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AMIGURUMI ALPACA

NOTES

Patternis workedusingtheamigurumi

method,workingina continuousspiral

withoutclosingoffeachroundwitha ss.You

mayfindit helpfultomarkthefirststofthe

round,movingthemarkerupasyouwork.

TheAlpaca’sfleeceis workedwithch-6loops;

seeFleeceStitch Pattern for full instructions.

ALPACA

FLEECESTITCHPATTERN

Throughoutpatternyouwillbeasked to work

intheFleeceStitchasfollows:

Round1 (Workinginfl only), dc in next st, (ch6,

dcinnextst)reptoend.

Round 2 (Workinginunusedblfrom 2 rows

below),dcineachstaround.

Round 3 Dc in each st around.

BODY

UsingWhite,makea magicloop.

Round 1 Ch1,6dcintoloop.[6dc]

Round 2 AsRound1 ofFleeceStitch.

Round 3 (Workinginunusedblfrom Round 1),

2dcineachstaround.[12dc]

Round 4 (Dc in next st, 2dc in next st) 6 times.

[18dc]

Round 5 AsRound1 ofFleeceStitch.

Round 6 (WorkinginunusedblfromRound4),

(dcinnext2 sts,2dcinnextst)6 times.[24dc]

Round 7 (Dcinnext 3 sts, 2dc in next st) 6

times.[30dc]

Round 8 AsRound1 ofFleeceStitch.

Round 9 (WorkinginunusedblfromRound7),

(dcinnext4 sts,2dcinnextst)6 times.[36dc]

Round 10 (Dcinnext 5 sts, 2dc in next st) 6

times.[42dc]

Rounds11-38AsRounds1-3ofFleece Stitch,

endingona Round1 repeat.

Round 39 (WorkinginunusedblfromRound

37),(dcinnext5 sts,dc2tog)6 times.[36dc]

Round 40 (Dc in next 4 sts, dc2tog) 6 times.

[30dc]

Round 41 AsRound1 ofFleeceStitch.

Round 42 (WorkinginunusedblfromRound

40),(dcinnext3 sts,dc2tog) 6 times. [24 dc]

Stuffasyouwork.

Round 43 (Dc in next 2 sts, dc2tog) 6 times.

[18dc]

Round 44 AsRound1 ofFleeceStitch.

Round 45 (WorkinginunusedblfromRound

43),(dcinnextst,dc2tog)6 times.[12dc]

Round 46 (Dc2tog) 6 times. [6 dc]

Fastenoff.

Thread tail through fl of each st of final round,

pull tight to close hole and weave in ends.

NECK

UsingWhite,ch37,sstofirstchtoforma loop.

Round 1 Dcintoeachcharound.[36dc]

Rounds2-7AsRounds1-3ofFleeceStitch.

Round 8 (WorkinginunusedblfromRound 6),

(dcinnext4 sts,dc2tog)6 times.[30 dc]

Round 9 Dcineachstaround.

Rounds10-13AsRound1-3ofFleece Stitch,

endingona Round1 repeat.

Round 14 (WorkinginunusedblfromRound

12)(d ci nn e x t3 s t s ,d c 2 to g)6 t i m e s. [ 24 d c]

Round 15 Dcineachstaround.

Rounds16-24As Rounds 1-3 of Fleece Stitch.

Fastenoff.

SewRound1 ofNecktotheBody. You can use

the images for guidance.

HEAD

UsingNatural,makea magicloop.

Round 1 Ch1,6dcintoloop.[6dc]

Round 2 2dcineachstaround.[12dc]

Round 3 (Dc in next st, 2dc in next st) 6 times.

[18dc]

Rounds4-6Dcineachstaround.

Round 7 (Dcinnext 2 sts, 2dc in next st) 6

times. [24 dc]

If atfirstglanceyoumistookthisseason’s

trendinganimal,thealpaca,aslastyear’s

trendinganimal,thellama,youmustbe

feelingsomekindofsillyrightnow.Just

lookatherstraightearsandslightlymore

stuntedface!Thisoversizedamigurumitoy

makes for a perfect present for a young one.

DK

WEIGHT

3MM

HOOK

YOUWILLNEED
QKingColePricewiseDK
(10 0%acr ylic,10 0g/282m)
1 ballofeach:
White(001)
Natural(046)
A smallamountofeach:
BabyGreen(002)
BabyPink(004)
BabyLilac(3208)
QA 3mm(USC/2orD/3) hook
QStitchmarkers
QBlackstrandedcotton
Q2 safetyeyes,12mm
QToys tuf f ing
Forstockistscontact
KingCole 01756703670
http://www.kingcole.com

TENSION
Tensionis notcriticalforthisproject,
butit mayaffect the yarn quantities
required

MEASUREMENTS
Alpacameasures approx 35cm
(13in)tall

ABBREVIATIONS
For a full list, see page 92

A BIT

TRICKY

Thefleecestitchpatternthatcoversthe

alpaca’s body really is key to his tactile appeal

Fora femininealpacalongeyelashesarea

sweet – and anatomically accurate – detail