Crocheted Sock Monkey Pattern by Lisa Thoms

Materials Needed:

Patons "Classic Wool" Merino, 100% Wool, 3 1/2 oz. (100g) in Natural Marl (variegated white/brown), Winter White, and Bright Red

Size F/5 (3.75mm) Crochet Hook

Sewing Needle

Polyfil

Symbols:

sl st = slip stitch; ; st = stitch; ch = chain; hdc = half double crochet; dc = double crochet; tc = treble crochet

Head:

Round 1:  Using your Winter White Yarn, Ch 4 connecting the first stitch to the last with a sl st to form a ring.  Ch 2 and then 15 hdc in the center of the ring.  Join the first hdc to the last to form a circle.

Round 2:  Ch 3.  In each stitch, do 2 dc joining the first st to the last st with a sl st.

Rounds 3 + 4:  Ch 3.  In each stitch, do 1 dc joining the first st to the last st with a sl st.

Round 5.  Switch to the Natural Marl yarn I used or a yarn color of your choice.  After joining the yarns, ch 3.  Do 2 dc in the first stitch and then 1 dc in the next 3 stitches.  Repeat the pattern joining the first st to the last st with a sl st.

Rounds 6 + 7.  Ch 3.  In each stitch, do 1 dc in each stitch joining the first st to the last st with a sl st.

Rounds 8 + 9.  Ch 3.  In the next 3 stitches do 1 dc then skip a stitch.  Repeat the pattern joining the first st to the last st with a sl st.

Head Muzzle and Mouth:

Ch 9 in Bright Red.  In the 7th st, do 1 hdc followed by a dc in the next 5 stitches and finally a hdc in the last stitch.  Change yarns from Bright Red to Winter White.  After joining the yarns, go around the red crocheted section with a SC in each stitch until you have outlined the whole mouth in Winter White.  Ch 1 and repeat going around the mouth 2 1/2 more times stopping halfway through the third round (Figure A).
 

Ears: 

Using your Winter White yarn, ch 7.  In the 5th st, do a hdc followed by a dc in the 4th st, a tc in the 3rd st, a dc in the 2nd st stitch and a hdc in the 1st st.  It will have the appearance of a half circle (Figure B.)

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