-reddish/brown embroidery floss
-white embroidery floss
-black embroidery floss
-size 12 crochet hook
-keychain ring
Head: Begin with white thread.
1: in white, 6 sc in mc
Head: Begin with white thread.
1: in white, 6 sc in mc
2: (in white - Inc, 2 dc) (In orange - Inc, 2 dc)- 8
Back leg: in black
Ch 4
In back of chain, starting in 2nd ch from hook, 1: Inc, sc, (4 sc), sc, sc - 9
2-3: sc around - 9
4: 2 sc, 2 sc3tog, sc - 5
5: sc around - 5
6: sc around but switch to orange in the last stitch. - 5
In orange:
7: 4 sc, inc - 6
8: 2 inc, 3 sc, inc - 9
9: (sc, inc)*3, 3 sc - 12
10: (sc, inc)*2, (inc, sc)*2, 4 sc - 16
11: (2 sc, inc)*2, (inc, 2 sc)*2, 4 sc - 20
12: (2 sc, Dec)*5 - 16
13: (sc, Dec)*5 - 12
14: (Dec)*5 - 6
15: Dec around and finish off
Front Leg: In black
Ch 4
In back of chain, starting in 2nd ch from hook, 1: Inc, sc, (4 sc), sc, sc - 9
2-3: sc around - 9
4: 2 sc, 2 sc3tog, sc - 5
5: sc around - 5
6: sc around but switch to orange in the last stitch. - 5
In orange:
7: sc, inc, sc, inc, sc - 7
8-12: sc around - 7
Stuff leg
13: this row will close the leg, making it flat so you can sew it to the side of the fox.
Flatten the leg and crochet through both the
3 sc
14: sl st, turn, 3 sc, finish off
Finished with 11
Tail:
1: 4 sc in mc
2-3: SC around - 4
4: SC, inc, SC, inc - 6
5: (inc, SC)*3 - 9
6-13: SC around
14: flatten and SC 4 across. Finish off
3: (1st st of increase in orange then switch to white) - inc, 3 dc. (In orange - Inc, 3 dc) - 10
4: (in orange - Inc) (in white - 4 dc) (in orange - Inc, 4 dc) - 12
5: (in orange - Inc, dc) (in white - 4 dc) (in orange - dc, 5 Inc) - 18
6: (in orange - (Inc, 2 dc) (in white - 4 dc) (in orange - (2 dc, Inc)*3 then 2 dc) - 22
7: (in orange - 3 dc) (in white - 6 dc) (in orange - 13 dc)
8: (in orange - Inc, 2 dc) (in white - 6 dc) (in orange - (2 dc, inc)*1 then (3 dc, inc)*1 then (2 dc, inc)*1 then (3 dc)*1 - 26
9: (in orange - inc, 2 dc) (in white - 8 dc) (in orange - (2 dc, inc)*1, (1 dc, inc)*1, (2 dc, inc)*3, (1 dc)*1) - 32
10: (in orange - 4 sc) (in white - 8 sc) (in orange - 20 sc) - 32
You can finish off the white now. You'll only need orange from now on.
11:(2 dc, dec)*7, (dec, 2 dc)*2, (dec)*1 - 28
Begin stuffing the head
12: (dc, dec)*9, (dc)*1 - 19
13: (dec)*9, (dc)*1 - 10
14: (sc dec)*5 - 5
Finish off, leaving a long tail.
Ears: The placement will depend on your taste of how far apart you want them to be.
With the head facing towards you, counting down the center of the nose, count straight back to the desired row (about row 11) then count to the right and left 5-6 stitches to place your hook (this will be the outer edge of the ear).
For left ear: work with the face toward you
1: With your yarn already looped onto your hook, insert it into the spot you want to start and sc 3.
2: turn, sk 1st stitch (don't ch), tc in next st, sl st in last st, then sl st in head. Finish off.
For right ear: turn the head around so you're working from the back side then repeat the instructions for the left ear.
Body: (I don't remember exactly what I did - something like the following...)
*The increases might be a little confusing since I switch back and forth between dc and sc, but for this pattern if you have been doing dc, the increase will be a dc increase and if you have been doing sc, the increase will be a sc increase.*
In orange
1: In magic circle, dc 8
2: (dc inc)*8 - 16
3: (dc, inc)*8 - 24
4-7: dc around - 24
8: (2 dc, dec)*9 - 18
9: (in orange - 5 dc) (in white - 8 dc) (in orange - 5 dc) - 18
10: (in orange - (dc, dec)*2) (in white - (dc, dec)*2) (in orange - (dc, dec)*2) - 12
6: (in orange - (Inc, 2 dc) (in white - 4 dc) (in orange - (2 dc, Inc)*3 then 2 dc) - 22
7: (in orange - 3 dc) (in white - 6 dc) (in orange - 13 dc)
8: (in orange - Inc, 2 dc) (in white - 6 dc) (in orange - (2 dc, inc)*1 then (3 dc, inc)*1 then (2 dc, inc)*1 then (3 dc)*1 - 26
9: (in orange - inc, 2 dc) (in white - 8 dc) (in orange - (2 dc, inc)*1, (1 dc, inc)*1, (2 dc, inc)*3, (1 dc)*1) - 32
10: (in orange - 4 sc) (in white - 8 sc) (in orange - 20 sc) - 32
You can finish off the white now. You'll only need orange from now on.
11:(2 dc, dec)*7, (dec, 2 dc)*2, (dec)*1 - 28
Begin stuffing the head
12: (dc, dec)*9, (dc)*1 - 19
13: (dec)*9, (dc)*1 - 10
14: (sc dec)*5 - 5
Finish off, leaving a long tail.
Ears: The placement will depend on your taste of how far apart you want them to be.
With the head facing towards you, counting down the center of the nose, count straight back to the desired row (about row 11) then count to the right and left 5-6 stitches to place your hook (this will be the outer edge of the ear).
For left ear: work with the face toward you
1: With your yarn already looped onto your hook, insert it into the spot you want to start and sc 3.
2: turn, sk 1st stitch (don't ch), tc in next st, sl st in last st, then sl st in head. Finish off.
For right ear: turn the head around so you're working from the back side then repeat the instructions for the left ear.
Body: (I don't remember exactly what I did - something like the following...)
*The increases might be a little confusing since I switch back and forth between dc and sc, but for this pattern if you have been doing dc, the increase will be a dc increase and if you have been doing sc, the increase will be a sc increase.*
In orange
1: In magic circle, dc 8
2: (dc inc)*8 - 16
3: (dc, inc)*8 - 24
4-7: dc around - 24
8: (2 dc, dec)*9 - 18
9: (in orange - 5 dc) (in white - 8 dc) (in orange - 5 dc) - 18
10: (in orange - (dc, dec)*2) (in white - (dc, dec)*2) (in orange - (dc, dec)*2) - 12
11: (in orange - 4 dc) (in white - 4 dc) (in orange - 4 dc) - 12
12: (in orange - 2 dec) (in white - 2 dec) (in orange - 2 dec) - 6
13: (in orange) dec around, finish off.
Back leg: in black
Ch 4
In back of chain, starting in 2nd ch from hook, 1: Inc, sc, (4 sc), sc, sc - 9
2-3: sc around - 9
4: 2 sc, 2 sc3tog, sc - 5
5: sc around - 5
6: sc around but switch to orange in the last stitch. - 5
In orange:
7: 4 sc, inc - 6
8: 2 inc, 3 sc, inc - 9
9: (sc, inc)*3, 3 sc - 12
10: (sc, inc)*2, (inc, sc)*2, 4 sc - 16
11: (2 sc, inc)*2, (inc, 2 sc)*2, 4 sc - 20
12: (2 sc, Dec)*5 - 16
13: (sc, Dec)*5 - 12
14: (Dec)*5 - 6
15: Dec around and finish off
Front Leg: In black
Ch 4
In back of chain, starting in 2nd ch from hook, 1: Inc, sc, (4 sc), sc, sc - 9
2-3: sc around - 9
4: 2 sc, 2 sc3tog, sc - 5
5: sc around - 5
6: sc around but switch to orange in the last stitch. - 5
In orange:
7: sc, inc, sc, inc, sc - 7
8-12: sc around - 7
Stuff leg
13: this row will close the leg, making it flat so you can sew it to the side of the fox.
Flatten the leg and crochet through both the
3 sc
14: sl st, turn, 3 sc, finish off
Finished with 11
Tail:
1: 4 sc in mc
2-3: SC around - 4
4: SC, inc, SC, inc - 6
5: (inc, SC)*3 - 9
6-13: SC around
14: flatten and SC 4 across. Finish off
After the tail is finished, add the "fur". I used mostly reddish/brown, but used some white for the tail tip.
I just cut the strands of thread into approximately 1” strips. Insert the crochet hook, pull the thread partway through, then pull the ends through the loop. Pull tight.
I just cut the strands of thread into approximately 1” strips. Insert the crochet hook, pull the thread partway through, then pull the ends through the loop. Pull tight.
After I finished adding the fur, I brushed it vigorously with a hairbrush to fray it a little.
Assemble the fox, add the keychain ring, and embroider eyes, nose, and a smile!