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Baby crochet capybara pattern
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Weight 6 yarn- I used alize softy mega
Weight 4 black acrylic yarn for eyes and nose embroidery
6mm crochet hook
Stitch markers
Stuffing
Darning needle
Scissors
Abbreviations
MR- magic ring
ch- chain
sc- single crochet
hdc- half double crochet
FLO- front loop only
BLO- back loop only
inc- increase
dec- decrease
slst- slip stitch
Arms
We need to make the arms first as they will be crocheted onto the body later.
Make 2:
Start with accent colour:
R1. 4 sc in a mr (4)
R2. (inc)x4 (8)
Change to main body colour:
R3-5. sc around (8) (3 rounds)
R6. (2sc,dec)x2 (6)
Stuff the arms lightly. Flatted the top and slst 3 times through both sides of round 6 to close the arms shut.
FO, leaving a short yarn tail. Weave in loose ends.
Head
The head and body is crocheted as one piece. We will begin by making the head first.
Use main body colour:
R1. 6 sc in a mr (6)
R2. (inc)x6 (12)
R3. (sc,inc)x6 (18)
R4. (2sc,inc)x6 (24)
R5. (3sc,inc)x6 (30)
R6-10. sc around (30) (5 rounds)
The hdc’s in the next round are the two cheeks – remember these stitches or use stitch markers to mark them as we’ll embroider the face in between them later.
R11. 8sc, 2hdc in one stitch, 3hdc in one stitch, 10sc, 3 hdc in one stitch, 2 hdc in one stitch, 8 sc (36)
R12. (4sc,dec)x6 (30)
R13. (3sc,dec)x6 (24)
Do not cut your yarn.
Pause here to embroider the face.
I used weight 4 black acrylic yarn for the eyes and nose.
Eyes
See photo 3. Ensure the eyes are evenly placed in between the capybaras cheeks.
Embroider two horizontal lines two stitches wide, between rounds 9 and 10 of the head.
Position the eyes 6 stitches apart.
Nose
See photo 4. First, embroider a V shape on round 10 of the head, 2 stitches away from each eye.
Next, pull out your needle below your V shape, one stitch below. Insert the needle at the bottom of the V to create a vertical line.
Blush
Embroider pink yarn for blush underneath the eyes. Mine is two stitches wide and is placed between rounds 10 and 11 of the head.
Stuff the head firmly, making sure it is firm.
Body
Continue using main body colour:
R14. (dec)x12 (12)
In the next round we will be attaching each arm by crocheting them to the body with 3 inc’s – see photo 6.
Work in the FLO of the body for the entirety of round 15 – see photo 7.
R15. FLO of body (inc)x2, through first arm and FLO of body (inc)x3, FLO of body (inc)x3, through second arm and FLO of body (inc)x3, FLO of body, inc (24)
R16. (3sc,inc)x6 (30)
R17-22. sc around (30) (6 rounds)
R23. (3sc,dec)x6 (24)
Stuff the body firmly.
R24. (dec)x12 (12)
R25. (dec)x6 (6)
After round 25, my work looks like this.
If there is an opening left, continue to decrease or leave a long yarn tail and sew it closed. Slst and FO. Weave in loose ends.
Ears
Make 2:
Use accent colour:
R1. 5 sc in a mr (5)
R2. (inc)x5 (10)
Slst and FO, leaving a long yarn tail for sewing.
Legs (make 2)
Start with accent colour:
R1. 5 sc in a mr (5)
R2. (inc)x5 (10)
R3. sc around (10)
Change to main body colour:
R4-5. sc around (10) – 2 rounds.
Stuff firmly. Slst and FO, leaving a long yarn tail for sewing.
Plushie assembly
Ears:
See photos 10, 11 and 12. Sew the ears starting on round 5 of the head, 2 stitches away from each eye.
Legs:
See photo 10. Sew the legs starting on round 19 of the body, around 4 stitches apart.
Mine took up rounds 19-22.
Flower hat
Start with stem colour:
R1. 6 sc in a mr (6)
R2-3. sc around (6) – 2 rounds.
R4. see photo 14 for steps 1-2.
Step 1: slst into the FLO of the next stitch.
Step 2: ch 4, starting from the 2nd ch from hook, 3 sc (3)
Repeat step 1 and 2 five more times. You should have a total of 6 leaves.
Change to flower colour:
R5. crocheting in the unworked BLO stitches of round 3, (inc)x6 (12)
R6. (sc,inc)x6 (18)
R7. (2sc,inc)x6 (24)
R8. (3sc,inc)x6 (30)
R9. (4sc,inc)x6 (36)
R10. see photo 15. 9sc, ch3, skip 3, 12sc, ch3, skip 3, 9 sc (36)
R11-12. sc around (36) – 2 rounds.
R13. FLO (5sc,inc)x6 (42)
R14. (sc,3hdc one stitch,sc)x4 (70)
Slst and FO, leaving a short yarn tail. Weave in loose ends.
