Hello, it's Thursday! This week we making are fully articulated slugs, and they are surprisingly easy! The real question, are they creepy, or are they cute?
There will be a bonus fidget toy pattern this week so keep your eyes peeled for that!
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US terminology used
All pieces are worked in a continuous spiral unless otherwise indicated.
Stitch Glossary:
slst: "slipstitch" - insert hook, yarn over and pull through loop on hook.
ch: “Chain” - yarn over, pull through only loop.
sc: “Single crochet” - Insert hook, yarn over, pull up loop, yarn over, pull through both loops on hook.
3sc in 1: "Three sc into the same stitch"
inc: “Increase” - Complete two single crochets into the same stitch, one after the other.
dec: “Decrease over two stitches”- Insert hook into stitch, yarn over, pull up loop. Insert hook into next stitch, yarn over, pull up loop. Yarn over a third time, and pull through all three loops on hook.
sc3tog: "sc three stitches together/decrease by 3"
3dc cluster: 3-double crochet cluster, tutorial in video
bpsc: "backpost single crochet" - work around the post of the stitch from the back of the piece.
fpsc: "frontpost single crochet" - work around the post of the stitch from the front of the piece.
00:00 Hello
01:42 Tools & Materials
02:31 Eye stalks
04:25 Face
07:25 Attaching the eye stalks
12:35 Head Segment
17:08 Body Segment 1
22:34 Body Segment 2
22:52 Body Segment 3
23:06 Body Segment 4
23:16 Body Segment 5
23:43 Tail
25:05 Magical Assembly
"Fuzzball Parade" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
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ISRC: USUAN1900017
Uploaded: 2019-07-12
"Carpe Diem" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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ISRC: USUAN1600023
Uploaded: 2016-04-29
"Wholesome" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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ISRC: USUAN1900022
Uploaded: 2019-07-18
"Magic Escape Room" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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ISRC: USUAN2200005
Uploaded: 2022-11-03