Captain Jack Squirrel!

He's a combinations of Glee's Squirrels Dressed For Halloween and Gabi Neumann's Captain Cute The Pirate Teddy. I made him for a friend who's a big fan of Glee's squirrels.



Want the Pattern?

I'm not going to give away the squirrel pattern because Glee sells it through her Esty shop Gleeful Things. I'll just supply the instructions for the eye patch and Tiny Octopus that the squirrel is carrying.

If anyone has any questions about these instructions feel free to contact me.

Eye patch
I only used one safety eye on my squirrel, there’s no eye under the patch. You should have the top half of the body done before you make this, but it shouldn’t be stuffed yet because you need to attach the patch inside the body piece.

With black worsted weight yarn, and same size hook as used for body.
3 sc into magic ring
Rnd 1: 2 sc into each stitch around. (6 sts)
Rnd 2: *sc in first 2 sts, 2 sc in next st* repeat around. (8 sts)
Rnd 3: 1 sc, then chain until you have a chain long enough to fit around squirrel’s head, skip next 2 sts, sl st into next st.
Finish off and use this tail and the one coming out of the center of the magic circle to attach eye patch to the squirrel's head, tying them in a knot inside the body.

Octopus
using worsted weight yarn.

4 sc into magic ring
Rnd 1: 2 sc into each st, around. (8 sts)
Rnd 2: *sc in first st, 2 sc in next st.* repeat around. (12 sts)
Rnd 3: *sc in first 5 sts, 2 sc in next st* repeat around. (14 sts)
For next 2 Rnds, sc in each st around (14 sts)
Rnd6: 2 sc, chain 6, sc in second ch from hook, sc across chain, sc into next st on round, *chain 6, sc in second ch from hook, sc across chain, sc into next st on round, * repeat 2 more times, sc in next 4 sts on round, *chain 6, sc in second ch from hook, sc across chain, sc into next st on round, * repeat 3 more times.
For next 2 Rnds, sc in each st around (14 sts)
Rnd 9: dec in each st around (7 sts)
sl st into next st, finish off, weave end through last 7 sts, stuff firmly, pull thread tight to close, weave in/hide ends.

Glue on wiggle eyes, approx. 5 mm in size.