Two little forest friends: a cream hedgehog with grey eyelash-yarn spines and a rusty squirrel with a fluffy mohair tail, both wearing red fly agaric mushroom hats with white spots and ruffled white collars. The squirrel even carries a little acorn. Jointed heads, arms and legs, brushed fur and careful tinting make them look alive – a charming autumn decoration and gift.

A crochet pattern by Julia Ogol with 56 pages of step-by-step photos. Both toys are included, with the hats, collars and acorn, which are sewn from cotton fabric.

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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Advanced

FINISHED SIZE:

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Approx. 13 cm (5.1 inches) tall using the materials stated in the pattern.

SKILLS REQUIRED:

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Crochet in rounds

Single crochet

Increasing

Decreasing

Slip stitch

Cotter-pin joints (moving head, arms and legs)

Working with eyelash yarn (spines)

Needle sculpting

Brushing

Tinting (explained in the pattern)

Working with polymer clay (nose, explained in the pattern)

Sewing from fabric (hats, collars and acorn)

MATERIALS AND TOOLS:

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•    Alize Angora Real 40 (lace, 60% acrylic, 40% wool, 480 m / 100 g) in rust (234, squirrel), white (55, squirrel’s breast) and cream (01, hedgehog).

•    Alize Kid Royal (lace, 62% mohair, 38% nylon, 250 m / 25 g) in rust for the squirrel’s tail; YarnArt Samba (bulky eyelash, 150 m / 100 g) in dark grey for the spines.

•    Crochet hooks 1.3 mm and 3 mm, a tapestry needle and polyester stuffing; metal granules 1.8 mm to make the toys heavier.

•    Toy eyes or beads 4 mm and 3 mm; a ready toy nose or black modelling clay; black Iris yarn for sculpting.

•    Cotter pins 2.0 × 25 mm (5) and discs 25 mm (4), 22 mm (2) and 18 mm (4) per toy; braided copper wire 1.5–2 mm (15 cm).

•    Cotton fabric (red and white), sewing thread and a sewing needle for the hats, collars and acorn; beads to decorate.

•    PanPastel (brown), a STABILO pen, paintbrushes and a toothbrush for tinting; Velcro tape and a hairbrush for brushing; scissors, transparent glue and PVA glue.

ABOUT THIS PATTERN:

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The pattern is written using US terminology (UK differences are explained).

56 pages of step-by-step instructions with tips and photos illustrating the process.