LITTLE DONKEY
CROCHET PATTERN
Skill level: Advanced Beginners Weekend Project
Materials and Tools:
Yarn 160 m/ 50 g For the donkey colors: brown and light brown
(Suggesiton: Yarn Art Jeans)
Yarn 165 m/ 50 g For the nose color: beige (Suggestion: Alize
Cotton Gold Hobby)
Safety eyes: 12 mm, for the nose 10 mm
Crochet hook: 1.75 mm Clover “Amour”
Tapestry neddle
Polyester fiberfill
Scissors
Finished Size is
approximately
Abbreviations: 6 inches tall :)
MR – magic ring
Ch – chain stitch
Sc – single crochet
Inc – increase
Dec – decrease
Sl st - slip stitch
X – denotes how many times to repeat the action in parentheses – ()
Notes:
This pattern uses US crochet terminology.
Every round should be continuous (NO Slip Stitch).
You can place safety eyes or embroider them with black yarn.
The circles next to the instructions are a checklist that will make it
easier to follow the pattern
Ears (Light Brown color)
Make 2
Rnd 1: 6 Sc in MR (6)
Rnd 2: (1 Sc, 1 Inc) x 3 (9)
Rnd 3: (2 Sc, 1 Inc) x 3 (12)
Rnd 4: 12 Sc (12)
Rnd 5: (2 Sc, 1 Inc) x 4 (16)
Rnd 6-9: 16 Sc (16) (4 Rnds) Close with 8 Sc see the images. Leave a
long tail, cut the yarn.
Hands (Brown and light brown color)
Make 2 - start with the dark brown
Rnd 1: 8 Sc in MR (8)
Rnd 2: 8 Inc (16)
Rnd 3-5: 16 Sc (16) (3 Rnds) Change to light brown
Rnd 6-9: 16 Sc (16) (4 Rnds)
Rnd 10: (2 Sc, 1 Dec) x 4 (12)
Rnd 11-13: 12 Sc (12) (2 Rnds) Place the polyester fiberfill.
Rnd 14: 6 Dec (6) Close with a tapestry needle, leave a long tail to
sew, cut the yarn.
Muzzle (Beige color)
Start with 7 Ch, from the 2nd chain do:
Rnd 1: 1 Inc, 4 Sc, 4 Sc in 1 stitch, 4 Sc, 1 Inc (16)
Rnd 2: 1 Sc, 1 Inc, 4 Sc, (1 Inc, 1 Sc) x 2, 4 Sc, 1 Inc, 1 Sc (20)
Rnd 3: 2 Inc, 6 Sc, (1 Sc, 1 Inc) x 2, 6 Sc, 2 Inc (26)
Rnd 4: (5 Sc, 1 Inc, 6 Sc, 1 Inc) x 2 (30)
Rnd 5: (2 Sc, 1 Inc) x 10 (40)
Rnd 6: (3 Sc, 1 Inc) x 10 (50)
Rnd 7: 50 Sc (50)
Rnd 8: (1 Inc, 1 Sc) x 2, 17 Sc, (1 Inc, 1 Sc) x 4, 17 Sc, (1 Inc, 1 Sc) x 2 (58)
Rnd 9-11: 58 Sc (58) (3 Rnds)
Rnd 12: (1 Dec, 1 Sc) x 2, 17 Sc, (1 Dec, 1 Sc) x 4, 17 Sc, (1 Dec, 1 Sc) x 2
(50)
Rnd 13: 50 Sc (50)
Rnd 14: (3 Sc, Dec) x 10 (40) Leave a long tail to sew, cut the yarn.
Head (Light brown color)
Rnd 1: 8 Sc in MR (8)
Rnd 2: 8 Inc (16)
Rnd 3: (1 Sc, 1 Inc) x 8 (24)
Rnd 4: (2 Sc, 1 Inc) x 8 (32)
Rnd 5: (3 Sc, 1 Inc) x 8 (40)
Rnd 6: (4 Sc, 1 Inc) x 8 (48)
Rnd 7: (5 Sc, 1 Inc) x 8 (56)
Rnd 8-9: 56 Sc (56) (2 Rnds)
Rnd 10: (6 Sc, 1 Inc) x 8 (64)
Rnd 11-22: 64 Sc (64) (12 Rnds) Place the eyes between rounds 12-
13, 11 stitches apart.
Rnd 23: (6 Sc, 1 Dec) x 8 (56)
Rnd 24-25: 56 Sc (56) (2 Rnds)
Rnd 26: (5 Sc, 1 Dec) x 8 (48) Start to fill.
Rnd 27: (4 Sc, 1 Dec) x 8 (40)
Rnd 28: (3 Sc, 1 Dec) x 8 (32)
Rnd 29: 32 Sc (32)
Rnd 30: (2 Sc, 1 Dec) x 8 (24)
Rnd 31: (1 Sc, 1 Dec) x 8 (16) Finish filling.
Rnd 32: 8 Dec (8) Close with a tapestry needle, cut the yarn,
weave in end.
Legs - Body (Light brown and brown colors)
Start with dark brown.
Make 2 legs up to Rnd 7, and join them on Rnd 8
Rnd 1: 8 Sc in MR (8)
Rnd 2: 8 Inc (16)
Rnd 3: (1 Sc, 1 Inc) x 8 (24)
Rnd 4-7: 24 Sc (24) (4 Rnds) Change to light brown. Join the legs
on Rnd 8 like the images on the next page
Rnd 8: 24 Sc, 1 Ch, 24 Sc, 1 Sc in the 1 Ch (50)
With the end of the light brown yarn, sew the joining place of the
legs.
Rnd 9: (4 Sc, 1 Inc) x 10 (60)
Rnd 10-11: 60 Sc (60) (2 Rnds)
Rnd 12: (9 Sc, 1 Inc) x 6 (66)
Rnd 13-16: 66 Sc (66) (4 Rnds)
Rnd 17: (9 Sc, 1 Dec) x 6 (60)
Rnd 18: 60 Sc (60)
Rnd 19: (4 Sc, 1 Dec) x 10 (50)
Rnd 20: 50 Sc (50)
Rnd 21: (3 Sc, 1 Dec) x 10 (40)
Rnd 22-23: 40 Sc (40) (2 Rnds)
Rnd 24: (3 Sc, 1 Dec) x 8 (32)
Rnd 25: 32 Sc (32)
Rnd 26: (2 Sc, 1 Dec) x 8 (24) Place the polyester fiberfill.
Rnd 27: 24 Sc (24) Leave a long tail to sew, cut the yarn.
Assembling:
Attach the head to the body and sew the pieces together.
Sew the hands near the seam between the body pieces.
Place the muzzle between round 13 and the seam between the
body and the head. It should be next to the eyes, with the upper
part of the muzzle in the middle of eyes.
Place the safety eyes of 10 mm for the nostrils, on round 3 of the
muzzle.
Place polyester fiberfill before you finish sewing it.
Sew the ears at the sides of the head from 5 rounds of the magic
ring.
To make the mane, cut brown yarn into pieces about 10 cm long.
Use pins to mark where to attach the mane, between the rounds
5-7.
With a crochet hook, pull three strands of yarn through a stitch
on the head. Pull the rest of the yarn through the loop and
tighten the knot.
Repeat the process as many times as necessary to keep your
head covered. Place the strands forward.
Your Little Donkey is Ready!
