Free Hedgehog Crochet Pattern
Today we have the most adorable Free Hedgehog Crochet Pattern for you, by the ever so lovely Crafting Alice. This hedgehog pattern is now available in German too – visit Crafting Alice for the German Hedgehog Crochet Pattern. And whilst you are at it.. why not check out Alice’s other fantastic creations? Including her adorable Pug Crochet Pattern ? He is simply DARLING!
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Hedgehog Crochet – Materials
black, grey, rainbow yarn
3.0 mm crochet hook
yarn needle
fiberfill
Crochet Abbreviations used for this Hedgehog pattern (U.S.) :
- slst – slip stitch
- st – stitch
- sc – single crochet
- dec – decline
How to crochet a hedgehog (free hedgehog crocket pattern)
HEAD (grey wool)
R1: 3 sc, close to a ring with a slst into the first sc (3 sts)
R2: *2 sc in next sc*, repeat twice (6 sts)
R3: 6 sc (6 sts)
R4: *2 sc in next sc*, repeat 5 times (12 sts)
R5: 12 sc (12 sts)
R6: *1 sc, 2 sc in next sc*, repeat 5 times (18 sts)
R7: *1 sc, 2 sc in next sc*, repeat 8 times (27 sts)
R8-10: 27 sc (27 sts)
R11: *1 sc, 2 sc in next sc*, repeat 12 times, 1 sc (40 sts)
R12-13 : 40 sc (40 sts)
R14: *4 sc, dec 1*, repeat 5 times, 4 sc (34 sts)
R15: *4 sc, dec 1*, repeat 4 times, 4 sc (29 sts)
R16: *4 sc, dec 1*, repeat 3 times, 5 sc (25 sts)
R17: *3 sc, dec 1*, repeat 4 times (20 sts)
gently stuff the head
R18: *1 sc, dec 1*, repeat 5 times, 2 sc (14 sts)
R19: *1 sc, dec 1*, repeat 3 times, 2 sc (10 sts)
R20: *dec 1*, repeat 4 times
cut yarn, fasten
BODY (grey wool)
R1: 3 sc, close to a ring with a slst into the first sc (3 sts)
R2: *2 sc in next sc*, repeat twice (6 sts)
R3: *2 sc in next sc*, repeat 5 times (12 sts)
R4: *2 sc in next sc*, repeat 11 times (24 sts)
R5: *1sc, 2 sc in next sc*, repeat 11 times (36 sts)
R6-12: 36 sc (36 sts)
R13: 16 sc, dec 1, dec 1, 16 sc (34 sts)
R14: 15 sc, dec 1, dec 1, 15 sc (32 sts)
R15: 14 sc, dec 1, dec 1, 14 sc (30 sts)
R16: 30 sc (30 sts)
R17: 13 sc, dec 1, dec 1, 13 sc (28 sts)
R18: *1 sc, dec 1*, repeat 9 times, 1 sc (19 sts)
R19: 19 sc (19 sts)
R20: *1 sc, dec 1*, repeat 5 times, 1 sc (13 sts)
R21: 13 sc (13 sts)
R22: *dec 1*, repeat 5 times, 1 sc (7 sts)
cut yarn, fasten
EARS (grey wool)
R1: 5 sc, turn
R2: 4 sc into next sts, chain 1, turn
R3: 4 sc into next sts, turn
R4: 3 sc into next sts, turn
R5: 2 sc into next sts
cut yarn, fasten
repeat once for second ear
HANDS & FEET (grey wool)
R1: 3 sc, close to a ring with a slst into the first sc (3 sts)
R2: *2 sc in next sc*, repeat twice (6 sts)
R3: *2 sc in next sc*, repeat 5 times (12 sts)
R4-6: 12 sc (12 sts)
cut yarn, fasten
repeat 3 times
gently stuff the limbs
sew on limbs
choose the right position to sew on eyes and nose (black wool)
HAIR (rainbow wool or any other color combination)
cut plenty strings of wool (about 8.5 inch/22 cm long, approximately 450 strings)
tie strings with two knots onto the back of the hedgehog
best start from the bottom and work your way up
the crochet hook will help along the way
cut and style as pleased (uncut hedgehog pictured)
Do also check out Crafting Alice’s fantastic Free Pug Crochet Pattern! Isn’t it the cutest?!
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