- Abbreviations Used:
- ch=ch
- sl st = slip stitch
- sc = single crochet
- hdc = half double crochet
- dc = double crochet
- lp st = loop st
- blo=back loop only
- dec = decrease
- inc = increase
- yo=yarn over
- tog=together
- sp=space
- rem=remaining
Materials Needed:
All yarns are Red Heart Super Saver worsted weight #4.
3 oz. Gray yarn. 2 oz. White yarn. 1 oz. Red yarn. Scraps of Peach and Black yarns. Size H crochet hook. Small piece of white plastic. (Carton cover.) Two to Three large handfuls of Fiberfil. Darning Needle and Scissors
Gauge: Not necessary.
Inside of Mouth
With red yarn and size H hook, make a magic ring.
Row 1. Ch 1 and make 5 sc in the ring. Ch 1 and turn. (5 sc made.)
Row 2. Sc in each of the 5 sc across.
Row 3. Sc in each of the 1st 2 sts. (Make 2 sc in the next st) twice. Sc in each of the last 2 sts. Ch 1 and turn. (7 sc made.)
Rows 4-8. Sc in each st across. Ch 1 and turn. (7 sc made.)
Row 9. Sc in the next 3 sts. (Make 2 sc in the next st) twice. Sc in each of the last 2 sts. Ch 1 and turn. (9 sc made.)
Rows 10-13. Sc in each of the 9 sts across. Ch 1 and turn.
Row 14. Sc in the next 3 sts. (Sc the next 2 sts tog) twice. Sc in each of the las 2 sts. Ch 1 and turn. (7 sc made.)
Rows 15-19. Sc in each st across. Ch 1 and turn. (7 sc made.)
Row 20. Sc in each of the 1st 2 sts. (Sc the next 2 sts tog) twice. Sc in the last st. Ch 1 and turn. (5 sc made.)
Row 21. Sc all 5 sts tog. End off and weave in the end.Set the piece aside.
Head
Starting at nose. With peach yarn and size H hook, make a magic ring.
Row 1. Ch 1 and make 6 sc in the ring. Ch 1 and turn. (6 sc made.)
Row 2. Sc in each of the 6 sts across.
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Row 3. Sc in each of the 1st 2 sts. (Make 2 sc in the next st) twice. Sc in each of the last 2 sts. Ch 1 and turn. (8 sc made.)
Row 4. Sc in each st across. End off peach yarn and weave in the end. Join white yarn in the last st worked. With white, ch 1 and turn. (8 sc made.)
Rows 5-8. With white yarn, sc in each st across. Ch 1 and turn. (8 sc made.)
Row 9. Sc in the next 3 sts. (Make 2 sc in the next st) twice. Sc in each of the last 3 sts. Ch 1 and turn. (10 sc made.)
Rows 10-12. Sc in each of the 10 sts across. Ch 1 and turn. Do not ch 1 at the end of row 8, but end off and set the piece aside. Follow rows 1-12 above to make a lower jaw.
Join jaws together as follows. Place pieces side by side.
Sc in each of the next 10 sts. Jon to the 1st sc made with a sl st to form a round.(20 sc made.)
Begin Working in Rnds.
Rnd 1. (Sc In each of the next 4 sts, make 2 sc in the next st) 4 times. Do not join but do mark beg st. (24 sc made.)
Rnd 2. (Sc In each of the next 5 sts, make 2 sc in the next st) 4 times. Do not join but do mark beg st. (28 sc made.)
Rnd 3. Sc in each of the 28 sts around.
Rnd 4. (Sc in each of the next 13 sts. Make 2 sc in the next st) twice. (30 sc made.) Rnd 5. Sc in each of the 30 sts around.
Rnd 6. (Sc in each of the next 9 sts. Make 2 sc in the next st) around. (33 sc made.)
Rnd 7. (Sc in each of the next 10 sts. Make 2 sc in the next st) around. (36 sc made.)
Rnd 8. (Sc in each of the next 5 sts. Make 2 sc in the next st) around. (42 sc made.)
Rnd 9. Sc in each of the 42 sts around. End off white and weave in end. Attach gray In the last st worked.
Rnd 10. Ch 1 and sc in each st around. Do NOT join. (42 scs made.)
Rnds 11 – 12. Ch 1 and sc in each st around. (42 scs made.)
Rnd 13. Sc in each of the next 5 sts. Sc next 2 sts tog) around. (36 sc made.)
Rnd 14. Sc in each of the 36 sts around.
Rnd 15. Sc in each of the next 4 sts. Sc next 2 sts tog) around. (30 sc made.)
Rnd 16. Sc in each of the 30 sts around. Do NOT end off.
Begin Body
Rnd 1. (Sc in each of the next 4 sts make 2 sc in the next st) around. (36 sc made.)
Rnd 2. Sc in each of the 36 sts around.
Rnd 3. (Sc in each of the next 5 sts make 2 sc in the next st) around. (42 sc made.)
Rnd 4. Sc in each of the 42 sts around.
Rep rnd 4 until the piece is 5″.
At this point I like to attach the inside of the mouth. Pin to the inside of the mouth.
Sew inside of mouth to outside of mouth
Stuff the head and sew a seam under it at the neck. This will leave a flat portion for the door to rest.
Once the head is enclosed, move down about 10 rows and make another seam. This creates the flat part where the door will sit and it also creates the portion of the butt which we will later fill with fiberfill.
Pick gray yarn back up and continue with the pattern.
Start Decreasing
Rnd 1. (Sc in the next 12 sts. Sc the next 2 sts tog) around. (39 sc made.)
Rnds 2-3. Sc in each of the 39 sts around.
Rnd 4. (Sc in the next 11 sts. Sc the next 2 sts tog) around. (36 sc made.)
Rnd 5. Sc in each of the 36 sts around.
Rnd 6. (Sc in the next 4 sts. Sc the next 2 sts tog) around. (30 sc made.)
Rnd 7. (Sc in the next 8 sts. Sc the next 2 sts tog) around. (27 sc made.)
Rnd 8. Sc in each of the 27 sts around.
Rnd 9. (Sc in each of the next 7 sts. Sc the next 2 sts tog) around. (24 sc made.)
Rnd 10. Sc in the 24 sts around.
Rnd 11. (Sc in each of the next 2 sts. Sc the next 2 tog) around. (18 sc made.)
Rnd 12. (Sc in the next st. Sc the next 2 tog) around. (12 sc made.)
Rnd 13. (Sc the next 2 sts tog) around. (6 sc made.) End off leaving a long tail. Use the tail to draw the last 6 sts tog to close. Set the piece aside.
Tail
Stuff tail as you go.
With peach yarn make a magic circle.
Rnd 1. Ch 1 and make 4 sc in the ring. Tighten.
Rnd 2. (Sc in next st make 2 sc in the next st around.) Do NOT join but do mark the 1st st. (6 sc made.)
Rnds 3-10. Sc in each of the 6 sts around.
Rnd 11. Make 2 sc in 1st st. Sc in the rem 5 sts. (7 sc made.)
Rnds 12-23. Sc in each of the 7 sts around.
Rnd 24. Make 2 sc in 1st st. Sc in the rem 6 sts. (8 sc made.)
Rnds 25-30. Sc in each of the 8 sts around.
Rnd 31. Make 2 sc in 1st st. Sc in the rem 7 sts. (9 sc made.)
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Rnds 32-37. Sc in each of the 9 sts around.
Rnd 38. Make 2 sc in 1st st. Sc in the rem 8 sts. (10 sc made.)
Rnds 39-40. Sc in each of the 10 sts around.
Rnd 41. Make 2 sc in 1st st. Sc in the rem 9 sts. (11 sc made.)
Rnd 42. Make 2 sc in 1st st. Sc in the rem 10 sts. (12 sc made.) End off leaving a tail To sew to the opossum.
Sew the tail to the back end of the animal.
Ears – Make 2
With Gray yarn and size H hook make a magic circle.
Rnd 1. In the circle make 6 sc. Do NOT join but do mark 1st st. (6 sc made)
Rnd 2. Make 2 sc in each st around. (12 sc made.)
Rnd 3. (Sc in 1st st, make 2 sc in next st) around. (18 sc made.)
Rnd 4. (Make 1 sc in each of the next 2 sts, make 2 sc in next st) around. (24 sc made.)
Rnds 5-6. Sc in each of the 30 sts around.
Rnd 7. (Sc in the next st. Sc the next 2 sts tog) around. End off leaving a long tail. Set aside.
Finishing The Ears
Using tail sew the ears close gathering slightly.
Sew each ear to the top side of the head as shown below. Embroider two X’s for eyes under ears.
Tongue
With red yarn ch 10. Dc in 3rd ch from hook and in each rem Ch across. End off leaving a long tail and sew to the inside of the mouth.
Legs and Feet – Make 4
Legs
With gray yarn and H hook make a magic circle.
Rnd 1. Ch 1 and make 5 sc in the ring. Do not join but do mark 1st st.
Rnd 2. Make 2 sc in each st around. (10 sc made.)
Rnd 3. (Sc in the next st, make 2 sc in the next st) around. (15 sc made.)
Rnds 4 – 8. Sc in each st around. End off leaving a long tail.
Feet
With peach yarn and H hook make a magic circle.
Rnd 1. Ch 1, in ring make (sc, ch 3. Sc in the 2nd ch from hook and in the next ch) 5 times. Make 5 more sc in the ring and join to beg sc with a sl st.
Sew foot to leg as shown below.
If desired, cut 3-4 little shards for teeth and glue inside of mouth as shown below. (I used a plastic top of a cottage cheese container.)
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