Materials

• Yarn: cotton fiber for the body, hair and clothes. Sport
yarn for hat and boots. Thicker or thinner yarn yields
larger or smaller product.
• Crochet hook: 1.8 – 2.00mm for cotton fiber, or any size
to obtain gauge. Gauge: 9 single crochet and 9 rows yield
a square with 1 inch sides for 2.00mm hook.
2-2.2mm for sport yarn, gauge: 8 single crochet and 9 rows
yield a square with 1 inch sides for 2.2mm hook.
• Black safety eyes size 6mm
• Black yarn or black embroidery thread for decorating
• Fiberfill
• Yarn needle
• Stitch markers (if you need)

Abbrevation

• MR: magic ring
• Ch: chain
• Slst: slip stitch
• Sc: single crochet
• Inc: increase (2 single crochet in one stitch)
• Dec: decrease (use invisible decrease)
• Hdc: half double crochet
• Hdc-inc: half double crochet increase
(2 half double crochet in one stitch)
• Dc: double crochet
• Dc-inc: double crohet increase
(2 double crochet in one stitch)
• BLO: back loop only
• FLO: front loop only
• Rnds: rounds
• Sts: stitch

Head (cotton fiber, hook size 2.00mm)
Start with skin color
Rnd 1. 7sc in MR (7)
Rnd 2. 7-inc (14)
Rnd 3. (sc, inc) * 7 (21)
Rnd 4. (2sc, inc) * 7 (28)
Rnd 5. sc, inc, (3sc, inc) * 6, 2sc (35)
Rnd 6. (4sc, inc) * 7 (42)
Rnd 7. 42sc (42)

Rnd 8. 2sc, inc, (5sc, inc) * 6, 3sc (49)
Rnd 9-16. (8 rnds) 49sc (49)
Rnd 17. (6sc, inc) * 7 (56)
Rnd 18-21. (4 rnds) 56sc (56)
Insert the safety eyes between round 17,18 and 8 sts apart
Rnd 22. (5sc, dec) * 8 (48)
Rnd 23. 48sc (48)
Rnd 24. (4sc, dec) * 8 (40)
Rnd 25. (3sc, dec) * 8 (32)
Rnd 26. (2sc, dec) * 8 (24)

Start to stuff the head firmly with fiberfill
Rnd 27. (Sc, dec) * 8 (16)
Rnd 28. BLO dec, 14sc (15)
Rnd 29-35. (7 rnds) BLO 15sc (15)
Rnd 36. 7-dec, sc (8)
Cut the yarn.
Fasten off.
Now push the neck you have formed, inside the doll’s head (with tweezers or handle of your hook), just like shown in the photo.
Weave in the end.

Arm * 2 (cotton fiber, hook size 2.0mm)
Left arm. Start with white
Rnd 1. 6sc in MR (6)
Rnd 2. (2sc, inc) * 2 (8)
Rnd 3. 8sc (8)
Rnd 4. (2sc, dec) * 2 (6)
Rnd 5. 6sc (6)
Change to skin color
Rnd 6. BLO 6sc (6)
Rnd 7-14. (8rnds) 6sc (6)
Right arm
Crochet the right arm in the same way till round 14.
Crochet 3sc more, end round here
Do not stuff the arms. Cut the yarn and fasten off.

Leg * 2 (cotton fiber, hook size 2.0mm)
Start with white
Chain 4, start in the 2nd stitch from the hook.
Rnd 1. inc, sc in next chain, 4sc in last chain, sc in
other side of the chain, inc in last stitch. (10)
Rnd 2. inc, 2sc, 4-inc, 2sc, inc (16)
Rnd 3-4. (2 rnds) 16sc (16)
Rnd 5. 5sc, 3-dec, 5sc (13)
Rnd 6. 4sc, dec, sc, dec, 4sc (11)
Rnd 7. 3sc, dec, sc, dec, 3sc (9)

Rnd 8. 8sc, inc (10)
Rnd 9. 10sc (10)
Change to red. Rounds 10, 12, 14 are in red. Rounds
11, 13, 15, 16 are in white.
Rnd 11-16. 10sc (10)
Change to skin color
Rnd 17-18. (2 rnds) 10sc (10)
Rnd 19. 8sc, end round here
Cut the yarn.
Crochet leg 2 in the same way till round 18. Crochet 13sc more to reach the crotch. Do not cut the yarn, chain 2, join to leg 1 and keep going onto the body with skin color yarn.

Body
Rnd 1. (on leg 1) 10sc, (on chains) 2sc, (on leg 2) 10sc, (on chains) 2sc (24)
Rnd 2-6. (5 rnds) 24sc (24)
Rnd 7. (4sc, dec) * 4 (20)
Rnd 8-14. (7 rnds) 20sc (20)
Start to stuff the body firmly with fiberfill.
Join the arms to the body.
Rnd 15. (On the back of the body) 5sc, (on the left arm)
6sc, (on the front of the body) 10sc, (on the right arm) 6sc, (on the back of the body) 5sc , end round (32)
So you get 10sc on the back, 6sc on each arm, 10sc on the front of the body. Total is 32sc.

Rnd 16. (4sc, dec) * 2, 8sc, (dec, 4sc) * 2 (28)
Rnd 17. (5sc, dec) * 4 (24)
Rnd 18. (dec, 2sc) * 6 (18)
Rnd 19. (dec, sc) * 6 (12)
Rnd 20. 12sc (12)
Rnd 21. 10sc, dec (11)
Rnd 22-27. (6 rnds) 11sc (11)
Rnd 5-dec, sc (6)
Cut the yarn. Fasten off.

Ear * 2
Leave a long tail, 4sc in MR (4)
Cut the yarn, leave a long tail and sew to the head
at round 17-19 and 6sts apart from the eye.

Hair (cotton fiber, hook size 2.0mm)
Start with red yarn
Rnd 1. 7sc in MR (7)
Rnd 2. 7-inc (14)
Rnd 3. (sc, inc) * 7 (21)
Rnd 4. BLO (2sc, inc) * 7 (28)
Rnd 5. sc, inc, (3sc, inc) * 6, 2sc (35)
Rnd 6. (4sc, inc) * 7 (42)
Rnd 7. BLO 2sc, inc, (5sc, inc) * 6, 3sc (49)
Rnd 8-9. (2 rnds) 49sc (49)

Rnd 10. BLO 49sc (49)
Rnd 11-12. (2 rnds) 49sc (49)
Rnd 13. BLO 49sc (49)
Rnd 14-15. (2 rnds) 49sc (49)
Rnd 16. (Chain 9, 8sc on chain, skip 1sts, slst to the next stitch) * 24
Insert the hook to BLO rounds (crochet the same way in all BLO rounds of the hair)
Chain 11, 10sc on chain, skip 1sts, slst to the next stitch. Repeat until end round.
Cut the yarn and weave in the end.
Wear the hair on the head and use hot glue to stick them together.

Hat
Start with black
Rnd 1. 7sc in MR (7)
Rnd 2. 7-inc (14)
Rnd 3. (sc, inc) * 7 (21)
Rnd 4. (2sc, inc) * 7 (28)
Rnd 5. BLO 28sc (28)
Rnd 6. 28sc (28)

Change to white. Rounds 7, 9, 11, 13, 15 are in white.
Rounds 8, 10, 12, 14 are in black
Rnd 7-10. (4 rnds) 28sc (28)
Rnd 11. (5sc, dec) * 4 (24)
Rnd 12-13. (2 rnds) 24sc (24)
Rnd 14. (4sc, dec) * 4 (20)
Rnd 15. 20sc (20)
Change to black
Rnd 16. FLO 20-dc-inc (40)
Rnd 17. 40-hdc (40), slst
Cut the yarn and weave in the end.

Boots
(Sport yarn, hook size 2.2mm)
Chain 6, start in the 2nd stitch from the hook.
Rnd 1. inc, 3sc in next 3 chains, 4sc in last chain , 3sc in other side of the chain, inc in last stitch (14)
Rnd 2. inc, 4sc, 4-inc, 4sc, inc (20)
Rnd 3. 20sc (20)
Rnd 4. BLO 20sc (20)
Rnd 5-6. (2 rnds) 20sc (20)
Rnd 7. 6sc, 4-dec, 6sc (16)
Rnd 8. 5sc, dec, 2sc, dec, 5sc (14)
Rnd 9-10. (2 rnds) 14sc (14)
Rnd 14-slst till the end of round 10. Cut the yarn and weave in the end.
Insert your hook into BLO round (round 4) crochet
20-slst along the BLO round (20). Cut the yarn and
fasten off.

Pompom on the boots
Rnd 1. 6sc in MR (6)
Rnd 2. 6sc (6)
Rnd 3. 4sc, dec (5)
Cut the yarn and weave in the end

Shirt
(Cotton fiber, hook size 2.00mm)
Leave a long tail. Chain 16, insert the hook to the first chain to make a circle .
Start to crochet the shirt from the collar.
Rnd 1. (3sc, inc) * 4 (20)
Rnd 2. (4sc, inc) * 4 (24)
Change to red
Rnd 3. 3sc, 4-inc, 8sc, 4-inc, 5sc (32)
Change to white
Rnd 4. 3sc, 8-hdc, 8sc, 8-hdc, 5sc (32)
Rnd 5. 4sc, chain 5, skip 6sts, 10sc, chain 5, skip 6sts, 6sc (30)
Change to red. Rounds 6, 9, 12 are in red. Round 7,8, 10, 11 are in white
Rnd 6-12. 30sc (30), slst
Cut the yarn and weave in the end

Sleeve * 2
Start with white. Insert the hook to the first hdc of each side on round 4
Rnd 1. (On hdc stitches) 2-hdc, 2-hdc-inc, 2-hdc, (on chains) inc, 3sc, inc (15)
Rnd 2. 3sc, 2-inc, 6sc, inc, 3sc (18)
Rnd 3-4. (2 rnds) 18sc (18)
Rnd 5. 9-dec (9)
Rnd 6. FLO 9-inc (18), slst
Cut the yarn and weave in the end.
Use the long tail you left at first, 16-slst on the colar.

Short
Chain 17, insert the hook to the first chain to make a circle.
Rnd 1. 17sc along the chains (17)
Rnd 2. 17scc (17)
Cut the yarn. Crochet leg 2 in the same way. Do not cut the yarn. Insert the hook into the next stitch on leg 1. Keep crocheting the next round.
Rnd 3-10. (8 rnds) 34sc (34)
Rnd 11. (15sc, dec) * 2 (32)
Rnd 12. 3-slst on the back of the short, chain 21, insert the hook to the 7th chain, 15-slst on chains, skip 1sts on the short, 23-slst, 21 chains, insert the hook to the 7th chain, 15-slst on chains, skip 1sts on the short, 4-slst. Weave in the end.
Sew the buttons on the front of the short, 6 sts apart.

BLACK CAT

Head
Rnd 1. 6sc in MR (6)
Rnd 2. 6-inc (12)
Rnd 3. (sc, inc) * 6 (18)
Rnd 4. (2sc, inc) * 6 (24)
Rnd 5. sc, inc, (3sc, inc) * 5, 2sc (30)
Rnd 6. (4sc, inc) * 6 (36)
Rnd 7-10. (4 rnds) 36sc (36)
Rnd 11. (8sc, inc) * 4 (40)
Insert the safety eyes at round 11, 12, 6sc apart
Rnd 12-13. (2 rnds) 40sc (40)
Rnd 14. (8sc, dec) * 4 (36)
Rnd 15. (4sc, dec) * 6 (30)
Rnd 16. (3sc, dec) * 6 (24)
Rnd 18 (2sc, dec) * 6 (18)
Stuff the head tightly
18 BLO (sc, dec) * 6 (12)
Rnd 19. 6-dec (6)
Cut the yarn and weave in the end.

Body
Insert your hook to BLO round on the head (rnd 19) and crochet the body
Rnd 1. 18sc (18)
Rnd 2. (2sc, inc) * 6 (24)
Rnd 3-4. (2 rnds) 24sc (24)
Rnd 5. (3sc, inc) * 6 (30)
Rnd 6-7. (2 rnds) 30sc (30)
Rnd 8. (3sc, dec) * 6 (24)
Rnd 9. 24sc (24)
Rnd 10. (2sc, dec) * 6 (18)
Rnd 11. BLO (sc, dec) * 6 (12)
Rnd 12. 6-dec (6)
Cut the yarn and weave in the end.

Tail
Rnd 1. 5sc in MR (5)
Rnd 2-15. (14 rnds) 5sc (5)
Cut the yarn, leave a long tail for sewing.

Ear * 2
Rnd 1. 4sc in MR (4)
Rnd 2. (sc, inc) * 2 (6)
Rnd 3. (2sc, inc) * 2 (8)
Rnd 4. (3sc, inc) * 2 (10)
Cut the yarn, leave a long tail for sewing.

Bow tie
Start with red
Make 21 chains, start in the 2nd stitch from the hook.
inc, 18sc, 4sc in the last stitch, 18sc into other side, inc, slst (44)
Wrap the bow tie with yarn
Use the hot glue (or sewing) to stick the bow tie on the cat.

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All Finished.

Supplies:
• Yarn 4/Medium Weight Yarn in…
White for Clown’s face and hands, Use bright colors for the rest of the clown. I used yellow for the suit, Dark blue for the hair, Regular blue for the shoes & collar, Yellow for the hat pom pom & trim, Hot pink for the Hat, and Red for the clown’s facial features.
•Yarn 1/Fingering Weight Yarn in…
Brown for Sunflower, Yellow for Sunflower
•4mm Crochet Hook & 2mm Crochet Hook
•12mm safety eyes
•Tapestry needle
•Scissors
•Stuffing
•Hot glue gun or E600 glue for balloon
•18 gauge wire for balloon

Additional Information:
Difficulty: Experienced

• Getting started
This clown’s body is worked from the head, body, and legs, in one piece. While making the head we will also form his hair. After this, we will make this arms, legs, shoes, hat, facial features, and his balloons!

• Tip
Be sure to read the pattern through before crocheting it, that way you understand how things are done before trying it!

Clown

To make the clown, we’re first going to start at the head. While making the head, we’re going to work in the back loops only during some parts. This will then leave a front loop left. Later, we will attach our hook and new yarn to those front loops to make the hair. After we finish making the head, we’ll do this similar technique to make the collar.

Head:

In White

Round 1: 6 Sc into a Magic Ring (6)
Round 2: *Inc* all around (12)
Round 3: *Inc, Sc* all around (18)
Round 4: *Inc, Sc 2* all around (24)
Round 5: *Inc, Sc 3* all around (30)
Round 6: *Inc, Sc 4* all around (36)
Round 7: *Inc, Sc 5* all around (42)
Round 8-10: *Sc* all around (42)
Round 11-12: Sc in the next 6 st. In the BLO Sc in the next 6 st. In BOTH loops Sc in the next 18 st. In the BLO Sc in the next 6 st. In BOTH loops Sc in the next 6 st (42)
In the next round we will add two eye stitch markers. This will mark where to place the eyes later.
Round 13: Sc in the next 4 st. In the BLO Sc in the next 10 st. In BOTH loops Sc in the next 4 st. Sc in the next st and add a differently colored stitch marker into the Sc just made. Sc 4. Sc next st and add a differently colored stitch marker into the Sc just made. Sc in the next 4 st. In the BLO Sc in the next 10 st. In BOTH Loops Sc in the next 4 st (42)
Round 13: Will look like the photo above
Round 14: Sc in the next 4 st. In the BLO Sc in the next 10 st. In BOTH loops Sc in the next 14 st. In the BLO Sc in the next 10 st. In BOTH Loops Sc in the next 4 st (42)
Round 15-17: *Sc* all around (42)
Round 18: *Inc, Sc 6* all around (48)
Round 19: *Sc* all around (48)
Round 20: *Dec, Sc 6* all around (42)
Round 21: *Dec, Sc 5* all around (36)
Round 22: *Dec, Sc 4* all around (30)
Round 23: *Dec, Sc 3* all around (24)
Add eyes into the marked areas now.

Hair:

In Any Bright Color

Now we’re going to add hair to the head! Remember the front loops we left when making the head? We’re going to crochet into those loops to form the hair. Let’s get started!

Place your crochet hook into the first loop on the top row of the loops as shown  Yarn over with the hair color  Now, pull the yarn through that first loops  Ch 3  Make 3 Dc into that first loops . Continue making 4 Dc into each of the next 5 loops  Continue on the next page.

Turn the head upside down to start working on the next row of loops as shown  Insert hook into the first loop on the next row  Make 4 Dc into each of the 6 loops  Once you meet the end of the row, turn the head again to work on the next row of loops  Make 4 Dc into the next 10 loops 

Turn the head upside down again, and work in the last row of loops  Make 4 Dc in the next 10 loops Repeat this hair process for the other section of front loops 

Now we’re going to continue working back on the suit for a round, then make the collar. After this, we’ll go back to working on the suit!

Suit:

In Suit Color

Round 24: Continue working from the head by placing your hook back onto the loop of the head. Change to Suit Color. In the BLO *Sc* all around (24)
Stop here for now, DON’T finish off.
Collar Round 1: Place hook into one of the front loop only stitches as shown Yarn over with collar color  Ch 3  Working in the front loops only, repeat *2 Dc in next st, 1 Dc in next st* all around (72)

Collar Round 2: 4 Dc in each stitch all around (288)
Finish off collar here.
Continue Suit Round 25-26: Continue working from the suit by placing your hook back onto the loop of the suit *Sc* all around (24)
Round 27: *Inc, Sc 3* all around (30)
Round 28-29: *Sc* all around (30)
Round 30: *Inc, Sc 4* all around (36)
Round 31: *Sc* all around (36)
Round 32: *Inc, Sc 5* all around (42)
Round 33: *Sc* all around (42)
Round 34: *Inc, Sc 6* all around (48)
Round 35-42: *Sc* all around (48)

Important Note:

In the next round we will make the legs. To do this, we have to split the stitch count for each leg in half. Since we have 48 stitches, each leg will have only 24 stitches. If you follow how I did my legs and your legs come out looking uneven, just fold the suit part in half (Pic 2) and use a stitch marker to mark where the legs look even for you  Just make sure each leg has 24 stitches so they’re even!

Round 43: Add a differently colored stitch marker in the 38th stitch  This marks where we will crochet into later to form the leg. Sc in the next 13 st  Now make 1 Sc into the stitch where we placed the stitch marker  This forms one leg. Sc in the remaining 10 st  (24)

Round 44-48: *Sc* all around (24)
Round 49: *Dec, Sc 2* all around (18)
Round 50: In the FLO, make 4 Dc in each stitch all around (72)
Finish off now, and weave in ends. Stuff the suit using the hole for the next leg. Once firmly stuffed, add stuffing to the leg we’ve already made 

Second Leg:

In Suit Color

Attach your hook to any stitch of the unmade leg  Pull your yarn through the stitch , then chain 1. This chain 1 will act as your first Sc. Make sure to add your stitch marker into that first Sc.

Round 1-6: *Sc* all around (24)

Round 7: *Dec, Sc 2* all around (18)
Round 8: In the FLO, make 4 Dc in each stitch all around (72)
Finish off now, and weave in ends. Stuff the leg firmly now.

Shoes: (Make 2)

In Shoe Color

Round 1: 6 Sc into a Magic Ring (6)
Round 2: *Inc* all around (12)
Round 3: *Inc, Sc* all around (18)
Round 4: *Inc, Sc 2* all around (24)
Round 5: *Inc, Sc 3* all around (30)
Round 6: In the BLO, *Sc* all around (30)
Round 7-8: In BOTH loops, *Sc* all around (30)
Round 9: Sc in the next 6 st, Repeat *Dec, Sc 1* 6 times, Sc in the next 6 st (24)
Round 10: Sc in the next 6 st, *Dec* 6 times, Sc in the next 6 st (18)
Finish off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Stuff the shoe firmly now. Pin the shoe on to the bottom of the leg opening. Sew on, inserting your needle into the next stitch of the shoe, to the next stitch of the leg. Insert needle into the next stitch of the suit, to the next stitch of the leg. Repeat this until the shoe is fully sewn on!

Arms: (Make 2)

In White

Round 1: 6 Sc into a Magic Ring (6)
Round 2: *Inc* all around (12)
Round 3-5: *Sc* all around (12)
Round 6: Change to Suit color. In the BLO, *Sc* all around (12)
Round 7-10: In BOTH Loops, *Sc* all around (12)
Finish off now, leaving a long tail for sewing. Stuff the arm firmly. Attach your crochet hook into any front loop of the arm left in Round 6. Ch 1, then continue to make 4 Sc into each front loop for the next 12 stitches. Once completed, finish off and weave in ends.

Pin the arm on as shown, specifically the top of the arm on Round 26, and the bottom of the arm on Round 31. Weave in ends.

Nose:

In Red

Round 1: 6 Sc into a Magic Ring (6)
Round 2: Sc in the next 2 st, 3 Sc into the next st, Sc in the next 3 st.
Finish off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Pin the nose between the eyes as shown, specifically having the top of the nose between Round 13 & 14, and the bottom of the nose between Round 16 & 17. Sew on, and weave in ends.

Mouth:

In Red

Row 1: Ch 10. Sc 4 times in the 2nd Ch from the hook. SlSt in the next 2 st. Sc in the next st. Sc 3 times in the next st. Sc in the next st. SlSt in the next 2 st. Sc 4 times in the last st (17)
Pin on as shown, the corners of the mouths should be between Rounds 16 & 17. The bottom of the mouth should be on Round 21. Sew on, and weave in ends.

Face Triangle: (Optional)

In Red

Round 1: Ch 3. Sc in the 2nd Ch from the hook, Dc in the next Ch. (2)
Finish off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Pin the triangle above the eye as shown and sew on. Weave in ends.

Hat:

In Any Hat Color

Round 1: 6 Sc into a Magic Ring (6)
Round 2: *Sc* all around (6)
Round 3: *Inc* all around (12)
Round 4-5: *Sc* all around (12)
Round 6: *Inc, Sc* all around (18)
Round 7-8: *Sc* all around (18)
Round 9: *Inc, Sc 2* all around (24)
Round 10-12: *Sc* all around (24)
Round 13: *Inc, Sc 3* all around (30)
Round 14: *Sc* all around (30)
Round 15: *Inc, Sc 4* all around (36)
Round 16: Change to a contrast color. In the FLO, make 4 Dc into each stitch all around (144)
Finish off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Pin the hat on as shown, make sure it’s tilted to the side. Sew on, making sure to stuff firmly before fully sewing on. Weave in ends.

Pom Pom:

In Any Color

First, cut a 12″ piece of white yarn and set aside for later. Now, take white yarn and wrap it around for 3 fingers 80 times  Now take the yarn off your fingers  Wrap the 12″ piece of yarn around the yarn a few times 

Do this tightly to secure. Now, cut the loops of yarn as shown

Be sure to cut all the longer pieces of yarn off to get a puffy ball. Finally, sew the pom pom to the top of the hat 

Flower:

Use 2mm Crochet hook and Fingering weight yarn

To make the flower, we will make the front and back of the brown part. Then, we will switch to yellow. While crocheting both pieces together, we will also form the petals.

Back of flower: (Make first)

In Brown

Round 1: 6 Sc into a Magic Ring (6)
Round 2: *Inc* all around (12)
Finish off now.

Front of Flower:

In Brown

Round 1: 6 Sc into a Magic Ring (6)
Round 2: *Inc* all around (12)
Round 3: *Sc* all around (12)
Round 4: Sc in the next 11 st. Sc in the last st, changing to yellow when making the last stitch (12)

In the next round we will line the back of the sunflower up to the front of the sunflower. We will crochet both pieces together this round, so make sure to work in BOTH the back piece of the sunflower and the front piece of the sunflower.

Round 5: In yellow repeat *Ch 4 , skip the next st, SlSt next st * 6 times (30)

Round 6: Repeat *3 Hdc in the next Ch 4 space , Ch 1 , 3 Hdc into that same Ch 4 space , SlSt into that same Ch 4 space.* 6 times (48)
Finish off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Pin the flower to the suit as shown , and sew on. Weave in any ends.

Balloon:

In Any Color

Round 1: 6 Sc into a Magic Ring (6)
Round 2: *Inc* all around (12)
Round 3: *Inc, Sc* all around (18)
Round 4: *Inc, Sc 2* all around (24)
Round 5-7: *Sc* all around (24)
Round 8: *Dec, Sc 2* all around (18)
Round 9-10: *Sc* all around (18)
Round 11: *Dec, Sc* all around (12)
Round 12-13: *Sc* all around (12)
Stuff the balloon firmly now
Round 14: *Dec* all around (6)
Round 15: In the FLO, *4 Sc into each st* all around (24)
Finish off, leaving a tail for sewing. Sew the 6 stitches from Round 14 closed.

Balloon Assembly:

Now we need to attach the balloon! There are 2 ways we can do this. The first way is a lot more secure, but can only be done with 1 balloon because this method takes up a lot of room on the clown’s hand. If you’re giving this as a toy to a kid, I would only recommend attaching the balloon this first way.

The second way allows us to use multiple balloons, but it’s a lot less secure. This is a good option if you’re going to use the clown as more of a decoration.

Note: Pipe cleaners won’t work to keep the balloons up. Please use firm wire stems. I bought 18 gauge stems from JoAnn Fabrics. Look in the floral section, the brand I used is called “The Bloom Room”. They come in long sticks, similar to pipe cleaners.

Note: Please make sure to bend the ends of your wire so they won’t poke anyone. For extra safety, you can put hot glue or E600 on the end, then wrap yarn around it as show.

Method 1 of Balloon Assembly:

Take a wire, about 5″ long  Bend the end of it up as shown, use pliers  Insert the long end of the wire from the bottom of the toy’s hand, up to the top of the hand Do the same with the short end of the wire as shown. The wire will now look like.

Bend the very tip of short end of the wire once again, and bend it back into the toy’s hand  Bend the very top of the long wire  Place glue on the end of that wire  and slide a balloon into the wire 

Make extra sure that the balloon is secure and won’t poke you! I found this was to be a lot more secure, but it only allows room for 1 balloon. You may notice the wire on the top of the clown’s hand – just sew some yarn over that small section! (Or paint it).

Method 2 of Balloon Assembly:

Take a wire, about 8″ Bend both tips of the wire as shown, so they won’t poke you  Add glue onto one end of the wire , and slide the balloon onto that end  Insert the other end of the wire into the clown’s hand, leading the wire through the toy’s arm/body. Doing this will make it more stable. Repeat this process for any additional balloons. Please note that this method isn’t as stable as the previous method, so only use this method if your clown will be for decoration.

All Finished.

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