httor/ ‘uu, Liveinternet pususers/vera-L/Gobi the African Flower Camel Heidi Bears Designs © 2016 Red Numbers: Red numbers shaw what the matif is in the same way as the black numbers (se@ abovel, EXCEPT. that they indicate the WRONG side of the motif (as opposed to the right sidel. Sometimes in photos you will be facing the wrong side be- cause the work has curled or assumed a non-flat shape_again, this isto help you with orientation and the placement of the motifs ONE BIG THING TO REMEMBER: When you JAYG you will ALWAYS be facing the RIGHT (as apposed to wrong) side of the motif you ARE JOINING TO! Read the tips section again at the beginning of the pattern If you need to for further clarification on this Black Lines: The biack lines aro used to show where the joining sides lie aftera motif has been joined. It helps you to ofent the work and the motifs visually. as the are chitecture of the work may look different ance the motif has been joined as compared to the how the “unjoined” area looks. Black lines may also be used to show “un-joined” sides of a motif. In some of the photos | have placed a paper card behind the work for clarity’s sake this lessons the distraction from the parts of the work that are not relevant to the cur- rent instructions, 9 hitters ‘umn. liveinternet ucusers“vera-l?Gobi the African Flower Camet. Heidi Bears Designs © 2016 B © _ Chain stitch (ch) 5a 2X Single Crochet se) . oa g cee) Ti Long de into Round 2 send ee ae S oo UL” eee ‘Round x: Chg and join with sip stitch to form a ring. Chg (courts as frst deh de invting, cha. Thon. make” 2 de lnring, chi* Repeat fram* to "4 timos more. stip stitch jain to third choin af bepinning "ch3! af the round Gut "yam and pull theough 06 nots of ade's separated by chain stitches ‘Reund.2; Join nowt clot in the cha space Gust ta the right of the providus rounefs ehg beginning! and ch counts as first. de). Make a dein hat sane chain space then chi Make 2 de itll in tho sar chat space Mowe on to the net chain space of the previnus round, ane malue the following: 2 de. cha, Zee in that chain ‘space. Repoat this in each of the next 4 chain spaces. Jeln with slip stitch to third chain of beginning ‘ch’ of tha ound 46 ciusiters of fade-ch.acicl } Round.a: Coniinue with the same colour, Slip stitch Into the chain spana in the mickie of the fest cluster of thw (prewous round Chg (routs 2 Neat cic). Make 6 fc in same-chain space (total of 7 dea Make 7 do into ther chain space of the next cluster. Repeat.4more times. sa that each cluster has 7 de's in its chain space. Join ‘with slipstitch to the thire chain of the boginning ‘cha’ of the rexand Cut yarniand pullthrough 16 sats of 7 dels, ‘Round 4: Join nie colour in the slip stitch of previous mound's end, and-chi (counts a a sc} Maley one sc into each of the de's of the cluster (this makes 7 st including the chil. Make one long de ibetween clusters! tht ‘extents down into round 2 of the flower. 56 that it separates the round 2 clusters “Sc into each of the 7 de -litches of the nest cluster, Make-one long de iretweren clasiers! thal caters danwn into round 2 of the flawer. ‘so thal it separates the round 2 clusters. © Repeal from to * four more times Slip silich to te beginning of the round “chr’ stitch Cut yerrvand pull through (az sc and 6 long oc) Beund 5.Join next colourito the slip stitch at the end of the previous rund Chg leounts as frst del Make one ‘de inte each of tha next zsc's then Icke. cha, de) into the next sc (this fons the ‘apes’ of the ower petad. Then ako oe de into. cach of the next three sc. Mike ond de into the provaus ound: hang de” stkich. * Make ane de inte nach of tha nest potats fest thaw se stitches, thon ie. cha. de} inte she nex se (nis forms ther "aqpe’ ‘of the petall. than makio one de into each of the ned three sc Maku one tic into the previous rounds long be ‘lich " Ropeat from "to ' fourmoro times. Slip stitch to the third chin of the “cha’ of the beginning of tho round Cut'yorn and pull through ¢You shauld rewve nine "ac" stitches between each petal apex separated bya chain sltch, so 54 de ie all Page 20 httor/ ‘umm. liveinternet pucusers‘vera-l?Gobi the African Flower Camel, Heidi Bears Designs © 2016 © Chain stiteh (eh) XK Single Crochet fc) oy T Double Crochet (dc) ep nH T Long de into Round 2 ~y ge © Shp Stitch wtst) ce “Anrowe showing —> color change Round: Chs ancl join with sip-sttch to form a ring Chg counts as first oc, 1 den ing. cha, Then, make 2.de Inving cha" Repeat from * to "3 Umes niore: allp stitch join to third chal of beginning "cha! of the round Cut yarn and pull through, Kauving a tail (5 sets of ade's separated by chain stitetos) Round 2: Join not color in thw chi space just to the right af tho praviaus rounds cha beginning) andcha ooants as first dct. Malas dein that same chain space then cha Make 2 dc (stil in the same chain space}, Marit on to the paxd chain space of the previous round and maker the fallawing & dc.chi, 2c in that chains ‘space Repeal this ineach af the next 3.chain spaces Join with slip atiich to third chain of beginning “chy of the round (5 clusters of lade chactcl ) Round 3; Continue ith the Sarre color Slip itch into the chain space in the riddle of the fist ehustor of the previous tound Ch3icounts as first dc). Make 6 dc in came chain space (total of 7 d's). Make 7 de's into the chain space af the next cluster Repeat 3 mare times, so that each cluster has 7 de’s in is chain space Jain with slip sich te the third chain af the beginning "chy’ Cut yarn.ane! pull throug leaving a tall. 6 seks of 7 de’ Round 4: Join new colour in the clip stitch of previous rund: and. and.cht iocunts as ase) Make onwe nc into, each of the de’. of the cluster this makes 7 sc including the chi Maik one long de (between clusters! that extends dawn into round 2 of the flawer, so that it separates the round 2 clusters “Se info each of the 7 dc ‘stiches of the next cluster. Make ane long dc fbelween: clusters! that extends down inio round 2 of the flower, so that it separates the round 2 clusters “ Repeat from’ to three mare times Slip sliten to:the beginning of ‘tho round ‘chi stitch Cul yarn and pull through leaving a tall (35 s¢ and § long de} ‘Rraund &: Join rent colourto the slip stitch at the end of the previous rxund Ch fcounts as frst.det Make ona dc into each of tim next 2501s, thon eke. Cha, dt into the Ret se (is Forres Bao “apse” Of the Rower otal. Then make one de into: each of the rand three se: Make ane:deinto the previoks nund's ‘long dc” stiteh * Makan oma ‘dc into each af tho nent potals rst throe se stitches, then tcc, chi. dc}into tha nal sc (this forms the "apex" of tho petal) then make on de into ouch of the naxt three: c Make ono de inte the proviaus raund!é Long de stitch © Repeat from te" threo more times Slip stiteh to the third chain of the "cha’ of the Beginning of the tound Cut yare and pull through, leaving a tal. (vou should have nine ‘de stiches bolween each petal apex. ‘separated by.a chain stitch. so 45 de in all) FY httor/ ‘umm. liveinternet ucusersvera-l?Gobi the African Flower Camel Heidi Bears Designs © 2016 TTT Chainstiteh & u Ps mean RAE OS. F onsrcwanae epescoaee ot Ete Oy =] 7 Long de into Round 2 Exe bgg Ss a VES © Slip Sieh (asp cea NO’ ae My) j ee > Sa Rauind. 3: Chg andjoin with stip stitch to form a ring Ch3 leaunts és frat Gel tc in ving eh. Then, mab "2 de Insing, chi" Repeat from” to "5 times moro: slip sliich join to third chain ef beninning "cha" of tho mund Cut ‘yarrvand pull theough, leaving a tall (7 sets of zcic's separated by chain stitches) ‘Bround.2: Join rst color in tho cht space dust to the right of the provlous rounds cha bedinningl and ch Aeounlsas frst del, Make a din thot same chain space tren cht. Make-2 de (stillin tho same chain space) Move on to the: next chain space-of the previous raund, ard make the following 2 ck: cha, adn that chain space Repeat lhisin wach of the next § chain spaces. Join with a slp sliteh ta thed chain of beginning ‘chy’ of athe round. (7 clusters of acke.chaitel) ‘Retind.3. Continuo with the same cotour Sip stitch into the chain souct in tho rmiddin of tha first cluster of the: previous round Chg leounts a first ccd. Make € dic in same chain space IN6tal of 7 dest Mato 7 des inte th ‘chain space of the nec cluster Repeat § more times x9 that each cluster has 7 d's in its chasn space, Join with slip stitch ta the thie chain of the beginning “cny" of the round Cut yarn and pull through. leaving a tal ss of 7 des ‘Roundl 4, Join new colour in tho stip stitch of previous raund's end and chi tcounts as ancl Make one sc into ‘ouch of the cc's of the cluster tthis makes 7 sc including the cha). Make cna ang de (between clusters) that ‘extends down into round 2 of the flower. 30 that it separates the round @ clusters “SC into each of the 7 de slitches of the next cluster, Make one ong de (betareen clusters) thal extands dwn into round 2 of the flower. ‘so that it separates the round 2 clusters, “ Repeat from” ta * five more times. Sup stitch to the beginning of the: ‘round “chy” stitch Cua yarn ond grail through. leaving a tok (49-36 0nd 7 Long de) ‘Rounds: Jcin next colour to the sip witch at the enc! of the previous round Cha fcounts as fest dc). Mako one dc into. each of the next. 2 50's, then tde. cha. ce) into the: next -sc this. fonme the: “apex of the fowor potal Then maka ona de into.cach of the next three sc. Make one de ints the provious round's:"tong de"sttch * Make-one ‘deinto-soch of the next petals first thee se stliches, then ide, chi. dchinie the next se this farts the “apex” of the petal. then make one dc into each of the next three 2c: Make one oc inta the previous rounds Long ‘destitch * Repoat from 'to* five more times. Slip stich to the third chaln of the "cha" of the beginning of the found) Cut yor and pull through, lowing a tall (You should Raye nino "de" stitches batwoon Ooch HOLM apo. ‘separated by a chain stitch. 6a 63 de in all w hitter! ‘umn. liveinternet ucusers‘vera-l?Gobi the African Flower Camet, Heidi Bears Designs © 2016 © Chainstitch (ch) Single Crochet (se) T Double Crochet (de) @ Slip Stitch (sl st) Arrow showing Th ey —> color change appeals to you, [have drafted the chart so tbat each round isa different color. making it easter Le read as, ‘welLas indicating where you can change-colors, if desired, round 3 before starting the JAYG, which creates Round 4 (the final rouncd), Rowand 1: Chg and join with a ship sitich to maki a ring Chg toounts as fret él, then mike 16 int the Hing) chi Make” 4.0 into ring. chi” Repeat from’ ta * twice mare Malce.2 de inta ring and join witha slip stiteh ta the third chain of the ‘cha’ of the beginning of tha round. te nots of acic's soparatnd yy chain stitches) Reund 2: if you cheose-you can jin anew coloryam, Org inte 2:-chain space of Round 1 tf yau choose not to chonge colors, rst slip stitch into the next along chan space. then Oh3 (counts as fret dc, Make 7'de: Into thes ‘same chain space: Mako c's into each of iho throo remaining chain spaces of Round 3 Join with a slip stitch to the third chain of the Cha’ beginning of Rouncd 1. (4 clusters of 8 des) Round 3: Join a nowrecar Ifyou wah Cha Into the sllp itch ef the previous round Se info each of the seven ‘c's of thes cluster. Sc into each of tho 8 cc's of the next cluster Repeat for the remaining two clusters Joun with ‘a dlip stitch te the chi at the beginning of the round 44 sets ef 8 5c) (Round 4: Join a mew color yarn to the slip stitchof round 30h tourits as fist diel’ Make a de into wach of the ‘head four se stitches. Cha. then * mike a de into the same sc space as the previous de Mules de into each of the next aight se's trom Round 3 Chi” Repeat fem ' to” twe times mora, Matar dé inte the same se space.as the proviaue de. Make adc into each of the nent thine se stitches of Round 3. Join witha slip stitch to tie third chain of the ‘ch’ at tha boginning of the round (a sats of 9 de’s saparated ly 4-chain stitches, lo four ‘ode repeats? 33 httor/ ‘umm. liveinternet ucusers‘vera-l?Gobi the African Flower Camet. Heidi Bears Designs © 2016 © _Chainstiteh {ch} XK Single Crochet (se) T Double Crochet (de) t Long de inte Round 2 © Slip Stitch (51 st) Arrow showing color change Round 1: Chain 3 and join with a slip stitch te form a ring Chg [counts as fest de}, Tham make a dc inte the ring. Cha. Mako 2ebe into tho ring, Chi Make 2.de ints the ring Chi. Join with 2 slip stitcts to the third chain of the "Chg Al the beginning of the round. (3 sats of 2 e's separated by chain siitehesh Cut yaen and pull hraugh Rownd 2: Join the nest color in a cht space Ch3 counts as first de). Make ade in that same chain space Lhor cha Make 2 de (stil in the same chain sacel. Move-on to tha next chain space ol the previous round, anc! make the follewing: 2 dic cht. adc in that chain space. Repeat this ir the nent land lat! chain space. Join with a slip Sitch to third chain of Beginning “chy! af the round (3 elustoes of [ade ah 2ebel} Round 3: Continue with the same colour Silp stitch into the chain spacer in the micidite of the fit ckurstnr of the previous rund Chg (counts as first dc) Make 6 cc irsame-chain space Natal of 7 do's) Make 7 dc's into Lye ‘chain gpace of the next cluster Repeat ance more in the last cluster, so that each cluster has 7 de's in ils chin space: Join with slip stitch te the thied chain of the beginning ‘chd” of th round. Gua yam and ped through laxay- fog ata ty sts of 7 des, Round 4: Join new colourin the slip itch of previous rounc?s end, and cht counts 0.0 scl Make ane sc into ‘eich of thas of the cluster (this makes. 7 sc including the cha) Make one long dc (between clusters) that extends down into round 2 af the flower, so that il separates the round 2 clusters “Sc into each of the 7 ck: sitehes of tho next cluster Mako ona long de ibntwoon clustars) that extends down into round 2 of tha Rowe, ‘50 fhat It separates the round 2 clusters, “ Repeat from’ to‘ once more Stip stich tothe begirining of the-roundd ‘chr’ alitch Cut yam and pull theaugh, leaving a tal ex se.and 3 ong ded ‘Round 5: Join next colour ta the stip stitch at the end of the previous round. Ch3 (counts as first dot Make-one dc into each of the naxt 2 se's,then ide. cha, dc into the next sc this forms the ‘apox” of the flower petal! Then mpho ano-de into ach ofthe neat thes: se Make one dclnta the previous raurkt's “ang de* stich, * Make one diciets each of the next petals first three sc stitches, thon te. chi. dc} into the next $e flhis forns the “apex” of tha petal. then make one dc into each of the next thres sc Maki one dc into the peevious raund's long ae SSbich, * Repeat from "to" ance mors: tip stitch to the third chain of tho "chy’ of tho beginning of the round Cut ‘yarn and pull though, Loawing a tall. vou should have nine "destitches batwoon each potal apex, soparatied by aachnin stitch. so 27 oc in ald: ua hitters ‘umn. liveinternet ucusersvera-l?Gobi the African Flower Camat Heidi Bears Designs © 2096 ‘You'll start by making all four of Gobi’s logs. Each leg is made-up of twe pentagons and twe hoxagons. First we'll jain the pontagons to each other and thon add the hexagons. Complete a pentagon up te round § Take a second pentagon that has been made up to Round 4 and join it to the completed pantagon along THREE SIDES as shawnon the left be= Low ln the plato bolow right. you can see the three joined sides. The two pentagons form allittie “pocket” when ‘opened up. Opon up the packat. so that you can only seo half of each of the pontagans (photo far twit). Join a here gon tothe "V-shaped aroa between the two pentagons as shown, along two sides ‘Your wark should look like this now {photo teft) a2 ‘Turn the leg over so that you are tacing the wrong side of the hexagon iphoto above far left), four sides (photo above middle. Once joined, the log right) Nevt, join a haxigon to the leg. al should look lite this (phota above Page 15 hitters ‘umm. liveinternet pucusersvera-l?Gobi the African Flower Camel Heidi Bears Designs © 2016 Make another three logs in the same way list phote from the left above, Fold the four legs in such: ‘away thal only half of each of the pentagons can be seen, and one whole hexagon on each log is visible (and phate abovel. The next two motifs you join. will fern the belly ofthe convol. First. jean a pentagon along two sides (ard photo! as shown. Your work shoul! now look like this {ath photo} The black lines show the two sides that ware joined Now join the second pentagon of the belly, in the following way: Join the first side to the other belly penta- gon. along one side only (photo far lef, then crochet ene un-joined side, then join along we sides (one: side is joined te one leg hoxa- gon and the other side i joined to the athar leg hexagon), then finish the remainder of the found without joining. ‘Your work now looks like this (phote Lett, For the noxt series of steps welll be working only on the Left-hand side of the body. ‘Using polyester stuffing. stuff each of the logs and place on your work surface. as if Gobi was stand ing (photo above far left), Join a hexagon to each of the Left-hand side logs. along twe sides (micicsle Photo aboval, to the “V"-shaped areas between the hexagons, ‘Once Joined, the loft hand side of the body should Look liko this (photo above far right) age 26 hitters ‘umn. liveinternet ucusers‘vera-l?Gobi the African Flower Camel Heidi Bears Designs © 2016 Next, join a hexagon to the area between the two proviousty-joined hexagons. as shown above left along four sides, Note that the second and thidd sities are joined to-the belly pentagons The next step is to join 2 hexagon to the work along two skies as shown above lef. ‘The last matif to add on this sce of the body, isa hexagon, Join it along three sides as shown above loft, Note that the first side is joined of the hexagon you added in the previous step. Your work should Raw lack bike this (photo above right. Page 37 hitters ‘umn. liveinternet pucusersvera-l?Gobi the African Flower Camel Heidi Bears Designs © 2016 Turn tho work so that you are facing the wrong siches of all the motifs you addled in the previous section Well be adding motifs in exactly the same way 2 previously to this side of the body ithe Right- hand sid, Join a hexagon to cach of the tight-hanel side legs. along two sides (photo far left), to the “V-shaped areas betweon tho hexagons: ‘Once joinod, tho right hand side of the body should took like this fphote tnt Next, join a hexagon tothe area between tthe two previous- be joined hexag shown far left. along four sides. Note that the second and third sides: are joined to the belly penta- gons The next step is tojoin a hexagon to the work, slong two sides as shown far Left Once joined, your work should look like this (photo tof 18 httor/ ‘umn. liveinternet ucusersvera-l?Gobi the African Flower Camel Heidi Bears Designs © 2016 Camel Crochet Pattern an Pattern (has permnsinn tain the eeuigputs of im dite Ficne Crarher Nieagen i aeagn prteans song te Aeon Pgs Mins (Ul ed se theater. ou mer icome ka ell ry Frc camels. rate by jour Plone mecgarctthe patieen Ree inchadrg initructione, works \Ebecogimphs. diagram and the aces! consi uction nf the car arcicie fot diarw.comy post or dh an ay? wy. lector om Che that wal ringer ght ae te athe snd cee ot thi Bota, Paeioe Oe ect Law the actu! CATE parwn io Mody wre! Sr atthe ay to Gone OF agR anc sal Ueeathe pane. Riducng ving a cerore weg / otal reat Lv tabas SW eaeselihe Gots Marit yoy fot wapec ig Ht Pure monk st as gore is Outre! Baton Hepa yOu wll wm oa seapanterdal eral! Pear actza creck Unk toory fricheciteer tha yor ane ugeing, bring to ony Sein partie shew hep af warwrsemey com e ‘ayers Paci beast ‘uur drisbesd eae tag chews sate that tie rican Pier camat i tarts freer a tise Bsns edge pattarn NK ack precartion watowed ‘hora ween fas pation sy9) al se kines of crochetens that may acre oma bike came. nm. Crochtors havent ils ttc tear: Sora ek ve Wu pata cecarrs. Scr ne ie 2 Yin te bee Wel car de rw (eed. 218 of exten Pea Pw ater Pal bee et tea thw test vy LOW, tanks ne cater IN na pater eet eave than What yOu newt apy you Od en onpertercme cc ele bee Dec wl Bhd. oberecew lam my nd elgtu a 5 hitters ‘umm. liveinternet ucusersvera-l?Gobi the African Flower Camel Heidi Bears Designs © 2016 The Last motif to add on this side of the body. is hexagon Join it along three skdes as shown abowe left. Nate that the frst side is joined! ta the hexagon you added in the previous step, Your work should ‘now look like this (phate above right, Facing thekum end af tie Body "Facing the bumend of the Badly In the next serkes of stops, we'll be adding motifs from the bum ond of Gobi, working ur way to the: front of the body. Tum tho work so that you ate facing the bium ond (photo above far tefl) Join a pantagon te tho bum, along four sides 2s shown in the photo above middla. Once jelnod, the work will look like this iphoto. abave far tight), SES sit Next. join a hexagon to the bum end as shown in the t6t photo above: along five sides: Once joined tho work looks like this: (and photah Now join a pentagon, along three sides a: coon in the 3rd pha- to.above, In the 4th photo, this pentagon has boon joinod and the black lines show the thrne joined Page 19 httor/ ‘umn. liveinternet pucusers‘vera-l?Gobi the African Flower Camat Heidi Bears Designs © 20316 ‘Well done! The next series of motifs will be added to the frontiof the bedy There: are four motifs left toad to the body before we start making the neck: Turn the wark so thal you are facing the front end of the body. Use the photo below far left for guidance in orientation, ndafthe Body Facing the the Body The first motif to acid is. a pentagon. which will be joined to the front right-hand! side of the body Ipho- teabove middie! along three sides as: shown. Once joined, the work will look like this (photo above for right) Facing the Tur the work slightly so'that you can see a little more of the left-harid side of it lst photo abovel Join a pentagon as shown above in the middle, along four sides Sofffig ‘Now is the lime to stuff the body partly. Even stuffing is very important for the final averall shape of ‘your camel, and there s an art to it Start with small tufts of stuffing, and top up the stuffing in the hind lags. Make sure that the legs are equally stuffed, shape and firmness being consklered Now add small tufts of stuffing to the body, again being careful to distribute the stufing evenly between the left and right hand sides of the body. Stuff the hump moderately frmly. anc evenly. Now continue to stuff the rest of the body: always using small ills of stuffing and nat big handfuls. This makes it easier to redistribute the stuffing fram the outside using a ciouble painted nescile if necessary. Make suire to leave enough “room far you to still be able to crochet the neck and chest motifs. Page 20 https ‘umm. liveinternet ucusersvera-l?Gobi the African Flower Camel Heidi Bears Designs © 2016 Facing the trata ofthe Boxy Nex, join @ pentagon to the front part of the bedy, along faursides (ist photo abavel, Once Joined, the body (ooks lke this fend phato), Lastly, join a heptagon to the front of the body, along five sides as shown above in the 3rd and ath phates. Right! You're ready to start making the neck ‘Tho first motif Is joined to the area between ‘the front log hexagons. Join a hexagon along two sides to this arom Iphroto-for lef. Tho first sicie ip Joinad to the right-hand tog hoxagon and the second side bs joinost te tthe lefl-hand log hexagon. fdefthe Dodp Fah ide fe ey ‘Tum the work so that you are facing the Right- Hand side of the body (photo above far Loft. Join a square to the right hand side of tho nock area. along three sides inicio photo above. Tho first sicio is joined ta the haptagon, the sacand sido is joined ta the hexagon tying above tho ‘ight front ing and the Last sido Is joined to the hoxagon you acide in the previous stip. Your work should look lke this new (photo above right). a hitters ‘umn. liveinternet ucusers‘vera-l?Gobi the African Flower Camel Heidi Bears Designs © 2016 Tum the work to face the Loft-Hand sie of the neck and body (photo abowe far tefl. Youll join ‘square to this side of the neck as you did forthe other siete Join the-squire along three sides: shown in the photo above middle. Your work should ook like this now (phois above far righ. ‘Stuff tha remainder of the body up to the frant of the chest, making sure the frant lngs am evenly and symmetrically shaped. The next step is to join a hexagon to the neck ares on the Right-Hand side of the body, Join the hexagon slong two sides as shown above in the mkicis: The first side’is joined to the square and the second side is joined to the hexagon between the front tags. cet ont. ene ee Bets Jum the work s0 that you are facing the Left-Hand site of the neck and bedi (photo above far left Join a hexagon to this sides of the neck along four sides as seen in the middle above. The first and fourth sities are joined to the hexagon you added in the previous step. The sec- 0nd side is joined fo the hexagon between the front tags. Your work Should look ike this mow (photo above farright Page 22 hitters ‘umn. liveinternet pucusersvera-l?Gobi the African Flower Camel, Heidi Bears Designs © 2016 Face the front af the neck (photo abave far lef¥, Note the “W"-shaped area between the two neck hexagons cn the lower aspect. Join a huptagon te these two skdes as shown in the anc photo above from the left Once joined. and if you view the heptagon from the unclersicte of the: neck, the completed hoptagan looks like this (aed photo-abave), Viewed from the tap of the nack, it jooks: lke this (ath photo above Face the tap of the neck Join a hexagan to the top of the neck along four sides as shown in the photo far left. The first sicie and the fourth sides are joined to the heptagon you added in the previous stap, ‘Your work should Look (lle this now (photo tet. Stuff the neck from where it attaches to the: body: up until the hexagon/heptagon junc- tion eles The second Last mati to joins a hexagon. Join this along feur sides to the front of the neck, starting the frst joining side cn the heptagan at the left hand side of the neck iphato abave far loft. ‘Continue to join the third and fourth sides to the right-hand side of the neck (phote abave far right. The fourth side is joined to the heptagon, Stuff the remainder of the neck and head. Thera'ts only one more motif to join, then the body is done. Page 23 httor/ ‘umn. liveinternet pucusersvera-l?Gobi the African Flower Camel, Heidi Bears Designs © 2016 the Right-Hand side of the Head and Nees Join a tangle to the ond of the head, aiong ALL SIDES. When you have about a half an inch of JRaning to do still, carefully stuff the nose. making sure not to lose your stitches. Comptote the Last bil of JAY. Your carmel head should now look like this (photo above right) Well. done! Gobi has a body and head! Requirements: Small. amount of yarn in the color of your choice, 175 mm haak Ears (make 2) Re: Start with a Magic Ring (MR). Make 6 sc into MR Riz: (Co not join round witha stip stitch_crechetin a spiral). Make 2 sc’s In each se around (123 Ry “Sc into the first stich, then z sc in next stitch, rep from * 5 more times the, sik repeats in total} 48) Reg: Sc 36 (one sc into each stitch, Squash the ear flat, Keoping the two bottom edges together, fold car in half along the botlom edges Using tthe yarn tall, sew the edges lagether, This keeps thé ear in a eupped shape: Use the photos above as a quide for placement of ears, Use the lai of yam to sew the ears to the head a5 seen 24 hitter! ‘umm. liveinternet rucusers‘vera-l?Gobi the African Flower Camel Heidi Bears Designs © 2016 Mriaing asc Qttahing the Task mitten Stop/ aie Ali Bars Banpasled word ‘Wind your yarn around the shart sicie of an Ag notabook (or any ather small book you might have tying around) several times. Remove carefully (photo above Left), Cul through so that you have equal lengths of yarn tying together (middle photo abovel. Take a tapestry needle and thread the two ends of a length of spare yarn through IL Place the tail yarn bundle through the loop of the: ‘spare yam (photo abowe right. o Insert the lapestry needle through two de stitches af the base of the hexagon above the bur pentagon fist photo above from the left), Carefully pull the spare yarn (don't stab yourself with the needie# caging the tail threads undemeuth the two de stitches (Grcoall the throads have clawrod the two de stitchos, arrange tail thrasds 60 that equal longths lie. on cithar side of the de stitches land photo abovel, Separate the tail threads inte three little bundles and plait (ar photo above), Take spare yam same color as the tail) tie a strong knot around the end of the tail.and sew through the tal several times to secure the plait Maker sure you have sawn through at least 5 or 6 times. The a strong knot Mako a tile bow. Snip the tail ‘nds to tidy Cath photo above) Voilat Tail}done 3 ag hitters ‘umm. liveinternet ucusers“vera-l?Gobi the African Flower Camet Heidi Bears Designs © 2916 bh Grurtating he eye avohels anglattaching he tyes ze Tho single best bit of advice that i can give you in making this little camel, és to tako the timo tor sculpt the eye sockats.it really is easy and quick to da and adds a malistic lock ta Gobi's face that triptes the cuteness factor = ee TREE Take 8 length of yor around 9 meter long (round a yard) ane fold in half so that the two ends are placed fogether (ist photo above) Thread these two ends into the eye of a long lapestry needle or doll, making needle. Insert the needle at the Left eye area (2nd photo above) and push the needic all the way through the head, exiting al the right eye area (ard pote) Pull the yam through the head, leaving @ small loop at the left eye as seen in the ath photo above: Now re-insert the needle into the right oye area (sth photo abovel just next to where your neadke exitect and push across the head back to the Loft ‘Gye atoa, again exiting slightly adjacent to where you nlially inserted the needa, putting the needle ‘through the yarn loop (sth photo above) Pe e Pullup the yam gently. and you will See the eye sockets indent (ist photo abevel, Don't pull too hard orthe eyes will be placed too close together Thread the needle through the wire loop of the glass eye Ro-insert the needie into the centre of the: {eft eye area and push through the head to the righl eye centre nd phato abavel, Before you pull the yam all the way through, use pointed nose pliers te pinch the wine loop narrower ithis atiows it to bbe pulled into the head more easily! Give a gentle tug on the yarn to “sink” the eye into the head. ‘Repeat the process for the right eye.thraad the needle and yarn through the right eye wire Loop, fe-insert the needle into tha same hole that the necdle exited from. and again. pinch the wire loop narrower (ath photo above), and push the needle all the way to tive left eye, exiting under the lefl. eye, just to the side of whore the wire loop sits. Give a gentle tup on the yam and see the right eye “sink” into the head. Mako a triple stitch under the teft- eyo ta anchor the yam and snip The eyes are donat 26 hitters ‘umm. liveinternet ucusers‘vera-l?Gobi the African Flower Camel, Heidi Bears Designs © 2016 JOINING TWO MOTIFS ON ONE SIDE ‘NOTE: Slip stitches are mado into the space BETWEEN the de stitches of the motif you are joining to, NOT into the actual de stitch! ‘When you join a motif stiteh for titel, to another molifan one side only. you nesee! to start crocheting Round 5 of the ‘jain mofif” at the usual point, which is where a. ‘your Chg starts the rounds, Work as usu- 2% al up until the: first dc of the Ieie.ch.de In a same space| set. and make ONLY the first, ‘a de of this Set. Thisis the de in red, with an ee ya nanior ences cilia, instead join to the other motifs flower yy” apex chain space (a using a slip stitch “Sy (shown by a red oval dat Now crochet a de (2: ime green) into the same space on the “join motif” as the previously macke de edt"). __ Now slip stitch join to the space (ai on the Ct. ~“opposite matif, which lies right next to where yp" you slip stitch joined before. Make the next “Sy det4, pink) as you usually would on the ‘join Wo Se ‘motif Continuo in this manner, altennating be~ ee y tween slip stitch joining to the opposite matit ALLL Lip dy and crocheting a stitch on the ‘join mati? The “Join Motif * numbers will guide you stop wise. a7 httor/ ‘umm. liveinternet ucusers‘vera-l?Gobi the African Flower Camel Heidi Bears Designs © 2016 SC, Dg, | “s oh BS 3 ARP HEE snine FON BR oo _ Hen as Pras a) aes Ge mIaNe ‘3 we i ae y ig ANY Join Motif Joining 2 motif to two other motifs “A’ anct“B" which would already be joined to-each othe’, ineatves ‘exactly the same process as joining on one sitle, Proceed as per the instructions for joining on one side only, up until the point where you have made the first dr of the second set af Ide ch.del of the: ‘oin Motif (marked 18 tod). Maw slip stich join into the Mati ‘A’ flower apex chain space fig! Next, instead of crocheting the groon de {21} on the Join Moti, FIRST SLIP-STITCH JOIN TO THE flower apex chain space of “Motif B (201, New you crochet the green de (211 on the “Join Mati”. This means. you have joined an two slip stitch points at a rnutti-point intersection, making the jains strong and ‘evan, Continue as before joining on the second side tthe black numbered steps will quicle yout, So what do you de if you have lo join a motifta 3 or even 4 sides, meaning you have 3 or g flower apex chain space points all tagether? Remember the rule_when you gel to a ower apex chain space multi-point, you stip stitch join INTO EACH OF THEM, from one to the next. to the mext and soon, untilyou have stip stitch joined ALL OF THEM. then you crachel the second dr of the Idc.ch.del set. 28 httor/ ‘umn. liveinternet pucusers‘vera-l?Gobi the African Flower Camel Heidi Bears Designs © 2016 ‘Gobi the Camel is the 22st of my pattems that makos use Of the: Afiican Flawor hexagon crochet mo- lif and variations thereof, joined In a specific order to- make a recognizable 30 item, Gobl is an excel jent stash buster project. as you only need to use very small amounts of leftover sack yam to make ‘a moll. if you follow tho stops carafully, paying attention to-oriure you have Jolnad a molif carractly before moving on to the next step, you'll manage fine in making your. own little camel :) ‘Sa. lot's take a look at the important paints and haw te start making your aciorble Gobit 2 Make sure you know how ta crochet the African Flower hexagon crachet moti! have includ ‘ee both written and charted inctructions for the Affican Flowor hieagon in this pattom, If you aro a ‘Visual leamer, you car see a stop by stop photo tutorial on nny biog: ‘nap. //nakdibearscroative biogspatcom/2010/05/atrican flower-haxagon-crochat-tidoriat htm 3 Make sure you are able te crochet an African Flowar pentagon, heptagon, square and trian: gle. For clarity: the pentagon has five petals and five sides and the heptagon has seven patals and ‘seven skies and 50 on... The difference is simply the number af "petal apeats that you crachet_ pentagons, triangles, squlares and heplagons are therefore equally easy loerachet. | have inchided ‘written and charted instructions in thls pattern G9 how to crochet an African Flower Pentagan las well ‘as ail the other motifs). have also postecd a fully explained pentagon tuloriel, on my blog, which can be found here: hitp://haldibearscreative blogspot. com/2011/09 /african-flower-penatgon-tutorial htmL 4 Make sure you have gone through and practiced the join-as-you-po technique, This has been. vexplained and illustrated at the end of the pattem in a section titled “Appendix: Joining Tutorials’ ‘Since the joining method is really very important to the success of the project, | strongly suggest that. you practice joining on scrap yam motifs before starting the project, you would peofor ts sew your motifs together. you won't need te practice the joln-as-yau-go techriiqua, bul will need to be canfi- dent in your neat sewing ability: | have not included instructions. on how to sew stuff together. there: are plenly resources available on the intemet. & Either choose your yarn for this project ar use the sock yarn that you have Left aver from other projects, Make all the required matifs for your camel BUT only up to Round 4 of the African Flower ‘motifif' you are doing a join-as-you-go method UAYG!, or the full matifup to Round 5 if you are sew- ing up the motits. 2 hitters ‘umm. liveinternet ucusersvera-l?Heidi Bears Designs © 2016 Gobi the African Flower Camel httor/ ‘umn. liveinternet pucusersvera-l? Page 29Gobi the African Flower Camel, Heidi Bears Designs © 2016 yam. Using this weight yarn will give you a camel measuring approximately goer maa from tail te nese; and approximately 20¢m fiom the top of the back ta the fect. #1 in colors of your choice... this litile camel is a 0 at cvah inicio uk etal crustal aoclonerces we andthe cotourfti! the prettier Although | can't tell you hew much yardage of each eolor | used | Jv tall you that the tela! weight of yam for the camel was attuned s0g (uunatulfed, he yardage for the sock yam | usedtit around 320m 100g (350yds//100g) It isa Superwash efino yam, bul you can use any alternative: fingering weight yarn you like.I suggest that ani fibre yarns would be proferable. as they have more stretch, making the stufing and shap- g of the camel easier. Try to-use a yarn with 2 similar yardage per 100g. f you use a heavier ‘yarn and a Larger hook. the camel will be bigger than the one made in sock yarn, ane i yw rig ail cv nator adjust your hook size accord: ingly.however. use the smallost hook size possible for the woight of yarn that you can manage: Jote-that the hock size recommenied by the yam manutacturor would not be the correct size Use for this project. Since the camel is stuffed. yourstitch density will need te be tighter than Lo provent the stuffing fram popping aut. Mako a test motif in your chosen yarn and hook ta cee which would be the bast size $0 Lio, e seal ally aor he Sob e708) PLEASE NOTE THAT ATTACHED EYES. ‘TOYS CREATED FOR CHILDREN! They can be a suffocation hazard. If o se Sclane ead alee ean rather embroider the eyes using embroidery thread f woul! tl suggest sculpting the eye sockets before embroidering the eyes. It adds a lovely realistic lement, (have used gmm wire looped glass. eyes, These can easily be sourced from sellers on eBay and Etsy 3 hitters ‘umm. liveinternet ucusersvera-l?Heidi Bears Designs © 2016 Gobi the African Flower Camel, (perative that you are confident in your jain-as-yaui-go ability. The method | use is explained the Appendix pages found at the end of the pattom Those tudprials are lilustrated by using tif chart illustrations with explanatory notes. This cuts down on printing lowever, Ifyou are Scared witless by the though! of doing a join-as-you-¢jo joining mothed. Lis not lost. you can simply maki ail your matifs in full Gnclucling Round 3), then Sew ham thor. The order of motif placement and the number of sides needing to be joined stays Pentagons = 15 Triangle = 1 age 4 hitters ‘umn. liveinternet ucusers‘vera-l?Gobi the African Flower Camel, Heidi Bears Designs © 2016 ‘There are a few tips that you will want to know, to make your life easier. when making Gobi, Please read these tips through several limps so you are really ofay with them, NOTE: The heptagons. are SUPPOSED TO CURL. This is part of the design intent... you are not doing anything wrong! It wilt work out in the end_promise! The triangle and squares are alsa nat tatally flat matifs, but “cup” into a seml-rounced shape..this Is alse ok! Estrongly recommend that you work tought the Joining Tutorial because Gobi is stuffed, you ‘will need to jain the African Flower motifs, stitch to stitch, so thal the stuffing doesn't pop out Although this is really easy once you get the hang of it, if you arent carofal in having the cor rect stitch number etc, you will havea nightmare joining motifs. and more than likely give up in despair | want to be sure that you are a happy camel creator. 20 please tale thes time: to bea Joining superstar! H you prefer, you can make the motifs as required and sew them up with yarn and Reedie in stead TIP 2: ROUND 4: When you crochet Round 4 of the African Flower Heagon, ie the round of SCS. 0n the outer edge of the flower potals, {in the photes on page 8, the apricot colored c's), rake sure that you end up with SEVEN se's between the long de-stitches, In erder for you to ‘easily join the motifs, gach sliteh to each stitch. you will have te have the comect numberof puter sc’s separated by tong de's TIP. 2: ROUND s Whon youcrochot Found 5 of the Aftican Flower matif (in the phatos on pg B. seen as the outermost round in cream colored yarn, make sure that you have NINE dc's sepirated by the chain stiches as shown, NOTE that cc number 9 of ‘gele repeat’ and de umber 2 of the next wlarig “adc repeat (of round! 5) ane mace into THE SAME se space below of ound 4 This point is what | have arbitrarily called the APEX of the flower petal TIP 3: JOINING-AS-YOU-Go PROCESS: When you join one motif to another, the motif you are joining TO, will ALWAYS have aiLits Rounds completed, ic Round 5 will always have boon crocheted. The motif you am joining tle the one you are ADDING/HOINING to the other), wil only have boen crocheted up to Round 4, The joln-as-you-go process ereates Round s of this motif. So when you See an instruction like Join a hezagon on three sides’ it means that you need to lake a hexagon thal has been crocheted only up to Round a, and crochet Round 5.25. you jain to the other motifs, A“side™ will always be the distance betwoen two flower apices, do you will start your joining at one chain apace point, and work to the next chain space. ‘This moans that all motifs that axe being joined! will have a small part of Rounel's at the begin- ning that is unjoined (photo below/, This does not apply to motifs that are jained ON ALL SIDES. ‘only to motifs that are joined on less than ALL SIDES. 6 hitters ‘umn. liveinternet ucusers“vera-l?Gobi the African Flower Camel Heidi Bears Designs © 2016 In the photo on the loft the blue arrow shows the starting stitches of Round § fcream yarn) of the Joining motiP. The first point at which yOu will join to the motif shown by the crochet chart Ge, the completed motif, i at the petal “apex” which is where the two de’s of Round S have their “fect” sitting in the same stitch space. In. doing this you also ‘create’ a pet- al.apex.on the “joining motif: io joining petal apen to potal apex The purple curve ancl red dot show a slip stitch into the chain space cf the opposite motif, aftor which you make the second de of the ‘joining motif’ petal apex The pink arrow indicates tho ‘joining motif” potal apex point TIP: JOINING-AS-¥OU-GO: If you find the jolning-as-you-ge too dificult, then make up the completed enatifs for each body parl and sew them together using spare yarn and a tapestry needle, TIPS; gde REPEAT: When you are joining sides of motifs to each other. youwill essential ly-bo matching petal apex to petal apex that is why you need fo be sure that youhawe 3 de ‘between cach petal apex. ie matching and joining gdcs to 9dc's on the joined siciesk Whore: have indicated the sides of motifs to he joined. | am using colored lines to show which skies ‘corespand ta each other. Remember that the lines will run from petal aper: to patal apex (sometimes it is haret to illustrate exactly the beginning and! end of the side to be joined, be- cause the crocheted work tonds to naturally eurl, so the work and therofore the phates can be a bit distorted _), and that this distance is what is called a “sido" TIP.G; ALWAYS WORK WITH THE RIGHT SIDE FACING YOU: | have photographed the work from the RIGHT SIDE, up to the point where it has become impractical lo keep Uhe work flat for photlegranhing because you are creating a 30 shaped body and head. your work will curt Up naturally after adding several molifs. The motifs are ALNWAVS added/joined with thale right sides facing you, Ifyou look down at the work when starting to add anew motif, you will be ‘crocheting in an ANTICLOCKWISE direction, starting the joining round at the point indicated in the photographs,blustrations by a pink arrow. If you have worked through the joining tutorial, ‘you will have-a clearer understanding of this tip. 6 httor/ ‘umn. liveinternet ucusersvera-l?Gobi the African Flower Came, Heidi Bears Designs © 2016 TIP-2:. CROCHET HOOK QUALITY: | strongly recommend that you ise good quality crochet hocks, Your hooks MUST have good deep threats. or you might strugple with crochoting tho smaller motifs: As Gabi is a-stufod animal, the motif stitch donsity has to be tight, to provent the stuffing popping out. Unfortunately this means that your crochet will be quite tight. and if your hooks clon't hawe good throats. you will struggle to pull the yam through motif stitches. TIP._8; MOTIF SIZE: Tho cact sizo of oach motif is not as important as that your tonsion should be the same over time as you crochet Romomber. the yam and hook stay the sama, the only variable for motif size is your tension. Fer reference, my completed hexagons mea sure around §.5em from point ta point when using the recommended yar and hook TIP-9;:COLOR VARIATIONS: | have made Gabi in.o varioty of colors, but the skys the limit. choose your own color combinations, the making process remains the same. TIP-40: STUFFING: In some of the photos | have stutfect Gobi partly, mostly to show the ma- tifs more clearly for reference purposes. this does nat mean you need to stuff your cared as ‘well.only stuf him when the pattern instructs you to do 50, TIP-1: ORIENTATION: Wher | talk of Golsis left and right or left and right -hand sides, | use the terms as anatomically comect, le if you are looking directly at Gabi tall end. standing tight behind him. all motifs.on the right hand side are “Right side / Right-hand sicte" motifs and all motifs on the left side are “Left side ¢ Left-hand side" motifs. TIP_12; TURNING THE CORNER: Some of the matifs are joined along three sides to each ath- ‘ef. eg a foot or leg. here are some photos that will help you “turn the comer’ so to spaak. ‘The numbers are the order of steps you take when tuming the comer: 7 hitters ‘umn. liveinternet rucusersvera-l?Gobi the African Flower Camel Heidi Bears Designs © 2016 OE The 2 et mar hm gaa OY a ren ar Ev ane ‘ann RO ae et the | bs Teal Ap Gobi is worked initially from the legs up, then we'll make his sides, then work from the bum forwards towards the hoad. In the instructions that follow. [have used the fol- towing illustration keys to indicate certain things please be sure you know what each of these things show..it will make it easier for you to follow the pattern Bright Pink Arrows: These pink arrows always show the paint on the work. where yourwill start joining your next motif Remember that a joining site Is the distance between the chain space Ide, ch, de} at a petal apex to the next-along chain space {elc, ch, del of a petal apex So the pink arrow will always point to the chain space at a petal apex. Colored lines: Cotored lines on motifs are used to show which sides will be joined together with JAYG or sewing. Se for example, sides bearing green lines.are joined together ete.remember that a sido is always the distance from a chain space at a potal apex toa chain space at a petal apex. soa colored line will always indicate this distance, even if it doesn't look like that in a photo. Black Numbers: Giack numbers show what the matif is. so. "6" means that the motif is ahoxagon as it has six sicies, This may seom like an obwious thing , but somo- times tho photos may nat be showing the whole motif, and a number can holp oriont you in where things are. If the number is black. it moans that the phota is taken with the BIGHT (as opposed to wrong) side of the motif shawing / facing you, a https ‘umn. liveinternet pucusers‘vera-l?