Three long-legged friends in one pattern: a floppy-eared Hare, a Bear and a Cat with big ears – plus a whole wardrobe to dress them up: three vests (plain, with a collar and with a hood), a beret, knitted pants with a drawstring, a bucket hat, a water bottle, a little book, a basketball and a butterfly net.
A crochet pattern by Olga Borisenko with step-by-step instructions and photos. The toys and most accessories are crocheted; the pants are knitted in the round. Mix and match the clothes to give each friend a character of their own.
This listing is for an INSTANT DOWNLOAD PDF PATTERN, not a finished project.
LANGUAGE:
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The pattern is in English.
SKILL LEVEL:
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Intermediate
FINISHED SIZE:
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Approx. 22 cm (8.5 inches) tall.
SKILLS REQUIRED:
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Crochet in rounds
Crochet in rows
Single crochet
Increasing
Decreasing
Slip stitch
Knitting in the round (pants)
Sewing (assembly)
Tinting
MATERIALS AND TOOLS:
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• Hare and Cat: beige and grey light fingering / 3 ply yarn, used double (e.g. Seam Alpaca d’Italia, 300 m / 50 g) – 1 skein each; a little smooth yarn for the noses.
• Bear: white DK / 8 ply yarn (e.g. Nako Bambino, 130 m / 50 g) – 1 skein; a little smooth yarn for the nose and pink for the mouth.
• Steel crochet hook to match the yarn (1.5 mm used); stuffing.
• 2 pairs of glass looped eyes (6 mm) for the Hare and Cat, 2 small black beads (6 mm) for the Bear; felt or fleece for the whites of the eyes.
• Clothes: sport / 5 ply cotton-acrylic yarn (e.g. YarnArt JEANS) in blue, pink and yellow for the vests and beret, 3 small buttons; red fingering / 4 ply yarn and 5 double-pointed needles 2 mm for the pants, white yarn for the drawstring.
• Accessories: green and orange cotton for the bucket hat and water bottle; white and red yarn for the book; orange and black cotton and a 4 cm table tennis ball for the basketball; hooks 1.0, 1.25 and 2.0 mm.
• Butterfly net: a wooden stick, 14 × 14 cm organza, 20 cm copper wire, transparent glue.
• Sewing and tapestry needles, matching sewing thread, dark grey eyeshadow for tinting, a wooden stick for stuffing, Velcro or a brush for brushing up.
ABOUT THIS PATTERN:
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The pattern is written using US terminology (UK differences are explained).
33 pages of step-by-step instructions with tips and photos illustrating the process.
