Crochet Animal Pattern: Easy Steps to Craft Your Toy

You’ll Need:

Worsted yarn in pink, black, and white;

Crochet hook 3.5 mm;

Needle for joining parts;

Fiberfill for stuffing;

Black embroidery thread and needle.

Size:

Approx 3.5” in length.

Instructions

Snout

With pink yarn:

Round 1: Start 6 sc in magic ring or Ch 2 and 6 sc in second ch from hook.

Round 2: [sc, inc] x 3 (9 sts).

Round 3: BLO sc in each st (9 sts).

Round 4: sc in each st (9 sts). Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.

Body

With pink yarn:

Round 1: Start 6 sc in magic ring or Ch 2 and 6 sc in second ch from hook.

Round 2: inc in each st (12 sts).

Round 3: [sc, inc] x 6 (18 sts).

Round 4: [sc in next 2 sts, inc] x 6 (24 sts).

Round 5: [sc in next 3 sts, inc] x 6 (30 sts).

Rounds 6-11: sc in each st (30 sts).

Round 12: [sc in next 3 sts, dec] x 6 (24 sts).

Round 13: [sc in next 2 sts, dec] x 6 (18 sts). Embroider eyes and attach snout. Begin to stuff with fiberfill.

Round 14: [sc, dec] x 6 (12 sts).

Round 15: dec x 6 (6 sts). Fasten off and sew opening shut.

Ears

Make 2.

With pink yarn, Ch 2, in 2nd ch from hook: 2 sc, dc, 2 sc. Fasten off and leave tail for sewing.

Legs

Make 4.

With black yarn:

Round 1: Start 5 sc in magic ring or Ch 2 and 5 sc in second ch from hook. Switch to pink yarn.

Rounds 2-3: sc in each st (5 sts).

Fasten off and leave tail for sewing.

Tail

With pink yarn, Ch 4, in 2nd ch from hook and remaining ch: 3 sc in each ch. Fasten off and leave tail for sewing.

Wings

With white yarn:

Round 1: Ch 4, sc in 2nd ch from hook and remaining ch.

Round 2: Ch 1, turn and sc across.

Round 3: Repeat round 2.

Round 4: Make 5 dc into the side of the square (as pictured). Sl st into foundation ch bottom then make 5 hdc in last foundation ch.

Fasten off and leave tail for sewing.