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Bernie Sanders amigurumi free English pattern

Updated: Feb 10, 2021






MATERIALS:

2.5 mm tulip crochet hook

6 mm safety eyes

fabric glue

tapestry needle

fiberfill, pins

1 mm Wire and

Small pliers


YARNS:


Milk cotton yarn in

White, Skin color, Coffee, Off White, Black

Green, Dark Gray, and Light Blue


ABBREVIATIONS:


RND - round

RNDS - rounds

R - row

ch - chain

chs - chains

sc - single crochet

st - stitch

sts - stitches

sl st - slip stitch

inc - increase

dec - decrease

FLO - front loop only

BLO - back loop only


ARMS (make 2)

Crochet with White yarn

RND 1: Make a magic ring, ch 1 and 6 sc inside

Sl st in the first st, and cut off the yarn. Change the yarn to

Coffee then put it in the first st and ch 1

RND 2: 2 sc, 1 inc (2x) = 8 sc

Sl st in the first st, and cut off the yarn. Change the yarn to

Off White then place it in the first st and ch 1

RND 3: sc all around = 1 RND of 8 sc

Sl st in the first st, and cut off the yarn. Change the yarn to

Green then place it in the first st and ch 1

RND 4: BLO, sc all around = 1 RND of 8 sc

Sl st in the first st, and ch 1 (do these on RND 4 - 7)

RND 5 - 7: sc all around = 3 RNDS of 8 sc

Stuff the arms with a small amount of fiberfill

Ch 1, flatten the edges, 4 sc through sts of both layers (closing the hole).

fasten off and cut off the yarn


LEGS (make 2)

Crochet with Coffee yarn

RND 1: Make a magic ring, ch 1 and 6 sc inside

Sl st in the 1s st, and ch 1

(do these in each RND of the legs)

RND 2: 1 sc, 1 inc (3x) = 9 sc

Cut off the yarn and change the yarn to Black then place it in the first st and ch 1

RND 3: BLO, sc all around = 1 RND of 9 sc

RND 4 - 6: sc all around = 3 RNDS of 9 sc

sl st in the first st and cut off the yarn

Make the other legs with the same procedures and continue working on the body


BODY

Ch 2 and sl st in the first st of the other legs

RND 1: ch 1, 1 sc in the same st 1 sc in every 8 sts around the legs, 1 sc in each of 2 chs, 9 sc around of the other legs, 1 sc in each of the other side of 2 chs = 22 sc

Change the yarn to Green then place it in the last st, and put an st marker in the first st,

and work in a continuous spiral

RND 2 - 5: sc all around = 4 RNDS of 22 sc

RND 6: 9 sc, 1 dec (2x) = 20 sc

RND 7: 8 sc, 1 dec (2x) = 18 sc

Stuff both legs with fiberfill

RND 8: 4 sc, 1 dec (3x) = 15 sc

RND 9: 2 sc, join the arms on the body 4 sc through sts of both layers, 4 sc, join the other arms 4 sc through sts of both layers, 1 sc = 15 sc

Stuff the body as you go

Continue working on the head


HEAD

Change the yarn to Skin color and place it in the last st

RND 1: FLO, 4 sc, 1 inc (3x) = 18 sc

RND 2: 2 sc, 1 inc (6x) = 24 sc

RND 3: 3 sc, 1 inc (6x) = 30 sc

RND 4: 2 sc, 1 inc, 4 sc (6x) = 36 sc

Start the RND with 2 sc & 1 inc then continue to 4 sc & 1 inc around (end the RND with 2 sc)

RND 5 - 7: sc all around = 3 RNDS of 36 sc

Put the st markers to RND 7 in 16 & 23 sts (6 sts apart)

RND 8 - 11: sc all around = 4 RNDS of 36 sc

Put the safety eyes where you placed the st markers

RND 12: 2 sc, 1 dec, 4 sc (6x) = 30 sc

Start the RND with 2 sc & 1 dec then continue to 4 sc & 1 dec around (end the RND with 2 sc)

RND 13: 3 sc, 1 dec (6x) = 24 sc

RND 14: 2 sc, 1 dec (6x) = 18 sc

Stuff the head as you go

RND 15: 1 sc, 1 dec (6x) = 12 sc

RND 16: dec (6x) = 6 sc

Sl st in the first and cut off the yarn, leaving a long yarn tail

Weave in the front loops of the rest 6 sts, then pull to close the hole.

Don’t cut the yarn and embroider the nose in RND 6 of the head. Insert the needle on the top of the head and come out on the center of RND 6 (3 strands in one st).


HAIR

Crochet with White yarn


Make a slip knot and Ch 23

R1: 1 sc in the second ch from the hook, 1 sc in every 21 chs = 22 sc

R2: ch 1, turn your work, skip the first st, 1 sc in each of the next 21 sts = 21 sc

R3: ch 1, turn your work, skip the first st, 1 sc in each of the next 20 sts = 20 sc

R4: ch 1, turn your work, skip the first st, 1 sc in each of the next 19 sts = 19 sc

R5: ch 1, turn your work, skip the first st, 1 sc in of the next 18 sts = 18 sc

R6 - R8: ch 1, turn your work, (don’t skip the first st in every row) 1 sc in each of the next

18 sts = 3 rows of 18 sc

Fasten off and weave the yarn end in sts


Facemask

Make a slip knot and Ch 9


R1: 1 sc in the second ch from the hook, 1 sc in every 7 chs = 8 sc

R2: ch 1, turn your work, 1 sc in every 8 sts = 8 sc

ear loop 1: Ch 17

work on the other side of the facemask

R3: 1 sc in each of the other side of the 8 chs = 8 sc

ear loop 2: ch 17 and sl st on the last st of

the other side

Cut off the yarn and weave the yarn end in sts


See the video tutorial above for the assembly


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