Gotta catch ‘em all! Whip up a crocheted Lickitung, and it’s sure to be a hit. Made with worsted weight yarn, this finished doll measures approximately 5 inches tall.
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Abbreviations:
ch: chain
sc: single crochet
sl st: slip stitch
inc: increase (2 single crochets in one loop)
dec: decrease (pull yarn through loop, pull yarn through second loop, yarn over and pull through all loops)
Materials needed:
Any worsted weight yarn. I used Red Heart Super Saver in light raspberry, aran and burgundy. I also used Lion Brand Vanna’s Choice in pink.
G (4mm) crochet hook
12mm safety eyes
Poly-fil
Yarn needle
Stitch markers
Cream colored felt
This pattern is worked “in-the-round”, and stitches are worked through both loops unless otherwise noted.
Head:
With light raspberry, ch 3. Sl st to first ch to create circle. (Instead, you can perform the “magic circle” if you’d like.)
Row 1: ch 1, 10 sc inside of circle. (10 stitches)
Row 2: *Inc in first stitch, sc in next stitch, repeat from * around. (15 stitches)
Row 3: *Inc in first stitch, sc in next 2 stitches, repeat from * around. (20 stitches)
Row 4: *Inc in first stitch, sc in next 3 stitches, repeat from * around. (25 stitches)
Row 5: *Inc in first stitch, sc in next 4 stitches, repeat from * around. (30 stitches)
Row 6: *Inc in first stitch, sc in next 5 stitches, repeat from * around. (35 stitches)
Row 7: *Inc in first stitch, sc in next 6 stitches, repeat from * around. (40 stitches)
Rows 8-10: Sc in each stitch around. (40 stitches)
Row 11: Sc in first 15 stitches, ch 10. Skip next 10 stitches. Sc in last 15 stitches. (30 stitches)
Row 12: Sc in first 15 stitches. Sc in each ch of your ch 10. Sc in last 15 stitches. (40 stitches)
Rows 13-14: Sc in each stitch around. (40 stitches)
Row 15: *Dec in first 2 stitches, sc in next 2 stitches, repeat from * around. (30 stitches)
Row 16: *Dec in first 2 stitches, sc in next 4 stitches, repeat from * around. (25 stitches)
Tie off. Insert safety eyes between rows 8 and 9 with 8 stitches between them.
Mouth:
With burgundy, ch 3. Sl st to first ch to create circle. (Instead, you can perform the “magic circle” if you’d like.)
Row 1: ch 1, 10 sc inside of circle. (10 stitches)
Row 2: *Inc in first stitch, sc in next stitch, repeat from * around. (15 stitches)
Row 3: *Inc in first stitch, sc in next 2 stitches, repeat from * around. (20 stitches)
Fold in half and sc across back to create a bend.
Tie off. Hold mouth inside of opening on head and sew on.
Stuff head with poly-fil, being sure not to push mouth out with your stuffing.
Body:
With light raspberry, ch 3. Sl st to first ch to create circle. (Instead, you can perform the “magic circle” if you’d like.)
Row 1: ch 1, 10 sc inside of circle. (10 stitches)
Row 2: *Inc in first stitch, sc in next stitch, repeat from * around. (15 stitches)
Row 3: *Inc in first stitch, sc in next 2 stitches, repeat from * around. (20 stitches)
Row 4: *Inc in first stitch, sc in next 3 stitches, repeat from * around. (25 stitches)
Row 5: *Inc in first stitch, sc in next 4 stitches, repeat from * around. (30 stitches)
Row 6: *Inc in first stitch, sc in next 5 stitches, repeat from * around. (35 stitches)
Row 7: *Inc in first stitch, sc in next 6 stitches, repeat from * around. (40 stitches)
Row 8: *Inc in first stitch, sc in next 7 stitches, repeat from * around. (45 stitches)
Row 9: *Dec in first 2 stitches, sc in next 7 stitches, repeat from * around. (40 stitches)
Row 10: Sc in each stitch around. (40 stitches)
Row 11: *Dec in first 2 stitches, sc in next 6 stitches, repeat from * around. (35 stitches)
Row 12-13: Sc in each stitch around. (35 stitches)
Row 14: *Dec in first 2 stitches, sc in next 5 stitches, repeat from * around. (30 stitches)
Rows 15-16: Sc in each stitch around. (30 stitches)
Row 17: *Dec in first 2 stitches, sc in next 4 stitches, repeat from * around. (25 stitches)
Row 18-19: Sc in each stitch around. (25 stitches)
Tie off. Stuff tight with poly-fil. Position and sew head onto body.
Legs:
With light raspberry, ch 3. Sl st to first ch to create circle. (Instead, you can perform the “magic circle” if you’d like.)
Row 1: ch 1, 10 sc inside of circle. (10 stitches)
Row 2: *Inc in first stitch, sc in next stitch, repeat from * around. (15 stitches)
Row 3: *Inc in first stitch, sc in next 2 stitches, repeat from * around. (20 stitches)
Rows 4-5: Sc in each stitch around. (20 stitches)
Tie off. Stuff with poly-fil. Position and sew onto body, making sure they’re even before sewing on. Before closing it up completely, stuff more poly-fil inside.
Feet:
With light raspberry, ch 3. Sl st to first ch to create circle. (Instead, you can perform the “magic circle” if you’d like.)
Row 1: ch 1, 5 sc inside of circle. (5 stitches)
Row 2: Inc in each stitch around. (10 stitches)
Rows 3-5: Sc in each stitch around. (10 stitches)
Tie off. Stuff tight with poly-fil. Positon and sew onto legs, making sure he stands before sewing them on.
Arms:
With light raspberry, ch 3. Sl st to first ch to create circle. (Instead, you can perform the “magic circle” if you’d like.)
Row 1: ch 1, 5 sc inside of circle. (5 stitches)
Row 2: Inc in each stitch around. (10 stitches)
Rows 3-8: Sc in each stitch around. (10 stitches)
Row 9: *Dec in first 2 stitches, sc in next 3 stitches, repeat from * around. (8 stitches)
Tie off. Stuff with poly-fil, leaving the top 2-3 rows unstuffed. Position and sew onto body. Cut cream colored felt and sew or hot glue onto body.
Using aran yarn, sew circles onto his legs.
Claws:
With aran, ch 2, leaving a long starting tail.
Row 1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook. (1 stitch)
Tie off, leaving a long ending tail. Use tails to attach to arms. Make 3 for each arm.
Tail:
With light raspberry, ch 3. Sl st to first ch to create circle. (Instead, you can perform the “magic circle” if you’d like.)
Row 1: ch 1, 4 sc inside of circle. (4 stitches)
Row 2: *Inc in first stitch, sc in next stitch, repeat from * around. (6 stitches)
Row 3: Sc in each stitch around. (6 stitches)
Row 4: *Inc in first stitch, sc in next 2 stitches, repeat from * around. (8 stitches)
Row 5: Sc in each stitch around. (8 stitches)
Row 6: *Inc in first stitch, sc in next 3 stitches, repeat from * around. (10 stitches)
Row 7: Sc in each stitch around. (10 stitches)
Row 8: *Inc in first stitch, sc in next 4 stitches, repeat from * around. (12 stitches)
Row 9: *Inc in first stitch, sc in next 5 stitches, repeat from * around. (14 stitches)
Row 10: *Inc in first stitch, sc in next 6 stitches, repeat from * around. (16 stitches)
Row 11: *Inc in first stitch, sc in next 7 stitches, repeat from * around. (18 stitches)
Row 12: *Inc in first stitch, sc in next 8 stitches, repeat from * around. (20 stitches)
Rows 13-17: Sc in each stitch around. (20 stitches)
Row 18: *Inc in first stitch, sc in next 3 stitches, repeat from * around. (25 stitches)
Row 19: Sc in each stitch around. (25 stitches)
Row 20: *Inc in first stitch, sc in next 4 stitches, repeat from * around. (30 stitches)
Rows 21-25: Sc in each stitch around. (30 stitches)
Row 26: *Dec in first 2 stitches, sc in next 4 stitches, repeat from * around. (25 stitches)
Row 27: *Dec in first 2 stitches, sc in next 3 stitches, repeat from * around. (20 stitches)
Row 28: *Dec in first 2 stitches, sc in next 2 stitches, repeat from * around. (15 stitches)
Rows 29-30: Sc in each stitch around. (15 stitches)
Tie off. Fold end over and sew.
Stuff with poly-fil. Position and sew onto back of body.
Sew the big part of the tail further up on the body to keep it from flopping down.
Tongue:
With pink, ch 3. Sl st to first ch to create circle. (Instead, you can perform the “magic circle” if you’d like.)
Row 1: ch 1, 5 sc inside of circle. (5 stitches)
Row 2: Inc in each stitch around. (10 stitches)
Row 3: *Inc in first stitch, sc in next stitch, repeat from * around. (15 stitches)
Row 4: *Inc in first stitch, sc in next 2 stitches, repeat from * around. (20 stitches)
Rows 5-6: Sc in each stitch around. (20 stitches)
Row 7: *Dec in first 2 stitches, sc in next 8 stitches, repeat from * around. (18 stitches)
Rows 8-9: Sc in each stitch around. (18 stitches)
Row 10: *Dec in first 2 stitches, sc in next 7 stitches, repeat from * around. (16 stitches)
Rows 11-12: Sc in each stitch around. (16 stitches)
Row 13: *Dec in first 2 stitches, sc in next 6 stitches, repeat from * around. (14 stitches)
Rows 14-15: Sc in each stitch around. (14 stitches)
Row 16: *Dec in first 2 stitches, sc in next 5 stitches, repeat from * around. (12 stitches)
Rows 17-18: Sc in each stitch around. (12 stitches)
Row 19: *Dec in first 2 stitches, sc in next 4 stitches, repeat from * around. (10 stitches)
Rows 20-21: Sc in each stitch around. (10 stitches)
Tie off. Don’t stuff. Position and sew inside of mouth.
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