Hey, my fellow yarn artists! Have I got a quaint and cute project to share with you all today – the crochet pencil pattern. Here’s a charmer that puts a soft twist on the quintessential writing tool, with a whimsical charm that always gets me smiling!
Picture your regular pencil, now imagine that in soft, cuddly yarn. That’s right, my friends, that’s our crochet pencil in a nutshell. It begins with the classic yellow barrel, then onto the silver ferrule and finally the iconic pink eraser. When I venture into making one of these cuties, I feel a blend of nostalgia and pure craft excitement.
So, my crochet pals, are you ready to ‘write’ with your hooks and create your own crochet pencil masterpiece? Trust me; it’s a project that will leave your heart scribbling joy with every stitch.
Designer: Studio WOW
Materials
- Yarn (cotton + acrylic) in pink, grey, yellow, white, beige
- 2.0 mm crochet hook
- Stuffing
- Needle
Abbreviations
Mr – magic ring
Sc – single crochet
Inc – increase
Dec – decrease
Ch – chain
BLO – back loop only
Pencil
With pink yarn.
Rnd 1: 6 sc in Mr (6)
Rnd 2: 6 inc (12)
Rnd 3: (1 sc, 1 inc) x 6 (18)
Rnd 4: (1 sc, 1 inc, 1 sc) x 6 (24)
Rnd 5: (3 sc, 1 inc) x 6 (30)
Rnd 6: (2 sc, 1 inc, 2 sc) x 6 (36)
Rnd 7-13: 36 sc (7 rounds)
Change color to yellow.
Rnd 14-37: 36 sc (24 rounds)
Change color to beige. Stuff.
Rnd 38: BLO 36 sc (36)
Rnd 39: (5 sc, 1 dec, 5 sc) x 3 (33)
Rnd 40: (9 sc, 1 dec) x 3 (30)
Rnd 41: (4 sc, 1 dec, 4 sc) x 3 (27)
Rnd 42: (7 sc, 1 dec) x 3 (24)
Rnd 43: (3 sc, 1 dec, 3 sc) x 3 (21)
Rnd 44: (5 sc, 1 dec) x 3 (18)
Rnd 45: (2 sc, 1 dec, 2 sc) x 3 (15)
Change color to black. Stuff.
Rnd 46: BLO (3 sc, 1 dec) x 3 (12)
Rnd 47: (1 sc, 1 dec, 1 sc) x 3 (9)
Rnd 48: (1 sc, 1 dec) x 3 (6)
Close the hole.
Use grey yarn.
Make a chain of 41 chain stitches. Start in 2nd loop from hook. Back-and-forth rows. Each row starts in 2nd loop from the hook and ends with chain stitch. This chain stitch doesn’t count.
Row 1: 41 sc
Row 2-8: BLO 41 sc
Cut the yarn, and leave end for sewing. Wrap the gray piece around the pencil and sew the short edges together.
Eyes
White yarn.
Big eye
Rnd 1: 6 sc in Mr 97)
Rnd 2: 6 inc (12)
Rnd 3: (1 sc, 1 inc) x 6 (18)
Rnd 4-5: 18 sc (18)
Fasten off. Leave end for sewing.
Small eye
Rnd 1: 6 sc in Mr (6)
Rnd 2: 6 inc (12)
Rnd 3-4: 12 sc (12)
Fasten off. Leave end for sewing.
Sew the eyes onto the pencil. Embroider pupils, eyebrows and mouth with black thread.