Firstly let me start by apologising at how realistic the erm, doodoos look like π I thought I’d add some stink lines and flies for a cute cartoonish effect and it somehow makes them just a little bit better. My daughter thinks they’re one of the cutest amis I’ve made. She also came up with the names and they’re kind of clever if you think about it π
I’ve wanted to make these for a while now but held off on it simply because I thought it was kind of weird. But now that they’re here, they do look cute in a funny, awkward way. I must admit I was giggling so much when I was making them. I do believe social distancing has made me a little cuckoo and these days, we really need a good laugh! I included TP because, well TP needs be around for the doodoos π TP is my favourite!
Pattern below if you’d like to make these cute DooDoos.
Skill Level: Beginner
Pattern Notes:
- You’ll need to know how to: make a magic ring/circle, crochet in continuous rounds, crochet in rows, single crochet, make increases and decreases, crochet in front loops and back loops, surface single crochet, colour change and basic embroidery
- I used an “invisible decrease” technique for this pattern – if you’re not familiar with this decrease a regular decrease is fine to do (you can also check my invisible decrease tutorial here)
- Finished size (height): Ploppy 7cm, Splash 12cm and TP 7.5cm
You will need:
- 3mm crochet hook
- 8ply (DK/Light worsted) acrylic yarn in brown, beige and white
- Small amount of pink yarn
- 6 x 10mm plastic safety eyes
- Toy stuffing
- Yarn needle
- Scissors
- Stitch marker (optional)
Abbreviations (US Crochet Terms)
- Rnd – round
- sc – single crochet
- inc – increase (2 sc in one stitch)
- dec – single crochet decrease (sc 2 together )
- ch – chain
- FLO – front loops only
- BLO – back loops only
- st / sts – stitch/stitches
- rep – repeat
PLOPPY (in Brown yarn)
Rnd 1: Work 6 sc in a magic ring (6 sts)
Rnd 2: Sc around (6 sts)
Rnd 3: Sc 1, inc; rep 3 times (9 sts)
Rnd 4: Sc around (9 sts)
Rnd 5: Sc 2, inc; rep 3 times (12 sts)
Rnd 6: Sc 1, inc; rep 6 times (18 sts)
Rnd 7: Sc 2, inc; rep 6 times (24 sts)
Rnd 8: Sc 3, inc; rep 6 times (30 sts)
Rnds 9 β 10: Sc around (30 sts)
Rnd 11: Sc 3, dec; rep 6 times (24 sts)
Rnd 12: FLO sc 3, inc; rep 6 times (30 sts)
Rnd 13: Sc 4, inc; rep 6 times (36 sts)
Rnd 14: Sc 5, inc; rep 6 times (42 sts)
Rnds 15 β 16: Sc around (42 sts)
Rnd 17: Sc 5, dec; rep 6 times (36 sts)
Rnd 18: FLO sc 5, inc; rep 6 times (42 sts)
Rnd 19: Sc 6, inc; rep 6 times (48 sts)
Rnd 20: Sc 7, inc; rep 6 times (54 sts)
Rnds 21 β 22: Sc around (54 sts)
Rnd 23: Sc 7, dec; rep 6 times (48 sts)
Rnd 24: Sc 6, dec; rep 6 times (42 sts)
Attach safety eyes between Rounds 19 & 20, with an interspace of 6 stitches. Begin to stuff the piece and continue stuffing as you go.
Rnd 25: Sc 5, dec; rep 6 times (36 sts)
Rnd 26: Sc 4, dec; rep 6 times (30 sts)
Rnd 27: Sc 3, dec; rep 6 times (24 sts)
Rnd 28: Sc 2, dec; rep 6 times (18 sts)
Rnd 29: Sc 1, dec; rep 6 times (12 sts)
Rnd 30: Dec 6 times (6 sts)
Fasten off and leave a long yarn tail. Using your yarn needle, weave the yarn tail through the front loop of each stitch and pull it tight to close.
Draw the yarn tail back in the centre inside the piece and bring it out the top between Rounds 6 & 7. Insert the needle through the peak and draw it back into the same stitch hole between Rounds 6 & 7. Pull the yarn tail down gently to force the peak to bend downwards. Weave and hide the yarn tail through the piece several times.
Use brown yarn to embroider the nose with several horizontal stitches in the centre between Rounds 20 & 21. Use pink yarn to embroider the blush under each eye. Weave in and hide yarn tails.
SPLASH (in Brown yarn)
Rnd 1: Work 6 sc in a magic ring (6 sts)
Rnd 2: Inc in each st around (12 sts)
Rnd 3: Sc 1, inc; rep 6 times (18 sts)
Rnds 4 β 11: Sc around (18 sts)
Attach safety eyes between Rounds 7 & 8 with an interspace of 3 stitches – attach and fasten the safety eyes one at a time. If the post for each safety eyes are too long and theyβre going through the other end of the piece, you may want to embroider the eyes instead with black yarn or black embroidery thread. Begin to stuff the piece and continue stuffing as you go.
Rnd 12: Sc 1, dec; rep 6 times (12 sts)
Rnd 13: FLO sc 1, inc; rep 6 times (18 sts)
Rnds 14 β 22: Sc around (18 sts)
Rnd 23: Sc 1, dec; rep 6 times (12 sts)
Rnd 24: FLO sc 1, inc; rep 6 times (18 sts)
Rnds 25 β 32: Sc around (18 sts)
Rnd 33: Sc 1, dec; rep 6 times (12 sts)
Rnd 34: Dec 6 times (6 sts)
Fasten off and leave a long yarn tail. Using your yarn needle, weave the yarn tail through the front loop of each stitch and pull it tight to close. Weave and hide the yarn tail through the piece several times. Use brown yarn to embroider a small nose with several horizontal stitches in the centre between Rounds 8 & 9. Use pink yarn to embroider the blush under each eye. Weave in and hide yarn tails.
TP (begin with Beige yarn)
Rnd 1: Work 6 sc in a magic ring (6 sts)
Rnd 2: Inc in each st around (12 sts)
Rnd 3: Sc 1, inc; rep 6 times (18 sts)
Change to White yarn.
Rnd 4: Sc 2, inc; rep 6 times (24 sts)
Rnd 5: Sc 3, inc; rep 6 times (30 sts)
Rnd 6: Sc 4, inc; rep 6 times (36 sts)
Rnd 7: Sc 5, inc; rep 6 times (42 sts)
Rnd 8: Sc 6, inc; rep 6 times (48 sts)
Rnd 9: BLO sc around (48 sts)
Rnds 10 β 25: Sc around (48 sts)
Attach safety eyes between Rounds 19 & 20 with an interspace of 6 stitches. Begin to stuff the piece and continue stuffing as you go.
Rnd 26: BLO sc around (48 sts)
Rnd 27: Sc 6, dec; rep 6 times (42 sts)
Rnd 28: Sc 5, dec; rep 6 times (36 sts)
Rnd 29: Sc 4, dec; rep 6 times (30 sts)
Rnd 30: Sc 3, dec; rep 6 times (24 sts)
Change to Beige yarn.
Rnd 31: Sc 2, dec; rep 6 times (18 sts)
Rnd 32: Sc 1, dec; rep 6 times (12 sts)
Rnd 33: Dec 6 times (6 sts)
Fasten off and leave a long yarn tail. Using your yarn needle, weave the yarn tail through the front loop of each stitch and pull it tight to close. Weave and hide the yarn tail through the piece several times. Use white yarn to embroider the nose with several horizontal stitches in the centre between Rounds 20 & 21. Use pink yarn to embroider the blush under each eye. Weave in and hide yarn tails.
TP FLAP (in White yarn)
Crochet in rows.
Row 1: Place a slip knot on the hook. Starting from the bottom of the TP on Round 25 and crocheting your way up to Round 9, work 17 surface single crochet on the side (follow the natural line of the stitches). Ch1, turn (17 sts)
Rows 2 β 4: Sc 17. Ch 1, turn (17 sts)
Row 5: Sc 17 (17 sts)
Fasten off and weave in and hide yarn tail.
Voila! The DooDoos are complete! I know this is a rather peculiar project but it could make for a funny gift for someone with a really great sense of humour or “toilet humour” and don’t really mind obscure objects. It could also be handy for parents who are potty training their little ones. You just need to make up a funny song to go with it. My daughter and I made up one:
“Ploppy and Splash are the best of friends
They’ll be together until the end
Ploppy ploppy ploppy ploppy
Splash splash splash
Don’t forget the TP
To wipe wipe wipe”
Or something like that π
Have an awesome day, stay safe and don’t forget to wash your hands! Happy crocheting!
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