Difficulty Level: Advanced Beginner
Finished Size: About 3 inches tall (8 cm)
Tips:
Work tightly and count your stitches
Use a stitch marker or piece of yarn to mark beginning of the round
Crochet through both loops unless otherwise stated
Crochet in continuous rows (don't join at the end of each row)
Materials:
Medium weight yarn in dark orange, white, black
4.0 mm hook
8mm black safety eyes
Fiber fill
Yarn needle
Scissors
Pins
Abbreviations:
(US Crochet terms)
R row/round
mr magic ring/circle (can be replaced by chain 2)
ch chain
st stitch
slst slip stitch
sc single crochet
inc 2 single crochet in the next stitch
dec single crochet 2 stitches together
(...) repeat instructions in parentheses x times
Start with dark orange yarn
R1 6 sc in mr (6)
R2 inc x 6 (12)
R3 (sc, inc) x 6 (18)
R4 (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
R5-6 sc around (24)
R7 (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
Color change to white
R8-13 sc around (30)
Attach eyes between R6-R7 (4 st apart)
R14 (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
R15 (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
Start stuffing
R16 (sc, dec) x 6 (12)
R17 dec x 6 (6)
Fasten off and weave in tail
Ears
Use dark orange yarn (make 2)
R1 Ch 4, turn
Start 2nd ch from hook
R2 inc x 3 (6)
ch 1, turn
R3 (sc, inc) x 3 (9)
Fasten off, leave tail for sewing
Feet
Use dark orange yarn (make 4)
R1 4 sc in mr (4)
R2-3 sc around (4)
Fasten off, leave tail for sewing
Tail
Use dark orange yarn
Chain 4
Starting 2nd ch from hook, sc 3
Fasten off, leave tail for sewing
Use pins to hold things in place
Sew feet to sides and bottom of body
Curve the ears and sew to top of head
Embroider mouth with black yarn
Sew tail to the back bottom of hamster
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