Please note this is NOT a complete pattern: this is an EXPANSION PACK for my Mini Mammals pattern. It includes all the modifications required to crochet a Hamster, Gerbil and Kangaroo Rat.

• Hamster (orange in sample photos): Syrian (Golden) Hamsters are often kept as pets; they hoard food by carrying it in their expandable cheek pouches until they can store it. 
• Gerbil (cream in sample photos): Mongolian Gerbils are often kept as pets; they are highly social and love to dig tunnels.
• Kangaroo Rat (brown in sample photos): Small jumping rodents from the deserts of North America. They can survive without drinking any water at all and collect seeds in their fur-lined cheek pouches to store.

Size: approx 4” (10cm) long, excluding tail

Yarn: worsted weight yarn in any sandy sort of colour (beige, light-medium brown, tan, cream, light grey, etc), less than 35m each

Hook: E US/3.5mm crochet hook

Eye size: 10mm

You can buy the original Mini Mammals pattern (Sengi, Jerboa and Mouse) together with this expansion pack at a reduced price here.

Or if you already have the original Mini Mammals pattern, the pattern link on this page will let you buy just the Mini Mammals 2 Expansion Pack.

What is an Expansion Pack?

• An Expansion Pack is an add-on to an existing PlanetJune pattern.
• The Expansion Pack lets you modify or add to the original pattern to create something else.
• You cannot use the Expansion Pack alone - you must also purchase the original pattern in order to be able to complete the pictured items in the Expansion Pack pattern.

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