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Happy September!
This month marks the start of my Lion King series, and we are kicking it off with Mufasa.
Having made a tiger, a dog and a horse before, I was familiar with the steps that I wanted to take to create this project because it is a very similar concept. However, as this is a mini tier pattern, the idea is that it’s a little simpler and not as complex as my Midi tier patterns. Due to this I did end up having to start over at one point because the project would have ended up too big for the level of contouring that I was doing. Although I had to simplify the pattern, I’m still very pleased with the level of detail I was able to capture and the way that Mufasa came out.
I took my time attaching the front legs, so the joints are a lot more seamless, whereas I rushed the back legs a bit because I was so tired, and it looks more like individual pieces attached rather than a continuous seamless piece. Fortunately, I can always go in with some mustard yarn and re-stitch those seams so it’s not a big deal.
For the eyes I opted for sublimation printed felt eyes and this was to primarily save time, but I also think it adds to the realism and stops this project from just looking like any old lion and transforms it into Mufasa.
With the mane, I wanted it to have a certain look, so I didn’t use acrylic yarn and opted to use a wool blend instead, so the twist pattern is looser, and the texture is a bit silkier which I feel works perfectly for the mane. I am still on the fence as to whether I should brush out the mane, what do you think, should I brush it out or leave it as is?
Mufasa measures approximately 6.5 inches / 17 centimetres tall, 6.5 inches / 17 centimetres long (not including the tail) and 4 inches / 10 centimetres wide.
So, that’s about it so on to the pattern itself.
MATERIALS
- DK acrylic yarn in mustard, beige, brown and black.
- 2.5mm crochet hook
- Yarn needle
- Fire retardant fibrefill
- Felt glue
- Scissors
- Dark beige/light brown felt (OPTIONAL – to line the ears)
- T-shirt paper printed eyes (OPTIONAL – you can use your preferred method such as coloured felt sheets or embroidery to create the eyes)
- Pins
- Stitch marker
ABBREVIATIONS
A full list of the abbreviations that I use in my patterns:
- MR# – magic ring with the specified number of single crochets
- SC – single crochet (double crochet English)
- HDC – half double crochet (half treble English)
- DC – double crochet (treble English)
- TC – treble crochet (double treble English)
- INC – single crochet increase
- #in1 – the specified number of SC in the same stitch (i.e. 3in1)
- #DCin1 – the specified number of DC in the same stitch (i.e. 3DCin1)
- #HDCin1 – the specified number of HDC in the same stitch (i.e. 3HDCin1)
- hdcINC – half double crochet increase
- dcINC – double crochet increase
- trINC – treble crochet increase
- DEC – invisible decrease (if it is a DEC in BLO I tend to use the 2TOG decrease method)
- 2TOG – two stitches together decrease (non-invisible method)
- *_______* X# – repeat sequence within the asterisks the specified number of times e.g. *SC, INC* x6)
- #in1DEC – the specified number of stitches in a decrease (invisible method) (e.g. 3in1DEC)
- FLO – front loop only
- BLO – back loop only
- CH – chain stitches
- CC – colour change
- CH1T – chain a stitch then turn your work
- SS – slip stitch
- ST/STS – stitch/stitches
- OFFSET – a term I use when adding or taking away additional stitches in order to line up or get the right placement
- = # ROWS – repeat the stitch sequence for the row the specified number of times e.g. 32SC (32) = 5 ROWS
- FO – fasten off
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