One of my favorite PC games when I was younger was Worms. For those of you not familiar with the franchise, you control a group of intelligent worms that are surprisingly well armed. Usually a bunch of different weapons (some normal, some not so much) you need to kill the other teams’ worms. The Worms franchise was originally released in the mid 1990s and has stayed surprisingly relevant since Team17 is still releasing games in the franchise to this day.
The Worms amigurumi stands approximately six to seven inches tall. The amigurumi is kind of top/front heavy which means that you might have to prop it up with something to keep it from tipping over.
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What Do You Need to Know
Difficulty: Easy to Moderate
In order to follow the Worms pattern you will need to know how to do the following:
- Slipknot | Tutorial
- Chain Stitch (CH) | Tutorial
- Single Crochet (SC) | Tutorial
- Increase (INC) | Tutorial
- Decrease (DEC) | Tutorial
- Double Crochet (DC) | Tutorial
- Slip Stitch (SL) | Tutorial
- Fastening Off | Tutorial
What You Need
- Pink/Peach Yarn Buy on Amazon
- White Yarn Buy on Amazon
- Black Yarn Buy on Amazon
- Green Yarn Buy on Amazon
- Gray Yarn Buy on Amazon
- Stuffing Buy on Amazon
- E/4 3.50 MM Crochet Hook Buy on Amazon
- Yarn needle Buy on Amazon
- Stitch markers Buy on Amazon
Pattern
Body
Use the pink/peach yarn.
Round 1: CH x 2 (2 stitches)
Round 2: SC x 6 in the first CH (6 stitches)
Round 3: INC x 6 (12 stitches)
Round 4: | INC, SC | x 6 (18 stitches)
Round 5: | SC, INC, SC | x 6 (24 stitches)
Round 6: | SC x 2, INC, SC | (30 stitches)
Rounds 7-14: SC x 30 (30 stitches)
Round 15: DEC x 3, SC x 24 (27 stitches)
Round 16: DEC x 3, SC x 21 (24 stitches)
Round 17: DEC x 3, SC x 18 (21 stitches)
Round 18: DEC x 2, SC x 15, DEC (18 stitches)
Rounds 19-24: To make the curve/bend for the tail you will have to stitch DC stitches into the front and SC stitches around the rest of the figure. With the last couple of rounds you have created a bump which indicates the back of the head. For these rounds you will use a DC stitch in the front 8 stitches and use a SC stitch in the other 10 stitches. (18 stitches)
Rounds 25-30: SC x 18 (18 stitches)
Round 31: | DEC, SC | x 6 (12 stitches)
Round 32: DEC x 6 (6 stitches)
Fasten off leaving enough yarn to sew up the hole at the back of the tail. Stuff the body to the desired level.
Eyes
Use the white yarn. You will make two eyes.
Round 1: CH x 2 (2 stitches)
Round 2: SC x 4 in the first CH (4 stitches)
Round 3: INC x 4 (8 stitches)
Round 4: | SC, INC | x 4 (12 stitches), SL
Fasten off leaving enough yarn to sew the white portion of the eyes to the body.
Use the black yarn to make two smaller black circles for the eyes.
Round 1: CH x 2 (2 stitches)
Round 2: SC x 4 (4 stitches), SL
Fasten off leaving enough yarn to sew the black parts of the eyes to the white parts of the eyes.
Eyebrows
Use the black yarn. You will make two eyebrows.
Round 1: CH x 2 (2 stitches)
Round 2: SC x 8 in the first CH (8 stitches), SL
Fasten off leaving enough yarn to sew the eyebrows to the body.
Hands
Use the pink/peach yarn to make two hands.
Round 1: CH x 2 (2 stitches)
Round 2: SC x 6 in the first CH (6 stitches)
Round 3: INC x 6 (12 stitches)
Rounds 4-6: SC x 12 (12 stitches)
Round 7: DEC x 6 (6 stitches), SL
Fasten off leaving enough yarn to sew up the hand. Stuff the hands the desired amount.
Fingers
Use the pink/peach yarn. You will make eight fingers.
Round 1: CH x 2 (2 stitches)
Round 2: SC x 4 in the first CH (4 stitches)
Rounds 3-5: SC x 4 (4 stitches)
Round 6: SL (1 stitch)
Fasten off leaving enough yarn to sew the fingers to the hands.
Bazooka
First you will make the barrel for the bazooka. Start with the green yarn.
Round 1: CH x 2 (2 stitches)
Round 2: SC x 6 in the first CH (6 stitches)
Round 3: INC x 6 (12 stitches)
Round 4: | INC, SC | (18 stitches)
Rounds 5-6: SC x 18 (18 stitches)
Switch to the black yarn.
Round 7: | SC, DEC | x 6 (12 stitches)
Rounds 8-13: SC x 12 (12 stitches)
Switch to the green yarn.
Round 14: | INC, SC | x 6 (18 stitches)
Rounds 15-16: SC x 18 (18 stitches)
Round 17: | DEC, SC | x 6 (12 stitches)
Round 18: DEC x 6 (6 stitches)
Fasten off leaving enough yarn to sew up the barrel of the bazooka. Stuff the barrel to the desired level.
You will then make the handle for the bazooka. Use the green yarn.
Round 1: CH x 2 (2 stitches)
Round 2: SC x 6 in the first CH (6 stitches)
Round 3: | INC, SC | x 3 (9 stitches)
Rounds 4-6: SC x 9 (9 stitches)
Round 7: SL (1 stitch)
Fasten off leaving enough yarn to sew the handle to the barrel of the bazooka. Put stuffing into the handle.
Grenade
You will make the base of the grenade first. Start with the green yarn.
Round 1: CH x 2 (2 stitches)
Round 2: SC x 6 in the first CH (6 stitches)
Round 3: INC x 6 (12 stitches)
Rounds 4-6: SC x 12 (12 stitches)
Round 7: DEC x 6 (6 stitches)
Switch to the gray yarn.
Rounds 8-10: SC x 6 (6 stitches)
Fasten off leaving enough yarn to sew up the top of the grenade. Stuff the grenade.
You will then make the pin for the grenade. Use the gray yarn.
CH x 6, SC in the first CH. Fasten off leaving enough yarn to sew the pin to the grenade.
Assembly
First assemble the eyes by attaching the black part of the eyes to the white part using the excess black yarn.
Assemble the hands by sewing four fingers to each hand. Sew three fingers next to each other at the top of the hand and one finger to the side of the hand like a thumb.
Assemble the bazooka by attaching the handle to the black portion of the bazooka.
The grenade is assembled by attaching the pin to the gray portion of the grenade.
Next sew the completed eyes to the body towards the top of the head facing forward.
The eyebrows should be attached a couple stitches above the eyes.
One of the hands will be sewn to the bazooka.
The other hand will be sewn to the grenade.
Finally attach one of the weapons to each side of the body and you have completed the Worms amigurumi.