Thumbnail animals

$4.00

Patterns for pig and hippo heads for the same body mean you can populate your tiny river or tiny barnyard, or both. Each animal is about 3″ long.

Description

This pattern is crocheted in a spiral with one length of yarn, including tail and ears. The bobble-stitch-footed body is the same for both. Each animal requires less than 1/4 oz (7 g) worsted weight yarn and an F/5 hook (3.75mm), a few glass or stone beads or pebbles for balance, and a small quantity of fiberfill.

The animals pictured with moss, rocks, and plants in the background are made with six-stranded embroidery floss and a size 4 steel hook (4mm). They are only about 2 inches long, and one skein of floss (8 m/8.7 yd) makes one animal, with plenty left over. If I did it again I would add a chain to each of the hippo’s ears to make them more prominent.

Stitches and techniques assumed: slip knot, chain, slip stitch, single crochet and decrease, skipping stitches, stitching in front loop or back loop only, half double crochet, double crochet, sewing up openings.

Each leg is a 4-dc bobble stitch, which is explained in the pattern.

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