With this design, the crocodile’s body contains the egg which then ‘hatches’ to reveal the baby crocodile inside that!

This pattern is 14 pages long and includes the instructions for the adult crocodile, as well as for the baby and its egg. It contains loads of photos to help you every step of the way and it is written in American crochet terms.

You will need:

Yarn of your choice. Yarn weight doesn’t really matter - the size of your project will simply turn out bigger or smaller! I used Patons Smoothie DK Yarn (this is quite a thick DK yarn so it is equivalent to aran or light worsted weight in other brands) and my finished crocodile measures approximately 35cm long.

For the adult crocodile you will need the following colours:
Dark green as well as small amounts of pale green, pale pink & white.

For the baby & egg you will need the following colours:
Pale green for the baby & white or cream for the egg.

A suitable size hook for the yarn you have chosen - I used a 4mm hook.

Toy stuffing.

A small amount of black & dark green finer yarn or embroidery thread for adding the details.

A pair of 9mm black safety eyes.

A small button for fastening the egg

Other tools you will need are a tapestry needle, some scissors and a stitch marker.

You are welcome to sell the items that you make using this pattern, but please do not sell / share the pattern itself. Feel free to contact me with any questions as I am more than happy to help. Thank you.