A Crochet Pattern by Carla Scull

What you will need:

Red Heart 4-ply Charcoal G-Hook

Red Heart 4-ply Grey Heather polyfil

Red Heart 4-ply Ranch Red 20mm brown animal

Red Heart 4-ply Coffee eyes

Red Heart 4-ply Black 2 small blue buttons

Red Heart 4-ply White

WARNING: Some pieces may be removable. Use caution with small

children. CHOKING HAZZARD

Assemble directions beginning on page 11

HEAD Grey Heather/Charcoal

Work in rounds

Rnd

Muzzle: Using Grey Heather:

1 Ch2; 6sc in 2nd st from hook 6

2 2sc in ea st; around 12

3 2sc in ea st; around 24

4 2sc in first st; sc in next 3sts; around 30

5-15 sc in ea st; around 30

Join and fasten off at end of rnd 15

Head: Using Charcoal

F/P=Front Post Tutorial:

16 Using F/P on rnd 15; sc in ea st; around 30

17 2sc in first st; sc in next 4sts; around 36

18 2sc in first st; sc in next 5sts; around 42

19 2sc in first st; sc in next 6sts; around 48

20-32 sc in ea st; around 48

33 dec first 2sts; sc in next 6sts; around 42

Stuff

34 dec first 2sts; sc in next 5sts; around 36

35 sc in ea st; around 36

36 dec first 2sts; sc in next 4sts; around 30

37 dec first 2sts; sc in next 3sts; around 24

38 dec first 2sts; sc in next 2sts; around 18

39 dec first 2sts; sc in next st; around 12

Stuff

40 dec in ea st; around, close, fasten off 6

NECK AND CHEST Charcoal

Work in rounds

Rnd

1 Ch2; 6sc in 2nd st from hook 6

2 2sc in ea st; around 12

3 2sc in ea st; around 24

4 2sc in first st; sc in next 3sts; around 30

5-18 sc in ea st; around 30

19 2sc in first st; sc in next st; around 45

20-24 sc in ea st; around 45

25 2sc in first st; sc in next 2sts; around 60

Stuff

26-28 sc in ea st; around 60

29 dec first 2sts; sc in next 8sts; around 54

30 sc in ea st; around 54

31 dec first 2sts; sc in next 7sts; around 48

32 sc in ea st; around 48

33 dec first 2sts; sc in next 6sts; around 42

34 dec first 2sts; sc in next 5sts; around 36

35 dec first 2sts; sc in next 4sts; around 30

36 dec first 2sts; sc in next 3sts; around 24

Stuff

37 dec first 2sts; around 12

38 dec first 2sts; around, join, fasten off 6

BODY Charcoal

Work in rounds

Rnd

1 ch2; 6sc in 2nd st from hook 6

2 2sc in ea st; around 12

3 2sc in ea st; around 24

4 sc in ea st; around 24

5 2sc in ea st; around 48

6-32 sc in ea st; around 48

33 dec first 2sts; sc in next 6sts; around 42

34 dec first 2sts; sc in next 5sts; around 36

35 dec first 2sts; sc in next 4sts; around 30

36 dec first 2sts; sc in next 3sts; around 24

Stuff

37 dec first 2sts; around 12

38 dec first 2sts; around, close, fasten off 6

LEG Charcoal make 4

Work in rounds

Rnd

1 Ch7; sc in next 5sts; 3sc in next st; working on

opposite side, sc next 4sts; 2sc in last st 14

2 2sc in ea st; around 28

3-8 sc in ea st; around 28

9 dec first 2sts; around 14

Stuff

10-25 sc in ea st; around 14

Stuff

26 dec first 2sts; around, close, fasten off 7

HOOF Black make 4

Work in rounds

Rnd

1 Ch15; join to form ring; sc in ea st; across 14

2 sc in first 4sts; 2hdc in next 6sts; sc in

last 4sts 20

3 sc in first 4sts; hdc in next 12sts; sc in last

4sts; join, fasten off 20

Work the hoof up the leg with the wrong side out and last rnd worked

upward toward the head. Position the wide side (hdc sts) forward

toward neck and chest end. Be sure the hoof is in the right direction

with the leg muscle before sewing it on. Sew hoof to rnd 25 of leg.

Now push the hoof back down over the bottom of the leg.

EAR 2 Charcoal 2Grey Heather

Work the Grey Heather section first. At the end of last rnd of Charcoal

section, DO NOT fasten off.

Work in rounds

Rnd

1 Ch 20; sc in first 18sts; 3sc in next st; working on

opposite side, sc in next 18sts; turn 39

2 sc in first 4sts; hdc in next 11sts; sc in next

4sts; 3sc in next st; sc in next 4sts; hdc in next

11sts; sc in last 4sts; turn 41

3 sc in first 4sts; hdc in next 12sts; sc in next

4sts; 3sc in next st; sc in next 4sts; hdc in next

12 sts; sc in last 4sts; turn 43

4 sc in first 4sts; hdc in next 13sts; sc in next

4sts; 3sc in next st; sc in next 4sts; hdc in next

13sts; sc in last 4sts; turn 45

5 sc in first 4sts; hdc in next 14sts; sc in next

4sts; 3sc in next st; sc in next 4sts; had in next

14sts; sc in last 4sts; fasten off Grey Heather. Leave

length for sewing on Charcoal 47

With wrong side facing ea other, sc around with 3sc in end st.

Fold end together and sew across, leaving the length for more sewing

TAIL Charcoal/Grey Heather

Work in rows

Row

1 Ch21; sc in ea st; across; turn 20

2-4 sc in ea st; across 20

Fold lengthwise with wrong side facing. Sew edge together

Wrap Charcoal and Grey Heather around the palm of hand

15 times. Tie a length of Charcoal tightly around one end.

Cut the other end to open the loops. Tie strands to one end of tail.

EYES White make 2

Work in rounds

Rnd

1 Ch2; 6sc in 2nd st from hook 6

2 2sc in ea st; around 12

3 sc in ea st; around 12

Insert 15mm animal eyes to center of circle

4-5 sc in ea st; around 12

6 dec first 2sts; around, close, fasten off, leave

length for sewing 6

EYELID Charcoal make 2

Work in rounds

Rnd

1 Ch2; 6sc in 2nd st from hook 6

2 2sc in ea st; around 12

3 2sc in first st; sc in next st; around 18

4 2sc in first st; sc in next 2sts; around 24

5-6 sc in ea st; around, join, fasten off, leaving

length for sewing 24

Fold piece in half and sew across

NOSTRILS Grey Heather make 2

Work in rounds

Rnd

1 Ch2; 6sc in 2nd st from hook 6

2 2hdc in first 3sts; sl st in next st; turn 9

3 sk sl st; hdc in first 6sts; sl st in next st;

fasten off, leaving length for sewing

The unworked sc sts are the bottom of the nostril. The nostril should

form a cave shape.

SADDLEBAGS Coffee make 2

Work in rows

Row

1 Ch11; sc ea st; across 10

2-16 sc in ea st; across 10

17 Working around outside of piece, sc around with 3sc in

each corner

Fold bottom edge up to row 5; fold row one down to make a “flap”.

Hold pieces together using a small blue button.

SADDLEBAG STRAP Coffee

Work in rows

Row

1 Ch25; sc in ea st; across 24

2-4 sc in ea st across, fasten off 24

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Sew one end of strap to top/back of saddlebag. Sew other end to the

other saddlebag. Fasten off

BLANKET Ranch Red

Work in rows

Row

1 Ch21; sc in ea st; across 20

2-12 sc in ea st; across 20

13 working around outside, hdc in ea st; with 3sc

in ea corner.

BRIDLE Coffee

1 Ch36; sc in ea st; across 35

Place bridle around muzzle and tie underneath

REINS

1 Ch 61; fasten off, tie to bridle underneath muzzle.

ASSEMBLE:

*Sew neck and chest piece to body at round 5 of body. You will have

to push the two pieces together tightly and pinning round 5 of the

body to the neck piece.

*Sew the head to the top of the neck, tilting the muzzle in a downward

direction.

*Sew the legs with attached hooves to the sides of the body. Front legs

on the side of the chest muscle, and back legs at the back of the body

piece. Be sure to face the wide side of the hoof forward.

*Sew the assembled eyes to the front of the face. Next, bend the eyelids

in an arch and form around the eyes. The fold is sewn to the head

and the eyeballs should fit against the inside of the eyelid arch.

*Sew the nostrils to the top edge of the muzzle. Using the beginning

ring as a sewing guide, stitch the nostril down in the front. Working

around toward the back, and keeping the hdc sts upward to form the

cave, sew the back portion of the ring onto the muzzle.

*Sew the ears to each side of the head pointing upward. Put a “tac” in

the ear against the head to hold it in place and keep the ears in an

upward position.

*To make the mane: start on the head about one inch above and

between the eyes. Use the Posts to do a single crochet fringe to about

one inch from the body section. Fringe is alternating Charcoal/Black

and Grey Heather/Black.

*Attach bridle around the muzzle. Attach reins to bridle underneath

the muzzle.

*Place the blanket on the donkey’s back and the saddlebags over the

blanket.