august 2021

Louise the little fox

,
crochet toy pattern

Ludmila Orlova
@ludaorlova_toys

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Good day, my dear friend!
First of all, I want to thank You for purchasing this pattern!

You are holding the crochet instruction for the cute little fox. With the help of this
pattern You are able to create a wonderful and unique handmade toy with your
own hands.
Wish You enjoy creating process and have even stitches!

This pattern is my design and it’s for your PERSONAL USE ONLY. Sharing this
pattern as long as full or partial copying, reselling, gifting or exchanging, and also
translating it into other languages are prohibited. I ask You to respect and
appreciate the work of each person!
The toys made according to this pattern can be used for any purposes at Your
own discretion. I will be really grateful if You give me a credit as the designer of
the pattern when posting the photos of finished toys or selling them.

Respectfully Yours, Ludmila Orlova.

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 Materials and tools needed :

1. Yarn:
Variant 1
- Alize Cotton Gold 100g/330m, color №36 - main color
- Alize Cotton Gold tweed 100g/330m, color №60 - for arms, legs
- Alize Cotton Gold 100g/330m, color №55 - for dress, muzzle, tail
Variant 2
- Gazzal baby cotton 50g/165m, color №3419 - main
- Gazzal baby cotton 50g/165m, color №3436 - for arms, legs
- Gazzal baby cotton 50g/165m, color №3432 - for dress, muzzle, tail
- Gazzal baby cotton 50g/165m, color №3451 - for dress
2. Crochet hook №2 (US B)
3. Fiberfill – hollow fiber
4. 6 mm beads for eyes
5. Thick needle for sewing, scissors, pins, stitch marker
6. Small amount of black and white threads for face details
7. Satin ribbon for decor, 12mm wide

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 Abbreviations :

MR – magic ring sc – single crochet

ch – chain sl st – slip stitch
inc – increase dec – decrease
DC - double crochet
(…) – the number in brackets means a total number of stitches in a round
(…)*Х – repeat the instructions in brackets Х times

Attention !
The pattern doesn’t include any crochet lessons. It’s supposed that You know
basic knit and crochet stitches.
The difficulty level of the pattern – medium. The finished toy measures about
19 cm (7.4 inches) in case of using the materials listed.
In this pattern we use US terminology.
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 Head :

Frochet in terracotta color. Stuff the head firmly.

1round: 6sc in MR
2round: inc into each stitch (12sts)
3round: (1sc, inc)*6 (18sts)
4round: 1sc, inc, (2sc, inc)*5, 1sc (24sts)
5round: (3sc, inc)*6 (30sts)
6round: 2sc, inc, (4sc, inc)*5, 2sc (36sts)
7round: (5sc, inc)*6 (42sts)
8round: 42sc
9round: 3sc, inc, (6sc, inc)*5, 3sc (48sts)
10round: 48sc
11round: (7sc, inc)*6 (54sts)
12-19rounds: 54sc (8 rounds)
20round: (7sc, dec)*6 (48sts)
21round: 3sc, dec, (6sc, dec)*5, 3sc (42sts)
22round: (5sc, dec)*6 (36sts)
23round: 2sc, dec, (4sc, dec)*5, 2sc (30sts)
24round: (3sc, dec)*6 (24sts)
25round: (1sc, dec)*8 (16sts)

Fasten off the thread and cut, weave in the thread tail inside of the piece.

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 Muzzle :

Crochet in white color.

1round: 6sc in MR
2round: inc into every stitch (12sts)
3round: (1sc, inc)*6 (18sts)
4round: 1sc, inc, (2sc, inc)*5, 1sc
(24sc)
5round: 24sc

Finish crocheting with sl st, fasten off

the thread, cut, leaving a long thread
tail for sewing.

Arms :

Make two pieces, stuff slightly till the

middle.
Start crocheting in black color.

1round: 6sc in MR
2round: (1sc, inc)*3 (9sts)
3-14rounds: 9sc (12 rounds)

Change the thread color to terracotta,

cut the black thread.
15-23rounds: 9sc (9 rounds)

Work several sc additionally if needed to shift the color changing point to the most
unnoticeable place when we will attach the arms - to the inner side of the arm.

Fold the edges in half, work 4sc through two layers.

Fasten off the thread, cut, weave in the thread tail inside of the piece.

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 Ears :

Make two pieces, don’t stuff.

Start crocheting in black color.

1round: 6sc in MR
2round: (1sc, inc)*3 (9sts)

Change the thread color to terracotta,

cut the black thread.
3round: (2sc, inc)*3 (12sts)
4round: (5sc, inc)*2 (14sts)
5round: 3sc, inc, 6sc, inc, 3sc (16sts)

6round: (7sc, inc)*2 (18sts)

7round: 4sc, inc, 8sc, inc, 4sc (20sts)

Fasten off the thread, cut, leaving a long thread tail for sewing.

Legs body
+ :

Start crocheting in black color. Stuff the

legs and the body as you go.

1round: 6sc in MR
2round: (1sc, inc)*3 (9sts)
3round: (2sc, inc)*3 (12sts)
4-12rounds: 12sc (9 rounds)
13round: (5sc, inc)*2 (14sts)
14-17rounds: 14sc (4 rounds)

Change to terracotta color, cut the

thread of black color.
18-20rounds: 14sc (3 rounds)

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21round: (6sc, inc)*2 (16sts)
22-26rounds: 16sc (5 rounds)

Work additional sc if needed to shift the stitch marker. It should be located above
the color changing point. Finish with sl st, fasten off the thread and cut.
Make the second leg in the same way as we made the first one. And also work
additional sc to keep the marker even. Place marker, the beginning of rounds will
be here (the marker is located on the leg side).

27round: work 8sc, make ch6 and join

it with the first leg into the point, where
we finished crocheting. Then work
16sc across the first leg, 6sc along the
chain, 8sc (44sts)

28-37rounds: 44sc (10 rounds)

38round: (9sc, dec)*4 (40sts)
39round: 40sc

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Work several sc to shift the marker to the side, change to white color, cut the
thread of terracotta color.
40round: 40sc

41round: into back loops only 3sc, dec, (6sc, dec)*4, 3sc (35sts)
42-43rounds: 35sc (2 rounds)
44round: (5sc, dec)*5 (30sts)
45-46rounds: 30sc (2 rounds)
47round: (6sc, dec, 5sc, dec)*2 (26sts)
48-49rounds: 26sc (2 rounds)

In the next round join the arms. Make sure they are located symmetrically on the
body sides.

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Note: you can make a skirt at first before joining the arms. In this case the arms
won’t interfere the skirt crocheting. The instructions for the skirt are given in the
next pages.

50round: 4sc (join the first arm), 9sc, 4sc (join the second arm), 9sc (26sts)

Change to terracotta color, don’t cut the thread of white color, leave it outside of
the work.

Decreases in the next round should be located in the middle of the arms.
51round: into back loops only 1sc, dec, 11sc, dec, 10sc (24sts)
52round: (1sc, dec)*8 (16sts)
53-54rounds: 16sc (2 rounds)

Fasten off the thread, cut, leaving a long thread tail for sewing.

Collar :

Crochet into front loops of the round 50 with the thread of white color which was
left outside of the work.

1round: ch3, work 3DC into each stitch, sl st (78DC)

Fasten off the thread, cut, weave in the thread tail.

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 Skirt :

Crochet in rounds, start every round with ch3 and finish with sl st.
If you want to make a striped skirt, then change color every round.
Attach the thread of white color to the round 40.

1round: into front loops only (1DC, DC inc)*20 (60DC)

2round: 60DC
3round: (2DC, DC inc)*20 (80DC)
4-6rounds: 80DC (3 rounds)
7round: 80 sl st

Fasten off, cut, weave in the thread tail.

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 Tail :

Start crocheting in white color. Stuff the

tail slightly, the top part (about 2-2.5
cm) doesn’t need to be stuffed.

1round: 6sc in MR
2round: (1sc, inc)*3 (9sts)
3round: (2sc, inc)*3 (12sts)
4round: 12sc
5round: (1sc, inc)*6 (18sts)
6round: 18sc
7round: 1sc, inc, (2sc, inc)*5, 1sc
(24sts)

Change to terracotta color, don’t cut the thread of white color yet. Crochet the
next round alternating 1sc in terracotta color and 1sc in white color. Tap on this
icon to watch the clarifying video about color changing.
8round: 24sc

The rest part of the tail is crocheted in terracotta color, cut the thread of white
color.
9-13rounds: 24sc (5 rounds)
14round: 1sc, dec, (2sc, dec)*5, 1 sc (18sts)
15round: 18sc
16round: 2sc, dec, (4sc, dec)*2, 2 sc (15sts)
17round: 15sc
18round: (3sc, dec)*3 (12sts)
19-20rounds: 12sc (2 rounds)
21round: 1sc, dec, (2sc, dec)*2, 1 sc (9sts)
22round: 9sc

Fold the piece edges in half, work 4sc through both layers.
Fasten off the thread, cut, leaving a long thread tail for sewing.

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 Assembly and details :

Make head details.

At first find the location for the muzzle:
approximately between rounds 15 and
23 on the head, fix it with pins. Sew
around, add fiberfill as you sew.
Tap on this icon to watch the clarifying
video about the muzzle sewing.

3 1 2 4

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Embroider the nose and the mouth on the muzzle using a black thread.

Make a needle sculpting for the eyes area, be guided with the photos. For this
mark the points where the eyes will be located with pins (points 1 and 2 in the
photo), they are located between the rounds 15 and 16 on the head, the distance
between these points is 9-10 stitches. Mark the points 3 and 4 visually, stepping
1 stitch to each side from the points 1 and 2 accordingly.

Insert a long threaded needle into the head bottom and pull it out from the point
1. Then insert the needle into the point 3 and pull out from the head bottom. You
can repeat all the steps one more time for stronger needle sculpting. Make the
needle sculpting for the second eye in the same way, but in this case insert the
needle into the head bottom and pull out from the point 2. Then reinsert into the
point 4 and pull out from the head bottom again. Pull the thread ends and tie a
knot.
Sew the bead eyes to the points of needle sculpting.

Make stitches around the eyes using a white thread to make more expressive
glance. Embroider the upper lid and eyelashes above the eyes. Embroider the
eyebrows.

Find the points for the ears location, sew them, stepping 6 rounds from the top.

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Fix the head on the body with pins,
sew it around with a strong seam.
When there is a small opening left, add
some more fiberfill between the head
and the neck, then sew till the end.

Sew the tail to the back side between

the rounds 33 and 34 on the body.

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 Congratulations!
Your little fox is finished!
Hope, You got a lot of joy making her and the process was easy, and hope that the
result covers Your expectations!

Thank You for crocheting along with me! See you soon!

I will be glad to see Your finished toys made according to this pattern, please, use the
hashtag #чудо_по_мк_люды

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