Monday, March 5, 2012

Bok Choy

Yup, another Asian veggie, one of my favorites foods.


 
What you need:
Worsted weight acrylic yarn
white and green
Size F (3.75 mm) hook
Polyester fiber fill
Yarn needle
Clip to keep place
Scissors



Bottom:
Work in continuous rounds

  • Chain 2
  • Round 1: Work 6 sc in first chain
  • Round 2: Work 2 sc in each sc around - 12 st
  • Round 3: Sc in each sc around
  • Round 4: *2 sc in next st, sc in next st, rep from * around - 18 st
  • Round 5: *2 sc in next st, sc in each of next 2 sts, rep from * around - 24 st
  • Round 6:  *2 sc in next st, sc in each of next 3 sts, rep from * around - 30 st
  • Round 7:  *2 sc in next st, sc in each of next 4 sts, rep from * around - 36 st
  • Round 8:  *2 sc in next st, sc in each of next 5 sts, rep from * around - 42 st
  • Round 9:  *2 sc in next st, sc in each of next 6 sts, rep from * around - 48 st
  • Round 10-15: Sc in each sc around
  • Round 16:  *Sc2tog, sc in each of next 6 sts, rep from * around - 42 st
  • Round 17:  Sc in each sc around
  • Round 18:  *Sc2tog, sc in each of next 5 sts, rep from * around - 36 st
  • Round 19-21: Sc in each sc around
  • Round 22: *Sc2tog, sc in each of next 4 sts, rep from * around - 30 st
  • Round 23:*Sc2tog, sc in each of next 3 sts, rep from * around - 24 st
  • Round 24: Sc in each sc around
  • Round 25: *Sc2tog, sc in each of next 2 sts, rep from * around - 18 st
  • Round 26-27: Sc in each sc around
  • finish off leaving tail of yarn to sew up top after placing leaves

Greens:
make 4



  • Chain 17
  • Row 1: sc -16 st
  • ch 1 do not turn, instead work up the other side of the row
  • Row 2: sc
  • including the ch at the bottom you will have 33 sts


 (33 sts)
  • sc 8
  • *3 dc in one st, sl st in next st 8 times
  •  sc 8
  • finish off and weave in ends
 Optional, surface crochet white up the middle


 Assembly and finishing touches:

Stuff bottom up to the neck. Cut a long piece of white yarn, this is for shaping.
Start at second row of 12 and thread it up to around the first row of deceasing 36.
Pull tightly and and repeat till you have 4 shaped sections. They don't have to be perfect, you can see mine are slightly uneven. I repeated this so I had 2 strands for extra strength.
 
 If the bottom still needs some stuffing fit it in but still leave the top part un-stuffed because you have to fit the greens in there.
Sew leaves together, make sure the right side is facing out in each direction. Slip your leaf bundle into the top of the white. Using the long tail you left on the white sew the leaves into place.


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Bok Choy on Ravelry