Cute Baby Opossum crochet pattern
Free cute baby Opossum crochet pattern
Hello everyone. Today I will share with you the cute baby Opossum crochet pattern. Hope you will like it and have relaxing moments and all the patterns here are shared by me for free, there will be no payment required. I collected this crochet pattern from @besamhe_art.
Materials
– Crochet hook 2.50mm
– 6-ply cotton yarn in pink, beige, and gray
– Polyester fiberfill
– Sewing Needle
– Stitch marker
– Safety eyes size 8mm
– Wire 12cm aprox
Abbreviation
Mr: magic ring
FLO: front loops only
BLO: back loops only
sc: single crochet
ch: chain
inc: Increase
dec: decrease
slst: slip stitch
The final size with these materials is approx. 16 cm. I recommend crocheting in a spiral and using the “X” stitch (yarn under, yarn over method).
Head
Start with pink yarn
1. Mr (6)
2. 6sc
*change to beige yarn*
3. (1sc, 1inc) x3 (9)
4. 1sc, 1inc, (2sc, 1inc) x2, 1sc (12)
5. (3sc, 1inc) x3 (15)
6. (2sc, 1inc) x5 (20)
7. 8sc, 1inc, 3sc, 1inc, 7sc (22)
8. 8sc, 1inc, 5sc, 1inc, 7sc (24)
9. (5sc, 1inc) x4 (28)
10. 3sc, 1inc, (6sc, 1inc) x3, 3sc (32)
*change to gray yarn*
11. (7sc, 1inc) x4 (36)
12-15. 36sc
16. 2sc, 1 dec, (4sc, 1dec) x5, 2sc (30)
17. (3sc, 1dec) x6 (24)
18. (2sc, 1dec) x6 (18)
19. (1sc, 1dec) x6 (12)
20. 6 dec (6) -fasten off-
Insert safety eyes between rounds 16 and 17 with 7 stitches apart and stuff firmly.
Body
Start with pink yarn
1. Mr (4)
2. (1sc, 1inc) x2 (6)
3-18. 6sc
*change to gray yarn*
19. FLO 6inc (12)
20. (1sc, 1inc) x6 (18)
21. 1sc, 1inc, (2sc, linc) x5, 1sc (24)
22. (3sc, 1inc) x6 (30)
23-26. 30sc
*fold the ends of the wire and insert into the tail section*
27. (3sc, 1dec) x6 (24)
28-29. 24sc
30. 1sc, 1dec, (2sc, 1dec) x5, 1sc (18)
31. 18sc
32. (1sc, 1dec) x6 (12)
Stuff firmly and leave a long tail for sewing to the base of the head.
Front Legs (x2)
Start with pink yarn
1. Mr (6)
*change to gray yarn*
2. BLO 6sc
3-6. 6sc
7. 6sc +2sc (to center)
Fasten off (1slst) and leave a long tail for sewing to the sides of the body.
Back Legs (x2)
Start with pink yarn
1. Mr (8)
*change to gray yarn*
2. BLO (2sc, 2dec, 2sc) (6)
3. (2sc, 2inc, 2sc) (8)
4-7. 8sc
8. 8sc +3sc (to center)
Fasten off (1slst) and leave a long tail for sewing to the sides of the body.
Toes
Using pink yarn in the BLO from round 2 of the front and back legs
Small (S)
2ch, 1slst in the second chain from the hook, 1slst in the next loop.
Large (L)
3ch, 1slst in the second chain from the hook, Islst in the next chain, 1slst in the next loop.
Back Legs (1S, 3L, 1S) and Front Legs (15, 2L, 1S) Fasten off and hide remaining yarn tails.
Ears (x2)
With gray yarn
1. Mr (6sc)
Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing to the head, between rounds 12 and 13 with 8 stitches apart.
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