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Crochet Tutorial: Munching Monster Laundry Bag

This Monster has the munchies! My Munching Monster Laundry Bag Hamper is ready to chow down on your child’s dirty laundry. A great way to create a teaching moment and pint-sized responsibilities while having fun doing it! Socks, pajamas, t-shirts, towels, and undies, this monster will gobble them all up! This project uses Red Heart Super Saver Stripes Yarn!

There are a lot of ideas in this one project! Unleash your creativity and turn this project into a body pillow by stuffing it and sewing the mouth closed. You could make it shorter and add straps to the back to make a backpack. Adding a long strap, you could create a cross-body bag. You could put a handle on it and make it a cute Halloween candy sack!

Change the colors and add bows and eyelashes to make this more gender specific. There are so many cute ideas packed into one great pattern!! Have fun!!

Watch this video tutorial to learn how to make this Monster:

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Pattern:

“Designed by Nadia Fuad
You *may* sell items made from my pattern, but please reference my website YARNutopia.com.
Please do not copy, sell, and/or post this pattern and claim it as your own.

Materials:

–Red Heart Super Saver Stripes in Favorite Stripes
–Red Heart Super Saver Yarn in Pumpkin
–Red Heart Super Saver Yarn in Rouge
–Red Heart Super Saver Yarn in Bright Yellow
–Red Heart Super Saver in Black
–Red Heart Super Saver in White
-G/6-4.25mm Crochet Hook (Find the hook I used in my video tutorial here!)
–Measure Tape
–Buttons
–Stitch Marker
–Yarn Needle
–Scissors

NOTES:

-This project uses less than 611 yards of yarn.
-Use a smaller hook to make these smaller
-Use a bigger hook to make these bigger
-Watch the FULL video tutorial for visual instructions for each row and tips on how to make this smaller and bigger.
-Weave in all the ends as you go so you don’t have to weave them all in at the very end.
-If the instructions above are confusing, please message me on Facebook, and I will answer any questions you may have. Please be specific in your questions. Thank you!!
-The measurements for this bag are: Length 24 inches long (60cm), 28″ with legs and straps, Width: 13 inches wide (31 cm), 22 inches with arms.

Special stitches:
Ch(s): chain(s)
YO: Yarn Over
St(s): Stitch(es)
BLO: Back Loops Only
prev.: Previous
Sl st: slip stitch
SC: Single Crochet
SC2TOG: Single crochet decrease
DC: Double Crochet

Pattern:

If you have any confusion or difficulty with reading this pattern, please watch the video tutorial to have visual instructions.

Bag
With Stripes Yarn
Work in continuous rounds and in the BLO
Ch 51
Rnd 1: SC in 2nd Ch from hook and across, put 3 SC in last ch and continue to work on opposite side of foundation chain, SC across, put 2 SC in last st (where first stitch of this round was placed). (102 sts)
Rnd 2-65: SC in each st around.
Rnd 66: SC in 8 sts, Ch 34, Sk 34 sts, SC in the rest of the sts on the round.
Rnd 67: SC in each st and each ch around. (102 sts)
Rnds 68-88: SC in each st around.
Fasten off with long tail for sewing.
Assembly: Sew top of bag closed (see video tutorial, I recommend sewing it inside out and then putting it right side out when finished)

Straps:
With Stripes Yarn, Make 2
Ch 11:
Row 1: SC in 2nd ch from hook and across, CH 1, turn. (10)
Row 2: SC in 4 sts, Ch 2, Sk 2 sts, SC in last 4 sts, ch 1, turn.
Row 3: SC in each st and each ch across, ch 1, turn. (10)
Rows 4-12: SC in each st across, Ch 1, turn.
Fasten off with long tail for sewing.

Eyes: With White
Make 2, work in continuous rounds and in BLO
Ch 2
Rnd 1: 6 SC in 2nd Ch from hook. (6)
Rnd 2: 2 SC in each st around. (12)
Rnd 3: [2 SC in next st, SC in next st] 6 times. (18)
Rnd 4: [2 SC in next st, SC in next 2 sts] 6 times. (24)
Rnd 5: [2 SC in next st, SC in next 3 sts] 6 times. (30)
Fasten off with long tail for sewing.

Pupil:
Make 2 with Black
Ch 2
Rnd 1: 6 SC in 2nd Ch from hook, sl st to first SC. (6)
Rnd 2: Ch 1, 2 SC in each st around, sl st to first SC. (12)
Fasten off with long tail for sewing.

Inner Mouth:
With Black Make 2
Ch 35
Row 1: SC in 2nd Ch from hook and across, Ch 1 turn. (34)
Row 2: SC2TOG, SC across until 2 sts remain, SC2TOG. (32)
Rows 3-8: Repeat Row 2 until there are 20 sts left.
Fasten off with long tail for sewing.

Teeth:
Make 8 in White
Ch 5
Row 1: 2 SC in 2nd ch from hook, SC in last 3 chs, ch 1, turn. (5)
Row 2: SC in first 4 sts, SC in last st, ch 1, turn. (6)
Row 3: SC across, ch 1, turn. (6)
Row 4: SC in 4 sts, SC2TOG, ch 1, turn. (5)
Row 5: SC2TOG, SC in last 3 sts, ch 1, turn. (4)
Continue to SC around entire piece.
Fasten off with long tail for sewing.

Lips:
Make 2 in Rouge
Ch 37
Row 1: DC in 4th Ch from hook and across, turn. (35)
Row 2: Ch 3 (Counts as DC), DC in same first st, DC in next 3 sts, *2DC in next st, DC in next 3 sts, repeat from * across, ending with DC in last 2 sts. (See video tutorial if you end up with 3 sts at the end of the row.)
Fasten off with long tail for sewing.

Assembly step:
Sew straps, Eyes, Inner Mouth, teeth, lips to the bag. See video tutorial for visual instructions.

Arms:
With Pumpkin, Work in BLO and in Continuous Rounds
Ch 2
Rnd 1: 6 SC in 2nd Ch from hook. (6)
Rnd 2: 2 SC in each st around. (12)
Rnd 3: [2 SC in next st, SC in next st] 6 times. (18)
Rnds 4-12: SC in each st around. (18)
Rnds 13-17: Sl st in first 9 sts, SC in last 9 sts. (18)
Rnd 18: SC in each st around.
Fasten off with long tail for sewing

Legs:
Rnd 1: 6 SC in 2nd Ch from hook. (6)
Rnd 2: 2 SC in each st around. (12)
Rnd 3: SC in each st around. (12)
Rnd 4: [2 SC in next st, SC in next st] 6 times. (18)
Rnds 5-12: SC in each st around.
Fasten off with long tail for sewing.

Assembly Step:
Embroider “Claws” to the arms and legs, see video tutorial for visual instructions.
Sew arms and legs to the body

Enjoy!!

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The yarn provided for this pattern is courtesy of Red Heart Yarns

I found a photo of a monster bag on Pinterest by SpoonFlower and was inspired to create it in crochet! Voila! The Munching Monster Laundry Bag came to life!