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Worm on a String crochet pattern

  • Mathematically BalancedChecked by script: in all 57 rounds the increases and decreases add up to the stitch count.

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Time
~2 h
Size
4.8 cm
Weirdness
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A4 PDF: materials, every round with a tick box, assembly and face

Free crochet worm on a string pattern: a Worm on a String amigurumi, about 5 cm tall in DK yarn with a 2.5 mm hook. A long rainbow-striped worm with a red head, big googly eyes, pink cheeks, a smile and a white string loop on its tail. You need about 60 m of yarn: 10 m each of red, orange, yellow, green and blue, and 5 m each of purple, white and pink. Plan on roughly 2 hours. Hang it by the loop on a shelf, a bag or a window, or give it to a kid who loves bugs. Spin the 3D model and follow the round-by-round pattern.

How to crochet the Worm on a String

Beginner-friendly · 5 cm tall · about 2 h · DK yarn · 2.5 mm hook

  1. Crochet the 4 pieces in rounds: Worm body, Cheek ×2, String loop (57 rounds in all).
  2. Stuff and put it together in 4 steps; each one lights up where it goes on the 3D model.
  3. Add the face: safety eyes by round and stitch, or embroider them for a child under 3.

Every round with its stitch count is in the Pattern tab below, and in the free printable PDF.

What you'll need

Tick things off as you gather them.

0 of 13 gathered

Gauge

1 sc ≈ 4 mm wide, 1 round ≈ 3.6 mm tall (10 cm ≈ 25 sc × 28 rounds); yarn about 1.9 mm thick. The gauge sets the size of the toy; crochet tightly so the stuffing does not show.

Worked in

Continuous spiral rounds. Don't join. Move a stitch marker up every round.

Parts

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0 of 19 rounds done

  1. Size before assembly: about 4.2 cm at the widest, 18.8 cm long; 51 rounds.
  2. Change to orange (pull it through on the last yarn-over of R9).
  3. Change to yellow (pull it through on the last yarn-over of R18).
  4. Change to green (pull it through on the last yarn-over of R27).
  5. Change to blue (pull it through on the last yarn-over of R36).
  6. → Start stuffing (firmly) and keep adding as you decrease.
  7. Change to purple (pull it through on the last yarn-over of R45).
  8. Top up the stuffing if needed. Fasten off leaving a 15 cm tail; with the needle weave it through the front loops of all 6 stitches of the last round, pull tight and hide the end inside. Bend ≈ 75° around round 22<!-- the bend spreads over 22 rounds -->. After stuffing, bend the piece so the inner side of the bend faces toward the toy's left on the finished toy (on the piece: in round 22, on the line on the toy's left side). It is a gradual bend: with the needle and matching yarn run a line of stitches along the inner side from round 18 to round 26, one stitch in every round along one column, then pull the yarn until the piece bends to the angle (the inner side gathers by about 8 rounds) and fasten off inside.

  1. A flat circle about 1.5 cm across; 2 rounds.
  2. Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Do not stuff.

  1. Size before assembly: about 2.6 cm at the widest, 1.4 cm long; 4 rounds. Each piece is two circles (front and back): make 2 circles — 1 as below and 1 plain in white (same rounds, no colour changes).
  2. Fasten off. Hold a front and a plain circle wrong sides together and sc around through both layers: 20 sc. Do not stuff. Leave a long tail (~30 cm) for sewing.

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    1. Worm body is the base; its magic ring is at the front.
    1. Cheek (no. 1) → worm body. Centre: between rounds 5 and 6, 0.5 st from the line on the toy's left side, downward . Sew it flat all round its edge; it covers rounds 4–7 of the worm body, about 4 st wide.
    1. Cheek (no. 2) → worm body. Centre: between rounds 5 and 6, 0.5 st from the line on the toy's right side, downward . Sew it flat all round its edge; it covers rounds 4–7 of the worm body, about 4 st wide.
    1. String loop → worm body. Centre: at the centre of the last round. Stand the joined double circle on its edge and sew it on by its bottom edge only — about 2 st of the edge; the seam covers rounds 47–51 of the worm body, about 3 st wide. It points up.

    The whole face is embroidered. Order: the eyes (black satin), then the white glints over them, then the nose and mouth, blush last. Mark the centres with pins first and compare with the picture. Bring thread ends out where a sewn-on piece will cover them, or bury them in the stuffing.

    • Satin stitch (on the worm body): in white thread, a oval about 14 mm wide and 14 mm tall, horizontal stitches; centred between rounds 4 and 5, 2.5 st from the line on the toy's left side, upward .
    • Satin stitch (on the worm body): in black thread in several layers so it stands out, a oval about 7 mm wide and 7 mm tall, horizontal stitches; centred in round 4, 1.5 st from the line on the toy's left side, upward .
    • Satin stitch (on the worm body): in white thread, a oval about 14 mm wide and 14 mm tall, horizontal stitches; centred between rounds 4 and 5, 2.5 st from the line on the toy's right side, upward .
    • Satin stitch (on the worm body): in black thread in several layers so it stands out, a oval about 7 mm wide and 7 mm tall, horizontal stitches; centred in round 4, 1.5 st from the line on the toy's right side, upward .
    • Embroidery in black thread (on the worm body), straight stitches through: (in round 4, 5 st from the line on the toy's left side, downward ) → (between rounds 4 and 5, 5.5 st from the line on the toy's left side, downward ) → (in round 5, 7.5 st from the line on the toy's left side, downward ) → (between rounds 4 and 5, 6.5 st from the line on the toy's left side, downward ) → (in round 4, 7 st from the line on the toy's left side, downward ).

    Worm body · R1–R5

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    Abbreviations

    MR
    magic ring
    sc
    single crochet
    inc
    2 sc in the same stitch
    dec
    single crochet two stitches together (invisible decrease recommended)
    BLO
    work the round in back loops only
    FLO
    work the round in front loops only
    ch
    chain
    sl st
    slip stitch
    st
    stitch
    R5
    round 5; R7–14 = rounds 7 to 14 are the same
    (…) ×6
    repeat 6 times
    (24)
    stitches in the round when it is done
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