Materials
Yarn:
- Lion Brand Homespun Yarn – Hepplewhite
- Caron Simply Soft Yarn – Charcoal Heather
- Paintbox Simply DK – Slate Grey (105)
Tools:
- 3.50mm (E) Crochet Hook
- Scissors
- Yarn Needle
- Stitch Marker
- Polyfil
- Hot Glue or Fabric Glue
- Slicker Pet Brush (for brushing out braids)
- Felt Pieces in colors:
- White
- Yellow
- Black
- Pink
Stitches Used
U.S. Terminology
Right Handed Instructions
| CH | Chain Stitch |
| ST | Stitch |
| SK | Skip Stitch |
| SL ST | Slip Stitch |
| SC | Single Crochet |
| SCINC | Single Crochet two in Same Stitch (Increase) |
| SC2TOG | Single Crochet two Together(Decrease) |
| * | Stitches inside asterisk are repeated |
| , | A comma is used to indicate when to move on to the next step in the round/row. |
Special Techniques Used
Body
Begin with Homespun – Hepplewhite
Use a running stitch marker.(It’s hard to see stitches with this yarn)
| Round 1: | Create a Magic Circle, 6 sc, no join. | (6 stitches) |
| Round 2: | 6 scinc | (12 stitches) |
| Round 3: | *1 scinc, 1 sc* repeat x6. | (18 stitches) |
| Round 4: | *1 sc, 1 scinc, 1 sc* repeat x6. | (24 stitches) |
| Round 5: | *1 scinc, 3 sc* repeat x6. | (30 stitches) |
| Round 6-9: | 30 sc. | (30 stitches) |
| Round 10: | *1 sc2tog, 3 sc* repeat x6. | (24 stitches) |
| Round 11: | *1 sc, 1 sc2tog, 1 sc* repeat x6. | (18 stitches) |
| Round 12: | *1 sc2tog, 1 sc* repeat x6. | (12 stitches) |
| Round 13: | 6 sc2tog. | (6 stitches) |
Stuff piece firmly, use the Amigurumi Close Method and set aside.
Head Piece
UsingHomespun – Hepplewhite
| Round 1: | Ch 9, 3 sc in 2nd chain from hook, 6 sc, 3 sc in last chain space, rotate work 180 degrees (still facing you),6 sc, no join. | (18 stitches) |
| Round 2: | 3 scinc, 6 sc, 3 scinc. | (18 stitches) |
Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing and set aside. (Round 2 is NOT a complete round, there will be 6 stitches left unworked.) See this tutorial for more help. Working a round from a starting chain
Head
Using Simply Soft – Charcoal Heather
| Round 1: | Create a Magic Circle, 6 sc, no join. | (6 stitches) |
| Round 2: | *1 scinc, 1 sc* repeat x3. | (9 stitches) |
| Round 3: | *2 sc, 1 scinc* repeat x3. | (12 stitches) |
| Round 4: | *3 sc, 1 scinc* repeat x3. | (15 stitches) |
| Round 5: | 15 sc. | (15 stitches) |
Leave a long tail for sewing. Pin head to match up with Round 11 of “Body” , use the Amigurumi Piece Join Method once satisfied with placement. Stuff before sewing fully shut.
Legs/Feet
Using SImply Soft – Charcoal Heather
Make x4
| Round 1: | Create a Magic Circle, 6 sc, no join. | (6 stitches) |
| Round 2-3: | 6 sc | (6 stitches) |
Fasten off and leave a tail for sewing. Sew 2 legs evenly spaced on Round 10 to be the front legs, sew 2 legs on Round 5 to be the back legs.
Face Details
Yellow Oval(make x2) – 1.5 cm x 1 cm
Black Oval(make x2) – 1 cm x .5 cm
White Line(make x2) – .5 cm x .3cm
Pink Triangle – .5cm x .5cm
Note: Felt piece sizes may need to be adjusted is using different materials than listed.
Glue the white line to the middle of the black oval(horizontal), then glue the black oval to the yellow oval. Do the same for the second eye. Glue the eyes to the sides of the head.
Glue the pink nose to the center of the magic circle of the head.
Ears
Using SImply Soft – Charcoal Heather
Make x2
| Round 1: | Ch 5, 1 sc in 2nd ch from hook, 2 sc, 3 sc in last ch, rotate work 180 degrees, 3sc. | (9 stitches) |
Fasten off and leave a tail for sewing. Glue pink felt to the wrong side of piece and trim to fit the ear. Sew to body, one on each side of the head.
Horns
Using SImply Soft – Charcoal Heather
Make x2
| Row 1: | Ch 2, 1 sc in 2nd ch from hook. | (1 stitch) |
Leave a tail for sewing, set aside. Attach the “Headpiece” above the head on Round 10 of the body, sew along the round so it makes a curved shape. Above the head piece, attach the horn so that they are slightly inset from the eyes when looking at the face.
Braids
Using the Slate Grey yarn, cut 6 strands to be 8 inches long and 2 strands to be 12 inches long.
Take 3 strands of 8 inches and tie a 12 inch long strand around the mid way point TIGHTLY. Repeat with the other set of strands.
You will now have two “tassels”.
Use the pet slicker brush to brush the strands out, this will add bulk to the braid.Make sure you hold onto the knot you tied around the midpoint so strands don’t get pulled out.
Separate the “tassel” strands into 3 equal sections and braid (exclude the 12 inch strand tied in the middle).
Repeat for second “tassel” .
Sew the “tassels” to the head using the long 12 inch strand that was tied around the middle.
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