ANTU, the little sun

Almost a year ago, in the middle of summer in the northern hemisphere, Antu, the little sun, emerged from my crochet hook, in an attempt to reconcile me to the great star in the middle of a heat wave. Now, to celebrate the solstice, and give you a gift, I have dusted off my messy notes and here you have it. A happy and simple pattern to thank you for the company and love you give to my little knitted characters.

I hope you enjoy it, a big hug to all of you, especially to those who, like me, will only see the beach in your dreams and to those of you in the southern hemisphere that the sun will accompany you on cold winter days.

Take care!

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MATERIALS

● 100% Cotton yarn in colors yellow (head & body), orange (sun rays), scraps of red and black (to embroider the face)

● Crochet hook according to the thickness of the yarn used (I used a 2,5 mm crochet hook)

● 6 mm black safety eyes (optional)

● Toy stuffing 

● Yarn needle 

● Scissors, sewing pins and stitch markers

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ABBREVIATIONS

● mr – Magic ring

● sc – Single crochet

● ch – Chain stitch

● st / sts – Stitch / stitches

● sl st – Slip stitch

● hdc – Half double crochet

● BS – Bobble stitch*

● BL – Back loop. Crochet inserting the hook only through the back loop of the stitch.

● inc – Single crochet increase (2sc in one st).

● inv dec – Invisible single crochet decrease (2sc together, front loops only).

● rnd – Round

● [nº] – The number inside the brackets is the total stitches of the round. Ex: [12] means that in total, at the end of the round, there must be 12 stitches.

● (…) xN – Repeat the instructions between the brackets N times. Ex: (1sc, 1inv st) x6, means that we should crochet 1sc, 1inv dec 6 times.

HEAD:

With yellow yarn

Rnd 1: 6 sc in a mr

Rnd 2: 6 inc [12]

Rnd 3: (1 sc, 1 inc) x6 [18]

Rnd 4: 1 sc, 1 inc, (2 sc, 1 inc) x5, 1 sc [24]

Rnd 5: (3 sc, 1 inc) x6 [30]

Rnd 6: 2 sc, 1 inc, (4 sc, 1 inc) x5, 2 sc [36]

Rnd 7: (5 sc, 1 inc) x6 [42]

Rnd 8: 3 sc, 1 inc, (6 sc, 1 inc) x5, 3 sc [48]

Rnd 9: (7 sc, 1 inc) x6 [54]

Rnd 10: 4 sc, 1 inc, (8 sc, 1 inc) x5, 4 sc [60]

Rnd 11: (9 sc, 1 inc) x6 [66]

Rnd 12-14: 66 sc (3 rounds)

Rnd 15: 65 sc, 1 sl st [66]

Rnd 16: OBL. 66 sc

Rnd 17-22: 66 sc (6 rounds)

Rnd 23: (9 sc, 1 inv dec) x6 [60]

Rnd 24: 4 sc, 1 inv dec, (8 sc, 1 inv dec) x5, 4 sc [54]

Embroider the nose, using red yarn, with a rococo stitch, centered between Rnd 4 and 7. Place the safety eyes on the sides between Rnd 7-8 (approx. 5 stitches from the nose, use the images as a guide). Embroider the mouth under the nose and the eyebrows over the eyes with black yarn.

Rnd 25: (7 sc, 1 inv dec) x6 [48]

Rnd 26: 3 sc, 1 inv dec, (6 sc, 1 inv dec) x5, 3 sc [42]

Rnd 27: (5 sc, 1 inv dec) x6 [36]

Rnd 28: 2 sc, 1 inv dec, (4 sc, 1 inv dec) x5, 2 sc [30]

Rnd 29: (3 sc, 1 inv dec) x6 [24]

Stuff firmly.

Rnd 30: 1sc, 1 inv dec, (2 sc, 1 inv dec) x5, 1 sc [18]

Rnd 31: (1 sc, 1 inv dec) x6 [12]

Rnd 32: 6 inv dec

Close off* (in order to close off, pass the needle through the front loops of each stitch, from the outside towards the inside, making your way completely around. Pull tight, fasten off and weave in the ends).

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TO MAKE SUN RAYS:

-Join the orange yarn at Rnd 16: (Ch 3. Start crochet in 2d chain from hook: 1 sl st, 1 hdc, skip 1 st, 1 sc) x31. Ch 3. Start crochet in 2d chain from hook: 1 sl st, 1 hdc, skip 1 st. 

-Make a sl st at the first stitch of the previous round to join. Fasten off.

Below you have an explanatory mini-video:

BODY:

With yellow yarn

Make 14 ch.

Start crochet in 2d chain from hook: Crochet on both sides of the chain.

Rnd 1: 12 sc, 3 sc at the last stitch, 11 sc, 1 inc [28]

Rnd 2: 1 inc, 11 sc, 3 inc, 11 sc, 2 inc [34]

Rnd 3: (1 inc, 16 sc) x2 [36]

Rnd 4-7: 36 sc (4 rounds)

Rnd 8: (5 sc, 1 inv dec) x6 [30]

Rnd 9-10: 30 sc (2 rounds)

Rnd 11: (1 sc, 1 inv dec) x10 [20]

Make a sl st and fasten off leaving a long tail to sew it onto the head. 

Stuff.

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LEGS (x2):

With yellow yarn

Rnd 1: 5 sc in a mr

Rnd 2: 5 inc [10]

Rnd 3: (1 sc, 1 inc) x5 [15]

Rnd 4: OBL. 15 sc 

Rnd 5-7: 15 sc (3 rounds)

Rnd 8: 1 inv dec, 5 sc, 1 inv dec, 6 sc [13]

Rnd 9: 13 sc

Rnd 10: 1 inv dec, 4 sc, 1 inv dec, 5 sc [11]

Rnd 11: 10 sc, 1 sl st [11]

Fasten off leaving a long tail to sew it onto the head. 

Stuff.

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ARMS (x2):

With yellow yarn

Rnd 1: 6 sc in a mr

Rnd 2: 6 inc [12]

Rnd 3: 1 sc, 1 BS, 10 sc [12]

Rnd 4-5: 12 sc (2 rounds)

Rnd 6: (1 inv dec, 4 sc) x2 [10]

Rnd 7-17: 10 sc (11 rounds)

Stuff softly ⅔ of the arm 

*NOTE: Before starting Rnd 18, fold the arm in half. Having the finger on one side of the arm, the last stitch of Rnd 17 should be exactly on the opposite side. If it’s not, add add or undo stitches if it´s necessary. 

Rnd 18: Ch 1. Fold the top of the arm in half and work 4 sc, 1 sl st through front and back sts [5] 

Fasten off leaving a long tail to sew it onto the body. 

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ASSEMBLY:

*Use the images as a guide. Use pins to hold the pieces in place before sewing

1- Sew the body to the head.

2- Sew the legs to the body (the doll should be able to remain seated by itself).

3- Sew the arms to the sides of the body.

4- (optional) Put a little blush on the cheeks.

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Greetings and happy crocheting!!!

Thank you very much…… Greetings and happy crocheting!!