Otter Pattern
This pattern is crocheted in the round. Each row represents one rotation around. Using a stitch marker at the beginning of each row will help you identify when you've completed a row. This pattern also requires you to switch colors as you crochet. When doing this you can either (1) drop the yarn and pick it up again when you work your way around or (2) crochet around the unused color(s) as you work.
Abbreviations:
Ch: Chain FO: Fasten Off - cut string and sew in SC: Single Crochet 5SC: add 1 SC to each of the next 5 stitches Increases and Decreases: scXTog: SC the next X stitches together - also called a decrease XscInc: add X number of SC stitches to the next stitch - also called an increase Materials: Size 4 Worsted Weight Yarn (One skein dark brown, one skein light brown, one skein cream) Size H hook Tapestry needle to fasten off ends. @ 2015 by CrochetByKarin. All rights reserved. No part of this document may be sold or reproduced in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of CrochetByKarin. If you would like to post pictures of or sell your completed items, if you could link back to my pattern or otherwise notify your customers of my pattern I would appreciate it.
Ears x2:
Row 1. Using Dark Brown: 6sc magic ring Row2. Inc, Inc, Light Brown: Inc, Dark Brown: (Inc x3) Row3. 4sc, Light Brown: 3sc, Dark Brown: 5sc Row4. 4sc, Light Brown: 3sc, Dark Brown: 4sc, FO
Body:
Tip: Stuff body with polyfil as you work. Using Cream: Ch 4 Row 1. 2sc, 3scInc, working around other side: 1sc, 2scInc 2scInc, sc, (2scInc x3), sc, (2scInc x2) Row 3. 2scInc, 2sc, 2sclnc, sc, Light Brown: 2scInc, sc, 2scInc, 2sc, 2scInc, sc, 2scInc, sc Sc, Dark Brown: sc in same st, 8sc, Light Brown: sc in same st, 12sc Dark Brown: 2scInc, 7sc, 2scInc, Light brown: 12sc, Dark Brown: sc Row 6. Dark Brown: sc, 2scInc, 8sc, 2scInc, 2sc, Light Brown: 11sc, Dark Brown: sc Row 7. Dark Brown: sc, 2sclnc, 4sc, 2sclnc, 3sc, 2sclnc, 3sc, Light Brown: 12sc Light Brown: sc, Dark Brown: 2sclnc, 5sc, 2sclnc, 5sc, 2sclnc, sc, Light Brown: Copyright 2015 by Ivonne Zimmer-Schmidtke Light Brown: 5sc, Dark Brown: 2sclnc, 8sc, 2scInc, Light Brown: 17sc Row 10. Light Brown: 5sc, Dark brown: 12sc, Light Brown: 11sc, 2scInc, 5sc Row 11. Light Brown: 5sc, Dark Brown: 13sc, Light Brown: 9sc, 2sclnc, 3sc, 2sclnc, 3sc Add eyes and nose Row 12. Light Brown: 4sc, Dark Brown: 15sc, Light Brown: 7sc, 2scInc, 3sc, 2sclnc, 3sc, 2scInc, 2sc Row 13. Light Brown: 3sc, Dark brown: 8sc, 2scDec, 7sc, Light Brown: 9sc, 2scInc, 4sc, 2scInc, 5sc Row 14. Light Brown: 2sc, Dark Brown: 6sc, 2scDec, 3sc, 2scDec, 6sc, Light Brown: 5sc, 2scInc, 4sc, 2sclnc, 5sc, 2scInc, 3sc Row 15. Light Brown: 1sc, Dark brown: 5sc, 2scDec, 2sc, 2scDec, 2sc, 2scDec, 5sc, Light brown: 6sc, 2scInc, 7sc, 2sclnc, 6sc Row 16. Dark brown: 7sc, 2scDec, sc, 2scDec, 8sc, Light Brown: 6sc, 2scInc, 3sc, 2sclnc, 3sc, 2scInc, 5sc, Dark Brown: sc Row 17. Dark brown: 3sc, 2scDec, 3sc, 2scDec, 3sc, 2scDec, 5sc, Light Brown: 7sc, 2scInc, 4sc, 2sclnc, 7sc, Dark Brown: 2sc Row 18. Dark Brown: 4sc, 2scDec, 3sc, 2scDec, 8sc, Light Brown: 3sc, 2scInc, 5sc, 2scInc 5sc, 2scInc, 3sc, Dark Brown: 3sc Row 19. Dark Brown: 2sc, 2scDec, 2sc, 2scDec, 2sc, 2scDec, 7sc, Light Brown: 5sc, 2scInc, 6sc, 2sclnc, 4sc, Dark Brown: 6sc Row 20. Dark Brown: 1sc, 2scDec, sc, 2scDec, sc, 2scDec, 10sc, Light Brown: 4sc, 2sclnc, 4sc, 2scInc, 3sc, Dark Brown: 9sc @ 2015 by CrochetByKarin. All rights reserved. No part of this document may be sold or reproduced in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of CrochetByKarin. If you would like to post pictures of or sell your completed items, if you could link back to my pattern or otherwise notify your customers of my pattern I would appreciate it. Row21. Dark Brown: 2scDec, sc, 2scDec, sc, 2scDec, 11sc, Light Brown: 2sc, 2scInc, 4sc, 2scInc, 2sc, Dark Brown: 10sc Row22. Dark Brown: (2scDec x3), 11sc, 2scDec, 2sc, 2scDec, 2sc, 2scDec, 11sc Add Ears Row 23-32 Sc around (10 rows) Row 33. 2scInc, 15sc, 2scDec, 15sc Row 34. 32sc, 2sclnc 2sc, 2scInc, 13sc, 2scDec, 15sc 33sc Row 37. 2scInc, 15sc, 2scDec, 14sc Row 38. 31sc, 2sclnc Row 39. 3sc, 2sclnc, 13sc, 2scDec, 14sc Row 40-43 Sc around (4 rows) Row 44. 2scDec, 16sc, 2sclnc, 14sc Row 45. 31sc, 2scDec Row 46. 3sc, 2scDec, 27sc Row 47. 29sc, 2scDec Row 48. 3sc, 2scDec, 25sc Row 49. 27sc, 2scDec Row 50. 3sc, 2scDec, 21sc, 2scDec Copyright 2015 by Ivonne Zimmer-Schmidtke 3sc, 2scDec, 11sc, 2sclnc, 7sc, 2scDec Row 52. 3sc, 2scDec, 18sc, 2scDec Row 53. 3sc, 2scDec, 9sc, 2sclnc, 6sc, 2scDec 3sc, 2scDec, 15sc, 2scDec Row 55. 3sc, 2scDec, 7sc, 2sclnc, 5sc, 2scDec Row 56. 3sc, 2scDec, 12sc, 2scDec Row 57. 3sc, 2scDec, 6sc, 2scInc, 3sc, 2scDec Row 58. 3sc, 2scDec, 11sc Row 59. Sc, 2scDec, 12sc Row 60. 14sc Row 61. Sc, 2scDec, 11sc 13sc Row 63. Sc, 2scDec, 10sc Row 64. 12sc Sc, 2scDec, 9sc Row 66. Sc, 2scDec, 8sc Row 67. Sc, 2scDec, 7sc Row 68. Sc, 2scDec, 6sc Row 69. Sc, 2scDec, 5sc Row 70. Sc, 2scDec, 4sc, FO @ 2015 by CrochetByKarin. All rights reserved. No part of this document may be sold or reproduced in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of CrochetByKarin. If you would like to post pictures of or sell your completed items, if you could link back to my pattern or otherwise notify your customers of my pattern I would appreciate it.
Feet x4:
Dark brown: Ch 6 Row 1. 4sc, 3sclnc, going around other side, 3sc, 2sclnc Row2. 12Sc Row 3. 5sc, 2scDec, 5sc Row 4. 11sc Row 5. 2scDec, 9sc Add toes - wrap string around row 4 and tie tightly on the inside. Row 6. 10sc Row 7. 5sc, 2scDec, 3sc Row 8. 2scDec, 7sc Row 9. 2scDec, 2sc, 2scDec, F0
Front Legs x2:
Dark brown: Ch 8, sl st to form ring Row 1. Sc around Row 2. 2scInc, 7sc Row 3. 2scInc x2, 7sc Row 4. 2scInc, 2sc, 2sclnc, 7sc Row 5. Sc, 2scInc, 2sc, 2scInc, 8sc Row 6. 2sc, 2scInc, 2sc, 2scInc, 9sc Row 7. 3sc, 2scInc, 2sc, 2scInc, 10sc, F0
Front Legs x2:
Dark brown: Ch 8, sl st to form ring Sc around 3sc, 2scInc x2, 3sc 3sc, 2scInc x3, 4sc There we start with 16 sc and a ch 3sc, (2scInc, 1sc) x3, 4sc 3sc, (2scInc, 2sc) x3, 4sc 5sc, (2scInc, 2sc) x3, 5sc Row 7. 6sc, (2scInc, 2sc) x3, 7sc, F0
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