Get into the spirit of fall and back to school with this cute little bookworm and apple set! Whip up a set and give it as a teacher's gift…they're perfect for the corner of your favorite professor's desk 
! Happy Fall…and happy crocheting from the Furls Team!
ABOUT OUR DESIGNER
Jackie Laing is the designer behind A[mi]dorable Crochet. Jackie lives in northern B.C. Canada with her daughter and furry family members. She has been playing with yarn and her favourite hooks since 2009. Jackie enjoys making amigurumi and draws inspiration from her favourite music, movies and tv shows! Jackie has designed some amazing creations for our Furls Family. You can find all of them HERE.
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SUPPLIES
- E/3.5mm Furls Odyssey Crochet Hook
- 6.5mm safety eyes
- Red Heart Super Saver Yarn (less than one skein per each color green, brown and red)
- Stuffing, black embroidery thread (for the eyebrows and mouth), a needle, scissors
SHOP ODYSSEY CROCHET HOOKS
PATTERN DETAILS
Finished Dimensions
Bookworms: ~5” long, ~3.5” tall
Apples: ~3.5” tall, ~2.5” wide
PART ONE
This week we are making the sweet little bookworm.
Head
Rnd1: Starting at the top of your bookworms head sc x 6 in a magic ring, or chain x 2 and do 6sc in the second chain from your hook (6)
Rnd2: Inc x 6 (12)
Rnd3: [Sc, inc] x 6 (18)
Rnd4: [Sc, inc] x 9 (27)
Rnd5: Sc x 27 (27)
Rnd6: [Sc x 8, inc] x 3 (30)
Rnd7-8: Sc x 30 (30)
Rnd9: You will be adding your safety eyes in this round. Sc x 8, dec, sc x 3, place the first safety eye in the last stitch you just did, sc x 3, place your second safety eye in the last stitch you just did, sc x 2, dec, sc x 8, dec (27)
Rnd10-12:Sc x 27 (27)
Rnd13: Sc x 2, [sc x 3,dec] x 5 (22)
Rnd14: Sc x 22 (22)
Rnd15: Dec x 11 (11)
Rnd16: Stuff your head firmly, dec x 5, sc (6)
Rnd17: Dec x 3, leave a really long tail and fasten off. You will use this tail to sew the head to your bookworms body (3)
Body
Rnd1: Sc x 6 in a magic ring, or chain x 2 and do 6sc in the second chain from your hook (6)
Rnd2: Inc x 6 (12)
Rnd3: [Sc, inc] x 6 (18)
Rnd4: [Sc x 2, inc] x 6 (24)
Rnd5: Sc x 24 (24)
Rnd6: [Sc x 4, dec] x 4 (20)
Rnd7-10: Sc x 20 (20)
Rnd11: [Sc x 2, dec] x 5 (15)
Rnd12: Sc x 15 (15)
Rnd13: Stuff your body firmly as you are working, dec x 7, sc (8)
Rnd14: Dec x 4 (4)
Rnd15: Inc x 4 (8)
Rnd16: Inc x 8 (16)
Rnd17: Sc x 16 (16)
Rnd18: [Sc x 7, inc] x 2 (18)
Rnd19: Sc x 18 (18)
Rnd20: Sc x 3, [sc, dec] x 5 (13)
Rnd21: Sc, dec x 6 (7)
Rnd22: [Dec, sc] x 2, sc (5)
Rnd23: Inc x 5 (10)
Rnd24: Inc, sc x 9 (11)
Rnd25: Sc, dec x 5 (6)
Rnd26: Dec x 3, fasten off and weave in your end.
Assembly
Sew in the tail on your bookworms body and trim it. Use the long tail you left on your bookworms head and sew it onto the body. I use large dressmaking pins to hold the head in place while I sew it to the body. Sew on a mouth and eyebrows. Use thin craft/jewellery making wire to create the glasses. The wire is thin enough to shape the glasses using your hands. Now enjoy your bookworm!
PART TWO
Apple
Rnd1: Starting at the top of your apple sc x 6 in a magic ring, or chain x 2 and do 6sc in the second chain from your hook (6)
Rnd2: Inc x 6 (12)
Rnd3: [Sc, inc] x 6 (18)
Rnd4: [Sc x 2, inc] x 6 (24)
Rnd5: Sc x 24 (24)
Rnd6: [Sc, inc] x 12 (36)
Rnd7-9: Sc x 36 (36)
Rnd10: You will be placing the safety eyes in this round, sc x 11, place your first eye in the last stitch you just did, sc x 4, place your second eye in the last stitch you just did, sc x 21 (36)
Rnd11: [Sc x 4, dec] x 6 (30)
Rnd12-13: Sc x 30 (30)
Rnd14: [Sc x 3, dec] x 6 (24)
Rnd15: Sc x 24 (24)
Rnd16: Dec x 12 (12)
Rnd17: Stuff your apple firmly, dec x 6 (6)
Rnd18: Dec x 3, fasten off and weave in your end (3)Stem
Rnd1: Starting at the top of your stem sc x 6 in a magic ring, or chain x 2 and do 6sc in the second chain from your hook (6)
Rnd2: [Sc, inc] x 3 (9)
Rnd3: Sc x 9 (9)
Rnd4: Dec, sc x 3, dec, sc x 2 (7)
Rnd5-6: Sc x 7, fasten off at the end of Rnd6 (7)
Leaf
Rnd1: Starting at the tip of your leaf sc x 6 in a magic ring, or chain x 2 and do 6sc in the second chain from your hook (6)
Rnd2-4: Sc x 6 (6)
Rnd5: Dec, sc x 4, fasten off (5)
Assembly
Sew the stem of the apply onto the top of the apple, also sew on the leaf. Embroider a mouth onto your apple.
That completes the Bookworm and Apple Ami CAL. We hope you have enjoyed making these cute designs and we will see you back next month for our next Ami CAL.
