Crochet pattern Olby

the baby lynx (PJ bag)

This pattern does not include any crochet lessons; you will need to have
basic crochet skills to finish the pattern.

Olby the baby lynx pattern

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share this material or any its parts.

Final size of the work with the recommended materials and tools will
about 40 or 45 cm tall.

Skill level – advanced beginner.

Click the links in the pattern to watch to watch videos in the pattern.

All links to the VIDEOS are mentioned in the text of the pattern (Internet
access is required to watch VIDEOS).

Thank you so much!

List of recommended materials and tools:
Two skeins of main color Dolphin baby by Himalaya or
any similar yarn (for a mustard toy I used Banny Baby
Wolans 28)
Half of a skein white or milky yarn color Dolphin baby by
Himalaya for the muzzle and the legs + 50 cm pink yarn to
mark the mouth
One skein of black fluffy yarn, you will brush it (I choose
Lotus Cotton Grass Stretch by Kamteks, you may choose
Cotton Grass by Kamteks, mohair Classic by Alize or similar)
Some black yarn to make the nose (Jeans by YarnArt or
Cotton Gold Plus by Alize)
1 skein Puffy by Alize for the body (100gr/ 9.2 m)
Round hat elastic (3 mm) 50 cm
A plastic toggle (double hole)
Toy eyes d. 25mm
Toy stuffing (any polyfill fiber)
Crochet hook size 4 mm
Strong thread and wide-eyed needle to decorate the eyes
A cut of hook and loop (hooked part) 10 cm length – to
brush the ears
False eyelashes (optionally)
Abbreviations (US crochet terms):
MR-magic ring
SC-single crochet
INC-single crochet increase (crochet 2 SC into one stitch)
DEC-single crochet decrease (close 2 stitches together grabbing
front loops only)
ST-stitches
CH-chain stitches
SL ST-slip stitch
HDC – half double crochet
shift stitch – this stitch helps to keep symmetry. It is a normal SC.
Sign *- means repeat the sequence of stitches mentioned in
brackets.
E.G.:
(1 SC, INC)*3 = repeat 3 times
1 SC, INC, 1 SC, INC, 1 SC, INC
2 SC, INC, 1 SC, INC, 1 SC, INC

It may help to crochet the baby caracal the way shown in the VIDEO
5Just a note: if you do not have enough experience in working with
plush yarn, crochet slowly and attentively.
It is easy to crochet but you can’t frog it many times. If you notice a
mistake, frog the round at once, you can’t do it later because the yarn
loses its shape.

Head
Use size 4 mm crochet hook to crochet the head, if you crochet loose it may help
to use size 3 mm or 3.5 mm not to make wide gaps between stitches 

Start working in white yarn color.

I highly recommend watching the VIDEO, to crochet the rounds from 1 to 8

correctly.
1. CH8, into the 2nd stitch from hook now continue working along the
chain

2. 6 SC, 3 SC into one stitch, 6 SC, INC = 17st, place a stitch marker to
mark last stitch of the increase (this is the end of the round)
3. INC, 6 SC, INC, INC, 7 SC, INC = 21 st
4. 1 SC, INC, 7 SC, INC, 1 SC, INC, 1 SC (change the yarn to ginger color) it
may help to watch the video from 3.00 min to change yarn color in a correct way,
4 SC, 1 SC (change the yarn color to white), 2 SC, INC = 25 st

Now the places where you change yarn color are in bold type.
5. 15 SC, 1 SC, 4 SC, 1 SC, 4 SC = 25 st
6. 15 SC, 1 SC, 4 SC, 1 SC, 4 SC = 25 st
7. 15 SC, 1 SC, 4 SC, 1 SC, 4 SC = 25 st

8. 6 SC, 1 SC (changing yarn color to ginger and now continue working

in ginger yarn), 6 SC, 12 INC = 37st
9. 37 SC (now mark the 18th, the 19th
stitches and the 31st, the 32nd
stitches to install the eyes)

W. the VIDEO

10. (2 SC, INC)*12, 1 SC = 49 st

11. 49 SC

12. 49 SC

13. 49 SC

14. 25 SC, (1 INC, 5 SC) *4 = 53 st

15. 26 SC, (1 INC, 6 SC) *3, INC, 5 SC = 57 st

16. 27 SC, (1 INC, 7 SC) *3, INC, 5 SC = 61 st

If you use safety eyes, install them into the stitches you marked:
Install the eyes in the 9th round (it is placed right above the round where
you made 12 increases)
install a back of the eye -
into a gap between the 18th and the
19th stitches (strictly in the 9th round)
into a gap between the 31st and the
32nd stitches (strictly in the 9th
round)

Do not fasten off the eyes right now;

make sure that they are placed
symmetrically. Make changes if it is
necessary.
17. SC = 61st Stuff the head tight as you go otherwise it may
18. SC = 61st wobble.
19. SC = 61st Stuffing process is shown in the VIDEO (another
20. SC = 61st toy is used as an example).
21. SC = 61st
22. 11 SC, DEC, 48 SC = 60st
23. (8 SC, DEC)*6 = 54st
24. (7 SC, DEC)*6 = 48st
25. (6 SC, DEC)*6 = 42st
26. (5 SC, DEC)*6 = 36st
27. (4 SC, DEC)*6 = 30st
28. (3 SC, DEC)*6 = 24st
29. (2 SC, DEC)*6 = 18st
30. (1 SC, DEC)*6 = 12st
31 . Make decreases to close the opening

Cut the yarn and hide remained yarn tail inside the head.
Eyes and muzzle sculpting
You will need a cut of plush yarn main color (50 cm length). You may
choose any strong thread.

Step three rounds from the center of

the muzzle and place 2 pins with the
distance 3 stitches between the pins.

All sculpting process is shown in the

VIDEO

It may help to repeat sculpting one

more time.

When sculpting is done, use white

plush yarn to close orange yarn color.
Watch the VIDEO 2.43min
Eyes decoration
All decoration process is shown in the VIDEO

I recommend using main yarn color to decorate the eyes (the same yarn
you crochet the head)+ white plush yarn, and any black yarn similar to
the indicated gauge 100gr /120 or 150 m. I choose Jeans by YarnArt.

Just a note: it may help to drop

some super glue to fasten off
the eyes. Work very neatly,
each drop of glue is seen on
eyes surface.

When you embroider the

whites and the eyelids,
embroider black stripes as
pictured.

Watch the VIDEO from 3.30 min.

Eyelashes
It may help to attach the lashes but I recommend doing it before you
decorate the eyes.

All process is shown in

the VIDEO another
toy is used as an
example (from 0.00 to
6.00 min

Please note: work neatly when you glue lashes 

P.S. If you glue lashes the toy is intended for children aged 5+ (please keep it in
mind).
 Nose embroidering
Place pins to mark embroidering:

place 2 pins in the 1st orange round

(red pins), and one more pin in the
center, stepping one white round
down.

All embroidering process is shown

in the VIDEO
Work neatly, try to make a small narrow
nose, the smaller nose the cute the muzzle
of the toy.

Embroider along the stitches, grabbing each

stitch. One lower stitch.

It may help to use any

black yarn to decorate
the nose, choose yarn
similar to indicated
gauge 100gr /120-150m.
I choose Jeans by
YarnArt.

P.S. I do not recommend

using black plush yarn
because the nose may
look weird.

If you make a white baby lynx, I recommend

making neat and small nose and it may help to
embroider two short stripes up from the nose (I
mean one stitch up).
When you finish the nose
embroidering, place pins to mark
the mouth:

Step 3 stitches from sculpting from

each side (blue pins), and two green
pins in the middle.

Watch the VIDEO from 3.30 min

Mouth
Mouth crocheting and sewing is shown in the VIDEO

Pattern:

1. Leave a yarn tail about 10 cm length

and make CH7

2. turn into the 2nd stitch from hook,

crochet 6 HDC

Cut the yarn, leaving a long yarn tail

(about one meter length)

Place pins: two pins right under the

smile (approx. into the places where
the edges of the sculpting are placed)

And one more pin in the middle where

two yarn colors meet.

Sew the mouth along the marked

places.

It may help to sew the mouth together

from both sides to keep neat shape
(pink pins) grabbing one stitch from
each side.

Watch the VIDEO from 3.22 min

Crochet a tongue.

Leave a yarn tail 10 cm length and

crochet:

CH2, turn into the 2nd stitch from hook,

1 SC, leave a yarn tail 10 cm length, cut

and fasten off the yarn.

Attach the tongue to the mouth.

Watch the VIDEO from 4.33 min

Hide all remained yarn tails inside the head foundation, fasten off and
cut.

Embroider spots on the muzzle

All process is shown in the VIDEO

Place 3 pins on one and the opposite side of

the muzzle. Make sure that they are placed
symmetrically.

Use the same yarn you used to embroider the

nose.

When embroidering is done,

fasten off the yarn in the
foundation of the head.

.
Fluffy head
decoration
Step 1 or 2 rounds up from the
eyes and place pins at an angle to
mark the stripes location.

All process is shown in the VIDEO

Use fluffy yarn (fold it in half).

Pull the yarn tight it will help you to brush

the stripes easy 

Now when you finish embroidering, it is

time to do brushing.

Do not brush the stripes near the eyes well,

other stripes must be fluffier.
Ears
VIDEO on how to crochet and connect the ears

At first crochet 2 parts in white color

1. CH3, turn into the 2nd stitch from hook

2. INC, INC = 4st, CH1, turn
3. INC, 2 SC, INC = 6st, CH1, turn
4. 6 SC, CH1, turn
5. INC, 4 SC, INC = 8st, CH1, turn
6. 8 SC, CH1, turn
7. 8 SC, CH1, turn
8. INC, 6 SC, INC = 10st, CH1, turn
9. 10 SC, CH1, turn
10. 10 SC, CH1, turn
11. INC, 8 SC, INC = 12st, CH1, turn
12. 12 SC

Now without turning the work: crochet SC along 3 sides of the ears,
making 2 increases into the corners (crochet 2 SC into one stitch)
crochet to flat side, make a slip stitch to finish.
Crochet the following way: 10 SC, INC, INC, 10 SC, SL ST
Cut and fasten off the yarn.

Follow the same pattern to crochet fluffy parts.

Watch the VIDEO from 6.25 min
If you choose Lotus Cotton Grass stretch by Kamteks, take only one
thread and crochet loose. Choose the same crochet hook size you used
for plush yarn.

If you choose thinner yarn, fold it in half (to get two or three threads)
and follow the same pattern.
Your aim is to make the ear size equal to the plush one.
If fluffy part of the ear is shorter, you will
need to crochet several more rounds (12 SC
in each round) until you get the length you
need. I made one more round.
Watch the VIDEO from 7.25 min

When black and white parts of the ear are

equal, now without turning: crochet SC
along three sides of the ear, making 2
increases in the corners (crochet 2 SC in
one stitch) crochet to flat side, make a slip stitch to finish.
Work the same way as you do for white part.

Do not cut the yarn when

you finish black parts.

Connect two parts (white and black) grabbing back loops only. Watch
the VIDEO from 9.40 min

In details:
11 SC, 2 SC (grabbing black part only, leaving a gap between white and
black parts, skip 2 SC, and now continue grabbing stitches of both parts
11 SC, 1 SL ST
Now take black yarn.

Watch the VIDEO from 13.00 min.

Attach the yarn to a stitch between black and white parts.

1 round: 3 SC on white part and 3 SC on black part

2 round: 6 SC

3 round: make 3 decreases to close the opening,

4 round: now you will need to make the tip of the ear longer, so
crochet single crochet, turning the work after each SC. You will
need to crochet 4 or 6 SC.

Black tip of the ear should be about 2 or 3 cm length (you can do it

shorter or longer).

When you finish the tip of the ear, tie all remained yarn tails inside the
ear.

When you finish, brush the ear well.

 Sew the ears
All process is shown in the VIDEO

It is the most difficult step of head

decoration. It will influence on how
your finished work looks. Watch the
video attentively and read my
notes.

Bend inner tip of the ear to the

middle and sew.

Now find the places on head to sew the ears.

Place them stepping 6 rounds up from the eyes.

Keep the distance 10 or 12 stitches between the ears, stepping 6

stitches from the decoration on each side. Please note: when you sew
the ears they become closer to each
other, just keep it in mind and leave
several extra stitches between the ears.

You may change the ears location as

you like best 

Make sure that side parts of the ears

(where you made the folds) are placed
towards you and the tips of the ears
are strictly placed up.
At first sew front side and then sew
inner side.

Bend them and place at an angle

down to back part. White part is seen
in front a little.

Use an invisible seam, watch the

video (grab a stitch of the ear, then a
stitch of the head and alternate
them). As a result, the seam is not
seen.

When you sew the 2nd ear, make

sure that the parts are placed
symmetrically with the distance
10 or 12 stitches between the
ears.
Muzzle sculpting

Sometimes you may skip the step.

The nose of the baby caracal should look as pictured.

If the muzzle looks longer and the shape differs, you definitely need to
do sculpting.

Watch the VIDEO (another toy is shown as an example) and repeat

after me.
Right front leg
Start working in white color
1. Start 6 SC in a MR
2. INC into each stitch =12st
3. INC, INC, INC, 3 SC, INC,INC,INC, 3 SC =18st
4. (1 SC, INC)*3, 4 SC, INC, (1 SC, INC)*2, 3 SC =
24st
5. SC=24st
6. SC=24st
7. SC=24st
8. (1 DEC, 1 SC)*3, 3 SC (1 DEC, 1 SC)*3, 3 SC =
18st, change the yarn to main color
9. SC=18st
10.SC=18st
11.SC= 18st
12.SC=18st
13. 3 SC, now crochet 3 SC into one stitch, again
crochet 3 SC into one stitch, 13 SC = 22st
14. 14 SC, now make DEC grabbing 3 stitches (w. the VIDEO ), now make a
DEC again grabbing 3 stitches, 2 SC = 18st
15. 13 SC, 5 HDC = 18st
16. 18 SC Stuff the legs as you go, make sure
17. (4 SC, DEC)*3 = 15st that the elbow keeps a correct
18. 15 SC shape. Stuff to the 19th round.
19. (3 SC, DEC)*3 = 12st
20. 12 SC
21. 12 SC
22. Now put two sides of the leg together
and make sure that the foot is placed
correctly, and the elbow is on the side
line (crochet a shift stitch if it is
necessary, I made 1 SC) and now
crochet 6 SC through the stitches of
both sides to close the opening.
W. the VIDEO (left leg is shown as an
example).
Cut and fasten off the yarn.
Final size of the legs is about 12.5 or 13 cm.
Left front leg
Start working in white yarn color.
1. 6 SC in a MR
2. INC into each stitch=12st
3. INC, INC, INC, 3 SC, INC,INC,INC, 3 SC =18st
4. (1 SC, INC)*3, 4 SC, INC, (1 SC, INC)*2, 3 SC =
24st
5. SC=24st
6. SC=24st
7. SC=24st
8. (1 DEC, 1 SC)*3, 3 SC (1 DEC, 1 SC)*3,
3 SC = 18st, change the yarn to main color
9. SC=18st
10.SC=18st
11.SC= 18st
12.SC=18st
13. 12 SC, now crochet 3 SC into one stitch,
again crochet 3 SC into one stitch, 4 SC = 22st
14. 2 SC, now make DEC grabbing 3 stitches (w. the VIDEO ), now make a DEC
again grabbing 3 stitches, 14 SC = 18st
15. 5 HDC, 13 SC = 18st
16. 18 SC
17. (4 SC, DEC)*3 = 15st Stuff the legs as you go, make sure
18. 15 SC that the elbow keeps a correct
19. (3 SC, DEC)*3 = 12st shape. Stuff to the 19th round.
20. 12 SC
21. 12 SC
22. Now put two sides of the leg together
and make sure that the foot is placed
correctly, and the elbow is on the side
line (if you crochet a shift stitch, I made
4 SC) and crochet 6 SC through the
stitches of both sides to close the
opening. W. the VIDEO
Cut and fasten off the yarn.

Final size of the legs is about 12.5 or 13

cm.
Back legs (make 2)
Start working in white color
1. Start 6 SC in a MR
2. INC in each stitch=12st
3. 3 INC, 3 SC, 3 INC, 3 SC =18st
4. (1 SC, INC)*3; 4 SC, INC, (1 SC, INC)*2; 3 SC = 24 st
5. (2 SC, INC)*3; 5 SC, INC, (2 SC, INC)*2; 3 SC = 30 st
6. (3 SC, INC)*3; 6 SC, INC, (3 SC, INC)*2; 3 SC = 36 st
7. SC = 36st
8. SC = 36st
9. DEC, 2 SC, DEC, 2 SC, DEC, 2 SC, DEC, 22 SC = 32st
10. DEC, 1 SC, DEC, 1 SC, DEC, 1 SC, DEC, 21 SC = 28st
11. Incomplete round: 6 DEC, 6 SC, 1 SC (change yarn color to
ginger)-shift stitch marker her, this is the end of the 11th round.
W. the VIDEO
12. 22 SC
13. 4 SC, 2 DEC, 7 SC, 2 DEC, 3 SC = 18st
14. (4 SC, DEC)*3 = 15st
15. 15 SC
16. 15 SC, now make stitches to shift (normal SC), crochet in back to
the middle of the leg (I made 2 SC), place a stitch marker – it is the
end of the round.
17. 4 SC, 3 SC into one stitch, 4 SC, 3 SC into one stitch, 5 SC = 19st
18. 19 SC
19. 19 SC
20. 8 SC, INC, INC, 9 SC = 21st
21. 8 SC, DEC, DEC, DEC, 7 SC = 18st
22. (4 SC, DEC)*3 = 15st
23. (3 SC, DEC)*3 = 12st
24. 12 SC
25. 12 SC
26. 12 SC
27. 12 SC
28. 12 SC
29. 12 SC
30. 12 SC

Stuff the legs, keeping the shape.

Stuff tight to the 24th round, keeping the shape of the foot and the knee 
Now crochet to the edge, making extra stitches (I made 1 SC) w. the VIDEO

Now put two sides of the leg together, make sure that the leg looks as
pictured, the end of the round is along the foot (from front view). Crochet
through the stitches of both sides to close the opening.
Final size of the legs is about 14 or 16 cm.
Legs decoration
Embroider stripes on front and back legs, stepping 2 rounds from yarn color
change,
Front legs w. the VIDEO Back legs w. the VIDEO

Now take fluffy yarn, fold in half and embroider the paw pads 
Front - w. the VIDEO from 2.00 min Back – w. the VIDEO from 1.30 min
Tail (simple way)
Start working in black fluffy yarn
1. Start 6 SC in a MR
2. (INC, 1 SC)*3 = 9st
3. 9 SC
4. (INC, 2 SC)*3 = 12st
5. 12 SC
6. (INC, 3 SC)*3 = 15st
7. 15 SC, change the yarn to main
color
8. -21. crochet 14 rounds - 15 SC in
each round
22. (3 SC, DEC)*3 = 12st
23. 12 SC
24. 12 SC
25. (2 SC, DEC)*3 = 9st
26. 9 SC
27. Now put two sides of the work
together and crochet 4 SC through
the stitches of both sides to close the
opening.

Leave a yarn tail about 30 cm length and cut the yarn.

Tail (difficult way)
You may show your fantasy and change yarn colors from 8 to 11 rounds
as you like best. As a result, fluffy yarn will look neatly.

Start working in black fluffy yarn.

1. Start 6 SC in a MR
2. (INC, 1 SC)*3 = 9st
3. 9 SC
4. (INC, 2 SC)*3 = 12st
5. 12 SC
6. (INC, 3 SC)*3 = 15st
7. 15 SC, change the yarn to ginger
Now I will just indicate the yarn colors.
8. Ging. 3 SC, black 4 SC, ging. 3 SC, black 5 SC =
15st
9. Ging 3 SC, black 4 SC, ging. 3 SC, black 5 SC =
15st
10. Ging. 4 SC, black 2 SC, ging. 5 SC, black 3
SC, ging. 1 SC = 15st
Now without changing the yarn continue
working in ginger.
11. Ging. 5 SC, black. 1 SC, ging. 7 SC, black 1
SC, ging. 1 SC = 15st

Now continue working in ginger yarn color

only.
12. -21. Crochet 10 rounds - 15 SC in each round.
22. (3 SC, DEC)*3 = 12st
23. 12 SC
24. 12 SC
25. (2 SC, DEC)*3 = 9st
26. 9 SC
Now put two sides of the tail together and crochet 4 SC through the stitches
of both sides to close the opening.

Fasten off and cut the yarn.

Puffy body (100gr/9.2 m)
Count 17 stitches. I highly recommend watching the VIDEO

Basic part is a repetition of 5 rounds:

1. Make 17 knit stitches

2. Bind off 17 stitches (I mean you bind off 16, and the 17th
stitch is on your fingers).
P.S. you always bind off stitches from opposite side from
working yarn
3. Draw 17 stitches through back loops of closed stitches
4. Bind off 17 stitches
5. Draw 17 stitches through back loops of closed stitches

Now repeat rounds from 1 to 5.

You make 7 braids this way + repetition of the 5th round

Final process is shown in the VIDEO

Final width of the body (folded in half) is about 20 or 23 cm, the length –
29 or 30 cm.
If you want to change the design, focus on my measures (standard
width of the finished body is about 20 or 23 cm, the length – 29 or 30
cm), this size is perfect for my PJ bags :)

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When he body is finished, you just need to
make assembly 

Attach the head

Place pins to mark:

1. In front: a point right under the mouth

where 2 yarn colors meet
2. In back: the 12th round from the center
3. Symmetrically from both sides

All pins are placed on bottom part of the head, make sure that back pin is not
placed too high; there is a chance that the head may look weird if you sew the
body too high.

You will crochet the body in the head.

Watch the VIDEO for more details

P.S. If you do not want to crochet the

head in the body, it may help not to bind
off the stitches on the neck and simply
sew the body on the head. Grab a loop of
the head and a loop of the body
alternately. I recommend grabbing loops
under the braids of the neck, so the design
is seen.
Connect the legs and the
body
Front legs:
1. Place the legs on front side (from both
sides).
2. Lift up the leg and crochet SC to the braid
of the neck grabbing lower loops.

Example is shown in the VIDEO.

Connect the 2nd leg the same way, make sure that it is placed
symmetrically to the eyes and the nose.

Hide remained yarn tail inside the leg and drop some super glue to
fasten off.

Connect back legs and the body the same way:

1. Step 2 rounds up from the bottom of the body.

Place both legs along the edges (on front side of the body)
Hide remained yarn tail inside the leg and drop some super glue to
fasten off.
Connect the tail and
the body

Step 4 rounds up from bottom part of the

body (you may change the tail location),
find the middle and sew or crochet the tail
in the body, using remained yarn tail (you
did the same to connect the legs).

Put in hat elastic

Watch the VIDEO (another toy is used as an example)

If you are making a white baby lynx

It may help to embroider fluffy stripes on front legs surface 
 Congrats!

You have just finished the pattern.