Barbapapa ★free pattern★

Yarn: Bravo (8305 Candy) 2x 50g

Hook Size: Nr. 3

Abbrevations (US Terms)

V: increase (The letter V looks like the crochet symbol for increasing!)

A: decrease (The letter A nearly looks like the crochet symbol for decreasing!)

x6: repeat 6 times

sc: single crochet

Notes

"  Crochet in continuous spiral rounds.

"  Use the invisible decrease (only the front loops of both stitches).

"  I always split my increases and decreases.

If there is an even number of stitches between the increases or decreases, for example (14, V) x6, - work 7, V, (14, V) x5, 7 instead.

Rows with an odd number of stitches between increases or decreases are worked as usual, for example (5, V) x6.

"  Stuff as you go.

"  You can use any yarn but use a smaller hook than suggested to avoid holes after filling.

Ready? Let’s start:

Thumb 2x1

round			total
1		6	6 sc
2 – 4	3 rounds	6	6 sc

Finger 2x3

round			total
1		6	6 sc
2 – 5	4 rounds	6	6 sc

Don’t cut the yarn on the third finger, we will continue to crochet the hand.

Right hand

round			total
1		3 sc on second finger, 6 sc on first finger, 3 sc on second finger, 6 sc on third finger (take a look at the first illustration below)		18 sc
2		5, A, 7, A, 2		16 sc
3		16		16 sc
4		2, 2 through thumb and hand, 12 (take a look at the second illustration below)		16 sc
5		1, A (one stitch from hand and one stitch from thumb), 2 on thumb, skip 2 stitches from the hand, A (one stitch from thumb and one stitch from the hand), 11 (take a look at the third illustration below)		16 sc

illustration #1

illustration #2 

illustration #3

  

Left hand

round			total
1		3 sc on second finger, 6 sc on first finger, 3 sc on second finger, 6 sc on third finger		18 sc
2		5, A, 7, A, 2		16 sc
3		16		16 sc
4		7, 2 through thumb and hand, 7		16 sc
5		6, A (one stitch from hand and one stitch from thumb), 2 on thumb, skip 2 stitches from the hand, A (one stitch from thumb and one stitch from the hand), 6		16 sc

Both arms

round			total
6 - 25	20 rounds	16		16 sc

Leave a long tail to sew arms onto the body.

Body and head

round			total
1		6	6 sc
2		V x6	12 sc
3		(1, V) x6	18 sc
4		(2, V) x6	24 sc
5		(3, V) x6	30 sc
6		(4, V) x6	36 sc
7		(5, V) x6	42 sc
8		(6, V) x6	48 sc
9		(7, V) x6	54 sc
10		(8, V) x6	60 sc
11		(9, V) x6	66 sc
12		(10, V) x6	72 sc
13		(11, V) x6	78 sc
14		(12, V) x6	84 sc
15		(13, V) x6	90 sc
16		(14, V) x6	96 sc
17		(15, V) x6	102 sc
18		(16, V) x6	108 sc
19 – 38	20 rounds	108	108 sc
39		(34, A) x3	105 sc
40		105	105 sc
41		(33, A) x3	102 sc
42		102	102 sc
43		(32, A) x3	99 sc
44		(31, A) x3	96 sc
45		96	96 sc
46		(30, A) x3	93 sc
47		(29, A) x3	90 sc
48		90	90 sc
49		(28, A) x3	87 sc
50		(27, A) x3	84 sc
51		(26, A) x3	81 sc
52		81	81 sc
53		(25, A) x3	78 sc
54		(24, A) x3	75 sc
55		(23, A) x3	72 sc
56		72	72 sc
57		(22, A) x3	69 sc
58		(21, A) x3	66 sc
59		(20, A) x3	63 sc
60		63	63 sc
61		(19, A) x3	60 sc
62		(18, A) x3	57 sc
63		(17, A) x3	54 sc
64 – 75	12 rounds	54	54 sc
76		(7, A) x6	48 sc
77		(6, A) x6	42 sc
78		(5, A) x6	36 sc
79		(4, A) x6	30 sc
80		(3, A) x6	24 sc
81		(2, A) x6	18 sc
82		(1, A) x6	12 sc
83		A x6	6 sc

Cut an oval out of white felt for the eyes.

Don’t forget to place safety eyes before you close the head.

Embroider mouth, nose and lashes with black yarn.

Slightly stuff the upper part of the arms, flatten them and sew onto the body.

 

As English is not my mother tongue please let me know if there are any mistakes in the pattern or faults in my wording! Thank you very much! 😊

Because Barbapapa needs Barbamama by his side, I will publish her pattern within the next days!

Stay tuned! 😊

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© Sandra Scherndl, Häkelfieber Austria