Woodstock is one part of a duo of one of the most iconic characters in comic strip history. He is Snoopy’s best friend and is characterized by his poor flying skills, fluttering about clumsily. Woodstock speaks in a series of chicken-scratch marks in speech bubbles, which is endearingly only understood by Snoopy.
This amigurumi Woodstock is beginner-friendly and a quick project to crochet and sew together. It only needs yellow yarn and a little bit of black yarn to embroider the eyes. The head and body are worked in the round. The feathers atop the head and thin, little legs employ the use of simple slip stitches.
The Snoopy and Woodstock combo pattern with detailed instructions and photos can be found HERE on my Etsy shop.
MATERIALS/TOOLS
Yarns – yellow (Y), black (B)
scissors
polyester fibrefill
size 6 (4.0 mm) crochet hook [I use hooks from Laurel Hill]
yarn needle [I use the bent tip needles from Clover]
ABBREVIATIONS
ch = chain
st = stitch
sc = single crochet
sl st = slip stitch
inc = single crochet 2 into the same stitch
dec = decrease over next two stitches (single crochet 2 stitches together or use invisible decrease)
HEAD
R1 With Y, sc 6 in magic ring (6)
R2 inc in each st around (12)
R3 (sc 5, inc) two times (14)
R4 (sc 6, inc) two times (16)
R5 sc in each st around (16)
R6 sc 4, (sc 1, inc) four times, sc 4 (20)
R7 sc 4, (sc 2, inc) four times, sc 4 (24)
R8-10 sc in each st around (24)
R11 (sc 4, dec) four times (20)
R12 (sc 3, dec) four times (16)
Before closing up the head, we will stitch the eyes. Cut two strands of black yarn and embroider small, vertical lines for the eyes behind R8.
R13 (sc 2, dec) four times (12)
R14 dec six times (6)
Finish with a sl st. Cut a short yarn tail for sewing. Stuff the head with polyfill. Sew the opening closed.
HEAD FEATHERS
With Y, chain 6.
Skip first ch, sc 5, chain 6.
(Skip first ch, sc 4, chain 6) three times.
Skip first ch, sc 4, chain 5.
Skip first ch, sc 3.
Fasten off. Cut a long tail for sewing. Sew the feathers to the top of the head.
BODY
R1 With Y, sc 6 in magic ring (6)
R2 inc in each st around (12)
R3 (sc 5, inc) two times (14)
R4 sc in each st around (14)
R5 (sc 5, dec) two times (12)
R6 (sc 4, dec) two times (10)
R7 (sc 3, dec) two times (8)
Finish with a sl st. Cut a long yarn tail for sewing. Stuff the body with polyfill. Sew the body to the head.
WING (Make 2)
With Y, chain 5.
Skip first ch, sc 4.
Fasten off. Cut a long tail for sewing. Sew the wings to the sides of the body.
LEG (Make 2)
With Y, chain 3.
(Skip first ch, sl st 2, chain 3) three times.
Fasten off. Cut a long tail for sewing. Thread the yarn to the top of the leg and sew the legs to the body.
TAIL
With Y, chain 4.
Skip first ch, sc 3, ch 1 and turn.
Skip first ch, sc 2, ch 2 and turn.
Skip first ch, sc 3.
Fasten off. Cut a long tail for sewing. Sew the tail to the body.
