Use him when you go to donate blood! He fits perfectly in your hand and can be used instead of the rubber balls wrapped in paper towels they give you to squeeze.
Suggested Materials:
F hook (3.75 mm) (you want a very tight stitch)
Worsted Weight yarn
Gauge doesn’t really matter, you can make it larger or smaller based on your desired stuffie size by varying both the yarn thickness and/or hook size.
Instructions:
Join all rounds with a slip stitch and a ch1.
sc = single crochet
inc = increase (work 2 sc in the next stitch from previous round)
dec = decrease (sc two stitches from previous round together)
This follows the standard Bob the Blood drop pattern, except after the first round it is worked in two halves and then sewn up the sides together. This was the best way I could think of to keep the sides of the color change very straight.
Side 1: Grey
Row 1: SC 4 in magic Ring (or, ch 2 and sc 4 in second ch from hook).
Row 2: SC in next two st (as if you’re going to be working a continuous spiral, but…), ch 1, turn.
Row 3: sc, inc, ch 1, turn (3)
Row 4 : sc, inc, sc, ch 1, turn (4)
Row 5: sc, inc, sc, inc, ch 1, turn (6)
Row 6: sc, sc, inc, sc, sc, sc, ch 1, turn (7)
Row 7: sc, inc, sc, sc, sc, inc, sc, ch 1, turn (9)
Row 8: sc across, ch 1, turn (9)
Row 9 : sc, sc, inc, sc, inc, sc, inc, sc, sc, ch 1, turn (12)
Row 10 : sc across, ch 1, turn (12)
Row 11: sc, inc rep from * across, ch 1, turn (18)
Rows 12-20: sc across, ch 1, turn (18)
Rows 21-23: sc, dec repeat from *, ch 1, turn
Row 24: dec across, fasten off, leave long tail for sewing
Side 2: White
Join white yarn and sc in each of the 2 unworked stitches of the grey stitches in the magic ring. This is your row 2 with the white yarn.
Row 3: sc, inc, ch 1, turn (3)
Row 4 : Sc, inc, sc, ch 1, turn (4)
Row 5: sc, inc, sc, inc, ch 1, turn (6)
Row 6: sc across, ch 1, turn (6)
Row 7: sc, inc, sc, sc ,inc, sc, ch 1, turn (8)
Row 8: sc across, ch 1, turn (8)
Row 9 : sc, sc, inc, sc, sc, inc, sc, sc, ch 1, turn (10)
Row 10 : sc across, ch 1, turn (10)
Row 11: sc, inc repeat from *, ch 1, turn (15)
Rows 12-20: sc across, ch 1, turn (15)
Rows 21-23: sc, dec repeat from *, ch 1, turn
Row 24: dec across, fasten off, leave long tail for sewing
Sew the two sides together, stuffing firmly as you do.
Side fin – make 2 in grey and 2 in white
Row 1 : ch 5
Row 2 : sc across, ch1, turn (5)
Row 3 : dec, 3 sc, ch1, turn (4)
Row 4 : dec, 2 sc, ch1, turn (3)
Row 5 : dec, 1 sc, ch1, turn (2)
Row 6 : dec (1)
Fasten off.
Hold one white and one grey together, crochet around the two non-chained on edges with grey, working 3 stitches into the tip of the fin). Leave a long tail for sewing to body.
Top fin - make 1 in grey
Row 1 : ch 6
Row 2-3 : sc across, ch1, turn (5)
Row 4 : sc in the next 3 st, dec, ch1, turn (4)
Row 5 : sc, dec, sc, ch1, turn (3)
Row 6 : dec, sc, ch1, turn (2)
Row 7 : sc across, ch1, turn (2)
Row 8 : dec (1)
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing to body.
Sew fins to body, embroider eyes and mouth. You could also use safety eyes and connect them before you sewed up the sides of the body.
This is a fintastic alternative!!