Huggable Axolotl Friend – Free Pattern
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Materials:
Bernat Baby Blanket:
Weight 6 – (300g/201m/220yds)
- Baby Lilac (161104)
Bernat Blanket Yarn:
Weight 6 – (300g/201m/220yds)
- Salmon Sand Variegated (161110)
Scraps of thin black yarn
6 mm crochet hook
Stuffing
25 mm safety eyes
Darning/Tapestry needle
Scissors
Body
Use Baby Lilac. Stuff as you go.
Round 1: 8 sc in MR. [8]
Round 2: (inc) x 8. [16]
Round 3: (sc, inc) x 8. [24]
Round 4: (3 sc, inc) x 6. [30]
Round 5: 2 sc, inc, (4 sc, inc) x 5, 2 sc. [36]
Round 6: (5 sc, inc) x 6. [42]
Round 7: 42 sc. [42]
Round 8: 3 sc, inc, (6 sc, inc) x 5, 3 sc. [48]
Round 9: (7 sc, inc) x 6. [54]
Round 10: 4 sc, inc, (8 sc, inc) x 5, 4 sc. [60]
Round 11: 60 sc. [60]
Round 12: (9 sc, inc) x 6. [66]
Rounds 13-28: 66 sc. [66] (16 rounds)
Insert eyes between rounds 14 and 15 with 9 visible stitches in between.
Embroider a smile over round 16 using your scraps of thin black yarn.
Round 29: (9 sc, dec) x 6. [60]
Round 30: 4 sc, dec, (8 sc, dec) x 5, 4 sc. [54]
Round 31: (7 sc, dec) x 6. [48]
Round 32: 3 sc, dec, (6 sc, dec) x 5, 3 sc. [42]
Round 33: (5 sc, dec) x 6. [36]
Round 34: 2 sc, dec, (4 sc, dec) x 5, 2 sc. [30]
Round 35: (3 sc, dec) x 6. [24]
Round 36: (sc, dec) x 8. [16]
Round 37: (dec) x 8. [8]
Cut yarn and weave end through the remaining front loops.
Gills
Use Baby Lilac, make 6.
The gills are not stuffed.
Round 1: 6 sc in MR. [6]
Round 2: (inc) x 6. [12]
Rounds 3-6: 12 sc. [12] (4 rounds)
Round 7: Flatten and 5 sc across. [5]
Cut yarn, leaving a long tail for sewing. Sew the gills between rounds 5 and 19- 3 gills on either side of the body.
Belly Patch
Use Salmon Sands Variegated.
Round 1: 8 sc in MR. [8]
Round 2: (inc) x 8. [16]
Round 3: (sc, inc) x 8. [24]
Round 4: sc, inc, (2 sc, inc) x 7, sc. [32]
Sl st to the next st. Cut yarn and leave a tail for sewing. Sew between rounds 22 and 30, centered in between the eyes.
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