Homer Simpson

My cousin loves the Simpsons, so I made this Homer for her birthday. I'm not sure which family member I'll make next, it depends on what she likes, but with respect to her anyway, birthday and Christmas presents will be easy. I had trouble finding a good yellow though so I ended up doubling up a crochet thread (I used Aunt Lydia's Goldenrod). I'd love to see it in worsted weight yarn.

Update: Here's a picture of a worsted weight version I made for my father.







Head



With yellow, ch 2
Rnd 1: 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook (6 sc)
Rnd 2: 2 sc in each sc around (12 sc)
Rnd 3: Sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc around (18 sc)
Rnd 4: Sc in next 2 sc, 2 sc in next sc around (24 sc)
Rnd 5: Sc in next 3 sc, 2 sc in next sc around (30 sc)
Rnd 6-15: Sc in each sc around
Rnd 16: Sc in each sc around to last 5 sc, 2 sc in each of last 5 sc (35 sc)
Rnd 17: Sc in each sc around
Rnd 18: Sc in each sc around to last 10 sc, sc dec in last 10 sc (30 sc)
Rnd 19-20: sc in each sc around
Rnd 21: Sc in next 3 sc, sc dec in next 2 sc around (24 sc)
Rnd 22: Sc in next 2 sc, sc dec in next 2 sc around (18 sc)
Rnd 23: Sc in next 1 sc, sc dec in next 2 sc around (12 sc)
Rnd 24: Sc dec around (6 sc)
Fasten off.

Nose

Ch 2
Rnd 1: 4 sc in 2nd ch from hook (4 sc)
Rnd 2: sc in each sc around
Fasten off.

Ears (Make 2)

Ch 2
Rnd 1: 3 sc in 2nd ch from hook (3 sc)
Fasten off.

Eyes (Make 2)

With white, ch 2
Rnd 1: 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook (6 sc)
Rnd 2: 2 sc in each sc around (12 sc)
Fasten off.

Shirt and pants



Ch 16
Row 1: sc in 2nd ch sp and each ch across (15 sc)
Row 2-3: sc in each sc across, at end of row 3 join with a sl st to first sc
Rnd 4: 2 sc in each sc around (30 sc)
Rnd 5: sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc around (45 sc)
Rnd 6-9: sc in each sc around
Rnd 10: sc around, make 2 dec on each side of body for armpit (41 sc)
Rnd 11: sc around, 2 dec on each side (37 sc)
Rnd 12-16: sc in each sc around
Rnd 17: sc in each sc around to front, 2 sc in each of 10 sc (for beer belly), sc in remaining sc (47 sc)
Rnd 18: sc in each sc around to belly, sc in next sc, 2 sc in nex sc across belly, sc in remaining sc around (57 sc)
Rnd 19:sc around to belly, sc in next 2 sc, 2 sc in next sc across belly, sc in remaining sc around (67 sc)
Rnd 20-21: sc in each sc around
Rnd 22: sc around to belly, sc in next 2 sc, sc dec in next 2 sc across belly, sc in remaining sc around (57 sc)
Rnd 23:sc around to belly, sc in next sc, sc dec in next 2 sc across belly, sc in remaining sc around (47 sc)
Rnd 24: sc around to belly, sc dec in next 2 sc across belly, sc in remaining sc around (37 sc)
Rnd 25: sc in each sc around
For pants, change to blue
Rnd 26-33: sc in each sc around
Rnd 34: sc across 10 sc, ch 9, on the other side of the last round, make 8 sc and join to the first sc of Rnd 34 (18 sc, 9 ch sp)
Rnd 35: sc in each sc and ch space around (27 sc)
Rnd 36-7: sc in each sc around
Rnd 38: sc in next sc, sc dec in next 2 sc around (18 sc)
Rnd 39-55: sc in each sc around
Fasten off.

Other leg

Join in unworked sc of Rnd 33
Rnd 34: sc around sc and ch sp, dec if necessary to make 27 sc)
Rnd 35-37: sc in each sc around
Rnd 38: sc in next sc, sc dec in next 2 sc around (18 sc)
Rnd 39-55: sc in each sc around
Fasten off.

Foot (Make 2)



Ch 2
Rnd 1: 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook (6 sc)
Rnd 2: 2 sc in each sc around (12 sc)
Rnd 3: Sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc around (18 sc)
Rnd 4-13: sc in each sc around
Begin Stuff
Rnd 14: Sc in next 1 sc, sc dec in next 2 sc around (12 sc)
Rnd 15: Sc dec around (6 sc)
Fasten off.

Arm (Make 2)



With yellow, ch 2
6 sc in 2nd ch from hook (6 sc)
2 sc in each sc around (12 sc)
Rmd 3-25: sc in each sc around
Fasten off

Sleeve (Make 2)

With white, ch 7
Row 1: sc in 2nd ch from hook and each ch sp across, turn (7 sc)
Row 2-3: sc in each sc across
Row 4: sc dec in first 2 sc, sc across to last 2 sc, sc dec in last 2 sc (5 sc)
Row 5: repeat row 4 (3 sc)
Round 6: sc in sc across row 5, ch 1, sc around side of rows, ch 1, sc across other side of ch loops, ch 1, sc across opposite side, sl st to first sc.
Fasten off.

Collar

Ch 14
Row 1: sc in 2nd ch from hook and each ch space across (14 sc)
Row 2: sc in each sc across
Fasten off.
Sew to top of body.

Finishing

Sew eyes, nose and ears to head. With fabric paint or embroidery thread, make the black parts on the eyes. With black thread, embroider a zig zag above each ear and 2 straight stitches on top of head for hair. Sew head to body using yellow, sew collar opening closed. Sew feet to legs, make a straight stitch on each leg with black for cuffs. Sew arms to body, leaving some sc free to sew to sleeve parts. Sew sleeves to body, stuffing lightly. Embroider finger and thumbs with black. With tan felt (for crochet thread version anyway, if you want to crochet it, just use head rounds until it's large enough) and draw (I used a regular ball point pen) or embroider the mouth. And that's Homer!

*The Simpsons belong to FOX.