Yarn: Aunt Lydia's Classic Cotton Crochet Thread - size 10 Color: Dark Royal Blue Hook: size 9, $1.25\;\mathrm{mm}$ Gauge: not important for this project Finished length: $1\;^{1}\!/\!\!4\!\!\!\;^{\circ}$ but will vary with gauge and choice of yarn Abbreviations: yarn over (yo), chain (ch), slip stitch (slst), single crochet (sc), half-double crochet (hdc), double crochet (dc), half double crochet (hdc), double crochet (dc), stitch (st), stitches (sts), skip (sk) Notes: pattern starts on shoulder of donkey at base of neck (see green arrow in chart) do not turn at end of step unless otherwise directed color of text in directions matches color of corresponding stitches in chart
Donkey
1）ch 9, (makes foundation ch for donkey back and torso) Back and Torso 2) sk 3 chs next to hook, dc in next ch, hdc in next ch, sc in each of next 2 chs, hdc in next ch, 2 dc in next ch, (completes donkey back and torso) 3)rotate piece $90^{\mathrm{o}}$ clockwise, slst into side of dc just made, slst into base of same dc, (directs work back to base of neck) Necks and Ears 4) ch4, dc in ${\pmb3}^{{\bf r d}}$ ch from hook, (makes neck, back of head and base for $1^{\mathrm{st}}$ ear) 5) ch3, sk ch next to hook, slst into next ch, sc in next ch, slst into top of dc of step4,(completes $1^{\mathrm{st}}$ ear) 6) dc in same ch as dc of step4, (makes base for $2^{\mathrm{nd}}$ ear) 7) ch3, sk ch next to hook, slst into next ch, sc in next ch, dc in same ch as dc of step4, (completes $2^{\mathrm{nd}}$ ear)
Muzzle
8） ch4 (makes foundation ch for muzzle), sk ch next to hook, dc in next ch, hdc in next ch, dc in next ch (completes muzzle), slst to base of dc in step7 (anchors muzzletoneck) Chest 9) dc in $\mathbf{\nabla}^{\mathrm{{I^{st}}}}$ ch of ch4 of step4 (begins chest), hdc in next st (which is also the $1^{\mathrm{{st}}}$ slst of step3), 2 sc in top of next st (which is also the last dc of step2) Front Legs 10) ch6 11) sk ch next to hook, sc in next ch, slst into next ch (makes hoof of $1^{\mathrm{{st}}}$ front leg) 12) ch2, sk ch next to hook, sc & slst into next ch of ch2 (makes hoof of $2^{\mathrm{nd}}$ front leg) 13) hdc in next unworked ch of ch6, hdc in each of next 2 chs , slst into last sc of step9 (anchors legs to body) Belly 14) ch1, working into tops of unworked sts of step2 work hdc in dc, hdc in hdc, hdc into each of next 2 scs Back Legs 15) ch6, sk ch next to hook, sc & slst in next ch, slst into next ch (makes hoof of $1^{\mathrm{{st}}}$ back leg), sc into next ch, hdc into each of next 2 chs, slst into unworked hdc of step2 (anchors $1^{\mathrm{{st}}}$ back leg to body) 16) ch1, slst into each of next 2 hdc of step15 (attaches back legs to each other), ch5, sc & slst in next ch, slst into next ch (makes hoof of $2^{\mathrm{nd}}$ back leg), sc into each of next 2 chs, sc into each of next 2 slsts, slst into unworked dc of step2 (anchors $2^{\mathrm{nd}}$ back leg to body) Tail 17) ch6, sk ch next to hook, slst into each of next 2 chs, 2 slst into next ch, slst into each of next 2chs, slst to last ch of step1 Rump 18) sc in next unworked ch of step1, 2 sc in next unworked ch of step1 Back & Back of Neck 19) slst into free loop of each of next 5 chs of step1 (smoothes off and finishes line ofback) 20) 2 slst in free loop of first ch of ch4 of step4, 2 slst in free loop of next ch of ch4 of step4 (makes bend in neck and raises head) 21) slst into next ch of ch4 of step4, slst into last ch of ch4 of step4 (smoothes off and finishes line of back of head) end off Abbreviations: yarn over (yo), chain (ch), slip stitch (slst), single crochet (sc), half-double crochet (hdc), double crochet (dc), half double crochet (hdc), double crochet (dc), stitch (st), stitches (sts), skip (sk)
