Oliver, the hedgehog
The pattern is written in English using US crochet terminology. Instuctions are easy to follow if you are familiar with basic crochet techniques.
Oliver is approximately 15 cm from top to feet.
Materials: 3 mm crochet hook, Cotton yarn (I used Rainbow and Cotton Kings), Fur yarn, Yarn needle, 10 mm safety eyes, Stuffing, Black embroidery thread
Abbreviations: Mr- magic ring, st- stitch, ch- chain, sl st- slip stitch, sc- single crochet, dc- double crochet, hdc- half double crochet, inc- increase (2 sc in one same st), dec- decrease (2 sc together), (...)x... -repeat the contents of the brackets by the specified number of times, (...)- total number of stitches per round/row
Head
(Start with black yarn)
1. 6 sc in Mr (6)
2. 6 sc (6) Change to body color (light brown)
3. 6 inc (12)
4. -6. 12 sc (12) (3 rounds)
7. (3 sc, inc)x3 (15)
8. 15 sc (15)
9. (4 sc, inc)x3 (18)
10. 18 sc (18)
11. (5 sc, inc)x3 (21)
12. (6 sc, inc)x3 (24)
13. 6 sc, 12 inc, 6 sc (36)
14. 36 sc (36)
15. (5 sc, inc)x6 (42) Stuff the body firmly as you go.
16. (6 sc, inc)x6 (48)
17. (7 sc, inc)x6 (54)
18. (8 sc, inc)x6 (60)
19. -25. 60 sc (60) (7 rounds)
26. (8 sc, dec)x6 (54)
Place safety eyes between 19th and 20th rounds, 24 sc apart.
27. (7 sc, dec)x6 (48)
28. (6 sc, dec)x6 (42)
29. (5 sc, dec)x6 (36)
30. (4 sc, dec)x6 (30)
31. (3 sc, dec)x6 (24)
32. (2 sc, dec)x6 (18), Stuff the head.
33. (1 sc, dec)x6 (12)
34. 6 dec (6)
Fasten off.
Body
Start in body color.
1. 6 sc in Mr (6)
2. 6 inc (12)
3. (1 sc, inc)x6 (18)
4. (2 sc, inc)x6 (24)
5. (3 sc, inc)x6 (30)
6. (4 sc, inc)x6 (36)
7. (5 sc, inc)x6 (42)
8. (6 sc, inc)x6 (48)
9. (7 sc, inc)x6 (54)
10. (8 sc, inc)x6 (60)
11. (9 sc, inc)x6 (66)
12. (10 sc, inc)x6 (72)
13. -16. 72 sc (72) (4 rounds)
17. 5 sc, dec, (10 sc, dec)x5, 5 sc (66)
18. (9 sc, dec)x6 (60)
19. -20. 60 sc (60) (2 rounds)
21. (8 sc, dec)x6 (54)
22. (7 sc, dec)x6 (48)
23. 48 sc (48)
24. 12 sc, 12 dec, 12 sc (36)
25. 36 sc (36)
26. (4 sc, dec)x6 (30)
27. (8 sc, dec)x3 (27)
28. (7 sc, dec)x3 (24)
29. (6 sc, dec)x3 (21)
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Stuff the body firmly as you go. Sew body to the head.
Blush
Start in pink yarn, make 2.
1. 8 sc in Mr (8)
2. (1 sc, inc)x4 (12)
Fasten off. Leaving a long tail for sewing blush to the head.
Arms
Start in body color, make 2.
1. 6 sc in Mr (6)
2. 6 inc (12)
3. -5. 12 sc (12) (3 rounds)
6. (2 sc, dec)x3 (9)
7. -14. 9 sc (8 rounds) (9)
Fasten off. Leaving a long tail for sewing arms to the body.
Legs
Start in body color, make 2.
1. 8 sc in Mr (8)
2. 8 inc (16)
3. (1 sc, inc)x8 (24)
4. -6. 24 sc (24) (3 rounds)
7. (1 sc, dec)x8 (16)
Fasten off. Leaving a long tail for sewing legs to the body.
Spike
Start in fur yarn.
In the head:
Start with hdc around between 23th and 24th rounds, crochet all the way around in a spiral until you reach 34th round.
In the body:
The fur yarn should cover the back of body starting with 9 stitches between 28th and 29th rounds and finishing 19 stitches between 8th and 9th rounds. Crochet with hdc around.
Cap
Start in green yarn.
1. 4 sc in Mr (4)
2. 4 inc (8)
3. 8 sc (8)
4. (1 sc, inc)x4 (12)
5. 12 sc (12)
6. (1 sc, inc)x6 (18)
7. 18 sc (18)
8. (2 sc, inc)x6 (24)
9. 24 sc (24)
10. (2 sc, inc)x8 (32) Change color to orange.
11. (3 dc, dc-inc)x8 (40) Change color to green.
12. (4 sc, inc)x8 (48) Change color to orange.
13. (5 dc, dc-inc)x8 (56)
14. 56 sc (56)
15. (dc-inc, 3 dc in next dc)x28 (140)
Fasten off.
Binding
Start in orange yarn, make 2.
Chain 31, starting 2nd ch from hook, 30 sc, sl st. Sew to the cap.
I can't wait to see your version of my hedgehog, Oliver ! Feel free to tag me (@bubri_crochet) in your photos on Instagram if you'd like!
Nikolett
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