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Crochet Gymnast Pattern
Abbreviations
- st – stitch
- sts – stitches
- ch – chain
- sl st – slip stitch
- sc – single crochet
- hdc – half double crochet
- dc – double crochet
- tr – treble crochet
Materials Used
- Any thickness crochet cotton or yarn, I used Scheepjes Maxi Sweet Treat 2 ply crochet cotton colors (115) Hot Red, (105) Bridal White and (162) Black Coffee.
- A crochet hook, I used a 1mm hook.
- A darning needle to weave in ends.
- Scissors.
- Sewing thread and a needle to stitch the gymnast together.
- A small black bead for the eye if desired.
Size
Large gymnast (Using 8 ply yarn & a 3mm hook)
12.5cm wide x 18cm high or 5” wide x 7” high
Medium gymnast (Using 4 ply crochet cotton & a 1.5mm hook)
9.5cm wide x 12.5cm high or 3.75” wide x 5” high
Small gymnast (Using 2 ply crochet cotton & a 1mm hook)
6cm wide x 9.5cm high or 2.5” wide x 3.75” high
Leotard
Using (115) Hot Red work 3 ch.
Row 1: Work 1 sc in 2nd ch from hook, 1 hdc in last ch. Turn. (2 sts)
Rows 2-4: 1 ch, work 1 sc in each st. Turn. (2 sts)
Row 5: 1 ch, work 1 sc in 1st st, 2 sc in last st. Turn. (3 sts)
Rows 6-8: 1 ch, work 1 sc in each st. Turn. (3 sts)
Row 9: 2 ch, work 1 hdc and 2 sc in 1st st, 1 sc in next st, 2 sc in last st. Turn. (6 sts)
Row 10: 1 ch, work 1 sc in each st to last st, 1 sc and 1 hdc in last st. Turn. (7 sts)
Row 11: 1 ch, work 1 sc in each of 1st 3 sts, 1 hdc in each of next 2 sts, a joined hdc over last 2 sts. Turn. (6 sts)
Rows 12-13: 1 ch, work 1 sc in each st. Turn. (6 sts)
Row 14: 1 ch, work a joined sc over 1st 2 sts, 1 sc in each st end. Turn. (5 sts)
Row 15: 1 ch, work 1 sc in each st to last st, 2 sc in last st. Turn. (6 sts)
Row 16: 1 ch, work 1 sc in each st to last 2 sts, a joined sc over last 2 sts. Turn. (5 sts)
Row 17: 1 ch, work 1 sc in each of 1st 3 sts, 1 hdc in next st, 2 hdc in last st. Turn. (6 sts)
Row 18: 1 ch, work 1 sc in each of 1st 4 sts, a joined hdc over last 2 sts. Turn. (5 sts)
Row 19: 3 ch, work 1 dc in 1st st, 1 hdc in next st, 1 sc in each of following 2 sts, 2 dc in last st. Turn. (6 sts)
Row 20: 1 ch, work 2 sc in 1st st. 4 ch. (2 sts + 4 ch)
Row 21: Work 1 sl st in 2nd ch from hook, 1 sc in next ch, 2 hdc in last ch, sl st in 1st st of row 20. Don’t turn or fasten off.
Neatening Row
Work 1 sl st in each st to 1st st of row 19. Fasten off.
Left Leg
Using (105) Bridal White work 4 ch.
Row 1: Work 1 sc in 2nd ch from hook, 1 dc in following ch, 1 sc in last ch. Turn. (3 sts)
Row 2: 1 ch, work 1 sc in 1st st, 2 sc in next st, 1 sc in last st. Turn. (4 sts)
Row 3: 1 ch, work 1 sc in each st. Turn. (4 sts)
Row 4: 1 ch, work 1 sc in each st. Turn. (4 sts)
Row 5: 1 ch, work a joined sc over 1st 2 sts, 1 sc in each st to end. Turn. (3 sts)
Row 6: 1 ch, work 1 sc in each of 1st 2 sts, 1 hdc in last st. Turn. (3 sts)
Row 7: 1 ch, work 1 sc in each st. Turn. (3 sts)
Row 8: 1 ch, work a joined sc over 1st 2 sts and a joined sc over same st as last part of joined sc and last st. Turn. (2 sts)
Row 9: 1 ch, work 2 sc in 1st st, 1 hdc in last st. Turn. (3 sts)
Row 10: 2 ch, work a joined hdc over 1st 2 sts, 2 sc in last st. Turn. (3 sts)
Row 11: 1 ch, work a joined sc over 1st 2 sts and a joined sc and hdc over same st as last part of joined sc and last st. Turn. (2 sts)
Row 12: 2 ch, work 1 hdc in 1st st, 1 sc in last st. Turn. (2 sts)
Row 13: 1 ch, work a joined sc over the 2 sts. Turn. (1 st)
Rows 14-17: 1 ch, work 1 sc in st. Turn. (1 st)
Row 18: 1 ch, work 1 sc in st. Don’t turn or fasten off.
Neatening Row
1 ch, work 1 sl st in each st around. Fasten off.
Stitch the left leg in section of leotard where shown.
Right Leg
Join (105) Bridal White to last st of leotard where shown.
Row 1: 1 ch, work 1 sc in same st as join, 1 sc in each of next 3 sts. Turn. (4 sts)
Row 2: 1 ch, work a joined sc over 1st 2 sts, 1 sc in each st to end. Turn. (3 sts)
Row 3: 1 ch, work 1 sc in each of 1st 2 sts, 1 hdc in last st. Turn. (3 sts)
Row 4: 1 ch, work 1 sc in each st. Turn. (3 sts)
Row 5: 1 ch, work a joined sc over 1st 2 sts and a joined sc over same st as last part of joined sc and last st. Turn. (2 sts)
Row 6: 1 ch, work 2 sc in 1st st, 1 hdc in last st. Turn. (3 sts)
Row 7: 2 ch, work a joined hdc over 1st 2 sts, 2 sc in last st. Turn. (3 sts)
Row 8: 1 ch, work a joined sc over 1st 2 sts and a joined sc and hdc over same st as last part of joined sc and last st. Turn. (2 sts)
Row 9: 2 ch, work 1 hdc in 1st st, 1 sc in last st. Turn. (2 sts)
Row 10: 1 ch, work a joined sc over the 2 sts. Turn. (1 st)
Rows 11-14: 1 ch, work 1 sc in st. Turn. (1 st)
Row 15: 1 ch, work 1 sc in st. Fasten off.
Neatening Row
Join (105) Bridal White to last st of leotard.
Work 1 sl st in each st around leg. Fasten off.
Ballet Slippers (Make 2)
Using (115) Hot Red work 6 ch
Work 1 hdc and 1 sc in 2nd ch from hook, 1 sc in each of next 2 sts, a joined hdc over last 2 sts. Fasten off.
Hand
Join (105) Bridal White to 2nd st of arm.
Row 1: 1 ch, work 1 sc in same st as join, 1 sc in next st. Turn. (2 sts)
Row 2: 1 ch, work 1 sc in each st. 4 ch. (2 sts + 4 ch)
Row 3: Work 1 sl st in 2nd ch from hook, 1 sc in next ch, 1 hdc in last ch, a joined hdc over the 2 sts. Fasten off.
Hair
Using (162) Black Coffee work 6 ch.
Row 1: Work 1 sc in 2nd ch from hook, 1 hdc in next ch, 1 dc in following ch, 1 hdc in next ch, 1 sc in last ch. Turn. (5 sts)
Row 2: 1 ch, work 2 sc in 1st st, 1 sc in each st to last st, 2 sc in last st. Turn. (7 sts)
Row 3: 1 ch, work 2 sc in 1st st, 1 sc in each st to last st, 2 sc in last st. Turn. (9 sts)
Rows 4-5: 1 ch, work 1 sc in each st. Turn. (9 sts)
Row 6: 3 ch, work a joined dc over 1st 2 sts, 2 ch, sl st in same st as last part of joined dc, sl st in each of next 2 sts, 2 ch, 1 hdc in same st as ch, 1 sc in each st to end. Turn.
Row 7: 1 ch, work 1 sc in 1st st. Turn. (1 st)
Row 8: 1 ch, work 2 sc in st. Turn. (2 sts)
Row 9: 2 ch, work a joined hdc over the 2 sts. Fasten off.
Neatening Row
Join (162) Black Coffee to 1st st of row 6.
Work 1 sl st in 1st st, 1 sc in each st around to last st of row 6. Fasten off.
Ponytail
Join (162) Black Coffee 1 st after middle st at top of head.
15 ch.
Row 1: Work 1 sl st in 2nd ch from hook, 1 sc in next st, 2 sc in following st, 1 sc in each of next 2 sts, (a joined sc over following 2 sts) 2 times, 1 sc in each remaining ch, sl st in same st on head as ch, sl st in next st. Turn.
Row 2: 1 sc in each of 1st 4 sts, (a joined sc over next 2 sts) 2 times, 1 sl st in following st. 3 ch.
Row 3: Work 1 sl st in 2nd ch from hook, 1 sc in next ch, 1 sc in each of next 2 sts, a joined sc over following 2 sts, 1 sl st in each st to head, sl st in head. Fasten off.
Scrunchie
Using (115) Hot Red work 8 ch.
Miss 1st ch, work 1 sl st in each remaining ch. Fasten off.
Head
Using (105) Bridal White work 3 ch.
Row 1: Miss 1 ch, work 1 sc in each remaining ch. Turn. (2 sts)
Row 2: 1 ch, work 1 sc in each st. Turn. (2 sts)
Row 3: 1 ch, work 1 sc in each st. 4 ch. (2 sts + 4 ch)
Row 4: Work 2 sc in 2nd ch from hook, 1 sc in each remaining ch, 1 sc in next st, 2 sc in last st. Turn. (7 sts)
Row 5: 1 ch, work 2 sc in 1st st, 1 sc in each st to last st, 2 sc in last st. Turn. (9 sts)
Row 6: 1 ch, work 1 sc in each st. Turn. (9 sts)
Row 7: 1 ch, work a joined sc over 1st 2 sts, 1 sc in each st to last 2 sts, a joined sc over last 2 sts. Turn. (7 sts)
Row 8: 1 ch, work a joined sc over 1st 2 sts, 1 sc in each st to end. Turn. (6 sts)
Row 9: 1 ch, work 1 sc in each of 1st 4 sts, a joined sc over last 2 sts. Turn. (5 sts)
Row 10: 1 ch, work 1 sc in each of 1st 3 sts, a joined sc over last 2 sts. Turn. (4 sts)
Row 11: 1 ch, work 1 sc in each st. Don’t turn or fasten off.
Neatening Row
Work 1 sc in each of next 3 sts, 2 sc in following st, 1 ch, sl st in next st, 1 sc in each st to end of row, sl st in top of 1st st. Fasten off.
To Make Up
Weave in ends. Sew the scrunchie to ponytail.
Attach the ballet slippers to the feet.
Embroider a mouth to the head.
Stitch the hair to the head.
Attach a bead for the eye or embroider on an eye.
Add a white dot in the middle of the bead if desired.
Sew the head where shown.
And there’s the finished gymnast applique. I’ve also made it in different sizes and colors.
I hope that you’ve enjoyed the pattern. If you’ve enjoyed it, you should have a look at some of my other patterns including, the elegant lady, the Bavarian boy and the Bavarian girl, the mermaid, the crochet girl, the boy with a fishing rod and the girl with a basket of flowers.
