Wacky Zingoz Celebration may be over, but you can show off your love of all things Zingoz by crocheting yourself a Zangoz toque! This fabulous hat craft was submitted by 13c with Bluebell. Congrats 13c, and enjoy your Crafty Critterz Trophy!
What you need:
- Size U.S. H/8 or 5mm hook
- 1 big ball of orange yarn
- 1 ball of yellow yarn
- 1 ball of dark blue yarn
- 1 ball of white yarn
- Stitch marker or different color of cut yarn
- Scissors
- 1 blunt yarn needle
- 4 safety pins
Abbreviations:
- Ch = Chain
- Sc = single crochet
- Hdc = half double crochet
- St(s) = stitch(es)
- Yo = yarn over
- Mm = millimeters
- Rnd(s) = round(s)
- Beg = beginning
- Rep = repeat
- Sl st = slip stitch
How to make a chain:
Begin with a slip knot on the hook. Bring the yarn over the hook catching the yarn and turning the hook part towards you so it doesn’t slip off. Then draw the yarn through the slip knot.
How to make a single crochet:
Put hook in st as instructed, yo and pull loop out from st, then yo and draw through both loops on the hook.
How to make a half double crochet:
Yo, then put hook in st as instructed, yo and pull loop out from st, yo and put it through first loop then yo and draw through all three loops on the hook.
How to make a slip stitch:
Put hook in st as instructed, yo and draw through st and through loop on hook.
How to change colors:
Work the last st to within one step of completion, hook new yarn and draw through all loops on hook.
How to finish off:
Make big loop the cut yarn and pull end of yarn through the loop and tighten.
What you do:
Zangoz Toque
With orange, ch 2, sc 4 sts in first ch, put marker through last st to mark beg of rnd (continue doing this)
Rnd 1) ch 1 (ch does not count as st) 2 hdc in each st (8)
Rnd 2) skip ch, 2 hdc in each st (16)
Rnd 3) 1 hdc then 2 hdc in next st, rep (24)
Rnd 4) 1 hdc in next 2 sts then 2 hdc in next st, rep (32)
Rnd 5) 1 hdc in next 3 sts then 2 hdc in next st, rep (40)
Rnd 6) 1 hdc in next 4 sts then 2 hdc in next st, rep (48)
Rnd 7) 1 hdc in each st for 1 rnd
Rnd 8) 1 hdc in next 5 sts then 2 hdc in next st, rep (56)
Rnd 9) 1 hdc in each st for 1 rnd
Rnd 10) 1 hdc in next 6 sts then 2 hdc in next st, rep (64)
Rnd 11-21) 1 hdc in each st for 11 rnds then sl st in last st, then finish off and weave rest of yarn through sts and cut off excess
Zangoz Hair
With yellow, cut around 40 4 ½ inch (11 centimeters) pieces of yarn. Fold in half evenly, put hook in wanted st, and pull the loop of the folded yarn. Pull it half way, take out hook and pull both ends through loop and tug. Do this around top of toque.
Zangoz Eyes
Big Eye: With dark blue, ch 2, sc 6 sts in first ch, put marker through last st to mark beg of rnd (continue doing this)
Rnd 1) 2 sc in each st, change to white in last st (12)
Rnd 2) 2 sc in each st (24)
Rnd 3) 1 sc in each st, then finish off and make sure you have a long enough tail for sewing. Cut other strings.
Little Eye: With dark blue, ch 2, sc 6 sts in first ch, change to white in last st
Rnd 1) 2 sc in each st (12)
Rnd 2) 1 sc in each st, finish the same as the big eye.
To sew eyes, put toque on head (or someone else’s) attach eyes in wanted spot with safety pins. Sew with needle and cut excess yarn.
Zangoz Mouth And Teeth
With dark blue, sew a crooked smile.
Teeth: With white ch 2, sc 4 sts in first ch
Rnd 1) 2 sc in first 2 sts, finish off like eyes. Make 4.
To sew on teeth put on head (or someone else’s) and safety pin them on as wanted. Sew them on, and tie the strings in the inside, cut off excess yarn.
This toque is perfect for keeping you toasty this fall! Do you have a great idea for a craft, recipe or party game? We’d love to hear them!
This is adorable!!! Amazing job!!!! I wish I was into crocheting. My friend and little sister crochet all the time yet I have no clue at all XD I will have to get one of them to teach me one of these days.
Great job! I hate crocheting, but I like this! It’s cool
I will most certainly be trying my hand at this. Lol haven’t crocheted a hat in a very long while though! :-)
For us who love this but can’t do it. HOW ABOUT an orange sock . Inside out to tie or sew top with a pom pom attached from the inside out. Yarn sewn for a mouth and felt for eyes and teeth. My Mom could crochet but I never quite got it right.
My grandma taught me many years ago. This hat is cute, I’m sure I know someone who needs one.
It looks amazing! So professional! I believe that this is one of the best crafts on crafty critterz!
Wow! Thanks so much Ganz! And thanks everyone! I hope everyone has fun making it like I did. I love wearing it around town! :D
Congrats 13carrotpoppy! love it! The toque look exactly like the Zangoz on Webkinz! :D
Great job! Enjoy that trophy!:)
Congratulations, 13carrotpoppy!! :D I hope you enjoy your trophy!
I have the pattern printed out! Now to see if I have the yarn in my stash! If not, off to the hobby store for me!!!!
A big congrats to you!
This looks really cool!! I tried crocheting once, but I was terrible, heheh. :P Oh well. My older sister is amazing at crocheting though, I don’t know how she does it XD
It’s okay, ilovemoonie! I kinda know how you feel, eheh. Well, I’m not sure if I did actually try it before…. but… I once got this cute little crochet animal set for Christmas, and I wanted to go make them, but when I pulled out the instructions, I seriously had no idea what was going on (I didn’t really know what most of the abbreviations meant and whatnot) and I knew I’d fail at it if I did it myself, so… yep :P It is now sitting somewhere in my basement, probably up on a shelf somewhere. Eh… sorry that wasn’t really related, I’m just one to post stories like that, eheh. But anywho, ah, she is?? Wow, that’s pretty cool, I’d say!!
Aw, I know how you feel, Taffy! XD The first time I tried crocheting I had no idea what was what. The loops were so confusing and looked practically invisible to me then. You should look up a YouTube video that shows how to do it up close! It’s just kind of annoying figuring out how to hold it at first, but you get used to it after a while. You should try to learn how to “single crochet” from videos and then you could do those crocheted animals! =] (For the most part, anyway. You’d probably have to look up the abbreviations online. =P Inc = Increase; means increasing the amount of stitches to your row. Dec = Decrease; means decreasing the amount of stitches in your row. There’s also sc = single crochet and dc = double crochet. There are a lot of stitches, such as hdc = half-double crochet and tc = triplecrochet, and A LOT more. But single crocheting is the basic stitch. Increasing is easy once you figure out how to single crochet, cause all you do is put another single crochet stitch in the same stitch… if that makes any sense whatsoever.. XD Sorry for this long-winded post, I can’t really help myself sometimes. XD)
My Grandma knows how to crochet! Except she hasn’t in a while. :( She used to make us stuffed animals all of the time! Even a cat hat!
Cute! Too bad I can only sew!
Cutest thing ever–kudos 13c…i DO know how to crochet, though it has been years…hope i can find the time but even if not, THANKS for the smile :) -k.
Believe you can and you WILL. :)
Ahh, this craft looks awesome!! Congrats to the person who created it!! :D I really wish I could do it, but sadly, I have absolutely not idea how to crochet, eheh :P Oh well… maybe someday I’ll learn….