An adult and baby white-handed (lar) gibbon. From head to toe the adult is 38cm (15 inches) tall and the baby is 13cm (5 inches) tall.

The adult gibbon can be made in a solid colour or stripes. Note that there are no instructions to make a striped baby - the multicoloured baby is made using a multicoloured yarn. Both gibbons are worked in the round.

This pattern includes written instructions, crochet charts and step-by-step photos of the adult’s face and photo tutorials of techniques used to make the gibbons.

When you buy this pattern you will receive 2 PDFs - one uses American crochet terms only and the other uses British crochet terms only.

You will need:

• Rico Ricorumi DK. To make a plain adult and baby you will need 1 ball of Cream (002), 1 ball of Chocolate (057) and 4 balls of the main body colour - I used Saffron (063) and Chocolate. You will also need a little Black (060) to sew the features. To make a striped adult with a multicoloured baby you will need 1 ball each of Denim (034), Pearl Grey (004), Olive (048), Pea (077), Aqua (074), Khaki (078), Ivory (061), Clay (066) and Rico Ricorumi Print DK in Green Mix (005). You will also need a little Chocolate (057) to sew the features.
• 3mm crochet hook.
• Stitch markers.
• Toy stuffing.
• Two 12mm black safety eyes per adult.
• Tapestry needle.

Techniques you should know:

• Magic loop.
• Crocheting rounds in a continuous spiral.