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LANGUAGE: English

SKILL LEVEL: Intermediate

FINISHED SIZE:

Approx. 21-23 cm/8.2-9 inches tall using the materials stated in the pattern.

TRY BEFORE YOU BUY

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SKILLS REQUIRED:

Crochet in rounds
Single crochet
Increasing
Decreasing
Slip stitch
Working with fluffy yarn
Tinting

MATERIALS AND TOOLS

✓ Mohair yarn for the:

• Cat: Angora REAL 40 Alize 100g / 480m, approx. 50g of light grey colour, less than 50g of black colour.
• Rat: Angora REAL 40 Alize 100g / 480m, approx. 50g of white, mohair Delicate from Nako 100g / 480m, less than 50g of pink colour.
• Fox: Mohair Gold from Kamtex 50g / 250m, approx. 50g of orange colour, Angora REAL 40 Alize 100g / 480m, less than 50g of white and black colours. You can use any moderately fluffy yarn (wool, acrylic, etc). The thicker the yarn, the bigger your toy will be. See the gauge section. Tip: If you need exactly the same yarn ask in this shop https://www.etsy.com/shop/LittleOwlsHutRUSSIAN

✓ A strong thinner acrylic thread of matching colour (s) for needle sculpting
✓ Long needle for the head sculpting
✓ Stuffing – Fiberfill
✓ For eyes – 2 ready-made eyes for toys or black beads, 12 mm (Cat), 5 mm (Rat) and 10 mm (Fox) in diameter
✓ Black and pink polymer clay to make the nose, or a ready-made nose
✓ A small amount of Iris black/white embroidery thread
✓ Crochet hook, 1.5mm
✓ Brush or Velcro for combing the details (Velcro-fastener for clothes, I buy it by the meter, then cut a piece that fits the size I am going to use)
✓ Scissors
✓ Granules for weighting (optional)
✓ Olki Artist Dry Pastels for tinting (or some other material that you already know how to use) (optional)
✓ Transparent glue
✓ Single-core copper PVC electrical wire – I used approximately 1m with a diameter of 2-2.5mm
✓ Fishing line - for whiskers with a diameter of 0.22mm (optional)
✓ Adhesive fabric tape approximately 1 cm wide

ABOUT THIS PATTERN

The pattern is written using USA terminology

This pattern is easy to follow with step-by-step instructions (50 pages with detailed instructions, tips, photos illustrating the process)