Fluffy Pinkie Cub
By Teresa Alvarez (July 2012)
About copyright: It's really something great when people like what I have designed. You can sell the final item or whatever you like, but it would be nice to reference where you found the pattern! If there is anything you do not understand or there are any mistakes, please, send me a message! As you can see in the way I write, English is not my first language. So, you could come across some mistakes and grammatical inconsistencies@. Sorry and my apologies!
ABOUT YARN:
Anyyarnwould do nicely. I've used a cheap acrylic yarn for the ears, soles, tail and muffle. The yardage is 40 gr. = (+/-) 55 meters. One skein of Cassiopeia (Schachenmayr Nomotta), 50gr=70m for the body.
ABOUT GAUGE:
It is not important, as far as you are consistent with your tension.
ABOUTHOOK:
It depends on the yarn. I've used a 3.5 mm hook. Remember that when making amigurumis, stitches should be tight.
YOU WILL NEED:
Yarn for the cub in pink. Two black eyes. One nose Stuffing. Tapestry needle.
ABOUTCROCHETTERMS:
I've followed the US terminology. Stitch: st Chain: ch Slip stitch: sl st Single crochet: sc FLO: Front Loop Only BLO: Back Loop Only Sc2tog: decreasing two sc (i.e., 2 st become 1) Sc3tog: decreasing 3 sc (i.e. 3 stitches become 1) Sc4tog: decreasing 4 sc (i.e. 4 stitches become 1) Picot: ch3, sl st at the base of the 1st st.
ABOUTTHEPATTERN:
All the pattern is worked in spirals, so do not join at the end/beginning of a row. Sole of the foot and leg (make 4) Using pink (non-hairy yarn) Round 1: magic ring, 6 sc (alternatively, 2 ch and 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook). Round 2: 2sc in next 6 st, (12 sts) (change to the fur-like yarn) Round 3-8: sc in each st across (12 sts) Round 9: [sc2tog, sc in next 2 sts] repeat 3 times (9 sts) Round 10: sc in each st across (9 sts) Round 11: [sc2tog, sc in next st] repeat 3 times (6 sts) Round 12: sc in each st across (6 sts) Fasten off
Ears
Using pink (acrylic)
Round 1: magic ring, 6 sc (alternatively, 2 ch and 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook). Round 2: [2sc in next st, sc in next st] repeat 3 times, (9 sts) Round 3: sc in each st across (9 sts) Fastenoff
Tail
Using pink (acrylic)
Chain 8, 3sc in 2nd ch from hook, 3sc in next 6 chs. Fastenoff
Muffle and body Using pink (acrylic)
Round 1: magic ring, 6 sc (alternatively, 2 ch and 6 sc in 2na ch from hook). Round 2: [2sc in next st, sc in next st] repeat 3 times, (9 sts) Round 3: sc in each st across (9 sts) Round 4: [2sc in next st, 2sc in next st] repeat 3 times (12 sts) Round 5: sc in each st across (12 sts) Round 6: 2sc in next 6 st, sc in next 6st (18 sts) Round 7: sc in next 3 st, 2sc in next 6st, sc in next 9 sts (24) Round 9: sc in next 6 st, 2sc in next 6st, sc in next 12 sts (24) Change to fur-like yarn
Round 10: [2sc in next st, 1sc in next 4st] repeat 6 times (36 sts) Round 11: [2sc in next st, sc in next 5st] repeat 6 times (42 sts) Round 12: [2sc in next st, sc in next 6st] repeat 6 times (48 sts) Round 13-21: sc in each st across (48 sts) Note: attach ears in Round 16. Eyes and nose can be placed. Eyes are placed at the outer edge of the 6 consecutive increases. Round 22: [sc2tog, sc in next 6 st. ] repeat 6 times (42sts) Round 23: [sc2tog, sc in next 5st.] repeat 6 times (36 sts) Round 24: [sc2tog, sc in next 4st.] repeat 6 times (30 sts) Round 25: [sc2tog, sc in next 3st.] repeat 6 times (24 sts) Round 26: [sc2tog, sc in next 2st.] repeat 6 times (18 sts) Stuff as you go. Round 27: [sc2tog, sc in next 1st.] repeat 6 times (12 sts) Round 28: [sc2tog] repeat 6 times (6 sts) Fastenoff
Finishing touches
Sew the tail, legs and ears and Pinkie the fluffy Cub is ready to play.
