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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4 comments:
This looks adorable! How large is it?
i have a question ,,no where on your pattern do you explain or tell us where to put the safety eyes,,on what round?
Rounds 28, 34, and 44 have no instructions. Are they left blank for a reason?
Hello mate greeat blog
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