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Karma
yarn kit
stuffing, 9mm
safety eyes,
tapestry needle,
black yarn,

chameleon
black thread

stitches
used
Chain (ch)
Slip stitch (sl st) When the summer sun is beating down, Karma the chameleon loves nothing
Double crochet (dc) more than taking a rest on a cool leaf. And if she senses danger nearby, her
Double crochet two multicoloured torso is ready to transform! Made up using the tangy shades in your
together (dc2tog)
Flash yarn kit and just four basic stitches, Janine Holmes’ critter is a brilliant
project for getting to grips with colour changes and perfecting your technique.
SIZE Best of all, the short stripes of her body lend themselves well to using up small
Height: 9cm
scraps in your stash — so Karma really will be able to camouflage into every colour.
Length: 23cm

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 Meet Our Designer
“To stop the colours ending
up in one big knot, make time
to untwist each ball of yarn at
the end of every round”
Janine Holmes specialises in amigurumi crochet. She has a master’s degree in
Constructed Textile Design and lives in Worcestershire with her family and four
cats. See more of her work at mojimojidesign.com or visit etsy.com/shop/
mojimojidesign
Karma
chameleon
head, body
and tail
Using 3.5mm hook and
Neon Green make a
magic ring, work 6dc
into ring. Six sts
Change to Bolt Blue
Rnd 1: 2dc in each st to
end. 12 sts
Work in foll one-rnd
stripe sequence:
(Neon Green, Electric
Turquoise, Neon Green,
Bolt Blue) five times
Rnd 2: (1dc, 2dc in next
st) to end. 18 sts
Rnd 3: (5dc, 2dc in next
st) to end. 21 sts
Rnd 4: 1dc in each st
to end
Rnd 5: (6dc, 2dc in next
st) to end. 24 sts
Rnd 6: 1dc in each st
to end
Rnd 7: (7dc, 2dc in next
st) to end. 27 sts
Rnd 8: 1dc in each st
to end
Rnd 9: (8dc, 2dc in next
st) to end. 30 sts
Rnd 10: (4dc, 2dc in
next st) to end. 36 sts
Rnd 11: (5dc, 2dc in next
st) to end. 42 sts
Rnds 12-15: 1dc in each
st to end
Rnd 16: (5dc, dc2tog)
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to end. 36 sts
Rnd 17: (4dc, dc2tog)
to end. 30 sts
Rnd 18: 1dc in each st
to end
Rnd 19: (3dc, dc2tog)
to end. 24 sts
Rnd 20: 1dc in each st
to end
Rnd 21: (2dc, dc2tog)
to end. 18 sts
Change to Neon Green
Rnd 22: (2dc, 2dc in
next st) to end. 24 sts
Rnd 23: (3dc, 2dc in
next st) to end. 30 sts
Change to Neon Pink
Rnd 24: (4dc, 2dc in
next st) to end. 36 sts
Stuff head
Work in foll one-rnd
stripe sequence: Bolt
Blue, Neon Orange,
Neon Pink, Neon Green,
Neon Orange, Bolt Blue,
Neon Pink
Rnds 25-31: 1dc in each
st to end
Change to Neon Orange
Rnd 32: (5dc, 2dc in
next st) to end. 42 sts
Work in foll one-rnd
stripe sequence: Neon
Green, Neon Pink,
Bolt Blue
Rnds 33-35: 1dc in
each st to end
Change to Neon Orange
Rnd 36: (5dc, dc2tog)
to end. 36 sts
Change to Neon Pink
Rnd 37: (4dc, dc2tog)
to end. 30 sts
Change to Neon Green
Rnd 38: (8dc, dc2tog)
to end. 27 sts
Change to Neon Orange
Rnd 39: (7dc, dc2tog)
to end. 24 sts
Stuff and cont to stuff
as you work
Work in foll one-rnd
stripe sequence: Bolt
Blue, Neon Pink,
Neon Green
second toe Rnd 2: (3dc, 2dc in next
and leg st) to end. 15 sts
Rnd 3: 1dc in each st
Make four
to end
Using 3.5mm hook and
Fasten off
Neon Orange make a
Insert safety eye
magic ring, work 6dc
into ring. Six sts
Rnds 1-2: 1dc in each st eyelid
to end Make two
Rnds 40-42: 1dc in
Rnd 3: 1dc in each st of Using 3.5mm hook and
each st to end
(Neon Green, Bolt Blue, Rnd 2 of First Toe, 1dc Electric Turquoise make
Cont in Neon Green
Neon Green, Electric in each st of Rnd 2 of a magic ring, work 3dc
Rnd 43: (6dc, dc2tog)
Turquoise) seven times Second Toe. 12 sts into ring, turn. Three sts
to end. 21 sts
Rnd 47: 1dc in each st Change to Neon Green Row 1: 1ch, 2dc in each
Change to Bolt Blue
to end Rnd 4: (2dc, dc2tog) to st to end, turn. Six sts
Rnd 44: 1dc in each st
Rnd 48: (4dc, dc2tog) end. Nine sts Row 2: 1ch, (1dc, 2dc in
to end
to end. 15 sts Work in foll one-rnd next st) to end. Nine sts
Change to Neon Green
Rnds 49-51: 1dc in each stripe sequence: Rotate Eyelid so flat
Rnd 45: (5dc, dc2tog)
st to end * Bolt Blue, Neon Green, edge is at top and join
to end. 18 sts
Rnd 52: (3dc, dc2tog) Electric Turquoise **, to edge of Eye as folls:
Change to Electric
to end. 12 sts Neon Green, rep from place flat edge of Eyelid
Turquoise
Rnds 53-56: 1dc in * to ** once against top portion of
Rnd 46: 1dc in each st
each st to end Rnds 5-11: 1dc in each outer edge of Eye
to end
Rnd 57: (2dc, dc2tog) st to end Row 3: 1ch, (1dc through
Work in foll one-rnd
to end. Nine sts Stuff next row end of Eyelid
stripe sequence:
Rnds 58-62: 1dc in Cut yarn leaving a long and corresponding
each st to end tail, thread tail onto st on edge of Eye) to
Rnd 63: (1dc, dc2tog) tapestry needle and opposite side of
to end. Six sts thread through rem sts, flat edge of Eyelid.
Rnds 64-74: 1dc in each fasten off Seven sts
Fasten off
crest
st to end
Work in foll one-rnd
stripe sequence:
(Bolt Blue, Electric
Using 3.5mm hook to make up
and Electric Turquoise
Turquoise) twice Stuff Eyes. Sew an Eye
make 37ch
Rnds 75-78: 1dc in each and Eyelid to each side
Row 1: starting second
st to end of face. Using black
ch from hook * 1dc, 3ch,
Cut yarn leaving a long yarn embroider a long
one sl st in third ch from
tail, thread tail onto stitch from one side of
hook, 1dc, rep from * to
tapestry needle and face to other for mouth.
end. 18 picots made
thread through rem sts, Using a needle and
Fasten off
fasten off black cotton backstitch
eye along mouth to secure
first toe Make two
yarn in place. Sew Legs
to either side of Body,
Make four Using 3.5mm hook and positioning about
Using 3.5mm hook and Neon Green make a halfway down and
Neon Orange make a magic ring, work 6dc approx 2cm apart.
magic ring, work 6dc into ring. Six sts Curl Tail and secure
into ring. Six sts Rnd 1: 2dc in each st to with a few sts. Sew Tail
Rnds 1-2: 1dc in each st end. 12 sts to end of Body. Sew
to end Change to Crest centrally down
Fasten off Lightning White length of Body