Crayon Box Kawaii Cuddler™ – Free Crochet Pattern

I love Back To School time! The School Supply aisle is my happy place. I love fresh boxes of crayons, markers, and colored pencils. New notebooks, glue sticks, dry-erase markers… I could spend hours in those aisles. To get in the Back To School spirit, I created a couple of fun new designs. The first design is the Crayon Box! This pattern works up quick and can be made in any crayon colors you’d like! A perfect gift for the new student or teacher in your life.

Below you will find instructions to crochet your very own Box of Crayons! Enjoy!

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Materials
* Size H (5.0mm) Crochet Hook
* Red Heart Super Saver yarn in Cornmeal & Blue
* Hobby Lobby “I Love This Yarn” in Red, Orange, Yellow, Jellybean, Amethyst, Brown, & Pink
* Two 18mm Black Safety Eyes (We’ve added them to Our Shop for your convenience)
* Poly-fil Stuffing
* Tapestry Needle
* Yellow puff paint or embroidery floss
* Smalls scraps of black and pink felt for mouth and crayon stripes.
* Craft glue or  hot glue gun (optional)

Abbreviations
Ch – Chain
SC – Single Crochet
Dec – Single Crochet Decrease
Inc – Single Crochet Increase
FO – Fasten Off
MR – Magic Ring
Sl St – Slip Stitch

Dimensions/Gauge:
11” x 10”

*Notes: Unless otherwise specified, you will Ch1 and turn at the end of each row throughout the pattern. The front side of the work is indicated by the starting tail being on the bottom left.

Crayon Box Body
Make 2.
Row 1 –  With Cornmeal yarn, Ch36, SC into second Ch from hook and in each Ch across (35)
Rows 2-34 – SC across (35)
Change to Brown yarn
Rows 35-36 – SC across (35)
Change to Cornmeal yarn
Rows 37-47 – SC across (35)
FO, Weave in ends.

Triangles for Crayon Box
Make 2.
Row 1 –  With Jellybean yarn, Ch12, SC into second Ch from hook and in each Ch across (11)
Row 2 – SC across (11)
Row 3 – Dec, SC9 (10)
Row 4 – SC across (10)
Row 5 – Dec, SC8 (9)
Row 6 – SC across (9)
Row 7 – Dec, SC7 (8)
Row 8 – SC across (8)
Row 9 – Dec, SC6 (7)
Row 10 – SC across (7)
Row 11 – Dec, SC5 (6)
Row 12 – SC across (6)
Row 13 – Dec, SC4 (5)
Row 14 – SC across (5)
Row 15 – Dec, SC3 (4)
Row 16 – SC across (4)
Row 17 – Dec, SC2 (3)
Row 18 – SC across (3)
Row 19 – Dec, SC (2)
Row 20 – SC across (2)
Row 21 – Dec (1)
Row 22 – SC (1)
FO, Leave long tail for sewing.
With yellow puff paint or embroidery floss, create thin stripe along edge. See picture below for placement.

Crayons
Make 1 each in Red, Orange, Yellow, Jellybean, Blue, & Amethyst
Row 1 – Ch5, SC into second Ch from hook and in each Ch across (4)
Rows 2-6 – SC across (4)
Row 7 – Dec, Dec (2)
Row 8 – Dec (1)
FO, Leave long tail for sewing.

Cheeks
Make 2.
Round 1 – With Pink yarn, MR, SC6 (6)
Join. FO, Leave long tail for sewing.

Alternative to Safety Eyes
Make 2.
{Eyes are worked in a continuous round, do not join}
Round 1 – With Black yarn, MR, SC6 (6)
Round 2 – Inc x6 (12)
FO, Leave long tail for sewing.

Assembly
* Place safety eyes between Rows 21 & 22 from the bottom of Crayon Box Body, roughly 14 stitches apart.
* Sew or glue Cheeks in desired location.
* Cut thin black rectangles for Crayon Stripes. Sew or glue in place.
* Cut black and pink felt pieces to create mouth and tongue. Sew or glue in place.
* Sew or glue green triangles on Crayon Box using picture for placement.
* Sew or glue Crayons along brown Row of Crayon Box.
* Align Crayon Box halves so ends of rows match. SC around both pieces to join together.  Stuff with Poly-fil prior to completing stitching.  If you want your edging to match, make sure you change colors as you SC around. Make sure you work in a counter-clockwise direction so your stitches face forward.

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All photos and text are copyright © 2017 – 3amgracedesigns. All rights reserved. Please do not sell or distribute this pattern in part or in whole. You are welcome to sell finished items you make from this pattern. A credit to “3amgracedesigns” as the designer is appreciated but not required. Thank you!

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