A funny little moose with a big soft nose, googly eyes, dark hooves and long antlers – perfect for hanging tiny bells, bows and baubles. A cheerful Christmas decoration and a sweet gift.
A crochet pattern by Svetlana Pertseva with step-by-step instructions and photos. A wire frame inside the legs and antlers lets you pose him and keeps the antlers in shape.
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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Experienced
FINISHED SIZE:
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Approx. 12 cm (5 inches) high using a 1.3 mm hook.
SKILLS REQUIRED:
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Magic ring
Crochet in rounds
Single crochet
Increasing
Decreasing
Slip stitch
Wire frame
MATERIALS AND TOOLS:
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• Sand-coloured velour yarn, lace / 2 ply (550 m / 100 g); oddments of the same weight dark brown yarn for the hooves and beige or white yarn for the antlers.
• Crochet hook 1.3 mm (UK steel 5 1/2, US steel 10) – much thinner than stated on the yarn label.
• 2 black beads (3 mm) for the pupils.
• Stuffing: hollow fibre or polyester.
• Copper wire for the frame, 2 mm (I used 130 cm / 52 inches); fabric-backed plaster tape 1–1.5 cm wide for the wire ends; super glue to glue the yarn to the wire.
• Sewing thread in matching colours, a sewing needle, a tapestry needle for sculpting and 6 sewing pins to hold the nostrils.
• For the eyes (choose one): white yarn oddments, 2 felt balls 7–8 mm (if you can felt) or 2 white beads 7–8 mm.
• Optional: paint for tinting (brown eye shadow, fabric acrylic paint, pastel or oil paint).
ABOUT THIS PATTERN:
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The pattern is written using US terminology (UK differences are explained).
12 pages of step-by-step instructions with tips and photos illustrating the process.
