Gene Belcher - Pattern Details

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4.  Materials:

• Doll Base Pattern
• 4mm hook
• Yarn:
  • Beige (Head)
  • Yellow (Shirt)
  • Blue (Pants)
  • Tan (Burger Bun)
  • Light Tan - small amount (Sesame Seeds)
  • Light Green - small amount (Lettuce)
  • Yellow - small amount (Cheese)
  • Red - small amount (Tomato)
  • Grey - small amount (Suit Straps)
• Black Felt
• Felting Needle
• Push Pins

Terms:

• Stitch (st)
• Chain (ch)
• Single Crochet (sc)
• Increase (inc)
• Decrease (dec)
• Half-Double Crochet (hdc)
• Double Crochet (dc)
• Fasten Off (FO)
• Repeat steps within Asterisks (repeat (**) around)

Following along with Doll Base Pattern

Body
Work in beige up to Round 22
Switch to Yellow (shirt)
Work Round 23-32
Switch to Blue (pants)
Work Round 33-40
Switch to Beige (legs)
Work Round 41-43 FO, weave in ends

Arms
-Make 2-
In beige
1.  Work 6 sc into a magic cirlce (6)
2-6. Sc around
*switch to yellow*
7-8. Sc around (6)
FO, leave long tail for sewing

Attach between rows 23-24

Details:
  Gene is a relatively easy one, as far as his details. His hair was made by using black felt to create a “cap” around his head to conceal the tan color of his head. I then places tufts of black felt on his head, pinning it a bit longer where his hair makes the waves over his forehead.
  He has no noticeable part in his hair so it was pretty easy to just lay the felt across his head and just needle it down into its particular shape. 

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Burger Suit:

-Top Bun-

In tan
1.  Work 8 sc into a magic circle (8)
2.  Inc in each st around (16)
3.  *1 sc, inc* Repeat (**) around (24)
4.  *2 sc, inc* Repeat (**) around (32)
5.  *3 sc, inc* Repeat (**) around (40)
6-7. Sc around (40)
8. *Sc 3, dec* Repeat (**) around (32)
FO, weave in ends

-Bottom Piece of Top Bun-

In tan
1.  Work 8 sc into a magic circle (8)
2.  Inc in each st around (16)
3.  *1 sc, inc* Repeat (**) around (24)
4.  *2 dc, inc* Repeat (**) around (32)
DO NOT FASTEN OFF

Assembly of the Top Bun:
With the bottom piece right side out against the top bun, sl st them together, stuffing just before you complete the round. FO and weave in ends.
This might be a good time to add your sesame seeds!

-Bottom Bun-

In tan
1.  Work 8 sc into a magic circle (8)
2.  Inc in each st around (16)
3.  *1 sc, inc* Repeat (**) around (24)
4.  *2 sc, inc* Repeat (**) around (32)
5.  *3 sc, inc* Repeat (**) around (40)
6. Sc around (40)
7. *Sc 3, dec* Repeat (**) around (32)
FO, weave in ends

-Bottom Piece of Bottom Bun-

In tan
1.  Work 8 sc into a magic circle (8)
2.  Inc in each st around (16)
3.  *1 sc, inc* Repeat (**) around (24)
4.  *2 dc, inc* Repeat (**) around (32)
DO NOT FASTEN OFF

Assembly of the Bottom Bun:
With the bottom piece right side out against the top of the bun, sl st them together, stuffing lightly just before you complete the round. FO and weave in ends.


Lettuce:
In light green
Attach yarn on the inside of the top bun where you sl st your pieces together
1.  Ch 1, sl st in the next 2 st, *sl st, 1 sc, 2 hdc, 1 sc* Repeat (**) 2 more times, sl st in the next 4 st, *sl st, 1 sc, 2 hdc, 1sc* Repeat (**) 2 more times, sl st in the last st and attach to your first st of the round
FO and weave in ends

Cheese:
In Yellow - assume Ch 1 and turn for the start of every round
(make 4)
Make a chain of 2
1.  Sc in the 2nd ch from the hook, turn (1)
2.  Ch 1, inc (2)
3.  Ch 1, inc x2 (4)
4.  Ch 1, inc, sc 2, inc, ch 1
*stitching a border up the side and creating the corners*
5.  Sc 3, ch 1, sc in the same st, Sc 3, sl st to top of Row 5
You should now have a little triangle piece with 3 neat sides.

Tomato:
In Red 
(Make 2)
1.  Ch 13, dc in 2nd ch from the hook and across (12)
FO, Leave a long tail for sewing

Suit Straps:
In Grey
(make 4)
1.  Ch 9, sc in 2nd ch from the hook and across (8)
FO, Leave a long tail for sewing

Burger Suit Assembly:

• The burger is arranged as follows: Top bun - Lettuce - Cheese - Tomato - Gene - Back Bun
• Sew the 4 Cheese corners to the Top Bun (ontop of the lettuce) resembling a square
• Sew the tomato slices on the side where the lettuce flares out in a curved shape, resembling a tomato
• When Attaching the straps, make sure the Burger Suit is ON Gene. It will not fit over his head or body once the straps are sewn on.
• Holding the Top Bun (including all the extras) over Gene’s belly, and the back bun over his back, attach the 4 straps on his left and right side under his arms, and over both of his shoulders.

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