Materials :
US-L, 8.0 mm hook, Susan Bates
400 yds Bernat Blanket (6 – Super Bulky; 100% polyester; 300g/10.5 oz; 201 m/220 yds)
A: Orange Leaf (most of a ball)
B: Birch (about half a ball)
C: Coal (much less than one ball)
10″ Microbead Pillow Ball or additional fiber fill
Fiber Fill
2 Safety Eyes – 24mm
1 Safety Nose – 30mm
Stitch Markers
Gauge: 5″/10cm across after Rnd 3.
Size: approx 10″ across/tall excluding ears, tail, and feet
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Fox Squish
Body – uses Colors A and B
Rnd 1: With Color A, make a magic circle, ch 1, sc in the ring, 9 hdc in the ring. (10 sts)
Rnd 2: 2 hdc in each st around. (20 hdc)
Rnd 3: *Hdc in the next st, 2 hdc in the next st; rep from * around. (30 hdc)
Rnd 4: *2 hdc in the next st, hdc in the next 2 sts; rep from * around. (40 hdc)
Rnd 5: *Hdc in the next 3 sts, 2 hdc in the next st; rep from * around. (50 hdc)
Rnd 6: *Hdc in the next st, 2 hdc in the next st, hdc in the next 3 sts; rep from * around. (60 hdc)
Rnd 7: Hdc in the next 5 sts, 2 hdc in the next st, *hdc in the next 9 sts, 2 hdc in the next st; rep from * until 4 sts rem, hdc in last 4 sts. (66 hdc)
Rnd 8: *2 hdc in the next st, hdc in the next 10 sts; rep from * around. (72 hdc)
Rnd 9: Hdc in the next 8 sts, 2 hdc in the next st, *hdc in the next 17 sts, 2 hdc in the next st; rep from * until 9 sts rem, hdc in last 9 sts. (76 hdc)
Rnds 10 – 13: Hdc in each st around. Change to Color B on the last st of Rnd 13, break Color A.
Rnds 14 and 15: With Color B, hdc in each st around.
Rnd 16: *Hdc in the next 17 sts, hdc2tog; rep from * around. (72 sts)
Rnd 17: *Hdc in next 10 sts, hdc2tog; rep from * around. (66 sts)
Rnd 18: Hdc in next 5 sts, hdc2tog, *hdc in next 9 sts, hdc2tog; rep from * around until 4 sts rem, hdc in last 4 sts. (60 sts)
Rnd 19: Sc in next st, sl st in next st, break yarn and seamless join.
Snout – uses Colors A and B
Rnd 1: With Color B, make a magic circle, ch 1, sc in the ring, 9 hdc in the ring. (10 sts)
Rnd 2: 2 hdc in each of the first 5 sts, change to Color A, 2 hdc in each rem st around. Break both colors leaving a long tail of each for sewing. Use one of the tails to seamless join to the first hdc of the rnd. (20 hdc)
Feet – Make 4, uses Color C
Rnd 1: Make a magic circle, ch 1, sc in the ring, 6 hdc in the ring. (7 sts)
Rnd 2: 2 hdc in each st around. (14 sts)
Rnd 3: Hdc in next st, sc in next 5 sts, hdc in next 2 sts, sc in the next 5 sts, hdc in next st. (14 sts) Secure active loop with a stitch marker and weave in your first end now.
Row 4: Fold piece flat, ch 1, sc through next st and last st, sc through next 6 sets of sts; break yarn and finish off.Belly – uses Color B
Rnd 1 – 5: With Color B, rep Rnd 1 – 5 of Body. (50 hdc) Use stitch markers to space Feet around RS of Rnd 5 at sts #3 and 9, 15 and 21, 28 and 34, and 40 and 46. Use these stitch markers to attach the last row of each foot to the RS of the belly.
Fox Squish – Free Crochet Pattern on Moogly
Rnd 6: Working through both layers for those sts, *hdc in the next st, 2 hdc in the next st, hdc in the next 3 sts; rep from * around. (60 hdc)
Rnd 7: Sc in next st, sl st in next st, break yarn, and seamless join leaving a long tail for sewing.
Ears – Make 2, uses Colors A and B
Rnd 1: With Color A, make a magic circle, ch 1, sc in the ring, 5 hdc in the ring. (6 sts)
Rnd 2: *Hdc in the next st, 2 hdc in the next st; rep from * around. (9 sts)
Rnd 3: *2 hdc in next st, hdc in next 2 sts; rep from * around. (12 sts)
Rnd 4: *Hdc in the next st, 2 hdc in the next st, hdc in the next 2 sts; rep from * around. (15 sts)
Rnd 5: *Hdc in the next 4 sts, 2 hdc in next st; rep from * around. (18 sts)
Rnd 6: *Hdc in the next 2 sts, 2 hdc in next st, hdc in the next 3 sts; rep from * around. (21 sts)
Rnd 7: Sc in the next st, sl st in next st, break yarn leaving a long tail for sewing, and seamless join.
Add Surface Crochet Lines (optional): With Color B, add surface crochet lines to each ear as shown below.
Fox Squish – Free Crochet Pattern on Moogly
Tail – uses Colors A and B
Rnd 1: With Color B, make a magic circle, ch 1, sc in the ring, 5 hdc in the ring. (6 sts)
Rnd 2: 2 hdc in each st around. (12 sts)
Rnd 3: *Hdc in the next st, 2 hdc in the next st; rep from * around. (18 sts)
Rnd 4: *2 hdc in next st, hdc in next 2 sts; rep from * around. (24 sts)
Rnd 5: *Hdc in the next st, 2 hdc in the next st, hdc in the next 2 sts; rep from * around. (30 sts)
Rnd 6: Sc in the next st, sl st in next st, break yarn and seamless join.
*switch colors*
Rnd 7: With Color A, join with sc in sc st of the previous row, hdc in each rem st around.
Rnds 8 – 12: Hdc in each st around.
Rnd 13: *Hdc in the next 13 sts, hdc2tog; rep from *. (28 sts)
Rnd 14: Hdc in each st around.
Rnd 15: Hdc in the next 6 sts, hdc2tog, hdc in the next 12 sts, hdc2tog, hdc in the next 6 sts. (26 sts)
Rnd 16: Hdc in each st around.
Rnd 17: Hdc in the next 8 sts, hdc2tog, hdc in the next 11 sts, hdc2tog, hdc in the next 3 sts. (24 sts)
Rnd 18: Hdc in each st around.
Rnd 19: *Hdc2tog, hdc in the next 10 sts; rep from *. (22 sts)
Rnd 20: Hdc in the next 5 sts, hdc2tog, hdc in the next 9 sts, hdc2tog, hdc in the next 4 sts. (20 sts)
Rnd 21: *Hdc2tog, hdc in the next 3 sts; rep from * around. Lightly stuff the tail with fiberfill. (16 sts)
Rnd 22: *Hdc in the next 2 sts, hdc2tog; rep from * around. (12 sts)
Row 23: Fold piece flat, ch 1, sc through next st and last st, sc through next 5 sets of sts; break yarn and finish off leaving a long tail for sewing. (6 sc)
Fox Squish – Free Crochet Pattern on Moogly
Fox Squish Assembly
1 – Add Safety Nose to Snout: Be sure to center the nose at the bottom of the Color A stitches as shown below.
Fox Squish – Free Crochet Pattern on Moogly
2 – Sew Snout to Body: Use the long tails to sew the Snout to the Body at the color change line, opposite the color shift created at Rnd 14 of the body as shown below.
Fox Squish – Free Crochet Pattern on Moogly
3 – Add Safety Eyes to Body: Add safety eyes to Body on each side of the Snout as shown above.
4 – Add Ears to Body: Sew the Eyes to the top of the Body as shown. Be sure to face the surface crochet lines forward as shown, sewing them at Rnds 3-7 on either side of the magic circle.
Fox Squish – Free Crochet Pattern on Moogly
3 – Add Tail to Body: Sew the final row of the tail to the back of the Body, covering up the color shift created at Rnd 14 of the Body.
Fox Squish – Free Crochet Pattern on Moogly
4 – Final Assembly: Insert stuffing or ball into Body. Use stitch markers to attach Belly to Body, making sure that the Feet are nicely centered on either side of the face. Using long tail of Belly piece, whipstitch the Belly to the Body. Weave in end.
