Tighten the opening, hide the thread.
Ears (2 parts)
1r: 6 sc in MC
2r: (1 sc, inc) x 3 (9)
3r: 9 sc
4r: (2 sc, inc) x 3 (12)
5r: 12 sc
6r: (3 sc, inc) x 3 (15)
7r: (4 sc, inc) x 3 (18)
8r: 18 sc
9r: (2 sc, inc) х 6 (24)
10r: (3 sc, inc) х 6 (30)
11-13r: 30 sc
14r: (3 sc, dec) х 6 (24)
15r: (2 sc, dec) х 6 (18)
16-17r: 18 sc
Fasten and leave a long end for sewing.
Hands (2 parts)
1r: With brown yarn, 6 sc in MC
2r: 6 inc (12)
3r: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4r: (2 sc, inc) х 6 (24)
5-7r: 24 sc
8r: Change color to beige and crochet (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
9-14r: Crochet these rows with half double crochets (30)
Fasten and leave a long end for sewing.
Thumb
1r: At the point where we left the hole for the finger (the horse’s head), attach the beige yarn to the loops and crochet a row of 20 sc.
2r: Crochet this row through the back loops only 20 sc.
Continue crocheting about 12 rows of 20 sc, depending on the size of your finger. When you reach the desired length, crochet rows with decreases. One row of 10 decreases, then tighten the opening and tuck the finger inside the head.
Body
1r: Attach the yarn to the front loops left on the thumb and crochet 20 sc.
2r: 20 sc
3r: 20 inc (40)
Continue crocheting rows with half double crochets
4-5r: 40 hdc
6r: (3 hdc, inc) x 10 (50)
7-8r: 50 hdc
9r: (4 hdc, inc) x 10 (60), 2 ch, turn
From the next row, crochet in turning rows.
10r: 30 hdc, 2 ch, turn
11r: 30 hdc, 2 ch, turn
12r: 30 hdc, 2 ch, turn
13r: 30 hdc, 2 ch, turn
14r: 30 hdc, 2 ch, turn
15r: 30 hdc, sl st, fasten and cut the thread, hide it.
Then, attach the yarn to the second half of the body and crochet similarly for 6 rows. In the 7th row, join both halves and crochet in a circle the number of rows needed for the desired length with half double crochets (60 hdc in the row). Fasten and hide the thread.
Legs (2 parts)
1r: With brown yarn, 6 sc in MC
2r: (1 sc, inc) x 3 (9)
3r: (2 sc, inc) х 3 (12)
4r: (3 sc, inc) х 3 (15)
5r: (4 sc, inc) x 3 (18)
6r: (5 sc, inc) х 3 (21)
7r: 21 sc
8r: Crochet through the front loops only 21 sc, fasten and hide the thread
9r: Attach the beige yarn to the back loops of the previous row and crochet (5 sc, dec) x 3 (18)
Stuff the hooves, lightly stuff the legs.
10r: 18 sc
11r: (4 sc, dec) х 3 (15)
12-20r: 15 sc
21r: 5 sc, 5 hdc, 5 sc (15)
22r: 5 sc, 5 dc, 5 sc (15)
23-24r: 15 sc
25r: (4 sc, inc) x 3 (18)
26-27r: 18 sc
28r: (5 sc, inc) х 3 (21)
29-33r: 21 sc
Fasten and leave a long end for sewing.
Eyes (2 parts)
1r: 6 sc in MC
2r: 6 inc (12)
3r: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
Fasten and leave a long end for sewing.
Assembling the toy
Sew black half-beads into the middle of the white part of the eyes.
All parts of our horse are ready; now we need to sew the hands into the armholes.
Sew the legs to the body, sew the eyes and ears to the head.
For the nostrils,
Author: Julia Sinakova
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