Crochet Fox Pattern
This crochet fox pattern makes a finished softy about 12 inches from feet to ear or about 8.5 from the bottom. The body and head are made in one piece and you will attach the other pieces separately. I provided a tips and tricks video specific to this pattern to provide any extra help you might need.
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Crochet Fox Details and Materials
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items as you wish for yourself, or as gifts. You may sell items made with this pattern but
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You will need:
Approx 120 g size 4 yarn in main color, approx 50g in accent (I used Soft and Sleek in Pumpkin Spice, white, and black
Crochet Hook in Size 3.75
Tapestry Needle
Polyfil
12mm safety eyes
stitch marker
Embroidery thread for eye lashes
Abbreviations
SC– single crochet
SC INC– single crochet increase (2 SC in each stitch)
INV DEC– Invisible decrease (put hook through the FRONT LOOP ONLY of two consecutive stitches [two loops on hook] Yarn over pull through both loops. [two loops on hook] Yarn over pull through two loops)
Magic Circle– Make a loop, leaving a long tail to work with. Insert hook in center of loop, yarn over and draw up a loop. Yarn over, pull through to make the first chain (this does not count as a stitch!). Continue to crochet over the loop and tail with the number of stitches called for. (If you need 6 SC, then crochet 6 SC inside the ring.) Pull the tail to close the circle.
Crochet Fox Pattern Tips and Tricks
Crochet Fox Pattern
Nose/Mouth
Round 1: SC 5 in magic circle.
Round 2: SC INC in each around. (10)
Round 3: SC in the first, SC INC in the next. Repeat around. (15)
Round 4: SC in the first 2, SC INC in the next. Repeat around. (20)
Round 5: SC in the first 3. SC INC in the next. Repeat around. (25)
Rounds 6-7: SC in each around. (25)
Slip stitch in the next 3 stitches. Fasten off and leave a long tail to sew on to the face. Get a long piece of black yarn. Sew the nose on about row 4. You will see 5 sides of the nose, try to get the nose to be lined up on one of the sides. When you are ready to attach it, the bottom of the piece will be on row 27 and the top about row 35. Use pins to attach it. Sew it around and lightly stuff it.
Body and Head
With main color:
Round 1: In a magic circle, 6 SC.
Round 2: SC INC in each around. (12)
Round 3: SC in first, SC INC in next. Repeat around. (18)
Round 4: SC in first 2, SC INC in next. Repeat around. (24)
Round 5: SC in first 3, SC INC in next. Repeat around. (30)
Round 6: SC in first 4, SC INC in next. Repeat around. (36)
Round 7: SC in first 5, SC INC in next. Repeat around. (42)
Rounds 8-13: SC in each around. (42)
Round 14: SC in first 5, INV DEC in the next. Repeat around. (36)
Rounds 15-16: SC in each around. (36)
Round 17: SC in first 4, INV DEC in the next. Repeat around. (30)
Rounds 18-19: SC in each around. (30)
Begin stuffing here.
Round 20: SC in first 3, INV DEC in the next. Repeat around. (24)
Rounds 21-22: SC in each around. (24)
Round 23: SC in first 2, INV DEC in the next. Repeat around. (18)
Round 24: SC in the first, INV DEC in the next. Repeat around. (12)
From here we are increasing the head.
Round 25: SC in first, SC INC in next. Repeat around. (18)
Round 26: SC in first 2, SC INC in next. Repeat around. (24)
Round 27: SC in first 3, SC INC in next. Repeat around. (30)
Round 28: SC in first 4, SC INC in next. Repeat around. (36)
Round 29: SC in first 5, SC INC in next. Repeat around. (42)
Round 30: SC in first 6, SC INC in next. Repeat around. (48)
Rounds 31-41: SC in each around. (48)
Attach eyes between rows 37 and 38, about 6 stitches apart. Begin to stuff here. I also stretch the base of the head a little bit so it is more defined, more round than oval. Sew on the nose at this time as well.
Round 42: SC in the first 6, INV DEC in the next. Repeat around. (42)
Round 43: SC in the first 5, INV DEC in the next. Repeat around. (36)
Round 44: SC in the first 4, INV DEC in the next. Repeat around. (30)
Round 45: SC in the first 3, INV DEC in the next. Repeat around. (24)
Round 46: SC in the first 2, INV DEC in the next. Repeat around. (18)
Round 47: SC in the first, INV DEC in the next. Repeat around. (12)
Round 48: INV DEC around. (6)
Fasten off and carefully sew the remaining hole closed.
Ears
With orange:
Round 1: 7 DC in a magic ring. Chain 2 and turn.
Round 2: DC INC in the first 3. TRC. DC INC in the last three. Chain 2 and turn (13)
Round 3: DC INC in the first 5. DC INC in the next, but change from orange to black on the second DC. TRC. DC INC in the next, but change from black to orange on the second DC. DC INC in the last 5. (23)
Weave the black ends in and tie off. Hide any ends with the inner white piece.
With white:
Round 1: 7 DC in a magic ring. Chain 2 and turn.
Round 2: DC INC in the first 3. TRC. DC INC in the last three. (13)
Attach to the orange with the long tail by sewing along the outside stitches.
The ear won’t be a perfect triangle; you gently curve the ear when you attach to the head. This will make the indentation of the ear. Make sure you pinch the top of the ear to make it pointy. I use pins to pin both ears where I like them before I sew them. The sewing will keep the ears triangular.
*You will only stuff the first half of the legs and the arms.*
Leg
Start with black.
Round 1: 6 SC in a magic ring
Round 2: SC INC in each around. (12)
Round 3: SC in first, SC INC in next. Repeat around. (18)
Round 4: SC in first 2, SC INC in next. Repeat around. (24)
Rounds 5-10: SC in each around. (24)
Round 11: SC in first 2, INV DEC in the next. Repeat around. (18)
Round 12: SC in each around. (18)
Round 13: SC in the first, INV DEC in the next. Repeat around.(12)
Change to orange.
Rounds 14-30: SC in each around. (12)
Arm
Start with black.
Round 1: 6 SC in a magic ring
Round 2: SC INC in each around. (12)
Round 3: SC in first, SC INC in next. Repeat around. (18)
Rounds 4-7: SC in each around. (18)
Round 8: SC in the first, INV DEC. Repeat around. (12)
Round 9: SC in each around. (12)
Change to orange
Rounds 10-23: SC in each around. (12)
Tail
Stuff the tail lightly as you go. I didn’t stuff it as tightly as I normally would.
With white:
Round 1: 6 SC in a magic ring.
Round 2: SC in each around. (6)
Round 3: SC INC in each around. (12)
Round 4: SC in first, SC INC in next. Repeat around. (18)
Round 5: SC in the first 2 stitches. SC INC in next. Repeat around. (24)
Round 6: SC in the first 3 stitches. SC IN in next. Repeat around. (30)
Rounds 7-9: SC in each around. (30)
Change to orange.
Rounds 10-15: SC in each around (30)
Round 16: SC in the first 3, INV DEC in the next. Repeat around. (24)
Rounds 17-18: SC in each around. (24)
Round 19: SC in the first 2, INV DEC in the next. Repeat around. (18)
Round 20: SC in each around. (18)
Round 21: SC in first. INV DEC in next. Repeat around. (12)
Round 22-23: SC in each around. (12)
Fasten off. Leave a long tail to sew on. I centered it in the middle of row 11.
