Material Needed
Any hook size
Orange Brt, Orange, Cream and White yarns. Black yarn for the nose if you don’t have the plastic ones.
Polyfil or Weighted polyfil beads.
Scissors
Yarn Needle
Lighter, piece of cardboard
Safety Eyes/Noses
Abbreviations
SC Single Crochet
SS Slip Stitch
Chn chain
R row
Rnd Round
MR magic ring
FLO - Front loop only
Head/Body(Orange Brt)
MR, 8 sc
Rnd 1: inc around → 16 sts
Rnd 2: (sc, inc) → 24 sts
Rnd 3: (2 sc, inc) → 32 sts
Rnd 4: sc around → 32 sts
Rnd 5: (3 sc, inc) → 40 sts
Rnd 6: (4 sc, inc) → 48 sts
Rnd 7: (5 sc, inc) → 56 sts
Rnd 8: (6 sc, inc) → 64 sts
Rnd 9-12: SC → 64 sts
Rnd 13: (6 SC, InvDec) → 56 sts
Rnd 14-20: SC → 56 sts
Rnd 21: (5 sc, InvDec) → 48 sts
Rnd 22-23: SC
Rnd 24: (4 sc, InvDec) → 40 sts
Rnd 25-28: SC
Rnd 29:(3 sc, InvDec) → 32 sts
Rnd 30:(2SC, InvDec)
Stuff body
Starting the head now
Rnd 31: sc around → 24 sts
Rnd 32: (sc, inc) → 36 sts
Rnd 33: (2 sc, inc) → 48 sts
Rnd 34: (3 sc, inc) → 60 sts
Rnd 35: Sc → 60 sts
Rnd 36: (4 sc, inc) → 72 sts
Rnd 37: SC
Rnd 38: (Sc 6, InvDec) → 63 sts
Rnd 39: Sc
Rnd 40: (5 sc, dec) → 54
Rnd 41-46: sc around
Rnd 47: (6 sc, dec) → 48
Rnd 48-49: Sc
Rnd 50: (5 sc, dec) → 42
Rnd 51: Sc
Rnd 52: (4 sc, dec) → 36
Stuff here and until end
Rnd 53: (3 sc, dec) → 30
Rnd 54: (2 sc, dec) → 24
Rnd 55: (sc, dec) → 16
Rnd 56: dec around → 8
fasten off, close up, and weave in ends.
We will add eyes after we make the Face and eye patches. Don’t worry I didn’t forget lol. The safety eyes will not go through three layers of yarn lol.
Face Patch- (Cream Color)
MR: SC 6
Rnd 1: Inc
Rnd 2: Sc, Inc
Rnd 3: SC
Rnd 4: 2 Sc, Inc
Rnd 5: 3 Sc, Inc
Rnd 6: Sc 4, Inc
Rnd 7: SC
Rnd 8: Sc 5, Inc
Rnd 9: SC
Fasten off, leave long tail for sewing.
Eye Patches x2: In Orange
Chn 7, Sc in second chain from hook. (6) continue on opposite side (6 = 12 in total)
Rnd 1: 2 sc in first, SC 4, Inc twice, Sc 4, Inc , Ss
Rnd 2-3: Sc
Fasten off leave long tail for sewing.
Take the face patch and the eye patches you just made. Attach the eye patches to left and right side of the face patch. Then take the safety eyes, attach to the eye patches and face patch. put the washer on the eye to secure- now take The lighter, melt the tip of safety eye, blow the small flame out and push down with a piece of cardboard. This gives extra security of it staying in place.
Hands and arms
Claws x 6 in white each hand will have 3 claws. You will fasten off 4 of these, you will always use the 3rd to attach the other 2, and work it into a hand and arm. Color changes will happen as well for this part.
So for the claws/Fingers we will begin by Sc 4 into a magic ring(you’ll repeat this for each claw/finger)
MR: sc 4 in white/ivory
Rnd 1: Sc 4
Rnd 2: Inc (2SC in each stitch)
Rnd 3-10: SC (8 sts)
Fasten off 2,
Rnd 11: With the 3rd finger/claw Sc 2, then sc into the second claw, then Sc 2, Sc in first claw. Sc around all. They are now connected.
Rnd 12: Sc all in white.
Rnd 13: With Orange, SC, FLO all.
Rnd 14-17: Sc (24 sts)
Rnd 18: switch to orange brt, SC FLO.
Rnd 19: 6 sc, inv dec. Repeat
Rnd20-23: Sc
Rnd 24: Sc 5, InvDec, repeats
Rnd 25-35: SC
Fasten off Weave in ends, stuff light and attach to sloth.
Feet and legs
Toes x6
MR: sc 4 in white/ivory
Rnd 1: Sc 4
Rnd 2: Inc (2SC in each stitch)
Rnd 3-6: SC (8 sts)
Fasten off 2
Rnd 7: With the 3rd toe/claw Sc 2, then sc into the second claw, then Sc 2, Sc in first claw. Sc around all. They are now connected.
Rnd 8: In orange SC Flo. Fasten off white yarn
Rnd 9: SC normally with orange.
Rnd 10: (forming the foot) SC 8, Chn 1 Turn
R 11-14: Sc 8, Chn 1 Turn, repeat.
Rnd 15: Sc down the side of the R, and in the rest of the SC, go up the other side and SS in first sc of R 14.
Rnd 16: Chn 1, SC 12, Skip stitch, SC in next. Sc 11 more, Skip stitch, Sc the rest, and Slip stitch
Rnd 17: Sc 1, Dec, Sc 2, Dec, SC 4, DEC sc 4, Dec, sc5, Dec, sc rest
Rnd 18: Sc
Switch color to Orange brt.
Rnd 19: BLO, SC
Fasten off orange and continue to use orange brt.
Stuff foot and continue to stuff until end.
Rnd 20-30: SC
Fasten off and attach to sloth.
With black yarn embroider the eye brows, nose and mouth.
And Autumn Sloth is done.
