Quill-free and cuddle-ready! This Woodland Hedgehog features a rich, dense loop-stitch coat in chocolate brown, paired with a smooth oatmeal face, rounded ears, and sweet stitched nose.
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 3.5 mm (US E/4) hook.
Standard Swatch: 20 sc x 22 rows = 4 inches (10 cm) using Single Crochet Loop Stitch (lp st) and regular sc in rows with your designated 3.5 mm (US E/4) hook.
With 3.5mm hook and oatmeal yarn, ch 5. Sc in 2nd ch and across (4 sts). Ch 1, turn.
Rows 2–5: Inc at each edge every row up to 12 sts.
Rows 6–10: Expand forehead and cheeks to 18 sts.
Rows 11–12: Work even (18 sts). Fasten off oatmeal.
Join brown yarn across top of oatmeal face.
Row 13: Loop stitch in each st across (18 loop sts). Ch 1, turn.
Row 14: Regular sc across (18 sts). Ch 1, turn.
Rows 15–26: Alternate loop rows and sc rows across the arched back.
Rows 27–30: Decrease evenly down to 6 sts to round the rump. Fasten off.
Ears (Make 2): In oatmeal, 6 sc in magic ring. Pull ring into a semi-circle. Fasten off.
Paws (Make 4): In oatmeal, 5 sc in magic ring, work 2 rounds even. Fasten off.
Insert 9mm safety eyes between Rows 8 and 9 of oatmeal face.
Embroider a solid black triangle nose over the Row 1 point with embroidery thread.
Sew round ears on either side at Row 12.
Stitch sweet sleeping cheeks or smile with black thread.
Align front and back panels right sides facing out.
Single crochet around the perimeter, matching oatmeal thread along snout and brown along quills.
Pack 40g of polyfill firmly into the body cavity.
Sew 4 paws along bottom underbelly.
Fluff all loop stitches forward with fingers for a full fuzzy coat. Weave in all tails.
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Clear answers to common gauge, yarn weight, and technique inquiries
The loop stitch is worked by wrapping the working yarn around your non-dominant index finger before drawing the loop through the stitch. This leaves an adjustable yarn loop on the back of the work that acts as soft fuzzy hedgehog quills!
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