Cornelius the Scarecrow

Meet Cornelius the Scarecrow! Cornelius’s favorite season is, of course, Autumn. He loves standing proud and tall in the middle of a sunny pumpkin patch, watching all the children pick out their favorite pumpkin to take home. Cornelius would love to be your friend and be the guardian of your pumpkin patch! Materials You Need: -Worsted-weight yarn (4-ply) in tan, dark brown, light brown, green, blue, and golden yellow. (The U.K. equivalent is Aran, and AUS/NZ is 8 ply.) For my scarecrow, I used Lion Brand Vanna’s Choice in the color “Beige” for the skin. For the light and dark browns, I used Red Heart Super Saver in the colors “Café Latte” and “Warm Brown” (the color “Warm Brown” has been discontinued). For the blue, green, and yellow, I used Hobby Lobby’s I Love This Yarn in the colors “Dark Country Blue”, “Dark Olive”, and “Sungold”. -G (4 mm) crochet hook -10.5 mm black safety eyes -Fiberfill (or your stuffing of choice) -Bent tip tapestry needle -Scissors -Stitch marker -Straight pins -Black embroidery floss -Gold embroidery floss -Sharp embroidery needle -Pink and dark brown felt Abbreviation Key: Abbreviations are in U.S. terms. sc – single crochet st/sts – stitch(es) sl st – slip stitch dec – decrease (join the next 2 stitches together) inc – increase (2 single crochet in the next stitch) BLO – back loops only FLO – front loops only R1 – round 1 rep – repeat ** – repeat the group of instructions between the asterisks the number of times indicated. Note: All rounds are worked continuously (that is, vs. joined rounds.)