Difficulty:
Easy - medium
You will need:
- dk yarn in white, black, purple, and yellow
- A 2.5mm hook (use this unless otherwise specified)
- A1mm hook
- embroidery thread in purple, black, and a scrap of white (although the white is optional)
- Toy stuffing
- A darning needle
Note:
- 'fasten off neatly' refers to a special way of fastening off which is neater and makes it easier to see where you should be crocheting on the next round (also known as invisible fastening off). This involves pulling up your yarn through your stitch, threading the yarn underneath the second stitch from where you pulled your yarn up, then threading your yarn back through the top of this stitch and down through the back of the work. There is a very helpful site that explains it clearly found here. Just make sure when you do this that you thread your needle through the SECOND stitch after the last stitch you made, otherwise you will end up with an extra stitch which may mean that all of the following rounds are out of line with each other.
For the tail and body:
With black make a magic loop with 4sc
Rounds 1 - 2: (2 rounds) sc in each st
Round 3: sc3, make 2sc in the next st (5sc)
Rounds 4 - 5: (2 rounds) sc in each st
Round 6: sc4, make 2sc in the next st (6sc)
Rounds 7 - 8: (2 rounds) sc in each st
Round 9: sc5, make 2sc in the next st (7sc)
Rounds 10 - 11: (2 rounds) sc in each st
Round 12: sc6, make 2sc in the next st (8sc)
Rounds 13 - 14: (2 rounds) sc in each st
Round 15: (sc3, make 2sc in the next st) twice (10sc)
Rounds 16 - 17: (2 rounds) sc in each st
Round 18: sc, slip4, sc, hdc4
Round 19: make 2sc in the first st, sc4, make 2sc in the next st, sc4 (12sc)
Rounds 20 - 21: (2 rounds) sc2, slip4, sc2, hdc4
Round 22: make 2sc in the first st, sc6, make 2sc in the next st, sc4 (14sc)
Round 23: sc in each st
Round 24: hdc2, make 2sc in the next st, slip6, make 2sc in the following st, hdc4 (16sc)
Round 25: sc in each st
Round 26: hdc2, sc2, slip6, sc2, hdc4
Round 27: hdc3, make 2sc in the next st, slip6, make 2sc in the next st, hdc5 (18sc)
Round 28: sc in each st
Rounds 29 - 30: (2 rounds) hdc3, sc, slip8, sc, hdc5
Round 31: sc in each st
Rounds 32 - 33: (2 rounds) hdc4, sc, slip8, sc, hdc4
Round 34: sc in each st
Rounds 35 - 36: (2 rounds) hdc4, sc, slip8, sc, hdc4
Rounds 26 - 27: (2 rounds) sc in each st
Fasten off neatly
Rejoin purple yarn to the 3rd st after the new st
Round 28: sc in this st, sc in the next 5sts, make 2sc in each of the next sts5, sc5, make 2sc in each of the next 4 sts, sc (21sc)
Round 29: sc14, make 2sc in each of the next 4 sts, sc3 (25sc)
Round 30: sc5, make 2sc in the next st, sc10, make 2sc in each of the next 3 sts, sc6
sc19, make 2sc in the next st, sc9 (30sc)
Rounds 31 - 32: (2 rounds) sc in each st
Round 33: sc6, make 2sc in each of the next 2 sts, sc22 (32sc)
Round 34: sc in each st
Round 36: sc7, make 2sc in each of the next 2 sts, sc23 (34sc)
Fasten off neatly
Stuff this section
Rejoin white yarn to the st before the new st you made when fastening off
Round 37: sc in this st, sc26, sc2tog, sc6 (33sc)
Round 38: sc26, sc2tog twice, sc3 (31sc)
Round 39: sc23, sc2tog 3 times, sc (28sc)
Round 40: sc10, sc2tog twice, sc9, sc2tog twice, sc (24sc)
Round 41: sc8, sc2tog 3 times, sc7, sc3tog (19sc)
Round 42: sc6, sc2tog 3 times, sc4, slip3 (16sts)
Round 43: slip2, sc4, hdc2tog twice, sc3, slip4 (14sts)
Round 44: slip2, sc2tog, hdc5, sc2tog, slip3 (12sts)
Stuff firmly
Rounds 45 - 46: (2 rounds) slip3, sc, hdc4, sc, slip3
Round 47: sc in each st
Round 48: sc3, sc2tog, sc4, sc2tog, sc (10sc)
Rounds 49 - 52: (4 rounds) sc in each st
Round 53: sc3, sc2tog, sc3, sc2tog (8sc)
Rounds 54 - 55: (2 rounds) sc in each st
Fasten off
For the front legs (make 2):
With white dk yarn make a magic loop with 6sc
Round 1: make 2sc in each st (12sc)
Rounds 2 - 5: (4 rounds) sc in each st
Round 6: (sc2, sc2tog) 3 times (9sc)
Round 7: (sc2, make 2sc in the next st) 3 times (12sc)
Rounds 8 - 9: (2 rounds) sc in each st
Round 10: sc2tog twice, sc2, sc2tog twice, sc2 (8sc)
Stuff firmly
Round 11: sc3tog, sc, sc2tog
Fasten off
Sew these to the front of the body
For the back legs (make 2):
with purple dk yarn make a magic loop with 6sc
Round 1: make 2sc in each st (12sc)
Rounds 2 - 5: (4 rounds) sc in each st
Round 6: (sc2, sc2tog) 3 times (9sc)
Round 7: (sc2, make 2sc in the next st) 3 times (12sc)
Round 8: make 2sc in each of the first 3sts, sc9 (15sc)
Round 9: sc in each st
Round 10: (sc, make 2sc in the next st) 3 times, sc9 (18sc)
Rounds 11 - 12: (2 rounds) sc in each st
Round 13: (sc, sc2tog) 6 times (12sc)
Round 14: sc2tog 6 times (6sc)
stuff firmly
Round 14: sc2tog twice
Fasten off
Sew these to the back of the body, so that the curved edge is facing forwards.
For the head:
With yellow ch4
Round 1: sc in the 2nd loop from hook, then sc in the next chain st. Make 3sc in the last chain st, then sc int he back of the previous chain st you crocheted into. Make 2sc int he back of the first chain st you crocheted into (8sc)
Round 2: make 2sc in the first st, sc, make 2sc in each of the next 3sts, sc, make 2sc in both of the last 2sts (14sc)
Round 3: sc, make 2sc in the next st, sc, (sc, make 2sc in the following st) 3 times, sc, (sc, make 2sc in the next st) twice (20sc)
Rounds 4 - 7: (4 rounds) sc in each st
Round 8: make 3sc in the first st, sc9, make 3sc in the next st, sc9 (26sc)
Round 9: make 2sc in each of the first 3 sts, sc9, make 2sc in each of the next 3 sts, sc9 (32sc)
Rounds 10 - 12: (3 rounds) sc in each st
Round 13: sc2tog 3 times, sc9, sc2tog 3 times, sc9 (26sc)
Round 14: sc3tog, sc9, sc3tog, sc9 (20sc)
Round 15: sc2tog, sc, sc2tog, sc, (sc, sc2tog) 3 times, sc, sc, sc2tog, sc (14sc)
Round 16: sc2tog twice, sc, sc2tog 3 times, sc, sc2tog
Stuff firmly
Round 17: sc2tog, sc, sc3tog
Fasten off
Sew the head to the body
For the snout:
With yellow yarn make a magic loop with 6sc
Round 1: make 2sc in each st (12sc)
Round 2: (sc, make 2sc in the next st) 6 times (18sc)
Rounds 3 - 4: (2 rounds) sc in each st
Fasten off
Sew this to the head
For the mouth:
With yellow make a magic loop with 5. ch1, turn
Row 1: make 2sc in each st (10sc)
Fasten off
Sew this to the head underneath the snout
For the eyes (make 2):
with white ch3
Round 1: sc in the 2nd chain st from hook, make 3sc in the following chain st, then make 2sc in the back of the first chain st you crocheted into (6sc)
Fasten off
With purple embroidery thread and a 1mm hook make a magic loop with 6sc
Round 1: make 2hdc in each of the first 2sts, slip1
Fasten off
Sew these purple sections to the whites of the eyes, then use black embroidery thread to embroider the pupils over the top. You may then wish to add a small highlight using white embroidery thread.
To finish up:
Use black embroidery thread to embroider the eyebrows and nostrils into place.
That's all fro this pattern - I hope you have enjoyed it :) If you have any questions about this or any of my other patterns please feel free to contact me, either by leaving a comment below, or via my Ravelry or Instagram pages. You are very welcome to sell finished products, but I do ask that you don't re-post this pattern or claim it as your own. Thank you!!!
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