Stuffie for not so hard heavy-metal-fans

[DieTine]

Hi folks!
This is my first pattern. So if you find any mistake, please contact me, that I can correct it. I don´t know how to post pics, so please take a look on my flickr-links i´ve put in the pattern.

Heavy Metal Guitar Stuffie

Copyright by Christine Arndt
This is a free pattern. Please do not sell or reproduce the pattern in any way. If you are interested, you can get a .pdf copy by mailing die_tine AT freenet DOT de.

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Material:
Coats Lyric 8/8 (70m/50g):
4 balls 501 (black),
2 balls 513 (brown),
1 ball 503 (beige)
Coats Lyric 8/4 (125m/50g):
1 ball 501 (black)
Wolle Rödel Cotton Universal (80m/50g):
a bit of 6628 (dark grey)
Anchor Artiste Metallic Fine 301 (silver)
Hooks: 4mm and 2,5mm
Yarn needle

Abbrevations:
ch - chain
sc – single crochet
st - stitch
inc – increase ( 2 sc in 1 st)
dec – decrease (2sc together)
slst – slipstitch
blo – in back loops only

Note: On the end of every row make one turnig chain.

Corpus: (black, 4mm hook) make two
Chain 29
Row 1-3: 28 sc (28 st)
Row 4: inc, 26 sc, inc (30 st)
Row 5-6: 30 sc (30 st)
Row 7: inc, 28 sc, inc (32 st)
Row 8-10: 32 sc (32 st)
Row 11: inc, 30 sc, inc (34 st)
Row 12-13: 34 sc (34 st)
Row 14: inc, 32 sc, inc (36 st)
Row 15-17: 36 sc (36 st)
Row 18: inc, 34 sc, inc (38 st)
Row 19-20: 30 sc (38 st)
Row 21: inc, 36 sc, inc (40 st)
Row 22-24: 40 sc (40 st)
Row 25: inc, 38 sc, inc (42 st)
Row 26-27: 42 sc (42 st)
Row 28: inc, 40 sc, inc (44 st)
Row 29-31: 44 sc (44 st)
Row 32: inc, 42 sc, inc (46 st)
Row 33-34: 46 sc (46 st)
Row 35: inc, 44 sc, inc (48 st)
Row 36-38: 48 sc (48 st)
Row 39: inc, 46 sc, inc (50 st)
Row 40-41: 50 sc (50 st)
Row 42: inc, 48 sc, inc (52 st)
Row 43-44: 52 sc (52 st)
Row 45: 24 sc, dec (25 st)
Row 46: dec, 22 sc, inc (25 st)
Row 47: 23 sc, dec (24 st)
Row 48: dec, 22 sc (23 st)
Row 49: inc, 20 sc, dec (23 st)
Row 50: dec, 21 sc (22 st)
Row 51: 20 sc, dec (21 st)
Row 52: 21 sc (21 st)
Row 53: inc, 18 sc, dec (21 st)
Row 54: dec, 19 sc (20 st)
Row 55: 18 sc, dec (19 st)
Row 56: dec, 16 sc, inc (19 st)
Row 57: 17 sc, dec (18 st)
Row 58: dec, 16 sc (17 st)
Row 59: 15 sc, dec (16 st)
Row 60: 15 sc, inc (17 st)
Row 61: 15 sc, dec (16 st)
Row 62: dec, 14 sc (15 st)
Row 63: inc, 12 sc, dec (15 st)
Row 64: dec, 13 sc (14 st)
Row 65: 12 sc, dec (13 st)
Row 66: dec, 11 sc (12 st)
Row 67: inc, 9 sc, dec (12 st)
Row 68: 12 sc (12 st)
Row 69: 10 sc, dec (11 st)
Row 70: dec, 8 sc, inc (11 st)
Row 71: 9 sc, dec (10 st)
Row 72: dec, 8 sc (9 st)
Row 73: 7 sc, dec (8 st)
Row 74: dec, 5 sc, inc (8 st)
Row 75: 6 sc, dec (7 st)
Row 76: 7 sc (7 st)
Row 77: inc, 4 sc, dec (7 st)
Row 78: dec, 5 sc (6 st)
Row 79: 4 sc, dec (5 st)
Row 80: dec, 3 sc (4 st)
Row 81: inc, 1 sc, dec (4 st)
Row 82: dec, 2 sc (3 st)
Row 83: 1 sc, dec (2 st)
Row 84: dec (1 st)
FO
Make the secon wing by crocheting rows 45 – 84 mirror-inverted.


Side of Corpus: (black, 4mm hook)
chain 7
Row 1-X: 6 sc (6 st), on the corners crochet BLO.
For the inner side of wings crochet a couple rows more (I didn´t consider this,
so my guitar has a little bit false shape). I made a total of 278 rows.

Head: (black, 4mm hook) make two
chain 21
Row 1-3: 20 sc (20 st)
Row 4: dec, 16 sc, dec (18 st)
Row 5-6: 18 sc (18 st)
Row 7: dec, 14 sc, dec (16 st)
Row 8-9: 16 sc (16 st)
Row 10: dec, 12 sc, dec (14 st)
Row 11-12: 14 sc (14 st)
Row 13: dec, 10 sc, dec (12 st)
Row 14-15: 12 sc (12 st)
Row 16: dec, 8 sc, dec (10 st)
Row 17-18: 10 sc (10 st)
Row 19: dec, 6 sc, dec (8 st)
Row 20-21: 8 sc (8 st)
Row 22: dec, 4 sc, dec (6 st)
Row 23-24: 6 sc (6 st)
Row 25: dec, 2 sc, dec (4 st)
Row 26-27: 4 sc (4 st)

Side of Head: (black, 4mm hook)
chain 5
Row 1-78: 4 sc (4 st), on the corners crochet BLO.

Frontside of Neck: (beige, 4mm hook)
chain 15
Row 1-98: 14 sc (14 st)

Backside of Neck: (brown, 4mm hook)
chain 19
Row 1-98: 18 sc (18 st)

Pins: (black 8/4, 2,5mm hook) make 6
Rd 1: 6 sc in magic ring (6 st)
Rd 2: 6 inc (12 st)
Rd 3: [sc, inc] all around (18 st)
Close round with slst, FO. Fold circle in the half, right side outside, and sew close.

Pick-Ups: (black 8/4, 2,5mm hook) make two
chain 15
Rd 1: 1 sc in 2nd ch from hook and in next 12 ch, 3 sc in next ch, on the other side of basic chain 12 sc, inc in last ch (30 st)
Rd 2: inc, 12 sc, 3 inc, 12 sc, 2 inc (36 st)
Rd 3: sc, inc, 12 sc, [sc, inc] x 3, 12 sc, [sc, inc] x 2 (42 st)
Rd 4: [sc, inc, sc], 12 sc, [sc, inc, sc] x 3, 12 sc, [sc, inc, sc] x 2 (48 st)
Rd 5: [inc, sc] x 2 , 12 sc, [inc, sc] x 6, 12 sc, [inc, sc] x 4 (60 st)
Close round with slst, FO.
Sew first Pick-Up 9 rows under the last fret (see below) and the second two rows under the first.

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Frets: (dark grey)
Sew on the frontside of neck with yarn needle. Frets between 90. and 91. row,, between 82. + 83. R, between 74. + 75. R, between 66. + 67. R, between 58. + 59. R, between 52. + 53. R, between 46. + 47. R, between 40. + 41. R, 34. + 35. R, between 28. + 29. R, between 24. + 25. R, between 20. + 21. R, between 16. + 17. R, between 12. + 13. R, between 8. + 9. R, between 6. + 7. R, between 4. + 5. R, between 2. + 3. R by using backstitch.
AFTER SEWING THE PIECES TOGETHER sew two additional frets on the corpus. One directly on the seam between corpus and neck and another one two rows under the first. Carry the yarn under the strings!

Strings: (silver)
Sew on the frontside of neck with yarn needle between 2. + 3. st, 4. + 5. st, 6. + 7. st, 8. + 9. st, 10. + 11. st and 12. + 13 st.
On the head for the first 4 rows straight and then transverse to the position of the several pins. Begin at basic chain between 5. + 6. st, 7. + 8. st, 9. + 10. st, 11. + 12. st, 13. + 14. st and 15. + 16. st.
On the corpus begin at basic chain between 9. + 10. st, 11. + 12. st, 13. + 14. st, 15. + 16. st, 17. + 18. st and 19. + 20. st and end 4 rows from last row.

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Assembly:
Sew the side of corpus together with frontside and backside. Stuff just enough to keep piece from collapsing in on itself (overstuffing will cause die to bulge too much and not keep its shape).
Sew the side of head together with frontside and backside. Stuff just enough to keep piece from collapsing in on itself (overstuffing will cause die to bulge too much and not keep its shape).
Sew the frontside and backside of neck together, the sew to corpus. Stuff more as corpus and head. Sew neck and head together. Pay attention to position neck in center of corpus and head and let the backside of neck shape a hemicycle form.
Sew the pins with round side to head.

[craziebunny]

That is really cute!!

[crochetluvknot]

to cool thanks for sharing

[The Crochet Fanatic]

ROCKIN!!
I will have to make ones of these for my soon to be 8 year old son! He's been listening to my old heavy metal CD's lately. This will be great!!
THANK YOU!!!!

[mom-of-4]

How neat! Now when my son asks for a guitar I can say "sure" and then make this one for him! Think he will go for it?

[pasteeater]

OMGosh, that's very cool. Thanks!

[rolling_backpack]

Omg I love it!!

[teakaycee]

OMGoodness........... I love it! I totally need to make one .. or two... or 12
thank you so much for sharing

[misskatimus]

Wooooowwww! I'm so impressed right now. That has to be the COOLEST thing I have ever seen!!!

[ropergirl3]

very kewl!!!!