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Crochet Pattern
Baby Axolotl
Designed by: Lyudmila Zhuravleva
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2021
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This pattern is an original design by Lyudmila Zhuravleva.
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Recommended materials and tools:
• Dolphin Baby by HiMALAYA, color code 80353, 120m/100gr. You will need about one
skein and a half or 2 skeins.
Final size of the work with the indicated yarn is about 24 cm. Final size of your work will
depend on how tight you crochet.
•Some fluffy yarn to crochet around the gills and the tail: Mink by YarnArt, color code
341.
•Crochet hook size 2,75 or 3mm.
•Some pink cotton yarn to make the cheeks and the spots: Cotton Baby by Alize, Jeans by
YarnArt or Cotton Gold by Alize.
•Crochet hook size for the yarn 1,75 or 2mm.
•Threads matching color (similar to “Iris”) to sew the parts.
•Black threads to embroider and to make sculpting.
•Toy eyes d. 15-18mm.
•Toy stuffing.
•Long wide eyed needle to sew the parts and to make sculpting.
•Scissors. The list of yarn colors you also
•Stitch marker. may use to make the axolotl:
Velvet by Himalaya 90053
For the top you will need: Softy Plus by Alize 340
•Yarn Cotton Baby by Alize, color code 145. Velour by YarnArt 869
•2 buttons. Mink by YarnArt 338
•Crochet hook size 2,5mm.
•A sewing needle and sewing threads to sew the buttons.
Abbreviations :
US crochet terms:
ch1 – a chain stitch.
ch2, ch3 – two or three chain stitches.
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sc - single crochet.
dc – double crochet.
increase – single crochet increase (crochet 2 single crochets into one stitch).
dc increase – double crochet increase (crochet 2 double crochets into one stitch).
decrease – close 2 sc together grabbing front loops only.
dc decrease - close 2 dc together grabbing front loops only.
sl st – slip stitch.
Front legs
(make 2)
Work in a continuous spiral, along chain stitches.
1. ch5, crochet from the 2nd stitch from hook3sc, 3sc into one stitch, 2sc, increase=10sc.
2. Increase, 2sc, 3 increases, 2sc, 2 increases=16sc.
3. 16sc=16sc.
4. 4 decreases, 8sc=12sc.
5. 2 decreases, 8sc=10sc.
6. 10sc=10sc.
7. 5sc, decrease, 3sc=9sc.
Stuff lower part of the leg.
Do not stuff top part.
8. 4sc, decrease, 3sc=8sc.
9. 4sc, decrease, 2sc=7sc.
10. 7sc=7sc.
11. 4sc, do not finish the round, put the work together and crochet 3sc through the
stitches of both sides.
Fasten off and cut the yarn.
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Back legs
make 2
Work in a continuous spiral.
1. 6sc into a magic ring=6sc.
2. 6 increases=12sc
3. (1sc, increase)-6 times=18sc.
4. (2sc, increase)-6 times=24sc.
5. 24sc=24sc.
6. 3sc, (1sc, decrease)-6 times, 3sc=18sc.
7. 3sc, 6 decreases, 3sc=12sc.
8-9. 12sc (2 rounds)=12sc.
10. (4sc, decrease)-2 times=10sc.
11. 10sc=10sc.
Stuff bottom part of the leg only.
12. (3sc, decrease)-2 times=8sc.
13. 8sc=8sc+1sc to shift the beginning of the
round.
Put the work together and crochet 4sc through the stitches of both sides.
Fasten off and cut the yarn.
You will connect the limbs and the body as you go.
Tail
Work in a continuous spiral.
1. 6sc in a magic ring=6sc.
2. (1sc, increase)-3 times=9sc.
3. 9sc=9sc.
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4. (2sc, increase)-3 times=12sc.
5. 12sc=12sc.
6. (3sc, increase)-3 times=15sc.
7. 15sc=15sc.
8. (4sc, increase)-3 times=18sc.
9-13. 18sc (5 rounds)=18sc.
Put the work together and crochet 9sc through
the stitches of both sides.
Fasten off and cut the yarn.
Attach fluffy yarn and crochet
around the edge of the tail.
You will connect the tail and the body as you go.
Body
Work in a continuous spiral, along chain stitches.
1. Make ch6, starting from the 2nd stitch from hook crochet; increase, 3sc, 4sc into one
stitch, 3sc, increase=14sc.
2. 2 increases, 3sc, 4 increases, 3sc, 2 increases=22sc.
3. (1sc, increase)-2 times, 3sc, (1sc, increase)-4 times, 3sc, (1sc, increase)-2 times=30sc.
4. (2sc, increase)-2 times, 3sc, (2sc, increase)-4 times, 3sc, (2sc, increase)-2 times=38sc.
5-6. 38sc (2 rounds)=38sc.
You will connect the tail and the body in next round.
7. 25sc, place the tail on the body and crochet 9sc through the stitches of the tail and the
body simultaneously, 4sc=38sc.
You will connect back legs in next round.
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8. Place the leg on the body and crochet 4sc through the stitches of the leg and the body
simultaneously, 13sc, 4sc connecting the 2nd leg the same way, 17sc=38sc.
9-11. 38sc (3 rounds)=38sc.
12. 2sc, (decrease, 1sc)-6 times, 18sc=32sc.
13-14. 32sc (2 rounds)=32sc.
15. (2sc, decrease)-8 times=24sc.
16. 19sc (these are stitches to shift) the 17th round will finish here, start next round with
the 20th stitch.
You will connect front legs and the body in next round.
17. 5sc, crochet 3sc through the stitches of the leg and the body simultaneously, 8sc,
crochet 3sc through the stitches of the 2nd front leg and the body simultaneously,
5sc=24sc.
18. 24sc=24sc.
Do not cut the yarn continue making the head.
Stuff the body.
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19. 24 increases=48sc.
20. (3sc, increase)-12 times=60sc.
21-31. 60sc (11 rounds)=60sc.
32. (8sc, decrease)-6 times=54sc.
33. (7sc, decrease)-6 times=48sc.
34. (6sc, decrease)-6 times=42sc.
35. (5sc, decrease)-6 times=36sc.
Install safety eyes between the 27th and the 28th rounds of the head with the distance 8
or 9 stitches between the eyes.
36. (4sc, decrease)-6 times=30sc.
37. (3sc, decrease)-6 times=24sc.
Stuff the head tight but do not overfill it. Remember that you will make sculpting.
38. (2sc, decrease)-6 times=18sc.
39. (1sc, decrease)-6 times=12sc.
40. 6 decreases=6sc.
Sew the opening closed, cut the yarn,
hide remained yarn tail inside the head.
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Gills
make 6
Work in a continuous spiral.
1. 6sc in a magic ring=6sc.
2. 6sc=6sc.
3. (1sc, increase)-3 times=9sc.
4. (2sc, increase)-3 times=12sc.
5-6. 12sc (2rounds)=12sc.
7. (2sc, decrease)-3 times=9sc.
8. (1sc, decrease)-3 times=6sc.
Fasten off and cut the yarn.
Attach fluffy yarn and crochet around
the edges of the gills.
Use threads matching color and sew
the gills on the head.
Cheeks
make 2
Work in the round.
1. 6sc in a magic ring=6sc.
2. 6 increases=12sc.
3. (1sc, increase) -6 times=18sc.
Fasten off the yarn, leaving a long yarn tail
to sew.
Sew the cheeks right under the eyes.
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Spots
make 2
Work in the round
1. 6sc in a magic ring=6sc.
2. 6 increases=12sc.
Fasten off the yarn, leaving a long yarn tail
to sew.
Find the best place to sew the spots
Assembly and details
Use threads matching color to make sculpting.
If you use safety eyes, do sculpting right under the eyes.
If you use sewing eyes, sew the eyes and do sculpting simultaneously.
When the sculpting is done, sew the gills, the cheeks and the spots.
Use yarn tail remained from cheeks sewing to embroider the mouth.
Use dark-colored yarn to embroider the eyebrows.
It may help to add rosy cheeks, use soft pastel or powder blush.
Click the icon to watch a video instruction on how to decorate the head.
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Top
Make ch1 at the beginning of each row.
Work in flat rows.
1row: Make ch34+ch4 (a button loop), crochet from the 5th stitch from hook 5dc, (1dc, ch1,
1dc) -into one stitch, 5dc, (1dc, ch1, 1dc) -into one stitch, 10dc, (1dc, ch1, 1dc) -into one
stitch, 5dc, (1dc, ch1, 1dc) -into one stitch, 5dc=42 stitches.
2row: ch2, 6dc, (1dc, ch1, 1dc) -into one stitch, 7dc, (1dc, ch1, 1dc) -into one stitch, 12dc,
(1dc, ch1, 1dc) - into one stitch, 7dc, (1dc, ch1,1dc) -into one stitch, 6dc=50 stitches.
3row: ch1, 8sc, ch4, skip 9 stitches and continue working from the next stitch 16sc, ch4,
skip 9 stitches, crochet from the next stitch 8sc=40 stitches.
4row: ch2, 7dc, (1dc, ch1, 1dc) -into one stitch, 4dc, (1dc, ch1, 1dc) -into one stitch, 14dc,
(1dc, ch1, 1dc) - into one stitch, 4dc, (1dc, ch1,1dc) -into one stitch, 7dc=48 stitches.
5row: ch4 (a button loop), 8dc, dc increase, 6dc, dc increase, 16dc, dc increase, 6dc, dc
increase, 8dc=52 stitches.
6row: ch1, 52sc=52 stitches.
Fasten off and cut the yarn.
Weave in remained yarn tails on wrong side.
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Sew 2 buttons on back side opposite the buttons loops.
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