Dag - Eng Monoxa Toys
Dag - Eng Monoxa Toys
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About this toy
Size
30 cm (11.8 in)
Skills required
Crocheting in spiral, crocheting in rounds, chain, slip stitch, single, half double and double
crochet stitch, increasing and decreasing of stitches.
How difficult
3. Intermediate
Contact me
If you have any questions, rely on my unlimited support and contact me via the email
(monoxa.handmade@gmail.com) or Facebook (@monoxatoys).
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Hi there
I am so-o-o GLAD that you have chosen me to be
your amigurumi crochet guide and decided to
create this cute Dag with my help!
THANK YOU.
This will be an unusual toy, because I wanted to
gain resemblance with the 2D cartoon character.
Practically that means, that I had to oddly bend the
Beaver’s snout.
So, do not be surprised during the creation process:
this is how I meant it to be J
Let’s begin!
The plan
1) First, I will give you the list of ABBREVIATIONS, that I am going to use in this tutorial
and remind you of the most common TECHNIQUES.
2) After that, I will show you an INVISIBLE single crochet decrease method.
4) In the next block, I will provide you with the list of MATERIALS AND TOOLS needed
for the Dag’s creation process.
6) After that, I will explain to you how to SHAPE the FACE of the toy. Finally, I will teach
you how to ASSEMBLE all the details together and share with you some of My TIPS.
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Abbreviations and Technology
ch =
chain stitch
sc =
single crochet
dc =
double crochet
inc = increase
Increases look like a
“slingshots” on a crocheted fabric, so it is easy to spot them. You going to need increases to
WIDEN your crochet detail. To increase one stitch, you have to simply work TWO stitches IN
ONE stitch.
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hdc2tog – that is decrease made of 2 half double crochet stitches
hdc2into1 – that is an increase made of 2 half double crochet stitches (two half
double crochet stitches are crocheted into one stitch)
hdc3into1 – three half double crochet stitches crocheted into one stitch
dc2into1 – that is an increase made of 2 double crochet stitches (two double crochet
stitches are crocheted into one stitch)
1) Insert the hook under the front loop of the first single crochet stitch. Do not yarn
over.
2) Insert the hook under the front loop of the second stitch and pick it up onto the
hook (it won’t be easy at first and it will take some time to get to use to this move,
but the result is absolutely worth it!). Yarn over.
3) Draw through the first two loops. Yarn over and draw through all loops.
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Now let’s play a game: spot the decrease! J
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Materials & Tools
1) YARN. I used DK weight (8 ply / 11 wpi) half cotton yarn (100g – 330mt (3,5 Oz –
361 yards))
Thinner black cotton yarn (100g – 210 mt (3.5 Oz - 230 yards)) – about 20 g (0.7
Oz)
2) HOOK. I used 2.5 mm (US size B1 – C2) and 2 mm crochet hook (US size B1)
3) Polyester fiberfill, wool, wadding etc. for STUFFING (about 60 g (2.1 Oz))
J That’s it with the boring staff! Yeho-o-o! Now I invite you to the world of magic stitches!
Our journey begins!
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Patterns
Head-body
NB! Use DOUBLE brown yarn and 3.0 mm crochet hook. Crochet in spiral.
Using DOUBLE yarn, you will save a looot of time (you will achieve the desired size of
the detail faster) and the detail will be thicker and will hold the shape better.
1) - 24) Sc 61
25) Sc 53, hdc 8 (61)
26) Hdc 23, sc 2, slst 26, sc 2, hdc 8 (61)
27) Hdc 23, sc 2, slst 26, sc 2, hdc 8 (61)
28) Hdc 24, sc 2, slst 26, sc 2, hdc 7 (61)
29) Hdc 24, sc 2, slst 26, sc 2, hdc 7 (61)
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30) Hdc2into1, hdc 16, hdc2into1, hdc 7, sc 2, slst 26, sc 2, hdc 6 (63)
31) Hdc 25, sc 4, slst 26, sc 4, hdc 4 (63)
32) Hdc 25, sc 4, slst 26, sc 5, hdc 3 (63)
33) Hdc 1, hdc2into1, hdc 16, hdc2into1, hdc 6, sc 5, slst 26, sc 5, hdc 2 (65)
34) Hdc 26, sc 6, slst 26, sc 6, hdc 1 (65)
35) Hdc 27, sc 6, slst 26, sc 6 (65)
36) Hdc 1, hdc2together, hdc 9, hdc2together, hdc 9, hdc2together, hdc 2, sc 6, slst 26, sc 6
(62)
37) Sc 1, hdc 10, hdc2together, hdc 11, sc 6, slst 26, sc 6 (61)
Now you are going to make HALF-ROWS (this means, that you are going to make half of the
row, turn your work on the wrong side, crochet half of the row and then turn your work back
to the right side).
39) Sl st 1 into 2nd stitch (showed on the picture Pic 1 with needle), sc 1, hdc 13, sc 4, slst 1, leave 32
stitches unworked (Pic 2) (20) TURN
(Just to show you where you are, on the picture Pic 2 with needle is showed the beginning of the previous
row)
Pic 1 Pic2
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40) Sl st 1 into 2nd stitch, sc 3, hdc 12, sc 35 (Pic 3) (51)
Pic 3
41) Sc 3, hdc 13, sc 3, slst 1, leave 31 stitches unworked (20) TURN (Pic 4), (Pic 5)
Pic 4 Pic 5
42) Sl st 1 into 2nd stitch, sc 2, hdc 11, sc 4, slst 1, leave 31 stitches unworked (19) TURN
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43) Sl st 1 into 2nd stitch, dec, (hdc 1, hdc2together)*4, sc 34 (Pic 6), (Pic 7), (Pic 8) (44)
Pic 6 Pic 7
Pic 8
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Pic 9 Pic 10
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52) (Sc 3, dec)*4 (16)
53) Sc 16
54) (Sc 2, dec)*4 (12)
55) (Sc 2, dec)*3 (9)
56) 3* hdc2together, hdc 1, leave 2 stitches unworked (6)
2) Insert the needle from the center and under the front loop only. Draw the yarn
through. Pick up all the remaining stitches the same way.
3) Grab the yarn and pull until the hole is tightly closed.
5) Exit the needle elsewhere on the work, pull the yarn tail taut, and snip it right against
the body (the tail should disappear inside the body).
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Attach the tip of nose with the draft stitch (later on, when you add the teeth, you will
attach it finally).
Then fix the “snout” on the sides too (I showed those stitches on the second picture
with pink yarn, to make them more obvious, but you do it with the brown yarn!):
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12) Dec, sc 20 (21)
13) Sc 19, dec (20)
14) Dec, sc 9, inc, sc 8 (20)
15) Dec, sc 18 (19)
16) Dec, sc 17 (18)
17) Dec, sc 7, inc, sc 8 (18)
18) Dec, sc 16 (17)
19) Sc 17
20) Dec, sc 15 (16)
21) Dec, sc 6, inc, sc 7 (16)
22) Dec, sc 12, dec (14)
23) Dec, sc 5, inc, sc 4, dec (13)
24) Dec 2, sc 2, inc, sc 2, dec 2 (10)
25) Dec, sc 2, hdc 1, hdc3into1, hdc 1, sc 1, dec (11) Pic
Finish as an open piece, leave a tail (about 30 cm (12 in)) to sew the snout to the head.
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Hair on the back the second details
This detail is a little bit bigger than the first one. Rounds that are different are marked
with the green color in the pattern.
Finish as an open piece, leave a tail (about 30 cm (12 in)) to sew the snout to the head.
Right eye
Use yellow yarn and 2.5 mm crochet hook.
0) Chain 2
1) Sc 6 into the 2nd stitch
2) Inc 6 (12)
3) (Sc 1, inc)*6 (18)
4) (Sc 8, inc)*2 (20)
5) Sc 20
6) Sc 19, inc (21)
7) Sc 19, dec (20)
8) (Sc 8,dec)*2 (18)
Insert the 4 mm plastic safety eye as it is shown in the next picture.
Finish as an open piece (as it is described below), leave a tail (about 30 cm (12 in)) to sew right eye to the left
one.
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How to finish an open piece
1) Make a slip stitch to the next stitch. Cut the yarn, leaving about 40 cm (16 in) long tail
(you will use it later to sew detail together). Draw the yarn tail through the loop.
2) Insert the hook through the next stitch from FRONT to BACK and draw the yarn tail
through.
3) Insert the hook through the next stitch from BACK to FRONT and draw the yarn tail
through.
My TIP: See below ANOTHER METHOD, how to finish an open piece in a way that you
cannot spot the ending of the row (it is especially important for such parts as eyes, pupils
and spots on the body, where you definitely need an even edge).
1) Pull the tail under the both loops of the first stitch of the previous row
2) Pull the tail back, under the FRONT loop of the last stitch of the row
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Left eye
Use yellow yarn and 2.5 mm crochet hook.
0) Chain 2
1) Sc 6 into the 2nd stitch
2) Inc 6 (12)
3) (Sc 1, inc)*6 (18)
4) (Sc 5, inc)*3 (21)
Insert the 4 mm plastic safety eye as it is shown in the picture below.
5) Sc 21
6) Sc 20, inc (22)
7) Sc 21, inc (23)
8) (Sc 6, inc)*3, sc 2 (26)
9) Sc 26,
10) Dec, sc 24 (25)
11) (Sc 3, dec)*5 (20)
12) (Sc 3, dec)*4 (16)
Stuff the detail.
Sew right eye to the left one as it is shown in the right picture below.
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Front teeth *2 details
Use cream yarn and 2.5 mm crochet hook. Crochet in rows.
0) Chain 10
1) Make sc 1 into the 2nd stitch from the hook, sc 8, turn (9)
2) Ch 1, sc 9 (9)
3) Ch 1, sc 9 (9)
4) Ch 1, sc 9 (9)
5) Ch 1, sc 9 (9)
Now you are going to fold the detail and crochet the edges together:
6) Slst 10
Finish as an open piece, leave a tail (about 15 cm (6 in)) to sew front teeth to the snout.
Tail
Use light green (in the picture below you will see the beige color, but YOU have to use the light green) yarn
and 2.5 mm crochet hook
0) Chain 2
1) Sc 6 into the 2nd stitch (6)
2) Inc 6 (12)
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3) Sc 12
4) (Sc 3, inc)*3 (15)
5) (Sc 4, inc)*3 (18)
6) (Sc 2, inc)*6 (24)
7) (Sc 3, inc)*6 (30)
8) (Sc 9, inc)*3 (33)
9) (Sc 10, inc)*3 (36)
10) Sc 36
11) Sc 36
12) (Sc 11, inc)*3 (39)
13) Sc 39
14) (Sc 12, inc)*3 (42)
15) Sc 42
16) (Sc 13, inc)*3 (45)
17) Sc 45
18) Sc 45
19) Sc 45
20) Sc 45
21) Sc 21, dec, sc 20, dec (43)
22) Sc 43
23) Sc 10, dec, sc 18, dec, sc 11 (41)
24) Sc 41
25) Sc 18, dec, sc 19, dec (39)
26) Sc 39
27) Sc 16, dec, sc 19, dec (37)
28) Sc 10, dec, sc 15, dec, sc 8 (35)
29) Sc 35
30) Sc 15, dec, sc 16, dec (33)
31) Sc 9, dec, sc 15, dec, 5 (31)
32) Sc 31
33) Sc 13, dec, sc 14, dec (29)
34) Sc 29
35) Sc 7, dec, sc 13, dec, sc 5 (27)
36) Sc 27
37) Sc 2, slst 7, sc 5, hdc 3, dc 6, hdc 2, sc 2 (27)
38) Sc 2, slst 7, sc 5, hdc 3, dc 6, hdc 2, sc 2 (27)
39) Dec, sc 1, slst 7, sc 3, dec, hdc 2, dc 6, hdc 2, sc 2 (25)
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40) Sc 3, slst 7, sc 3, hdc 5, dc2into1, hdc 4, sc 2 (26)
41) Sc 3, slst 7, sc 3, hdc 2, dc 3, 2*dc2into1, dc 2, hdc 2, sc 2 (28)
42) Sc 3, slst 7, sc 3, hdc 2, dc 9, hdc 2, sc 2 (28)
Finish as an open piece, leave a tail (about 50 cm (20 in)) to sew the tail to the body.
Cut from the sheet wadding the shape, that repeats the shape of the beaver’s tail.
Stuff the detail with this piece of wadding.
Legs *2 details
You are going to crochet fingers first, then you will join them and then proceed with
the upper part of the leg.
Start with black cotton yarn and 2.0 mm crochet hook. Crochet in rows.
0) Chain 16
1) Make sc 1 into the 2nd stitch from the hook, sc 14, turn (15)
2) Ch 1, sc 15 (15)
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Now you are going to fold the detail and crochet the edges together:
3) Sc 3, slst 12 (15)
Don’t cut the yarn, proceed with the second finger:
Ch 1 and repeat row 0)-3)
Don’t cut the yarn, proceed with the third finger:
Ch 1 and repeat row 0)-3)
Don’t cut the yarn, proceed with the fourth finger:
0) Chain 11
1) Make sc 1 into the 2nd stitch from the hook, sc 9, turn (10)
2) Ch 1, sc 10 (10)
Now you are going to fold the detail and crochet the edges together:
3) Sc 3, slst 7
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Now you are going to join fingers together. Crochet on spiral!
1) Sc 1 into the 4th finger, sc 1 into the ch 1, Sc 1 into the 3rd finger, sc 1 into the ch 1, Sc
1 into the 2nd finger, sc 1 into the ch 1, Sc 2 into the 1st finger, sc 1 into the ch 1, Sc 1
into the 2nd finger, sc 1 into the ch 1, Sc 1 into the 3rd finger, sc 1 into the ch 1, Sc 1
into the 4th finger (14)
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NB! Those crochet fingers have a tendency to curl, so I advise you to “block” them overnight
to make them straight.
2) Fix them with sewing pins on rubberized surface (I use yoga block), giving them a
desired shape.
NB! This trick works only with cotton of half cotton yarn: polyester won’t absorb the syrup.
NB! If the toy is not meant for children, you can use hairspray to straighten the fingers.
Change the color, proceed with brown yarn (in the picture below you will see the mustard color, but YOU
have to use the brown one), use 2.0 mm crochet hook as for the previous part!
1) Sc 8
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2) Sc 8
3) Sc 8
Finish as an open piece, leave a tail (about 30 cm (12 in)) to sew the leg to the body.
Arms * 2 details
You are going to crochet fingers first, then you will join them and then proceed with
the upper part of the arm.
Start with black cotton yarn and 2.0 mm crochet hook. Crochet in rows.
0) Chain 14
1) Make sc 1 into the 2nd stitch from the hook, sc 12, turn (13)
2) Ch 1, sc 13 (13)
Now you are going to fold the detail and crochet the edges together:
3) Sc 2, slst 11 (13)
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2) Ch 1, sc 8 (8)
Now you are going to fold the detail and crochet the edges together:
3) Sc 2, slst 6 (8)
Now you are going to join fingers together the same way you joined fingers on the
legs. Crochet on spiral!
1) Sc 1 into the 4th finger, sc 1 into the ch 1, Sc 1 into the 3rd finger, sc 1 into the ch 1, Sc
1 into the 2nd finger, sc 1 into the ch 1, Sc 2 into the 1st finger, sc 1 into the ch 1, Sc 1
into the 2nd finger, sc 1 into the ch 1, Sc 1 into the 3rd finger, sc 1 into the ch 1, Sc 1
into the 4th finger (14)
Change the color, proceed with brown yarn (in the picture below you will see the mustard color, but YOU
have to use the brown one), use 2.0 mm crochet hook as for the previous part!
1) Sc 8
2) Sc 8
3) Inc, sc 7 (9)
4) Sc 9
5) Sc 9
6) Sc 9
7) Inc, sc 8 (10)
8) Sc 10
9) Sc 10
10) Sc 10
11) Sc 10
12) Sc 2, inc, sc 7 (11)
13) Sc 11
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14) Sc 3, inc, sc 7 (12)
Finish as an open piece, leave a tail (about 30 cm (12 in)) to sew the arms to the body.
Brow
Use black cotton yarn and 2.0 mm crochet hook. Crochet in rows.
0) Chain 24
1) Make sc 1 into the 2nd stitch from the hook, sc 22, turn (23)
2) Ch 1, sc 23 (23)
Now you are going to fold the detail and crochet the edges together:
3) Ch 1, slst 23 (23)
Teeth * 6 details
Use milky yarn and 2.0 mm crochet hook. Crochet in rows.
0) Chain 5
1) Make sc 1 into the 2nd stitch from the hook, sc 3, turn (4)
2) Make sc 1 into the 2nd stitch from the hook, sc 2, turn (3)
3) Make sc 1 into the 2nd stitch from the hook, sc 1, turn (2)
4) Make sc 1 into the 2nd stitch from the hook, ch1(1)
J The half of the work is done and all the details of the toy are ready!
Yeh-o-o-o! Congratulations! Now you just have to assemble them all together and you
Beaver will come to life!
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Assembling
The whipstitch is best for joining crocheted rows.
You join the crochet pieces by whip stitching the row-end (BOTH LOOPS) of open piece ->
to the single crochet stitches (that go directly UNDER) of a closed piece.
Now you are going to close the detail, leaving two openings for the legs.
Fold the detail and join the edges with 22 single crochet stitches as it is showed in the next
row:
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How to shape the head
To shape the head, make tightening stitches in the places showed in the picture below.
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How to sew teeth to the face
Sew the 6 TEETH to the body as it is shown in the picture below.
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How to sew hair to the back
Sew the HAIR to the back as it is shown in the picture below.
The upper part starts from the 13th row (counting from the bottom) and the lower part
ends at the 29th row (counting from the bottom).
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How to add detail to the tail
Make long cross stitches on the tail as it is shown in the previous picture.
How to sew (or glue) the eyes and brow to the head
Sew (of glue) the EYES to the head as it is shown in the picture below.
Both eyes start from the 16th row (counting from the tip of the nose).
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How to make whiskers
1) Cut two pieces of the wire (thickness of the wire: 1,2mm (0,47“)) 8 cm each one
2) Wrap the black fabric tape tightly around the wire.
3) Fix the end of the yarn with the tape and wrap the black yarn tightly around the wire.
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4) Secure the ends of the whiskers with the tape.
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NB! If the toy is not meant for children, you can use fabric marker with fine point to draw
those black lines.
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J That is IT! You made it! Your Dag is alive and it’s the most precious toy in the world!
If you have any questions, rely on my unlimited support and contact me on Facebook –
@monoxatoys
I hope I will see you again soon!
By the way, don’t you want to crochet the other Beaver too? J
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