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Free Crochet Pattern
Free Crochet Pattern
By Donna Collinsworth of Donna’s Crochet Designs
MATERIALS: 3-4 oz TLC Essentials yarn in Sandstone (2327) size H crochet hook or hook to obtain gauge, stuffing, small amount of brown and beige felt, craft glue, white fabric paint, 75 pop tabs and needle to take yarn.
Gauge: 3 hdc = 1”, 3 rows hdc = 1-1\2”
Finished Size: 9” tall
FRONT OF HEAD:
Please note: PT Sc stands for Pop Tab Single Crochet. To make the stitch, you work 2 loops of the sc on your hook, slide one end of a pop tab down your hook so it is against the hook and yarn, yo and finished the single crochet.
With Sandstone and H hook ch-3, sl st to form a ring.
RND 1: Ch-1, work 12 hdc in ring, sl st top beg hdc, ch-1, turn. (12 sts)
RND 2-3: (2 hdc next st, hdc next st) around, sl st top beg hdc, ch-1, turn. (18 sts)(27 sts)
RND 4: * (sc, pt sc) next st, pt sc next 2 sts, * rep bet ** around, sl st top beg sc, ch-1, turn. (36 sts)
RND 5: Sc ea st around, sl st top beg sc, ch-1, turn.
RND 6: * (Sc, pt sc) next st, pt sc next 3 sts, * rep bet ** around, sl st top beg sc, ch-1, turn. (45 sts)
RND 7: sc ea st around, sl st top beg sc, fasten off.
BACK OF HEAD:
With Sandstone and H hook rep rnd 1-3 of front of head.
RND 4: (2 hdc next st, hdc next 2 sts) around, sl st top beg hdc, ch-1, turn. (36 sts)
RND 5: (2 sc next st, sc next 3 sts) around, sl st top beg sc, fasten off. (45 sts)
With needle and yarn sew the front to the back stuffing it as you sew.
EAR:
ROW 1: With Sandstone and H hook ch-6, sc 2 nd ch from hook, hdc next ch, 3 dc next ch, hdc next ch, sc last ch, fasten off. (7 sts)
-Make 2. Sew one to ea side of face in front of mane.