How to Crochet Little Pocket Animals
Armed with only a crochet hook and some yarn, you can make a variety of items from hats to scarves and even toys. Crochet a pattern for a basic pocket animal, and then embellish it with your choice of colors, ear shapes and tails to make it different every time. Your little wild things will love carrying around a small toy in their pockets wherever they go. You will need intermediate-level crochet skills in order to make pocket-sized animal toys.
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Things You'll Need
- Worsted weight yarn
- Crochet hook size US G
- Stuffing material
- Scissors
- Embroidery needle
Instructions
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Crochet the Pieces
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Crochet the animal's head. To do this, make three chain stitches, then join them with a slip stitch to form a ring. Make one chain and then make five single crochet stitches inside the ring, then join with a slip stitch. Make one chain and make two single crochet stitches in every stitch around, then join with a slip stitch. Make one chain and make one single crochet in every stitch around, then join with a slip stitch. Repeat this last round three more times, then make one chain and single crochet two together all the way around, then join with a slip stitch.
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Crochet the animal's neck and shoulders. Make one chain and single crochet in every stitch around, then join with a slip stitch. Make one chain and put two single crochets in every stitch around, then join with a slip stitch. Fill the head portion of the toy with stuffing material.
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Crochet the animal's body. Make one chain and single crochet in every stitch around, then join with a slip stitch. Repeat this for 10 more rounds. Fill the body with stuffing material. Make one chain and single crochet two together all the way around, then cut the working yarn and pull tightly to close the body. Thread this yarn tail onto an embroidery needle and weave it in and out of the stitches around the bottom of the body to close the hole entirely.
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Crochet the animal's ears. Make three chain stitches, then single crochet in the second chain from the hook and in the chain after that. Make one chain and turn, then single crochet two together. Cut the working yarn and make a slip stitch. Repeat this step to make a second ear.
Assemble the Animal
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Use an embroidery needle and some spare yarn to sew the ears to the top of the animal's head.
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Insert the crochet hook on one side of the animal's body and make a slip stitch to attach working yarn to the body. Make 10 chain stitches, then fasten off with a slip stitch and cut the yarn. Repeat this on the other side of the body to make a second arm.
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Repeat the process of Step 2, this time making legs toward the base of the animal's body.
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Make a tail at the back of the animal. To do this, join the yarn in the back with a slip stitch. Make five chain stitches, then fasten off with a slip stitch and cut the working yarn.
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Use an embroidery needle and some spare yarn in contrasting colors to stitch eyes and a mouth onto the animal's head.
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Tips & Warnings
Make this pattern using pink yarn for a pig, or use black, orange or brown yarn for a cat.
To make a chain stitch, bring the yarn up and over the hook from back to front (yarn over), then draw the yarn through the loop on your hook.
To make a slip stitch, insert your hook into the stitch indicated, yarn over and pull the yarn through the stitch and the loop on the hook.
To make a single crochet stitch, insert the hook into the stitch indicated, yarn over and draw up a loop. Yarn over again and draw through both loops on the hook.
To single crochet two together, insert your hook into the first stitch, yarn over and draw up a loop. Insert your hook into the second stitch, yarn over and draw up a loop. Yarn over and draw through all of the loops on the hook at once.
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