Crochet Moose – A Bitty Bumble
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When my son was a preschooler, he loved to carry around little action figures he called his “guys”. The memory of his chubby warm hand with a death grip on a “guy” just makes me smile. Today, I’d like you to meet this Crochet Moose!
The crochet moose is the 2nd in a series I’m calling Bitty Bumbles. Bitty Bumbles are small amigurumi (or stuffed toys). In fact, the Bitty Bumbles remind me a bit of the “guys” of my son’s childhood. The “guys” and my little guy had all kinds of adventures together. And maybe a Bitty Bumble like this cute moose could be a guy for your little one.
Of course I think everyone might like a Bitty Bumble for herself. I see them scattered in my office at work. In front of my TV at home. They might even be just the thing to tuck into a stocking at Christmas time. They are little. Cute. And just fun.
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Crochet Moose – Bitty Bumble #2
Here is what you will need:
Materials:
- US G6/4mm crochet hook (These are my recommended hooks)
- 1/2 oz of Worsted Weight Yarn in Brown
- Scraps of Worsted Weight Yarn in Beige
- 6mm safety eyes (could also embroider them on)
- Small amount of polyfil stuffing (I used this)
- Sewing needle and matching thread (for sewing on the button)
- Tapestry needle and scissors
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Resources and tutorials you may find helpful in following this pattern: Crochet Abbreviations, US to UK Crochet Conversion Chart. Find links to stitches on the “Tutorial” menu: Getting Started will show basic stitches used in many patterns and Crochet Stitch Dictionary shows our growing collection of crochet stitch tutorials.
To make the decreases less noticeable, use the invisible decrease method.
Finished Size:
Crochet Moose Bitty Bumble is about 1.75″ high (excluding ears and antlers) and 2.5″ long
Body
With brown yarn, make a magic ring
R1: 6 sc into ring (6 sts).
R2: 2 sc in ea st around (12 st)
R3: *sc in next st, 2 sc in next st, repeat from * around (18 st)
R4-12: sc around (18 st)
Take time out to insert safety eyes. The safety eyes go between rounds 2 & 3. Refer to photo for placement. Stuff and continue stuffing as you finish up the body.
R13: *sc in next st, sc next 2 st together. Repeat from * around (12)
R14: sc next 2 st together (6).
Weave opening closed. Fasten off and weave in end.
Muzzle
With brown yarn, make a magic ring
R1: 6 sc into ring (6 sts).
R2: *sc in next st, 2sc in next st, repeat from * around (9 st).
R3: sc around. Fasten off. For a nice finish, use the (optional) Invisible Seamless Join technique.
Stuff with a tiny bit of stuffing. Position muzzle below eyes and sew onto lower part of face.
Ears (Make 2)
With brown yarn, ch 4
R1: sc in 2nd ch from hook, dc in next ch, ch 2, sl st to last ch. Fasten off leaving a long strand for sewing.
Position ears so that the starting chain is resting against head and sew an ear on each side of the head.
Antlers (Make 2)
With beige yarn, ch 6
R1: sc in 2nd ch from hook and across (5 sc)
R2: sl st in next 2 st, in next stitch work: (sc, dc, ch2, sl st). Fasten off.
Sew antlers on head in between ears.
Legs (Make 4)
With brown, make a magic ring.
R1: 6 sc into ring (6 sts).
R2: sc in ea st around (6 st). For a nice finish, use the Invisible Seamless Join technique. Leave a long strand for sewing.
Position front legs between rows 5-7 and back legs between rows 10-12 on bottom of moose (or wherever looks best to you) and sew down. Note: Legs are not stuffed.
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I have a question. How did u make his nose?
The nose/muzzle is now listed just after the body. Not sure what happened there.. But it is there now! 🙂
This is the cutest way I’ve seen antlers done. I love it. But In trying the antlers’ pattern.
For the antlers,What does the “and across” mean in: ch 6
R1: sc in 2nd ch from hook and across (5 sc)
I’m glad you like the antlers! and across just means to continue to work the stitch across the remaining chains in that row.
Oh of course. I’m sorry. Thank you so much. I got so excited to start, I’m pretty sure I jumped the gun, with the series so cute and this pattern especially. Haha
After you’ve chained 6, you skip that first chain and put a sc stitch into the 2nd chain from your hook. Then you just keep crocheting one sc into each stitch until you reach the end. You should end up with 5 sc stitches. Hope this helps!
not sure what to do for the second row of the antlers. can you describe it a little bit better?
Basically, after chaining 6 and putting sc stitches into each st after the 2nd ch, you’ll have 5 sc. In the next row (row 2), you will slip stitch into the first 2 stitches, and in the third stitch you will put 1sc, 1dc, a chain of 2, and a sl st. That’s it! Hope this helps!
When I try to do the antlers, after round 2 my ends of the string are on opposite sides. Do I have to weave one end to the other so they end up on the sameness side to sew onto the body? I think I’m doing something wrong, please advise.
Each antler forms a “Y” shape. So when you are done, you do have ends on different sides, but just weave those in and use one to sew the antler to the head.
I love these cute little Bumbles! I added an extra round to their legs!
Hello! Thank you so much for sharing this adorable pattern.
I am however struggling to understand round two of the antlers. Could you help me?
“R2: sl st in next 2 st, in next stitch work: (sc, dc, ch2, sl st). Fasten off.”
Do i turn the work and crochet back the way i came, or do I round the work and crochet on the other side? And then i wonder where to fasten the last slip stitch?
I have tried different variations, but I cant get them to look like they do on your picture.
Maria from Norway
In R1 you’ve single crocheted across the starting chain. For R2, you turn, work a sl st into each of the next 2 st. Then in the 3rd st you work (sc, dc, ch 2, sl st). Fasten off and leave the remaining stitches unworked. Hope that helps clarify.