This knitting pattern includes instructions for making five animals — Misha the Hedgehog, Cake the Bear, Ice-cream the Hare, Foxy, and Kitty — approximately 13–15 cm (5.1–5.9 inches) tall.

The pattern also includes instructions for making shorts and a backpack.

All toys are knitted in the round. The arms and legs are attached during knitting. The head and ears are sewn on.

Language: English and Russian.

Finished size: approx. 13–15 cm / 5.1–5.9 in.
Final size may vary depending on yarn choice and knitting tension.

Yarn:
• Alize Cashmira (300 m / 100 g)
• Gazzal Alpaca Air (300 m / 100 g)
• Drops Alpaca Bouclé (140 m / 50 g) — for hedgehog quills
• Alize Angora Gold (550 m / 100 g) — for shorts
• Novaya Alpaka by Pekhorka (150 m / 50 g) — for the bear
• Qiwi by Astra Premium (200 m / 100 g) — for the fox

You may substitute with yarn of similar weight. Adjust needle size according to your tension.

Needles:
• Double-pointed needles 2 mm
• Double-pointed needles 2–2.5 mm (for some animals depending on yarn)

Hook:
• 1.5–2 mm crochet hook (for making chains)

Additional materials:
• Stuffing (hollow fiber or synthetic filling)

Skills required:
• Knit and purl
• k2tog
• kfb
• skpo
• Short rows

Pattern author: Maria Nikulina