THOMAS (Thomas & Friends) FREE PATTERN PART 3

Welcome again. As I promised, I publish part 3 of the pattern in the post.



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ABBREVIATIONS:

• st = stitch
• sl st = slip stitch
• ch = chain
• tch = turning chain (at the end of a row)
• sc = single crochet
• inc = increase (2 sc in one st)
• dec = decrease (sc2tog)
• (..) = repeat the pattern particular number of times
• [..] = complete number of st in the round / row
• rnd = round
• BLO = back loop only
• FLO = front loop only
• FPSC = front post single crochet
color – change the color of yarn (before you crochet the next stitches)

WHEELS (make 6)   



Himalaya Dolphin Baby: black, crochet hook 4.5 mm

Wheels are crocheted tight and stuffed firmly.
Rnd 1: 6 sc in MR [6]
Rnd 2: 6 inc [12]
Rnd 3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 [18]
Rnd 4: (1 sc, inc, 1 sc) x 6 [24]
Rnd 5: (3 sc, inc) x 6 [30]
Rnd 6: (2 sc, inc, 2 sc) x 6 [36]
Rnd 7: (5 sc, inc) x 6 [42]
Rnd 8: (3 sc, inc, 3 sc) x 6 [48]
Rnd 9: (7 sc, inc) x 6 [54]

Rnd 10: (7 sc, dec) x 6 [48]
Rnd 11: (3 sc, dec, 3 sc) x 6 [42]
Rnd 12: (5 sc, dec) x 6 [36]
Rnd 13: (2 sc, dec, 2 sc) x 6 [30]
Rnd 14: (3 sc, dec) x 6 [24]
Add stuffing before you close the opening.
Rnd 15: (1 sc, dec, 1 sc) x 6 [18]
Rnd 16: (1 sc, dec) x 6 [12]
Rnd 17: 6 dec [6]
Fasten off, hide loose ends.

The centre of the wheel: blue circle + star lines
1. Insert the hook in rnd 7 and crochet sl sts around.
2. Cut long yarn tail and embroider the star lines (the centre is in the MR).
3. Go to the centre of the wheel and embroider woven wheel stitch (see: the tutorial about four leaf clover).


Place the wheels on the red base, check if they are placed right and finally sew them.

 

Grey frame for the train

Himalaya Dolphin Baby: dark grey, crochet hook 4.5 mm

Firstly I made 3 dark grey stripes to join the opposite wheels...



 
...but then I realized it is not quite good idea (stripes were too flexible and I needed something to stiffen them).

To stiffen the base I came up with an idea of making the frame with PVC pipe (two types of diameter):
1. thinner (x 3) for joining the opposite wheels (8 cm long, 12 mm in diameter) and I crochet the tube for the pipe:

Rnd 1: 6 sc in MR [6]
Rnd 2-13: 6 sc [6]
Fasten off, leaving a tail for sewing crochet tube to the wheels.


2. thicker for the train length (41 cm long, 2 cm in diameter).

Rnd 1: 6 sc in MR [6]
Rnd 2: 6 inc [12]
Rnd 3-55: 12 sc [12]
 Fasten off, leaving a tail for sewing crochet tube.



Grey connectors for the wheels (make 4)

Himalaya Dolphin Baby: dark grey, crochet hook 4.5 mm

Work in rows: 1 tch and turn in the end of each row.
Row 1: ch 3, insert the hook in 2nd st from the hook and work 2 sc [2]
Rows 2-20: 2 sc [2]

Finally crochet the blue screws: 3 sc in MR and fasten off leaving a tail for sewing.
Sew the screws to the connectors.

Join the red and light grey base with sl sts. Join with the red HDB yarn.


Additional parts:

- chimneys
- windows
- white light
- number 1

Blue chimney

Himalaya Dolphin Baby, blue, crochet hook 4.5 mm

Rnd 1: 5 sc in MR [5]
Rnd 2: 5 inc [10]
Rnd 3: (1 sc, inc) x 5 [15]
Rnd 4: (2 sc, inc) x 5 [20]
Rnds 5-12: 20 sc [20]
Rnd 13: BLO (2 sc, dec) x 5 [15]
Rnd 14: (1 sc, dec) x 5 [10]
Rnd 15: 5 dec [5]
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.


Black chimney

Himalaya Dolphin Baby, black, crochet hook 4.5 mm

Rnd 1: 5 sc in MR [5]
Rnd 2: 5 inc [10]
Rnd 3: (1 sc, inc) x 5 [15]
Rnd 4: (2 sc, inc) x 5 [20]
Rnd 5: BLO 20 sc [20]
Rnd 6: (8 sc, dec) x 2 [18]
Rnds 7-16: 18 sc [18]
Rnd 17: (2 sc, inc) x 6 [24]
Rnd 18: (2 sc, dec) x 6 [18]
Rnd 19: BLO 18 sc [18]
Rnd 20: (1 sc, dec) x 6 [12]
Rnd 21: 6 dec [6]



Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Insert the tapestry needle in the centre of the last rnd and pull to make the hollow




 

Black circle (make 2)

Himalaya Dolphin Baby or Alize Softy: black, crochet hook 4.5 mm

Rnd 1: 6 sc in MR [6]
Rnd 2: 6 inc [12]
Rnd 3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 [18]



Black circle with the yellow edging (make 2)


Rnd 1: 6 sc in MR [6]
Rnd 2: 6 inc [12]
Rnd 3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 [18]
Change to yellow Alize Softy:
Rnd 4: 18 sc around [18]

Black wider rectangle with the yellow edging (make 2 on the opposite sides)

Before I started crocheting the part, I had pinned the paper parts to determine the size and proportions. On the photo you see also the grey circle with the yellow edging (I changed it later to the black circle which is better in my opinion)
 
 

Alize Softy: black, crochet hook 4.5 mm
Work in rows: 1 tch and turn in the end of each row.
Row 1: ch 7, insert the hook in 2nd st from the hook and work 6 sc [6]
Rows 2-8: 6 sc [6]
Change to yellow Alize Softy and work single crochets around the edge (ch 1 in each corner).
In the middle of the bottom part change to black (4 sc).

Black narrow rectangle with the yellow edging (make 2 on the opposite sides)

Alize Softy: black, crochet hook 4.5 mm
Work in rows: 1 tch and turn in the end of each row.
Row 1: ch 7, insert the hook in 2nd st from the hook and work 6 sc [6]
Rows 2: 6 sc [6]
Change to yellow Alize Softy and work single crochets around the edge (ch 1 in each corner).


NUMBER 1

Alize Softy, yellow, crochet hook 4.5 mm
Row 1: ch 5, insert the hook in 2nd st from the hook and work 4 sc [4]
Rows 2-8: 4 sc [4]
Row 9: 4 sc, ch 4
Row 10: insert the hook in 2nd st from the hook and work 7 sc [7]
Row 11: 5 sc, dec, turn (no turning chain) [6]
Row 12: dec, 4 sc, 1 tch, turn [5]
Row 13: 3 sc, dec [4]
Fasten off, cut the yarn, leaving a tail for sewing.



WHITE LIGHT

Himalaya Dolphin Baby, small amount of white and light blue, crochet hook 4.5 mm.
Start with light blue.
Rnd 1: 6 sc in MR [6]
Rnd 2: 6 inc [12]
Cut the yarn, do invisible finish.

Change to white.
Rnd 3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 [18]
Rnd 4: 18 sc [18]
Add stuffing before you close the opening.
Rnd 5: (1 sc, dec) x 6 [12]
Rnd 6: 6 dec [6]
Fasten off.

To make the base, insert the hook in the bottom of the light and crochet FPSC around (photo on the right).



BLACK FRONT PART (make 2)

Work in rows, 1 tch in the end of every row.
Row 1: ch 15, insert the hook in 2nd st from the hook and work 14 sc [14]
Row 2: 14 sc [14]
Row 3: 8 sc [8]
Row 4: dec, 6 sc [7]
Row 5: 7 sc [7]
Row 6: dec, 5 sc [6]

Sew the parts in the front part of the train, as on the photo below.

 

 

STAIRS (make 2)

Work in rows, 1 tch in the end of every row.

Row 1: ch 5, insert the hook in 2nd st from the hook and work 4 sc [4]
Row 2: 4 sc [4]
Row 3: BLO 4 sc [4] (BLO indicates the folding at 90 degrees).
Row 4: 4 sc [4]
Crochet the 2nd stairs step in the same way and then sew two steps as shown in the phoot below (lower step is sewed to the folding of the upper one).







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