How to Make the Floppy Disk Cuddle Buddy – Free Crochet Pattern
Anybody still have floppy disks kicking around? I bet if I dig deep enough into some boxes and totes, I’d find a few and that’s why I made a crochet Floppy Disk Cuddle Buddy: it’s iconic!
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Speaking of icons, it quite literally is the “save button” icon in technology today! That’s what Gen Z and younger know it as and probably haven’t even heard of a floppy disk lol!
Personally, I had kind of an obsession with them as a kid. I don’t know what it was about them, but I thought they were so cool and I wanted to have a bunch in every color.
So, I suppose it’s only fitting that I have a giant one to snuggle with now. Ha!
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Here’s how to make your own Crochet Floppy Disk Cuddle Buddy:
Materials
Super Bulky Weight Yarn (#6)
- Disk Color (A) [5 oz / 210 yds]
- White (B) [2 oz / 42 yds]
- Gray (C) [1 oz / 21 yds]
- Pink (D) [Scraps]
L/11/8.00mm Crochet Hook
15mm Safety Eyes
Fairfield Poly-fil
Scissors
Gauge
Not important for this project
Finished Measurements
12″ x 12″
Stitch Guide
arnd = around
ch = chain
dc = double crochet
sl st(s) = slip stitch(es)
st(s) = stitch(es)
YO = Yarn Over
Skill Level
Easy
Written in U.S. Terms
>>Looking for other uses for Super Bulky Weight (#6) yarn? Check out my whole line of Character Baskets!
It would also be great for my Nautical Basket, Flamingo Friend, and Bird Baskets.
Notes
- Beginning chains do not count as stitches
- Bernat Blanket yarn was used for this Cuddle Buddy
Instructions
BASE
With Color A,
R1. Ch 31, sc down one side of ch, turn, and sc down opposite side of ch, do not join or chain here or throughout (60)
R2. Ch 1, sc in each st arnd (60)
R3-28. Repeat R2
>>Stuff firmly (do not overstuff) and then Sew closed.
LABEL
With Color B,
R1. Ch 23, sc in back bump of 2nd ch and across, turn (22)
R2. Ch 1, sc in each st across, turn (22)
R3-23. Repeat R2; Fasten at the end of R23.
SHUTTER
With Color C,
R1. Ch 17, sc in back bump of 2nd ch and across, turn (16)
R2. Ch 1, sc in each st across, turn (16)
R3-10. Repeat R2
R11. Ch 1, dc in 1st st, ch 4, skip 4, dc x 6, ch 4, skip 4, dc in last, turn (8 dc, 8 skipped sts)
R12. Ch 1, sc in dc, 4 sc in ch-4 space, sc x 6, 4 sc in ch-4 space, sc in dc, turn (16)
R13. Ch 1, sc in each st across, turn (16)
R14. sl st in the end of each row and in each st arnd the outside, sl st to 1st sl st; Fasten.
CHEEKS (Make 2)
With Color D,
R1. Make magic ring, ch 1, 6 sc in ring; Fasten. (6)
Finishing
- Insert safety eyes between rows 6 & 7 (from the bottom) of label, leaving approximately 10 sts between them.
- Attach cheeks to label, underneath the eyes, over rows 3 & 4, leaving approximately 12 sts between them.
- Attach mouth to label over rows 2-4 (from the bottom). I used the embroidery chain stitch, but you could also chain 8 and then glue that to the front.
- Attach label to the front of the disk, lining the bottom edge up with round 12 of the disk and folding down over the top & back.
- Attach shutter to bottom of the disk, lining the top edge up with round 8 of the disk and folding it round the bottom and onto the back side.
- Hide any loose tails.
Now you have a crochet Floppy Disk Cuddle Buddy!
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