These little cuties were inspired by the Candy Corn Buddies that are being made into a series! Stay tuned! The Hugs & Kiss Buddies are for February for the Triangle Buddies Series!! How cute!!
Do not sell, reproduce or change the pattern itself in any way! You are welcome to sell your completed products, just make sure to refer to me as the designer! Please make sure to tag me.
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Materials-
- Worsted weight yarn
- Red, pink, brown, grey and white yarn. Black thread and shoelace thread
- Hook size 3.5mm (E)
- 15mm Safety Eyes (option 2), crochet eyes (option 1) or an alternative form of eyes
- Stitch Marker
- PolyFill
- Tapestry Needle
- Scissors
- Sewing Pins
US Terminology
Abbreviations-
- Rd(s) – Round(s)
- MR – Magic Ring
- St(s) – Stitch(es)
- Sc – Single Crochet
- Pc – Popcorn St
- 5 dc in the same st, take the loop off your hook, insert the hook through the first dc, put the loop back on and pull through, ch 1
- P – Picot – ch 3, sl st in the first ch
- Inc – Increase
- Dec – Invisible Decrease
- In the front loops only, pick up the next two loops, yarn over and pull through 2 loops.
- Hdc Dec- Half Double Crochet Decrease
- FO – Fasten Off
- BLO – Back Loop Only
- FLO – Front Loop Only – for closing up the holes
Notes-
- Magic Ring Alternative – chain 2 and single crochet in the 2nd chain from the hook.
- This will be crocheted in the round.
- If not specified or in (), repeat to the end of the round.
- Stuff as you go.
This is a mix and match type of pattern. There are multiple options for eyes, legs and arms. Pick the option you would like and go for it! The Hugs on the left is option 1 and the Kiss on the right is option 2.
Arms (make 2) – (option 1)
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Pink
Rd 1: sc 6 in MR
Rd 2: inc (12)
Rd 3: sc, inc (18)
Rds 4-5: sc around (18) (2 rounds)
Rd 6: sc, pc, sc 16 (18) (17 sc, 1 pc)
Rd 7: sc around (18)
Rd 8: sc, dec (12)
Rd 9: sc 2, dec (9)
Rds 10-15: sc around (9) (6 rounds) Stuff the hand well and the arm loosely.
Rd 16: sc 2, fold in half and sc through both pieces. Sc 4 times to close the arm.
FO with a short tail.
Arms (make 2) – (option 2)-
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Red-
Rd 1: sc 6 in MR
Rd 2: inc (12)
Rd 3: sc, inc (18)
Rds 4-7: sc around (18) (4 rounds)
Rd 8: sc, dec (12)
Rd 9: sc 2, dec (9)
Rds 10-15: sc around (9) (6 rounds). Stuff the hand well and the arm loosely.
Rd 16: fold in half and sc through both pieces sc 4 times to close the arm.
FO with a short tail.
Legs (make 2) – (option 1)-
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Grey-
Ch 5
Rd 1: sc in the 2nd ch from the hook, 2 sc, 3 sc in the last ch and continue working around the ch, sc 2, inc (10)
Rd 2: inc, sc 2, inc x3, sc 2, inc x2 (16)
Rd 3: sc, inc, sc 2, (sc, inc) x3, sc 2, (sc, inc) x2 (22)
Rds 4-6: sc around (22) (3 rounds)
Rd 7: sc 5, (sc, dec) x3, sc 8 (19)
Rd 8: sc 5, 3 dec, sc 8 (16)
Rd 9: sc 4, 2 dec, sc 8 (14)
Rd 10: sc 3, 2 dec, sc 7(12)
Switch to brown
Rd 11: BLO sc 2, dec (9)
Rds12-17: sc around (9) (6 rounds) Stuff the foot well and the leg loosely.
Rd 18: sc 3, fold in half. Sc through both pieces, sc 4 times to close the leg.
FO with a short tail.
For the shoelaces, start on rd 7, lace-up 3 rds and tie in a bow.
Legs (make 2) – (option 2)-
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Brown-
Ch 5
Rd 1: sc in the 2nd ch from the hook, 2 sc, 3 sc in the last ch and continue working around the ch, sc 2, inc (10)
Rd 2: inc, sc 2, inc x3, sc 2, (sc, inc) x2 (16)
Rd 3: sc, inc, sc 2, (sc, inc) x3, sc 2, (sc, inc) x2 (22)
Rds 4-6: sc around (22) (3 rounds)
Rd 7: sc 5, (sc, dec) x3, sc 8 (19)
Rd 8: sc 5, 3 dec, sc 8 (16)
Rd 9: sc 4, 2 dec, sc 8 (14)
Rd 10: sc 3, 2 dec, sc 7 (12)
Rd 11: sc 2, dec (9)
Rds 12-17: sc around (9) (6 rounds). Stuff the foot well and the leg loosely.
Rd 18: sc 3, fold in half. Sc through both pieces, sc 4 times to close the leg.
FO with a short tail.
Kiss or Hug-
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Red or Pink-
Ch 13
When attaching the legs make sure the toes are pointing away from the ch.
Rd 1: sc in the 2nd ch from the hook, sc 10. 4 sc in the last ch. Continue working around the ch. Sc, this is where you will add the leg. Insert your hook through both the leg and the body for the next 4 sc, while sewing in the end for the first leg. Repeat the attach instructions for the second leg, (over the next sts weave in ends as you go) sc, 3 sc in the last stitch (28)
Rd 2: inc, sc 10, inc x4, sc 10, inc x3 (36)
Rd 3: sc, inc, sc 10, inc, sc, inc, sc 2, inc, sc, inc, sc 10, inc, sc, inc, sc 2, inc (44)
Rds 4-8: ac around (44) (5 rounds)
Rd 9: sc 18, dec, sc 20, dec, sc 2 (42)
Rd 10: sc 5, dec (36)
Rds 11-12: sc around (36) (2 rounds)
Rd 13: sc 2, dec, (sc 4, dec) x2, this is where you will add the arm. Insert your hook through the st of the arm and then through the body by doing a (sc 4), dec, (sc 4, dec) x2 (weaving your ends in as you sc), this is where you will add the 2nd arm, insert your hook through the st of the arm and then through the body by doing a (sc 4) (the last 2 sc are the first 2 sc of the next rd) (as you continue to crochet weave in ends) (30)
Rds14-15: sc around (30) (2 rounds)
Rd 16: sc 3, dec (24)
Rds 17-18: sc around (24) (2 rounds)
Rd 19: sc 2, dec (18) Option 2: insert the eyes between rds 13 and 14, 6 sts apart.
Switch to brown
Rd 20: BLO sc around (18)
Rd 21: sc around (18) Stuff
Rd 22: sc, dec (12)
Rds 23-24: sc around (12) (2 rounds)
Rd 25: dec (6)
FO and sew in the ends.
Tag-
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White-
Row 1: on FLO of rd 20, off to the front side, sc 3, ch 1 turn (3)
Rows 2-9: sc 3, ch 1 turn (3) (8 rows)
Row 10: sc 3 (3)
FO and sew in your ends.
With black thread sew hugs or kiss.
Wrapper-
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Red or Pink-
Rd 1: FLO of rd 20, sc around (including in front of the tag)
Rd 2: this will be worked in the rd with spots in rows in ().
*(sc 4, ch 1 turn, sc 4, ch 1 turn, dec, sc down the side of the triangle, sl st in the same space as the 4 sc of the 1st row), (sc 5, ch 1 turn, dec, sc 3, ch 1 turn, dec, sc 2, ch 1 turn, dec, sc, ch1 turn, dec, sc down the side of the triangle, sl st in the same space as 5 sc, repeat from * (4 triangles)
Rd 3: *sc up the side of the triangle, p, sc down the triangle, sl st between the triangles, repeat over the next 3 triangles.
FO and sew in ends.
Eyes (make 2) – (option 1)-
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(safety eyes – option 2)-
Black-
Rd 1: sc 6 in MR
Change to brown
Rd 2: inc (12)
Change to white
Rd 3: sc, inc (18)
Rd 4: this is a half rd. Hdc, hdc inc, dc 2, hdc inc, hdc, sc, sl st. (9)
FO, leaving a tail for sewing. Attach starting below rd 18. With eyes barely touching.
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