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#lockdownamichallenge - No 5 - Hedgehog

Yarn

Aldi So Crafty Knit & Purl Amigurumi Yarn - described on the box as "Light" - Equivalent to DK.

35g approx Brown (MC)- for Body, Legs and Tail

Small amount of Black (CC1) for Eyes.
Small amount of white for eye highlight.
Small amounts of Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo and Violet for rainbow ruffles and
nose.

100% Cotton 25g = 57.5m

A cotton yarn works well for Ami as it gives good stitch definition and creates a firm structure so
body parts hold their shape well. Any cotton/cotton mix DK should give similar results.

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Hook
3 mm

Other Supplies

Yarn needle, toy stuffing, stitch marker/waste yarn.

Tension

Tension is not critical for this project but stitches should be tight enough to avoid stuffing
showing through.

Size

15cm (6 in) approx from top of head to bottom of feet.

Pattern Notes
Unless otherwise specified this pattern is worked in the amigurumi style, in a continuous spiral
without slip stitching or turning chains.

Use a stitch marker or waste yarn to keep track of the first stitch of each round.

If you do not want to make a Magic Ring you can start each piece by making a chain of 2 and
then work the first round into the second chain from the hook.

If you would like to start with a Magic Ring but don’t know how, you can find a Photo Tutorial at:
https://mycrochetchums.weebly.com/magic-ring-photo-tutorial.html

The Hedgehog is made of multiple separate pieces sewn together. Unless otherwise stated,
finish each piece by pulling the yarn through the last loop and leave a long tail for sewing. Any
loose tails at the end can be easily woven in.

Starting chains do not count in the total stitch count.

Change colour on the last yrh on last stitch of previous round.

Increasing and decreasing

The “invisible” techniques below are recommended to give your amigurumi a neat finish:

Invisible Increase: Work 1 dc in FLO of next st and 1 dc in both loops of same st.
Invisible decrease: Insert hook in FLO of the two stitches to be decreased, yrh, pull through
both front loops, yrh, draw through two loops on hook.

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UK Crochet Terms - Abbreviations
If you are unfamiliar with any of the terms used in this pattern, you can find a chart of the UK
Crochet terms used at: https://mycrochetchums.weebly.com/uk-abbreviations.html

If you are used to working in US Crochet Terms you can find a conversion chart at:
https://mycrochetchums.weebly.com/ukus-crochet-terms.html

Body
Stuff as you go.

Rnd 1: With MC and working in a magic ring, 6 dc. 6 sts

Rnd 2: Dc around.
Rnd 3: 2 dc in each st around. 12 sts
Rnd 4: Dc around.
Rnd 5: [1 dc, 2 dc in next st] 6 times. 18 sts
Rnd 6: Dc around.
Rnd 7: [2 dc, 2 dc in next st] 6 times. 24 sts
Rnd 8: Dc around.
Rnd 9: [3dc, 2 dc in next st] 6 times. 30 sts
Rnd 10: Dc around.
Rnd 11: 10 dc, 20 dc BLO. 30 sts
Rnd 12: [4 dc, 2 dc in next st] 6 times. 36 sts
Rnd 13: 12 dc, 24 dc BLO. 36 sts
Rnd 14: [5 dc, 2 dc in next st] 6 times. 42 sts
Rnd 15: 14 dc, 28 dc BLO. 42 sts
Rnd 16: [6 dc, 2 dc in next st] 6 times. 48 sts
Rnd 17: 16 dc, 32 dc BLO. 48 sts
Rnd 18: Dc around.
Rnd 19: 17 dc, 31 dc BLO. 48 sts
Rnd 20: Dc around.
Rnd 21: 18 dc, 30 dc BLO. 48 sts
Rnd 22: [6 dc, 1 dc2tog] 6 times. 42 sts
Rnd 23: 17 dc, 25 dc BLO. 42 sts
Rnd 24: 1 dc BLO, 41 dc. 42 sts
Rnd 25: Rep Rnd 23.

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Body Continued
Rnd 26: 1 dc BLO, 4 dc, 1 dc2tog, [5 dc, 1 dc2tog] 5 times. 36 sts
Rnd 27: [4 dc, 1 dc2tog] twice, 3 dc, 1 dc BLO, 1 dc2tog BLO, [4 dc BLO, 1 dc2tog BLO,] 3
times. 30 sts
Rnd 28: 2 dc BLO, 1 dc, 1 dc2tog, [3 dc, 1 dc2tog] 5 times. 24 sts
Rnd 29: [2 dc BLO, 1 dc2tog BLO] 6 times. 18 sts
Rnd 30: [1 dc, 1 dc2tog] 6 times: 12 sts
Rnd 31: 6 dc2tog BLO. 6 sts

Fasten off but do not sew hole closed - you will be working into the FLO pf Rnd 31 when you
attach the ruffles.

Leg - make 2
Lightly stuff the leg as you go.

Rnd 1: With MC and working into a magic ring, 6 dc. 6 sts

Rnd 2: [1 dc, 2 dc in next st] 3 times. 9 sts
Rnds 3-5: Dc around.
Rnd 6: [1 dc, 1 dc2tog] 3 times. 6 sts

Fasten off.

Tail

Rnd 1: With MC and working into a magic ring, 4 dc. 4 sts

Rnd 2: [1 dc, 2 dc in next st] 3 times. 6 sts
Rnds 3-5: Dc around.

Fasten off.

Eye - make 2
Rnd 1: With CC1 and working in a magic ring, 4 dc. 4 sts
Join with a slip st into top of first dc.

Fasten off.

Nose

Rnd 1: With Blue (or colour of your choice) and working into a magic ring, 6 dc. 6 sts
Rnd 2: [1 dc, 2 dc in next st] 3 times. 9 sts
Rnd 3: [1 dc, 1 dc 2 tog] 3 times. 6 sts

Fasten off.

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Ruffles
With head end of Body facing towards you:
Row 1: Attach Red yarn to first unworked Front Loop of Rnd 10 and work {1 dc, 5 ch, 1dc] in
each Front Loop across. Fasten off.
Row 2: Attach Orange yarn to first unworked Front Loop of Rnd 12 and repeat Row 1.
Continue with each colour working into the next set of unworked front loops of Rnds 14
(Yellow), 16 (Green), 18 (Blue), 20 (Indigo), 22 (Violet), 24 (Red), 26 (Orange), 28 (Yellow) and 30
(Green).

Attach Blue Yarn to Front Loop of fist st of Rnd 31 and work same sequence of stitches around.
Fasten off.
Final Ruffle is made separately and sewn on. With Indigo yarn, working into a magic ring, [1 dc,
3 ch] 4 times. Fasten off, Sew into place.

Making Up

Using the photographs as a guide, pin the pieces together first, using the long yarn tails or a
length of yarn with a yarn needle to stitch the pieces together.

Sew the nose to the point of the Body.

Sew the eyes in position in line with Rnd 7 approx, about 4 stitches apart.

Sew the legs and tail in position.

Embroidered details
Use White to embroider the highlights on the eyes and Black to embroider the hedgehog’s smile.

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About mycrochetchums

I started mycrochetchums at the end of 2020 to give me something to focus on during

lockdown and to make creative use of a box of Aldi Amigurumi Yarn that was an impulse
purchase I was feeling guilty about!

I’m loving creating these cute characters and sharpening my tech skills in the process as I
wrangle with managing a website and social media.

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Happy Crocheting!

Pia x

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