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Crochet Possum Pattern

Abbreviations

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

Materials Used

• Any thickness crochet cotton or yarn, I used Scheepjes Maxi Sweet Treat 2 ply crochet cotton colours (393) Charcoal, (074) Mercury, (106) Snow White, (222) Tulip, (110) Black and (238) Powder Pink for the claws if desired, you could use Tulip instead.
• A crochet hook, I used a 1mm hook.
• A darning needle to weave in ends.
• A pair of scissors.
• 2 black beads for the eyes.
• Thread and needle to stitch the possum together.
• White fabric paint or white thread for the white dot in the centre of the bead.

Size

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

13.5cm wide x 12cm high or 5.5” wide x 4.5” high

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

10.5cm wide x 8cm high or 4” wide x 3” high

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

7cm wide x 6cm high or 2.75” wide x 2.5” high

Head

Using (074) Mercury work 4 ch.

 

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

Row 2:  1 ch, work 2 dc in 1^st st, 1 dc in next st, 2 dc in last st.  Turn.  (5 sts)

Row 3:  1 ch, work 2 dc in 1^st st, join in (106) Snow White, 1 dc in each remaining st.  Turn.  (6 sts)

Row 4:  1 ch, work 2 dc in 1^st st, 1 dc in each of next 2 sts, change to Mercury, 1 dc in each of following 2 sts, 2 dc in last st.  Turn.  (8 sts)

Row 5:  2 ch, work 1 htr in 1^st st, 1 dc in next st, change to Snow White, 1 dc in each st to end.  Turn.  (8 sts)

Row 6:  1 ch, work a joined dc over 1^st 2 sts, 1 dc in each of the next 3 sts, change to Mercury, 1 dc in the next st, a joined dc over the last 2 sts.  Turn.  (6 sts)

Row 7:  1 ch, work a joined dc over 1^st 2 sts, change to Snow White, work 1 dc in each of the next 2 sts, a joined dc over last 2 sts.  Turn.  (4 sts)

Row 8:  Sl st into 1^st 2 sts, 1 ch, work a joined dc over same st as last sl st and next st.  Fasten off.

Neatening Row

Join (393) Charcoal to the top of the head where shown.

1 ch, work 1 sl st in each st around.  Leave cotton joined to use for around the ear.

Right Ear

Join (222) Tulip to st down from the top where shown.

4 ch, l sl st in 2^nd ch from hook, 1 htr in next st, 1 ch, sl st in same st as htr.  Fasten off.

Around Ear

Using the Charcoal left from the head neatening row, work 1 dc in each st around the ear, sl st in the head.  Fasten off.

Left Ear

Join (222) Tulip to st down from the top on the wrong side where shown.

4 ch, l sl st in 2^nd ch from hook, 1 htr in next st, 1 ch, sl st in same st as htr.  Fasten off.

Around Ear

Join (393) Charcoal to the bottom of the ear.

Work 1 dc in each st around the ear.  Sl st in the head.  Fasten off.

Blaze

Using (393) Charcoal make a magic loop.

 

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

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

Row 3:  1 ch, work 3 dc in st.  Don’t turn or fasten off.

Neatening Row

Work 1 sl st in each st to 1^st st of row 3.  Fasten off.

Eye Area (Make 2)

Using (393) Charcoal make a magic loop.

 

2 ch, work a joined htr in the circle.  Pull the circle tight.  2 ch.  Fasten off, leaving a long tail to attach it to the head.

Nose

Using (222) Tulip make a magic loop.

 

1 ch, work 1 dc, 1 ch and 1 sl st in the circle.  Pull the circle tight and fasten off, leaving a long tail to attach it to the head.

Neck

Join (106) Snow White to the back loop of 5^th st down from the left ear.

2 ch, working into the back loop only work 1 htr in next st, 2 htr in each of following 2 sts, 3 htr in next st.  2 ch.  (8 sts + 2 ch).  Fasten off, leaving a bit of a tail.  Stitch the end of the chain in behind the ear.  We’ll work 4 sts into the 2 chain loop so secure it well.

Join (393) Charcoal to 1^st st of the neck where shown.

1 ch, working into back loop only work 1 dc in same st as join, 1 dc in each of next 3 sts, 2 htr in each of following 2 sts, 1 dc in each of last 2 sts, into 2 ch loop work 2 dc and 2 htr.  (14 sts).  Don’t fasten off the charcoal.

Front Leg

Join (074) Mercury to 1^st st of Charcoal where shown.

4 ch, miss 1^st 2 ch, work 1 htr in each remaining ch, 1 htr in join, 1 htr in each of next 4 sts, 2 htr in each of following 3 sts, 1 htr in each st to last st, change to the Charcoal left, 2 ch and turn and work 1 htr in st left.  Sl st the Charcoal and Mercury together and fasten off.

Join (106) Snow White 5 sts up from the end of the leg.

Work 1 dc in each of the next 7 sts, sl st in the following st.  Fasten off.

Join (393) Charcoal to back loop only of 1^st st before Snow White where shown.

Working into the back loop only work 1 sl st in each st to st after Snow White.  Fasten off.

Join (074) Mercury to back loop only of 3^rd Charcoal sl st.

1 ch, working into the back loop only work 1 dc in the same st as join, 1 dc in each of next 2 sts, 2 htr in the following st, 3 tr in the next st, 2 htr in the following st, 1 htr in each st to end of Mercury.  Fasten off.

Join (393) Charcoal to back loop only to st before Mercury.

Work 1 sl st in the back loop only of each of the next 6 sts.  Fasten off.

Back Leg

Join (074) Mercury to back loop only in 3^rd last st of Charcoal where shown.

Row 1:  6 ch, miss 1^st ch, work 1 dc in each remaining ch, 1 dc in same st as join, 1 dc in each of next 3 sts.  Turn.

Row 2:  1 ch, work 1 dc in each st.  Turn.

Row 3:  1 ch, work 1 sl st in each st of the leg.  Fasten off.

Join (106) Snow White to the top of the back leg where shown.

2 ch, work 2 htr in same st as join, 1 htr in each of next 2 sts, 1 tr in following st, 1 htr in each of next 2 sts, 1 tr in following st, 1 dtr in each of next 4 sts, 1 tr in following st, 1 htr in next st, 1 dc in following st, sl st in last st.  Fasten off.

Join (074) Mercury to 1^st st of Snow White where shown.

2 ch, work 1 tr in same st as join, 1 tr in each of next 5 sts, 1 htr in following st, 1 dc in each of next 6 sts, sl st in following st.  Fasten off.

Join (393) Charcoal to 1^st st of Snow White along the bottom where shown.

Work 1 sl st in each st to 1^st st along back, 1 ch, work 1 dc in each of 1^st 12 sts along back, 1 sl st in each remaining st to under ear.  Fasten off.

Front Claws

Join (238) Powder Pink to the side end of the leg where shown.

2 ch, sl st in 2^nd ch from hook, sl st in the same place as join, (2 ch, sl st in 2^nd ch from hook, sl st in end of leg) 2 times.  Fasten off.

Back Claws

Join (238) Powder Pink to the side end of the leg where shown.

2 ch, sl st in 2^nd ch from hook, sl st in the same place as join, (2 ch, sl st in 2^nd ch from hook, sl st in end of leg) 2 times.  Fasten off.

Side Claw

Join (238) Powder Pink about halfway up the back leg where shown.

3 ch, miss 1^st ch, sl st in each remaining ch and in the same place as join.  Fasten off.

Tail

Join (393) Charcoal to the last sl st at the bottom of the body where shown.  I left a long tail to use for the neatening row.

Row 1:  2 ch, work 1 htr in same st as join, 1 dc in next st, 1 tr in following st.  Turn.  (3 sts)

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

Row 3:  1 ch, work 1 dc in 1^st st, 1 htr in next st, 1 tr in last st.  Turn.  (3 sts)

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

Row 5:  1 ch, work 1 dc in 1^st st, 1 htr in next st, 1 tr in last st.  Turn.  (3 sts)

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

Row 7:  1 ch, work 1 dc in 1^st st, 1 htr in next st, 1 tr in last st.  Turn.  (3 sts)

Row 8:  1 ch, work 1 dc in each st.  Turn.  (3 sts)

Row 9:  1 ch, work 1 dc in 1^st st, 1 htr in next st, 1 tr in last st.  Turn.  (3 sts).

 

Change to (110) Black.  I left a long tail and took it to the other side for the neatening row and fastened off the Charcoal leaving a long tail.

Row 10:  1 ch, work 1 dc in each st.  Turn.  (3 sts)

Row 11:  1 ch, work 1 dc in 1^st st, 1 htr in next st, 1 tr in last st.  Turn.  (3 sts)

Row 12:  3 ch, work 1 tr in 1^st st, 1 htr in next st, 1 dc in last st.  Turn.  (3 sts)

Row 13:  1 ch, work 1 dc in 1^st st, 1 htr in next st, 1 tr in last st.  Turn.  (3 sts)

Row 14:  3 ch, work 1 tr in 1^st st, 1 htr in next st, 1 dc in last st.  Turn.  (3 sts)

Row 15:  1 ch, work 1 dc in 1^st st, 1 htr in next st, 1 tr in last st.  Turn.  (3 sts)

Row 16:  3 ch, work 1 tr in 1^st st, 1 htr in next st, 1 dc in last st.  Turn.  (3 sts)

Row 17:  1 ch, work 1 dc in 1^st st, 1 htr in next st, 1 tr in last st.  Turn.  (3 sts)

Row 18:  3 ch, work 1 tr in 1^st st, 1 htr in next st, 1 dc in last st.  Turn.  (3 sts)

Row 19:  1 ch, work 1 dc in 1^st st, 1 htr in next st, 1 tr in last st.  Turn.  (3 sts)

Row 20:  3 ch, work 1 tr in 1^st st, 1 htr in next st, 1 dc in last st.  Turn.  (3 sts)

Row 21:  1 ch, work 1 dc in 1^st st, 1 htr in next st, 1 tr in last st.  Turn.  (3 sts)

Row 22:  3 ch, work 1 tr in 1^st st, 1 htr in next st, 1 dc in last st.  Turn.  (3 sts)

Row 23:  1 ch, work 1 dc in 1^st st, 1 htr in next st, 1 tr in last st.  Turn.  (3 sts)

Row 24:  3 ch, work a joined tr over the 3 sts.  Fasten off.

Neatening Row

Using the colours of the tail work 1 sl st in each st around loosely.  Fasten off.

To Make Up

Weave in ends.  Embroider on markings to the tail where colour changes and stitch the end of the tail down if desired.

Stitch the blaze to the head.

Attach the nose.

Sew the eye areas to the head with the chain stitched down to the sides of the nose.

Attach a black bead in the centre of each eye area.

Add a white dot in the middle of each bead.

And there’s the finished possum applique. I’ve also made it in different sizes.

I hope that you’ve enjoyed the pattern. I’ve got some other patterns you might like, including the skunk pattern, the hanging sloth, the crochet chipmunk, the raccoon and the crochet quail.