Meadow Mystery CAL Part 4
🌿 Welcome Back to the Meadow Mystery CAL – Part 4
This is where Meadow really starts to take shape. In this part, we’ll be contouring his body, shaping the gentle curves that give him his relaxed stance — including that round little backside that keeps him firmly planted in the meadow.
Let’s grab our yarn and hook and keep building, one thoughtful stitch at a time 🌼
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Part 4 – A Big Reveal
This is one of those parts you really have to crochet to understand.
Using short rows, you’ll shape the back into a gentle curve, extend it forward, and let the openings at the sides naturally form the base for the legs. It creates a smooth transition from body to buttocks — not just two cylinders stuck on.
It might feel unfamiliar at first, but trust the process. Once it clicks, the shaping makes complete sense in your hands.
Take it slow and enjoy this section — these curves are what give Meadow his weight and character.
👉 Remember to share your progress with the hashtag #MeadowMysteryCAL — it’s such a joy seeing Meadow take shape in so many different ways!
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)
White (100g)
Scheepjes Catona or any equivalent fingering or sport weight yarn for accessories
Black (25g)
White (25g)
Crochet Hooks
5.0mm Streamline Wood Crochet Hooks Limited Edition Sage Ombre
You can use any brand with these 2 sizes
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)
2. Fingering weight yarn - Scheepjes Catona for accessories
Crochet Hooks
Larger
5.0mm Streamline Wood Crochet Hooks Limited Edition Sage Ombre
Smaller
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 half double crochet stitches in the 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 time, yo, pull through all loops on hook
(or single crochet cluster stitch)
Uncover the Meadow Mystery!
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Meadow Mystery CAL Part 4
Continue into rows from rounds, all in brown. We are going to work into the body now.
Row 1: (wrong side) Turn and skip 1st, sc15 - 40st
Row 2 (right side): Turn and skip 1st, sc13 - 13st
Row 3 (wrong side): Turn and skip 1st, sc11 - 11st
Row 4 (right side): Turn and skip 1st, sc9 - 9st
Row 5 (wrong side): Turn and skip 1st, sc7 - 7st
Row 6 (right side): Turn and skip 1st, sc5 - 5st
Row 7 (wrong side): Turn and skip 1st, sc3 - 3st
Row 8 (right side): Turn and skip 1st, sc1 - 1st
We will be working into the legs from here.
Left Leg
Continue into a smaller round into the left leg, using brown yarn.
Round 1: Work into 1 stitch after original start of round where stitch marker is, place a new stitch marker at start of this round now, sc8, sc1 in upper level, sc1 in upper level, sc1 in upper level, sc1 in upper level - 12st
Add stuffing to body.
Round 2: Sc12 (brown) - 12st
Rounds 3-6 (4 rounds): Repeat Round 2 - 12st
Round 7: Sc5, 3sc2, sc2, sc3tog1 (brown) - 14st
Change to white yarn.
Round 8: Sc3tog1, sc11 (all white) - 12st
Add stuffing to leg. Cut off brown yarn.
Round 9: Sc2tog1, sc1, dc6tog1, sc1, sc2tog1 (all white) - 5st
Close up in FLO and end off.
Meadow Mystery CAL Part 4 Video
This part is trickier to follow along, especially the part where we go from rounds to rows. If you have difficulty following along the pattern above, then use the video tutorial for the parts that confuse you. This round takes less than 30 minutes and includes captions with voice-overs for easy stitching. Remember to like the video and subscribe to my YouTube channel to stay updated as new CAL parts are released.
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 fifth part of our Meadow Mystery CAL will be released on Thursday, March 26th. Don’t miss it — the mystery deepens! 🥚
👉 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 Meadow Mystery CAL Bundle here, and enjoy the complete set at once.
👉 5. Share your progress.
Share your progress in the comment box below! Or post your photos on Instagram with the hashtag #MeadowMysteryCAL 🧶💫 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!
