Sloth baby mobile by Silke Merckx Designs

Sloth baby mobile

Crochet
January 2019
Sport (12 wpi) ?
24 stitches and 32 rows = 4 inches
3.0 mm
137 - 273 yards (125 - 250 m)
US
English
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With this easy to follow crochet pattern you’ll make an adorable baby mobile with two amigurumi sloths (a mama and her baby) hanging from a liana and surrounded by green vines and leaves.
The two sloths can be embraced or they can be divided.
They’ll surely grab your baby’s attention with their cute faces!

This tutorial is a PDF document with 9 pages of detailed instructions, with more than 40 pictures. It’s 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, half double and 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 Schoeller Stahl Limone (cotton)
  • a wooden ring of 1.2 inches (3 cm) diameter
  • a wooden frame of 9 inches (23 cm) diameter
  • fiberfill stuffing
  • 2 pairs of 4 mm safety eyes

NOTES:

With a 3mm hook and Sport weight yarn, the large sloth will measure 3 x 4 inches (8 x 10 cm)

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