Melbourne is in the middle of stage four lockdown and masks have been compulsory for a while. I designed this ear saver for anyone who loves Pokemon and hates ear ache.

This pattern uses 8 ply yellow, purple and black wool and a 3.5 mm hook. It uses American crochet notation. Ekans is 16 cm long.

Head

With purple wool

Round 1: 6 sc in a magic ring (6 stitches)

Round 2: sc in the first stitch, increase in the next stitch – repeat (9 stitches)

Rounds 3 – 5: sc in each stitch (9 stitches) (3 rounds)

Round 6: sc in the first stitch, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat (6 stitches)

Stuff the head

Neck

Round 7: ch 7, join in the stitch behind the stitch the chain originates from

Round 8: sc in each stitch (9 stitches)

With yellow wool

Round 9 – 10: sc in each stitch (9 stitches) (2 rounds)

Body

With purple wool

Round 11: sc 7 (you just want to make sure you get to the back side of the neck, away from the head), ch 7, join in the stitch behind the stitch behind the chain originates from

Round 12: sc in each stitch (9 stitches)

Round 13: sc in the first stitch, increase in the next stitch (13 stitches) (7 purple, 4 yellow, 2 purple)

Rounds 14 – 16: sc in each stitch (13 stitches) (7 purple, 4 yellow, 2 purple) (3 rounds)

Rounds 17 – 19: sc in each stitch (13 stitches) (8 purple, 4 yellow, 1 purple) (3 rounds)

Rounds 20 – 22: sc in each stitch (13 stitches) (9 purple, 4 yellow) (3 rounds)

Round 23: sc in each stitch (13 stitches) (10 purple, 3 yellow)

Round 24 – 25: sc in each stitch (13 stitches) (1 yellow, 9 purple, 3 yellow) (2 rounds)

Rounds 26 – 28: sc in each stitch (13 stitches) (2 yellow, 9 purple, 2 yellow) (3 rounds)

Round 29: sc in each stitch (13 stitches) (1 yellow, 11 purple, 1 yellow)

Round 30: sc in each stitch (13 stitches) (all purple)

Round 31: decrease around until the hole closes (9 stitches)

Stuff the body

Tail

Round 32: attach yellow wool at the end of the body, on the top, and crochet 6 sc in a circle

Round 33: increase in each stitch (12 stitches)

Round 34: sc in each stitch (12 stitches)

Round 35: decrease around (6 stitches)

Stuff the rattle

Round 36: decrease around (3 stitches)

Round 37: increase around (6 stitches)

Round 38: sc in each stitch (6 stitches)

Round 39: decrease around (3 stitches)

Fasten off and weave in the end. Stuff the last rattle.

 

We now need to close the holes between the head and neck and the neck and body.

Join purple wool to the hole between the neck and body and alternate between sc and decreases until the hole closes. Fasten off and weave in the end. Stuff the neck. Do the same for the hole between the head and the neck.

Embroider the eyes with yellow and black wool.