A master class with a detailed description and photo will show you how to crochet a toy - the symbol of the year – monkey on the Christmas tree
Christmas tree toys, knitted with your own hands, are notwill not only decorate the tree, bring a new mood, but also leave a warm memory of you to children and grandchildren. I suggest knitting the simplest monkey for the tree. Take beige threads, white yarn from old scraps, hook No. 1.25, artificial fillers (synthetic padding or holofiber) and a needle with a large eye for sewing knitwear.Body We knit the monkey's body in beige according to the pattern.We collect a chain of seven air loops (ch), one of them is a lifting loop (lp). 1 row. seven ch.2 rows. Skip the last loop and insert the hook into the penultimate loop, then knit a single crochet (sc) into it.Again we knit four sc, one lifting loop(pp). 3 rows. Turn around and knit two sc in the first sc, then one sc in each and in the last - two again, 1 pp. We get seven sc, one pp.Row 4.Repeat as in the previous row, only the number of columns will increase by two. 7 + 2 = 9 sc, 1 pp. Row 5. 9 + 2 = 11 sc, 1 pp. Row 6. 11 + 2 = 13 sc, 1 pp. Row 7. 13 + 2 = 15 sc, 1 pp. Rows 8 - 13. Knit fifteen sc, one pp without changes. Row 14. Here we change the thread from beige to white, without cutting, knit without changes. Fifteen sc, one pp.15 - 19 rows.Everything is unchanged - fifteen sc, one pp. Row 20. We decrease the number of columns at the beginning and end of the row, skipping one loop when knitting. 15 - 2 = 13 sc, one pp. Row 20 13 - 2 = 11 sc, 1 pp. Row 21 11 - 2 = 9 sc, 1 pp. Row 22 9 - 2 = 7 sc, 1 pp. Row 23 7 - 2 = 5 sc, 1 pp. Row 24 5 sc. Cut the thread.We tie the entire piece in a circle with beige thread.Fold the piece in half along the line of the twelfth row (end of knitting with beige thread). Knit both side lines, slightly filling with padding polyester.Legs For the legs, use beige thread. Knit an amigurumi ring, casting on six sc as in the diagram.1 rub. 6 sc. 2 r. 6 + 6 = 12 sc.In the bottom row, we double each column, i.e. we knit two columns into one. 3 rows. 12 + 6 = 18 sc. Now we knit two through one column. When we have knitted the circle, we continue the chain of sixteen ch. 4 rows. We skip the last loop, and insert the hook into the penultimate loop of the chain, knit a sc. We knit like this to the end.Leave the end to connect the parts and cut off the excess. Take a white thread and knit the same circle, but without a chain. Beige and white parts should be made two each.We connect the parts together and stuff them with filler.Paws Paws are knitted like legs, only with a different number of loops. We make an amikoltso with beige thread, casting on six sc in it.1 row. 6 sc. 2 row. 6 + 6 = 12 sc.Now we knit two columns in each column in the bottom row. Row 3. 12 + 3 = 15 sc. In every fourth - two columns. Next, we knit a chain of eleven ch, insert the hook into the penultimate loop and knit a single crochet, similar to how we knitted the legs. Now you can knit circles from white yarn, only without a chain. Also, both parts must be made in pairs.We connect the parts together in pairs and sew them together, stuffing them with filler.Head Take a beige thread and knit a chain of seven VP. Start as a body according to the pattern.1 row. 7 ch. 2 rows.Now in the penultimate loop we knit a single crochet, then four more single crochets and one sl st. Row 3 5 + 2 = 7 single crochets, 1 sl st. In the first and last columns we knit two. Row 4 7 + 2 = 9 single crochets, 1 sl st. Row 5 9 + 2 = 11 single crochets, 1 sl st. Row 6 11 + 2 = 13 single crochets, 1 sl st. Row 7 13 + 2 = 15 single crochets, 1 sl st. Row 8 - 10. 15 single crochets, 1 sl st. Row 11 15 - 2 = 13 single crochets, 1 sl st. From this point on we decrease, skipping every first and last column in the bottom row. Row 12 13 - 2 = 11 sc, 1 pp. Row 13 11 – 2 = 9 sc, 1 pp. Row 14 9 – 2 = 7 sc, 1 pp. Row 15 7 – 2 = 5 sc, 1 pp.Now we will tie the entire piece in a circle with single crochets and cut off the thread.The back of the head is ready. For the front, we will take a white thread and make a second part, but we will tie it with a beige thread.We don’t cut the thread, we use it to connect the two parts of the head together, stuff the head with stuffing and sew it to the body.Ears Ears, similarly - from two parts:beige - outer and white - inner. 1 row. 6 sc in an amigurumi ring. White thread. 2 rows. 6 + 6 = 12 sc. Cut the thread. Knit two parts. 1 row. 6 sc. Beige color. 2 rows. 6 + 6 = 12 sc. 3 rows. 12 + 3 = 15 sc. Cut the thread, do not forget to leave the end for sewing. Make two parts.We connect and sew, then sew to the center of the head.Tail We will knit the tail with a chain of thirty ch, then, in the penultimate loop we knit a sc and so on to the end. Sew from the back to the body.All that's left is to make eyes and a mouth, decorate with some ribbon or tinsel and you can hang it on the tree!