Crochet level: intermediate and above.

You have to be able to make the following stitches in this pattern:
• slip stitch
• single crochet
• double crochet
• half double crochet
• surface single crochet
• increasing
• decreasing
- also you should have a skill to crochet with fluffy yarn.
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The size of the toy 13 cm = 5.1 inch

Pattern: Hedgehog,

• Autumn Scarf and Hat,
• Circus Collar, Cap,
• Christmas Hat

Materials for a toy:
- Main yarn: for the body, head, hands, feet, ears - Mohair yarn (Alize Naturale 230 m 100g) or NAKO Paris
(I used Russian-made yarn Trafka Kamtex, it is similar to NAKO Paris)
Weight/Yardage: 245 m/100 g = 3.53 oz (267 yds) or 3.53 oz (240 yds)

• Yarn for “fur coat” - melange yarn - crochet the shaggy back (needles) for the hedgehog with any yarn of the suitable color (I combined three colored threads as one thread to get a mélange yarn, but you can buy a ready mélange yarn in a shop).

• yarn for the hat and snood/collar and hat/cap (approximate Weight/yardage: 245 m/100 g = 3.53 oz (267 yds) or 3.53 oz (240 yds)

• crochet hook size 1.75 mm for the body, for fur coats-any size

• needle with a wide eye

• needles for sewing toy parts (convenient to use long needles)

• three beads, 10 mm diameter, with hole: for eyes and nose

• Optional: wood beads for a circus collar and cap - a total of 18 pieces (with a wide hole to be able to pass the hook)

• sewing thread in the tone of the yarn for the body, coats and black for the eyes and nose.

• Stuffing (hollow fiber or synthetic down 100% polyester)

• the metal granulated material (I use a metal granulate with a diameter of 1.8 mm)

• floral or aluminum wire (for hands)

• dry pastel for toning and brush

• a special brush for the dogs or with a brush with the rough metal bristle (the thick beautiful pile)