In this article I will share with you the planet Saturn crochet pattern. For those who like to explore the universe, I am sure this will be a crochet model worth collecting.
Tools and materials
Yarn size – 8/4 in the following colors: 2 shades of yellow – dark and ligth, black and pink
Stitch markers
Scissors
Fiber fill
Hook number 2.5
Abbreviations
sc – single crochet in US (double crochet in UK)
inc – increase (2 single crochet in one stitch in UK)
dec – decrease
FLO – Front loops only
BLO – Back loops only
slst – slip stitch
ch – chain
Planet Saturn
Optional: End every row with ‘slst, ch1’ to have straight rows of color.
Start with light yellow color yarn.
1. 6sc in mr (6)
2. inc x 6 (12)
3. (1sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4. (2sc, inc) x 6 (24)
5. (3sc, inc) x 6 (30)
6. (4sc, inc) x 6 (36)
7. (5sc, inc) x 6 (42)
8. (6sc, inc) x 6 (48)
9. (7sc, inc) x 6 (54)
10-13. sc around (54)
Change to dark yellow color yarn.
14. FLO! (8sc, inc) x 6 (60)
15. (9sc, inc) x 6 (66)
16. (10sc, inc) x 6 (72)
17. (11sc, inc) x 6 (78)
18. BLO! (11sc, dec) x 6 (72)
19. (10sc, dec) x 6 (66)
20. (9sc, dec) x 6 (60)
21. (8sc, dec) x 6 (54)
Change to light yellow color yarn.
22-25. sc around (54)
26. (7sc, dec) x 6 (48)
27. (6sc, dec) x 6 (42)
Cut the dark yellow yarn, leaving a long tail. Take a sewing needle, flatten the part with dark yellow yarn, making the outher ring.
Sew both parths together between R14 from the top and R21 from the bottom.
28. (5sc, dec) x 6 (36)
29. (4sc, dec) x 6 (30)
Start filling the planet and add more as you crochet.
30. (3sc, dec) x 6 (24)
31. (2sc, dec) x 6 (18)
32. (1sc, dec) x 6 (12)
32. dec x 6 (6)
Fasten off, weave in the ends.
Assembly
Using black color yarn, embroider the eyes between R8 and R9, each 3sc wide and leaving 3sc between them.
Using black color yarn, embroider the mouth between R11 and R12, 9sc in width. Making sure it is palced well below the eys.
Using pink color yarn, embroider the cheeks 1 row below the eys, on the outer side of each eye, 3 sc in width.