Traveling Shirt

Basic long sleeve shirt. Who wants to travel in a short sleeve shirt and get scratched by thorns? Actually.. if your little dude does, just do less rows on the sleeves. We aren’t judging. 

Materials

Less than 1 Skein Red heart super saver in your preferred color(s) 

4.5 mm hook 

Stitch marker if desired

Yarn needle for tucking tails and minimal sewing 

Scissors, or preferred tool, for cutting yarn

Stitches that may be used, US terms:

  • Ch – Chain
  • Sl st – slip stitch
  • SC – single crochet 
  • HDC – half double crochet
  • DC – Double crochet
  • TR – Treble crochet
  • Inc – increase, 2 stitches in same space
  • Dec – decrease, sc 2 stitches together (invisible or not doesn’t matter)
  • BLO – back loop only
  • FLO – front loop only
  • BO – bobble stitch, yo and pull through 4 times, yo and pull through all 4 stitches on hook
  • FO isn’t a stitch but means finish off. 
  • Sk isn’t a stitch but means skip

Notes

  • You can use invisible increases and decreases or standard, the change will be minimal.

  • I work in continuous rounds but if you are more comfortable with joining at the end of the round and chaining up then go for it! The change would be minimal, make this comfortable for yourself. 

  • Change the colors! Blue, purple, green? Change your color to suit or make several so your Little Dude can always be fashionable.

  • Change the yarn type if you want. If you use thicker yarn then use a bigger hook, thinner yarn use a smaller hook, be aware that the final size of your character will change. Just remember to match what you did with your Little Dude Body.

  • Red words are customization tips/ideas, take them or leave them 

  • I recommend reading through the pattern once before you begin. You don’t have to read every single stitch count, just pay attention to the general layout and any notes to get a feel for if or how you may want to customize.

Pattern

Sleeves, make 2 4.5 mm  In your preferred color

 

 

CH 14, join to form a ring

 

1-14

SC 14

14

15

SC 5, ch 1 and turn, leave the rest of the stitches unworked, ch1 is not a stitch 

5

16-18

SC 5, finish off, weave in tail

5

Shirt body 4.5 mm 

 

 

Ch 45, join into a ring. 

 

1-15

SC 45 (if you made your Dude shorter you will want to leave out the same number of rows here) 

45

16

SC, skip 1 stitch on sleeve, SC 6 in shirt and base of sleeve  ( longer part is shoulder and should be sticking up) leave 2 sleeve stitches unworked, SC 17, skip 2 stitches on sleeve, SC 6 in shirt and sleeve, leave 1 stitch of sleeve unworked, SC 9, leave 8 stitches unworked, ch 1 and turn,    

 

17

SC 8, Dec in last shirt stitch to first sleeve stitch, skip 2nd sleeve stitch, SC in side of shoulder piece, SC 5 along top, Dec last sleeve stitch to first shirt stitch, SC 14,  Dec in last shirt stitch to first sleeve stitch, skip 2nd sleeve stitch, SC in side of shoulder piece, SC 5 along top, Dec last sleeve stitch to first shirt stitch, SC 8, ch 1 and turn

 

18

Dec, (SC 5, Dec) x 2, (SC 3, Dec) x 2, (SC 5, Dec) x 2, ch 1 and turn

40

19

Dec, (SC 4, Dec) x 2, (SC 5, Dec) x 2, (SC 4, Dec) x 2, ch 1 and turn

32

20

Dec (SC 4, Dec) x 5

26

 If desired lace up the front of the V of the shirt in desired color