- Yarn: Turquoise (aran), white, brown, black (DK)
- Crochet hooks: 2,5 for body and ears; 2 or 2,25 for other details
- One pair of safety eyes 12 mm
- Stuffing
- Needle
- Stitch marker
- Scissors
sc = stitch
ch = chain
inc = increase, make two stitches in one stitch
dec = decrease, make two stitches into one stitch
even = single crochet in each stitch around
fo = finish off
make two, use white
1. 6 in a magic circle (6)
2. (inc)x6 (12)
3. (sc, inc)x6 (18)
4. (2 sc, inc)x6 (24)
5. (3 sc, inc)x6 (30)
6. (4 sc, inc)x6 (36)
fo, leave a long thread
Put the safety eyes to the middle of the eyeballs.
use aran yarn
1. 6 in a magic circle (6)
2. (inc)x6 (12)
3. (sc, inc)x6 (18)
4. (2 sc, inc)x6 (24)
5. (3 sc, inc)x6 (30)
6. (4 sc, inc)x6 (36)
7. (5 sc, inc)x6 (42)
8. (6 sc, inc)x6 (48)
9. (7 sc, inc)x6 (54)
10. (8 sc, inc)x6 (60)
11-25. even (60)
26. 14 sc, dec, 28 sc, dec, 14 sc (58)
27. 14 sc, dec, 27 sc, dec, 13 sc (56)
28. 14 sc, dec, 26 sc, dec, 12 sc (54)
29. even (54)
30. 13 sc, inc, 26 sc, inc, 13 sc (56)
31. 14 sc, inc, 26 sc, inc, 14 sc (58)
32. 15 sc, inc, 26 sc, inc, 15 sc (60)
Place the eyes leaving 13 rows empty from the top of the head.
If you wish to make bulging eyes, use a bit of the stuffing for the eyes.
33-53. even (60)
Start to stuff the body.
54. (8 sc, dec)x6 (54)
55. (7 sc, dec)x6 (48)
56. (6 sc, dec)x6 (42)
57. (5 sc, dec)x6 (36)
58. (4 sc, dec)x6 (30)
59. (3 sc, dec)x6 (24)
60. (2 sc, dec)x6 (18)
61. (1 sc, dec)x6 (12)
62. (dec)x6 (6)
fo, close the body.
make two, use aran
1. 4 in a magic circle (4)
2. (inc)x4 (8)
3. (sc, inc)x4 (12)
4. even (12)
fo, leave a long thread
Sew the ears to the head (leaving around 9 rows from the top of the head).
use brown
1. 6 in a magic circle (6)
2. (inc)x6 (12)
3. (sc, inc)x6 (18)
4.-5. even (18)
fo, leave a long thread
Embroider the upper part with black yarn.
use white
Make a chain of 4 sc, start in the second stitch of the chain and go back to the beginning,
Make another chain of 4 sc, come back the same way.
Sew the teeth to the proper place, then sew the mouth to the place.
make 4, use brown
1. 6 in a magic circle (6)
2. (inc)x6 (12)
3.-7. even (12)
fo, leave a long thread
Sew the legs to the body.
use aran
1. 4 in a magic circle (4)
2.-4. even (4)
fo, leave a long thread
Sew the tail to the body.
Well done, your Gopher is ready! :)