I thought little Mr. Chatters needed a house so I made him one.
This is a super quick and easy project. I am even thinking of making several to create a village. Wouldn’t that be fun?!
Note, this house will fit a squirrel made with Oren Bayan cotton perle 12 (or Lizbeth 40) and a 1 mm hook.
Materials:
1. Lizbeth 10 thread: light brown
2. Crochet hook, 1.5 mm
3. Oren Bayan cotton perle 12 (or Lizbeth 40): green and dark brown
4. Crochet hook, 1 mm
5. Acorn top (have several handy to pick the one that will fit your house)
Abbreviations:
mr – magic ring
ch – chain
st – stitch
sl st – slip stitch
sc – single crochet
BLO – back loop only
FLO – front loop only
House:
With Lizbeth 10 light brown thread and a 1.5 mm hook
Round 1: mr, ch 1, 8 sc; sl st to join and ch 1 Round 2: 8 inc; sl st to join and ch 1 – 16 sts Round 3: (sc, inc) x 8; sl st to join and ch 1 – 24 sts Turn your work. We will leave the wrong side at the bottom and the right side will be on the inside of the house.
Round 4: in BLO sc around; sl st to join and ch 1 – 24 sts Round 5: (2 sc, inc) x 8; sl st to join and ch 1 – 32 sts Rounds 6 – 10: sc around; sl st to join and ch 1 – 32 sts Round 11: sl st around Fasten off and weave in the ends.
Door:
With Oren Bayan 12 green and a 1 mm hook Ch 4 Row 1: 1 sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in next; 4 sc in last ch; on opposite side of chain 1 sc in last 2 chains; ch 1 and turn Row 2: 1 sc in 2 sts; 4 inc; 1 sc in last 2 sts
Leave a long tail for sewing and fasten off. Sew to house.
Cross stitch two windows with dark brown Oren Bayan thread on either side of the door, about 2 stitches apart in the following pattern
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Pick an acorn top that fits for the roof of the house.
And your wee little acorn house is finished!
Make several and create a village! Make some taller, some shorter, some wider, some thinner! Use your imagination!
If you have been following me for a while, you know that I love making houses for my dolls. So, even before I made the polar bear (see my last post), I knew I was going to make an igloo for him. And since tomorrow it’s Christmas, I also had to make a Christmas tree. I hope you like this set and enjoy making it!
And if you have missed my last post, click HERE to see the pattern for the polar bear.
Materials:
Super chunky yarn – white
Worsted weigh yarn – light blue, green, brown
Crochet hooks: 6 mm (Clover Amour) for igloo and 4 mm (Clover Amour) for the Christmas tree
Large piece of cardboard (optional)
Sewing needle
Hot glue gun (optional)
Stuffing
Abbreviations:
Mr – magic ring
Ch – chain
Sl st – slip stitch
Sc – single crochet
Hdc – half double crochet
Inc – increase
Dec – decrease
FLO – front loop only
BLO – back look only
Pattern
Base Pattern:
We will start by creating the base. Use white yarn.
Join each round with a slip stitch and chain 1.
Round 1: mr, ch 1, 8 sc in the ring – 8 sts
Round 2: 8 inc – 16 sts
Round 3: (sc, inc) x 8 – 24 sts
Round 4: (2 sc, inc) x 8 – 32 sts
Round 5: (3 sc, inc) x 8 – 40 sts
Crochet Round 6 in the BLO.
Round 6: (4 sc, inc) x 2; (4 hdc, hdc inc) x 4; (4 sc, inc) x 2 – 48 sts
Continue crocheting in both loops.
Round 7: (5 sc, inc) x 2; (5 hdc, hdc inc) x 4; (5 sc, inc) x 2 – 56 sts
Round 8: (6 sc, inc) x 2; (6 hdc, hdc inc) x 4; (6 sc, inc) x 2 – 64 sts
Round 9: (7 sc, inc) x 2; (7 hdc, hdc inc) x 4; (7 sc, inc) x 2 – 72 sts
Round 10: 72 sc
Fasten off and weave in the ends.
Optional: You can make a second base, put a cardboard piece between the two, and sew the two together. That way your base will be sturdier. I left mine without a bottom base for now.
Basket Pattern:
After finishing the base, we will create the inside of the igloo.
Continue with white yarn.
For Round 1, crochet in the FLO stitches of Round 5.
Join each round with a slip stitch and chain 1.
Rounds 1 – 3: 40 sc
Round 4: 40 sl st
Fasten off and weave in the ends.
Igloo Pattern:
Join each round with a slip stitch and chain 1.
Round 1: mr, ch 1, 8 sc in the ring – 8 sts
Round 2: 8 inc – 16 sts
Round 3: (sc, inc) x 8 – 24 sts
Round 4: (2 sc, inc) x 8 – 32 sts
Round 5: 32 sc
Round 6: (3 sc, inc) x 8 – 40 sts
Round 7: (9 sc, inc) x 4 – 44 sts
Note:If you want a tighter fit, do not make Round 7 increases but continue with 40 stitches in each round. I wanted a looser fit so my daughter can open and close the container easily.
Rounds 8 – 10: 44 sc
Note:We will now start crocheting in rows to create an opening for the igloo. We will continue the count from where we stopped with the rounds.
Row 11: 39 sc; ch 1 and turn
Row 12: 39 sc; ch 1 and turn
Row 13: 39 sc; turn
Row 14: 39 sl st
Igloo Opening:
Row 1: When you get to the opening, make 3 sc going up; then 6 sc (in the 5 sts you left empty and 1 extra from where you were joining rounds earlier); and make another 3 sc going down the opening. See pictures below.
Once you make the 3rd sc going down chain 1 and turn. You should have 12 sts for the opening of the igloo.
Row 2: 12 sc
Fasten off and weave in the ends.
Optional: To make the igloo more detailed, you can sew blue lines using the back stitch. I started on Round 4 of the igloo and went all around. Then I did the same for Rounds 8 and 12. I also used the back stitch to sew around the opening of the igloo. Then every few stitches I sewed down starting from the very top. You can make the “ice bricks” of the igloo as big or small as you wish.
Christmas Tree Pattern:
Start with green yarn and 4 mm crochet hook. Join each round with a slip stitch and chain 1.
Round 1: mr, ch 1, 6 sc in the ring – 6 sts
Round 2: (2 sc, inc) x 2 – 8 sts
Round 3: (3 sc, inc) x 2 – 10 sts
Round 4: in FLO (2 hdc in 1st st, sl st in next) x 5
Round 4: same round as above because we will crochet in the BLO of Round 3. (4 sc, inc) x 2 – 12 sts
Round 5: (5 sc, inc) x 2 – 14 sts
Round 6: in FLO (2 hdc in 1st st, sl st in next) x 7
Round 6: same round as above because we will crochet in the BLO of Round 5. (6 sc, inc) x 2 – 14 sts
Round 7: (7 sc, inc) x 2 – 16 sts
Round 8: in FLO (2 hdc, inc) x 8
Round 8: same round as above because we will crochet in the BLO of Round 7. (7 sc, inc) x 2 – 18 sts
Round 9: (4 sc, dec) x 3 – 15 sts
Round 10: (3 sc, dec) x 3 – 12 sts
Stuff the Christmas tree well. Change color to brown.
Rounds 11 – 12: 12 sc
Finish stuffing the tree and the tree trunk.
Round 13: 6 dec – 6 sts
Fasten off and weave in the ends.
You can use festive buttons and beads to decorate your tiny Christmas tree.
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