27 Shiny Monk

てるてる坊主 *Teru Teru Bouzu*, Japanese for *Shiny Shiny Buddhist Monk* These are traditional dolls that are hung up by children on rainy days in hopes that the sun will shine again soon. [Wikipedia article][1] “Tawashi” are various types of scrubbers which could be used to clean dishes, windows, and other household items. Pattern is Japanese but fully charted using standard crochet symbols. The black triangle symbol in the chart means there will be a decrease by skipping the next stitch below, and is not an actual crochet stitch. Yarn (Hamanaka Bonny): Natural 生成り (442) 21g Pink ピンク (479) small amount Red 赤 (429) small amount Black 黒 (402) small amount Hook: Japanese size 7.5/0 = 4.5mm, between US G-6 (4.0mm) and US H-8 (5.0mm). *Additional note* This pattern also works well as a cute ghost! [1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teru_teru_bozu