Isn't it amazing to have not one but two new friends? With our free Crochet Hedgehog Pattern, you can make two hedgehogs who sit very prettily. It's soft and not prickly at all! Your hedgehog will have a cute nose, tiny feet, and a back full of fun 'spikes' that are perfect for pretend play. Picture this little buddy as your reading time friend or as part of your animal adventures. Let's make a cute hedgehog—it will be like magic watching it come to life from yarn and a hook!
Crochet Hedgehog Pattern
Materials:
- YarnArt Jeans and any wool yarn
- Hook: 1.6
- Safe eyes 6 mm
- Black thread for nose
- Fiberfill
Abbreviations:
- Sc - single crochet
- inc increase (2 sc in one stitch)
- dec - decrease (1 sc over 2 stitches)
- ch - chain
- sl st - slip stitch
Ears:
- 6 sc into a magic loop
Paws:
- 1: 6 sc into a m.l.
- 2:6 sc
- 3:4 sc, dec (5)
- 4: 5 sc
Head and body:
- 1: 6 sc into a m.l.
- 2: (2 sc, inc) x 2 (8)
- 3: inc, 6 sc, inc (10)
- 4: 1 sc, inc, 6 sc, inc, 1 sc (12)
- 5: 12 sc
- 6:4 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 3 sc (15)
- 7: 5 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 5 sc (18)
- 8: 4 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 3 sc (24)
- 9: (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
- 10-12:30 sc
- 13: 5 sc, 23 sc for the back side of loop, 2 sc (30)
- 14: (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
the front part just for the back side of loop - 15-23:36 SC
the front part just for the back side of loop - 24: (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
the front part just for the back side of loop - 25: (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
the front part just for the back side of loop - 26: (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
the front part just for the back side of loop - 27: (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)
- all for the back side of loop 28: 6 dec - all for the back side of loop
Needles (wool yarn):
for the front sides of loops (8 ch, 2 sl st) repeat
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