Monster Booty - The Booty Crew

Monster Booty
Free Crochet Pattern

Materials: 
Super Bulky weight/ Size 6 yarn
Monster Body Color- Lion Brand: Hometown ~ Catskills Corner
Monster Face Colors- Lion Brand: Hometown ~ Tampa Spice and South Dakota Black
Teeth Color- Lion Brand: DIY Glow Yarn ~ Natural
6.5mm Crochet Hook
Poly-fil stuffing 
Large-Eye Yarn Needle
Stitch Markers

Terms:
mr - magic ring
slp - slip stitch
ch - chain
st - stitch
rnd - round
row - row
sc - single crochet 
inc - increase (2sc in the same stitch)
invdec - invisible decrease
blo - back loop only
flo - front loop only
sc2tog - single crochet 2 together: this is a different decrease from the invisible decrease stitch.

Notes:
Invisible decrease - insert hook through the front loop of two single crochet stitches, yarn over and pull up loop (two loops on hook) yarn over and pull through two loops. 

Sc2tog - Insert hook in next stitch, yarn over and pull up loop (2 loops on hook) insert hook in next stitch, yarn over and pull up loop (3 loops on hook), yarn over and pull through all three loops.

• This pattern is worked from the top down in a continuous round.
• Use a stitch marker to mark the beginning of the rounds.
• The Booty Crew can be made in any size yarn. So have fun playing with different yarn and hook sizes. 
• You may make and sell finished products from this pattern. Don’t forget to credit Crochet by Sarah Louise as the pattern designer. Please don’t copy or post this pattern or photos as your own.

Body for Monster Booty:
Body color 
Rnd1: 6 sc in MR. (6)
Rnd2: (inc), repeat 6 times. (12)
Rnd3: (inc, 1 sc) repeat 6 times. (18)
Rnd4: (inc, 2 sc) repeat 6 times. (24)
Rnd5: (inc, 3 sc) repeat 6 times. (30)
Rnd6 - 12: 1 sc in every st around. (30) 
Rnd13: (invdec, 3 sc) repeat 6 times. (24)
Rnd14: invdec, repeat 12 times (12)
Begin stuffing
Rnd15: invdec, repeat 6 times (6)
Fasten off. Leave a long tail for closing hole and shaping booty. Close hole by sewing into front loops only with tail. Pull tight. 

Making the booty: Using the same tail. Insert needle through center hole at Rnd15 and bring needle out center back at Rnd9. Make line with the yarn, insert needle back in center hole at Rnd15. Bring needle through Rnd9 pull yarn tail tightly. Repeat for more definition. Knot and fasten off. Weave tail in.  

Monster Face:
Circle part of the face 
Black 
Rnd1: 5 sc in MR. (5)
Rnd2: (inc), repeat 5 times. (10) 
Rnd3: (inc), repeat 10 times. (20) 
Rnd4: (inc, 1 sc) repeat 10 times. (30)
Fasten off. Weave in end. The rest of the face is worked in rows and each triangle part of the face is worked separately.

Red triangle part of the face (front of face)
Attach Red yarn to one of the flo on the black circle.
Row1: Sc in the flo of next 6 st, ch1, turn. (6)
Row2: 1 sc in every st across, ch1, turn. (6)
Row3: Sc2tog, sc in next 4 sc, ch1, turn. (5)
Row4: Sc2tog, sc in next 3 sc, ch1, turn. (4)
Row5: Sc2tog, sc in next 2 sc, ch1, turn. (3)
Row6: Sc2tog, sc in next sc, ch1, turn. (2)
Row7: Sc2tog (1) Fasten off. Weave in end.
Repeat Rows1-7 for 4 more triangles.

Teeth: 
Use DIY Glow Yarn and a yarn needle to sew teeth randomly to the red face triangles. (I find it's easier to add the teeth before I finish the rest of the face. You could always wait until you are finished to add the teeth.)

Tan triangle part of the face (back of face) 
Flip so the back of the face is facing you.
Attach Tan yarn to the blo on the black circle. Making sure that Row1 of the tan triangles lines up with Row1of the red triangles. 
Row1: Sc in the blo of next 6 st, ch1, turn. (6)
Row2: 1 sc in every st across, ch1, turn. (6)
Row3: Sc2tog, sc in next 4 sc, ch1, turn. (5)
Row4: Sc2tog, sc in next 3 sc, ch1, turn. (4)
Row5: Sc2tog, sc in next 2 sc, ch1, turn. (3)
Row6: Sc2tog, sc in next sc, ch1, turn. (2)
Row7: Sc2tog (1) Fasten off. Weave in end.
Repeat Rows1-7 for 4 more triangles. *On the last triangle leave a long tail (60-80 in.) for sewing triangles together.

Finish face by pinning the front triangles to the back triangles and sewing the edges of triangles together with a whip stitch. (Don’t stuff) Fasten off. Weave in end.

Adding Face to Body:
With scrap piece of yarn black yarn sew the finished face to the body. Arrange the face so it sits evenly between Rnds2-10 of the body. Making sure the face is evenly aligned so the booty is in the center back. Fasten off. Weave in all ends. If you haven't already add teeth.

**Don’t forget to credit Crochet by Sarah Louise as the pattern designer. Please don’t copy or post this pattern or photos as your own. 

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