Autumn is outside the window, which means only three months are left until the winter holidays! That is why it's worth taking care of New Year's gifts right now. Today I want to share with you a step-by-step master class on crocheting the symbol of the upcoming
Crochet Rat – Symbol of 2020
Metal Rat
Autumn is outside the window, which means only three months are left until the winter holidays! That is why it's worth taking care of New Year's gifts right now. Today I want to share with you a step-by-step master class on crocheting the symbol of the upcoming 2020 – the Metal Rat. You can crochet the little rat in just a couple of hours, spending a minimum of materials and nerve cells. 🙂
Head
Materials:\n gray and black yarn; size 2 crochet hook; eyes or black beads with a diameter of 6 mm; needle; thread.\n Abbreviations:\n inc – increase = 2 sc in 1 st; dec – decrease = 2 sc together; sl st – slip st.\n\n Head
Ears
Black yarn.\n\n Row 1: 6 sc in a magic ring.\n\n Row 2: (1 sc, inc) x 3.\n\n Row 3: (1 sc, dec) x 3.\n\n Gray yarn.\n\nRow 4: inc x 6.\n\n Row 5: 12 sc.\n\n Row 6: 1 sc, inc x 6.\n\n Rows 7-8: 18 sc.\n\n Row 9: (2 sc, inc) x 6.\n\n Row 10: 24 sc.\n\n Row 11: (3 sc, inc) x 3, (1 sc, inc) x 6.\n\n Row 12: (4 sc, inc) x 3, (2 sc, inc) x 6.\n\n Row 13: 18 sc, (3 sc, inc) x 6.\n\n Row 14: 18 sc, (4 sc, inc) x 6.\n\n Rows 15-29: 54 sc.\n\n Row 30: 7 sc, dec x 6.\n\n Row 31: 6 sc, dec x 6.\n\n Row 32: 5 sc, dec x 6.\n\n Row 33: 4 sc, dec x 6, insert the eyes.\n\n Row 34: 3 sc, dec x 6.\n\n Row 35: 2 sc, dec x 6.\n\n Row 36: 1 sc, dec x 6.\n\n Row 37: 6 dec.\n\n Ears
Body
Make two pieces.\n\nRow 1: 6 sc in a magic ring.\n\n Row 2: inc in each st.\n\n Row 3: 1 sc, inc x 6.\n\n Row 4: 2 sc, inc x 6.\n\n Row 5: 3 sc, inc x 6.\n\n Row 6: 4 sc, inc x 6.\n\n Rows 7-9: 36 sc.\n\n Row 10: 4 sc, dec x 6.\n\n Row 11: 30 sc.\n\n Row 12: 3 sc, dec x 6.\n\n Row 13: 24 sc.\n\n Row 14: 2 sc, dec x 6.\n\n Row 15: 18 sc.\n\n Fold the edges in half and crochet 9 sc.\n\n Body
Arms
In gray yarn.\n\n Row 1: 6 sc in a magic ring.\n\n Row 2: inc x 6.\n\n Row 3: 1 sc, inc x 6.\n\n Row 4: 2 sc, inc x 6.\n\n Row 5: 3 sc, inc x 6.\n\n Row 6: 4 sc, inc x 6.\n\n Row 7: 5 sc, inc x 6.\n\n Row 8: 6 sc, inc x 6.\n\n Row 9: 7 sc, inc x 6.\n\n Row 10: 8 sc, inc x 6.\n\n Rows 11-16: 60 sc.\n\n Row 17: 12 dec, 36 sc.\n\n Row 18: 48 sc.\n\n Row 19: 6 sc, dec x 6.\n\n Row 20: 42 sc.\n\n Row 21: 5 sc, dec x 6.\n\n Row 22: 36 sc.\n\n Row 23: 4 sc, dec x 6.\n\n Row 24: 30 sc.\n\n Row 25: 3 sc, dec x 6.\n\n Rows 26-28: 24 sc.\n\n Arms
Legs
Make two pieces.\n\nIn gray yarn.\n\nRow 1: 6 sc in a magic ring.\n\n Row 2: inc x 6.\n\n Row 3: 1 sc, inc x 6.\n\n Rows 4-6: 18 sc.\n\n Row 7: 3 dec, 12 sc.\n\n Row 8: 3 dec, 9 sc.\n\n Stuff the piece now and continue stuffing as you go.\n\n Rows 9-20: 12 sc.\n\n Row 21: 6 dec.\n Pull the opening closed.\n\nLegs
Assembly
Make two pieces.\n\n In gray yarn.\n\nRow 1: 6 sc in a magic ring.\n\n Row 2: inc x 6.\n\n Row 3: 1 sc, inc x 6.\n\n Row 4: 2 sc, inc x 6.\n\n Row 5: 3 sc, inc x 6.\n\n Rows 6-9: 30 sc.\n\n Row 7: 6 sc, 9 dec, 6 sc.\n\n Row 8: 6 sc, 5 dec, 5 sc.\n\n Row 9: 6 sc, 4 dec, 3 sc.\n\n Stuff.\n\n Rows 10-22: 12 sc.\n\n Row 26: stuff the leg and make 6 dec.\n\n Pull the opening closed.\n\n Tail\n\n3 ch in a magic ring, then 20 rows of sc in the round.\n\n Assembly\n\nThe process of assembling the rat is shown in the photo:
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