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???? Material List Yarn (Cotton Amigurumi Yarn): Cream / Ecru: For the walls of the house (approx. 1 ball) Terracotta / Rust: For the roof (approx. 1 ball) Green / Sage Green: For the door, grass, and leaf embroidery (small amount) Brown: For window frames and the door handle (small amount) Pink / Dusty Rose: For flower embroidery (small amount) Crochet Hook: 3.0 mm or 3.5 mm (matching your yarn thickness) Other Tools: Tapestry needle (for embroidery and assembly), scissors, stitch marker. Base: Standard cube tissue box (approx. 11 \times 11 \times 13 cm in size). ???? Terms and Abbreviations Chain (ch): Zincir (zn) Single Crochet (sc): Sık İğne (si) Increase (inc): Artırma (v) - 2 single crochets in the same stitch Decrease (dec): Eksiltme (a) - working 2 stitches together BLO: Back Loop Only (Arka ilmeğe batarak örme) FLO: Front Loop Only (Ön ilmeğe batarak örme) Slip Stitch (sl st): İlmek Kaydırma (cc)
???? Step-by-Step Instructions 1. Body of the House (Wall Section) The body is crocheted from the bottom up, wrapping around the tissue box on all four sides. Foundation Chain: With cream yarn, chain 80, long enough to fit around the base of the box (you can adjust the stitch count so it is divisible by 4 according to your box dimensions, e.g., 20 stitches for each side). Being careful not to twist the chain, join it into a ring with a slip stitch (sl st) in the first chain. Rounds 1–18: Work 1 sc in each stitch (Total: 80 sc). (Optional: To make the corners sharper, you can designate a corner turn every 20 stitches or continue working in a spiral.) Round 19 (Roof Transition): Work 80 sc in BLO (back loops only) using cream yarn. (The front loops will be saved for the roof edge ruffle.) 2. Roof Section (Terracotta Color) The roof is crocheted by decreasing upward, leaving an opening for the tissues to pull through. Color Change: Switch to terracotta yarn. Rounds 1–2: 1 sc in each stitch (80 sc). Round 3 (Corner Decreases): Make decreases at the 4 points corresponding to the corners of the house. Repeat [18 sc, dec] × 4 times (76 sc). Round 4: Plain sc (76 sc). Round 5: [17 sc, dec] × 4 (72 sc). Round 6: Plain sc (72 sc). Round 7: [16 sc, dec] × 4 (68 sc). Round 8: Plain sc (68 sc). Round 9: [14 sc, dec] × 4 (64 sc). Round 10 (Tissue Opening): When you reach the flat top of the roof, skip 20 stitches without crocheting for the upper middle part where the tissues will come out, and chain 20 instead. Crochet the remaining stitches as sc to complete the round. Rounds 11–12: Complete the roof by working sc all around the edges, including over the chain. Cut the yarn and weave in the ends. Roof Edge Detail (FLO Edge): Attach the terracotta yarn to the front loops (FLO) you left behind in Round 19 of the body. Apply 1 sc, 1 ch, 1 sl st or reverse single crochet (crab stitch) in each stitch to create the roof eave curl shown in the picture.
3. Front Door (Green Yarn) The door is worked in flat rows, with the top part rounded. Row 1: Chain 8, starting from the 2nd chain from the hook, make 7 sc, chain 1, turn. Rows 2–9: 7 sc, chain 1, turn (for 8 rows). Row 10 (Curved Top): 1 sc, 1 half double crochet (hdc), 3 double crochets (dc) in the same stitch, 1 half double crochet (hdc), 1 sc. Border: Go around the door edge with sl st or sc to create a neat binding line. Using brown yarn, make a French knot or a small stitch on the middle right of the door to create the doorknob. 4. Windows (Brown and Cream Yarn - Make 2) With Black/Brown Yarn: Chain 6, starting from the 2nd chain from the hook, make 5 sc. Crochet 5 sc for 5 rows to form a small square. Frame and Panes: Outline the squares with cream/ecru yarn. Using a tapestry needle and cream yarn, embroider a plus (+) sign in the center of the window to create window panes.
Assembly and Embroidery Decorations Sewing the Pieces: Sew the prepared door right in the center of the front face of the house. Sew the two windows by aligning them to the upper right and left sides of the door. Flower and Grass Embroidery: Grass/Stems: Using green yarn and a tapestry needle, embroider grass and flower stems on the lower parts of the door and walls using the straight stitch technique. Flowers: Use pink yarn to add French Knots or small 5-petal daisy stitches at the ends of the stems to create pink flowers. Fitting: Slip the finished cover over the cube tissue box from the top. Pull the tissues out through the opening left in the roof.