This pattern requires green, white and black 8 ply wool and a 4 mm crochet hook. It is written in American crochet notation. The finished spaceship is 17 cm long.

 

Ship

With green wool

Round 1: 6sc in a magic ring (6 stitches)

Round 2: increase in every stitch (12 stitches)

Round 3: sc in the first stitch, increase in the next stitch – repeat (18 stitches)

Round 4: sc in the first two stitches, increase in the next stitch – repeat (24 stitches)

Round 5: sc in the first three stitches, increase in the next stitch – repeat (30 stitches)

Rounds 6 – 8: sc in each stitch (30 stitches)

Round 9: sc in the first three stitches, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat (24 stitches)

Round 10: sc in the first two stitches, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat (18 stitches)

Round 11: sc in the first stitch, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat (12 stitches)

Stuff

Round 12: sc in each stitch (backloops only) (12 stitches)

Round 13: sc in the first stitch, increase in the next stitch – repeat (18 stitches)

Round 14: sc in the first two stitches, increase in the next stitch – repeat (24 stitches)

Round 15: sc in the first three stitches, increase in the next stitch – repeat (30 stitches)

Round 16: sc in the first four stitches, increase in the next stitch – repeat (36 stitches)

Rounds 17 – 20: sc in each stitch (36 stitches)

Round 21: sc in the first four stitches, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat (30 stitches)

Round 22: sc in the first three stitches, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat (24 stitches)

Round 23: sc in the first two stitches, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat (18 stitches)

Round 24: sc in the first stitch, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat (12 stitches)

Stuff

Round 25: sc in each stitch (backloops only) (12 stitches)

Round 26: sc in the first stitch, increase in the next stitch – repeat (18 stitches)

Round 27: sc in the first two stitches, increase in the next stitch – repeat (24 stitches)

Round 28: sc in the first three stitches, increase in the next stitch – repeat (30 stitches)

Round 29: sc in the first four stitches, increase in the next stitch – repeat (36 stitches)

Round 30: sc in the first five stitches, increase in the next stitch – repeat (42 stitches)

Rounds 31 – 35: sc in each stitch (42 stitches)

Round 36: sc in the first five stitches, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat (36 stitches)

Round 37: sc in the first four stitches, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat (30 stitches)

Round 38: sc in the first three stitches, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat (24 stitches)

Round 39: sc in the first two stitches, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat (18 stitches)

Round 40: sc in the first stitch, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat (12 stitches)

Stuff

Round 41: decrease until the hole closes.

Fasten off, weave in end.

 

Front legs (make two)

With green wool

Round 1: 6sc in a magic ring (6 stitches)

Round 2: increase in every stitch (12 stitches)

Round 3: sc in each stitch (backloops only) (12 stitches)

Round 4: decrease around (6 stitches)

Round 5: sc in the first stitch, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat (4 stitches)

Rounds 6 – 10: sc in each stitch (4 stitches)

Round 11: sc in the first stitch, increase in the next stitch – repeat (6 stitches)

Round 12: sc in each stitch (6 stitches)

Round 13: sc in the first stitch, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat (4 stitches)

Rounds 14 – 15: sc in each stitch (4 stitches)

Round 16: sc in the first stitch, increase in the next stitch – repeat (6 stitches)

Round 17: increase in every stitch (12 stitches)

Round 18: sc in the first stitch, increase in the next stitch – repeat (18 stitches)

Round 19: sc in each stitch (18 stitches)

Slip stitch, fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing.

Insert some fairly stiff wire (I used a bit of coathanger) and bend it into the desired shape. Stuff the top part of the legs.

 

Back legs (make two)

With green wool

Round 1: 6sc in a magic ring (6 stitches)

Round 2: increase in every stitch (12 stitches)

Round 3: sc in each stitch (backloops only) (12 stitches)

Round 4: decrease around (6 stitches)

Round 5: sc in the first stitch, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat (4 stitches)

Rounds 6 – 10: sc in each stitch (4 stitches)

Round 11: sc in the first stitch, increase in the next stitch – repeat (6 stitches)

Round 12: sc in each stitch (6 stitches)

Round 13: sc in the first stitch, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat (4 stitches)

Rounds 14 – 15: sc in each stitch (4 stitches)

Round 16: sc in the first stitch, increase in the next stitch – repeat (6 stitches)

Round 17: increase in every stitch (12 stitches)

Round 18: sc in the first stitch, increase in the next stitch – repeat (18 stitches)

Round 19: sc in each stitch (18 stitches)

Round 20: sc in the first stitch, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat (12 stitches)

Round 21: sc in the first stitch, increase in the next stitch – repeat (18 stitches)

Round 22: sc in the first two stitches, increase in the next stitch – repeat (24 stitches)

Slip stitch, fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing.

Insert some fairly stiff wire (I used a bit of coathanger) and bend it into the desired shape. Stuff the top part of the legs.

 

Engines (make two)

With green wool

Round 1: 6sc in a magic ring (6 stitches)

Rounds 2 – 4: sc in each stitch (6 stitches)

Round 5: sc in the first stitch, increase in the next stitch – repeat (9 stitches)

Rounds 6 – 17: sc in each stitch (9 stitches)

Stuff

With white wool

Round 18: decrease around (backloops only)

Fasten off, sew hole closed, weave in ends.

For the fins, in each engine attach the green wool to round 12, chain 3, two dc along the chain (the first chain is a turning chain so doesn’t count), dc in the engine, slip stitch, fasten off, weave in ends.

 

Window

With black wool

Row 1: chain 6

Row 2: sc along the chain (with one turning chain) (5 stitches)

Row 3: sc in each stitch (5 stitches)

Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing.

 

Assembly

Sew on the legs and engines. Sew on the window and embroider with green wool to divide it into two. With white wool embroider the number 1 or two on the top of the middle segment and embroider ‘starbug’ on each side of the rear segment.