MATERIALS:
1 Skein Red Heart 4 ply yarn in Spring Green, small amount in Hunter Green, needle to take yarn, size H crochet hook or hook needed to obtain gauge, small amount of stuffing, four 1” wooden beads, two 1\2” wiggle eyes and one plastic original Slinky Jr.
GAUGE: 4 hdc sts = 1”, 3 rows hdc = 1”
FINISHED SIZE: 10” nose to tail. Stands 5-1\2” tall.
LARGE ROUNDS FOR BODY:
With Spring Green 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: (2 sc next st, sc next 2 sts) around, sl st top beg sc, fasten off. (36 sts)
-make 6.
END ROUNDS:
With Spring Green and H hook rep rnd 1-3 of lg rnds, end rnd 3 fasten off.
-make 2.
Beg at one end of the Slinky Jr and insert end bet 2 sts rnd 3 of one end rnd. Twist until 2-3 rings are to the wrong side of the rnd. With needle and yarn sew coils to rnd to hold in place. At the opposite end, insert end bet 2 sts rnd 3 of lg body rnd and coil down to end leaving 5-6 coils bet. Sew as you did for the first rnd. Rep this with the other 5 lg rnds. Twist on the last end rnd as you did for the first end and twist until only 2-3 rings are to the wrong side and sew in place.