Meet Luca the Llama! Luca is from the Andes mountains in Ecuador. He loves his home and his family and there’s no place he’d rather be than hiking along the mountain ranges and gazing at the breathtaking scenery.

Materials You Need:
-Worsted-weight yarn (4-ply) in any two colors. (The U.K. equivalent is Aran, and AUS/NZ is 8 ply.) For my llama, I used Hobby Lobby’s I Love This Yarn in the color “Orchid” and Lion Brand’s Vanna’s Choice in the color “Beige”. You’ll also need a small amount of black yarn for the nose.
-G (4 mm) crochet hook
-15 mm black safety eyes
-Fiberfill (or your stuffing of choice)
-Bent tip tapestry needle
-Scissors
-Stitch marker
-Straight pins

Abbreviation Key:
Abbreviations are in U.S. terms.

-sc – single crochet
-st/sts – stitch(es)
-sl st – slip stitch
-dec – decrease (join the next 2 stitches together)
-inc – increase (2 single crochet in the next stitch)
-bs – berry stitch
-BLO – back loops only
-R1 – round 1
-rep – repeat
-** – repeat the group of instructions between the asterisks the number of times indicated.
Note: All rounds are worked continuously (that is, vs. joined rounds.)