FREE PATTERN WITH VIDEO TUTORIAL
First of all, Merry Christmas! May you have a wonderful day, surrounded by family and friends and lots of love. I also wish you receive the best gifts from this wonderful life, I personally feel very blessed and lucky to have the opportunity to be doing what I love one more day.
And now, my gift for you, PART 3 of Hop-Hop Charlie free CAL (Crochet Along) to make the t-shirt parts. This adds the colorful and fun touch to the bunny pattern, because the front includes Intarsia Crochet technique to draw the carrot, a good opportunity to practice this approach to color work. So, we’re almost there with one more section of the tutorial to go for next week and PART 1 and PART 2 previously released to make the bunny body.
If you want the anticipated, finished version of this free CAL, which is a formatted, ad free 10 page PDF document (with photo tutorials and watermark free chart), 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.
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* 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 and decreases. We’ll also be crocheting back and forth, and making a few color changes to draw the carrot with Intarsia Crochet technique.
Intarsia crochet
Color work technique where yarns are switched to form a drawing. Each area of color is worked with separate threads, without carrying additional colors in between the stitches or leaving floats on the back side, creating a double-sided project. Yarn bobbins are used to work each section.
If you have never worked with Intarsia, you may want to practice first, with my Color Facets Coasters video tutorial. This will be useful, to learn how to manage yarn bobbins and different colors of yarn. Also, how to follow the color chart.
If you want to move directly to the carrot t-shirt, these steps are also explained in detail in PART 3 video tutorial.
You will also find a photo tutorial and the carrot chart for written instructions below.
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
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 3. Carrot T-Shirt: Front, Right/Left Back and Sleeves
T-SHIRT FRONT
Wrap one bobbin with ORANGE, one with GREEN and two separate bobbins with 15 gr. and 10 gr. of PURPLE.
Crocheted back and forth, starting from the bottom. With 15 gr. of PURPLE, ch 48.
R1 (RS): Starting in 2nd ch from hook sc 47, turn= 47 sts
R2-4: Ch 1, sc 47, turn= 47 sts
R5: Ch 1, sc 1, dec 1, sc 41, dec 1, sc 1, turn= 45 sts
R6: Ch 1, sc 45, turn= 45 sts
R7: From this R on, start drawing the carrot with Intarsia Crochet, using the additional bobbins. With PURPLE ch 1, sc 29, with ORANGE sc 3, with PURPLE sc 13, turn= 45 sts
R8: With PURPLE ch 1, sc 13, with ORANGE sc 5, with PURPLE sc 27, turn= 45 sts
R9: With PURPLE ch 1, sc 1, dec 1, sc 22, with ORANGE sc 7, with PURPLE sc 10, dec 1, sc 1, turn= 43 sts
R10: With PURPLE ch 1, sc 13, with ORANGE sc 7, with PURPLE sc 23, turn= 43 sts
R11: With PURPLE ch 1, sc 21, with ORANGE sc 8, with PURPLE sc 14, turn= 43 sts
R12: With PURPLE ch 1, sc 14, with ORANGE sc 10, with PURPLE sc 19, turn= 43 sts
R13: With PURPLE ch 1, sc 1, dec 1, sc 15, with ORANGE sc 10, with PURPLE sc 12, dec 1, sc 1, turn= 41 sts
R14: With PURPLE ch 1, sc 14, with ORANGE sc 10, with PURPLE sc 17, turn= 41 sts
R15: With PURPLE ch 1, sc 16, with ORANGE sc 10, with PURPLE sc 15, turn= 41 sts
R16: With PURPLE ch 1, sc 16, with ORANGE sc 9, with PURPLE sc 16, turn= 41 sts
R17: With PURPLE ch 1, sc 1, dec 1, sc 13, with GREEN sc 1, with ORANGE sc 7, with PURPLE sc 14, dec 1, sc 1, turn= 39 sts
R18: With PURPLE ch 1, sc 16, with ORANGE sc 5, with GREEN sc 6, with PURPLE sc 12, turn= 39 sts
R19: With PURPLE ch 1, sc 11, with GREEN sc 7, with ORANGE sc 3, with PURPLE sc 18, turn= 39 sts
Cut ORANGE leaving a 4”/ 10 cm tail.
R20: With PURPLE ch 1, sc 22, with GREEN sc 7, with PURPLE sc 10, turn= 39 sts
R21: With PURPLE ch 1, sc 1, dec 1, sc 8, with GREEN sc 5, with PURPLE sc 20, dec 1, sc 1, turn= 37 sts
R22: With PURPLE ch 1, sc 23, with GREEN sc 5, with PURPLE sc 9, turn= 37 sts. Cut GREEN and 2nd bobbin of PURPLE leaving a 4”/ 10 cm tail.
R23: Sl st 6, ch 1, sc 1, dec 1, sc 19, dec 1, sc 1, turn= 23 sts (don’t crochet remaining 6 sts)
R24: Ch 1, sc 1, dec 1, sc 17, dec 1, sc 1, turn= 21 sts
R25: Ch 1, sc 1, dec 1, sc 15, dec 1, sc 1, turn= 19 sts
R26: Ch 1, sc 1, dec 1, sc 13, dec 1, sc 1, turn= 17 sts
R27 (1st part): Ch 1, sc 4, dec 1, turn= 5 sts (don’t crochet remaining 11 sts)
R28 (1st part): Ch 1, sc 5, turn= 5 sts
R29 (1st part): Ch 1, sc 3, dec 1, turn= 4 sts
R30-32 (1st part): Ch 1, sc 4, turn= 4 sts
Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing.
On the RS, skipping 5 sts after 1st part of R27.
R27 (2nd part): Ch 1, dec 1, sc 4, turn= 5 sts
R28 (2nd part): Ch 1, sc 5, turn= 5 sts
R29 (2nd part): Ch 1, dec 1, sc 3, turn= 4 sts
R30-32 (2nd part): Ch 1, sc 4, turn= 4 sts
Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing.
T-SHIRT RIGHT BACK
Crocheted back and forth, starting from the bottom. With PURPLE, ch 27
R1 (RS): Starting in 2nd ch from hook sc 26, turn= 26 sts
R2-4: Sc 26, turn= 26 sts
R5: Ch 1, sc 1, dec 1, sc 23, turn= 25 sts
R6-8: Ch 1, sc 25, turn= 25 sts
R9: Ch 1, sc 1, dec 1, sc 22, turn= 24 sts
R10-12: Ch 1, sc 24, turn= 24 sts
R13: Ch 1, sc 1, dec 1, sc 21, turn= 23 sts
R14-16: Ch 1, sc 23, turn= 23 sts
R17: Ch 1, sc 1, dec 1, sc 20, turn= 22 sts
R18-20: Ch 1, sc 22, turn= 22 sts
R21: Ch 1, sc 1, dec 1, sc 19, turn= 21 sts
R22: Ch 1, sc 21, turn= 21 sts
R23: Sl st 6, ch 1, sc 1, dec 1, sc 12, turn= 14 sts
R24: Ch 1, sc 11, dec 1, sc 1, turn= 13 sts
R25: Ch 1, sc 1, dec 1, sc 10, turn= 12 sts
R26: Ch 1, sc 9, dec 1, sc 1, turn= 11 sts
R27: Ch 1, sc 4, dec 1, turn= 5 sts (don’t crochet remaining 5 sts)
R28: Ch 1, sc 5, turn= 5 sts
R29: Ch 1, sc 3, dec 1, turn= 4 sts
R30-32: Ch 1, sc 4, turn= 4 sts
Fasten off and weave in all ends.
T-SHIRT LEFT BACK
Crocheted back and forth, starting from the bottom. With PURPLE, ch 27
R1 (RS): Starting in 2nd ch from hook sc 26, turn= 26 sts
R2-4: Sc 26, turn= 26 sts
R5: Ch 1, sc 23, dec 1, sc 1, turn= 25 sts
R6-8: Ch 1, sc 25, turn= 25 sts
R9: Ch 1, sc 22, dec 1, sc 1, turn= 24 sts
R10-12: Ch 1, sc 24, turn= 24 sts
R13: Ch 1, sc 21, dec 1, sc 1, turn= 23 sts
R14-16: Ch 1, sc 23, turn= 23 sts
R17: Ch 1, sc 20, dec 1, sc 1, turn= 22 sts
R18-20: Ch 1, sc 22, turn= 22 sts
R21: Ch 1, sc 19, dec 1, sc 1, turn= 21 sts
R22: Ch 1, sc 21, turn= 21 sts
R23: Ch 1, sc 12, dec 1, sc 1, turn= 14 sts (don’t crochet remaining 6 sts)
R24: Ch 1, sc 1, dec 1, sc 11, turn= 13 sts
R25: Ch 1, sc 10, dec 1, sc 1, turn= 12 sts
R26: Ch 1, sc 1, dec 1, sc 9, turn= 11 sts
R27: Sl st 5, ch 1, dec 1, sc 4, turn= 5 sts
R28: Ch 1, sc 5, turn= 5 sts
R29: Ch 1, dec 1, sc 3, turn= 4 sts
R30-32: Ch 1, sc 4, turn= 4 sts
Fasten off and weave in all ends.
T-SHIRT SLEEVES (Make 2)
Crocheted back and forth, starting from the bottom. With PURPLE ch 37, leaving a long tail for sewing afterwards.
R1 (RS): Starting in 2nd ch from hook sc 36, turn= 36 sts
R2-6: Ch 1, sc 36, turn= 36 sts
R7: Sl st 6, ch 1, sc 1, dec 1, sc 18, dec 1, sc 1, turn= 22 sts (don’t crochet remaining 6 sts)
R8: Ch 1, sc 1, dec 1, sc 16, dec 1, sc 1, turn= 20 sts
R9: Ch 1, sc 1, dec 1, sc 14, dec 1, sc 1, turn= 18 sts
R10: Ch 1, sc 1, dec 1, sc 12, dec 1, sc 1= 16 sts
Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing.
This is the end of PART 3, wait until next week for PART 4. Finishing, 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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