How to Make Crochet Clown Fridgies

Introduction

Crochet Clown Fridgies are adorable and whimsical little decorations that brighten up any space with their charm and character. These fun crocheted creations bring a touch of nostalgia and playfulness to your refrigerator or any magnetic surface. With their colorful yarn and quirky designs, Crochet Clown Fridgies are sure to bring a smile to your face every time you see them.

Materials

• Worsted weight yarn:
  • Pastel peach or flesh for face
  • Bright red for collar & cuffs
  • Green & variegated for body and limbs
  • Lavender for feet & hands, and flower in hair
  • Orange for hair
• Two 15mm oval wiggle eyes
• One small red pompom for nose
• Tiny scraps of felt: red & white for mouth
• One tiny yellow pompom for center of flower
• Two pink pompoms for buttons down shirt
• Crochet hook size G
• Glue gun or tacky glue
• Magnet

Approx. size: 8" tall using G hook, 10" tall using H hook (I crochet a little tight).

NOTE: You can choose any color you want to use; I just gave colors as a reference.

Instructions

Head (Make 2)

With peach or flesh, wrap yarn around finger twice, slide it off, insert hook in center of ring, draw up loop, ch3, 11dc in ring. Join with sl st to top of beg ch-3. [12dc] Fasten off. (Pull beg tail of yarn to close up center gap).

Hair (and Joining Head Pieces)

Holding both head pieces wrong side together, join orange yarn with sl st to any sc (working through both front and back thicknesses).

Row 1: Ch1, sc in same sp as joining, sc in next st, *ch3, sc in next st. Repeat from * 6 more times, sc in next st. Leave last 2 sts unworked, turn.

Row 2: Sl st into first ch-3 sp, ch3, sc in next ch-3 sp. Repeat from * 5 more times, ch3, sl st in last sc. Fasten off.

Body

Join green yarn with a sl st to the second st of the 2 left on one side of head.

Rnd 1: Ch1, 2sc in same sp, (working around on other side of head) 2 sc in next st, changing to variegated yarn, work 2 sc in next st, (working back around on front head piece) work 2sc in last st, join, turn. [8sc]

Rnd 2: Ch1, work 2sc in each st around, changing color where you did before, join, turn. [16sc]

Rnds 3-10: Ch1, 1 sc in each st around, changing color where you did before, join. Fasten off at end of rnd 10. [16sc]

Arms (Make 2)

1 variegated, 1 solid. Ch20, 3sc in 4th ch from hook and in each ch across. Fasten off.

Hand: On the opposite end of the arm, attach purple yarn with sl st (starting with thumb) ch3, sl st in 2nd and 3rd ch from hook, sl st in same sp in end of arm, ch3, 2tr in the same place in the end of arm, ch3, sl st in the same place in the end of arm. Fasten off. Repeat for the other hand. Set aside.

Legs (Make 2)

1 variegated, 1 solid. Ch30, 3sc in 4th ch from hook and in each ch across. Fasten off.

Feet: Row 1: With purple yarn, on the opposite end of leg, attach with a sl st, ch1, 4sc in the same sp, turn.

Rows 2-6: Ch1, 1sc in each across, turn.

Row 7: Ch1, dec over next 2 sts (twice). Fasten off.

Wrist & Ankle Cuffs

With red yarn ch8, 2sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across. Fasten off. Wrap the piece around the ankle or wrist and secure ends together like a ruffle. Set aside.

Collar

With red yarn ch15, 2dc in 4th ch from hook and in each ch across. Fasten off. Place around neck and secure ends together.

Flower for Hair

With purple yarn ch8, sl st in 8th ch from hook, ch8, sl st in the same sp, ch8, sl st in the same sp. Fasten off.

To Finish

Sew arms and legs to body. Glue two pink pompoms to the shirt front. Glue both eyes to the face. Glue a small red pompom to the center of the face for the nose. Cut out two mouth pieces, one from red felt, one from white felt; the red one slightly smaller, and glue the white one to the face, then the red one on top of that. Glue or sew the purple flower to the hair and glue a small yellow pompom to the center of it. Add a magnet to the back.