How to crochet a rolypoly!

Hello, it's Thursday! This week we are making rolypoly pillbugs that can sit flat, or roll up!

The written pattern for this will be available on Etsy and Patreon at some point over the weekend.

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US terminology used
All pieces are worked in a continuous spiral unless otherwise indicated.

Stitch Glossary:
slst: "slipstitch" - insert hook, yarn over and pull through loop on hook.
ch: “Chain” - yarn over, pull through only loop.
picot: chain 3, slst into first chain.
sc: “Single crochet” - Insert hook, yarn over, pull up loop, yarn over, pull through both loops on hook.
3sc in 1: "Three sc into the same stitch"
inc: “Increase” - Complete two single crochets into the same stitch, one after the other.
dec: “Decrease over two stitches”- Insert hook into stitch, yarn over, pull up loop. Insert hook into next stitch, yarn over, pull up loop. Yarn over a third time, and pull through all three loops on hook.
sc3tog: "sc three stitches together/decrease by 3"
hdc: "half double crochet" - tutorial in video
DC: "Double Crochet" - tutorial in video
bpsc: "backpost single crochet" - work around the post of the stitch from the back of the piece.
fpsc: "frontpost single crochet" - work around the post of the stitch from the front of the piece.
dTr: "Double Treble crochet" - tutorial in video

00:00 Intro
00:40 Tools & Materials
01:20 Head (Section 1)
07:30 Body (Section 2)
14:36 Body (Section 3, 4 & 5)
15:15 Tail (Section 6)
19:11 Folding up the body
20:26 Shell 1 (Longform)
29:43 Shell 2-5 (Shortcut)
30:23 Bonnet
33:32 Feet Panel
36:44 Assembly: Feet
39:49 How to thread a needle with yarn
40:24 Sewing on the feet panel
45:36 Assembly: Shell sides (Optional)
49:25 Assembly: Shell curves (Optional)
55:20 Assembly: Bonnet
58:05 Reveal

Music Credit:
"Enchanted Valley" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Enchanted Journey" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
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Uploaded: 2011-02-13