Patterns Written In US Terms

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.

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