Divisive Orange Candidate Stressball - Trumpelstiltskin - Free Crochet Pattern

Seriously, the greatest stressball. 

The Divisive Orange Candidate stressball (based on Trumpelstiltskin) is the best stressball. Not only is it the best stressball, it is the orangest and greatest stress relieving stressball ever, and I know because I feel that way so it must be true. I'm not kidding, no stressball could ever top this.

^^^ seriously ...that was difficult type lol

The Divisive Orange Candidate Stressball was created because I honestly needed to physically poke this candidate in the nose!

The hair is fabulously neon yellow, and perfect. He has his mouth poised to say something...what could it be? Who knows? It's like a wild card for a deck of wildcards.

I hope you enjoy making your very own Divisive Orange Candidate, please share with #MommyMadeCrochet or #Trumpelstiltskin so I can be sure to see your creations!

Materials:

*a small amount of white felt for teeth

*fine tip black marker - to create "teeth"

*orange yarn, small amount black yarn - I used Red Heart Super Saver in orange (pumpkin maybe? it's bright)

*black yarn for eyes

*skn colored yarn for lips _ I used Caron Simply Soft in Lt Country Peach

*Yarn needle (tapestry etc) for weaving in ends and finish work

*F hook - or size you need to create a tight fabric, so stuffing material doesn't show through

*fiberfill 

*scissors

* neon yellow fun fur ( I found this in a discount bag at Hobby Lobby and I knew where it had to be used!)

Abbreviations:

mr- magic ring

blo: back loop only - sts are worked through back loop instead of both

yo- yarn over

ch - chain

f.o. - finish off

sl st - slip stitch

sc - single crochet

sc2tog - sc 2 sts together-decrease : insert hook into first st, yo draw through stitch- 2 loops on hook, insert hook into next st, yo draw through st - 3 sts on hook, yo draw through all sts on hook. If you work this st in the flo (front loop only) you will create an "invisible decrease", the st lies flatter.

hdc: half double crochet

dc: double crochet

tr: treble crochet (some ppl call it "triple crochet")

Notes:

All terms American.   If pattern reads "sc, sc2tog, 2sc" it would be read as, " single crochet, single crochet 2 stitches together, 2 single crochet in the next stitch", directions are to be repeated to end of row/round unless otherwise noted.  As with any pattern, be sure to read through once before beginning, and don't forget to mark your rounds! (I use a bit of contrasting yarn) This is an original design by me, Anna Wilson 2016.  

You may do whatever you like with your completed Divisive Orange Candidate, you can embrace your inner business person and sell your Trumpelstiltskin, watch him fly as you fastball pitch him into a wall or even give it as a gift!  I only ask that you please not claim this pattern as your own, I worked hard to design Trumpelstiltskin a.k.a. Divisive Orange Candidate :)  

Top of Head: with orange

1: mr6 (6)

2-3: 2sc (12/24)

4: sc, 2sc (36)

5-19: sc (36)

20: blo- sc, sc2tog (24)

21: both loops again: sc2tog (12) stuff.  Squeeze it, make sure you're happy with the squishiness of your stressball

22: sc2tog (6) f.o. use tail of yarn to cinch bottom closed, weave in ends

Lips:  x2 with skin color

1: ch 6, sc in 2nd ch from hook and across (5) f.o. leave a tail for attaching to face

Ears: with orange

Ear 1:

1: ch6, hdc in 2nd ch, hdc, 2dc, 2dc, tr, ch2, sc in same st as tr   (8) f.o.leave a tail for attaching to head

Ear 2:

1:ch6, sc in 2nd ch from hook, ch2,, tr into same st as sc, 2dc, 2dc, hdc2 (8)  f.o.leave a tail for attaching to head

Eyebrows: x2  with orange

1: mr4 (4)

2-6: sc (4) f.o. leave a tail for attaching to head. do not stuff eyebrows

Nose: with orange starting at bridge of nose

1: ch2, 3sc in 2nd ch from hook (3) turn

2: ch1, sc across, join with a sl st to first sc of this row.  f.o. leave a long rail for attaching to face,

You should have all kinds of body parts now!  

Finishing:

I took a few pictures along the way to help demonstrate location and a little fuzzy surface crochet technique. Someone took picture with a better view: I use  "Method 2" located here .

The mouth I made with a fine tipped Sharpie on some white felt

Look at the front of the face and attach your mouth, you can glue the felt or add a cpl stitches with thread, it will mostly be hidden by the lips.  The lips are placed ch side down and curved around the mouth to give a puckered look.  You could even make one lip, no teeth and use as a pouty looking lower lip form, your stress ball, you decide!

Nose, bridge up

Eyebrow, ear, nose & eye placement.  If you pull the eye yarn to the next eye you can sink his beady eyes in a little, just weave between the eyes while squeezing his eye area towards each other,

Surface crochet hair.  You can see a outline the hairline with the fun fur, then I will continue in a shrinking spiral until i'm happy with the hair amt. 

one row of surface crochet across the outside of his brows helps to add emphasis to his scowling face.

the eyebrow on the left has already been "fluffed".  I do this by using a tapestry needle and pulling the trapped hair loops free. His Eyebrows will need trimming before you are completed but they will loop fuller.

Another view of "fluffed" fun fur vs unfluffed

I don't trim his yellow locks, but I do trim the eyebrows after fluffing.

                                                                

I hope you enjoyed creating your little Divisive Orange Candidate stress ball and I hope it brings you relief!