Crochet popular characters from two hit CBeebies shows!
If you have little ones at home then these two need no introduction, but in case you’ve not met them before, here are Numberblock One and Alphablock A, the stars of two hugely popular CBeebies shows. Created to help make literacy and numeracy more fun, these quirky characters are perfect to have on hand to jazz up phonics or sums. SACHIYO ISHII has designed these crochet versions and they’re exclusive to LGC!
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ALPHA-BLOCK A
body
Using 3mm hook and yarn B, make 32ch
Row 1 (RS): beg in second ch from hook, 11dc, join in yarn A, 4dc, join in another end of yarn B, 4dc, join in another end yarn A, 1dc in each st to end, turn Keeping colours correct work as folls:
Rows 2-12: 1ch (does not count as st throughout), 1dc in each st to end, turn Fasten off yarns A and B, change to yarn C
Rows 13-24: 1ch, 1dc in each st to end, turn
Row 25: 1ch, 6dc, dc2tog, 15dc, dc2tog, 6dc, turn. 29 sts
Row 26: 1ch, 1dc in each st to end, turn Fasten off
Row 27: working in BLO, rejoin yarn C to eighth st, 1ch, 15dc, turn. 15 sts
Rows 28-34: 1ch, 1dc in each st to end, turn
Row 35: working in BLO, 1ch, 1dc in each st to end, turn
Row 36: 1ch, 1dc in each st to last two sts, 2dc in next st, 1dc, turn. 16 sts
Rows 37-48: 1ch, 1dc in each st to end, turn Change to yarn B
Row 49: 1ch, 4dc, join in yarn A, 4dc, join another end of yarn B, 3dc, join in another end of yarn A, 1dc in each st to end, turn Keeping colours correct work as folls:
Rows 50-60: 1ch, 1dc in each st to end, turn
Row 61: working in BLO, 1ch, 1dc in each st to end, turn
Rows 62-68: 1ch, 1dc in each st to end, turn Fasten off
arm
Make two
Using 3mm hook and yarn A make a magic ring, work 7dc into ring, join. Seven sts
Rnd 1: 2dc in each st to end. 14 sts
Rnd 2: 1dc in each st to end
Rnd 3: 5dc,
(dc2tog) twice, 5dc. 12 sts
Rnd 4: 1dc in each st to end
Rnd 5: 4dc, (dc2tog) twice, 4dc. Ten sts
Rnds 6-10: 1dc in each st to end Fasten off
leg
Make two
Using 3mm hook and yarn A make a magic ring, work 6dc into ring, join. Six sts
Rnd 1: 2dc in each st to end. 12 sts
Rnd 2: (2dc, 2dc in next st) to end. 16 sts
Rnd 3: 1dc in each st to end
Rnd 4: 6dc, (dc2tog) twice, 6dc. 14 sts
Rnd 5: 3dc, (dc2tog) four times, 3dc. Ten sts
Rnds 6-10: 1dc in each st to end Fasten off
eye
Make two
Using 3mm hook and yarn E, make 6ch
Beg in second ch from hook, sl st in next st, 1dc, 1htr, 1dc, sl st in next st, 1ch, working on the other side of chain, sl st in next st, 1dc, 1htr, 1dc, sl st in next st Fasten off
pupil
Using 3mm hook and yarn F make a magic ring, work 2dc into ring, join with a sl st
