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Happy April!
This month’s Mini tier pattern is Pumbaa the warthog from The Lion King.
The hardest part about making Pumbaa was breaking down the head and figuring out how to approach it. It was made harder by the fact that I wanted him to have an open mouth. It took a bit of trial and error, and I would probably approach it a little bit differently if I make it again – the body and the head would be done separately and the features built up in my usual way.
For the nose I would have preferred a darker dustier pink, however, it seemed a bit pointless to buy by a whole 100g skein just for 1g of yarn. Fortunately, the baby pink colour I used still looks good and it ties in well altogether.
The brown yarn I used for Pumbaa is not my favourite yarn, although being DK once you start crocheting it is on the thin side. The brand is King Cole, and I have never been a fan of the quality with is why I stopped buying it, but this brown was the best colour I had in my stash. So just keep in mind that your overall measurement may be slightly larger if you use a decent quality yarn.
If you want to you can wire Pumbaa’s legs for some added stability. Fortunately, I did not have to because I stuffed his legs firmly enough.
Pumbaa’s overall measurements are approximately 7 inches / 17cm long, 4.5 inches / 12cm tall and 4 inches / 10cm wide (at the widest point).
MATERIALS
DK acrylic yarn in reddish brown, dark brown, black, pink and cream.
2.5mm crochet hook
Yarn needle
Fire retardant fibrefill
Felt glue
Scissors
tan, white, black and red or pink (for tongue) felt
Wire brush (OPTIONAL – to brush out the hair)
Craft wire and pliers (OPTIONAL – for leg support)
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 (may also be seen as • 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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