This (almost) no-sew baby otter is the cutest add-on for my Free Sea Otter pattern.
Make a sweet gift for Mother's Day in just 20 minutes!
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MATERIALS:
- #3 light worsted yarn - here, I'm using Scheepjes stonewashed in Axinite (831) and Brown Agave (822)
- 2.25 mm hook
- Scissors, stitch marker, yarn needle
- Stuffing
- Brown embroidery thread
TERMS:
- blo - back loops only
- dec - (invisible) decrease
- flo - front loops only
- inc - increase
- ps - puff stitch
- Yarn over and insert the hook into the next stitch. Yarn over and pull through. Yarn over and pull through 2 loops. Repeat until you have 7 loops on your hook. Yarn over and pull through all of the loops on the hook. When you sc into the next st, push the "puff" so it faces out.
- sc - single crochet
- st(s) – stitch(es)
- rnd(s) – round(s)
- [#] – stitch count
- (…) x # – repeat the instructions within the parentheses # of times
PATTERN NOTES:
*We will be working in a spiral.
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HEAD/BODY (start in tan yarn):
Rnd 1: Make a magic circle and (sc) x6 [6]
Rnd 2: (inc) x6 [12]
Rnd 3: (sc, inc) x6 [18]
Rnds 4-6 (3 rnds total): sc all around [18]
Rnd 7: (sc, dec) x6 [12]
Change to brown yarn.
Rnd 8: (flo) - sc all around [12]
Rnd 9: sc all around [12]
Rnd 10: 4 sc, ps, sc into the next st to complete the puff, sc into the next st, ps, sc into the next st to complete the puff, 3 sc [12]
Rnd 11-12 (2 rnds total): sc all around [12]
Because we are working in a spiral, add or undo a couple sts as needed to align the legs with the arms.
Rnd 13: 4 sc, ps, sc into the next st to complete the puff, sc into the next st, ps, sc into the next st to complete the puff, 3 sc [12]
We will create loops to crochet the tail into in the next rnd.
Stuff.
Rnd 14: (blo) - 4 sc, (in both loops) - 8 sc [12]
Rnd 15: (dec) x6 [6]
Fasten off and leave a tail. Go through the flo with your yarn needle and cinch the hole closed.
TAIL (in brown yarn):
*Note: Center the tail with the body just as you did with the legs.
Row 1: Holding the otter upside down, insert new yarn and make 4 sc in the loops left in rnd 13. DON'T ch 1. Turn. [4]
Row 2: 3 sc, turn [3]
Row 3: 2 sc, turn [2]
Row 4: sc [1]
Fasten off and leave a short tail for weaving in.
EARS (make two in brown yarn):
Rnd 1: Make a magic circle and 2 sc [2]
Fasten off and leave a tail for sewing.
Sew each ear onto the head between rnds 3-4 of the head.
FACIAL FEATURES:
*Note: Cut a long strand of dark brown embroidery thread. If you have the kind that has 6 strands, unravel 2 of them so that it's thinner.
Nose: Create the nose between rnds 5-6, 1 st wide. Go over it 3x to make the nose thicker.
Eyes: Create each sleepy eye 1 st away from the nose between the same rnds.
You're finished!
