Yoda Applique {Free Crochet Pattern}

May the 4th, it is. A happy one, I wish you!

I wanted to work up a quick little something for Star Wars day, since my family is full of Star Wars fans. While I was taking my obligatory stroll through the yarn department last weekend, I saw one little skein of "Yoda green" left, and had to buy it. OK, it isn't really called Yoda green, but that is what first came to my mind. I have been enjoying making appliques, lately, so I immediately decided that some of that green yarn would be worked into a little Yoda applique. 

When I showed my kids, they all got a kick out of my Yoda. My 8 year old quickly "dibbed" the Yoda applique to use as a patch for the torn knee of her blue jeans. I recently made a flower applique (which I will be sharing soon) for her sister's torn jeans, so she was anxious to get one for her's too.

Who is your favorite Star Wars Character? Share your answer in Comments, below.

Yoda Applique

Supplies:
Size F crochet hook
Yarn needle
Worsted weight cotton yarn in sage green+extra yarn to embroider face
Stitch marker

Pattern:
Ch 2
Use a stitch marker in first stitch of each round, moving it up with each round.
Round 1: sc 6 in 2nd ch from hook. (6)
Round 2: 2 sc in each stitch around.  (12)
Round 3: [2 sc in next st, sc 1] repeat around. (18)
Round 4: [2 sc in next st, sc 2] repeat around. (24)
Round 5: [2 sc in next st, sc 3] repeat around. (30)

Ears
Row 1: Mark the next st with your st marker. sc in the marked st, sc in next 3 sts. Turn. ( 4)
Row 2: ch 1, sc 4. Turn. (4)
Row 3: ch 1, sc 4. Turn. ( 4)
Row 4: ch 1, sc2tog, sc 2. Turn. (3)
Row 5: ch 1, sc2tog, sc 1. Turn. ( 2)
Row 6: ch 1, sc 2. Turn. ( 2)
Row 7: ch 1, sc2tog. Turn. (1)
Row 8: ch 1,  sc. (1)
FO

Face your work so that the ear is on the right and the marked stitch is on the top of the ear. 

Starting at your marked st and moving counter  clockwise,  count the next 10 sts. Mark the next st.

Row 1: sc in the marked st, sc in next 3 sts. Turn. ( 4)
Row 2: ch 1, sc 4. Turn. (4)
Row 3: ch 1, sc 4. Turn. ( 4)
Row 4: ch 1, sc 2 sc2tog. Turn. (3)
Row 5: ch 1, sc 1, sc2tog. Turn. ( 2)
Row 6: ch 1, sc 2. Turn. ( 2)
Row 7: ch 1, sc2tog. Turn. (1)
Row 8: ch 1,  sc. (1)
FO

Embroider face.

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Happy Crocheting!