EeyoreCrochetPattern

EverythingwasTrialanderror,ifyouhaveaquestions,emailmeatshanea.estes@gmail.comandIlltryto
helpyou.Repeatanythingbetween*untilyoureachyourstitchmarkeragain,numberin()ishowmany
stitchesareineachround.

EDIT:IusedCaronsimplysoftyarn.IpickedacolorclosetowhatIthoughteeyorelookedlike.Idont
rememberthespecificcolor(possiblyberryblue,igoogledtheyarnbrandandthatcolorlooksliketheoneI
used)Ialsousedcaronsimplysofttancolor(maybelightcountrypeach??)AndthenIusedscrappinkatthe
houseforthebow.Youcanmakethebowwhatevercoloryou'dlike,thoughtraditionalcolorforeeyoreisa
pinkcolor.IalsousedasizeGorHhook,cantspecificallyremember.Thelargerthehook,thelargerthetoy
willbesincethespacebetweeneachcrochetstitchisslightlylarger.Eachhooksizeupincreasedthetoyby
12inchesoverall.

TW=turnwork,MR=Magicring,sc=singlecrochet,inc=increase(crochettwosinglecrochetsinonestitch),
dec=decrease(combinetwostitchesintoone)
Body
Rnd1MagicRing6(youtubemagicringanditwillshowyouthisstitch)
Rnd2Inc(12)
Rnd3*sc,inc*(18)
Rnd4*scinnext2,inc*(24)
Rnd5*scinnext3,inc*(30)
Rnd6*scinnext4,inc*(36)
Rnd7*scinnext5,inc*(42)
Rnd8*scinnext6,inc*(48)
Rnd9*scinnext23,inc*(50)
Rnd10*scinnext24,inc*(52)
Rnd11*scinnext25,inc*(54)
Rnd12*scinnext25,dec*(52)
Rnd13sc52(52)
Rnd14*scinnext24,dec*(50)
Rnd15sc50(50)
Rnd16*scinnext23,dec*(48)
Rnd17*scinnext22,dec*(46)
Rnd18*scinnext21,dec*(44)
Rnd19*scinnext20,dec*(42)
Rnd20*scinnext19,dec*(40)
Rnd21*scinnext18,dec*(38)
Rnd22*scinnext17,dec*(36)
Rnd23*scinnext16,dec*(34)
Rnd24*scinnext6,dec,scinnext7,dec*(30)
Firmlystuff
Rnd25*scinnext3,dec*(24)
Rnd26*scinnext2,dec*(18)
Rnd27*sc,dec*(12)
Rnd28*decineverystitch*(6)
Fastenoff,finishingstuffingandLeave12tailtosewwholeclosed.
Head
StartwithCreamcoloredyarn
Rnd1MR6
Rnd2*Inc*(12)
Rnd3*sc,inc*(18)
Rnd4*scinnext2,inc*(24)
Rnd5*scinnext5,inc*(28)
Rnd6*scinnext14,inc*(30)
Rnd7*scinnext15,inc*(32)
Rnd8*scinnext16,inc*(34)
Rnd9*scinnext17,inc*(36)
Rnd10sc36(36)
Switchtoblueyarn
Rnd11sc36(36)
Rnd12*scinthenext7,dec*(32)

Rnd13sc32(32)
Rnd14*scinnext14,dec*(30)
Rnd15*scinnext13,dec*(28)
Rnd16*scinnext13,inc*(30)
Rnd17and18sc30(30)
Rnd19*scinnext13,dec*(28)
Rnd20*scinnext12,dec*(26)
Attach12mmsafetyeyesbetweenrows12and13.Placesthemabout6stitchesapart
Firmlystuff
Rnd21*scinnext11,dec*(24)
Rnd22*scinnext2,dec*(18)
Rnd23*sc,dec*(12)
Rnd24dec(6)
Fastenoff,FinishingStuffing,andLeave12tailtosewthewholetogether.Usingembroiderythread,
embroiderallthewayaroundthecenterofhishead,halfwaybetweensafetyeyesorhewilllookfunny.(see
pictures).Inthecream,dotwohorizontallinesthatreachouttwostichesoneachsideofthecenterlineand
makethemabout2rowsapart.
Eyebrownsareembroideredonabout1rowabovethetopofthesafetyeyes(aroundrow15).Thebottomof
theeyebrowisabout2stitchesoutsideofeyeandtheanglespansup2rowsandover3stitchessothatitis
aboutevenwiththeinneredgeoftheeye.(seepictures)
BackLegs(make2)
Rnd1MR6
Rnd2Inc(12)
Rnd3*sc,inc*(18)
Rnd4*scinnext2,inc*(24)
Rnd5sc24(24)
Rnd6*scinnext10,dec*(22)
Rnd7*scinnext3,dec,scinnext4,dec*(18)
Rnd8*scin2,dec,scinnext3,dec*(14)
Rnd9*scinnext2,inc,scinnext3,inc*(18)
Rnd10*scinnext3,inc,scinnext4,inc*(22)
Rnd11*scinnext11,inc*(24)
Rnd12*scinnext12,inc*(26)
Rnd13*scinnext13,inc*(28)
Rnd14*scinnext14,inc*(30)
Rnd15*scinnext15,inc*(32)
Rnd16*scinnext16,inc*(34)
Rnd17*scinnext17,inc*(36),
Fastenoffandleavea24tailtosewlegtobody.Stufffirmlyandshapethefoot.Attachtothebodybetween
rows3and15.Onesideoflegshouldbeattachednearrow3whiletheothersideshouldnaturallyreach
aroundrow15.Attachthetopsideofthelegopeningbarelyhigherthanmidlineofthebody,youdontwanthis
legstopointtowardthesky.
FrontLegs(make2)
Rnd1MR6
Rnd2Inc(12)
Rnd3*sc,inc*(18)
Rnd4*scinnext2,inc*(24)
Rnd57sc24(24)

Rnd8*scinnext4,dec*(20)
Rnd9*scinnext8,dec*(18)
Rnd10*scinnext2,dec,scinnext3,dec*(14)
Rnd11*scinnext2,inc,scinnext3,inc*(18)
Rnd12*scinnext8,inc*(20)
Rnd13and14sc20(20)
Rnd15*scinnext9,inc*(22)
Rnd16*scinnext12,inc*(24)
Rnd17sc24(24)
Fastenoffandleave18tosewontobody.Stufffirmly.Attachbackopeningoflegtoround18andfrontofleg
openingshouldnaturallyfallnearrow26onthebody.Placethetopofthelegopeningabitoverthemidlineof
thebodysothatthearmspointdownandnottowardsthesky.
Whipstitchtheheadtothebodyatananglethathelpskeepthebodysittingsothatallfourlegstouchthe
ground.Round1oftheheadwillprobablynottouchthegroundattheanglethatyousewtheheadontothe
body.
Ears(make2)
Rnd1MR6
Rnd2*scinnext1,inc*(9)
Rnd3*scinnext2,inc*(12)
Rnd4sc12(12)
Rnd5*scinnext3,inc*(15)
Rnd6sc15(15)
Rnd7*scinnext4,inc*(18)
Rnd8sc18(18)
Rnd9*scinnext8,inc*(20)
Rnd10sc20(20)
Rnd11*scinnext9,inc*(22)
Rnd12sc22(22)
Rnd13*scinnext9,dec*(20)
Rnd14and15sc20(20)
Rnd16*scinnext8,dec*(18)
Rnd17sc18
Rnd18*sc4,dec*(15)
Rnd19sc15
Rnd20*sc3,dec*(12)
Rnd21*sc4,dec*(10)
Rnd22sc10
Fastenoffleavinga12tail.Whenyouattachtheearstothetopofthehead,makesureyouwhipstitch
betweenboththefrontandbackstitches.DONOTSTUFFears.Whentheearsareflattened,thereshouldbe
5stitchesthataredoubledfrombeingstitchedthroughthefrontandbackoftherounds.Attachearsnear
round20/21.

Tail
Row1Chain5
Row2scinsecondchainfromhookandallthewayacross(4)
Row3TW,sc4(4)
Row4TW,sc1,chain2,sc1.(4)

Youchaintwotostarttheholeinthetailsothatitcanbeslippedonabuttonthatwillbeattachedtothe
body
Row5TW,sc1,scthenexttwostitchesaroundthechain2fromthepreviousstep,sc1(4)
Row68TW,sc4(4)
Row9TW,sc1,dec,sc1(3)
Row1015TW,sc3(3)
Row16willbeasinglecrochetaroundtheentiretailtomakeaborder.Youwillincinallfourcorners.>Inc(in
cornerstitch),scevenlyuprows151,Inc(incornerstitch),scacross4stitchesatthetopofthetail,inc(in
cornerstitch),scevenlydownrows115,inc(incornerstitch),scin3stitchesatthebottomofthetail.Fasten
offandweaveinend.
Withtheborder,itnowlookslikethereisafrontandbackofthetail.Youwilltakeblackyarnandcutitinto
about6strips.Youlatchhookthestripstothe3stitchendofthetail(overtopoftheborderisfine).Iplaced
about15ofthe6inchpiecesontothetail.Thismadeitplush.Ididarowoflatchhookpiecesinthefirstrow
andanotherrowoflatchhookinthesecondrow.

Bow
Usepinkyarn
Thispatterniscontinuousandthenitsfoldedoverandsewntogetheraroundthe3stitchendofthetailafter
thehairisattachedtothetail.
Row1Chain3
nd
Row2scin2
chainfromhook(2)
Row3TW,sc2(2)
Row4TW,sc2(2)
Row5TW,sc2(2)
Row6TW,sc1,inc(3)
Row7TW,sc3(3)
Row8TW,sc1,inc,sc1(4)
Row9TW,sc4(4)
Row10TW,sc2,inc,sc1(5)
Row1112TWsc5
Row13TW,sc2,dec,sc1(4)
Row14TW,sc4(4)
Row15TW,sc1,dec,sc1(3)
Row16TW,sc3(3)
Row17TW,dec,sc(2)
Row1822TW,sc2(2)
Row23TW,sc1,inc(3)
Row24TW,sc3(3)
Row25TW,sc1,inc,sc1(4)
Row26TW,sc4(4)
Row27TW,sc2,inc,sc1(5)
Row2829TWsc5
Row30TW,sc2,dec,sc1(4)
Row31TW,sc4(4)
Row32TW,sc1,dec,sc1(3)
Row33TW,sc3(3)
Row34TW,dec,sc(2)

Attachrow34torow1Theskinnyareasshouldlineupontopofoneanotherandbe6rowslong.Thisis
theareayouplacethetailinandsewthroughthetopofthebow,thetail,andthebottomofthebowtosecure
thebowtothetail.Makesureyouplaceitclosetothebottomofthetailsothatyoucantseewhereyoulatch
hookedthehairontothetail.
FinishingDirections
Themainismadeof4ofblackyarnthatislatchhookedontothehead.ThefirstrowIlatchhooked3pieces.
Thefollowingrowstoabout3rowsontothebodyfromwheretheheadwasattachedhad45pieceslatch
hooked.Itotaled~45pieces.Addmoreorlesstomakethemaneplush.
IembroideredpinkfeltthatIfreehandcuttobeabout1cmwithinalltheedgesoftheears.Iwhipstitchedit
ontoonesideoftheear.Sincetheearisroundbutpressedflat,makesureyouonlywhipstitchthefelttoone
partofthedoublelinedcrochetedear.
IattachedaQuartersizedblackbuttontothebutaroundrow78directlycenterbetweenthebacklegs

NOTE:
Ididnotattachthepurplefelttothebottomofthefinishedeeyore.Butdidattachpinkfeltintheears