Helping our users. Crochet Baby Groot.
You’ll need:
Rowan Summer Tweed Yarn in Chocolate Fudge color;
Red Heart Designer Sport Yarn in Pistachio color;
Lion Brand Vanna’s Choice yarn in Black color;
Crochet hooks 3,5 mm and 5 mm;
2 9 mm safey eyes;
Polyfil;
Wire;
Scissors;
Tapestry needle;
Small plant pot;
A handful of small, smooth pebbles;
Fake moss (optional);
Hot glue (optional).
Instructions
Head Part A
With Brown and H hook, make magic ring, or ch 3 and sl st to 1st ch to form ring.
Rnd 1: Ch 1, 6 sc into ring. (6) Don’t join rnds. Continue to work in a spiral.
Rnd 2: (2 sc) 6 times. (12)
Rnd 3: [(2 sc), 1 sc] 6 times. (18)
Rnd 4: [(2 sc), 2 sc] 6 times. (24)
Rnd 5: [(2 sc), 7 sc] 3 times. (27)
Rnds 6 -11: Sc evenly. (27)
Sl st to next st to join.
You’ll now work on his broken-wood head accents.
Rnd 12: You’ll be crocheting triangular-ish and rectangular-ish shapes, and then slip stitching down one side of each shape to get your hook back to Rnd 11. We do this so we don’t have to break off and re join over and over again to continue our work. I broke each shape into different paragraphs so that they are easier to see and organize.
Ch 1, 3 sc evenly. Ch 1, turn. 3 sc evenly. Ch 1, turn. Sk 1 st, 2 sc evenly. Sl st down the side of the rows you just worked until you are about to work into Rnd 11 again.
4 sc evenly. Ch 1, turn. 4 sc evenly. Ch 1, turn. Sk 1 st, 1 sc, sk 1 st, 1 sc. Ch 1, turn. Sk 1 st, 1 sc. Ch 1, turn. Sl st down the side of the rows you just worked until you are about to work into Rnd 11 again.
4 sc evenly. Ch 1, turn. 4 sc evenly. Ch 1, turn. 3 sc, sk last st. Ch 1, turn. 3 sc. Ch 1, turn. Sk 1, 1 sc. Sl st down the side of the rows you just worked until you are about to work into Rnd 11 again.
3 sc evenly. Ch 1, turn. 3 sc evenly. Ch1, turn. 1 sc, sk 1, sl st. Sl st down the side of the rows you just worked until you are about to work into Rnd 11 again.
4 sc evenly. Ch 1, turn. 4 sc evenly. Ch 1, turn. Sk 1 st, 1sc, sk 1 st, 1 sc. Ch 1, turn. Sk 1 st, 1 sc. Ch 1, turn. Sl st down the side of the rows you just worked until you are about to work into Rnd 11 again.
3 sc evenly. Ch 1, turn. 3 sc evenly. Ch1, turn. sk 1, 2 sc. Sl st down the side of the rows you just worked until you are about to work into Rnd 11 again.
3 sc evenly. Ch 1, turn. 1 sc , sk 1, 1 sc. Ch1, turn. Sk 1, 1 sc. Sl st down the side of the rows you just worked until you are about to work into Rnd 11 again.
3 sc evenly. Ch 1, turn. 3 sc evenly. Ch1, turn. 1 sc, sk 1, sl st. Sl st down the side of the rows you just worked until you are about to work into Rnd 11 again.
Sl st into Rnd 11 and break off. Weave in end.
Insert eyes. You get to decide which part of the head should be the face.
Now you’ll finish the top of the head. You’re just making a circle to cover the hole.
Head Part B
With Brown, repeat Rnds 1-4 of Head Part A.
Sl st to next st to join. Break off leaving 24 inches of yarn.
If you want a branch or two sticking out of his head, crochet these now and sew them to the top of Head Part B before you sew it to the top of Head Part A.
Branch
With Brown and H hook, ch 8, sk 1 ch, work 2 sl st evenly. Ch 4, sk 1 ch, work 3 sl st evenly, then continue to sl st evenly down original ch. Break off.
Short Branch
With Brown and H hook, ch 6, sk 1 ch, work 2 sl st evenly. Ch 3, sk 1 ch, work 2 sl st evenly, then continue to sl st evenly down original ch. Break off.
Lightly stuff Head Part A.
Since Head Part B is 24 sts around and open hole of Head Part A is technically 27 sts around, you can’t sew stitch for stitch, so just sew it on as best you can and make it look good. I found that using a 27 st circle was too big for the opening. You can use Rnd 11 of Head Part A as a guide for sewing. While sewing, you also don’t want the head to look like it has Frankenstein stitches going all around it, so try to sew as invisibly as you can. Put in more stuffing if needed.
Body
Repeat Rnds 1-4 of Head Part A.
Rnd 5: [(2 sc), 3 sc] 6 times. (30)
Rnds 6-7: Sc evenly. (30)
Rnd 8: [dec, 3 sc] 6 times. (24)
Rnd 9: [dec, 2 sc] 6 times. (18)
Rnd 10: [dec, 4 sc] 3 times. (15)
Put in some stuffing or your sack of poly pellets. If you plan to wire the Body, anchor the bottom wire now if you like, but you can also run the wire after you complete the Body if you don’t have a bag of pellets at the bottom.
Rnd 11: [dec, 3 sc] 3 times. (12)
Rnds 12-13: Sc evenly. (12)
Rnd 14: [dec, 2 sc] 3 times. (9)
Rnds 15 – 25: Sc evenly, stuffing lightly as you go. (9) (Note, I worked to 25 rnds because at first I was measuring the Body against a piece of pipe cleaner that I had. You can make him as tall as you like. For a longer Groot, I crocheted until the Body was about 6 inches long.)
Sl st to next st to join. Break off leaving 18 inches of yarn for sewing.
Sew top of Body to bottom of Head Part A. If you are wiring the body, trim the wire so that it reaches about half way into the head, and then poke the wire into the bottom of the head before sewing.
To prepare Arms, fold each end of the pipe cleaner to its center and then twist. If you are using wire, simply measure out the full length that you need for both arms.
Use a pointy stick to stab through top of Body where Arms will go. I go 1 rnd below the the very top of the neck. This will help guide the pipe cleaner arms through the body, but is not necessary for wire. Slide twisted pipe cleaner into place.
You can now determine how long you want the arms and lengthen/shorten the pipe cleaner/wire accordingly. If you are using wire, bend the ends in now so that they are not so pokey.
Arms (make 2)
Pull out about 10 inches of Brown yarn for sewing later.
With H hook, ch 3 and sl st to 1st ch to form ring. (Don’t make a magic circle, or if you do, keep the opening loose because you need to fit the pipe cleaner through this hole.)
Rnd 1: Ch 1, work 4 sc into ring. (4)
Rnds 2 – 8: Sc evenly around. (4)
Slip Arm through pipe cleaner to see if it fits. Keep working evenly if you need more coverage.
When you reach the length that you need, create the finger branches.
Sl st to next st to join.
Ch 3, sk 1st ch, sl st 2 times. Sl st to next st.
Ch 5, sk 1 st ch, sl st 4 times. Sl st to next st.
Ch 4, sk 1st ch, sl st 3 times. Sl st to next st.
Sl st to next st. Break off.
While weaving in your end, also sew through the base of the fingers to pull the fingers inward so they are not splayed too open.
Slide Arm back onto pipe cleaner and then sew to body. Repeat on other side.
Leaves
The number of leaves and their placement are up to you!
With Green and F hook, ch 5 or ch 4 and sl st to 1st ch to form your leaf. Break off.
Tie leaf onto tree with yarn tails and then carefully weave in ends and/or hide them inside the tree.
Twisty Body Bits
If you want to add some twisty/viney bits to the body, simply work a length of chains about 12 – 18 inches for a shorter tree and 24 inches for a taller tree with Brown and H hook, then wrap chain lengths around Body, sewing down at each end, and also tacking down with a few stitches around the middle wherever you want to make sure the vine stays put. I only made 2 lengths of chain, but you can add more, or put some on the arms, if you like!
Assembly
Embroider a smile with black yarn or embroidery thread.
Place baby Groot inside a small pot.
Fill in with smooth pebbles to keep him upright. You might also need some pebbles underneath, so that he is not sitting too low in the pot.
Decorate with fake moss.