Nichet Crochet
Worm on a String
Crochet Pattern
Worm on a String Video Tutorial
Abbreviations and Notes
Sc - Single Crochet
Inc - Increase (Sc twice in one stitch)
Dec - Decrease (Invisible Decrease, Sc 1 in the front loops of two stitches at once)
Ch - Chain
FO - Fasten Off (Slip stitch in the next stitch, Ch 1, and pull and cut the yarn)
The project is started by chaining twice and then single crocheting six times into the first chain.
If you prefer, you can use a magic circle instead.
[crochet words]x6 - brackets indicate that something is repeated multiple times in one round. The number outside of the brackets tells you how many times it should be repeated.
(##) - Numbers inside parentheses at the end of a round tells you the stitch count of that round.
If there is no stitch count after a round, then the stitch count is the same as the last round.
Materials
4mm (G) crochet hook
Scissors
Darning needle
A stitch marker or a piece of scrap yarn
Medium (worsted) weight, acrylic yarn of any color
Polyester fiberfill
10mm googly eyes
Or any size that you like
Hot glue gun
Required if your googly eyes do not have an adhesive back
You can make your Woerm bigger by using chunky yarn instead!
Pattern
Rnd 1. Ch 2 and Sc 6 into the first chain.
Rnd 2-8. Sc around 7 rounds (6)
The first 8 rounds create the snout of the worm.
Rnd 9. [Sc 1, Inc 1]×3 (9)
Rnd 10. Sc around
Rnd 11. [Sc 2, Inc 1]×3 (12)
Rnd 12. [Sc 3, Inc 1]×6 (15)
Rnd 13. Sc around
Rnd 14. [Sc 4, Inc 1]×3 (18)
Rnd 15. [Sc 5, Inc 1]×6 (21)
Now is a great time to add googly eyes! Use your hot glue gun or peel off the backs of your googly eyes and stick them above the snout of the worm!
Be sure to put the eyes close together.
Rnd 16-20. Sc around 5 rounds
Rnd 21. Sc 19, Dec (20)
Rnd 22-24. Sc around 3 rounds
Rnd 25. Sc 18, Dec (19)
Rnd 26-28. Sc around 3 rounds
Rnd 29. Sc 17, Dec (18)
Rnd 30-32. Sc around 3 rounds
Begin stuffing your worm. Stuff lightly, as stuffing too much can make it stiff.
Continue to stuff your worm lightly as you add rounds.
Rnd 33. Sc 16, Dec (17)
Rnd 34-36. Sc around 3 rounds
Rnd 37. Sc 15, Dec (16)
Rnd 38-40. Sc around 3 rounds
Rnd 41. Sc 14, Dec (15)
Rnd 42-44. Sc around 3 rounds
Rnd 45. Sc 13, Dec (14)
Rnd 46-48. Sc around 3 rounds
Rnd 49. Sc 12, Dec (13)
Rnd 50-52. Sc around 3 rounds
Rnd 53. Sc 11, Dec (12)
Rnd 54-56. Sc around 3 rounds
Rnd 57. Sc 10, Dec (11)
Rnd 58-60. Sc around 3 rounds
Rnd 61. Sc 9, Dec (10)
Rnd 62-64. Sc around 3 rounds
Rnd 65. Sc 8, Dec (9)
Rnd 66-67. Sc around 3 rounds
Rnd 69. Sc 7, Dec (8)
Rnd 70-72. Sc around 3 rounds
Rnd 73. Sc 6, Dec (7)
Rnd 74-76. Sc around 3 rounds
Rnd 77. Sc 5, Dec (6)
After this round, you no longer have to stuff your worm.
Rnd 78-89. Sc around 12 rounds
FO
You have crafted the woerm
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