Hi my crochet friends. Today, I’m so happy to introduce you my new design: Aki the Fox. He’s aproximately 12 cm. It took 2 or 3 hours to make this little fox. Let’s take a look to the pattern.
Instruments and Materials
YarnArt Jeans Orange
YarnArt Jeans White 01
2 mm crochet hook
7mm of safety eyes
Toy filling
Scissor, yarn needle, markers, pin.
Abbreviations
ch: chain
sts: stitch(es)
slst: slipstitch
Sc: single crochet
Inc: increase
Dec: Decrease
Dc: double crochet
hdc: half double crochet
FLO : Front loop only
BLO : Back loop only
FO: Faten off
rep: repeat
(number) : number of stiches in the round or strip
HEAD
Use orange yarn
Row 1: 6sc in MR (6)
Row 2: 6 inc (12)
Row 3: (1sc, 1inc)*6 (18)
Row 4: ( 2sc, 1inc) * 6 (24)
Row 5: ( 3sc, 1inc) * 6 (30)
Row 6: 30 sc (30)
Row 7: ( 4sc, 1inc) * 6 (36)
Row 8: 36sc (36)
Row 9: 36 sc (36)
Row 10: Orange: 7sc, white: 3 sc in the same stitch, 3sc in the same stitch, 18sc, 3 sc in the same stitch, 3sc in the same stitch, orange:7sc ( 44)
Row 11 : Orange: 7 sc, white: 30sc, orange: 7sc (44)
Row 12: Orange: 7sc, white: 3sc, 1 dec, 20sc, 1dec, 3sc, orange: 7sc (42)
Row 13: Orange: (5sc, 1 dec), white: ( 5sc, 1dec) * 4, orange:( 5sc, 1dec) (36)
Row 14: Orange:(4sc, 1 dec), white: ( 4sc, 1dec) * 4, orange:( 4sc, 1dec) (30)
Row 15: Orange:(3sc, 1 dec), white:( 3sc, 1dec) * 4, orange:( 3sc, 1dec) (24)
Row 16: Orange: (2sc, 1 dec), white:( 2sc, 1dec) * 4, orange: ( 2sc, 1dec) (18)
Cut the thread leaving enough length for sewing. Stuff with the fiberfill.
Place the safety eyes between row 9 and 10 at about 6 sts apart.
EARS (Make 2)
Start with white yarn
R1: 6sc in MR (6)
R 2: 6sc (6)
Change to the orange yarn
R3: (1sc, 1inc) 8 3 (9)
R 4: (2sc, 1inc) * 3 (12)
R5: (3sc, 1inc) * 3 (15)
Cut the yarn. Sew the ear to the head.
NOSE
Use white yarn
Row 1: 6sc (6)
Row 2: White( 1sc, 1inc) , orange: 1sc, 1inc, white: 1sc, 1inc (9)
Row 3 – Row 4: white: 3sc, orange: 3sc, white: 3sc (9)
Cut the yarn. Sew the nose to the head. Use black yarn to decorate.
BODY
Use orange yarn
Row 1: 6sc (6)
Row 2: 6inc (12)
Row 3: (1sc, 1inc)*6 (18)
Row 4: ( 2sc, 1inc) * 6 (24)
Row 5: ( 3sc, 1inc) * 6 (30)
Row 6: ( 4sc, 1inc) * 6 (36)
Row 7 – Row 9: 36 sc (36)
Row 10: ( 2sc, 1dec, 2sc) * 6 (30)
Row 10: 30sc (30)
Row 11: ( 4sc, 1dec, 4sc) * 3 (27)
Row 12: 27 sc (27)
Row 13: ( 7sc, 1dec) * 3( 24)
Row 14: 24 sc (24)
Row 15: ( 1sc, 1dec, 1sc) * 6 (18)
Cut the yarn, stuff it. Sew the body to the head.
BELLY
Use white yarn:
Row 1: 6sc (6)
Row 2: 6inc (12)
Row 3: (1sc, 1inc)*6 (18)
Row 4: ( 2sc, 1inc) * 6 (24)
Cut the yarn. Sew it to the body.
ARM (Make 2)
Use white yarn
Row 1: 6sc in MR (6)
Row 2: (1sc, 1inc) * 3 (9)
Change to orange yarn
Row 3 – Row 9: 9sc (9)
Cut the yarn, stuff it, sew the arm to the body.
LEG (Make 2)
Use white yarn
Chain 7
Row 1 : 1inc, 4sc, 3sc in next st, 4sc, 1inc,
Row 2: 2inc, 4sc, 3inc, 4sc, 2inc
Chang to the orange yarn
Row 3 – Row 6: 22 sc (22)
Row 7: 7sc, 4dec, 7sc (18)
Row 8 : 5sc, 4 dec, 5sc (14)
R9: 5sc, 2 dec, 5 sc (12)
Row 10 – Row 14 : 12 sc (12)
Cut the yarn. Stuff it. Sew the leg to the body.
TAIL
Use white yarn
Row 1: 6sc in mR (6)
Row 2: 6sc (6)
Row 3: (1sc, 1inc) * 3 (9)
Row 4: 9 sc (9)
Change to orange yarn
Row 5: ( 2sc, 1inc) * 3 (12)
Row 6: 12 sc (12)
Row 7: ( 3sc, 1inc) * 3 (15)
Row 8 – Row 9: 15 sc (15)
Row 10: ( 3sc, 1dec) * 3 (12)
Row 11: ( 1sc, 1dec, 1sc) * 3 (9)
Row 12: ( 1sc, 1de) * 3 (6)
Cut the yarn, stuff it. Sew the tail to the back of body.
