Snout:
- Black Yarn:
- Round 1: 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
- Round 2: 6 increases (12)
- Round 3: 6 decreases (6)
- Switch to Beige Yarn:
- Round 4: 6 sc
- Round 5: 2 sc, 2 increases, 2 sc (8)
- Round 6: 4 sc, 2 increases, 2 sc (10)
- Round 7: (1 sc, increase) x2, 1 sc, 2 increases, 1 sc, 1 increase, 1 sc (15)
- Round 8: 8 sc, 3 increases, 4 sc (18)
- Round 9: 2 sc, decrease, 6 sc, 3 increases, 5 sc (20)
- Round 10: 12 sc, 1 increase, 7 sc, 3 ПС (21)
- Round 11: 10 sc, 1 increase, 10 sc (22)
- Round 12: 9 sc, 4 increases, 9 sc (26)
- Round 13: 7 sc, (1 sc, increase) x6, 7 sc (32)
- Round 14: 8 sc, 1 increase, (4 sc, increase) x3, 8 sc (36)
- Round 15: (5 sc, increase) x6 (42)
- Round 16: (6 sc, increase) x6 (48)
- Round 17: 48 sc
- Round 18: (7 sc, increase) x6 (54)
- Round 19: 54 sc
- Round 20: (8 sc, increase) x6 (60)
- Round 21: 60 sc
- Round 22: 54 sc, add the first leg (6 sc) = (60)
- Round 23: 1 sc, add the second leg (6 sc), 5 sc, add the first arm (3 sc), 6 sc, add the first ear (6 sc), 7 sc, add the second ear (6 sc), 6 sc, add the second arm (3 sc), 11 sc = (60)
Switch to spine yarn (Alize Decofur).
- Insert the 9 mm safety eyes between rounds 14 and 15, about 10 stitches apart.
Fur:
(Continue working on 60 stitches from round 23, but now crochet from the inside of the piece.)
- Rounds 1-8: 60 sc (8 rounds)
- Round 9: (8 sc, decrease) x6 (54)
- Round 10: (7 sc, decrease) x6 (48)
- Round 11: 48 sc
- Round 12: (6 sc, decrease) x6 (42)
- Round 13: 42 sc
- Round 14: (5 sc, decrease) x6 (36)
- Round 15: 36 sc
- Round 16: (4 sc, decrease) x6 (30)
Stuff the hedgehog, focusing on the snout area for a firm finish.
- Round 17: (3 sc, decrease) x6 (24)
- Round 18: (2 sc, decrease) x6 (18)
- Round 19: (1 sc, decrease) x6 (12)
- Round 20: 6 decreases
Pull the final stitches tight, fasten off, and hide the yarn end inside.
Finished!
Your adorable crochet hedgehog is now ready to be displayed or gifted! Remember to give credit to the designer, Alena Turanova (@mimimishki.tut), and use the hashtag #вяжу_с_mimimishkami when posting your creations.