Crochet Boy And Girl Super Heroes

SUPPLIES & TOOLS:

• Red Heart® Super Saver®: 1 skein each
313 Aran A
886 Blue B
672 Spring Green C
3/4 Bright Yellow D
3/4 Buff E
718 Shocking Pink F
254 Pumpkin G
512 Turqua H
Small amount of 312 Black I

• Susan Bates® Crochet Hook: 4 mm [US G-6]
• Stuffing
• Red crayon (to color girl's cheeks)
• Yarn needle
Note: Yarn quantities are sufficient to make both heroes.

GAUGE: 16 sts = 4" (10 cm); 16 rows = 4" (10 cm) in single crochet. CHECK YOUR GAUGE. Use any size hook to obtain the gauge.

DIRECTIONS:

Special Stitch
sc2tog = [Draw up a loop in next st] twice, yarn over and draw through all 3 loops on hook.

Notes
Gauge is not critical for this project. Work tightly so stuffing will not show between stitches.
To change color, work last stitch of old color to last yarn over. Yarn over with new color and draw through all loops on hook to complete stitch. Proceed with new color. Fasten off old color.

Each hero measures 10½" (26.5 cm) tall.

BOY
HEAD AND BODY
Head: Beginning at top of head, with A, ch 2.
Round 1: Work 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook—6 sc. Do not join, work in continuous rounds (spirals). Place a marker for beginning of round. Move marker up as each round is completed.
Round 2: Work 2 sc in each sc around—12 sc.
Round 3: [Sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc] 6 times—18 sc.
Round 4: [Sc in next 2 sc, 2 sc in next sc] 6 times—24 sc.
Round 5: [Sc in next 3 sc, 2 sc in next sc] 6 times—30 sc.
Round 6: Sc in each sc around.
Round 7: [Sc in next 4 sc, 2 sc in next sc] 6 times—36 sc.
Rounds 8-14: Sc in each sc around.
Round 15: [Sc2tog] 18 times—18 sts.
Rounds 16 and 17: Sc in each sc around; change to C in last sc of Round 17.

Shirt: Round 18: [Sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc] 9 times—27 sc.
Rounds 19-25: Sc in each sc around; change to D in last sc of Round 25.
Belt: Rounds 26 and 27: Sc in each sc around; change to B in last sc of Round 27.

Shorts: Rounds 28-31: Sc in each sc around.
Round 32: [Sc in next 7 sc, sc2tog] 3 times—24 sc.
Stuff head and body. Flatten the last round, matching stitches of both halves.
Row 33 (joining row): Working through both thicknesses, sc in each st across to close lower edge of body—12 sc.

LEG (make 2)
Shoe: Beginning at sole of shoe, with B, ch 2.
Round 1: Work 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook—6 sc. Do not join, work in continuous rounds (spirals). Place a marker for beginning of round. Move marker up as each round is completed.
Round 2: Work 2 sc in each sc around—12 sc.
Round 3: Working in back loops only, 2 sc in next 3 sc (for toe), sc in last 9 sc—15 sc.
Round 4: Sc in each sc around.
Round 5: [Sc2tog] 3 times, sc in last 9 sc—12 sc.
Rounds 6 and 7: Sc in each sc around; change to C in last sc of Round 7.

Leg: Rounds 8-12: Sc in each sc around.
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Stuff leg. With tail, sew Round 12 flat with toe facing forward. Sew legs to bottom of body.

ARM (make 2)
Hand: Beginning at hand, with B, ch 2.
Round 1: Work 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook—6 sc. Do not join, work in continuous rounds (spirals). Place a marker for beginning of round. Move marker up as each round is completed.
Round 2: [Sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc] 3 times—9 sc.
Rounds 3 and 4: Sc in each sc around; change to C in last sc of Round 4.
Arm: Rounds 5-14: Sc in each sc around.
Fasten off, leaving a long tail. Stuff arm. With tail, sew Round 14 flat. Sew arms to sides of body.

EMBLEM
Center: With D, ch 2.
Row 1: Work 3 sc in 2nd ch from hook, turn—3 sc.
Row 2: Ch 1, sc in first sc, 2 sc in next sc, sc in last sc, turn—4 sc.
Row 3: Ch 1, sc in first sc, 2 sc in each of next 2 sc, sc in last sc, turn—6 sc.
Row 4: Ch 1, sc in each sc across.
Fasten off.
Edging: Join B with sc anywhere in outer edge of emblem, sc evenly spaced all the way around, working 2 sc in each corner. Fasten off, leaving a long tail.
Embroidery: With 2 strands of C held together, embroider a "B" in the center of the emblem.
With tail, sew emblem to front of shirt.

HAIR: With B, ch 2.
Rounds 1-5: With B, work same as Rounds 1-5 of head—30 sc.
Round 6: [Sc in next 4 sc, 2 sc in next sc] 6 times—36 sc.
Rounds 7 and 8: Sc in each sc around.
Round 9: Sc in next 10 sc, hdc in next sc, (dc, ch 2, slip st) in next sc, sc in next 5 sc, slip st in next sc, ch 3, 2 sc in 2nd ch from hook, 2 sc in next ch (curl made), sc in next 7 sc, (slip st, ch 2, dc) in next sc, hdc in next sc, sc in last 9 sc.
Fasten off, leaving a long tail. With tail, sew hair to head with curl at center front.
Embroider Face: With strand of I, embroider satin stitch eyes, and couched stitch mouth on face.

EAR (make 2)
With A, ch 3.
Row 1: Work 5 hdc in 3rd ch from hook.
Fasten off, leaving a long tail. With tail, sew ear to side of head.

CAPE
Leaving a long beginning tail, with D, ch 21.
Row 1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each remaining ch across, turn—20 sc.
Row 2: Ch 1, 2 sc in each sc across, turn—40 sc.
Row 3: Ch 1, [sc in next 3 sc, 2 sc in next sc] 10 times, turn—50 sc.
Rows 4-20: Ch 1, sc in each sc across, turn.
Fasten off. With beginning tail, sew Row 1 of cape around neck.

GIRL
HEAD AND BODY: Work same as head and body of boy super hero, using the following colors:
Head (Rounds 1-17): E.
Shirt (Rounds 18-25): G.
Belt (Rounds 26 and 27): D.
Shorts (Rounds 28-33): H.
LEG (make 2)
Work same as leg of boy super hero using the following colors:
Shoe (Rounds 1-7): H.
Leg (Rounds 8-12): G.

ARM (make 2)
Work same as arm of boy super hero using the following colors:
Hand (Rounds 1/4): H.
Arm (Rounds 5-14): G.

EMBLEM:
Work same as emblem of boy super hero using the following colors:
Center (Rows 1/4): D.
Edging: H.
Embroidery: With 2 strands of F held together, embroider a "G" in the center of the emblem.

HAIR
With F, ch 2.
Rounds 1-8: With F, work same as Rounds 1-8 of hair for boy super hero—36 sc.
Round 9: Sc in next 12 sc, (ch 4, slip st in 2nd ch from hook, slip st in next 2 ch, slip st in next sc) 12 times (bangs made), sc in last 12 sc.
Fasten off, leaving a long tail.
Ponytails: Join F with slip st in 10th sc of Round 9.
First Ponytail: (Ch 15, slip st in same st as joining slip st) 5 times.
Fasten off.
Second Ponytail: Join F with slip st in 3rd sc following bangs of Round 9, and work same as first ponytail.
With tail, sew hair to head with bangs at front.
Ties (make 2)
With H, ch 30. Fasten off. Tie one tie into a bow around each ponytail.
Embroider Face: With strand of I, embroider satin stitch eyes, and couched stitch mouth on face. With red crayon, gently rub color onto face for cheeks.
EAR (make 2)
With E, work same as ear of boy super hero.
SKIRT: With F, ch 30.
Row 1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across, turn—29 sc.
Row 2: Ch 3 (counts as first dc), dc in first sc, 2 dc in each remaining sc across, turn—58 dc.
Row 3: Ch 1, sc in each dc across.
Fasten off, leaving a long tail. With tail, sew short edges together and sew skirt around waist, under belt.
CAPE: With H, work same as cape of boy super hero.