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Crochet Skunk 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 (106) Snow White and (110) Black.
• A crochet hook, I used a 1mm hook.
• A darning needle to weave in ends.
• Scissors.
• Sewing thread and a needle to stitch the skunk together.
• Small brown beads for the eyes if desired.

Size

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

11cm wide x 17cm high or 4.5” wide x 6.5” high

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

7.5cm wide x 11cm high or 3” wide x 4.5” high

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

7cm wide x 9cm high or 2.75” wide x 3.5” high

Head

Using (110) Black work 4 ch.

 

Row 1:  Work 1 dc in 2^nd ch from hook, 1 htr in next st, 1 dc in last st. 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 a joined dc over 1^st 2 sts, 2 dc in the next st, a joined dc over the last 2 sts. Turn. (4 sts)

Row 4:  1 ch, work a joined dc over 1^st 2 sts and a joined dc over the last 2 sts. Turn. (2 sts)

Row 5:  2 ch, work a joined htr over the 2 sts. Don’t turn or fasten off.

Neatening Row and Ears

Work 1 sl st in each st to 4 sts down from the top of the head, 2 ch, 1 htr in same st as last sl st, 2 ch, sl st in same st as last sl st, 1 sl st in each st to 3 sts down from the top of the head, 2 ch, 1 htr in same st as last sl st, 2 ch, sl st in same st as last sl st. 1 sl st in each st to end of row. Fasten off.

Top of Head

Join (106) Snow White to 1^st st after ear where shown.

1 ch, work 2 dc in same st as join, 2 dc in each st to next ear. Fasten off.

Blaze

Using (106) Snow White work 4 ch.

 

Work 1 sl st in 2^nd ch from hook, (1 ch, sl st in next st) 2 times. Fasten off.

Tail, Body and Legs

Using (110) Black work 4 ch.

 

Row 1:  Work 1 dc in 2^nd ch from hook, 1 tr in next st, 1 dc in last st. Turn. (3 sts)

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

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

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

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

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

Row 7:  1 ch, work 1 dc in each of 1^st 2 sts, 1 htr in each of next 2 sts, 1 tr in each of last 2 sts. Turn. (6 sts)

Row 8:  1 ch, work 1 dc in each st. Turn. (6 sts)

Row 9:  1 ch, work 1 dc in each of 1^st 2 sts, 1 htr in each of next 2 sts, 1 tr in each of last 2 sts. Turn. (6 sts)

Row 10:  1 ch, work 2 dc in 1^st st, 1 dc in each st to last st, 2 dc in last st. Turn. (8 sts)

Row 11:  1 ch, work 1 dc in each of 1^st 3 sts, 1 htr in each of next 2 sts, 1 tr in each of last 3 sts. Turn. (8 sts)

Rows 12-13: 1 ch, work 1 dc in each st. Turn. (8 sts)

Row 14:  1 ch, work a joined dc over 1^st 3 sts, 1 dc in each st to last st, 3 dc in last st. Turn. (8 sts)

Row 15:  1 ch, work 2 dc in 1^st st, 1 dc in each of next 4 sts, a joined dc over last 3 sts. Turn. (7 sts)

Row 16:  1 ch, work a joined dc over 1^st 2 sts, 1 dc in each st to end. Turn. (6 sts)

Row 17:  1 ch, work 1 dc in each st. Turn. (6 sts)

Row 18:  1 ch, work 2 dc in 1^st st, 1 dc in each st to end. Turn. (7 sts)

Row 19:  1 ch, work 2 dc in 1^st st, 1 dc in each st to last st, 2 dc in last st.  7 ch.  (9 sts + 7 ch)

Row 20:  Miss 1^st ch, work 1 dc in each remaining ch, 1 dc in each st to end. Turn. (15 sts)

Row 21:  1 ch, work 1 dc in each st. Turn. (15 sts)

Row 22:  1 ch, work 2 dc in 1^st st, 1 dc in each st to last 2 sts, a joined dc over last 2 sts. Turn. (15 sts)

Row 23:  1 ch, work a joined dc over 1^st 2 sts, 1 dc in each st to last st, 2 dc in last st. Turn. (15 sts)

Row 24:  1 ch, work 2 dc in 1^st st, 1 dc in each st to end. Turn. (16 sts)

Row 25:  1 ch, work 2 dc in 1^st st, 1 dc in each st to last st, 2 dc in last st. Turn. (18 sts)

Row 26:  2 ch, work 1 htr in 1^st st, 1 dc in each st to end. Turn. (18 sts)

Rows 27-28:  1 ch, work 1 dc in each st. Turn. (18 sts)

Row 29:  1 ch, work a joined dc over 1^st 2 sts, 1 dc in each st to the last 2 sts, a joined dc over the last 2 sts. Turn. (16 sts)

Row 30:  1 ch, work 1 dc in each st. Turn. (16 sts)

Near Back Leg

Row 31:  2 ch, work a joined htr over 1^st 2 sts and a joined dc over the next 2 sts. Turn. (2 sts)

Row 32:  1 ch, work a joined dc over the 2 sts. Turn. (1 st)

Row 33:  1 ch, work 1 dc in st. 2 ch.  (1 st + 2 ch)

Row 34:  Work 1 dc in 2^nd ch from hook, 1 dc in st. Fasten off.

Near Front Leg

Join (110) Black to 1^st st of row 30.

Row 1:  1 ch, work a joined dc over the same st as join and next 2 sts, 1 dc in each of next 4 sts, a joined dc over following 3 sts. Turn. (6 sts)

Row 2:  1 ch, work a joined dc over 1^st 3 sts, 1 dc in next st. Turn. (2 sts)

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

Row 4:  1 ch, work a joined dc and htr over both sts. Turn. (1 st)

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

Row 6:  1 ch, work 1 dc in st.  2 ch. (1 st + 2 ch)

Row 7:  Work 1 dc in 2^nd ch from hook, 1 dc in st. Don’t fasten off.

Neatening Row

Turn the work before neatening the row.

 

Work 1 sl st in each st around the leg, 1 dc in each of the 2 sts along the front bottom of the body, 1 sl st in each st to the chain for the back, (2 ch, sl st in next st) 4 times. 1 sl st in each st around the bend of the tail, (2 ch, sl st in 2^nd ch from hook, sl st in next st) 8 times, (2 ch, sl st in next st) repeat around the top of the tail, (2 ch, sl st in 2^nd ch from hook, sl st in next st) repeat to where back starts to slope in, (2 ch, sl st in next st) repeat to top of the back leg, 1 sl st in each st around the back leg, 1 dc in each st along the bottom of the body, 1 sl st in each st to end of row. Fasten off.

Far Front Leg

Join (110) Black to back loop only of st after front leg. I left a long tail at the beginning to use for the neatening row.

Row 1:  1 ch, working into the back loop only work a joined dc over the same st as join and last st. Turn. (1 st)

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

Row 3:  1 ch, work 1 dc in st.  2 ch.  (1 st + 2 ch)

Row 4:  Work 1 dc in 2^nd ch from hook, 1 dc in st. Fasten off.

Neatening Row

Using the tail left from the beginning of the row, work 1 sl st in each st around the leg. Fasten off.

Far Back Leg

Join (110) Black to back loop only of 1^st dc after back leg. I left a long tail at the beginning to use for the neatening row.

Row 1:  1 ch, working into the back loop only work a joined dc over the same st as join and next st. Turn. (1 st)

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

Row 3:  1 ch, work 1 dc in st.  3 ch.  (1 st + 3 ch)

Row 4:  Miss 1^st ch, work 1 dc in each remaining ch and 1 dc in st. Fasten off.

Neatening Row

Using the tail left from the beginning of the row work 1 sl st in each st around the leg. Fasten off.

White Stripe

Using (106) Snow White work 3 ch.

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Row 8:  1 ch, work 1 dc in each of 1^st 2 sts, 1 htr in last st. Turn. (3 sts)

Row 9:  1 ch, work 1 dc in each st. Turn. (3 sts)

Row 10:  2 ch, work 1 htr in each of 1^st 2 sts, 1 dc in last 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:  1 ch, work 1 dc in each st. Turn. (3 sts)

Row 13:  1 ch, work 1 dc in 1^st st, a joined htr over last 2 sts. Turn. (2 sts)

Row 14:  1 ch, work 1 dc in each st. Turn. (2 sts)

Row 15:  1 ch, work a joined dc over the 2 sts. Turn. (1 st)

Rows 16-17:  1 ch, work 1 dc in st. Turn. (1 st)

Row 18:  2 ch, work 1 htr and 1 dc in st. Turn. (2 sts)

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

Row 20:  1 ch, work 1 dc in 1^st st, 1 htr in last st. Turn. (2 sts)

Rows 21-22:  1 ch, work 1 dc in each st. Turn. (2 sts)

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

Row 24:  1 ch, work 1 dc in 1^st st, 1 htr in last st. Turn. (2 sts)

Row 25:  2 ch, work 1 htr in 1^st st, 1 dc in last st. Turn. (2 sts)

Row 26:  1 ch, work a joined dc over the 2 sts. Turn. (1 st)

Row 27:  1 ch, work 1 dc in st. Don’t turn or fasten off.

Neatening Row

(2 ch, sl st in next st) repeat to the start of the bend, (2 ch, sl st in 2^nd ch from hook, sl st in next st) repeat around the bend. (2 ch, sl st in next st) repeat to the end of the row. Fasten off.

To Make Up

Weave in ends. Stitch the blaze to the centre of the head.

Sew a bead for the eye to each side of the blaze.

Add a white dot in the middle of each bead.

Embroider on a mouth.

Stitch the head to the body.

Sew the stripe to the body and tail.

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

I hope that you’ve enjoyed the pattern. Have a look at some of my other patterns, including the chipmunk pattern, the raccoon, the crochet beaver, the squirrel and the deer pattern.