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Elch

Crochet PatternFoal (Icelandic horse)

Design by Karin Godinez

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Difficulty: Easy Size: The foal has a height of 14 cm (5,5 inches)Material:1. crochet hook: 2.5 mm2. Catania wool by Schachenmayr in any color or any other yarn3. Fiberfill4. Sewing needle5. For the mane and the tail, it is better to use a yarn which is loosely spun, so that it can be easily combed 6. Comb or animal brush to comb the yarn

Abbreviations:ch – chainR – round or rowsc – single crochetNumber x sc – the number tells you how many times you make a single crochet in each stitchinc - make two single crochet in one stitchdec - two stitches crochet together with a scsl st - slip stitch

Note: - The ears are crocheted in spiral rounds- The foal is crocheted in rows. Ch 1 and turn at the end of each row.- Do not crochet the foal with invisible decrease. Crochet the regular decrease: Insert your hook into the stitch and pull the yarn. Insert hook into next stitch and pull. Yarn over, pull the yarn through all 3 loops on hook.- It is important that your work is as tight as you can make it, because you don’t want to see the stuffing through your work. If you see holes try working with a tighter tension or go down a hook size.- Yarn ends do not need to be sewn; you can hide them inside the foal.

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Front leg 6 x chR 01 5 x sc, starting in the second chain from hook (5)R 02 3 x sc, dec (4)R 03-09 sc in each stitch (4)R 10 3 x sc, inc (5)R 11 sc in each stitch (5)R 12 inc, 3 x sc, inc (7)R 13 sc in each stitch (7)Fasten off and cut the yarn

Hind leg 6 x chR 01 5 x sc, starting in the second chain from hook (5)R 02 3 x sc, dec (4)R 03-09 sc in each stitch (4)R 10 3 x sc, inc (5)R 11 inc, 3 x sc, inc (7)R 12 6 x sc, inc (8)R 13 sc in each stitch (8), turnDo not fasten off, the hind leg is connected to the front leg in the next row

BodyR 14 starting at the hind leg: inc, 6 x sc, inc, 10 x ch

then keep on crocheting on the front leg, see picture: 6 x sc, inc (18 + 10 ch)

R 15 8 x sc (front leg), 10 x sc (over the chain), 10 x sc (hind leg) (28)R 16 inc, 26 x sc, inc (30)R 17-20 sc in each stitch (30)R 21 dec, 28 x sc (29)R 22-23 sc in each stitch (29)R 24 dec, 27 x sc (28)R 25 26 x sc, dec (27)R 26 26 x sc, inc (28)R 27 26 x sc dec (27)R 28 dec, 24 x sc, inc (27)Fasten off and cut the yarn

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Head4 x chR 01 3 x sc (3)R 02 inc, sc, inc (5)R 03 sc in each stitch (5)R 04 inc, 4 x sc (6)R 05 inc, 5 x sc (6)R 06 7 x sc, then keep on crocheting on the foal, see picture, 9 x sc (16)

R 07 dec, 14 x sc (15)R 08 13 x sc, dec (14)R 09 sc in each stitch (14)R 10 dec, 12 x sc (13)R 11 dec, 11 x sc (12)R 12 dec, 10 x sc (11)R 13 dec, 9 x sc (10)R 14 dec, 6 x sc, dec (8)R 15 dec, 4 x sc, dec (6)R 16 dec, 2 x sc, dec (4)Fasten off and cut the yarn

Ears (x 2)crocheted in spiral roundsR 01 4 x sc (4)R 02 (inc, sc) x 2 (6)R 03 (inc, 2 x sc) x 2 (8)R 04 sc in each stitch (8)Fasten off and cut the yarn

Crochet two pieces of the foal and then crochet the pieces together:

Lay both parts on each other and crochet them together with tight sc stitches. See the next page:

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Start at the back of the foal and crochet both parts together. Stuff the foal continuously with fiberfill. Attention: The legs of the foal must be stuffed very tight, so that the foal can stand upright.Crochet over the outer corners of the legs sc, ch, sc in the same stitch. Cut the thread, leave a long thread to sew the tail with it.

Making the tail and the mane

For the tail you need about 10 threads with a length ofabout 20 cm / 7,8 inches from a wool that was not spuntoo tight. Then gently comb the threads with a comb or abrush for animals and unravel the threads. Brush themfrom the bottom to the top. Mostly the threads break offa bit when combing. Comb very carefully and withpatience. The result is worth it!

Then tie the threads in the middle with another thread,fold the ends together and sew the tail to the foal.

Sew the ears to the head. The pictures show the exact position of the ears:

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For the mane you need about 10 combed threadswith a length of 20 cm / 7,8 inches . Knot the threads to the head - starting at the forehead, see picture.

You can shorten the mane a bit,or just leave it that way.

Have fun crocheting! Do not copy or post this pattern without my permission. Don‘t translate this pattern into another language for reselling or publishing on the internet. You can sell a small number of the finished item on markets or local stores. This pattern is copyrighted by Karin Godinez (amilovesgurumi.com).