Little SpongeBob Squarepants

This is one of my wife's favorite cartoon characters.  I originally made a larger version but she wanted one that she could put in her pocket.

MATERIALS:
Red Heart Yarn:  yellow, gold, black, pink, red, white, brown and blue
E Crochet hook
Polyester Fiberfil
Tapestry needle

BODY PIECES:
Follow graphs below for body pieces of SpongeBob Squarepants.

Use picture for backstitching.

BOTTOM
Rw 1:  With brown, ch 16, sc in second ch from hook, sc n each ch across.  (15)
Rws 2-5:  Ch 1, turn; sc in each sc across.  (15)
Finish off.

ARMS (MAKE 2)
Stuff as you go.
Rd 1:  With yellow, ch 2, 6 sc in second ch from hook working around ch. (6)
Rds 2-3:  sc in each sc around. (6)
Rd 4:  ch 2, sc in each sc around. (6)
Rd 5:  sc in each ch and sc around. (8)
Rd 6:  (sc2tog) around. (4)
Rds 7-10:  sc in each sc around, changing to white at end of Rd 10. (4)
Rd 11:  2 sc in each sc around.  (8)
Rd 12:  sc in each sc around.  (8)
Rd 13:  (sc in next 2 sc, sc2tog) around.  (6)
Rd 14:  (sc in next sc, sc2tog) around.  (4)
Finish off leaving a long tail for sewing.  Sew to side piece of body just above pants.

LEGS (MAKE 2)
Stuff as you go.
Rd 1:  With black, ch 2, 6 sc in second ch from hook working around ch.  (6)
Rds 2-3:  sc in each sc around.  (6)
Rd 4:  sc2tog, sc in next 4 sc.  (5)
NOW WORKING IN ROWS
Rw 5:  sc in next 2 sc.  (2)
Rw 6:  ch 1, turn; sc in next 2 sc.  (2)
WORKING IN ROUNDS AGAIN
Rd 7:  ch 1, sc in the side Rows 5 and 6, sc in each unworked sc of Rd 4,  sc in side of Rows 5 and 6, sc2tog, slip st in first sc.  (8)
Rd 8:  ch 1, turn; (sc2tog) around, changing to white at end of round.  (4)
Rds 9-10:  sc in each sc around, changing to red after Rd 10.  (4)
Rd 11:  sc in each sc around, changing to blue after round.  (4)
Rd 12:  sc in each sc around, changing to yellow after round.  (4)
Rds 13-16:  sc in each sc around, changing to brown after Rd 16.  (4)
Rd 17:  3 sc in each around.  (12)
Rd 18:  sc in each sc around.  (12)
Finish off leaving a long tail to sew to BOTTOM.  Sew to BOTTOM

SpongeBob Squarepants are copyright MTV Networks and their respective creators.

This crochet pattern is an original pattern and is © by Christjan Bee (March 2014).  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, o sell items made from this pattern