This pattern includes a 14 page document for advanced beginners. The size of the final product will depend on your choice of yarn and hook size. The pattern was made with medium weight yarn and a 3.75 mm hook and the squirrel softy measured approximately 11 inches in length.

Skills required to complete it include: magic circle, chain, slip stitch, single crochet, double crochet, increases, decreases and back loop only stitches. Also: working in rounds and rows, color changes and finishing off the work.

What you will need:

medium weight yarn of your preference in colors that match: mint green, light yellow, lavender, dark brown, coral, dark orange, white and dark green.
felt in colors that match: dark green, white, black pink, fuchsia, yellow and turquoise
threads that match the felt colors or glue
2 snap buttons
3.75 mm crochet hook (F)
embroidery needle
sewing needle
stuffing material (polyfill)
scissors