If you previously purchased my crochet patterns for the Hot air balloon mobile, the Big Hot air balloon with four animals, or the Elephant in a balloon, now you can finally switch the animals! This crochet pattern includes the instructions to make five new animals (a turtle, a polar bear, a koala, a mouse, and a sloth) that fit the hot air balloons’ baskets. Please note that the five animals are devoid of legs because they are made exclusively to fill the baskets of the hot air balloons (or any other use you will want to do).

This tutorial is a PDF document with 6 pages of detailed instructions, with more than 30 pictures. This crochet pattern is written in English (US crochet terms).

To make this pattern you will need to know how to:

• begin with a magic ring
• chain
• slip stitch
• single crochet
• half double crochet
• increase
• decrease

SUPPLIES:

• 3 mm (US 2) crochet hook
• tapestry needle
• yarn calling for 3.5mm to 4mm hook (Sport weight yarn) I used Yarn and colors “Must-Have” (cotton), and Schoeller&Stahl “Limone” (cotton)
• fiberfill stuffing
• 8 black glass beads of 4 mm in diameter
• 1 pair of 4mm black safety eyes

NOTES:

With a 3mm hook and Sport weight yarn, each animal will measure 2.7x1.5 inches (7x4 cm)

--- Please do not copy or redistribute this pattern or claim it as your own. You may sell your finished item if you like, but please credit “Birds and crickets” as the designer. ----