Spring has Sprung Squirrel Crochet-A-Long Part 3

Written By Huipei Zhang

Here is the the Spring Squirrel Pattern Part 3, now to continue from the head, body and limbs, onto the tail and facial detailing. If you prefer to work from a printed pattern, all 3 of the CAL patterns (with the separate 9 parts) are available as a PDF bundle to buy at 33% off, just click on the image or the button below to grab it!

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We will be going through the last part of the pattern, which includes crocheting the tail and his flower, as well as some facial detailing! Here I have briefly included the supplies and terminology you need to proceed with part 3 of the pattern, in case you missed it out for the first part.

To head straight to the tail pattern, hit the Table of Contents button below and click on the pattern part for the Tail first then the Face.

crochet squirrel pattern

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    How do you crochet a simple squirrel?

    To crochet a squirrel like we will in this crochet-a-long, there are quite a few parts involved. For a start as a basic amigurumi crocheter, you might want to crochet each part first and then bring it all together at the end. 

    This part includes crocheting the squirrel head, snout and the body, then the arms and legs, and finally end off with the tail and eye detailing. This is a minimal-sewing pattern meaning that I have minimized assembly as much as possible.

    For the purposes of this CAL, they will be divided below as follows:

    Part 1) Squirrel head and body

    Part 2) Squirrel arms and legs

    Part 3) Squirrel tail, eye detailing and flower

    squirrel amigurumi crochet-a-long

    What do I need to start crocheting a squirrel?

    For more intermediate or advanced crocheters, there are other ways to crochet the head, body, ears and limbs continuously without any sewing. I would say you would need an intermediate skill level of crocheting to make this little squirrel.

    Let us go through the different terminology and techniques you need to know to crochet this squirrel first, then we will move onto the crochet supplies and equipment that you need to proceed.

    Terminology

    Ch = chain

    Sc = single crochet 

    Sl st = slip stitch 

    St = stitch (refers to number of stitches in one round)

    Hdc = half double crochet 

    Dc = double crochet 

    2sc1 = single crochet increase (meaning 2 single crochet in same stitch) 

    Sc2tog1 = single crochet decrease (referring to invisible decrease) 

    FLO = front loop only

    BLO = back loop only

    Special Stitches

    4sc1 = 4 single crochet in the same stitch

    Sc3tog1 = single crochet 3 together

    • = insert hook in next stitch, yarn over, pull loop through stitch] 3 times. Yarn over and draw yarn through all 4 loops on hook

    Sc4tog1 = single crochet 4 together

    • = insert hook in next stitch, yarn over, pull loop through stitch] 4 times. Yarn over and draw yarn through all 5 loops on hook

    Dc4tog1 = double crochet 4 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] 3 times, (5 loops on hook), yo, pull through all loops on hook

    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

    Picot = picot stitch

    • Ch2, sc1 into 2nd chain from hook

    Materials and Tools

    3.0mm Clover crochet hook

    Scheepjes Catona yarn - peach, beige, white, black

    • Beige - petal peach 263

    • Peach - watermelon 252

    • White - snow white 106

    • Black - jet black 110

    Darning needle

    Stitch markers

    Filling – use leftover yarn or polyester fiberfill

    Scissors

    Glass eyes x 2 - used for marking and reference only

    See how they look like and my selection for my amigurumis just below.

    Also check out my full list of commonly used crochet tools and accessories here.

    Now that you have gathered your supplies and had a look at the basic terminology to reading the following pattern, let us first get started on crocheting the bunny's head!

    Yarn

    Orion Top Deluxe Yarn, Crown Yarn (or any equivalent acrylic yarn) - beige, peach, white, black

    Crochet hook

    2.5-3.0mm Clover crochet hook 

    Darning Needles

    Stuffing

    Use leftover yarn or polyester fibrefill

    Safety Eyes

    4mm glass eyes or safety eyes 

    Stitch Markers

    Plastic stitch markers or metal stitch markers

    spring squirrel pattern part 3

    How to crochet the Squirrel Tail?

    Use peach yarn to make the whole of the tail.

    Rnd 1: Magic sc5 - 5st

    Rnd 2: 2sc5 - 10st

    Rnd 3: 2sc10 - 20st

    Rnd 4: (Sc1, 2sc1) x 10 - 30st

    Rnd 5: Sc30 - 30st

    Rnd 6: Sc30 - 30st

    Rnd 7: Sc7, insert into 8th st and opposite 7th last st, 2sc1, sc6 in last 6st of Round 6 – 15st

    Rnd 8: Sc15 - 15st

    Front of tail

    Continue into the front part of tail using only peach yarn.

    Rnd 9: (Sc1, sc2tog1) x 5 - 10st

    Rnd 10: Sc10 - 10st

    Add stuffing to front part of tail.

    Rnd 11: (Sc1, sc2tog1) x 3, sc1 - 7st

    Rnd 12: Sc7 - 7st

    Rnd 13: Sc7 - 7st

    Rnd 14: Sc4, dc3 - 7st

    Rnd 15: Dc1, sl st 3, hdc3 -7st

    Rnd 16: Sl st 1 and end off

    Attach this open end to the buttocks of the main body.

    Tail tip

    Continue into the tail tip using new peach yarn, from Round 8 with surface crocheting.

    Rnd 9: Insert into opposite stitches (with completed half on tail on left side), 2sc1, sc13 - 15st

    Add stuffing to back part of tail.

    Rnd 10: (Sc1, sc2tog1) x 5 - 10st

    Rnd 11: (Sc1, sc2tog1) x 3, sc1 - 7st

    Rnd 12: (Sc1, sc2tog1), sc1 - 5st

    Rnd 13: Sc5 - 5st

    Close up in FLO in all the stitches of the last round.

    Once whole tail is completed, attach the front part of tail to the buttock of the squirrel body, with the tail tip facing backwards.

    crochet squirrel tail

    How to crochet a Squirrel Face?

    For this last part, we will be talking about some ways to do facial detailing for animals that is pretty simple and do not require anything more than your black and white yarn.

    How to embroider a Squirrel Nose?

    Use black yarn to do simple embroidery. Sew down a V-shape over front of snout, in the midline, at the junction of the peach and beige parts. Then sew down a vertical line in the midline and then 2 curves outwards on either side to form a smile.

    How to crochet Squirrel Eyes?

    Here we are making eye patches, make 2 sets of eye patches using beige yarn.

    Ch2, (hdc1 into 2nd ch from hook, sl st 1)

    Fasten off with a long tail.

    Position the eye patches on the squirrel’s face, just within the ears on either side, over 4th and 5th rounds, apart 3 stitches apart. Then use the beige yarn to sew down onto the head.

    crochet squirrel eye patch

    How to embroider Squirrel Eyes?

    Let us move onto making eye pupils. Using black yarn to embroider french knots for both eyes, into the middle of both beige eye patches. Insert the darning needle into the head and out through the middle of the beige eye patch above.

    With the black yarn still threading through the needle, grab the yarn close to the head and twist around the needle twice, then use the tip of the needle and insert back into the same middle spot of the beige eye patch.

    embroider squirrel eyes

    How to crochet a small flower?

    Use white yarn to crochet a flower for the squirrel to hold.

    Ch3, 2dc1 into 2nd ch from hook, (ch3, sl st into **3rd ch from hook),

    ch2, 2dc1 into 2nd ch from hook, (ch3, sl st back into **very first initial ch),

    Then repeat again for another 3 times:

    [ch2, 2dc1 into 2nd ch from hook, (ch3, sl st back into **very first initial ch)] x 3

    You should get 5 white flower petals. Then using the beige and the peach yarn, string through the centre of the flower outwards in a spindle appearance, to the middle of each flower petal.

    Once the flower is completed, bring both of the squirrel’s paws together and sew down the flower in between.

    crochet small flower

    Get the complete pattern along with the rest of the CAL!

    If you prefer to work from a printed pattern, all 3 of the CAL patterns are available as a PDF bundle just below. Inside, there are tons more step by step photographs of how to crochet this squirrel and easy checkboxes to follow.

     
     

    To check out more of my ideas for using various types of crochet stitch techniques to shape amigurumi, grab my free Amigurumi Shaping Starter Guide below!

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