CREEPER MINECRAFT

Creeper is one of the most well known characters from the popular Minecraft game that was originally created by Markus “Notch” Persson and later developed and published by Swedish company Mojang.  The games intellectual property rights is now owned by Microsoft.  The games for Xbox products are published by Microsoft while games for Playstation products published by Sony.

This pattern and subsequent doll by a request from a co-worker.  Before anyone comments about the difference in size of doll made with this pattern and the one pictured.  My co-worker likes things large.  The one in the picture is made by doubling the number of stitches and rows to enlarge it.

MATERIALS:
Worsted weight yarn:  Spring green and black
E crochet hooks
Polyester fiberfill
Tapestry needle

LEGS BOTTOMS (MAKE 2):
Rw 1: With spring green, ch 9, sc in second ch from hook and each ch across.  (8)
Rws 2-4: Ch 1, turn; sc in each sc across.  (8)
Finish off.

FRONT OF LEGS (MAKE 2):
Rw 1: With black, ch 9, sc in second ch from hook and each ch across.  (8)
Rw 2: Ch 1, turn; sc in each sc across.  (8)  Change to spring green.
Rws 3-6: Ch 1, turn; sc in each sc across.  (8)
Finish off.

BACK OF LEGS (MAKE 2):
Rw 1: With spring green, ch 9, sc in second ch from hook and each ch across.  (8)
Rws 2-6: Ch 1, turn; sc in each sc across.  (8)
Finish off.

SIDES OF LEGS (MAKE 4):
Rw 1: With spring green, ch 5, sc in second ch from hook and each ch across.  (4)
Rws 2-6: Ch 1, turn; sc in each sc across.  (4)
Finish off.

TOP OF LEGS (MAKE 2):
Rw 1: With spring green, ch 9, sc in second ch from hook and each ch across.  (8)
Rws 2-4: Ch 1, turn; sc in each sc across.  (8)
Finish off.

LEGS ASSEMBLY:
Matching colors, sew pieces of legs together.  Once SIDES, BOTTOMS, FRONTS, and BACKS are sewn together, finish off and set aside. For the TOPS, sew three sides (on front LEGS, do not sew back seam; on back LEGS, so not sew front seam).  Finish off.  Stuff LEGS firmly.

BODY FRONT AND BACK (MAKE 2):
Rw 1: With spring green, ch 9, sc in second ch from hook and in each ch across.  (8)
Rws 2-12: Ch 1, turn; sc in each sc across.  (8)
Finish off.

BODY SIDES (MAKE 2):
Rw 1: With spring green, ch 5, sc in second ch from hook and in each ch across.  (4)
Rws 2-12: Ch 1, turn; sc in each sc across.  (4)
Finish off.

BODY TOP AND BOTTOM (MAKE 2):
Rw 1: With , ch 9, sc in second ch from hook and in each sc across.  (8)
Rws 2-4: Ch 1, turn; sc in each sc across.  (8)
Finish off.

BODY ASSEMBLY:
Sew FRONT, BACK, and SIDES together.  Working through all thicknesses of BODY FRONT  and BOTTOM and FRONT LEG TOP and FRONT LEG BACK, sew together while adding any stuffing to FRONT LEGS as needed to finish shape.  Continue sewing BODY BOTTOM on.  Working through all thicknesses of BODY BACK and BOTTOM and BACK LEGS TOP and ACK LEGS FRONT, sew together while adding any stuffing to BACK LEGS as needed to finish shape.  Finish sewing BODY BOTTOM on.  Stuff BODY.  Sew TOP OF BODY to BODY adding any stuffing needed to finish shape.  Finish off and weave in ends.

HEAD BOTTOM:
Rw 1: With spring green, ch 9, sc in second ch from hook and in each ch across.  (8)
Rws 2-8: Ch 1, turn; sc in each sc across.  (8)
Finish off.  Sew HEAD BOTTOM to BODY TOP.

HEAD FRONT:
Rw 1: With spring green, ch 9, sc in second ch from hook, sc in next ch, change to black, sc in next ch, change to spring green, sc in next 2 ch, change to black, sc in next ch, change to spring green, sc in next 2 ch.  (8)
Rws 2-3: Ch 1, turn; sc in next 2 sc, change to black, sc in next 4 sc, change to spring green, sc in next 2 sc.  (8)
Rw 4: Ch 1, turn; sc in next 3 sc, change to black, sc in next 2 sc, change to spring green, sc in next 3 sc.  (8)
Rws 5-6: Ch 1, turn; sc in next sc, change to black, sc in next 2 sc, change to spring green, sc in next 2 sc, change to black, sc in next 2 sc, change to spring green, sc in next sc.  (8)
Rws 7-8: Ch 1, turn; sc in each sc across.  (8)
Finish off.

HEAD SIDES AND TOP (MAKE 4):
Rw 1: With spring green, ch 9, sc in second ch from hook and in each ch across.  (8)
Rws 2-8: Ch 1, turn; sc in each sc across.  (8)
Finish off.

HEAD ASSEMBLY:
Sew HEAD FRONT, HEAD SIDES, and HEAD BACK to HEAD BOTTOM.  Matching colors, sew side seam together.  Stuff HEAD firmly.  Sew HEAD TOP on HEAD adding any stuffing needed to finish shape before closing.  Weave in ends.

Creeper and Minecraft are copyright Microsoft and their respective creators.

This crochet pattern is an original pattern and is © by Christjan Bee (November 2015).  Please do not claim this pattern as your own.  If you wish to share this pattern, you may link to this pattern but please do not reprint/repost it on your site.  You may print and keep a copy for your own personal use but you may not sell or distribute it, or sell items made from this pattern.