MATERIALS

4mm crochet hook 10mm safety eyes Tapestry needle Scissors 


(not included)

Red medium-weight White medium-weight 
 Black medium-weight 
 Pink medium-weight 


yarn, with 3 stitch yarn (7 yds) yarn (1 yd) yarn (1 yd)
markers in it (31 yds)

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A WOOBLES PATTERN ABBREVIATIONS

This pattern is written in US

Rnd 3. [sc, inc] x6 (18)
terminology, and crocheted in
Round
continuous rounds. Watch video
tutorials at thewoobles.com/tutorials
What stitches to do this round, and 

how many times
ch
 chain


Total number of stitches in this round dec
 (invisible) decrease


inc
 increase (2 sc in the same hole)


rnd
 round

For round 3, repeat the pattern in the brackets 6 times.
sc
 single crochet

The pattern is: single crochet in 1 stitch, then increase
sl st slip stitch
stitch in the next stitch. Because an increase is actually
2 single crochet stitches in the same stitch of the
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previous round, the total number of stitches in this

round is 18.

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 STOCKING ST R AP
With red and white yarn. With red yarn.

TIP Keep track of where you are by placing a TIP When crocheting a new row, remember to
stitch marker in the first stitch of the current skip the first stitch from the hook. And for
round. the first row after a chain, remember to
crochet in the back loops only.
Rnd 1.

 (red yarn) start 6 sc in a magic loop
(6)
 Row 1.
 ch 15 (15)

Rnd 2.
 6 inc (12)
 Row 2. sl st in the second ch from the hook,
Start here if you’re using the pre-made piece

Rnd 3.
 [sc, inc] x 6 (18)
 13 sl st (14)

Rnd 4.
 3 sc, 3 inc, 6 sc, 3 inc, 3 sc (24)

Fasten off, leaving a long tail. Fold the strap so
Rnd 5. 5 sc, 2 inc, 10 sc, 2 inc, 5 sc (28)
both ends are on one side. Thread a needle with the
TIP Your piece might start curling - that’s totally tail and use it to sew the strap on the inside of the
normal. For a neater final look, push the stocking on the right side between rounds 16 and
middle of your piece until it curves the other 17. Weave in the tails.
way. This makes the “right side” face out.
Then keep crocheting to the left. If you’re a
lefty, keep crocheting to the right.

Rnds 6-7.
 28 sc (28)


Rnd 8.
 19 sc, dec, sc, dec, 4 sc (26)

Rnd 9.
 26 sc (26)

Rnd 10.
 7 sc, inc, 10 sc, dec, sc, dec, 3 sc (25)

Rnd 11.
 18 sc, dec, sc, dec, 2 sc (23)

Rnds 12-16.
 23 sc (23)

Rnd 17. (switch to white yarn) 23 sc flo (23)

TIP flo means to do the stitch through the front

loop only.

The side that has the left side protruding is the

front of the stocking. Attach the eyes on the front
of the stocking between rounds 12 and 13, with a 6-
stitch space between them. If this amigurumi is for
a baby or pet, embroider the eyes instead.

Cut the red yarn.

Rnds 18-19. 23 sc (23)

Invisible fasten off, and weave in the tail. 

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Fold the white part of the stocking at rounds 17 and

18 to create a thicker brim on the stocking.

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NICE VARIANT Step 4.

Make sure the needle and yarn come out below the
With black and pink yarn.
curve. Then bring up and over the curve, and insert
Embroider a mouth and blush on the front of the the needle into the same hole it just came out of.
body: Pull tight to secure the curve.

Step 1.
 Step 5.


Thread a needle with a forearm’s length of black Tie a knot with both tails, as close to the surface of
yarn. Insert the needle from the inside of the the stocking as possible and hide them inside the
stocking, and pull it out between rounds 12 and 13, stocking.
two stitches to the left from the right eye, where Step 6.

you want the right end of the curve to be. Leave a 
 Thread a needle with a forearm’s length of pink
6-inch tail. yarn. Insert the needle from the inside of the
Step 2.
 stocking, and pull it out of the hole one round down
Insert the needle two stitches to the left, where you and one stitch to the right from the right eye,
want the left side of the curve to be. Pull it out between rounds 11 and 12. Leave a 6-inch tail.
between the two ends of the curve and one round Step 7.

down. This is the bottom of the curve. Insert the needle one stitch to the right, and pull it
Step 3.
 out ten stitches to the left.
Pull the yarn just tight enough so that the curve Step 8.

looks like you want it. Insert the needle one stitch to the right. Weave in
the tails inside the stocking.

1 2 3 4

5 6 7 8

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NAUGHTY VARIANT Step 4.

Make sure the needle and yarn come out below the
With black yarn. 
curve. Then bring up and over the curve. Insert the
Embroider a mouth and eyebrows on the front of needle into the same hole it just came out of. Pull
the body: the needle out one round up and two stitches to
the right. Pull tight to secure the curve.
Step 1.

Thread a needle with an arm’s length of black yarn. Step 5.

Insert the needle from the inside of the body, and Insert the needle one round up and two stitches to
out between rounds 11 and 12, one round down and the right, and pull it out one round down and six
two stitches to the left from the right eye, where stitches to the left.
you want the right end of the curve to be. Leave a 
 Step 6.

6-inch tail. Insert the needle one round up and two stitches to
Step 2.
 the left.
Insert the needle two stitches to the left, where you Step 7.

want the left side of the curve to be. Pull it out Insert the needle one round up and two stitches to
between the two ends of the curve and one round the left. Tie a knot with both tails, as close to the
up. This is the top of the curve. surface of the body as possible. Weave in the tails.
Step 3.

Pull the yarn just tight enough so that the curve
looks like you want it.

1 2 3 4

5 6 7

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