Crochet Floppy Ferret
The Crochet Floppy Ferret Plushie makes the perfect handmade gift! Below you'll find the free crochet pattern and step by step tutorial!
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Pattern Design + Construction
These soft and cuddly Floppy Ferrets make excellent gift ideas for little ones! The basic stitches used make this pattern fun for beginners, but I consider it more intermediate level with the heavier yarn being more challenging to see stitches. This pattern consists of the head, body, arms, and tail. The head and body are stuffed using polyfil fiber and optionally poly pellets. We'll attach these pieces using a yarn needle. The finished Crochet Floppy Ferret measures approximately 13.25 inches tall (including tail) by 4.25 inches wide in the hips.
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Yarn: I used Yarn Bee - Cozy Occasion - Size 6 - Super Bulky
Yarn: For the nose I used worsted weight, but you could use any yarn or thread
I used a 6 mm hook (however, the yarn I used recommends an 8 mm hook) - https://link.amazon/B0eHhHf6H
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Stocking Socks (optional) - https://link.amazon/B00DLkI7k
Stitches:
This pattern is written in US crochet terminology.
Chain
Magic Circle (Tutorial)
SC - Single Crochet
INC - Single Crochet Increase
DEC - Single Crochet Decrease/ Invisible Decrease
FLO - Front Loop Only
BO - Bobble Stitch
Slip Stitch
* - Repeat sequence until the end of the round
Bobble Stitch Tutorial:
For this pattern, the bobble stitch is 5 unfinished DC in the same stitch.
All of the following into the same stitch:
We already have a loop on the hook (Loop Count 1)
Yarnover, insert hook, pull up a loop, yarnover, pull through two (Loop Count 2)
Yarnover, insert hook, pull up a loop, yarnover, pull through two (Loop Count 3)
Yarnover, insert hook, pull up a loop, yarnover, pull through two (Loop Count 4)
Yarnover, insert hook, pull up a loop, yarnover, pull through two (Loop Count 5)
yarn over, insert hook, pull up a loop, yarn over, pull through two (Loop Count 6)
Yarnover, pull through all 6 loops
Note on Yarn Colors:
You can use any yarn color combinations you'd like. I'm going to refer to them as 'dark' and 'light' for the pattern.
Crochet Floppy Ferret Free Pattern
Head:
With light yarn,
Round 1: In a Magic Circle, SC 6, pull tight (6)
Round 2: INC in each stitch (12)
Round 3: INC, SC in the next stitch* (18)
Round 4: INC, SC in the next 2 stitches* (24)
Rounds 5-6: SC in each stitch, changing colors - 6 light, 12 dark, 6 light (24)
Continue with light
Round 7: SC 8, FLO BO, SC 6, FLO BO, SC 8 (24)
Add eyes between rounds 3-4 and stitch nose onto round 1 centered between eyes.
Round 8: DEC, SC in the next 2 stitches* (18)
Add stuffing; you can add a little more at the end
Round 9: DEC, SC in the next stitch* (12)
Round 10: DEC 6 times (6)
Chain 1, Add any additional stuffing
Tie off with a long enough tail to stitch up the remaining hole. Trim any excess yarn.
Body:
Leg #1:
With light yarn,
Round 1: In a Magic Circle, SC 6, pull tight (6)
Round 2: INC, SC in the next stitch* (9)
Round 3: SC in each stitch* (9)
Slip stitch, chain 1, tie off with a long enough tail to close a small hole later.
Leg #2:
Repeat rounds 1-3 without tying off
At the end of Round 3, chain 3
Insert hook into leg #1 where the next round would have begun, SC
Insert stitch marker into this SC as this is the 1st stitch of Round 4
Round 4: SC in each stitch - 9 around Leg #1 (this includes the 1 you just marked), 3 into the chains, 9 around Leg #2, 3 into the chains (24)
Round 5: INC, SC in the next 3 stitches* (30)
Rounds 6-8: SC in each stitch (30)
Round 9: DEC, SC in the next 3 stitches* (24)
Round 10: SC in each stitch (24)
Round 11: DEC, SC in the next 2 stitches* (18)
Round 12: SC in each stitch (18)
Use the long tail from leg #1 to sew up the small hole(s) around the leg joins.
Add stuffing or poly-pellet bag
Round 13: DEC, SC in the next stitch* (12)
Round 14: SC in each stitch (12)
On the last stitch of Round 14, switch to dark yarn
Rounds 15-18: SC in each stitch (12)
Slip stitch, chain 1, tie off with a long tail
Arms (Make 2):
With dark yarn,
Round 1: In a Magic Circle, SC 6, pull tight (6)
Round 2: INC, SC in the next stitch* (9)
Rounds 3-4: SC in each stitch (9)
Slip stitch, chain 1, tie off with a long tail
Tail
With dark yarn,
Round 1: In a Magic Circle, SC 6, pull tight (6)
Round 2: INC in each stitch (12)
Rounds 3-4: SC in each stitch (12)
Round 5: DEC, SC in the next 2 stitches* (9)
On the last stitch of Round 5, switch to light yarn
Rounds 6-12: SC in each stitch (9)
Slip stitch, chain 1, tie off with a long tail
Assembly:
Arms
Using the long tails, stitch the opening of the arms closed/flat and then attach to either side of the neck at the top of the body.
Head
Using the long tail from the end of the body, stitch the neck opening closed/flat and then attach to the head between rounds 6-7 on the head.
Tail
Using the long tail, stitch the opening closed/flat and then attach to the back of the body between rounds 5-6 of the body.
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