Leap into garden crafting with this Friendly Grasshopper! Designed with an aerodynamic meadow green body, folded wing coverts, angled back jumping legs, and whimsical thread antennae.
Whether you are decorating your home for the autumn season or crafting gifts for friends, this pattern was designed from the ground up for relaxation and clean, crisp stitch definition.
One of the most common frustrations in crochet is vague sizing or running out of yarn right at the final row. That is why every stitch in this tutorial has been physically crocheted, swatch-tested, and audited with our designated 3.5 mm (US E/4) hook.
Standard Swatch: 20 sc x 22 rows = 4 inches (10 cm) using Single Crochet (sc) in rows with your designated 3.5 mm (US E/4) hook.
With 3.5mm hook and green yarn, ch 7. Sc in 2nd ch and across (6 sts). Ch 1, turn.
Rows 2–6: Expand head shield up to 14 sts.
Rows 7–16: Work even across thorax (14 sts).
Rows 17–28: Gradually decrease by 1 st every other row down to 4 sts at tail tip. Fasten off.
Femur (Thigh): In green, ch 14. Sc in 2nd ch and across for 3 rows, taper into narrow knee.
Tibia (Shin): From knee, ch 12. Sl st in each ch down to foot pad.
Whipstitch knee into an inverted 'V' shape to lock jumping posture.
In lime green yarn, ch 10. Sl st in 2nd ch and across all chains (9 sl sts). Fasten off leaving sewing tail.
Repeat for 4 total walking legs.
In cream yarn, ch 18. Sc in 2nd ch, hdc in 4, dc in 8, hdc in 3, 3 sc in last st to round the tip.
Sl st down opposite side of foundation chain. Fasten off.
Install 8mm safety eyes on front head shield.
Align body panels and single crochet around perimeter in green yarn, stuffing slender abdomen firmly.
Sew jointed hind jumping legs at top of thorax, angled upward and back.
Attach walking legs along lower belly.
Sew wing coverts flat along upper spine.
Thread 2 green antennae cords at top of head, knotting tips. Weave in all tails.
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Folding the crochet fabric over itself at the knee joint and securing with 3 tight whipstitches locks the angle permanently without needing wire.
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