Lotty the Axolotl

Supplies

• Size 6 yarn:
  • Premier parfait chunky in Cotton Candy
  • Premier parfait chunky in White
  • Premier parfait chunky in Hibiscus
• 4.25 mm hook
• Two 18 mm safety eyes
• Scissors
• Yarn needle
• Poly-fill

Abbreviations (U.S.)

Important Notes

• Unless otherwise stated, all pieces of this pattern use a shift stitch. A shift stitch is an extra stitch or stitches worked at the end of a round in order to keep the seam straight. The stitch marker is then shifted over to where the new beginning of the next round will be. For this reason, I highly recommend using a long piece of yarn as a running stitch marker.
• You may need 2 skeins of the main yarn color depending on your gauge. I recommend buying 2 just in case.
• This tutorial is done in a different yarn than the finished project so that you can see what i’m doing easier.

Tail/Body

1) sc 4 in MR {4}
2) sc 4 {4}
3) inc, sc 2, inc {6}
4) sc 6 {6}
5) inc, sc 4, inc {8}
6) sc 8 {8}
7) inc, sc 6, inc {10}
8) sc 10 {10}
9) inc, sc 8, inc {12}
10) sc 12 {12}
11) inc, sc 10, inc {14}
12) sc 14 {14}
13) inc, sc 12, inc {16}
14) sc 16 {16}
15) inc, sc 14, inc {18}
16) sc 18 {18}
17) inc, sc 16, inc {20}
18) sc 20 {20}
19) inc, sc 18, inc {22}
20) sc 22 {22}
21) inc, sc 20, inc {24}
stuff the tail
22) (sc, inc) x 2, sc 16, (inc, sc) x 2 {28}
23) (sc, inc) x 2, sc 20, (inc, sc) x 2 {32}
24) (sc, inc) x 2, sc 24, (inc, sc) x 2 {36}
25) sc 36 {36}
26) (sc, inc) x 2, sc 28, (inc, sc) x 2 {40}
27) (sc, inc) x 2, sc 32, (inc, sc) x 2 {44}
28) sc 44 {44}
29) (sc, inc) x 2, sc 36, (inc, sc) x 2 {48}
30) (sc, inc) x 2, sc 40, (inc, sc) x 2 {52}
Stop, DO NOT fasten off. MAKE SURE YOUR SEAM IS CENTERED. If your stitch marker is not centered, you need to shift your stitch before continuing.

31) sc 40 starting in the 7th stitch from the last stitch you made, turn {40}

32) slst 40 in FLO, turn {40}
33) sc 40 by inserting your hook under the horizontal bar from round 31 {40}

34) slst 40 in FLO, turn {40}
35) sc 40 by inserting your hook under the front loop of rnd 33 , change color and ch 6 {46}

36) sc 46 starting in the first stitch of round 35 (so you should be closing the gap in the center and crocheting in the round again {46}

37) sc 8, ( sc 2, dec, sc 2) x 4, sc 8, dec x 3 {39}
38) dec, sc 6, (sc 3, dec) x 4, sc 6, dec, sc3tog {31}
39) dec x 2, sc 3, (sc, dec. sc) x 4, sc 3, dec x 2, sc {23}
40) dec x 2, sc, (sc, dec) x 4, sc, dec x 2, sc {15}
41) sc3tog, dec x 4, sc3tog, sc {7}
F/O and close.
Stuff the body.

Head

Continue where you left off in round 30
1) slst 6 in BLO, sc 3 in the edges of the sc rounds you did on the body, sc 6 in the chain stitches, sc 3 in the edges of the sc rounds you did on the body, slst 6 in BLO {24}

2) (If you need to make a shift stitch, do it after this round, not before) crochet under the horizontal bar like you did on the body in the first and last 6 stitches: sc 6, (sc, inc) x 6, sc 6 {30}

3) (sc, inc, sc) x 10 {40}
4) (sc 3, inc) x 10 {50}
5) sc 10, (sc, inc, sc) x 2, sc 18, (sc, inc, sc) x 2, sc 10 {54}
6-10) sc 54 {54}
11) sc 18, (sc 2, dec, sc 2) x 3, sc 18 {51}
12) sc 51 {51}
13) sc 18, (sc 3, dec) x 3, sc 18 {48}
14-15) sc 48 {48}
Insert two 18 mm safety eyes between rnds 10 and 11 nine stitches apart (counting on rnd 11)
16) (sc 3, dec, sc 3) x 6 {42}
begin stuffing and stuff as you go.
17) (sc 5, dec) x 6 {36}
18) (sc 2, dec, sc 2) x 6 {30}
19) (sc 3, dec) x 6 {24}
20) (sc, dec, sc) x 6 {18}
21) (sc, dec) x 6 {12}
22) dec x 6 {6}
F/o.

Legs (Make 2)

1) sc 6 in MR {6}
2) inc x 6 {12}
3) (sc, inc) x 6 {18}
4) (sc, inc, sc) x 6 {24}
5) sc 6, (sc, dec, sc) x 3, sc 6 {21}
6) sc 6, (sc, dec) x 3, sc 6 {18}
7-8) sc 18 {18}
9) sc 6, (sc, inc, sc) x 2, sc 6 {20}
10) sc 6, (sc 3, inc) x 2, sc 6 {22}
11) sc 6, (sc 2, inc, sc 2) x 2, sc 6 {24}
12) (sc 3, inc) x 6 {30}
Slst and f/o. Stuff.

Arms (Make 2)

1) sc 6 in MR {6}
2) sc 6 {6}
3) inc x 2, sc 4 {8}
4) sc 8 {8}
5) sc, inc x 2, sc 5 {10}
6) sc 10 {10}
7) sc, inc x 2, sc 7 {12}
8) sc 12 {12}
9) sc, inc x 2, sc 9 {14}
10) sc 14 {14}
11) sc 2, inc x 2, sc 10 {16}
Stuff lightly.
12) sc both sides closed starting in the next stitch and previous stitch {8}
F/o.

Tail Fin

*no need to shift stitch*
1) ch 49 {49}
2) starting in 2nd st from hook: slst, sc, hdc 16, sc 3, slst 3, sc, hdc, dc, tc 9, dc 3, hdc 3, sc2tog x 2, slst 2 {46}
F/o.

Gills (Make 12)

*no need to shift stitch*
1) ch 11 {11}
2) starting in 2nd st from hook: sc 7, slst 3, working on the bottom of the foundation chain: slst 3, sc 7 {20}
F/o.

AFTER:
Put 2 pieces together (make sure the correct sides are facing out and the wrong sides of your work are facing in toward each other) and using a different color of yarn slst in the BLO of both pieces (the two loops that are next to each other). ch 3 and slst both pieces together until you reach the end. Tuck in all but one yarn end for sewing and stuff.

Sewing

Sew your pieces together.