How to Make a Crochet Animal

In this tutorial, you will learn skills and concepts about crocheting to be able to create all kinds of animals in the future. Making this helped me learn a lot about crocheting and gave me the practice to be able to increase my speed. Special thanks to VACH for the pattern. Note that VACH's pattern for jake the dog but that is not what I made. I just used the patterns to know how big the parts should be.

• Polyester Fiber Stuffing $7.37
• Needle $2.69
• Scissors $1.89
• 5.5m Hook $2.09
• White Yard $2.29
• Black Yarn
• Yarn of any color for the body(Jake is Golden)

• You will need to start off with a split not
• You will need to know how to crochet in the round
• You will need to know how to make a magic circle
• You will need to know how to read crochet patters

Chain 4

• R1: 6 SC into a ring (6 SC)
• R2: 2-SC INC around (12 SC)
• R3: *SC 1, 2-SC INC into next SC * around. (18 SC)
• R4: * SC 2, 2- SC INC into next SC * around. (24 SC)
• R5: * SC 3, 2- SC INC into next SC * around. (30 SC)
• R6: * SC 4, 2- SC INC into next SC * around. (36 SC)
• R7: * SC 5, 2- SC INC into next SC * around. (42 SC)
• R8: *SC 6, 2-SC INC into next SC * around. (48 SC)
• R9-34: 1 SC in each SC around. (48 SC)
• R35: *SC 6, 2-DEC into next SC * around. (42 SC)
• R36: *SC 5, 2-DEC into next SC * around. (36 SC)
• R37: *SC 4, 2-DEC into next SC * around. (30 SC)

Stuff with stuffing

• R38: *SC 3, 2-DEC into next SC * around. (24 SC)
• R39: *SC 2, 2-DEC into next SC * around. (18 SC)
• R40: *SC 1, 2-DEC into next SC * around. (12 SC)
• R41: *2-DEC into next SC * around. (6 SC)

Finish Stuffing. Fasten off and leave a long strand of yarn for attaching.

Legs/Arms:

Magic Circle

• R1: 4 SC into ring (4 SC)
• R2: 2-SC INC around (8 SC)
• R3-33: 1 SC in each SC around. (8 SC)

Finish Stuffing. Fasten off and leave a long strand of yarn for attaching.

Tail:

Magic Circle

• R1: 4 SC into ring (4 SC)
• R2: 2-SC INC around (8 SC)
• R3-13: 1 SC in each SC around. (8 SC)

Finish Stuffing. Fasten off and leave a long strand of yarn for attaching.

Ears x2:

Magic Circle

• R1: 6 SC into ring (6 SC)
• R2: 2-SC INC around (12 SC)
• R3-9: 1 SC in each SC around. (12 SC)

Finish Stuffing. Fasten off and leave a long strand of yarn for attaching.

Eyes x2:

With white yarn

Magic Circle

• R1: 3 SC into ring (3 SC)
• R2: *SC 1, 2-SC INC into next SC * around. (6 SC)
• R3: * SC 2, 2- SC INC into next SC * around. (9 SC)
• R4: * SC 3, 2- SC INC into next SC * around. (12 SC)
• R5: * SC 4, 2- SC INC into next SC * around. (15 SC)

Switch to Black yarn

• R6: 1 SC in each SC around. (15 SC)

Fasten off and leave a long strand of yarn for attaching.

Nose:

Magic Circle

R1: 3 SC into ring (3 SC)

R2: *SC 1, 2-SC INC into next SC * around. (6 SC)

R3: * SC 2, 2- SC INC into next SC * around. (9 SC)

R4: * SC 3, 2- SC INC into next SC * around. (12 SC)

Fasten off and leave a long strand of yarn for attaching.

The long tails that you left will be used to sew onto the body of your animal. I would recommend starting with the eyes and nose to get a good idea of where the rest of the parts should go. You should also use the remaining nose yarn to sew a mouth below the nose.

Recommended Order:

• Eyes
• Nose
• Ears
• Arms
• Legs
• Tail