Materials:

  • Yarn: Himalaya Dolphin Baby #80301 (white), #80319 (pink)
  • Hook size: 3.5 mm
  • 25 mm safety eyes
  • Plastic safety nose
  • Stitch marker
  • Thin thread or yarn in the tone of yarn for sewing details
  • Tapestry needle
  • Scissors
  • Fiberfill

Abbreviations:

  • R = row
  • mc = magic circle
  • ch = chain
  • sc = single crochet
  • inc = 2 sc in the next stitch
  • dec = single crochet 2 stitches together
  • (12) = number of stitches you should have at the end of the round/row
  • (…) * 6 = repeat whatever is between the brackets the number of times stated

Legs (make 2)

With pink yarn:

  1. R 1: 4 sc in mc (4)
  2. R 2-3: 4 sc, sl st

Stuff gently with fiberfill. F.o.

Arms (make 2)

With pink yarn:

  1. R 1: 4 sc in mc (4)
  2. R 2: 4 sc

Change to white yarn:

  1. R 3: 4 sc
  2. R 4-5: 4 sc, sl st

F.o.

Ears (make 2)

With pink yarn:

  1. Make 6 ch.
  2. R 1: From the 2nd ch from hook: 5 sc, turn
  3. R 2: 4 sc, turn
  4. R 3: 3 sc, turn
  5. R 4: 2 sc, turn
  6. R 5: 1 sc

Make sc around edges of the ear with white yarn. F.o.

Head

With white yarn:

  1. R 1: 8 sc in mc (8)
  2. R 2: (inc) * 8 (16)
  3. R 3: (1 sc, inc) * 8 (24)
  4. R 4: (2 sc, inc) * 8 (32)
  5. R 5: (3 sc, inc) * 8 (40)
  6. R 6-7: 40 sc (2 rows)
  7. R 8: Attach ears: 2 sc, 7 sc together with sc of the 1st ear (left), 18 sc, 7 sc together with sc of the 2nd ear (right), 6 sc (40)
  8. R 9: 40 sc
  9. R 10: (3 sc, dec) * 8 (32)
  10. R 11: (2 sc, dec) * 8 (24)
  11. Insert safety eyes on R 3 from the center. Stuff with fiberfill.
  12. R 12: (1 sc, dec) * 8 (16)
  13. R 13: (dec) * 8 (8)

F.o.

Body

With white yarn:

  1. R 1: 8 sc in mc (8)
  2. R 2: (inc) * 8 (16)
  3. R 3: (1 sc, inc) * 8 (24)
  4. R 4: (2 sc, inc) * 8 (32)
  5. R 5: BLO. Attach legs (4 sc between legs): 12 sc, 2 sc together with sc of the 1st leg (left), 4 sc, 2 sc together with sc of the 2nd leg (right), 12 sc (32)
  6. R 6: 32 sc
  7. R 7: (2 sc, dec) * 8 (24)
  8. R 8: 24 sc
  9. R 9: (1 sc, dec) * 8 (16)
  10. R 10: 16 sc
  11. R 11: 3 sc, 2 sc together with sc of the 1st arm (left), 7 sc, 2 sc together with sc of the 2nd arm (right), 2 sc (16)
  12. R 12: 16 sc

Stuff with fiberfill. F.o.

Tail

With pink yarn:

  1. R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
  2. R 2: 6 sc
  3. R 3: (1 sc, inc) * 3 (9)
  4. R 4: 9 sc

Change to white yarn:

  1. R 5-8: 9 sc (4 rows)

Change to pink yarn:

  1. R 9-12: 9 sc (4 rows)

Change to white yarn:

  1. R 13-15: 9 sc (3 rows)

Change to pink yarn:

  1. R 16-20: 9 sc (5 rows)

Fold the top of the tail flat and 4 sc through both sides across. F.o.

Muzzle

With white yarn:

  1. R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
  2. R 2: (1 sc, inc) * 3 (9)

F.o. Insert safety nose and sew the muzzle to the head.

Sew the tail to the body. Enjoy your cuddly crochet lemur!