Materials
Yarn: sport or DK light weight yarn
Crochet hook: 2.5mm
Knitting needles size 3.0mm
Black embroidery thread
Safety eyes size 5mm
Fiberfill
Yarn needle, stitch markers, scissor
Abbreviations
MR– magic ring
sc– single crochet
hdc– half double crochet
dc– double crochet
inc– increase (2 single crochet in one stitch)
dec– decrease (invisible decrease)
FLO– front loop only
BLO– back loop only
sl st– slip stitch
The crocheted christmas donkey is completely reminiscent of the New Year’s theme with its red hat and scarf, and without forgetting it has a green sweater too.
Let’s start the construction of the cute Christmas donkey from the head first.
Head
Rnd 1: 8sc in MR (8)
Rnd 2: 8-inc (16)
Rnd 3: (sc,inc)*8 (24)
Rnd 4: (2sc,inc)*8 (32)
Rnd 5: sc,inc,(3sc,inc)*7,2sc (40)
Rnd 6: (9sc,inc)*4 (44)
Rnd 7-12: (6rnds) 44sc (44)
Rnd 13: (10sc,inc)*4 (48)
Rnd 14-15: (2rnds) 48sc (48)
Keep crocheting carefully
Rnd 16: (grey) (5sc,inc)*2, (skin colour) (5sc,inc)*4, (grey) (5sc,inc)*2 (56)
Insert safety eyes between round 15,16. 8sc apart.
Rnd 17-22: (5rnds) (grey) 14sc, (skin colour) 28sc, (grey) 14sc (56)
Rnd 23: (grey) (5sc,dec)*2, (skin colour) (5sc,dec)*4, (grey) (5sc,dec)*2 (48)
Rnd 24: (grey) (4sc,dec)*2, (skin colour) (4sc,dec)*4, (grey) (4sc,dec)*2 (40)
Rnd 25: (grey) (3sc,dec)*2, (skin colour) (3sc,dec)*4, (grey) (3sc,dec)*2 (32)
Rnd 26: (grey only) (2sc,dec)*8 (24)
Cut the yarn and fasten off.
After completing the crochet donkey’s head, let’s move on to crocheting the arms.
Arms (Make 2)
Rnd 1: 5sc in MR (5)
Rnd 2: 5-inc (10)
Rnd 3-5: (3rnds) 10sc (10)
Change the color
Rnd 6-14: (9rnds) 10sc (10)
Cut the yarn.
Leave a long tail for sewing.
After crocheting the arms of the donkey and completing it, let’s make the legs.
Legs (Make 2)
Rnd 1: 6sc in MR (6)
Rnd 2: 6-inc (12)
Rnd 3-5: (3rnds) 12sc (12)
Rnd 6: 3sc,3-dec,3sc (9)
Rnd 7-13: (7rnds) 9sc (9)
Cut the yarn.
Leave a long tail for sewing.
After completing the cute donkey’s legs, let’s make its long ears.
Ears (Make 2)
Rnd 1: 4sc in MR (4)
Rnd 2: 4-inc (8)
Rnd 3: (3sc,inc)2 (10) Rnd 4: (4sc,inc)2 (12)
Rnd 5-7: (3rnds) 12sc (12)
Rnd 8: (4sc,dec)2 (10) Rnd 9-10: (2rnds) 10sc (10) Rnd 11: (3sc,dec)2 (8)
Rnd 12-13: (2rnds) 8sc (8)
Rnd 14: (2sc,dec)*2 (6)
Rnd 15: 6sc (6)
Slst. Cut the yarn. Leave a long tail for sewing.
You’ve completed the donkey pattern,Now let’s make the scarf and wrap it around your neck.
Scarf
(Knitting k-knit, p-purl, needle size 3.00mm)
Cast on 5 stitches.
Rnd 1: 5-K (5)
Rnd 2: 5-p (5)
Repeat until you get 20 cm long.
You have completed all the stages of the cute crochet donkey, the last red hat is left, crochet it and fix it on her head and complete the pattern.
Hat
Rnd 1: 6sc in MR (6)
Rnd 2: 6-inc (12)
Rnd 3: (sc,inc)*6 (18)
Rnd 4-5: (2rnds) 18sc (18)
Rnd 6: FLO (2sc,inc)*6 (24)
Rnd 7: 24sc, slst (24)
Cut the yarn, leave a long tail for sewing.
Congratulations
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