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Little Fox (or wolf)
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The example is worked using Drops Big Merino (aran/worsted weight) in orange
(shade no.15), black (shade no.04) and off white (shade No.01) with a 3mm hook.
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Using the 3mm hook the fox is about 17cm high.

A single ball of orange was enough for two foxes and scraps of the other colours.
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You’ll also need:

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soft toy stuffing

A blunt needle for finishing off and a sharp needle
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for sewing eyes/nose or 12mm buttons/safety eyes

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Please check notes for abbreviations

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 Notes
The main body is worked in the round and in one piece from the top of the ears to
the bottom of the body. The legs are worked together and attached to the body
afterwards.

abbreviations:
V 2sc in same sc (increase)
sc single crochet (U.S.)
ch. chain

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▲ invisible decrease (hook in front loop of next 2 chains,
yarn through those 2, then yarn through 2 on hook) - see

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photo tutorial on page 13

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Main body
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Rnd Instruction No.

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This is the tip of the ear so using white or black yarn: 6sc in adjustable
1 6
loop (see photo tutorial on page 12)
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2 6sc 6
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3 (V, 1sc) 3 times 9

(V, 2sc) 3 times. Change to main

4 12
body colour on last sc
Rnd Instruction No.

5 12sc 12

6 (V, 3sc) 3 times 15

15sc then work an extra 1sc to

7 15
even out the rows

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Finish off the 1st ear and put aside. Repeat rows 1-7 for the 2nd ear

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but don’t finish off, carry on with...

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ch5 on the 2nd ear then 15sc
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round the 1st ear to join them.
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ear
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2nd
ear
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2nd
ear
8 5sc back across the ch5
1st
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ear
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8 15sc round the 2nd ear 2nd

ear
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5sc on the opposite side of the ch5.

8 39
This is now the end of the round
 Begin this round in the next
free sc (count back from 39 if
9a not sure where to start) 7sc,
ch6 (the ch6 should be directly
opposite the middle bridge)

begin next
round in same
space as ch6
starting in 3rd from hook-4sc
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on ch6.

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10sc (beginning in the same sc
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as the ch6), ▲ ▲ should be in the

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middle of the ch5
bridge
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9sc, ch6, starting in 3rd

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from hook-4sc, 9sc (again,

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begininning in the same sc as
the ch6), ▲, 2sc
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Skip 2ch
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4sc and pull

7sc, 4sc on the ch6, skip 2ch at forward
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the end - pull these 2ch to the

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top, 4sc on other side of ch6 4sc
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2 skipped
chains at the
The tip should look something end
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like this
 19sc, 4sc on the ch6, skip 2ch at
10b the end, 4sc on other side of ch6, 52
8sc, ▲, 1sc

11 9sc, ▲, ▲, 10sc, ▲, 11sc, ▲, ▲, 10sc, ▲ 46

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12 8sc, ▲, ▲, 9sc, ▲, 9sc, ▲, ▲, 8sc, ▲ 40

13 7sc, ▲, ▲, 8sc, ▲, 7sc, ▲, ▲, 6sc, ▲ 34

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14 6sc, ▲, ▲, 7sc, ▲, 5sc, ▲, ▲, 4sc, ▲ 28

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15 5sc, ▲, ▲, 6sc, ▲, 3sc, ▲, ▲, 2sc, ▲ 22

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16 ▲, 3sc, ▲, 5 sc, ▲, 3sc, ▲, 3sc
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17 18sc. This is a good time to add some stuffing. 18
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18 (▲, 1sc) 6 times 12

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19 12sc 12
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 12sc in row below to re-inforce
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the neck joint.

21 (1sc, V) 6 times 18

22 18sc 18

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23 (2sc, V) 6 times 24

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24 24sc 24

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25 (3sc, V) 6 times 30

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26-27 30sc for 2 rounds 30

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30sc in front loop only (this
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28 will be where the legs are joined 30

later)
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Frill: **(Ch3, 2dc) in next, skip

2sc, 1sc** repeat between **
10 times
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OR 30
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No Frill: 30sc for 2 rounds

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Finish off
 Legs

Rnd Instruction No.

1 6sc in adjustable loop 6

2 6sc 6

3 (V, 1sc) 3 times 9

4 9sc 9

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5 (V, 2sc) 3 times 12

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6 12sc **add more rounds for longer legs** 12

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1 or 2 sc to even up the rounds

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finish off 1st leg here and repeat for 2nd leg but don’t finish off...

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7a ch3, 12sc round 1st leg,

1st
leg 2nd
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leg
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3sc across ch3, 12sc round 2nd

7b 2nd
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leg, leg
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1st
leg
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3sc on the opposite side of the

7c 29
ch3.

8 12sc, V, 16sc 30

30sc. Cut yarn leaving a long end (to sew to body) and pull the
9 30
last loop out.
 Legs

Body
On the body, fold back the frill or last 2
rows to find the back loop of row 28 and
line up the legs with the body. Thread
the loose end of yarn from the legs onto a
blunt needle. Legs

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Thread in one of the back loops and out of

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the next on the body,

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Then through the ‘v’ of the matching sc on U
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the legs.
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Repeat the last 2 steps for each sc on

the legs. Pull up every 3 or 4 stitches
to neatly join the two pieces. Stop after
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20sc and poke in some stuffing. Continue

round each of the 30sc on the legs and
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back loops of the body.

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 Cheek pieces (make 2)
1 Using White yarn: ch2, 3sc in 1st chain 3

2 ch1, turn, V in each 6

3 ch1, turn, (V, 1sc, V) 2 times 10

4 ch1, turn (V, 1sc, V, 1sc, V) 2 times 16

9sc evenly across the straight edge

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Finish off leaving an 18” tail

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Line up the straight edge of the
cheek piece with the decreases on

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the side of the head. ases
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Side
with
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Align
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Thread yarn end onto needle.

Push needle through the cheek
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piece where you would start a

crochet stitch...
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under one or two strands on the

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2
head then back up through the
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same sc on the cheek piece. Then 3

down throught the next sc on the 1
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cheek. Do this round all sc of the

cheek...
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Creating a back stitch around the

cheek piece.
 Nose

Thread a needle with your black

wool. Make 4 or 5 vertical
stitches close together

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Then 4 or 5 horizontal stitch-

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es over the top. Then verti-
cal stitches over the top again if
needed.

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Then 4 stitches around
everything...
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 Tail
1 Using white yarn: 6sc in adjustable loop 6

2 6sc 6

3 (V, 1sc) 3 times. Change to orange yarn on the last 1sc. 9

4 9sc 9

5 (V, 2sc) 3 times 12

6-9 12sc for 4 rounds 12

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10 (▲, 4sc) 2 times 10

11 10sc 10

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12 (▲, 3sc) 2 times 8

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13 8sc 8

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14 (▲, 2sc) 2 times 6

15 6sc
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Finish off, squash flat and sew to back of fox.
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Embroidered Eyes
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Thread the yarn from the back Come out on the front at one When you get to the opposite
of the head to the front leaving corner of the eye and go under corner, come back on yourself.
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a short end. Take care to go the next sc creating a running If you split the yarn as you go
through a gap between crochet stitch. Repeat another two times through it, your line will appear
and not split the yarn straighter
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When the line is complete,
thread the yarn back through
the head and come out of the
exact same space you went in....
Now you can knot the two ends
together and so long as you have
got both ends coming out of the
same hole - you can pull the
end back into the head to hide
completely.
 Double adjustable loop
(for when a single loop just isn’t up to the job)

Pinch the start of the yarn under
your thumb and wind it round
your 2 middle fingers clockwise
twice. Take the end across the
first wrap and pinch in place
with your first finger.
Poke your hook under the loops
on your fingers right to left, to
grab the working end near your
first finger. Pull under the loops
on your fingers

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Back under the same bit held by and when you get to this stage,
your first finger and pull through
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slide the whole lot carefully off
your middle fingers, grip the
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loops between thumb and first
finger so they don’t unravel
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3 strands
not this
(including loose
side (only
end)
2 strands) pull
gently
here
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now make the number of single when you’ve done them all, give
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chains for your pattern around the loose end a tug to see which
all 3 strands of the loop (make loop closes - don’t pull it up
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sure you go over the side with 3 strands tight!

and don’t lose the loose end, pull it up a
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little if you have to).

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pull here

to make this
tighten

then pull the loop that tightened
on the side that makes the other
loop tighten (not the loose end!)
Pull it all the way tight so you
are left with 1 big loop and the
loose end
finally, grab the loose end and
pull to tighten the last loop.
Ta-dah! No way that’s slipping
loose!
 Invisible Decrease

Pick up just the nearest
loop of the next sc.
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Then pick up just the
nearest loop of the next
sc. (the two that are

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Yarn over and pull Yarn over and pull

through the two you through the two
just picked up. remaining.
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Any commercial sale, reproduction , or distribution of the pattern without permission will be severely frowned upon .