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ยฉ Oneโs Creative Mind 2025
Happy May!
This monthโs Mini Tier pattern is Rafiki the Mandrill Monkey from The Lion King.
As a child watching The Lion King, Rafiki was my favourite character in this movieโฆand I think he still is. He is the right amount of wacky and fun โ whatโs not to love!
Though I enjoy making everything I crochet, Rafiki being my favourite character in this set made this monthโs pattern extra enjoyable. It was also an added bonus being able to incorporate some mixed media into this project. I got to bring out the fur trim (for his hair and beard) and some white craft foam (for his teeth).
Rafiki needs a wire to support his neck, but it is optional for the arms and legs. I opted to wire the legs so that he could stand him up or sit him down with his legs crossed when posing for pictures.
Rafikiโs overall measurements are approximately 9 inches / 23cm tall and 4 inches / 10cm wide (at the widest point).
MATERIALS
DK acrylic yarn in dark grey, beige, dark red, cornflour blue and cream.
2.5mm crochet hook
2mm crochet hook
Yarn needle
Fire retardant fibrefill
Felt glue
Scissors
Yellow, blue and pink (for tongue) felt
Craft wire and pliers (NECESSARY for head support, OPTIONAL for arm/leg support)
White fur trim (OPTIONAL โ for beard and hair. Can use chosen method/material)
Black accent pen (OPTIONAL โ can use black felt)
Wire brush (OPTIONAL โ to brush out the elbows)
Craft foam (OPTIONAL โ can use white felt)
Pins
Stitch marker
ABBREVIATIONS
A full list of the abbreviations that I use in my patterns:
MR# โ magic ring with the specified number of single crochets
SC โ single crochet (double crochet English)
HDC โ half double crochet (half treble English)
DC โ double crochet (treble English)
TC โ treble crochet (double treble English)
INC โ single crochet increase
#in1 โ the specified number of SC in the same stitch (i.e. 3in1)
#DCin1 โ the specified number of DC in the same stitch (i.e. 3DCin1)
#HDCin1 โ the specified number of HDC in the same stitch (i.e. 3HDCin1)
hdcINC โ half double crochet increase
dcINC โ double crochet increase
trINC โ treble crochet increase
DEC โ invisible decrease (if it is a DEC in BLO I tend to use the 2TOG decrease method)
2TOG โ two stitches together decrease (non-invisible method)
*_______* X# โ repeat sequence within the asterisks the specified number of times e.g. *SC, INC* x6 (may also be seen as โข SC, INCโข x6)
#in1DEC โ the specified number of stitches in a decrease (invisible method) (e.g. 3in1DEC)
FLO โ front loop only
BLO โ back loop only
CH โ chain stitches
CC โ colour change
CH1T โ chain a stitch then turn your work
SS โ slip stitch
ST/STS โ stitch/stitches
OFFSET โ a term I use when adding or taking away additional stitches in order to line up or get the right placement
= # ROWS โ repeat the stitch sequence for the row the specified number of times e.g. 32SC (32) = 5 ROWS
FO โ fasten off
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