Free Crochet Pattern: Sugarwood Happy Sun

Written By Sally Drummond

Here are some instructions for making a little happy sun. This pattern would suit lots of shades of yellow, white, orange and red.

I make this little sun for people when they feel sad. Children especially like to put them in their pockets and pull out the happy sun, when they are having a dark day. I hope you enjoy my pattern and your wee suns bring some sweetness to your life. Enjoy - Sally

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YOU WILL NEED:

  • 8ply DK cotton in yellow, black and pink.

  • A 2.5mm crochet hook.

  • 8mm safety eyes.

  • A pair of sharp embroidery scissors.

  • Some pins to hold things in place.

STITCHES USED:

This pattern uses US terminology abbreviations as follows.

BLO: back loop only

Ch: chain stitch / chain

Dec: decrease

Dc: double crochet

FLO: front loop only

Hdc: half double crochet

Inc: increase

MR: Magic ring/circle

St: stitch

Slst: slip stitch

Tr: treble crochet

Dctr: Dc and tr in the same stitch

Trdc: Tr and dc in the same stitch

CHEEKS

Make the cheeks first so that you can sew them on before you close and stuff the sun. This makes it easy to sew on and to hide the ends.

Using the 2.25mm hook and salmon yarn:

Round 1: 6sc in a MR. (6st)

Sew the tail in to create a circle, set aside. (Photo 1) If you prefer, you can leave out the cheeks and blush your sun’s cheeks with some blusher.

Using the 2.25mm hook and vanilla for the base sun:

Round 1: 6sc in MR. (6st)

Round 2: Inc in each stitch. (12st)

Round 3: (Sc. inc) x 6. (18st)

Round 4: (2sc, inc) x 6. (24st)

Round 5: (3sc, inc) x 6. (30st) (photo 2)

Round 6: (4sc, inc) x 6. (36st)

Round 7: (5sc, inc) x 6. (42st)

Round 8: (6sc, inc) x 6. (48st)

Round 9: (7sc, inc) x 6. (54st)

Round 10: In BLO, sc in all 54st. (54st)

Round 11: Repeat round 10. (54st)

Stop here and insert safety eyes through rounds 4&5. Make sure the start/end of the round is at the bottom when you insert the eyes. Before you place the back of the safety eyes add some eyelashes. (Photo 3)

Sew on the cheeks over rounds 6-8.

Round 12: (7sc, dec) x 6. (48st)

Round 13: (6sc, dec) x 6. (42st)

Round 14: (5sc, dec) x 6. (36st)

Round 15: (4sc. dec) x 6. (30st)

Round 16: (3sc, dec) x 6. (24st)

Sally Drummond
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