Campfire Smores
A Little P and Company Design by Sarah Mancini
Main Ingredients:
~Hook: 3.5 mm (E)
~Lion Brand
Fishermen's Wool Yarn in Natures Brown
~Spud &
Chloë SweaterYarn in Ice Cream
~Tahki Yarns
Cotton Classic Yarn in 3560 (Cinnamon)*
~Batting
~Safety Eyes
~Felt Circles
~Black Embroidery Thread
{A not so brief note
about the yarns that I used: To create this pattern I used a variety of
yarn from my stash. The three yarns I chose each have different qualities. Here
are some helpful tips about each: The Tahki
is 100% mercerised cotton and it's on the finer side. In order to add some
bulk, I decided to double it up. I like the way the cotton makes the graham
cracker stiff and the color is spot on as well. *However, this particular
colorway has been discontinued. The yarn however, has not so you may have some
luck finding a nice substitute :) If you find a particularly good "graham
cracker" yarn, please let me know what it is! The Lion Brand Yarn is 100% wool and I chose it mainly b/c of the dark
chocolatety color. It is a very nice yarn to work with in general but if I had
a softer one on hand, I would have used it. To me, chocolate should be smooth
and this yarn is a bit on the scratchy side. But again, I wanted to use yarn
that I already had and it definitely looks dark chocolatety :) Lastly, the Spud and Chloe is a mixture of cotton
and wool. It is just LOVELY to work with. It's by far one of my very favorite
yarns. I chose this one b/c of the color (obviously) but also b/c I knew it
would make a soft, squishy marshmallow and that was super important to me!! It
did just the trick and I would choose it again and again for this project :)
One last note about all three of these yarns: each of them is hand-wash only.
Since this is a toy, it shouldn't be too big a deal but if you prefer
machine-washable yarns feel free to choose those instead :) Just choose whatever
yarn you like best or whatever works for you! This pattern would look great in
a variety of yarns. Get creative with it!! }
Extras:
~Embroidery Needle
~Scissors
~Stitch Markers
~Tape Measure
Abbreviations (US
terminology):
Sc: Single Crochet
SS: Slip Stitch
BLO: Back Loop Only
FO: Fasten Off
Recipe:
Graham Cracker (make
2)
With 3.5 mm hook and Tahki Cotton Classic Yarn, double up
yarn so that you are working with two strands throughout (you will only do this
for graham cracker portion of pattern)
Set up row: Chain 11
Row 1: Sc
in second chain from hook and in each remaining chain (10 sc)
Row 2-10: Repeat
row one until your graham cracker is square. Make as few or as
many rows as necessary.
Border: Sc
around perimeter, making 2-3 sc in each corner.
Finishing: FO
and weave in ends.
Chocolate (make 1)
With 3.5 mm hook and Lion Brand
Fishermen's Wool Yarn in Natures Brown
Repeat directions for Graham Cracker.
Marshmallow (make 1)
With 3.5 mm hook and Spud &
Chloë Sweater Yarn in Ice Cream
Top of marshmallow:
Set up round: Ch 2
Round 1: 6 sc in second chain from hook (6 sc)
Round 2: 2 sc in ea st around (12 sc)
Round 3: [2 sc in next st, sc in next st] x 6 (18 sc)
Round 4: [2 sc in next st, sc in next 2 sts] x 6 (24 sc)
Round 5: [2 sc in next st, sc in next 3 sts] x 6 (30 sc)
Round 6: sc in ea st around, blo (back loops only) for this round
Rounds 7-10: sc
in ea st around
Finishing: FO
and weave in ends.
Bottom of
marshmallow:
Repeat set up round and rounds 1-5 for top of marshmallow. DO NOT BREAK YARN. Add a stitch marker
to your last stitch and then proceed to do the following:
Add safety eyes to the top of your marshmallow and embroider
smile and cheeks (if desired). If you choose, you can glue the cheeks in place.
I like using Aileen's Origional Tacky Glue, however it's not washable.
Line up finishing rounds of Top and Bottom of marshmallow.
SS through both rounds (remembering to pause to add batting about 3/4 of the
way through) in order to connect the two parts.
FO, weave in ends.
Voila!!! You're all finished with your Campfire Smores!!
Just remember, they're made of yarn so keep 'em away from any real flames!!!
