You will need

• Pink Quartzite 2 balls
• Boulder opal 2 balls
• Rose quartz (just a little bit for the cheeks and bow of the little sloth)
• Fiberfill
• Hook sizes 3,5 en 3 (size 3 only for the bow)
• Needle and scissors
• Sewing pointer
• Black yarn for embroidery of the nose, eyes and mouth
• Magnetic buttons (or magnetic closure)

Abbreviations

Sc – single crochet
Sl st – slipstitch
St – stitch
Ch – chain
BLO – back loop only
Inc – increase
Dec – decrease
Hdc – half double crochet
Dc – double crochet
( ) repeat what’s between ( )

NOTE

You can use any thread for this pattern and suitable hook size.
The pattern is processed in rounds.
Stuff the sloth firmly.

Body

Start with pink quartzite and hook size 3,5.
R1: 6 sc in magic ring (=6sc)
R2: inc 6 x (=12sc)
R3: (sc, inc), repeat, (=18sc)
R4: (2sc, inc), repeat (=24sc)
R5: (3sc, inc), repeat (=30sc)
R6: (4sc, inc), repeat (=36sc)
R7: (5sc, inc), repeat (=42sc)
R8: (6sc, inc) repeat (=48sc)
R9 – 17: 48sc (=48sc)
R18: (6sc, dec), repeat (=42sc)
R19 – 21: 42sc (=42sc)
R22: (5sc, dec), repeat (=36sc)
R23 – 24: 36sc (=36sc)
R25: (4sc, dec), repeat (=30sc)
R26: 30sc (=30sc)
R27: (sc, dec), repeat (=24sc)
R28: 24sc (=24sc)
R29: (2sc, dec), repeat (=18sc)
R30: 18sc (=18sc)
Fasten off (leave a thread) and stuff the body firmly.

Belly

With Boulder opal
R1: 5sc in magic ring (=5sc)
R2: inc 5 x (=10sc)
R3: (inc, sc), repeat (=15sc)
R4: (inc, 2sc), repeat (=20sc)
R5: (inc, 3sc), repeat (=25sc)
R6: (inc, 4sc), repeat (=30sc)
R7: (inc, 5sc), repeat (=35sc)
R8: (inc, 6sc), repeat (=40sc)
Fasten off, leaving a yarn tail to sew the piece on the belly.

Head

With Pink quartzite
R1: 6 sc in magic ring (=6sc)
R2: inc 6 x (=12sc)
R3: (sc, inc), repeat, (=18sc)
R4: (2sc, inc), repeat (=24sc)
R5: (3sc, inc), repeat (=30sc)
R6: (4sc, inc), repeat (=36sc)
R7: (5sc, inc), repeat (=42sc)
R8 – 15: 42sc (=42sc)
R16: (5sc, dec), repeat (=36sc)
R17: (4sc dec), repeat (=30sc)
R18: (3sc, dec), repeat (=24sc) start stuffing the head
R19: (2sc, dec), repeat (=18sc)
R20: (1sc, dec), repeat (=12sc)
R21: dec 6 x (=6sc)
Fasten off and leave a yarn tail. Close the head by weaving the yarn tail
through the last stitches

Front part of the head

With Boulder opal, ch6, start in second ch from the hook.
R1: 4sc, 3sc in the next, (continue on the other chain side) 4sc, 3sc in the next (=14sc)
R2: (inc 2 x), 5sc, (inc 2 x), 5sc (=18sc)
R3: (inc 2 x), 6sc, (inc 3 x), 6sc, inc (=24sc)
R4: (inc 2 x), 10sc, (inc 3 x), 8sc, inc (=30sc)
R5: (inc 2 x), 12sc, (inc 3 x), 12sc, inc (=36sc)
Fasten off with sl st and leave a yarn tail to sew the piece on the head.

Eye (Make 2)

R1: with Pink quartzite ch9, start in second ch from the hook.
R2: 3sc, 2hdc, 2dc, 5dc in the last ch, (continue on the other side of the chain) 2dc, 2hdc, 2sc, close with sl st in the first st. Fasten off and leave a yarn tail to sew the eye on the head.
Make a second eye and sew them on the head after sewing the front part.

Cheeks (Make 2)

With Rose quartz
R1: 6 sc in magic ring (=6sc)
R2: inc 6 x (=12sc) fasten off, make another one and sew the cheeks on the head under the eyes.
Embroider mouth, nose and eyes with some black yarn.
Attach some yarn threads on the head. (as a little ponytail) (color; boulder opal)

Little Bow

With Rose quartz and hook size 3
Ch7
6 hdc on the chain (start in second ch from the hook) ch1, turn
repeat ** 1 time, fasten off. Take a piece of yarn to wrap around the piece several times.
Pull to shape into a little bow. Sew the bow tie on the head in front of the ponytail.

Arms (Make 2)

With Pink quartzite
R1: 6 sc in magic ring (=6sc)
R2: inc 6 x (=12sc)
R3: (sc, inc), repeat (=18sc)
R4 – 6: 18sc (=18sc)
R7: *2sc, dec *, repeat ** 3 times, 2sc (=14sc) (attach the magnetic closure if you use this, magnetic buttons can be sewed later)
R8 – 26: 14sc (=14sc) Stuff the arm; underpart firmly and looser when going up. Don’t stuff the last upper part of the arm.
R27: Fold the arm and crochet the opposite stitches together (=7sc). Fasten off and leave a yarn tail to sew the arm to the body.
Crochet a second arm (and attach the other piece of the magnetic closure).

Legs (Make 2)

With Pink quartzite
R1: 6 sc in magic ring (=6sc)
R2: inc 6 x (=12sc)
R3: (sc, inc), repeat, (=18sc)
R4: (2sc, inc), repeat (=24sc)
R5 – 8: 24sc (=24sc) (attach magnetic closure)
R9: (2sc, dec), repeat (=18sc)
R10 – 25: 18sc (=18sc)
R26: (1sc, dec), repeat (=12sc) stuff the leg (not to firm, you don’t want the leg to be very stiff, don’t stuff the upper part of the leg)
R27: Fold the leg and crochet the opposite st together (=6sc), fasten off and leave a yarn tail to sew the leg to the body. Make a second leg.

Nails

Embroider nails on the arms and legs with color Boulder opal

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