PATTERN

Sam the Sloth

Materials
2.5 mm crochet hook (size C) Polyfill to stuff
Cotton yarn: A pair of 16 mm (0,62") brown safety eyes
brown - 50g / 160m (175 yards) Tapestry needle
ivory - 20g / 64m (70 yards) Stitchmarker and pins
dark brown - 10g / 32m (35 yards)
small amount of black for embroidering

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Yarn, finished size and gauge ABBREVIATIONS
This sample was made with YarnArt Jeans (half-cotton yarn): A - brown color
cocoa #71, ivory #03, brown #40. Finished size: 9.5" (24 cm) B - ivory color
in seated position, 11.5” (29cm) tall C - dark brown color
Because this is a pattern for a stuffed animal, gauge is not ch - chain
really important. You can use any weight yarn, if you make sc - single crochet
sure that your hook is appropriately sized for your yarn, so slst - slip stitch
that you get a nice, solid fabric. Using a different size hook inc - increase (2 sc in indicated stitch)
and yarn weight will change the size of your finished toy. sc2tog - sc 2 together (decrease)
Make sure you crochet pretty tight all the way, to get no (___st) - total amount of stitches in a
stretching holes between the stiches after you filled in a round
stuffing material. ( ) Nx - repeat between () number of
times indicated
rnd - round
st - stitch
Stitches and crochet techniques used
Single crochet in rounds
Magic adjustable ring
Single crochet increasing and decreasing
EYE PATCHES (make 2)
All parts are crocheted in continuous spirals, without joining the 3sc sc sc sc sc
rounds. You can use a stitch marker to keep track of your rounds.
Start with color C
rnd st sc sc sc sc 3sc

01 ch6, sc in 2ndch from hook and remaining 3sc, 14 Image 1.1

3sc in the last st, turn and continue on the
other side of a chain 4sc, 3sc in the last st
(image 1.1)
02 (4sc, 3inc) 2x 20
03 (5sc, (inc, sc) 2x, inc) 2x 26
Fasten off, cut the yarn, leaving long tail for sewing. (image 1.2)
Stick safety eyes in the finish point of the first rnd. Do not close
the eyes. (image 1.3)
Image 1.2 Image 1.3

HEAD
Start with color B
rnd st
01 6 sc into the center of magic adjustable ring, 6
pull tail to close the ring
02 (inc) 6x 12
03 (sc, inc) 6x 18
04 (8sc, inc) 2x 20
05 (4sc, inc) 4x (image 2.1) 24
06 2sc, inc, 5sc (inc, 2sc) 2x, inc, 5sc, inc, 2sc, 30
inc
07 3sc, inc, 6sc (inc, 3sc) 2x, inc, 6sc, inc, 3sc, 36 Image 2.1
inc
08 4sc, inc, 7sc (inc, 4sc) 2x, inc, 7sc, inc, 4sc, 42
inc
09 5sc, inc, 8sc (inc, 5sc) 2x, inc, 8sc, inc, 5sc, 48
inc
10 6sc, inc, 9sc (inc, 6sc) 2x, inc, 9sc, inc, 6sc, 54
inc
11 7sc, inc, 10sc (inc, 7sc) 2x, inc, 10sc, inc, 7sc, 60
inc
12 8sc, inc, 11sc (inc, 8sc) 2x, inc, 11sc, inc, 8sc, 66
inc
13 9sc, inc, 12sc (inc, 9sc) 2x, inc, 12sc, inc, 9sc, 72
inc Image 2.2

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rnd st
Top
14 10sc, inc, 13sc (inc, 10sc) 2x, inc, 13sc, inc, 78
10sc, inc (image 2.2)
Change yarn to color A
15 11sc, inc, 14sc (inc, 11sc) 2x, inc, 14sc, inc, 84
11sc, inc
16-23 sc in each st around 84
24 (12sc, sc2tog) 6x 78
Bottom
Image 2.3
25 (11sc, sc2tog) 6x 72
26 (10sc, sc2tog) 6x 66
27 (9sc, sc2tog) 6x 60
28 (8sc, sc2tog) 6x 54
Now is the best moment to place the eyes. Place the head like
shown on a picture (the wider sides of oval are top and bottom of
the head, the point, where we changed the color is the side of a
head). (image 2.3)
Image 2.4
Take eye patches with eyes and stick in the eyes from the sides of
a head between 10 and 11 rnds, lifting them on 2sc up from 1st rnd
of a head. Close them. (image 2.4)
29 (7sc, sc2tog) 6x 48
30 (6sc, sc2tog) 6x 42
31 (5sc, sc2tog) 6x 36
Start stuffing the head with filling material
32 (4sc, sc2tog) 6x 30 Image 2.5

33 (3sc, sc2tog) 6x 24
34 (2sc, sc2tog) 6x 18
Stuff it with filling material
35 (sc, sc2tog) 6x 12
36 (sc2tog) 6x 6
Pull the hole tightly, fasten off and cut the yarn.
Image 2.6
Sew eye patches around the perimeter to the head on slight angle.
Left eye patch should cover the point of color change. (image 2.5)
Take a piece of black yarn and embroider the nose between 1 and
4 rnds of a head’s top part. (it should cover the start point of a
head). The size of a nose - 4sc in height, 2sc - the bottom side, 5sc
- the top side. (image 2.6, 2.7)
Embroider smile between 7 and 8 rnds of a head’s bottom part.
The length of a smile - 5sc (image 2.7)

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BODY
Start with color A
rnd st
01 6 sc into the center of magic adjustable ring, 6
pull tail to close the ring
02 (inc) 6x 12
03 (sc, inc) 6x 18
04 (2sc, inc) 6x 24 Image 3.1

05 (3sc, inc) 6x 30
06 (4sc, inc) 6x 36
07 (5sc, inc) 6x 42
08 (6sc, inc) 6x 48
09 (7sc, inc) 6x 54
10 (8sc, inc) 6x (image 3.1) 60
11-13 sc in each st around 60
14 (8sc, sc2tog) 6x 54 Image 3.2
15-17 sc in each st around 54
18 (7sc, sc2tog) 6x 48
19-21 sc in each st around 48
Attach stitch marker in the start of a rnd. It’ll be the back side of
a body.
22 13sc, (sc2tog, 2sc) 5x, sc2tog, 13sc 42
23-24 sc in each st around 42
25 (5sc, sc2tog) 6x 36
26-27 sc in each st around 36
28 (4sc, sc2tog) 6x 30 Image 3.3 Image 3.4
29-30 sc in each st around 30
31 (3sc, sc2tog) 6x 24
Fasten off, cut the yarn, leaving long tail for sewing. Stuff the body
with filling material. (image 3.2)
Sew the head to the body in a circle between 15 and 23 rnds of a
head, placing the front side of a body centered regarding to a face
side of a head. Add some stuffing material, if needed. (image 3.3,
3.4, 3.5)

Image 3.5

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ARMS (make2. Each arm has 3 claws) TIP
CLAWS (make 3). Start with color B Use thinner hook for small details, it
helps you to make the process easier.
rnd st Once the small details are done, change
the hook back to the main one.
01 4 sc into the center of magic adjustable ring, 4
pull tail to close the ring
02 (sc, inc) 2x 6
03 sc in each st around 6
04 (sc, inc) 3x 9
For first claw: fasten off, cut the yarn.
For second claw: Make one more rnd:
Image 4.1
05 sc in each st around 9
Do not fasten off! (image 4.1) You will continue to work this claw
to join two claws together. Lean two claws to each other, start
from finish points. Make 3sc trough both details, fasten off, cut
the yarn. (image 4.2, 4.3)
For third claw: Finish on 4th rnd, do not fasten off. Lean this claw
to the second one (skipping 2sc from the point of attaching the
first claw) (image 4.4). Make 3sc trough both details. (image 4.5, Image 4.2
4.6) Do not fasten off, you will continue joining all fingers
together to the arm.Continue crocheting by outer circle:
06 sc in next 6 sts of the third claw, 2sc in the 15
second claw, 6sc in the first claw, sc in the
second claw (image 4.7)
07 sc in each st around 15
Change yarn to color A Image 4.3
08 sc in each st around 15
09 (4sc, inc) 3x 18
2sc
10-14 sc in each st around (image 4.8) 18
15 16sc, sc2tog 17
16 sc in each st around 17 attach
point
17 15sc, sc2tog 16
18 sc in each st around 16 Image 4.4 Image 4.5
19 14sc, sc2tog 15
20 sc in each st around 15
Start stuffing the arm (do not stuff claws)
21 13sc, sc2tog 14
22 sc in each st around 14
23 12sc, sc2tog 13
Image 4.6 Image 4.7

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rnd st

24 sc in each st around 13
25 11sc, sc2tog 12
26 sc in each st around 12
Stuff it again
27 (2sc, sc2tog) 3x 9
28 Make some more scs till the side of arm, 4 Image 4.8 Image 4.9
flatten it and line up stitches, 4sc through both
sides to the end (image 4.9)
Fasten off, cut the yarn, leaving long tail for sewing. (image 4.10)
Sew arms symmetrically on the both sides of a body between 28th
and 30th rhds of a body in a slight angle. (image 4.11, 4.12, 4.13)

Image 4.10

Image 4.11 Image 4.12 Image 4.13

LEGS (make2. Each leg has 3 claws)

CLAWS (make 3). Start with color B

rnd st
01 4 sc into the center of magic adjustable ring, 4
pull tail to close the ring
02 (sc, inc) 2x 6
03-04 sc in each st around 6
05 Flatten the claw and line up stitches, 3sc 3
through both sides to the end
Fasten off, cut the yarn. (image 5.1) Image 5.1

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LEGS (make 2). Start with color C back
loop
rnd st
01 6 sc into the center of magic adjustable ring, 6
pull tail to close the ring
front
02 (inc) 6x 12 loop
03 (sc, inc) 6x 18 Image 5.2
04 (2sc, inc) 6x 24
Change yarn to color A
05 This rnd work with back loops only (image 5.2) 24
sc in each st around
Now we are going to attach claws in next way:
06 Lean the leg and the first claw face side to 24 Image 5.3
face side and line up stiches (image 5.3),
make 3sc through both details. Lean the
second claw and the leg to each other, crochet
3sc trough both details. Repeat this process
with the third claw: 3sc through both details
(image 5.4), and 15sc only in a leg (image 5.5)
Image 5.4
07-09 sc in each st around 24
10 (6sc, sc2tog) 3x 21
11-12 sc in each st around 21
13 (5sc, sc2tog) 3x 18
14-15 sc in each st around 18
Start stuffing the leg
16 (4sc, sc2tog) 3x 15 Image 5.5 Image 5.6
17 sc in each st around 15
18 (3sc, sc2tog) 3x 12
Stuff it again
19 Make some more scs till the side of leg, flatten 6
it and line up stitches, 6sc through both sides
to the end
Fasten off, cut the yarn, leaving long tail for sewing. (image 5.6) Image 5.7
Sew the legs to the bottom of a body, between 3rd and 8th rnds of
a body. (image 5.7, 5.8, 5.9)

Image 5.8 Image 5.9

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HAIR
Cut 8 pieces of yarn A about 11 cm (4.33”) long.
(image 6.1). Fold them in half, so that there’s a
U-shaped bend on one side and two ‘tails’ on the other
side. (image 6.2) Insert hook through the stitch of
15th rnd of a head and catch the bend of first hair piece
(image 6.3). Pull the bend trough the stitch and pull
two ‘tails’ of the hair through the bend (image 6.4).
Repeat these steps with all 8 pieces of yarn. (image
6.5) Image 6.1 Image 6.2

Image 6.3 Image 6.4 Image 6.5

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