Crochet Power Drill

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SKILL LEVEL: Beginner

YARN: Medium Weight Cotton Yarn (Lace 4) in Yellow, Burgundy and Gray

OTHER MATERIALS: Polyester Fiber Filling; Yarn Needle

HOOK SIZES: E/3,25 mm

DIMENSIONS: 8”x 5”

STITCHES USED and ABBREVIATIONS: magic ring (mr), chain (ch), slip stitch (sl st), single crochet (sc), half double crochet (hdc), back loop only (BLO), front loops only (FLO), decrease (dec), increase (inc), fasten off (F/O).

INSTRUCTIONS: work in rounds (join with a sl st and ch1 at the end of each round) unless otherwise instructed.

CHUCK, TORQUE CONTROL AND MOTOR (gray, yellow and burgundy yarn)

1) starting off with gray yarn, 7 sc in a mr (7)

2) sc inc around (14)

3) sc even (14)

4) *1 sc, 1 sc inc*, repeat ** around (21)

5-7) sc even (21)

8) working in BLO, *1 sc, 1 sc dec*, repeat ** around (14)

9) working in both loops now, sc dec around (7); start stuffing

10) working in FLO, sc even (7)

11) switch to yellow yarn, working in FLO, sc inc around (14)

12) working in both loops now, *1 sc, 1 sc inc*, repeat ** around (21)

13) *2 sc, 1 sc inc*, repeat ** around (28)

14) working in BLO, sc even (28)

15-16) working in both loops now, sc even (28)

17) working in FLO, *3 sc, 1 sc inc*, repeat ** around (35)

18) working in both loops now, *4 sc, 1 sc inc*, repeat ** around (42)

19) working in BLO, sc even (42)

20) switch to burgundy yarn, work in both loops now, sc even (42)

21-22) sc even (42); keep stuffing as you go

23) switch back to yellow yarn, sc even (42)

24-39) sc even (42)

40) switch to red yarn, sc even (42)

41) switch back to yellow yarn, *4 sc, 1 sc dec*, repeat ** around (35)

42) *3 sc, 1 sc dec*, repeat ** around (28)

43) *2 sc, 1 sc dec*, repeat ** around (21)

44) *1 sc, 1 sc dec*, repeat ** around (14); finish stuffing

45) sc dec around (7); F/O, close the hole and hide the yarn.

1) 6 sc in a mr (6)

2) 1 sc, 4 hdc in the next st, 2 sc, 4 hdc in the next st, 1 sc (12)

3) 2 sc, 3 hdc in the next st, 3 hdc in the next one, 4 sc, 3 hdc in the next st, 3 hdc in the next one, 2 sc (20)

4) working in BLO, sc even (20)

5-21) working in both loops now, sc even (20); F/O and leave a long tail of yarn to sew the handle to the main body between rnds #29-38. Stuff the handle firmly before attaching it.

TRIGGER (burgundy yarn)

1) 4 ch, 1 sc inc in the 2nd ch from the hook, 1 sc, 4 sc in the last st,

keep working on the other side of the foundation chain, 1 sc,

1 sc inc in the last st that already contains 2 sc (10)

2) working in BLO, sc even (10); F/O and leave a long tail

of yarn to sew the trigger to the handle, between rnds #15-21.

1) 23 ch, 1 sl st in the 2nd ch from the hook, 2 sl sts, 3 sc in each of the next 16 sts, 3 sl sts (54); F/O and leave a long tail of yarn to attach the drill bit to the chuck.

Embroider the GEAR SELECTOR MARKERS with burgundy yarn between rnds #14-16.