Sandcastle Kawaii Cuddler™ - Free Crochet Pattern

We spent last weekend at a beautiful California beach! There were little children as far as the eye could see – building their sandcastle masterpieces. I was inspired to create the Sandcastle Kawaii Cuddler, the sixth design in our Summer Series Kawaii Cuddlers.

Below you will find instructions to crochet your very own Sandcastle! Enjoy!

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Materials
*Size H (5.0mm) Crochet Hook
*Worsted Weight Yarn in Light Brown, Medium Brown, and Pink
*Two 18mm Black Safety Eyes (We’ve added them to Our Shop for your convenience)
*Poly-fil Stuffing
*Tapestry Needle
*Black and Brown puff paint or embroidery floss for embellishments

Dimensions/Gauge:
12″ tall

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

**Note: Unless otherwise specified, you will Ch1 and turn at the end of each row through out the pattern.

Sandcastle Body
Make 2.
Row 1 – With Light Brown yarn, ch47, SC into 2nd Ch from hook and in each Ch across. (46)
Rows 2-13 – SC across (46)
Rows 14 – Sl St 5, SC36, leave remaining stitches in row unworked (36)
Rows 15-27 – SC across (36)
Row 28 – St St 4, SC 28, leave remaining stitches in row unworked (28)
Rows 29-43 – SC across (28)
Row 44 – St St 3, SC22, leave remaining stitches in row unworked (22)
Rows 45 – 54 – SC across (22)
Sandcastle Tower
Row 55 – SC4, leave remaining stitches in row unworked (4)
Rows 56-58 – SC across (4)
FO, weave in ends.
Along row 54, skip 2 stitches from first tower and repeat rows 55-58 to create three additional towers. You will have a total of four towers, all two stitches apart when complete.

Castle Door
Make 1.
Row 1 – With Medium Brown yarn, ch13, SC into 2nd Ch from hook and in each Ch across. (12)
Rows 2-11 – SC across (12)
Row 12 – Dec, SC8, Dec (10)
Row 13 – Dec, SC6, Dec (8)
Row 14 – Dec, SC4, Dec (6)
FO, weave in ends.

Large Window
Make 1.
Row 1 – With Medium Brown yarn, ch7, SC into 2nd Ch from hook and in each Ch across. (6)
Rows 2-6 – SC across (6)
Row 7 – Dec x2 (4)
FO, weave in ends.

Small Window
Make 2.
Row 1 – With Medium Brown yarn, ch5, SC into 2nd Ch from hook and in each Ch across. (4)
Rows 2-4 – SC across (4)
Row 5 – Dec x2 (2)
FO, weave in ends.

Cheeks
Make 2.
With pink yarn Ch5, 2SC into 2nd Ch from hook, SC2, 2SC in last chain. On opposite side on chain, SC2, Sl St into first stitch. (8)
FO, weave in ends.

Assembly
* Place safety eyes between rows 27 & 28 from the bottom of the Sandcastle Front body, roughly fourteen stitches apart.
* Sew or glue cheeks, windows, and door in place.
* Use puff paint or embroidery thread to create desired mouth and sand speckles if desired.
* Align Sandcastle halves so ends of rows match. Single crochet around both pieces to join together, placing two SC in each corner stitch of the piece.
* Stuff with Poly-Fil prior to completing stitching. 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!