Meet a quirky bug with real attitude: a tall cockroach in stretchy jeans, a flowery shirt, a knitted scarf and orange sneakers. A wire frame makes his long arms, legs and antennae fully posable.
Pattern by Galina Astashova. Advanced, because three crafts come together: the toy is crocheted, the scarf is knitted and the shirt and boots are sewn.
This listing is for an INSTANT DOWNLOAD PDF PATTERN, not a finished project.
LANGUAGE:
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The pattern is in English.
SKILL LEVEL:
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Advanced
FINISHED SIZE:
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Approx. 35 cm (13.8 inches) tall using the materials stated in the pattern.
SKILLS REQUIRED:
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Crochet in rounds
Single crochet
Increasing
Decreasing
Knitting (scarf)
Sewing (shirt and boots)
Wire frame
MATERIALS AND TOOLS:
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• Brown mohair-acrylic yarn for the body, approx. 50 g (e.g. RAM Angora, 500 m / 100 g), and slightly stretchy blue yarn for the jeans, approx. 30 g (e.g. Alpina Andre, 530 m / 100 g).
• Two colours of thin yarn for the scarf (e.g. Pehorka Trikotazhnaya, 780 m / 100 g) and light blue thread for the jeans stitching.
• Steel hook 1.15 mm and straight knitting needles 1.5 mm.
• Copper wire in PVC: 3 mm (approx. 100 cm) for the body and 1–1.5 mm (approx. 250 cm) for the arms and antennae; fabric tape.
• White polymer clay and clear varnish for the eyes, two glass eyes (7–9 mm), two wooden beads (12 mm), transparent glue, stuffing.
• For the clothes: stretch knit fabric (approx. 20 × 30 cm), felt for the collar, 3 mm felt and white craft foam for the boots, eight 5 mm buttons, white cotton thread for the laces.
ABOUT THIS PATTERN:
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The pattern is written using US terminology (UK differences are explained).
25 pages of step-by-step instructions with tips and photos illustrating the process.
