Welcome to my crochet hanging sloth pattern. This is another request that I received. This is what the finished hanging sloth applique will look like.

Finished crochet hanging sloth pattern 2 ply landscape

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Crochet Hanging Sloth Pattern

Abbreviations

  • st – stitch
  • sts – stitches
  • ch – chain
  • sl st – slip stitch
  • dc – double crochet
  • htr – half treble crochet
  • tr – treble crochet
  • dtr – double treble crochet
  • ttr – triple treble crochet

Materials Used

  • Any thickness crochet cotton or yarn, I used Scheepjes Maxi Sweet Treat colours (179) Topaz, (162) Black Coffee, (105) Bridal White, (110) Black, (115) Hot Red, (606) Grass Green and (404) English Tea.
  • A Crochet hook, I used a 1mm hook.
  • Sewing thread and needle to stitch the sloth together.
  • A darning needle to weave in ends.

Crochet hanging sloth 2 ply cotton

Size

Large sloth (Using 8 ply yarn & a 3mm hook)

19cm wide x 17cm high or 7.5” wide x 6.75” high

Medium sloth (Using 4 ply crochet cotton & a 1.5mm hook)

13cm wide x 11 cm high or 5” wide x 4.5” high

Small sloth (Using 2 ply crochet cotton & a 1mm hook)

10cm wide x 7cm high or 4” wide x 2.75” high

Body

Using (179) Topaz work 16 ch.

 

Row 1: Work 2 dc in 2nd ch from hook, 1 dc in next st, 1 htr in each of following 3 sts, 1 tr in each of next 5 sts, 1 htr in each of following 3 sts, 1 dc in next st, 2 dc in last st. Turn. (17 sts)

Row 2: 1 ch, work 2 dc in 1st st, 1 dc in each st to last st, 2 dc in last st. Turn. (19 sts)

Row 3: 2 ch, work 2 htr in 1st st, 1 dc in each st to last st, 2 htr in last st. Turn. (21 sts)

Row 4: 1 ch, work 1 dc in each st. Turn. (21 sts)

Row 5: 2 ch, work 2 htr in 1st st, 1 dc in each st to last st, 2 htr in last st. Turn. (23 sts)

Rows 6-7: 1 ch, work 1 dc in each st. Turn. (23 sts)

Row 8: 1 ch, work 1 dc in each st to last 2 sts, a joined dc over last 2 sts. Turn. (22 sts)

Row 9: 1 ch, work 1 dc in each st. Turn. (22 sts)

Row 10: 1 ch, work a joined dc over 1st 2 sts, 1 dc in each st to last 2 sts, a joined dc over last 2 sts. Turn. (20 sts)

Crochet hanging sloth 2 ply body

Head

Row 11: 1 ch, work a joined dc over 1st 2 sts, 1 dc in each of next 5 sts, a joined dc over following 2 sts. Turn. (7 sts)

Row 12: 1 ch, work a joined dc over 1st 2 sts, 1 dc in each of next 3 sts, a joined dc over last 2 sts. Turn. (5 sts)

Row 13: 1 ch, work a joined dc over 1st 2 sts, 3 tr in next st, a joined dc over last 2 sts. Fasten off.

Crochet hanging sloth 2 ply body with head

Front Leg

Join (179) Topaz to last stitch worked of row 10 where shown.

Crochet hanging sloth 2 ply joining for first leg

Row 1: 1 ch, work a joined dc over same st as join and next st, 1 dc in each of next 4 sts. Turn. (5 sts)

Row 2: 1 ch, work 1 dc in each of 1st 3 sts, a joined dc over last 2 sts. Turn. (4 sts)

Row 3: 1 ch, work 1 dc in each st. Turn. (4 sts)

Row 4: 2 ch, work 1 htr in each of 1st 2 sts, 1 dc in each of last 2 sts. Turn. (4 sts)

Row 5: 1 ch, work a joined dc over 1st 2 sts, 1 dc in each of last 2 sts. Turn. (3 sts)

Row 6: 2 ch, work 1 htr in 1st st, 1 dc in each of last 2 sts. Turn. (3 sts)

Row 7: 1 ch, work 1 dc in 1st st, 1 htr in each of last 2 sts. Turn. (3 sts)

Row 8: 1 ch, work 1 dc in 1st st, a joined htr over last 2 sts. Turn. (2 sts)

Row 9: 1 ch, work 1 dc in each st. Fasten off.

Crochet hanging sloth 2 ply body with first leg

Back Leg

Join (179) Topaz to 4th last stitch of body.

Crochet hanging sloth 2 ply joining for second leg

Row 1: 1 ch, work 1 dc in same st as join, 1 dc in each of last 3 sts. Turn. (4 sts)

Row 2: 1 ch, work 1 dc in each st. Turn. (4 sts)

Row 3: 1 ch, work 1 dc in each of 1st 2 sts, 1 htr in each of last 2 sts. Turn. (4 sts)

Row 4: 1 ch, work 1 dc in each of 1st 2 sts, a joined dc over last 2 sts. Turn. (3 sts)

Row 5: 1 ch, work 1 dc in each st. Turn. (3 sts)

Row 6: 1 ch, work a joined dc over 1st 2 sts, 1 dc in last st. Don’t fasten off.

Crochet hanging sloth 2 ply body with second leg

Neatening Row

Turn work before neatening row.

 

1 ch, work 1 sl st in each st around. Fasten off.

Crochet hanging sloth 2 ply body neatened

Claws (Make 2)

Join (404) English Tea to 1st st at end of leg.

Crochet hanging sloth 2 ply joining for first claw

(2 ch, sl st in next st) 3 times. Fasten off.

Crochet hanging sloth 2 ply body with claws

Face

Using (105) Bridal White work 6 chain.

 

Row 1: Work 1 dc in 2nd ch from hook, 1 htr in next st, 1 tr in following st, 1 htr in next st, 1 dc in last st. Turn. (5 sts)

Row 2: 1 ch, work 2 dc in 1st st, 1 dc in each st to last st, 2 dc in last st. Turn. (7 sts)

Row 3: 2 ch, work 1 htr in 1st st, 1 dc in each st to last st, 1 htr in last st. Turn. (7 sts)

Crochet hanging sloth 2 ply face first part

1st Side

Row 4: 2 ch, work a joined htr over 1st 3 sts. Fasten off.

Crochet hanging sloth 2 ply face first side

2nd Side

Join (105) Bridal White to 3rd last st of row 3.

Crochet hanging sloth 2 ply joining for face second side

2 ch, work a joined htr over the same st as join and next 2 sts. Don’t turn or fasten off.

Crochet hanging sloth 2 ply face

Neatening Row

1 ch, work 1 sl st in each st around. Fasten off.

Crochet hanging sloth 2 ply face neatened

1st Face Making

Using (162) Black Coffee make a magic loop.  (I left long tails at each end to stitch it down.)

 

Row 1: 2 ch, work 1 htr in circle. Pull circle tight. Turn. (1 st)

Row 2: 1 ch, work 1 dc in 1st st, 1 htr in top of ch. Fasten off.

Crochet hanging sloth 2 ply first face marking

2nd Face Marking

Using (162) Black Coffee make a magic loop.  (I left long tails at each end to stitch it down.)

 

Row 1: 2 ch, work 1 htr in circle. Pull circle tight. Turn. (1 st)

Row 2: 2 ch, work 1 htr in 1st st, 1 dc in top of ch. Fasten off.

Crochet hanging sloth 2 ply second face marking

Nose

Using (110) Black make a magic loop.  (I left long tails at each end to stitch it down.)

 

1 ch, work 2 dc in circle. Pull circle tight. Fasten off.

Crochet hanging sloth 2 ply nose

Far Legs (Make 2)

Using (179) Topaz work 3 ch.

 

Row 1: Miss 1st ch, work 1 dc in each remaining ch. Turn. (2 sts)

Rows 2-3: 1 ch, work 1 dc in each st. Turn. (2 sts)

Row 4: 1 ch, work 2 dc in 1st st, 1 dc in last st. Turn. (3 sts)

Row 5: 1 ch, work 1 dc in each st. Turn. (3 sts)

Row 6: 2 ch, work 2 htr in 1st st, 1 dc in each of last 2 sts. Turn. (4 sts)

Row 7: 1 ch, work 1 dc in each st. Turn. (4 sts)

Row 8: 1 ch, work 1 dc in each st. Don’t turn or fasten off.

Crochet hanging sloth 2 ply back leg

Neatening Row

1 ch, work 1 sl st in each st around. Fasten off.

Crochet hanging sloth 2 ply back legs neatened

Branch

Using (162) Black Coffee work 42 chain.

 

Miss 1st ch, work 1 dc in each of next 5 sts, 1 htr in each of following 3 sts, a joined htr over next 3 sts, 1 htr in each of following 4 sts, a joined tr over next 2 sts, 1 tr in each of following 12 sts, 1 dtr in each of next 8 sts, 1 ttr in each st to end. Fasten off.

Crochet hanging sloth 2 ply branch first part

Join (162) Black Coffee 6 sts down from narrow end.

Crochet hanging sloth 2 ply joining for branch second part

10 ch.

 

Miss 1st ch, work 1 sl st in each of next 3 sts, 5 ch, miss 1st ch, 1 sl st in each remaining ch to main branch.  Sl st in branch.  Fasten off.

Crochet hanging sloth 2 ply branch

Leaves

Using (606) Grass Green make a magic loop.

 

Row 1: 2 ch, into circle work 2 htr. Pull circle tight. Turn.

Row 2: 2 ch, work a joined htr over the 2 sts. 1 ch, join to branch and fasten off.

Crochet hanging sloth 2 ply branch with leaves

Flowers

Using (115) Hot Red make a magic loop.

 

(3 ch, sl st in circle) 5 times. Fasten off.

Crochet hanging sloth 2 ply flowers

To Make Up

Weave in ends. Stitch the face markings to the face.

Crochet hanging sloth 2 ply face with face markings

Attach the nose to the face.

Crochet hanging sloth 2 ply face with nose

Embroider eyes on the face markings.

Crochet hanging sloth 2 ply face with eyes

Sew the face to the head.

Crochet hanging sloth 2 ply body with face

Stitch the flowers to the branch using a bead or a French knot.

Crochet hanging sloth 2 ply branch with flowers

Sew the sloth to the branch.

Crochet hanging sloth 2 ply sloth with branch

Stitch the far legs to the sloth so they reach behind the branch.

Crochet hanging sloth 2 ply body with far legs

Embroider the claws over the branch for the far legs.

Finished crochet hanging sloth 2 ply landscape

And there’s the finished hanging sloth applique. I’ve also made it in different sizes and colours.

Finished crochet hanging sloth 2 ply group landscape

I hope that you’ve enjoyed the pattern. If you’ve liked it, you may like some of my other patterns including the crochet squirrel, crochet raccoon, the crochet beaver and crochet chipmunk pattern.

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