Little Hedgehog pattern

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 Abbreviations 

  MR = Magic Ring

ch = chain

hdc = half double crochet

dc = double crochet

Sc = Single Crochet

Inc = Increase

R = Round

Dec = Invisible Decrease

flo = front loops only

blo = back loops only

slst = slip stitch

Fo = Fasten off


Materials 

tan and brown yarn

10 mm Safety Eyes

stuffing


head

with tan: ch4

R1 3sc in chain, on the other side, 3sc (6)

R2 6sc (6)

R3 3sc 3inc (9)

R4 3sc (inc sc)x3 (12)

R5 3sc (inc 2sc)x3 (15)

R6 3sc (inc 3sc)x3 (18)

R7 3sc (inc 4sc)x3 (21)

R8 6sc inc x3 (24)

R9-10 24sc (24)

Fo

insert eyes between rounds 6-7, 5 stitches apart

make sure they are on the wider part of the face

use the brown to embroider over the nose.


now we will crochet the ears directly onto the head

they will be centered on the top of the head, 4 stitches apart

in the flo insert hook ch2 in the same st, 2hdc dc,

in the next stitch dc Hdc ch2 slst. repeat for the 2nd ear.


Belly

with tan:

R1 6sc in Mr (6)

R2 inc x6 (12)

R3 inc sc x6 (18)

R4 inc 2sc x6 (24)

R5 inc 3sc x6 (30)

R6 30sc (30)

line up the bottom of the head and belly


5 slst to connect them


Spines

with Brown:

R1 45sc around both head and body (45)

R2-3 Blo 45sc (45)

R4 Blo sc, inc, 10sc, inc, 11sc, inc, 20sc (48)

R5 Blo 48sc (48)

R6 Blo 2sc Dec X12 (36)

R7 Blo sc Dec X12 (24)

R8 Blo 12dec (12)

R9 Blo 6dec (6)

Fo


arms x2

with tan:

R1 6sc in Mr (6)

R2 2sc inc x2 (8)

R3 8sc (8)

R4 2sc Dec x2 (6)

R5 sc Dec x2 (4)

R6-7 4sc (4)

Fo

stuff if big enough


legs x2

with tan:

R1 6sc in Mr (6)

R2-3 6sc (6)

R4 3sc flo 3slst (6)

R5-7 6sc (6)

Fo

stuff if big enough


Assembly

sew the arms on where the head and the belly meet

sew the feet at the bottom of the tan on the belly

for spines, make your way around the hedgehog using

slst ch2 sc into the chain.


Thanks for making!