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After finishing the Grouchy Oscar Coin Purse, it made total sense to create some more Sesame Street inspired goodness. One of my best friend’s has an Elmo-Obsessed toddler, so I had to experiment with red and orange to make a little pencil case. This pencil case would be perfect to hold your crochet hooks, or a selection of crayons for your next drawing.

Note – At the moment, I only have US terminology for the pattern (that’s what I crochet in). If enough people are interested, I’d be willing to ‘translate’ a UK terminology pattern.

Downloadable Pattern

Online Pattern

Elmo Pencil Case

Elmo Crocheted Pencil Case: Adventures of a Subversive Reader

WHAT DO YOU NEED?

Yarns – small amounts of Red, Orange, White and Black. (I used acrylics, but quite thick ones. You might need to add rows or adjust tension to get the exact size you want)
Hooks – 4mm and 3mm
Other stuff – scissors, yarn needle, zipper or other fastening

CROCHET (US terminology)

Ends (Make 2)

Use orange yarn and 4mm hook

Row 1 – Make magic circle. Crochet 6 into circle, ss to close (6)
Row 2 – Inc in each stitch (12)
Row 3 – [Inc, sc] around (18) Fasten off
Row 4 – attach red yarn at a different spot. [sc, inc, sc] around (24)
Row 5 – [inc, sc, sc, sc] around (30)
Row 6 – [sc, sc, inc, sc, sc] around (36) Fasten off

Body

Use red yarn and 4mm hook

Foundation – Chain 37
Row 1 – sc into second chain from hook, sc to end (36)
Row 2 – (crochet in back loop only) sc in each to end (36)
Row 3 – (crochet in back loop only) ch 2, hdc in second loop from end, hdc to end (35)
Row 4-7 – Repeat Rows 2 (finishing last stitch in the starting chain) and 3, change to Orange on last stitch
Row 8 – Repeat row 2, change to Red on last stitch
Row 9 – Repeat Row 3
Row 10 – 17 – Repeat Rows 2 – 9, change to Orange on last stitch of Row 17
Row 18 – (crochet in back loop only) ch 2, hdc in second loop from end, hdc to end, change to red in the last row(35)
Row 19 – (crochet in back loop only) ch 2, hdc in second loop from end, hdc to end (35)
Row 20 – crochet in back loop only) sc in each to end, putting the last sc in the starting chain(36)
Row 21 – Repeat Row 19, change to orange in the last stitch
Row 22 – Repeat Row 2, change to red on the last stitch (36)
Row 23 – Repeat Row 3 (35)
Rows 24-31 – Repeat Rows 2-9
Rows 32-35 – Repeat Rows 2-3 (twice)
Row 36 – Repeat Row 2 (36) Fasten off

Eyes (make 2)

Use black yarn and 3mm hook

Row 1 – Make a magic circle and crochet 6 stitches into it, ss to close circle. Fasten off (6)
Row 2 – Attach white yarn. Inc in each stitch, ss to close (12)
Row 3 – ch 1, Inc, sc around. ss to close (18)
Row 4 – ch 1, sc, inc, sc around, ss to close (24) Fasten off

Nose

Use orange yarn and a 3mm hook

Row 1 – Make a magic circle and crochet 5 stitches into it. ss to close (5)
Row 2 – ch 1, inc, inc, sc 3 into next stitch, inc, inc, ss to close (11)
Row 3 – ch 1, inc, sc, inc, sc, inc, sc, inc, inc, sc, inc, sc, ss to close (17)
Row 4 – ch 1, sc, inc, sc, sc, inc, sc, sc, inc 3, sc, sc, inc, sc, sc, inc, sc, ss to close (24) Fasten off

Putting it together

Use a yarn needle and yarn to sew the eyes together. Sew the nose between the eyes

Sew the eyes and nose to the case (either side ways or up-and-down ways)

Sew the ends to the top and bottom of the case (stitches should correspond) Crochet (sc) around the opening

Add fastening (zip, velcro, buttons etc)

While I was on my holiday, I was playing around with some stitches and different colour yarns. When I got back I thought I’d play a little more and ended up with an Oscar the Grouch-esque coin purse. This one isn’t completely finished – I haven’t been able to buy a zipper to fasten it – but it has been crocheted a couple of times by me, and I’m pretty confident that the pattern will work. I’d be thrilled with any feedback and feel free to share this patter around as well.

Note – At the moment, I only have US terminology for the pattern (that’s what I crochet in). If enough people are interested, I’d be willing to ‘translate’ a UK terminology pattern.

Downloadable Pattern

Online Pattern

Grouchy Oscar Crochet: Adventures of a Subversive Reader

WHAT DO YOU NEED?

Yarns – small amounts of green, light brown, white and black. I used acrylics
Hooks – 5mm and 3mm
Other stuff – scissors, yarn needle, zipper or other fastening, small piece of material for lining (optional), sewing needle and thread (optional)

CROCHET (US terminology)

Purse

Use green yarn and 5mm hook

Foundation – Chain 21
Row 1 – sc into second chain from the hook, sc into each chain in the row (20)
Row 2 – (crochet in back loop only) chain 2, hdc into 2nd stitch from hook, hdc in each stitch in the row (19)
Row 3 – (crochet in back loop only) chain 1, sc in each stitch finishing in the chain from the previous row, change to brown in the last stitch (20)
Row 4 – (crochet in back loop only) chain 1, sc in each stitch, change to green in the last stitch (20)
Row 5 – (crochet in back loop only) chain 1, sc in each stitch, (20)
Rows 6 – 9 – Repeat rows 2-5
Row 10 – 15 – (crochet in both loops) ch 1, sc in each (20)
Row 16 – 19 – Repeat rows 2-5
Row 20 – 23 – Repeat rows 2-5 without changing colour
Row 24 – (crochet in both loops) ch 1, sc in each (20), tie off

In green yarn, sc around the whole rectangle

Eyes (make 2)

Use black yarn and 3mm hook

Row 1- Make a magic circle, crochet 6 stitches into it, ss to close circle (6)
Row 2 – Inc in each stitch, ss to close circle and fasten off (12)
Row 3 – Use white yarn. Inc, sc around circle, ss to close circle (18)
Row 4 – Inc, sc, sc around circle, ss to close circle (24) Fasten off

Crochet (using sc) the two eyes together (about three sc)

Eyebrows

Use brown yarn and 3mm hook.

Attach brown yarn on the outer side of one of the eyes

Row 1 – sc in each across the top of the eye, in the joining sc and to the side of the other (25)
Row 2 – ch 1, ss 3, sc 3, hdc 4, ss 5, hdc 4, sc 3, ss 3, fasten off

Putting it all together

Place the ‘purse’ so that the two brown stripes are towards the bottom. Use white yarn to sew the eyes onto the top. (Sew only around the eyes, not the eyebrows)

Sew lining to the inside of the purse if you’re including it (I’ve used red felt)
Fold the purse in half and sew up the sides as far up as you want
Add a fastener of some sort. I intend to add a zip when I buy one! You could also add a snap fastener, a button or velcro