88 sts
Rnd 21: (Sc 10, 2 sc in next st) rep ( ) 8 times= 96 sts
Rnd 22-28: Sc 96= 96 sts
Rnd 29: (Sc 10, dec 1) rep ( ) 8 times= 88 sts
Rnd 30-31: Sc 88= 88 sts
Rnd 32: (Sc 9, dec 1) rep ( ) 8 times= 80 sts
Rnd 33-34: Sc 80= 80 sts
Rnd 35: (Sc 8, dec 1) rep ( ) 8 times= 72 sts
Rnd 36-37: Sc 72= 72 sts
Rnd 38: (Sc 7, dec 1) rep ( ) 8 times= 64 sts
Rnd 39-40: Sc 64= 64 sts
Rnd 41: (Sc 6, dec 1) rep ( ) 8 times= 56 sts
Rnd 42-48: Sc 56= 56 sts
Rnd 49: (Sc 5, dec 1) rep ( ) 8 times= 48 sts
Rnd 50: Sc 48= 48 sts
Rnd 51: (Sc 4, dec 1) rep ( ) 8 times= 40 sts
Fill in with stuffing.
Rnd 52: Sc 40= 40 sts
Rnd 53: (Sc 3, dec 1) rep ( ) 8 times= 32 sts
Rnd 54: Sc 32= 32 sts
Rnd 55: (Sc 2, dec 1) rep ( ) 8 times= 24 sts
Rnd 56: Sc 24= 24 sts
Fill in the rest of the body.
Rnd 57: (Sc 1, dec 1) rep ( ) 8 times= 16 sts
Rnd 58: (Dec 1) rep ( ) 8 times= 8 sts
Rnd 59: (Sc 1, skip 1 st) rep ( ) 4 times= 4 sts
Sl st in the next st.
Fasten off and weave in all ends.

This is the end of PART 1, wait until next week for PART 2. Bunny: Arms, Head and Ears to be released. Remember to subscribe to my mailing list, or give me a follow on Facebook, Instagram or Youtube, to be notified as soon as it’s up and ready. Also use #hophopcharlie for me to see how your beautiful creations are going. See you next week!

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