Thursday, February 12, 2009

Three (large-ish) Peas in a Pod


A free crochet pattern for making three peas in a pod. This is larger than life size. The pod I made is about 25cm long. This pattern is currently untested so let me know if you find any mistakes.


Equipment


100g of green yarn, appropriate for a 4mm hook. I used a cotton blend.
4mm crochet hook.
Soft fill (for stuffing).
Blunt, large eye needle.
For faces:
Assorted bits of yarn or embroidery floss

Pattern


Make three peas and one pod. Gauge is not important.

Pea


chain 2
Rnd 1: work 6 sc in first ch.
Rnd 2: 2 sc in each sc around ­ 12 sc
Rnd 3: *2 sc in next sc, sc in next sc; rep from * around ­ 18 sc
Rnd 4: *2 sc in next sc, sc in next 2 sc; rep from * around ­ 24 sc
Rnd 5: *2 sc in next sc, sc in next 4 sc; rep from * around ­ 28 sc
Rnd 6: *2 sc in next sc, sc in next 6 sc; rep from * around ­ 32 sc
Rnd 7: *2 sc in next sc, sc in next 8 sc; rep from * around ­ 35 sc
Rnd 8: *2 sc in next sc, sc in next 16 sc; rep from * around ­ 37 sc
Rnd 9: *2 sc in next sc, sc in next 17 sc; rep from * around ­ 39 sc
Rnd 10: *2 sc in next sc, sc in next 18 sc; rep from * around ­ 41 sc
Rnd 11: *2 sc in next sc, sc in next 20 sc; rep from * around ­ 43 sc
Rnd 12­13: sc in each sc around
Rnd 14: *Sc2tog, sc in next 20 sc; rep from * around ­ 41 sc
Rnd 15: *Sc2tog, sc in next 18 sc; rep from * around ­ 39 sc
Rnd 16: *Sc2tog, sc in next 17 sc; rep from * around ­ 37 sc
Rnd 17: *Sc2tog, sc in next 16 sc; rep from * around ­ 35 sc
Rnd 18: *Sc2tog, sc in next 8 sc; rep from * around ­ 32 sc
Rnd 19: *Sc2tog, sc in next 6 sc; rep from * around ­ 28 sc
Rnd 20: *Sc2tog, sc in next 4 sc; rep from * around ­ 24 sc
About this point, stuff the pea full of soft fill.
Rnd 21: *Sc2tog, sc in next 2 sc; rep from * around ­ 18 sc
Rnd 22: *Sc2tog, sc in next sc; rep from * around ­ 12 sc
Rnd 23: *Sc2tog around ­ 6 sc
Cut the yarn with a longish tail and thread it through a large­eyed needle. Thread the yarn through
all 6 remaining sc and pull tight. Finish off and thread the yarn tail into the work.
If you want faces, then get creative sewing these up. Embroidery, surface crochet, button or google eyes, or crochet some shapes and sew them on.

Pod


ch 28. This is the bottom side of the pod. You will be crocheting "in the round" in a spiral around this length of chain.
round 1: sc in top loop of second chain from hook. Continue to sc along the length of the chain (in the top loop only) until there is just one chain left at the end (26 sc).
2sc in top loop of next (last) ch. Then, turn the whole piece clockwise a bit, and sc in the bottom loop of the same ch.
Continue to sc in next 25 ch, in the bottom loop only.
When you get to the end, 2sc in bottom loop of next (first) ch. (This ch already has one sc in the top
loop) You should be back where you started. (56 sc.)
If you line up your three peas next to each other and stretch out the pod so far, it should just touch the centre point of the two peas at either end.

round 2: 2sc in next sc (both loops, as you usually would). sc in next 25 sc. *2sc in next sc. repeat from * in next 2 sc.
sc in next 25 sc. 2sc in next sc. 2sc in next sc. (62 sc.)
round 3: sc in next sc. 2sc in next sc. sc in next 25 sc. *sc in next sc. 2sc in next sc. repeat from * in next 4 sc.
sc in next 25 sc. *sc in next sc. 2sc in next sc. Repeat from * in next 2 sc. (68 sc)
round 4: sc in next 2 sc. 2sc in next sc. sc in next 25 sc. *sc in next 2 sc. 2sc in next sc. repeat from * in next 6 sc.
sc in next 25 sc. *sc in next 2 sc. 2sc in next sc. Repeat from * in next 3 sc. (74 sc)
round 5: sc in next 3 sc. 2sc in next sc. sc in next 25 sc. *sc in next 3 sc. 2sc in next sc. repeat from * in next 8 sc.
sc in next 25 sc. *sc in next 3 sc. 2sc in next sc. Repeat from * in next 4 sc. (80 sc)
round 6: sc in next 4 sc. 2sc in next sc. sc in next 25 sc. *sc in next 4 sc. 2sc in next sc. repeat from * in next 10 sc.
sc in next 25 sc. *sc in next 4 sc. 2sc in next sc. Repeat from * in next 5 sc. (86 sc)
round 7: sc in next 5 sc. 2sc in next sc. sc in next 25 sc. *sc in next 5 sc. 2sc in next sc. repeat from * in next 12 sc.
sc in next 25 sc. *sc in next 5 sc. 2sc in next sc. Repeat from * in next 6 sc. (92 sc)
round 8: sc in next 6 sc. 2sc in next sc. sc in next 25 sc. *sc in next 6 sc. 2sc in next sc. repeat from * in next 14 sc.
sc in next 25 sc. *sc in next 6 sc. 2sc in next sc. Repeat from * in next 7 sc. (98 sc)
round 9: sc in next 45 sc. 2sc in next sc. sc in next 48 sc. 2sc in next sc. sc in next 3 sc (100 sc)
rounds 10 and 11: *sc in each sc. Repeat from * in next 99 sc. (100 sc)

Now we start on the pointy bits at each end of the pod...

round 12: sc in next 45 sc. 2sc in next sc. sc in next 49 sc. 2sc in next sc. sc in next 4 sc (102 sc)
round 13: sc in next 46 sc. 2sc in next sc. sc in next 50 sc. 2sc in next sc. sc in next 4 sc (104 sc)
round 14: sc in next 46 sc. 2sc in next sc. sc in next 51 sc. 2sc in next sc. sc in next 5 sc (106 sc)
round 15: sc in next 47 sc. 2sc in next sc. sc in next 52 sc. 2sc in next sc. sc in next 5 sc (108 sc)
round 16: sc in next 47 sc. sc2tog. sc in next 52 sc. sc2tog. sc in next 5 sc (106 sc)
round 17: sc in next 46 sc. sc2tog. sc in next 51 sc. sc2tog. sc in next 5 sc (104 sc)
round 18: sc in next 46 sc. sc2tog. sc in next 50 sc. sc2tog. sc in next 4 sc (102 sc)
round 19: sc in next 45 sc. sc2tog. sc in next 49 sc. sc2tog. sc in next 4 sc (100 sc)
round 20: sc in next 45 sc. sc2tog. sc in next 48 sc. sc2tog. sc in next 3 sc (98 sc)
round 21: sc in next 44 sc. sc2tog. sc in next 47 sc. sc2tog. sc in next 3 sc (96 sc)
round 22: sc in next 43 sc. s2tog. sc2tog. sc in next 43 sc. sc2tog. sc2tog. sc in next 2 sc (92 sc)
round 23: sc in next 40 sc. s2tog. sc2tog. s2tog. sc in next 40 sc. s2tog. sc2tog. s2tog. (86 sc)

Do another one or two sc and finish off.

3 comments:

  1. This is awesome! Thanks for posting!

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  2. Thank you for the pattern! I am making it for a friend's little girl for Christmas.

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