Mandrake from Don't Starve

This little guy is one of my daughter's favorite character's from the Don't Starve so far.

There was very few pictures to reference.. So I went from the below picture, plus my own game play.

I didn't take too many notes again =\  I had to focus on what was before.. bit of a time crunch to get it all ready for the con.


I worked with Caron Simply Soft yarn in Bone shade using a G hook.  Worked in continuous rounds 

Begin with a magic circle and 8 sc in circle.  Continue to increase each round  per usual till 24 sc are made.  Continue with 24 sc for 4-5 additional.

I chose to increase slowly.  Every few rounds I would increase in one row and continue with that count for a couple of more rounds.  The largest round has about 48 stitches and that was closest to top of its' head. 


The main body's height  measure about 6.5 inches.


I attached the eyes and mouth before I stuffed it completed and closed.

For the eyes...I believe it was  simply a magic circle with 6sc in the circle.. Cole circle and slip stitch I the first one... Fasten off leaving tail to sew on.   I shaped it once finished and while sewing it on.


The mouth was a chain of 7 hdc in each till the last one..two hdc in last chain continuing around the other side of the row in the remaining loop....should have a total of 10 hdc... slip stitch in beginning .  fasten off leaving tail to sew on.

Once they were attached I stuffed and completed the decreasing rounds.  Oh I forgot!! I added a squeaker in the middle as these Mandrake tend to be noisy!



I did the black detailing before I had stuffed it, but in retrospect I think it would have looked better doing after it was stuffed.



The legs are stumpy ones...

Make two.

Magic circle with 3 sc increase per usual to 12 sc and continue with rounds of 12 sc for a total of 9 rounds from start to finish

The arms are started in the same fashion but increase until there are 15 sc for a grand total of 16 rounds.



For the leafy bits on top ....

I started with a chain of 7 hdc in second chain from the hook and continued across.  Turn and repeat and adding increases focusing on the ends mainly.  Once I got the desire width I began to decrease in the ending stitches as well.  I sc around the leaf in a different green.


I tried to stiffen them, but it didn't work as well so they are floppy.  I attached the the top of the Mandrake once it was completely stuffed.  I didn't like the look of the area around the attached leaves so I made a chain and sewed it around to cover that up =\

In the end I think it turned out alright.