Thank you so much for checking out my tree climbing duo! If I had to pick, I’m definitely more sloth than monkey and it’s so much fun to think of how all of these different pets will reflect the personalities & moods of their wearers! Both tree climbers only take me about an hour to make. The monkey is no sew other than the face embroidery. The sloth requires a little sewing (just the eye patches) and the face embroidery. You can choose to make long leg ties or incorporate hair elastics for the arm bands.

This pattern is written in US terms and designed for use with Premier Parfait Chunky or a similar weight yarn, and a 5 mm hook. They work up great in any weight though. Your pet’s finished size depends on the yarn, hook, and tension of your stitches. Mine end up being around 4 (worsted weight acrylic, 4 mm), 5.5 (premier parfait, 5 mm), and 7 (bernat blanket, 8 mm) inches long.

I hope you enjoy making your tree climber pets so much that you end up making an army of them! :)

Recommended yarn & hook size-
Premier Parfait Chunky, 5 mm hook
3 colors for the sloth: face color (A), main color (B), nose/eye patch color (C). I used toffee (A), teddy bear (B), chocolate (C)

3 colors for the monkey: face color (A), main color (B). nose color (C) I used shell (A), seaglass (B), chocolate (C)

16 mm - 18 mm safety eyes
blunt-tipped needle for sewing
poly-fil
optional: stitch markers, sewing pins (to pin pieces in place before sewing), 2 seamless elastic hair ties for the elastic leg mod (picture on p. 10; thicker ones might not work well because we are going to crochet around them)

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