UPDATE: It’s done! And I’m very pleased with the result. :) yay!

If you find any errors, please let me know.

I rewrote this pattern to my liking, inspired by googling some gator pics, which brought me to the Morehouse Farm Critter Knits and this Plush Alligator. Also, I wanted the mouth to be open, cause gators really aren’t gators if they aren’t able to bite.
Didn’t felt it.

Pretty excited about this as it is my first time trying to change a pattern and I hope it will turn out just as great as I imagined it.

M1 = make one stitch
MB = make a bobble
K2tog = knit two stitches together
kfb = knit in front and back loop

TOP:
CO 10 sts
r1-10: st st
r11-20: st st with inc at beg & end of each RS row (I did a M1 btw 1st and 2nd st, because I like to slip my 1st st to get a nicer edge) (20 sts)
r21-28: st st
r29: K5, MB, K8, MB, K5
r30-36: st st
r37: K5, K2tog, K5, K2tog, K6 (18 sts)
r38: P
r39:K5, K2tog, K4, K2tog, K5 (16 sts)
r40-42: st st
r43: K3, [kfb, kfb], K2, [kfb, kfb], K2, [kfb, kfb], K3 (22 sts)
r44: P
r45: CO 10 sts, K3, [kfb, K2, kfb], K2, [kfb, K2, kfb], K2, [kfb, K2, kfb], K3 (10+28 sts)
r46: CO 10 sts, P (10+28+10 sts)
r47: K10+3, [kfb, K4, kfb], K2, [kfb, K4, kfb], K2, [kfb, K4, kfb], K3+10 (10+34+10 sts)
r48: P10+3+1, BO 6 st, P4, BO 6 st, P4, BO 6 st, P1+3+10 (10+16+10 sts)
r49: K tightly
r50: P
r51: K10+3, [kfb, kfb], K2, [kfb, kfb], K2, [kfb, kfb], K3+10 (10+22+10 sts)
r52: P
r53: BO 8 sts, K2+3, [kfb, K2, kfb], K2, [kfb, K2, kfb], K2, [kfb, K2, kfb], K3+10 (2+28+10 sts)
r54: BO 8 sts, P (2+28+2 sts)
r55: K2+3, [kfb, K4, kfb], K2, [kfb, K4, kfb], K2, [kfb, K4, kfb], K3+2 (2+34+2 sts)
r56: P2+3+1, BO 6 sts, P4, BO 6 sts, P4, BO 6 sts, P1+3+2 (2+16+2 sts)
r57: K tightly
r58: P
r59: K2+3, [kfb, kfb], K2, kfb, kfb], K2, [kfb, kfb], K3+2 (2+22+2 sts)
r60: P
r61: K2+3, [kfb, K2, kfb], K2, [kfb, K2, kfb], K2, [kfb, K2, kfb], K3+2 (2+28+2 sts)
r62: P
r63: K2+3, [kfb, K4, kfb], K2, [kfb, K4, kfb], K2, [kfb, K4, kfb], K3+2 (2+34+2 sts)
r64: P2+3+1, BO 6 sts, P4, BO 6 sts, P4, BO 6 sts, P1+3+2 (2+16+2 sts)
r65: K tightly
r66: P
r67: K2+3, [kfb, kfb], K2, [kfb, kfb], K2, [kfb, kfb], K3+2 (2+22+2 sts)
r68: P
r69: CO 8 sts, K2+3, [kfb, K2, kfb], K2, [kfb, K2, kfb], K2, [kfb, K2, kfb], K3+2 (10+28+2 sts)
r70: CO 8 sts, P (10+28+10 sts)
r71: K10+3, [kfb, K4, kfb], K2, [kfb, K4, kfb], K2, [kfb, K4, kfb], K3+10 (10+34+10 sts)
r72: P10+3+1, BO 6 sts, P4, BO 6 sts, P4, BO 6 sts, P1+3+10 (10+16+10 sts)
r73: K tightly
r74: P
r75: K10+3, [kfb, kfb], K2, [kfb, kfb], K2, [kfb, kfb], K3+10 (10+22+10 sts)
r76: P
r77: BO 10 sts, K3, [kfb, K2, kfb], K2, [kfb, K2, kfb], K2, [kfb, K2, kfb], K3+10 (28+10 sts)
r78: BO 10 sts, P (28 sts)
r79: K3, [kfb, K4, kfb], K2, [kfb, K4, kfb], K2, [kfb, K4, kfb], K3 (34 sts)
r80: P3+1, BO 6 sts, P4, BO 6 sts, P4, BO 6 sts, P1+3 (16 sts)
r81: K tightly, with decr 1 at beg & end (14 sts) (I did K2tog on 2nd and 3rd st, and again at the end)
r82: P
r83: K6, [kfb, kfb], K6 (6+4+6 sts)
r84: P
r85: K1, K2tog, K3, [kfb, K2, kfb], K3, K2tog, K1 (5+6+5 sts)
r86: P
r87: K5, [kfb, K4, kfb], K5 (5+8+5 sts)
r88: P5+1, BO 6 sts, P1+5 (5+2+5 sts)
r89: K12 tightly (12 sts)
r90: P
r91: K5, [kfb, kfb], K5 (5+4+5 sts)
r92: P
r93: K1, K2tog, K2, [kfb, K2, kfb], K2, K2tog, K1 (4+6+4 sts)
r94: P
r95: K4, [kfb, K4, kfb], K4 (4+8+4)
r96: P4+1, BO 6 sts, K1+4 (4+2+4)
r97: K4, K2tog, K4 (9 sts)
r98: P
r99: K3, [kfb, kfb], K4 (3+4+4 sts)
r100: P
r101: K3, [kfb, K2, kfb], K1, K2tog, K1 (3+6+3 sts)
r102: P
r103: K3, [kfb, K4, kfb], K3 (3+8+3 sts)
r104: P3+1, BO 6 sts, P1+3 (3+2+3 sts)
r105: K3, K2tog, K3 (7 sts)
r106: P
r107: K2, [kfb, kfb], K3 (2+4+3 sts)
r108: P
r109: K2, [kfb, K2, kfb], K2tog, K1 (2+6+2 sts)
r110: P
r111: K2, [kfb, K4, kfb], K2 (2+8+2 sts)
r112: P3, BO 6 sts, P3 (6 sts)
r113: K2, K2tog, K2 (5 sts)
r114-116: st st
r117: K2tog, K1, K2tog (3 sts)
r118-120: st st
r121: sl 1, K2tog, sl sl st over (1 st)
BO

BOTTOM:
CO 8 sts (pretend there is no r1-2, easier for comparing Top, Bottom and Mouth patterns)
r3-10: st st
r11-20: st st with inc at beg & end of each RS row (18 sts)
r21-36: st st
r37: K5, K2tog, K4, K2tog, K5 (16 sts)
r38: P
r39: K4, K2tog, K4, K2tog, K4 (14 sts)
r40: K
*r41: K
r42: P
r43: K
r44: K (I call it the rib row)*
r45: CO 8 sts, K (8+14 sts) from CO to BO of the legs: on rib rows, K the body sts, but P the leg sts
r46: CO 8 sts, P (8+14+8 sts)
r47-r48: K
r49: K
r50: P
r51: BO 6 sts, K (2+14+8 sts)
r52: BO 6 sts, K (2+14+2 sts)
r53-68: repeat btw *’s
r69: K
r70: P
r71: CO 6 sts, K (8+14+2 sts)
r72: CO 6 sts,K (8+14+8 sts)
r73-76: repeat btw *’s
r77: BO 8 sts, K (14+8 sts)
r78: BO 8 sts, P (14 sts)
r79-80: K
r81: K with decrease at beg & end (12 sts)
r82: P
r83-84: K
r85: K with decrease at beg & end (10 sts)
r86: P
r87-88: K
r89-92: repeat btw *’s
r93: K with decrease at beg & end (8sts)
r94: P
r95-96: K
r97: K3, K2tog, K3 (7 sts)
r98: P
r99-100: K
r101: K3, K2tog, K2 (6 sts)
r102: P
r103-104: K
r105: K2, K2tog, K2 (5 sts)
r106: P
r107-108: K
r109: K2, K2tog, K1 (4 sts)
r110: P
r111-112: K
r113: K1, K2tog, K1 (3 sts)
r114: P
r115-116: K
r117: K2tog, K1 (2 sts)
r118: P
r119: K2tog
BO

MOUTH: in red
CO 6 sts (again pretend there is no r1-2)
r3-12: st st
r13-20: st st with inc at beg & end of each RS row (14 sts)
r21-40: st st
r41-46: st st with decrease at beg & end of each RS row (8 sts)
r47-58: st st
BO

Sew closed the back bumps. Attach eyes and sew the back of the eye bobbles. Sew together, stuffing as you go along. Crochet teeth. For the bottom, I crocheted a zigzag row of slip stitches. For the top a straight row of slip stitches upside down and then on the return row per tooth: ch 3, sc in 2nd ch from hook, hdc in next ch, sl st in next st, sl st in next tightly, and repeat. And crochet three toes for each foot by chain sts and sc.