This is an enlarged version of my original pattern, also titled Hans my Hedgehog. Whereas the original pattern yielded hedgehogs approx. 2 in. (6 cm) & 3 in. (8 cm) long, this new version will yield a hedgehog approx. 9 in (23 cm) long. And like the original pattern, this one, too, is simple, sweet, and suitable for beginning knitters.