This caterpillar plushy is knit in the round using two strand of yarn held together, giving it a mottled look. The caterpillar is made in pieces, then sewn together. Elastic is used to connect the body segments and give the caterpillar a fun stretchiness. The feet and antenna are made with i-cord loops, so they can attached to an infant car-seat handle with a plastic baby chain link. The eyes and mouth are crochet or they can be made of felt.

Materials:
Yarn: fingering weight 2.3oz/65g, 300 yards/275 meters total.
Sample MC knit in Premier Yarns Serenity Sock Weight in Surf.
Main Color (MC): 1.75oz/50g, 230 yds/210 m of self patterning/striping/variegated. For body
Contrast Color 1 (CC1): .35oz/10g, 50 yds/45 m solid or tonal color. For head
Contrast Color 2 (CC3): .18oz/5g, 23 yds/21 m solid or tonal color. For feet and antenna
Contrast Color 3 (CC4): 1 yd/1 m scrap in high contrast from CC1. For outer eyes

Main color optional yarn variations:
Instead of holding 2 strands of main color together,
• use 2 contrasting solid colors,
• use 1 solid color and 1 self striping or variegated,
• use all minis or scrappy yarn,
• use 2 strands gradient yarn in opposite color direction, or
• use 1 strand of DK.

Other Materials:
¼ inch elastic 13 inches
stuffing

Tools:
• US size 3/3.25mm double pointed needle set.
• US size 1/2.25mm double pointed needle (Only 1 needed for picking up stitches.) (optional)
• Size 5 steel/1.9 mm crochet hook.
• Yarn needle
• Long yarn/doll needle or other tool for threading elastic through the body.
• progress keeper.