MATERİALS
- Yarn: Himalaya Dolphin Baby or YarnArt Doche
- Black yarn for embroidering nostrils
- 4.5 mm crochet hook
- Black beads for eyes
Abbreviations:
R – row
ch – chain
st – stitch
sl st – slip stitch
sc – single crochet
inc – increase (2 sc in one stitch)
dec – decrease (2 sc together)
BLO – back loop only
[…] – number of stitches you should have at the end of the row
(…) – repeat whatever is between the brackets the given number of times
Advice: better to sew details to each other with cotton or acrylic yarn, not with plush one.
Legs and body
Legs and body pattern are the same like the Crochet squirrel amigurumi
Legs (make 2)
With pink yarn:
R 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
R 2: (1 sc, inc) repeat 3 times [9]
R 3-5: 9 sc (3 rows)
Don’t fasten off when you’ll finish the second leg.
Continue crocheting the body, starting from the second leg.
R 6: Crochet 1 ch from the 2nd leg and join it with the 1st leg, 9 sc on 1st leg, 1 sc in next 1 ch, 9 sc on 2nd leg, 1 sc in next 1 ch (opposite side) [20]
R 7: (3 sc, inc) repeat 5 times [25]
R 8-10: 25 sc (3 rows)
R 11: (3 sc, dec) repeat 5 times [20]
R 12: 4 sc, dec, 8 sc, dec, 4 sc [18]
R 13: 18 sc
R 14: (1 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [12]
R 15: (2 sc, dec) repeat 3 times [9]
R 16: 9 sc
Arms (make 2)
With pink yarn:
R 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
R 2-7: 6 sc (6 rows)
Stuff gently.
Fasten off.
Head
With pink yarn:
R 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
R 2: (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
R 3: (1 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [18]
R 4: (2 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [24]
R 5: (3 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [30]
R 6-8: 30 sc (3 rows)
R 9: (3 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [24]
R 10: (2 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [18]
R 11: (1 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [12]
R 12: (dec) repeat 6 times [6]
Fasten off.
Muzzle
With pink yarn:
R 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
R 2: BLO 6 sc
Ears (make 2)
With pink yarn:
R 1: 5 sc in magic ring [5]
R 2: (1 sc, inc) repeat 2 times, 1 sc [7]
R 3: (1 sc, inc) repeat 2 times, 1 sc [10]
Don’t stuff.
Fold the top opening in half and sc through both sides.
Tail
With pink yarn:
Make 4 ch. From 2nd ch from hook sl st to the end of row.
Assembly
Sew the muzzle, starting on R 5-6 of the head.
Sew eyes over the muzzle at the distanse of 2 sc from each other.
Sew ears, starting on R 3 of the head.
Sew the tail on R 8 of the body.
