Materials and tools:
- Hook nº 2
- Thread (230m/100g)
Symbols:
- Chain (ch)
- Slip stitch (sl)
- Single crochet (sc)
- Increase (inc) -> two single crochet on the next stitch
- Decrease (dec) -> two stitches together
- ()*N repeat N times
- Half double crochet (hdc)
- Double crochet (dc)
The number in parentheses at the end of each line indicates how many stitches should have
the round or row.
All pieces except horns and hooves can be combed.
HEAD:
Round 1: 6sc in a magic ring
Round 2: 6inc (12)
Round 3: (sc, inc)6 (18) Round 4: (2sc, inc)6 (24)
Round 5: (3sc, inc)6 (30) Round 6: (4sc, inc)6 (36)
Round 7: (5sc, inc)6 (42) Round 8: (6sc, inc)6 (48)
Rounds 9 to 17: sc in each stitch around (48)
Round 18: (6sc, dec)6 (42) Round 19: (5sc, dec)6 (36)
Round 20: (4sc, dec)6 (30) Round 21: (3sc, dec)6 (24)
Round 22: (2sc, dec)6 (18) Round 23: FRONT loops only: 6sc, BOTH loops: 12sc (18) Rounds 24 and 25: sc in each stitch around (18) Round 26: 6sc in remaining loops of round 23, 3inc, 6sc, 3inc (24) Round 27: FRONT loops only: 6sc, BOTH loops: 18sc (24) Round 28: sc in each stitch around (24) Round 29: 6sc in remaining loops of round 27, 18sc (24) Round 30: 6inc with hdc, 3dec with sc, 6sc, 3dec (24) Round 31: 12hdc, 12sc (24) Rounds 32 to 36: 3sc, 9hdc, 12sc (24) Round 37: (2sc, dec)6 (18)
Round 38: (sc, dec)6 (12) Round 39: 6dec. Close the hole. LOWER LIP: Round 1: 6sc in a magic ring Round 2: 6inc (12) Round 3: (sc, inc)6 (18)
Round 4: (2sc, inc)6 (24) Rounds 5 to 7: sc in each stitch around (24) Round 8: (2sc, dec)6 (18)
Round 9 (sc, dec)*6 (12)
Rounds 10 and 11: sc in each stitch around (12). Fold in half, don’t fill and join both sides
crocheting 6sc. Sew to the head.
Mark the contour of the upper lip with a thread of contrasting color (the size is a little bigger
than the lower jaw), as shown in the picture. Crochet sc along the contour, joining with the
head and after that make crab stitch along all the edge. (I get about 27sc).
Make the nostrils arbitrarily
BODY:
Make a ring of 18sc in the lower part of the head, just in the middle (in the opposite side of the
jaw). Inside the head and the body you can put a wire.
rounds 1 to 9: sc in each stitch around (18)
Round 10: (5sc, inc)3 (21) Rounds 11 to 13: sc in each stitch around (21) Round 14: (hdc, inc)3, 5sc, FRONT loops only: 5sc, BOTH loops 5sc (24)
Round 15: (3hdc, inc)2, 3hdc, inc with sc, (3sc, inc)3 (30)
Round 16: 13hdc, 5sc, 5sc in the remaining loops of round 14, 7sc (30)
(you should obtain a crease)
Round 17: (4hdc, inc with hdc)3, 4sc, inc, FRONT loops only (4sc, inc), BOTH loops (4sc, inc) (36) Round 18: 18hdc, 18sc (36) Round 19: (5hdc, inc)3, 5sc, inc, in remaining loops of round 17 (5sc, inc), BOTH loops (5sc,
inc) (42) (you should obtain a crease)
Round 20: 21hdc, 8sc, FRONT loops only 6sc, BOTH loops 7sc (42)
Round 21: 21hdc, 21 sc (42)
Round 22: 21hdc, 8sc, 6sc in remaining loops of round 20, 7sc (42) (you should obtain a crease)
Round 23: 5sc, dec with hdc, (5hdc, dec)2, 21sc (39) Round 24: 4sc, dec with hdc, (4hdc, dec)2, 21sc (36)
Round 25: 3sc, dec with hdc, (3hdc, dec)2, 21sc (33) Round 26: 2sc, dec with hdc, (2hdc, dec)2, 21sc (30)
Round 27: sc, dec with hdc, (hdc, dec)2, 21sc (27) Rounds 28 and 29: sc in each stitch around (27) Round 30: (7sc, dec)3 (24)
Round 31: sc in each stitch around (24)
Round 32: (6sc, dec)3 (21) Round 33: sc in each stitch around (21) Round 34: (5sc, dec)3 (18)
Round 35: 13sc, 4sc in next stitch, 3sc, 4sc in next stitch (24)
Rounds 36 to 38: sc in each stitch around (24)
Round 39: (2sc, dec)6 (18) Round 40: (sc, dec)6 (12)
Round 41: 6dec (6) close the hole.
With hemp fiber (I used techno thread) you can make a bib. Attach directly to the body and
make few rows of sc on the chest. Also put a little bit on the head.
HORNS (work in rows):
Row 1: ch 25, starting on second chain from hook: 24sc, turn
Row 2: 21sc, ch, turn
Row 3: 9sc, slst, turn
Row 4: 9sc, 4ch, turn
Row 5: 15sc, slst, turn
Row 6: 12sc, ch, turn
Row 7: 6sc, slst, turn
Row 8: 6sc, 4ch, turn
Row 9: 19sc, slst, turn
Row 10: 16sc, ch, turn
Row 11: 9sc, slst, turn
Row 12: 9sc, 4ch, turn
Row 13: 24sc, ch, turn
Crochet sc all along the edge keeping a wire inside.
SMALL HORNS:
Ch 10, turn, 5slst down the chain, turn, 6ch, turn, 5slst down the chain, turn, 6ch, turn, 9slst
down the chain.
MIDDLE OF THE HORNS (principal color):
Ch 5, crochet 6 rows of 4sc. Sew in the middle of the head the edge of the horns. Sew both
horns together a bit bended, and join the small horns. sew the horns and sew the middle part.
FRONT LEGS (begin with brown thread):
Round 1: 8sc in a magic ring
Round 2: 8inc (16)
Round 3: BACK loops only: 16sc, FRONT loops: crab stitch
Round 4: (2sc, dec)4 (12) Change to principal color Round 5: BACK loops only (2sc, dec)3 (9)
Round 6: (sc, dec)3 (6) Rounds 7 to 10: sc in each stitch around (6) Round 11: 5sc, 4hdc in the same stitch (9) Round 12: 5sc, 4hdc together (6) Rounds 13 and 14: sc in each stitch around (6) Round 15: (sc, inc)3 (9)
Round 16: sc in each stitch around (9)
Round 17: (2sc, inc)3 (12) Round 18: (3sc, inc)3 (15)
Round 19: (4sc, inc)3 (18) Round 20: (5sc, inc)3 (21)
Round 21: (6sc, inc)*3 (24) slst.
Sew it to the body, in the bottom, slightly to the side.
BACK LEGS (begin with brown thread):
Round 1: 8sc in a magic ring
Round 2: 8inc (16)
Round 3: BACK loops only: 16sc, FRONT loops: crab stitch
Round 4: (2sc, dec)4 (12) Change to principal color Round 5: BACK loops only (2sc, dec)3 (9)
Round 6: (sc, dec)3 (6)
Rounds 7 and 8: sc in each stitch around (6)
Round 9: 4hdc in the same stitch, sc, 3slst, sc (9)
Round 10: 4hdc together, 2sc, 3sc in the same stitch, 2sc (8)
Round 11: 5sc, inc, 2sc (9)
Round 12: 6sc, inc, 2sc (10)
Round 13: 7sc, inc, 2sc (11)
Round 14: 4slst, 4sc, inc, 2sc (12)
Round 15: 2sc, 3sc in next stitch, 4sc, 3sc together, 2sc (12)
Round 16: sc in each stitch around (12)
Round 17: (3sc, inc)3 (15)
Round 18: sc in each stitch around (15)
Round 19: (4sc, inc)3 (18) Rounds 20 and 21: sc in each stitch around (18) Round 22: (sc, dec)6 (12)
Round 23: 6dec. Insert the wire and close.
Give the appearance of bended legs. Sew it to the body, attaching the lateral on the sides.
NOSTRILS:
Mark the location of nostrils with needles.
Draw the shape of nostrils with a thread of contrasting color.
Work sc all around the mark, joined to the head.
Make crab stitch all around.
Give shape to the nostrils (pull firmly from one nostril to the other). Look at the photo.
TAIL:
Ch 5, starting on second chain from hook: 3sc, 3sc in last chain, in the other side: 3sc, slst. Sew
it.
TONGUE (pink thread):
Ch 6, starting on second chain from hook: 3sc, hdc, 5hdc in the last chain, in the other side:
hdc, 3sc, slst. Sew the edge of the tongue inside the lower lip.
EARS:
Work the same way as the tongue but with the principal color. Sew it under the horns.
Finish sewing all parts together, make the eyes and you will obtain this adorable moose.
I made a pedestal for the moose with foam and papier-mâché. I painted it and covered with
varnish.