Meadow Mystery CAL Part 5
🌿 Welcome Back to the Meadow Mystery CAL – Part 5
With Meadow’s head and body complete, he’s really starting to feel solid and grounded. In this part, we’ll be adding his next limb — and the best part is, there’s no sewing involved. We’ll use surface crochet to work the leg directly onto the body, creating a strong, seamless join.
Grab your yarn and hook — this is a quick, satisfying part that brings Meadow one step closer to standing tall in the meadow 🌼
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Part 5 – Big Step Forward
Attachment can be one of the most frustrating parts of amigurumi — so for this section, I’m using a method that keeps everything extra sturdy and nicely aligned.
You’ll connect the limbs using surface single crochet, which locks the pieces in place and gives the finished body a solid, satisfying structure.
If you’ve tried this before, you’ll know how reliable it feels. If it’s new to you, take it slow — the video will guide you through it step by step.
Once this part is done, everything starts to feel properly anchored and stable. And yes… that sneaky bunny is still causing trouble in the background.
👉 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
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
Uncover the Meadow Mystery!
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Meadow Mystery CAL Part 5
Round 1: To work on the right leg, insert hook both at bottom and at top (where stitch marker is placed), work in a clockwise direction in brown and slip knot both sides together, 2sc1, sc1 lower level, sc1 lower level, sc1 lower level, sc7 on lower level - 12st
Add stuffing to body again.
Round 2: Sc12 (brown) - 12st
Rounds 3-6 (4 rounds): Repeat Round 2 - 12st
Round 7: Sc3, sc3tog1, sc4, 3sc2 (all brown) - 14st
Change to white yarn.
Round 8: Sc3, sc3tog1, sc8 (all white) - 12st
Add stuffing to leg. Cut off brown yarn.
Round 9: (Sc1, sc2tog1) x 2, dc6tog1 (all white) - 5st
Round 10: Sl st 1 and end off (white)
Close up in FLO and end off.
Meadow Mystery CAL Part 5 Video
This part is pretty easy as we are finishing up the other leg. If you need help with landmarking the surface crochet for the start of the right leg, then use the video tutorial for that below. This round takes less than 20 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 sixth part of our Meadow Mystery CAL will be released on Saturday, March 28th. Don’t miss it — the mystery is only just beginning! 🥚
👉 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!
