Javier – El cazador de monstruos

(The hunter of monsters)

Javier is a pudgy and fun-loving monster who

is in need of a friend like you. His favorite
activities include croquet, dancing the hokey
pokey, and beating up those pesky monsters
under the bed. He has the best table manners
and enjoys fine tea and crumpets. He's just the
right size to cuddle up with and share your
pillow at night, or to lend you that extra bit of
courage to make the final jump and not land
in the lava.

Yarn: Hook: F (3.75mm)

Worsted weight - 3 colors or more
(Sample uses 5 colors of Berroco Gauge: Unimportant as long as stuffing
Comfort) doesn’t poke through
Color A (CA): Gooseberry (green)
Color B (CB): Dusk (gray) Other items:
Color C (CC): Aegean sea (blue) Tapestry needle
Color D (CD): Kidz orange Stuffing
Color E (CE): Barley (white) 2 safety eyes (or buttons) – 6mm
Stitch marker

Abbreviations: Special stitches:

ch – chain Increase: 2 sc in one st
dec – decrease Decrease: (Amigurumi invisible
inc – increase decrease) – Insert hook through front
MR – magic ring loop of first stitch. Insert hook through
rnd – round front loop of second stitch. Yarn over
sc – single crochet and pull through both loops. Yarn over
sm – stitch marker and pull through remaining two loops
st(s) – stitch(es) on hook. Tutorial available:
http://www.planetjune.com/blog/amig
urumi-help/invisible-decrease
Magic ring:
http://www.craftsy.com/blog/2013/09/d
emystifying-the-magic-ring/
All rounds are worked in continuous sc rounds.

Small Eyes (make 2) Large Eye (make 1)

Starting with CE Starting with CD
Rnd 1: MR, 6 sc (6) Rnd 1: MR, 6 sc (6)
Rnd 2: inc around (12) Rnd 2: inc around (12)
Fasten off and leave a long tail to Rnd 3: (inc, sc) around (18)
attach Fasten off and leave a long tail to
attach
Attach one small eye to the large
eye

Arms (make 2) Antennae (make 2)

Starting with CA Starting with CB
Rnd 1: MR, 6 sc (6) Rnd 1: MR, 6 sc (6)
Rnd 2: inc around (12) Rnd 2: inc around (12)
Rnd 3: (inc, sc) around (18) Rnd 3: sc around (12)
Switch to CB Rnd 4: (dec, sc) around (8)
Rnd 4: sc around (18) Switch to CC
Rnd 5: (dec, sc) around (12) Rnd 5-11: sc around (8)
Switch to CD Fasten off and leave a long tail to
Rnd 6: Fold in half and sc across, attach to body
connecting 2 stitches (one from Stuff antennae before attaching to
front, one from back) and closing up body
the tube across, stuffing the hands as
you close them (6)
Switch to crocheting flat:
Row 7-16: ch1, 6sc
Fasten off and leave a long tail to
attach arm
Body
Starting with CA
Setup - Rnd 1: ch 9
sc in second ch from hook and next 6
ch. 3sc in last ch, 6sc on back side of
starting chain, 2sc in the first ch space
(18)
Setup - Rnd 2: 7sc, inc in next 3 sts, 6
sc, inc in next 3 sts (25) (row 2 contains 1
extra stitch)
Place sm in last st of rnd 2, continue to
move sm to last st of each rnd
Rnd 3: *6 sc, inc, sc, inc, sc, inc, sc,
repeat from * (30)
Rnd 4: *6sc, inc, 2sc, inc, 2sc, inc, 2sc,
repeat from * (36)
Rnd 5: *6sc, inc, 3sc, inc, 3sc, inc, 3sc,
repeat from * once (42)
Rnd 6-8: sc around (42)
Switch to CB
Rnd 9: 15sc, inc, 20sc, inc, 5sc (44)
Rnd 10: 16sc, inc, 21sc, inc, 5sc (46)
Rnd 11: 17sc, inc, 22sc, inc, 5sc (48)
Rnd 12: 18sc, inc, 23sc, inc, 5sc (50)
Switch to CC
Rnd 13: 19sc, inc, 24sc, inc, 5sc (52)
Rnd 14: 20sc, inc, 25sc, inc, 5sc (54)
Rnd 15: 21sc, inc, 26sc, inc, 5sc (56)
Rnd 16: 22sc, inc, 27sc, inc, 5sc (58)
Rnd 17: sc around (58)
Rnd 18: 23sc, inc, 28sc, inc, 5sc (60)
Rnd 19: sc around (60)
Rnd 20: (inc, 9sc) around 6 times (66)
Switch to CB
Rnd 21: (inc, 10 sc) around 6 times (72)
Rnd 22: sc around (72)
Attach the arms at rnd 14 of body
Attach antennae to top of head and
wrap CD around each antenna base
Attach eyes, centering them at rnd
10-11
Embroider the mouth with CD along
rnds 16-17
Rnd 23: (dec, 10sc) around 6 times
(66)
Rnd 24: (dec, 9sc) around 6 times (60)
Switch to CA
Rnd 25: (dec, 8sc) around 6 times (54)
Rnd 26: (dec, 7sc) around 6 times (48)
Rnd 27: (dec, 6sc) around 6 times (42)
Rnd 28: (dec, 5sc) around 6 times (36)
Rnd 29: (dec, 4sc) around 6 times (30)
Rnd 30: sc around (30)
Stuff the body firmly and continue
with Rnd 31 and 32.
Legs
Rnd 31: Separate the stitches in the
following groups: 10 sts on each side
of the body, 5 sts in back, 5 sts in front.
Seam the 5 back sts to 5 front sts.
For each leg, 10sc around (10).
Rnd 32: 10sc around on each leg
Add more stuffing as desired before
closing the legs and continue with
Row 33.
To close up legs, sc opposite sides
together (5)
Row 33: ch1, sc 5 across
Fasten off and weave in ends