You will need:
- 3mm
crochet hook
- Yarn
needle
- DK Yarn (approx 60g or 170m)
- 6mm
safety eyes.
- Soft toy filling
Stitches and abbreviations used:
(I
am from England but use US crochet terms)
- MC -
Magic circle/ring (sc unless otherwise specified)
- Ch -
Chain
- SC -
Single crochet
- Inc -
Increase stitch (2 single crochets into one stitch)
- Dec -
Decrease stitch (single crochet 2 stitches together)
- DC -
Double crochet
- ST -
Stitch
- FLO -
Front loop only
- BLO - Back loop only
- SLST -
Slip stitch
- FO -
finish off
- WS –
Wrong side
- RS –
Right side
- YO –
yarn over
- PC – Popcorn stitch (3dc popcorn stitch is used in this pattern)
Other
things to note....
- This is
worked in continuous rounds. It is helpful to use a stitch marker to keep
track
- The
number in ( ) at the end of each round indicates the total stitch count
for that round
- *
* indicates repeated series of stitches
- Use
invisible decreases for a neater finished product
- Stitches
in [ ] are worked into one stitch
- Stuff
the piece as you work
Legs x4:
1.
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MC (6)
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2.
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*Inc * (12)
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3.
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*2sc, inc * (16)
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4.
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BLO – 4sc, PC, sc, PC, sc, PC, sc, 7sc (16)
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5.
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2sc, dec x2, sc, dec x2, 5sc (12)
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6-12.
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12sc (12)
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13.
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*1sc, dec * (8)
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14.
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6sc, 1sc and 1slst into next st. FO leaving last st of the
round unworked (8)
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Head – body – tail
:
1.
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MC (6)
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2.
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*Inc * (12)
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3.
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*Inc x3, 3sc * (18)
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4.
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1sc, inc x4, 5sc, inc x4, 4sc (26)
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5.
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3sc, inc, 2sc, inc, 9sc, inc, 2sc, inc, 6sc (30)
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6-11.
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30sc (30)
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12.
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4sc, dec x4, 18sc (26)
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13.
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2sc, dec x4, 16sc (22)
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14.
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Dec x4, 14sc (18)
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15.
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2sc, dec, 7sc, dec, 5sc (16)
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16-17.
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16sc (16)
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18-19.
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Dec x2, 5sc, inc x2, 5sc (16)
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20.
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Dec x2, 6sc, inc x2, 4sc (16)
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21-28.
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Dec, 7sc, inc, 6sc (16)
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29.
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7sc, inc x4, 5sc (20)
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30.
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9sc, inc x4, 7sc (24)
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31.
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9sc, inc x6, 9sc (30)
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32.
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*4sc, inc * (36)
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33-34.
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36sc (36)
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35.
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15sc, *inc, sc *x6, 9sc (42)
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36.
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*6sc, inc * (48)
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37.
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4sc through the inside of the 1st leg and body, 1sc onto body, 4sc through
inside of 2nd leg and body,
39sc (48) - See Elephant pattern for pictures of this
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38.
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4sc through outside of the 1st leg,
1sc onto body, 4sc through outside of 2nd leg, 39sc (48)
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39-44.
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48sc (48)
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45.
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26sc, *dec, sc *x3, 13sc (45)
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46.
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45sc (45)
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47.
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25sc, *dec, sc *x3, 11sc (42)
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48.
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23sc, *dec, sc *x3, 10sc (39)
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49.
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21sc, *dec, sc *x3, 9sc (36)
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50.
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4sc, 4sc through the inside of the 3rd leg and body, 1sc onto body, 4sc through
inside of 4th leg and body,
23sc (36)
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51.
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4sc, 4sc through
outside of the 3rd leg, 1sc
onto body, 4sc through outside of 4th leg, 23sc (36)
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52.
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21sc, *dec, sc *x3, 6sc (33)
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53.
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33sc (33)
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54.
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20sc, *dec, sc *x3, 4sc (30)
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55.
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19sc, *dec, sc *x3, 2sc (27)
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56.
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18sc, *dec, sc *x3 (24)
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57.
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15sc, *dec, sc *x3 (21)
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58.
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Dec, 13sc, *dec, sc *x2 (18)
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59.
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18sc (18)
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60.
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Dec, 16sc (17)
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61.
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17sc (17)
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62.
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Dec, 15sc (16)
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63.
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Dec, 14sc (15)
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64.
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Dec, 13sc (14)
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65.
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Dec, 12sc (13)
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66.
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Dec, 11sc (12)
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67.
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12sc (12)
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68.
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Dec, 10sc (11)
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69.
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11sc (11)
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70.
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Dec, 9sc (10)
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71.
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10sc (10)
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72.
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Dec, 8sc (9)
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73.
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4sc, dec, 3sc (8)
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74.
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4sc, dec, 2sc (7)
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75.
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3sc, dec, 2sc (6)
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76.
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6sc (6)
FO – Close hole
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This looks adorable! How large is it?
ReplyDeletei have a question ,,no where on your pattern do you explain or tell us where to put the safety eyes,,on what round?
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