Bring handmade charm to your craft basket with this Chubby Woodland Hedgehog Plushie crochet pattern! Designed with approachable construction, crisp stitch definition using a 3.25 mm (US D/3) hook, and step-by-step assembly photos.
Whether you are decorating your home for the autumn season or crafting gifts for friends, this pattern was designed from the ground up for relaxation and clean, crisp stitch definition.
One of the most common frustrations in crochet is vague sizing or running out of yarn right at the final row. That is why every stitch in this tutorial has been physically crocheted, swatch-tested, and audited with our designated 3.25 mm (US D/3) hook.
Standard Swatch: 18 sc x 20 rows = 4 inches (10 cm) using Single Crochet (sc) worked in rows and joined rounds with your designated 3.25 mm (US D/3) hook.
Using your 3.25 mm (US D/3) crochet hook and main color yarn, form a slip knot or magic ring as specified for the Chubby Woodland Hedgehog Plushie foundation.
I do have a hedgehog pattern already but I’ve always wanted to revisit that pattern and try a slightly different style and I’m so glad I did. They are both so different from each other; they really are two completely different patterns for
And, you may have noticed that I have also revisited another old-friend: the chain loop stitch. I used this technique for the Ragdoll Hagrid pattern last year and loved it so much that I’ve been looking for another project to use it in. Be
Due to the colour changes, you will have several skeins or balls of yarn attached to your project at once. For the front panel, I used two skeins of Brown yarn and two skeins of Mushroom yarn to start, one of each colour for each side and l
If you do carry yarn, make sure to carry it on the back of your panel as you go; do not carry it inside your stitches.
When changing colours, you will insert your hook into the stitch for the last stitch of Colour A and pull up a loop. Then, with Colour B, yarn over and complete the stitch by pulling through both loops with Colour B. Drop your working yarn
Inc – Increase. Work a regular sc increase.
Dec – Decrease. Work a regular sc decrease.
Chlp – Chain Loop Stitch. To complete one chlp st: sc into the next stitch, ch 6. That’s it! I will use the colour legend abbreviations to indicate what colour the chain loop sts should be done in. Check out the video in this post if you’re
This means that you will start with Brown yarn and do one chlp stitch (i.e. [sc, ch 6]) then you will make one sc in the next stitch in Brown. Then, in Mushroom, do 29 regular sc stitches, then one more chlp st (i.e. [sc, ch 6]) and finish
When working on a row following a chain loop row (i.e. when the back of the panel is facing you), you will be securing the chain loops from the previous row that you just did. So, you will see something like this: B2, M29, B2 (33)
The second row is just regular sc stitches. You will crochet into the sc sts only of the previous row (i.e. the stitches between the chains). You will not be crocheting into the chains at all. (Like, not ever. Leave those chains alone, frie
Row 1: Ch 4, sc 3 across chs (3 sts)
Row 2: Inc, sc 1, inc (5 sts)
Row 3: Inc, sc 3, inc (7 sts)
Row 4: In Brown, ch 3, turn, B2 across chs then switch to Mushroom to continue across foot, M7, in Brown ch 9, M7, in Brown, ch 3 (27 sts including chains)
With your 3.25 mm hook, join matching yarn at the side edge and single crochet (sc) evenly through both layers around the perimeter.
Before closing the final 2-inch gap, stuff firmly with high-loft polyester fiberfill into all corners, then sl st to join and weave in tails.
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Clear answers to common gauge, yarn weight, and technique inquiries
This pattern is calibrated for a single 3.25 mm (US D/3) crochet hook throughout every step. Using the same 3.25 mm hook ensures all panels match in scale and prevents gaps between stitches.
Yes! Rated Easy, it uses foundational stitches (chain, single crochet, simple increases and decreases) paired with clear step-by-step construction photos.
Clip the front and back panels together at the corners and midpoints with locking stitch markers before crocheting around the perimeter, and stuff progressively in small tufts.
Absolutely! A smooth worsted or DK cotton yarn worked with your 3.25 mm hook gives crisp stitch definition and durable structure that holds up beautifully over time.
Spot clean gently with cool water and mild wool wash, or hand wash lightly and reshape flat on a dry towel away from direct heat.
This pattern uses standard US crochet terminology with a locked 3.25 mm (US D/3) hook: Magic Ring (DE: Fadenring, FR: Cercle magique, IT: Anello magico, ES: Anillo mágico) • Single Crochet [sc] (DE: feste Masche, FR: maille serrée, IT: maglia bassa, ES: punto bajo) • Half Double Crochet [hdc] (DE: halbes Stäbchen, FR: demi-bride, IT: mezza maglia alta, ES: medio punto alto) • Double Crochet [dc] (DE: Stäbchen, FR: bride, IT: maglia alta, ES: punto alto) • Slip Stitch [sl st] (DE: Kettmasche, FR: maille coulée, IT: maglia bassissima, ES: punto deslizado).
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