LITTLE WOLVERINE

This is rendering of the famed Wolverine character from MARVEL X-MEN comics and movies.  It is the continuing series of dolls depicting popular comics book characters.  I starting on comics characters as a respond that I was making characters that were for girls.

MATERIALS:
Worsted weight yarn:  Yellow, black, buff, blue, and red
D crochet hook
White and black embroidery floss
Polyester fiberfill
Tapestry needle
6 toothpicks
Craft glue
Silver paint (optional)
Paintbrush (optional)

DOLL:
BODY:
Rd 1: With yellow, ch 2, 5 sc in second ch from hook working around ch.  (5)
Rd 2: 2 sc in next 2 sc, sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc, slip st in first sc.  (9)
Rd 3: (sc in next 2 sc, 2 sc in next sc) around.  (12)
NOW WORKING JOINED ROUNDS.
Rd 4: slip st in next sc, ch 1, sc in same sc as slip st, change to black, sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc, change to yellow, sc in next 3 sc, change to black, sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc, change to yellow, sc in next 3 sc, 2 sc in next sc, join with slip in first sc.  (15)
Rd 5: Ch 1, turn; sc in next 5 sc, change to black, sc in next 4 sc, change to yellow, sc in next sc, change to black, sc in next 4 sc, change to yellow, sc in next sc, join.   (15)
Rd 6: Ch 1, turn; sc in next sc, change t black, sc in next 4 sc, change to yellow, sc in next sc, change to black, sc in next 4 sc, change to yellow, sc in next 5 sc, join changing to black.  (15)
Rd 7: Ch 1, turn; sc in next 7 sc, change to buff, sc in next 5 sc, change to black, sc in next  sc, join changing to yellow.  (15)
Rd 8: Ch 1, turn; sc in next 2 sc, change to black, sc in next sc, change to buff, sc in next 5 sc, change to black, sc in next sc, change to yellow, sc in next 6 sc, join.  (15)
Rd 9: Ch 1, turn; (sc2tog) 3 times, change to black, sc2tog, change to buff, sc2tog, sc in next sc, sc2tog, change to black, sc2tog, join changing to yellow.  (8)
NOW WORKING IN UNJOINED ROUNDS
Rd 10: Ch 1, turn; sc in next sc, change to black, sc in next 3 sc, change to yellow, sc in next 4 sc.  (8)
Rd 11: sc in each sc around.  (8)
Rd 12: (sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc) around.  (12)
Rd 13: 2 sc in next 5 sc, sc in next 7 sc.  (17)
Rd 14: sc in each c around.  (17)
Rd 15: (sc2tog) 5 times, sc in next 7 sc.  (12)
Rds 16-18: sc in each sc around.  (12)  Change to blue.
Rds 19-20: sc in each sc around.  (12)  Change to yellow.
BEGIN STUFFING WOLVERINE DOLL AT THIS POINT AND CONTINUE TO STUFF AS YOU GO.
RIGHT LEG:
Rd 21: sc in next 3 sc, skip next 6 sc, sc in next 3 sc.  (6)
Rd 22-26: sc in each sc around.  (6)  Change to blue.
Rd 27-28: sc in each sc around.  (6)
Rd 29: sc2tog, sc in next 4 sc.  (5)
Rd 30: sc in next sc, 2 sc in next 2 sc, sc in next 2 sc.  (7)
Rd 31: sc in next 2 sc, 2 sc in next 2 sc, sc in next 3 sc.  (9)
Rd 32: sc in each sc around.  (9)
Rd 33: Working in back loops only, (sc in next sc, sc2tog) around.  (6)
Finish off leaving a long tail to close opening.  Whip stitch the opening closed.  Weave in ends.
LEFT LEG:
Rd 21: Attach yellow in first skipped sc with slip st, ch 1, sc in same sc as slip st, sc in next 5 sc.  (6)
Rds 22-33: Same as RIGHT LEG.

ARMS (MAKE 2):
STUFF ARMS AS YOU GO.
Rd 1: With blue, ch 2, 5 sc in second ch from hook working around ch.  (5)
Rds 2-3: sc in each sc around.  (5)  Change to buff.
Rds 5-9: sc in each sc around.  (5)
Rd 10: sc2tog, sc in next 3 sc.  (4)
Finish off leaving a long tail to sew ARMS to BODY.

BELT:
Rw 1: With red, ch 29, sc in second ch from hook and each ch across.  (18)
Finish off leavng a long tail to sew ends of BELT together after wrapping around BODY.

SHOULDER WINGS:
Rw 1: Working around arm joining, with blue, sc 5 times.  (5)
Rw 2: Ch 1, turn; sc2tog, sc in next sc,sc2tog.  (3)
Rw 3: Ch 1, turn; sc3tog.  (1)
Finish off.  Weave in ends.  Repeat around second ARM.

EARS:
Rw 1: Attach black lining up with black sc on head, ch 1, sc in next sc, sc2tog.  (2)
Rw 2: Ch 1, turn; sc2tog.  (1)
Finish off Weave in ends.  Repeat on other side of head.

CLAWS:
Poke 3 toothpicks into each hand.  Glue in place.  OPTIONAL:  Paint CLAWS silver.

Use embroidery floss to embroider eyes, nose, and mouth on doll.

Wolverine is copyright MARVEL Entertainment and their respective creators.

This crochet pattern is an original pattern and is © by Christjan Bee (April 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, or sell items made from this pattern.