PJ the Sloth free crochet pattern

PJ the Sleepy Sloth

Using worsted weight yarn and an F (3.75 mm) hook, PJ is about 5.5” long and 4” tall.

Supplies: about half an ounce each of tan and PJ color

Small amount of cream for Face Patch and claws

Small amount of black (sport weight or worsted weight split in half) for embroidery

 

Abbreviations:

Ch: Chain

DC: Double Crochet

Dec: decrease

HDC: Half Double Crochet

Inc: Increase

MR: Magic Ring

SC: Single Crochet

Sl st: slip stitch

Head/Body

Starting at head with tan yarn

Round 1: 6 sc in MR (6)

Round 2: Inc in each stitch (12)

Round 3: *sc, inc*, repeat around (18)

Round 4: *2 sc, inc*, repeat around (24)

Rounds 5-8: sc around (24)

Round 9: *2 sc, dec*, repeat around (18)

Rounds 10-11: sc around (18)

Change to PJ color

Round 12: 4 sc, *inc, 2 sc* x 3, inc, 4 sc (22)

Round 13: sc around (22)

Round 14: 4 sc, *inc, 3 sc* x 3, inc, 5 sc (26)

Round 15: sc around (26) Stuff head, and stuff body as you go.

Round 16: 4 sc, *inc, 5 sc* x 3, sc 4 (29)

Round 17: 4 sc, *inc, 6 sc* x 3, sc 4 (32)

Rounds 18-22: sc around (32)

Round 23: *6 sc, dec*, repeat  (28)

Round 24: *5 sc, dec*, repeat (24)

Round 25: *2 sc, dec*, repeat (18) (finish stuffing body)

Round 26: *sc, dec*, repeat (12)

Round 27: dec around (6)

Finish off, leaving a tail. Weave tail through the remaining 6 stitches and pull closed. Weave in yarn end.

 

Face patch – in cream

Ch 6

Sc in 2^nd chain from hook, hdc in next chain, slip stitch in next, hdc in next, and work 3 sc in last chain. Turn your work, and make three sc in the other side of the chain, then 2 more sc in the same chain as your first sc. (12)

Round 2: sc, hdc inc, sl st, hdc inc, sc increase in each of next two stitches, sc in next four stitches, 2 sc in the last two stitches of round. Finish off, leaving a long tail to sew to head.

 

Eye patches. Make two in tan.

Chain 3. Slip stitch in 2^nd chain from hook, sc in next. Finish off, leaving a long tail to sew to face patch.

Sew eye patches to face patch. Using sport weight black yarn (or worsted weight yarn split into two strands), embroider small V shapes on the eye patch. Embroider a nose between the eye patches and a mouth underneath.

Sew face patch to head as shown.

Claws: You can make these claws before starting the legs, or just do three long embroidery stitches in cream for the claws.

Make twelve claws so you have them ready to attach to legs:

With sport weight yarn (or worsted weight yarn split in half), chain 3. Slip stitch in 2^nd and 3^rd chains from hook. Finish off, leaving about 3” tail to tie.

Legs: with tan yarn

Round 1: 6 sc in MR

Rounds 2-5: sc around (6)

Simpler version: embroidered claws

After round 3, attach claws to the leg, between round 1 & 2 (or sew the embroidery stitches). Pull both pieces of yarn (your starting tail and finishing tail) through on either side of a stitch. Pull yarn ends to tighten, and tie tightly. Attach 3 claws on each leg.

Change to PJ color

Round 6: inc, 5 sc (7)

Rounds 7-9: sc around (7)

Finish off, leaving short tail to sew to body. Do not stuff.

Sew the legs level with the eyes, with the front legs at rows 13-15 and the back legs at rows 20-22.

 

Bow (as seen on pink sloth)

In MR, ch 3, 2 DC, ch 3, sl st, ch 3, 2 DC, ch 3, sl st

Pull MR tight to finish. Finish off, using long tail to wrap around center (at sl stitches). Sew to head.