Step 2 of 10:
Building Shape
In this step, you’ll crochet Rounds 3 to 5 with purple yarn.
You’ll keep increasing (inc) in every round, but now with single crochet (sc) stitches worked in between, so Pip’s Body grows wider and starts to take shape.
Keep marking the first stitch of each round with your stitch marker so you always know where you are.
Watch: Prefer to follow along? The video below shows how to crochet Rounds 3 to 5 and start shaping Pip's Body, from start to finish.
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Round
3Crochet 1 single crochet (sc), then 1 increase (inc). Repeat this pattern 7 times.
Total stitches: 21
Hook back in:
Insert your hook into that marked stitch to begin Round 3. Remove the stitch marker so the stitch is easier to work into.
Make 1 single crochet (sc) first:
Yarn over, pull through, yarn over again, and pull through both loops.
Mark the first stitch:
Remove your hook for a moment, and use the stitch marker to mark this first stitch.
Hook back in:
Insert your hook into the next stitch.
Make 1 increase (inc):
An increase (inc) means making two single crochets (sc) in the same hole. That is your first 1 single crochet (sc) and 1 increase (inc).
Make all your stitches:
Repeat 1 single crochet (sc) and 1 increase (inc) 6 more times. There should be 21 stitches in total.
Round
4Crochet 1 single crochet (sc) in the next 2 stitches, then 1 increase (inc) in the following stitch. Repeat this pattern 7 times.
Total stitches: 28
Hook back in:
Insert your hook into that marked stitch to begin Round 4. Remove the stitch marker so the stitch is easier to work into.
Make 1 single crochet (sc) first:
Yarn over, pull through, yarn over again, and pull through both loops.
Mark the first stitch:
Remove your hook for a moment, and use the stitch marker to mark this first stitch.
Hook back in:
Insert your hook into the next stitch.
Make the second single crochet (sc):
Yarn over, pull through, yarn over again, and pull through both loops.
Make 1 increase (inc):
In the next stitch, make 1 increase (inc) by making two single crochets (sc) in the same hole. That is your first 2 single crochets (sc) and 1 increase (inc).
Make all your stitches:
Repeat 2 single crochets (sc) and 1 increase (inc) 6 more times. There should be 28 stitches in total.
Round
5Crochet 1 single crochet (sc) in each stitch around.
Total stitches: 28
Hook back in:
Insert your hook into that marked stitch to begin Round 5. Remove the stitch marker so the stitch is easier to work into.
Make 1 single crochet (sc) first:
Yarn over, pull through, yarn over again, and pull through both loops.
Mark the first stitch:
Remove your hook for a moment, and use the stitch marker to mark this first stitch.
Hook back in:
Insert your hook into the next stitch.
Make all your stitches:
Crochet 1 single crochet (sc) in each stitch around. There should be 28 stitches in total.