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Design No.: ANC0003-119

Designed by Ilaria Caliri - Airali Design

Francis the Fox

ANC0003-119 Francis the Fox

Anchor Organic Cotton 50g - Art. nº 4660004 - *(colour nº)

N° 3 mm 5” / 12,5 cm tall when made with the indicated yarn

1 x *01003; *00105; *00309

Crochet

Easy 2

Francis the FoxMATERIALS:- a pair of 8 mm safety eyes- black embroidery thread- tapestry needle- pins- stitch markers- fiberfill for stuffing

NOTESHead and body are worked in one piece starting from the bottom of the body. The head cover, ears, chest patch, arms, legs and tail are sewn to main part.

STITCHES AND ABBREVIATIONS (US CROCHET TERMS)ch: chainst: stitch/esslst: slip stitchsc: single crochetinc: single crochet increasedec: single crochet decreasernd: round

BODY AND HEADStart in orange.Rnd 1: start 6sc in a magic ring [6]Rnd 2: inc in all 6 st [12]Rnd 3: (inc, 1sc) repeat 6 times [18]Rnd 4: (inc, 2sc) repeat 6 times [24]Rnd 5: (inc, 3sc) repeat 6 times [30]Rnd 6: (inc, 4sc) repeat 6 times [36]Rnd 7 – 15 {9 rounds}: sc in all 36 st [36]Rnd 16: (dec, 10sc) repeat 3 times [33]Rnd 17: (dec, 9sc) repeat 3 times [30]Rnd 18: (dec, 3sc) repeat 6 times [24]Continue in white. Fasten off orange.Rnd 19: (inc, 3sc) repeat 6 times [30]Rnd 20: (inc, 4sc) repeat 6 times [36]Rnd 21: (inc, 5sc) repeat 6 times [42]Rnd 22: (inc, 6sc) repeat 6 times [48]Rnd 23 – 29 {7 rounds}: sc in all 48 st [48]Rnd 30: (dec, 6sc) repeat 6 times [42]Rnd 31: (dec, 5sc) repeat 6 times [36]Rnd 32: (dec, 4sc) repeat 6 times [30]Add the safety eyes between rounds 24 and 25, approx 12 stitches apart.Stuff the body and head and continue stuffing as you go.Rnd 33: (dec, 3sc) repeat 6 times [24]Rnd 34: (dec, 2sc) repeat 6 times [18]Rnd 35: (dec, 1sc) repeat 6 times [12]Rnd 36: dec 6 times [6]Fasten off and weave in the yarn ends.

HEAD COVERMake in orange.Rnd 1: start 6sc in a magic ring [6]Rnd 2: inc in all 6 st [12]Rnd 3: (inc, 1sc) repeat 6 times [18]Rnd 4: (inc, 2sc) repeat 6 times [24]Rnd 5: (inc, 3sc) repeat 6 times [30]Rnd 6: (inc, 4sc) repeat 6 times [36]Rnd 7: (inc, 5sc) repeat 6 times [42]Rnd 8: (inc, 6sc) repeat 6 times [48]Rnd 9 – 10 {2 rounds}: sc in all 48 st [48]Rnd 11: 24sc, 3sc in next st, 23sc [50]Rnd 12: 25sc, 3sc in next st, 24sc [52]Rnd 13: 26sc, 3sc in next st, 25sc [54]Rnd 14: 11sc, (ch4, skip the first ch from the hook, 3sc along the ch, sc innext st of the round) repeat 3 times, 13sc, 3sc in next st, 13sc, (ch4, skip the first ch from the hook, 3sc along the ch, sc in next st of the round) repeat 3 times, 10sc [56 + hair]Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.

EARSMake 2 in orange.Rnd 1: start 6sc in a magic ring [6] Rnd 2: (inc, 2sc) repeat 2 times [8] Rnd 3: (inc, 3sc) repeat 2 times [10] Rnd 4: (inc, 4sc) repeat 2 times [12] Rnd 5: (inc, 5sc) repeat 2 times [14] Rnd 6: (inc, 6sc) repeat 2 times [16]Rnd 7: sc in all 16 st [16]Fasten off, leaving a tail for sewing. Do not stuff.

ARMSMake 2 starting in brown.Rnd 1: start 8sc in a magic ring [8]Rnd 2 – 5 {4 rounds}: sc in all 8 st [8]Continue in orange. Fasten off brown.Rnd 6 – 7 {2 rounds}: sc in all 8 st [8]Fasten off, leaving a tail for sewing. Add stuffing only until round 4 of the arm.

LEGSMake 2 starting in brown.Rnd 1: start 6sc in a magic ring [6]Rnd 2: inc in all 6 st [12]Rnd 3 – 4 {2 rounds}: sc in all 12 st [12]Continue in orange. Fasten off brown.Rnd 5 – 7 {3 rounds}: sc in all 12 st [12]Fasten off, leaving a tail for sewing.

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CHEST PATCHMake in white. Ch 11.Row 1: skip the first ch from the hook, 10sc along the ch, turn [10]Row 2: skip the first st, sc in next st,ch3, skip the first ch from the hook, 2sc along the ch, sc in next st of the row,ch4, skip the first ch from the hook, 3sc along the ch, sc in next st of the row,ch5, skip the first ch from the hook, 4sc along the ch, sc in next st of the row,ch6, skip the first ch from the hook, 5sc along the ch, sc in next st of the row,ch5, skip the first ch from the hook, 4sc along the ch, sc in next st of the row,ch4, skip the first ch from the hook, 3sc along the ch, sc in next st of the row,ch3, skip the first ch from the hook, 2sc along the ch, sc in next st of the row,slst in last st [7 strands of hair]Fasten off, leaving a tail for sewing.

TAILStart in orange.Rnd 1: start 6sc in a magic ring [6]Rnd 2: inc in all 6 st [12]Rnd 3: (inc, 1sc) repeat 6 times [18]Rnd 4: (inc, 2sc) repeat 6 times [24]Rnd 5: (inc, 3sc) repeat 6 times [30]Rnd 6-14 {9 rounds}: sc in all 30 st [30]Rnd 15: (dec, 8sc) repeat 3 times [27]Rnd 16: (dec, 7sc) repeat 3 times [24]Rnd 17: (dec, 6sc) repeat 3 times [21]Rnd 18: (dec, 5sc) repeat 3 times [18]Continue in white. Fasten off orange.Rnd 19: (dec, 4sc) repeat 3 times [15]Rnd 20: (dec, 3sc) repeat 3 times [12]Rnd 21: (dec, 2sc) repeat 3 times [9]Rnd 22: (dec, 1sc) repeat 3 times [6]Fasten off. Use a tapestry needle to pick up all the front loops and pull tight to close.

ASSEMBLY THE FOX- Use sewing pins to check the position of the pieces sewing them in place!- Place the head cover to the head, covering rounds 27-36. Place the strands of hair on the sides and the nose between the eyes. Sew all around.- Using black thread, stitch a small triangle to the tip of the nose and add a little mouth underneath.- Flatten the ears and sew to the top of the head cover, between rounds 5 and 11.- Sew the arms to both sides of the body, using the hair from the head cover as reference for their position.- Sew the legs between rounds 6 and 9 with an interspace of 7 stitches on the front.- Sew the chest patch between the arms over the body, starting from round 19.- Sew the tail to the back of the body.

WASHING ADVICE Always wash in as warm a water temperature as possible - up to the tem-perature recommended, with a short spin. Use a lot of water if hand wash-ing. For darker colours we recommend the use of discolouration sheets.Do not bleach.Do not tumble dry. Drip-dry on a horizontal surface. Iron on a hot temper-ature setting using a damp cloth. Professional dry cleaning in tetrachloro-ethylene. Do not use optical brighteners (or any detergent containing op-tical brighteners). We recommend to use a softener to preserve the natural softness of the yarn.

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