GRAPELA

My daughter saw a Tangela in the form of a bunch of grapes. She is crazy for Tangela and purple. She asked me if I could make a crocheted version. If you have not figured out by now that I cannot say no to my baby girl. The version I designed had purple grapes but could be made with green or red grapes as well.

MATERIALS:
Worsted Weight Yarn (alternative in parenthesis): Black, white, amethyst (spring green or burgundy), and green.
E crochet hook
Polyester Fiberfil
Tapestry needle

BODY:
Rd 1: With black, 6 sc in magic ring. (6)
Rd 2: 2 sc in each sc around. (12)
Rd 3: (sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc) around. (18)
Rd 4: (sc in next 2 sc, 2 sc in next sc) around. (24)
Rd 5: (sc in next 3 sc, 2 sc in next sc) around. (30)
Rd 6: (sc in next 4 sc, 2 sc in next sc) around. (36)
Rd 7: (sc in next 5 sc, 2 sc in next sc) around. (42)
Rds 8-13: sc in each sc around. (42)
Rd 14: (sc in next 5 sc, sc2tog) around. (36)
Rd 15: (sc in next 4 sc, sc2tog) around. (30)
BEGIN STUFFING BODY FIRMLY. CONTINUE STUFFING FIRMLY AS YOU GO ALONG.
Rd 16: (sc in next 3 sc, sc2tog) around. (24)
Rd 17: (sc in next 2 sc, sc2tog) around. (18)
Rd 18: (sc in next sc, sc2tog) around. (12)
Rd 19: sc2tog around. (6)
Finish off leaving a long tail. Weave tail through sc of Rd 19, pull tightly, and secure. Weave in ends.

LEGS (MAKE 2):
Rd 1: With green, 8 sc in magic ring. (8)
Rds 2-4: sc in each sc around. (8)
NOW WORKING IN ROWS.
Rw 5: sc in next 4 sc, leaving remaining sc of Rd 4 unworked. (4)
Rw 6: Ch 1, turn; sc in next 4 sc. (4)
Rw 7: Ch 1, turn; sc2tog twice. (2)
NOW WORKING IN RDS AGAIN.
Rd 8: Ch 1, sc in the side of Rows 5-7, slip st in unworked sc on Rd 4, sc in the side of Rows 5-7, sc in top of sc of Rw 7. (12)
Rd 9: (sc in next 4 sc, sc2tog) around. (10)
Rd 10: sc2tog, sc in next 6 sc, sc2tog. (8)
BEGIN STUFFING LEGS FIRMLY. CONTINUE STUFFING AS YOU GO ALONG.
Rds 11-13: sc in each sc around. (8)
Finish off leaving a long tail. Sew LEGS to BODY.  Weave in ends.

EYES:
Using white and black, embroider the EYES on GRAPELA.

STEM:
Rd 1: With green, 6 sc in magic ring. (6)
Rds 2-7: sc in each sc around. (6)
Finish off leaving a long tail. Stuff STEM firmly. Sew STEM to BODY. Weave in ends.

LEAVES (MAKE 2):
Rd 1: With green, ch 7, 2 sc in second ch from hook, hdc in next ch, dc in next 2 ch, hdc in next ch, 3 sc in next ch working around ch, working in free loops of foundation ch, hdc in next ch, dc in next 2 ch, hdc in next ch, sc in next ch, slip st in first sc. (14)
Finish off leaving a long tail. Sew LEAVES to STEM. Weave in ends.

VINE:
With green, ch 11. Finish off leaving a long tail. Sew VINE to base of STEM. Weave in ends.

GRAPES (MAKE 60):
Rd 1: With amethyst, 6 sc in magic ring. (6)
Rd 2: (sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc) around. (9)
Rds 3-4: sc in each sc around. (9)
STUFF GRAPES FIRMLY.
Rd 5: (sc in next sc, sc2tog) around. (6)
Finish off leaving a long tail. Weave tail through sc of Rd 5, pull tightly and secure. Sew GRAPE to BODY. Weave in ends.

Tangela, Shiny Tangela and Pokemon are copyright Nintendo and their respective creators.

This pattern is an original pattern and is © by Christjan Bee (January 2024). 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 it on your site. You may keep a copy for your own personal use, but you may not sell or distribute it, or sell items made from this pattern.