12-10-2016

Mr. Meeseeks
Based on Ravelry: UnknownOrchard’s Mr. Meeseeks; http://www.ravelry.com/projects/UnknownOrchard/mrmeeseeks

MATERIALS
• Less than 1/2 skein worsted (or any weight) yarn in aqua or turquoise shade of blue
• 6-inch strand orange yarn
• 12-inch strand white yarn
• 2 to 3 yards black crochet thread or embroidery thread & sewing needle
• Size I/9 5.5mm crochet hook, or size recommended for yarn
• Size B / 2.25mm crochet hook, or size appropriate for thread
• Locking stitch marker
• 6 light-blue pipe cleaners
• Fiber fill stuffing
• Yarn needle
• Sewing needle

ABBREVIATIONS
• sc - single crochet
• mc - magic circle
• pm - place marker
• inc - increase: 2 sc in next st.
• sl st - slip stitch
• invdec - invisible decrease: insert hook through front loops of each of next 2 sts, draw yarn up, and draw through all 3 loops.

LEGS

1. Mc, 4 sc in mc, pm on last st, close mc. (4)
2. Sc, inc around. (6)
3. Sc, inc around. (9)
4. Sc around. (9)
5. Sc around. (9)
6. Sc 5, sl st 4. (9)
7. Sc 5, sl st 4. (9)
8. Sc 5. Restart row (ignore 4 remaining sl sts). Sc, invdec around. (6)
9. Sc around for 10 rows. (6) Fasten off leaving long tail for sewing.

ARMS

1. Mc, 4 sc in mc, pm on last st, close mc. (4)
2. Sc, inc around. (6)
3. Sc, inc around. (9)
4. Sc around. (9)
5. Sc around. (9)
6. Sc around. (9)
7. Sc, invdec around. (6)
8. Invdec, then 4 sc (5)
9. Sc around for 9 rows. (5) Fasten off leaving long tail for sewing.

BODY

1. Mc, 6 sc in mc, pm on last st, close mc. (6)
2. Inc in each st around. (12)
3. Sc, inc around. (18)
4. Sc 2, inc around. (24)
5. Sc 3, inc around. (30)
6. Sc around. (30)
7. Sc around. (30)
8. Sc around. (30)
9. Sc around. (30)
10. Sc 13, invdec, sc 13, invdec. (28)
11. Sc around. (28)
12. Sc 12, invdec, sc 12, invdec. (26)
13. Sc around. (26)
14. Sc 11, invdec, sc 11, invdec. (24)
15. Sc around. (24)
16. Sc 10, invdec, sc 10, invdec. (22)
17. Sc around. (22)
18. Sc 9, invdec, sc 9, invdec. (20)
19. Sc around. (20)
20. Sc around. (20)
21. Sc around. (20)
22. Sc around. (20)
23. Sc 8, invdec, sc 8, invdec. (18)
24. Sc, invdec around. (12)
25. Invdec around. (6) Fasten off.

HEAD

1. Mc, 6 sc in mc, pm on last st, close mc. (6)
2. Inc in each st around. (12)
3. Sc, inc, sc 2, inc, sc, inc, sc 2, inc, sc, inc. (17)
4. Sc 2, inc, sc 2, inc, sc, inc, sc 2, inc, sc 2, inc, sc, inc, sc. (23)
5. Sc 3, inc, sc 5, inc, sc 5, inc, sc 5, inc, sc. (27)
6. Sc 4, inc, sc 6, inc, sc 6, inc, sc 6, inc, sc. (31)
7. Sc 8, inc, sc 9, inc, sc 9, inc, sc 2. (34)
8. Sc 10, inc, sc 16, inc, sc 6. (36)
9. Sc 17, inc, sc 18. (37)
10. Sc around. (37)
11. Sc 18, invdec, sc 17. (36)
12. Sc 6, invdec, sc 16, invdec, sc 10. (34)
13. Sc 2, invdec, sc 9, invdec, sc 9, invdec, sc 8. (31)
14. Sc, invdec, sc 6, invdec, sc 6, invdec, sc 6, invdec, sc 4. (27)
15. Sc, invdec, sc 5, invdec, sc 5, invdec, sc 5, invdec, sc 3. (23)
16. Sc, invdec, sc, invdec, sc 2, invdec, sc 2, invdec, sc, invdec, sc 2, invdec, sc 2. (17)
17. (Invdec, sc) repeat () around. (12) Fasten off leaving long tail for sewing.

EYES: Using black crochet thread and small crochet hook, make 2 “eyes”: Mc, 6sc in circle, join to first sc, close circle. Fasten off leaving long tail for sewing. Using about 6 inches of white yarn and sewing needle, add “shine” to top corner of each eye.

ASSEMBLY

• LEGS: Hold 2 pipe cleaners together and fold in half. Insert loop-end into a leg, push down inside foot, and bend loop into foot-shape. At 3 rounds from mc on body, insert pointy ends between sts. Sew leg onto body using tail. Repeat with other leg on opposite side.

• ARMS: Stuff body. Fold 1 pipe cleaner in half, insert loop-end into an arm, and push loop down inside hand. On side of body, follow a line of sts from leg up to one row below top of neck, and insert pointy ends of arm pipe cleaner between sts. Sew arm to body using tail. Repeat with other arm on opposite side.

• HEAD: Make a small tuft of hair using orange yarn; attach through mc of head. Position an eye on head and pull center thread tail and white yarn tails through to inside; tie threads together and trim. Repeat with other eye. Using remaining tails, sew eyes down around edges. Using a double strand of black crochet thread, and sewing needle, embroider facial features.

• STUFF & SEW: Stuff body and head with fiber fill. Sew head opening to body opening using tail from head. Weave in ends.