Science the Candy Corn Rat Crochet Pattern
Little Sister Sue and I are working our way through every episode of Adventure Time, starting from the very beginning, and we're currently at season three. The episode that inspired this pattern is called From Bad To Worse where there is a candy zombie outbreak and Finn and Jake must figure out the zombie formula before it's too late.
Princess Bubblegum tries to tell them science will do the work but is only able to say (unintelligibly), "Science is my rat," before she is turned into a candy zombie.
After much confusion, it is discovered that Princess Bubblegum was referring to Science the candy corn rat. Yep, I giggled quite a bit at this point. I love candy corn, especially now that Halloween is coming up so I felt it was absolutely necessary to crochet Science the candy corn rat:
And for doing such a great job turning everyone back to normal, Science gets a Royal Medal for Heroic Bravery! Our hero(ine?)!!
Science the Candy Corn Rat Crochet Pattern
Materials:
4.00mm crochet hook
Worsted weight yarn in orange, cream, and yellow. I’m using Bernat – Carrot, Bernat – Natural, and Phentex – Sol
Polyester fiberfill for stuffing.
7mm safety eyes.
Yarn needle for joining parts.
Stitch marker.
Embroidery needle and black thread.
(Optional) Royal Medal for Heroic Bravery – instructions at the end.
Notes: Unless otherwise stated, this pattern is worked in continuous rounds using stitch markers to locate the beginning/end of a round.
Sizes will vary depending on stitch tension and how much stuffing is used.
Color changes are done in the last two loops of the previous stitch.
Abbreviations (US terminology)
St(s) – Stitch(es)
Ch – chain
Sc – single crochet
Inc – increase (2sc in same stitch)
Dec – decrease (sc 2 sts together)
Body
Starting with yellow yarn.
Round 1: make 6 sc in magic ring or ch 2 and make 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook.
Round 2: inc in each st (12)
Round 3: [sc in next st, inc in next st] repeat 6 times (18 sts)
Round 4: [sc in next 2 sts, inc in next st] repeat 6 times (24 sts)
Round 5: [sc in next 3 sts, inc in next st] repeat 6 times (30 sts)
Round 6: [sc in next 4 sts, inc in next st] repeat 6 times (36 sts)
Round 7: [sc in next 4 sts, dec] repeat 6 times (30 sts)
Rounds 8-9: sc around (30 sts)
Round 10: [sc in next 3 sts, dec] repeat 6 times (24 sts)
Round 11: sc around (24 sts)
Switch to orange yarn. Option to make tail and attach or sew it when body is completed.
Rounds 12-15: sc around (24 sts)
Round 16: [sc in next 2 sts, dec] repeat 6 times (18 sts)
Switch to cream yarn.
Rounds 17-20: sc around (18 sts)
Round 21: [sc in next st, dec] repeat 6 times (12 sts)
Attach eyes and stuff.
Round 22: sc around (12 sts)
Round 23: dec 6 times (6 sts)
Fasten off. Sew shut with needle and weave in ends. Use a bit of orange yarn to embroider nose and black embroidery thread for a mouth.
Legs
Make 4 – 2 in yellow and 2 in orange.
Round 1: make 4 sc in magic ring or ch 2 and make 4 sc in 2nd ch from hook.
Rounds 2-3: sc around (4 sts)
Cut the yarn and leave a long tail for sewing to the body.
Ears
Make 2 in cream yarn.
Ch 2 and make 3 sc in 2nd ch from hook. Cut the yarn and leave a tail for sewing to the body.
Tail
With yellow yarn, ch 20. Cut the yarn and leave a tail for sewing to the body.
To make the Royal Medal for Heroic Bravery you will need:
Two pieces of gold felt, approx. 2 inches x 2 inches
Gold thread
Strip of blue yarn
Hot glue gun
I used a quick fade pen to sketch a thumbs up drawing on the square piece of felt, then used the thread to embroider and with the hot glue gun joined the second piece of felt to the back of the embroidered piece making sure to trap the knotted blue yarn in between.
If you try this Science the candy corn rat crochet pattern I'd love to see your creation, just tag me on Instagram @popsdemilk_crochet and use the hashtag #popsdemilk
Looking for more Adventurous crochet projects? Then you might like these:
Lumpy Space Princess Sleep Mask
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You may sell finished items made from this pattern as long as it is handmade by you, not mass produced, giving the credit to Pops de Milk / Patricia Castillo as the designer. If you have any questions, you can email me at patricia@popsdemilk.com
