Festive Mystery CAL Part 5
Welcome Back to the Festive Mystery CAL – Part 5 🎄
With the head and body complete, our festive friend is really starting to take shape. In this part, we’ll be adding the left hind leg — and the best part is, there’s no sewing involved! 🎉 We’ll be using surface crochet to build the leg directly onto the body, making it quick, sturdy, and seamless.
As always, you’ll have step-by-step instructions, photos, and a video tutorial to guide you through. And in our story, Nibbles is getting closer to finding his snacks… though Tinsel still has a few cheeky tricks hidden up his sleeve. 🍭
So get your yarn ready — this is a fast and fun section that will bring even more life to your festive character! 🎁
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Part 5 – Stepping Forward
This is where your project starts to feel alive in a whole new way. ✨ With one leg in place, your festive friend begins to look ready to move, stand, and maybe even chase after Tinsel and those missing treats.
Because this part works up quickly, it’s a satisfying step that gives you a real sense of progress. And don’t worry — there are still more exciting details to come as we continue shaping the character piece by piece.
So take a cozy break, enjoy the easy stitching, and give your project its very first step toward standing tall.
👉 Don’t forget to share your progress with the hashtag #FestiveMysteryCAL — it’s amazing to watch everyone’s projects take on more personality with each new part!
Materials You’ll Need
The materials needed are listed below or if you wish to see what I start off most of my projects with, then check out this post on “My Crochet Tools and Accessories that are Super Simple to Start With”. This time I will be working with chunky weight yarn.
Yarn
Himalayan Dolphin or Dolce Yarnart or any equivalent chunky weight yarn for main piece
Brown (100g)
Dark brown (100g)
White (100g)
Scheepjes Catona or any equivalent fingering or sport weight yarn for accessories
Black (25g)
White (25g)
Crochet Hooks
4.5mm Etimo Tulip crochet hook
3.0mm Clover Soft Touch crochet hook
Rest of Supplies
Darning needle
Filling – use leftover yarn or polyester fiberfill
The full list and where to get them is just below here.
Also check out my full list of commonly used crochet tools and accessories here.
Yarn
Chunky weight yarn - Himalayan Dolphin or Dolce Yarnart or any equivalent for main piece
White x 1 (100g)
Light brown x 1 (100g)
2. Fingering weight yarn - Scheepjes Catona for accessories
Crochet Hooks
Larger
4.5mm Etimo Tulip
Smaller
3.0mm Clover
Rest of Supplies
Darning Needles
Stuffing
Use leftover yarn or polyester fibrefill
Stitch Markers
Plastic stitch markers or metal stitch markers
Terminology You’ll Need
Here I have listed the techniques needed to crochet just this first part. Each one is individually linked if you need to learn more about how to master each technique, or you could check out this post on “How to Learn Basic Crochet Stitches step by step for Absolute Beginners - 6 Easy Steps!”.
Basic Crochet Stitches
Ch = chain
St = stitch (refers to number of stitches in one round)
2sc1 = single crochet increase (meaning 2 single crochet in same stitch)
Sc2tog1 = single crochet decrease (referring to invisible decrease)
Special Crochet Stitches
3sc2 = 3 single crochet in next 2 stitches
Sc3tog1 = single crochet 3 together
= insert hook in indicated, yo, pull up loop, insert hook in next st, yo, pull up loop, repeat another 1 times, yo, pull through all loops on hook
(or single crochet cluster stitch)
Dc6tog1 = double crochet 6 together
= yo, insert hook in indicated, yo, pull up loop, yo, draw through 2, [yo, insert hook in next, yo, pull up loop, yo, draw through 2] 5 times, (7 loops on hook), yo, pull through all loops on hook
Surface sc = surface single crochet
holding working yarn behind piece, hook in front of piece, insert hook through piece, yo, pull yarn through piece, proceed to sc
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Festive Mystery CAL Part 5
Left Hind Leg
Continue from the main body into the legs. Start off with left hind leg with brown yarn first.
Round 1: Insert hook into stitch closest to the white part of belly. Surface sc16 in front outer side of leg in clockwise direction (4 on inner side and 12 along original st) (all brown) - 16st
Round 2: Sc7, sc2tog1, sc7 (all brown) - 15st
Round 3: Sc7, sc2tog1, sc6 (all brown) - 14st
Round 4: Sc7, sc2tog1, sc5 (all brown) - 13st
Add stuffing to leg.
Round 5: Sc3tog1, sc4, 2sc2, sc4 (all brown) - 13st
Round 6: Sc13 (brown) - 13st
Round 7: Sc13 (brown) - 13st
Stuff the left hind leg. Switch to white yarn. Cut off brown yarn.
Round 8: Sc1, 2sc1, sc6, 2sc1, sc4 (all white) - 15st
Round 9: Sc1, 3sc2, sc5, sc3tog1, sc4 (all white) - 17st
Switch to dark brown yarn. Cut off white yarn. Add stuffing to leg again.
Round 10: Sc11, sc3tog2 (all dark brown) - 13st
Round 11: Sc2tog1, dc6tog1, sc1, sc2tog2 (all dark brown) - 4st
Close up in FLO and end off using dark brown yarn.
Festive Mystery CAL Part 5 Video
With the head and body complete, it’s time to give our character its very first step forward! 🦌 In this part, we’ll be adding the left hind leg using surface crochet — no sewing needed. The video tutorial below will walk you through the process, and it’s a quick one to finish. ✨
Remember, you can switch on captions for extra guidance as you follow along. And if you’re enjoying the CAL, be sure to like the video and subscribe to my YouTube Channel so you won’t miss the release of the next parts! 🎥🎄
What To Do Next?
Choose any of these next steps or a combination of them! Remember to hang tight for the rest of the CAL!
👉 1. Watch out for the next part!
The sixth part of our Festive Mystery CAL will be released on Friday, November 21st. Don’t miss it — the mystery is halfway through soon! 🎁
👉 2. Get CAL updates by email.
Want a reminder the moment each part is live? Go ahead and join the email list below. You can share each part with your fellow crochet friends so they can join in too!
👉 3. Access the CAL hub.
Missed a part or want to revisit earlier sections? You can always head back to the main CAL hub page to find all the links in one place. 🧶
👉 4. Grab the full bundle.
Want everything in one easy download — plus the storybook and bonus goodies? ✨ You can grab the Festive Mystery CAL Bundle here, and enjoy the complete set at once.
👉 5. Share your progress.
Share your progress in the chat box on the right or below! Or post your photos on Instagram with the hashtag #FestiveMysteryCAL 🧶💫 right over here. I’ll be cheering you on — and may even feature your work!
👉 6. Pin this for later.
Save this part of the pattern to your holiday crochet board in case you cannot get into now, since each page includes the pattern and the video, pin it below to your board so you don’t miss out!
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