Boom Box Softie by Marie Segares

Boom Box Softie

Crochet
September 2020
Bulky (7 wpi) ?
14 stitches and 16 rows = 4 inches
in single crochet (sc)
4.0 mm (G)
138 - 168 yards (126 - 154 m)
Approximately 10” (25.5 cm) across x 5.5” (14 cm) tall after folding and before stuffing.
US
English
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This simple, rag doll style amigurumi pattern is reminiscent of a late 1970s to early 1990s tape cassette boom box. This is the first pattern in the 2020 Holiday Stashdown Crochet Along.

This pattern is available for FREE on my blog here.

The free version is supported by advertising on my website. The downloadable PDF for sale on Ravelry includes the full pattern in one printable file without advertisements.

Skills Used
Basic crochet stitches: chain, double crochet, half double crochet, single crochet, slip stitch
Crocheting flat in rows, crocheting in the round, increasing
Crocheting the back loop (pattern includes link to video tutorial)
Seaming (pattern includes link to photo tutorial)
Decorating with back stitch and cross stitch embroidery stitches (pattern includes link to video tutorials)

Skill Level
Easy

Finished Size
Approximately 10” (25.5 cm) across x 5.5” (14 cm) tall after folding and before stuffing.

Materials
WeCrochet Brava Bulky yarn (100% acrylic, 3.5 oz/100 g, 136 yd/124 m) – 1 skein each in 29339 Cobblestone Heather (CA), 28335 Black (CB), 28343 Dove Heather (CC), and 28352 Red (CD), or approximately 136 yd (124 m) in CA, 20 yd (18.5 m) in CB, 10 yd (9 m) in CC, and 2 yd (2 m) in CD in any bulky weight yarn.

US Size G-6/4 mm crochet hook, or any size needed to obtain correct gauge.

Fairfield Poly-Fil Premium Polyester Fiber Fill, 12 ounce bag.

WeCrochet locking stitch marker set.

12 mm black safety eyes – 1 pair.

Yarn needle.

Gauge
14 sc x 16 rows = 4” (10 cm). Exact gauge is not critical for this project. Stitches should be small so that fiber filling doesn’t show.