Materials:
- Beige colour yarn of your choice (acrylic or cotton). I used acrylic yarn, 438 m/100 g. Cupid's height is 7 cm.
- A small amount of red, white, brown yarn of the same thickness
- For hair - fluffy yarn, slightly thicker than beige. I used Khlopok Travka by Kamteks (220 m/100g).
- A crochet hook, I used 1,25 mm crochet hook
- Hollow fiber for stuffing
- A piece of wire approx. 1,0 mm thick and 00 cm long
- For the eyes: 2 half-beads, I used 6mm diam half-beads and white piece of felt
- Transparent glue
- A sewing needle, matching sewing threads
- Black, brown colour embroidery yarn/thread
- Toothpicks
Abbreviations:
ch – chain
sl st – slip stitch
sc – single crochet
hdc – half double crochet
inc – increase (2 sc in 1 st)
2 inc – 2 increases in sequence
dec – decrease (single crochet two stitches together)
(...) x N times – repeat instructions in brackets N times
Arm (make 2)
Ch 5
1) from 2nd ch from hook: 4 sc, continue along the other side of the chain: 4 sc (8)
2-4) 8 sc
5) 4 ch, from 2nd ch from hook: 3 сс - it's a thumb, continue: 8 sc (8)
6) 1 sc, dec, 2 sc, dec, 1 sc (6)
7-10) 6 sc
Fasten off, cut off.
Bottom
1) 6 sc in a Magic Ring
2) 6 inc (12)
3) ( 1 sc, inc)× 6 times (18)
4) (2 sc, inc)× 6 times (24)
5) (3 sc, inc)× 6 times (30)
6) (2 sc, inc, 2 sc)×6 times (36)
Fasten off, cut off.
Head-body
1) 6 sc in a Magic Ring
2) 6 inc (12)
3) ( 1 sc, inc)× 6 times (18)
4) (2 sc, inc)× 6 times (24)
5) (3 sc, inc)× 6 times (30)
6) 30 sc
7) (2 sc, inc, 2 sc)× 6 times (36)
8) 36 sc
9) (5 sc, inc)× 6 times (42)
10-13) 42 sc
14) (dec, 5 sc)× 6 times (36)
15) (dec, 7 sc)× 4 times (32)
16) (3 sc, dec, 3 sc)× 4 times (28)
17-18) 28 sc
19) 7 sc, attach the 1st arm with the palm down, work the loops of the arm and body together: 3 sc, 9 sc along the body,
attach the 2nd arm with the palm down, work the loops of the arm and body together: 3 sc, 6 sc along the body (28)
20) inc, 6 sc, 3 sc along the arm, 4 sc, inc, 4 sc, 3 sc along the arm, 6 sc (30)
21) 7 sc, inc, 14 sc, inc, 7 sc (32)
22) (7 sc, inc)× 4 times (36)
23-31) 36 sc
Do not cut thread!
Attach the bottom, work the loops of the bottom and body together:36 sc. Stuff lightly as you go.
Fasten off, cut off.
Hair
Crochet with fluffy yarn
1) 6 sc in a Magic Ring
2) 6 inc (12)
3) (1 sc, inc)× 6 times (18)
4) (2 sc, inc)× 6 times (24)
5) (5 sc, inc)× 4 times (28)
6-7) 28 sc
Fasten off, cut off.
Sew the hair to the head. Brush them with a Hook & Loop tape.
Ears (make 2)
1) 5 sc in a Magic Ring
Fasten off, cut off.
Sew the ears on.
Foot (make 2)
Ch 5
1) from 2nd ch from hook: 3 sc, 3 hdc in the last loop, continue along the other side of the chain: 3 sc (9)
2) 3 sc, 3 hdc, 3 sc (9)
Fasten off, cut off.
Sew the foots on. Embroider the fingers with brown colour yarn.
Wings (make 2)
To see how to make the wings step by step,
please see here: https://www.crazypatterns.net/en/blog/2162/angel-demon-hearts
Work with white colour yarn.
Ch 7
1) starting from 3rd ch from hook: 2 hdc, 2 sc, 1 sl st, 1 ch, turn (5)
2) 1 sl st, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, (leave the last stitch unworked), 3 ch, turn (5)
3) from 3rd ch from hook: 2 hdc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, 1 sl st, 1 ch, turn (7)
4) 1 sl st, 2 sc, inc, 2 sc, (leave the last stitch unworked), 4 ch, turn (7)
5) from 3rd ch from hook: 2 hdc, 3 sc, inc, 2 sc, 1 sl st, 1 ch, turn (10)
6) 1 sl st, 2 sc, 2 inc, 3 sc, (leave the last 2 stitches unworked), 4 ch, turn (10)
7) from 3rd ch from hook: 2 hdc, 4 sc, 2 inc, 2 sc, 2 sl st (14)
Fasten off, cut off.
Sew the wings on.
Face Decoration
Take a pair of half – beads or ready - made eyes. Take a piece of white felt and cut out 2 circles to make the whites of the eyes. They should be slightly larger in diam than the beads. Glue the eyes on. Make sure the side of the white felt is showing.
Embroider the smile and eyebrows with black thread, nose – with beige thread.
Quiver
Work with brown colour yarn.
1) 7 sc in a Magic Ring
2) 7 inc (14)
3-17) 14 sc
Do not cut the thread!
Crochet the strap: crochet 30 ch, work 1 sl st in point 2 (it’s located at the bottom and diagonally from the beginning of the strap)
Fasten off, cut off.
Bow and arrow
for the bow: take two pieces of wire, approx. 6cm long, bend them as shown on the photo. Tie a piece of thread to make a bowstring.
Cut 6cm long pieces from red colour yarn, make six for each arrow. Tie them around the tip of each toothpick as shown on the picture, make sure the knots are as close to each other as possible.
Spread some glue onto the knots and pieces of yarn. Position the ends upwards and leave them to dry. Trim once they are dry.
Arrowhead - optional
Make a heart with red colour yarn.
1) Ch 3, starting from 3rd ch from hook: 2 hdc, 1 sc, 1 hdc, 1 sc, 2 hdc, 1 ch, 1 sl st (9)
2) 3 sc, in 1 loop: 1 sc, 1 hdc, 1 sc, continue: 3 sc, 2 sl st (11)
Fasten off, cut off.
Glue the arrowhead to the arrow.
Cupid is completed!
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