149 Crochet Pattern - Raccoon - Amigurumi soft toy PDF file by Ogol CP

This listing is for an INSTANT DOWNLOAD PDF PATTERN not a finished project.

LANGUAGE: English

SKILL LEVEL: Intermediate

FINISHED SIZE:
Approx. 15 cm (5.9 inches) tall using the materials stated in the pattern.

SKILLS REQUIRED:
Crochet in rounds
Single crochet
Increasing
Decreasing
Slip stitch
Working with fluffy yarn

MATERIALS AND TOOLS

• Yarn
  I used “Lotus Travka Stretch” by Kamteks (70% acrylic, 28% polyamide, 2% lycra) that has approximately 80 m in a 50 g skein) in the following colors:
• dark grey (I used approximately one skein);
• light grey (I used approximately half a skein);
• black (I used approximately half a skein);
• white (I used small amount).
  Tip: Go to Gauge section to know if you chose the right yarn.
• Strong smooth thread (i.e. acrylic yarn) to sew the pieces together if your main yarn is fluffy and you can’t use it to assemble the toy.
• Matching crochet hook. I used 3.0 mm crochet hook (US 2 or 3 crochet hook, UK 11 crochet hook).
• Stuffing
• Brush to brush up the toy (you can use Velcro instead).
• Transparent glue.
• White felt to make the whites of the eyes (you can needle felt them instead using white wool for felting – instructions are not given).
• Two black half beads for the pupils of the eyes (I used 7 mm in diameter).
• Black polymer clay to make the nose (instructions are given). You can use a ready-made nose as well (approximately 7-9 mm wide for the toy 15 cm (5.9 inches) tall), crochet it or embroider (instructions are not given).
• Varnish (if you are going to make the nose using polymer clay).
• Cotter pin to attach the head onto the body (optional) – I used a cotter pin 25 mm long. You can simply sew the head onto the body.
• Two discs for a cotter pin joint – I used 20 mm in diameter. You can use plastic or fiberboard discs.
• Any material to tint the toy (pencils, dry pastels, oil paints, etc.) – I used oil pastels.
• Strong black thread to needle sculpt the muzzle.

ABOUT THIS PATTERN
Pattern written using USA terminology

This pattern is easy to follow with step-by-step instructions (20 pages with detailed instructions, tips, photos illustrating the process)