Hello, friends! I’m opening up the archives and sharing a pattern that was previously exclusively available in a pattern bundle back in 2023. I’m now making it available for everyone for free! It’s time to spread the Humpty love : ) This pattern is double the fun because it’s reversible! One side has Humpty’s happy face, and the other side has his sad face with the crack! : ( Place him on your desk at work and change his position based on your mood! XD
The Details
- The finished measurements are approximately 20cm tall when Humpty Dumpty is in a sitting position.
- This piece is worked in separate pieces (body, arms, sleeve cuffs, legs, and bowties), which are stitched together during assembly.
- All pieces are constructed in continuous rounds, except for the bowtie, sleeve cuffs, and the soles of the shoes, which are worked flat.
- The legs are worked from the shoes, upward.
- The piece is reversible such that a face is created on each side (one happy, one sad), and the legs are sewn in such a way that they can flip to either side as needed.
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Materials:
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- 6mm hook for main (I use THESE hooks!);
- Hobbii Honey Bunny in the following colours:
- Dark Blue (#87), 100g skein
- White (#01), 100g skein
- Light Blue (#90), less than 100g skein
- Red (#40), less than 100g skein
- Black crochet thread, size 5;
- 24mm safety eyes;
- Craft foam or felt in black and pink and glue for mouth (optional);
- Stitch markers;
- Stuffing;
- Tapestry needle.
Terms and Stitches:
Ch – Chain
Slst – Slip stitch
MR – Magic Ring
Sc – Single Crochet
Hdc – Half double crochet
Dc – Double crochet
Inc – Increase. Work a regular sc increase
Dec – Decrease. Work a regular sc decrease
BLO – Back loops only
Invisible finish – after working the last st, cut yarn and pull through the loop. Thread tail onto a tapestry needle. Skip the st to the left of the yarn tail and insert tapestry needle into the next st from front to back, then insert needle down through centre of the last st of the round (the finishing st you just made). Pull tail until the stitch is the same size as the stitches on either side. Weave end.
Pattern
Body (make 1):
Rnd 1: In Dark Blue, work 6 sts into a MR (6 sts)
Rnd 2: Inc in each st around (12 sts)
Rnd 3: *Sc 1, inc in next st, repeat from * five more times (18 sts)
Rnd 4: *Sc 2, inc in next st, repeat from * five more times (24 sts)
Rnd 5: *Sc 3, inc in next st, repeat from * five more times (30 sts)
Rnd 6: *Sc 4, inc in next st, repeat from * five more times (36 sts)
Rnd 7: *Sc 5, inc in next st, repeat from * five more times (42 sts)
Rnd 8: *Sc 6, inc in next st, repeat from * five more times (48 sts)
Rnd 9: *Sc 7, inc in next st, repeat from * five more times (54 sts)
Rnds 10-12: Sc in each st around (54 sts)
Tie off with an invisible finish.
Rnd 13: In Light Blue, working in BLO, sl st into each st (54 sts)
Rnd 14: Working in BLO, sc in each st (54 sts)
Rnd 15: Sc in each st around (54 sts)
Tie off with an invisible finish.
Rnd 16: In White, working in BLO, sl st into each st (54 sts)
Rnd 17: Working in BLO, sc in each st (54 sts)
Rnd 18: Sc in each st around (54 sts)
Rnd 19: *Sc 7, dec, repeat from * five more times (48 sts)
Rnd 20: *Sc 14, dec, repeat from * two more times (45 sts)
Start stuffing and continue to top up stuffing, shaping as you go, after every 2 rounds. When stuffing, start in the middle and spread the stuffing outward with your fingers to spread the base of the egg.
Rnd 21: *Sc 13, dec, repeat from * two more times (42 sts)
Rnd 22: *Sc 12, dec, repeat from * two more times (39 sts)
Rnd 23: *Sc 11, dec, repeat from * two more times (36 sts)
Rnd 24: *Sc 10, dec, repeat from * two more times (33 sts)
Rnd 25: *Sc 9, dec, repeat from * two more times (30 sts)
Rnd 26: *Sc 8, dec, repeat from * two more times (27 sts)
Rnd 27: *Sc 7, dec, repeat from * two more times (24 sts)
Rnd 28: *Sc 6, dec, repeat from * two more times (21 sts)
Insert safety eyes between rows 19-20 with approximately 7 or 8 sts between the eyes (the eyes for the sad face will be stitched or glued on).
Rnd 29: *Sc 5, dec, repeat from * two more times (18 sts)
Rnd 30: *Sc 4, dec, repeat from * two more times (15 sts)
Rnd 31: *Sc 3, dec, repeat from * two more times (12 sts)
Rnd 32: Dec around (12 sts)
Tie off, leaving a long tail for closing. Stuff. With a tapestry needle, weave the yarn tail through stitches, down the centre and out a stitch in the side. Pull to close. Weave end. Set aside.
Arms (make 2):
Rnd 1: In White, work 6 sc into MR (6 sts)
Rnds 2-5: Sc in each st around (6 sts)
Rnds 6-8: In Light Blue, sc in each st around (6 sts).
Tie off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Stuff.
Sleeve Cuffs (make 2):
Row 1: In Light Blue, ch 9.
Tie off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Stitch chains around the arm where the white meets the light blue.
Legs (make 2):
Row 1: In white, ch 4, starting in 2nd ch from hooks, sc in each ch (3 sts), ch 1, turn.
Row 2: In BLO, sc 1, inc in next st, sc 1 in last st (4 sts), ch 1, turn.
Row 3: In BLO, sc in each st (4 sts), ch 1, turn.
Row 4: In BLO, dec two times (2 sts), ch 1.
Rnd 5: Sc 14 sts evenly around the edge of the panel (14 sts)
Tie off. Join red yarn in the BLO of any stitch of Rnd 5. Work in continuous rounds.
Rnd 6: In red, in BLO, slst in each st around (14 sts)
Rnd 7: In BLO, *Sc 5, dec, repeat from * once more (12 sts)
Rnd 8: *Sc 4, dec, repeat from * once more (10 sts)
Optional: Cut a small plastic or cardboard oval and insert into the bottom of the shoe to help keep it flat.
Rnd 9: Dec around (5 sts)
Lightly stuff shoe. Switch to dark blue.
Rnd 10: In dark blue yarn, Sc 4, inc in next st (6 sts)
Rnds 11-12: Sc in each st (6 sts)
Rnd 13: *Sc 2, inc in next st, rep from * once more (8 sts)
Rnd 14: Sc in each st (8 sts)
Rnd 15: *Sc 3, inc in next st, rep from * once more (10 sts)
Rnds 16-17: Sc in each st (10 sts)
Sc in next couple of stitches until you are at the side of the leg, if necessary. Flatten the leg and sc the top of the leg closed. No need to stuff.
Tie off, leaving a long tail for stitching. Set aside.
Bowtie (make 2):
Row 1: In red, ch 7, starting in 3rd ch from hook, hdc in each ch (5 sts, ch 1, turn.
Row 2: Hdc in each st (5 sts)
Tie off. With a length of red yarn and a tapestry needle, weave the needle through the centre of the rectangle a few times and pull tightly to cinch the centre of the rectangle. Wrap the yarn around the centre once or twice and tie in the back to secure. Set aside.
Move on to assembly below!
Assembly:
Stitch the legs onto the bottom of the body on either side of the starting round so that they can flip to either side.
Stitch the arms on either side of the body at rounds 14 and 15 of the body.
Stitch a bowtie onto the front of the body on each side at rounds 14 and 15.
If you are using craft foam or felt for the mouth, cut out two black shapes:
- one semi-circle measuring 2.5cm across and 2cm high; and
- one oval measuring 3.5cm across and 2.5cm high.
Cut two small pink ovals measuring 2cm wide and 1.5cm high each.
Glue the pink ovals onto the bottom of each of the black shapes. For the oval, cut triangles into the oval on the top and bottom to create a jagged look.
Glue the happy (semi-cricle) mouth onto the side of the body with the safety eyes, at rows 18 and 19 (between and slightly below the eyes).
Glue the jagged mouth onto the opposite side of the body in the same position.
I also opted to make a third mouth (a surprised option). Instead of gluing the mouths directly on the body, I glued the craft foam mouths onto wooden dowels so they could be inserted and changed.
Alternatively, you can use black crochet thread and a tapestry needle to stitch on a happy and sad mouth.
With black craft foam or felt, cut two triangles, measuring 4.5cm wide at the base and 3.5cm tall. Cut another smaller triangle from each triangle shape, creating two arrow or “V” shapes. Turn the Vs sideways, pointing at each other and glue to the side of the body with the jagged mouth. The points of each “V” should be between rows 21-22. Alternatively, use black crochet thread to stitch on two Vs to create the eyes for the sad side.
Using black crochet thread, stitch two jagged lines on the top of the head on the sad side to create the crack. Tie off and weave ends.
You’re done!
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