stacking toy

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TERMS USED
МR - magic ring
Ch – chain
sl st – slip stitch
sc – single crochet
inc – increase (2 sc in 1 st)
dec – decrease
hdc – half double crochet
dc – double crochet
trc – triple crochet
BLO - back loop only
FLO - front loop only
MATERIALS: Yarn:
Light gray - Alize Cotton Gold 200
(200 g. – 7.06 Oz. (2 balls))
Dark gray - Alize Cotton Gold 87
(200 g. – 7.06 Oz. (2 balls))
Black - Alize Cotton Gold 60
Light Brown - Alize Cotton Gold 446
Orange - Alize Cotton Gold 83
Hook: 3 mm (or in accordance with
the yarn you use)
Fiberfill for stuffing, scissors,
safety eyes, tapestry needle.

BASE
With light gray yarn
Round 1. 6 sc in MR (6)
Round 2. 6 inc (12)
Round 3. 12 sc (12)
Round 4. (1 sc; inc)*6 (18)
Round 5-6. 18 sc (18)
Round 7. (2 sc; inc)*6 (24)
Round 8-10. 24 sc (24)
Round 11. (3 sc; inc)*6 (30)
Round 12-15. 30 sc (30)
Round 16. (4 sc; inc)*6 (36)
Round 17-21. 36 sc (36)
Round 22. (5 sc; inc)*6 (42)
Round 23-28. 42 sc (42)
Round 29. (6 sc; inc)*6 (48)
Round 30-36. 48 sc (48)
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Round 37. (7 sc; inc)*6 (54)
Round 38-45. 54 sc (54)
Round 46. (8 sc; inc)*6 (60)
Round 47. FLO (9 sc; inc)*6 (66)
Round 48. 5 sc; inc; (10 sc; inc)*5; 5 sc (72)
Round 49. (11 sc; inc)*6 (78)
Round 50. 6 sc; inc; (12 sc; inc)*5; 6 sc (84)
Round 51. (13 sc; inc)*6 (90)
Round 52. 7 sc; inc; (14 sc; inc)*5; 7 sc (96)
Round 53. (15 sc; inc)*6 (102)
Round 54. 8 sc; inc; (16 sc; inc)*5; 8 sc (108)
Round 55. (17 sc; inc)*6 (114)
Round 56. 114 sc (114)
Round 57. 44 sc; BLO 70 sc (114)
Round 58. 114 sc (114)
Round 59. 47 sc; BLO 65 sc; 2 sc (114)
Round 60. 114 sc (114)
Round 61. 44 sc; BLO 70 sc (114)
Round 62. 114 sc (114)
Round 63. (17 sc; dec)*6 (108)
Round 64. 8 sc; dec; (16 sc; dec)*5; 8 sc (102)
Round 65. (15 sc; dec)*6 (96)
Round 66. 7 sc; dec; (14 sc; dec)*5; 7 sc (90)
Round 67. (13 sc; dec)*6 (84)
Round 68. 6 sc; dec; (12 sc; dec)*5; 6 sc (78)
Round 69. (11 sc; dec)*6 (72)
Round 70. 5 sc; dec; (10 sc; dec)*5; 5 sc (66)
Round 71. (9 sc; dec)*6 (60)
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Round 72. connect round 71 with round 47 (BLO) with
60 sc (60) fill with stuffing as you go, then continue to
work in rounds.
Round 73. (8 sc; dec)*6 (54)
Round 74. (7 sc; dec)*6 (48)
Round 75. (6 sc; dec)*6 (42)
Round 76. (5 sc; dec)*6 (36)
Round 77. (4 sc; dec)*6 (30)
Round 78. (3 sc; dec)*6 (24)
Round 79. (2 sc; dec)*6 (18)
Round 80. (1 sc; dec)*6 (12)
Round 81. 6 dec (6) cut the yarn, pull off hole, hide a tail.
NEEDLES make 41 pieces.
Round 1. 6 sc in MR (6)
Round 2. (2 sc; inc)*2 (8)
Round 3. (3 sc; inc)*2 (10)
Round 4-9. 10 sc (10) fill with stuffing,
cut the yarn, leave a tail for sewing.

Sew the needles as you can see in the pictures: in round

57 - 14 needles, in round 59 - 13 needles; in round 61 - 14
needles. Needles for the base - 41 pieces.
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LEGS (make 2)
There will be 3 kinds of toes, let's call
them ''long''(2), ''short''(2) and ''tiny''(1)
''Tiny'' toe (make 1)
Start with light gray yarn
Round 1. 6 sc in MR (6)
Round 2. 6 sc (6)
Round 3. 3 sc (3) cut the yarn,
leave a tail for sewing.
''Long'' toes (make 2)
Start with dark gray yarn
Round 1. 3 sc in MR (3)
Round 2-3. 3 sc (3)change to light gray
Round 4. 3 inc (6)
Round 5-7. 6 sc (6) fasten off.
''Short'' toes (make 2)
Start with dark gray yarn
Round 1. 3 sc in MR (3)
Round 2-3. 3 sc (3) change to light gray yarn
Round 4. 3 inc (6)
Round 5-6. 6 sc (6) fasten off. Don't cut the yarn in one of
the ''short'' toes, because with its help we'll connect other
toes and form the foot.
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Round 1. Connect toes: ''short'' toe + 3sc in a first ''long'' toe
+ 3 sc in a 2nd ''long'' toe + 6 sc in 2nd ''short'' toe + 3sc in a
2nd ''long'' toe + 3sc in a first ''long'' toe + 6 sc in 2nd ''short''
toe (24)
Round 2-6. 24 sc (24)
Round 7. 2 sc; (sew ''tiny'' toe with 3 sc like in the photo);
make 3 sc in the outer side of the ''tiny'' toe; 19 sc in the
foot (24)
Round 8. 24 sc (24) continue to crochet in rows
Round 9.1. 9 sc; turn
Round 9.2. skip 1 sc; 11 sc; turn (11)
Round 9.3. skip 1 sc; 10 sc; turn (10)
Round 9.4. skip 1 sc; 9 sc; turn (9)
Round 9.5. skip 1 sc; 8 sc (8) put marker in the last sc,
continue to crochet in rounds, round will start from this
point.
Round 10. 2 sc in the side of the heel; 12 sl st in the front
part; 2 sc in the other side of the heel; 8 hdc in the back(24)
Round 11. 16 sc; 8 hdc (24)
Round 12. (1 sc; dec)*8 (16) fill with stuffing, cut the yarn,
leave a long tail for sewing. Sew the legs to the base of the
body from the front like in the pictures below (pin it before
sewing, it really helps:)
LARGE RING 7
With light gray yarn
Round 1. 60 ch; slst in 1st ch (60)
Round 2. (9 sc; inc)*6 (66)
Round 3. 5 sc; inc; (10 sc; inc)*5; 5 sc (72)
Round 4. (11 sc; inc)*6 (78)
Round 5. 6 sc; inc; (12 sc; inc)*5; 6 sc (84)
Round 6. (13 sc; inc)*6 (90)
Round 7. 7 sc; inc; (14 sc; inc)*5; 7 sc (96)
Round 8. (15 sc; inc)*6 (102)
Round 9. 102 sc (102)
Round 10. 42 sc; BLO 60 sc (102)
Round 11. 102 sc (102)
Round 12. 45 sc; BLO 55 sc; 2 sc (102)
Round 13. 102 sc (102)
Round 14. 42 sc; BLO 60 sc (102)
Round 15. 102 sc (102)
Round 16. (15 sc; dec)*6 (96)
Round 17. 7 sc; dec; (14 sc; dec)*5; 7 sc (90)
Round 18. (13 sc; dec)*6 (84)
Round 19. 6 sc; dec; (12 sc; dec)*5; 6 sc (78)
Round 20. (11 sc; dec)*6 (72)
Round 21. 5 sc; dec; (10 sc; dec)*5; 5 sc (66)
Round 22. (9 sc; dec)*6 (60)
Sew round 22 with round 1, fill with stuffing as you go.
Sew the needles as you can see in the pictures: in round
10- 12 needles, in round 12 - 11 needles; in round 14 - 12
needles. Needles for the large ring - 35 pieces.
MIDDLE RING 8
With gray yarn
Round 1. 48 ch; slst in 1st ch (48)
Round 2. (7 sc; inc)*6 (54)
Round 3. 4 sc; inc; (8 sc; inc)*5; 4 sc (60)
Round 4. (9 sc; inc)*6 (66)
Round 5. 5 sc; inc; (10 sc; inc)*5; 5 sc (72)
Round 6. (11 sc; inc)*6 (78)
Round 7. 6 sc; inc; (12 sc; inc)*5; 6 sc (84)
Round 8. (13 sc; inc)*6 (90)
Round 9. 90 sc (90)
Round 10. 40 sc; BLO 50 sc (90)
Round 11. 90 sc (90)
Round 12. 45 sc; BLO 45 sc (90)
Round 13. 90 sc (90)
Round 14. 40 sc; BLO 50 sc (90)
Round 15. 90 sc (90)
Round 16. (13 sc; dec)*6 (84)
Round 17. 6 sc; dec; (12 sc; dec)*5; 6 sc (78)
Round 18. (11 sc; dec)*6 (72)
Round 19. 5 sc; dec; (10 sc; dec)*5; 5 sc (66)
Round 20. (9 sc; dec)*6 (60)
Round 21. 4 sc; dec; (8 sc; dec)*5; 4 sc (54)
Round 22. (7 sc; dec)*6 (48)
Sew round 22 with round 1, fill with stuffing as you go.
Sew the needles the same way as in the large ring: in
round 10- 10 needles, in round 12 - 9 needles; in round
14 - 10 needles. Needles for the middle ring - 29 pieces.
ARMS (make 2) 9
There will be 2 kinds of fingers, let's
call them ''long''(3) and ''short''(1)
''Short'' finger (make 1)
Start with light gray yarn
Round 1. 6 sc in MR (6)
Round 2. 6 sc (6) cut the yarn,
leave a tail for sewing.
''Long'' fingers (make 2)
Start with dark gray yarn
Round 1. 3 sc in MR (3)
Round 2-3. 3 sc (3)change to light gray
Round 4. 3 inc (6)
Round 5-6. 6 sc (6) fasten off. Don't cut the yarn in one of
the ''long'' fingers, because with its help we'll connect
other fingers and form the hand.
With light gray yarn
Round 1. Connect fingers: ''long'' finger + 3 sc in a 2nd
''long'' finger + 6 sc in 3rd ''long'' finger + 3 sc in a 2nd
''long'' finger + 6 sc in 1st ''long'' finger (18)
Round 2-3. 18 sc (18)
Round 4. Sew ''short'' finger with 3 sc (like in the photo);
make 3 sc in the outer side of the ''short'' finger; 15 sc in
the hand (18)
Round 5. 18 sc (18)
Round 6. (1 sc; dec)*6 (12)
Round 7-13. 12 sc (12)
Round 14. 6 sc; 2 dec; 2 sc (10)
Round 15. 1 sc; 2 inc; 7 sc (12) 10
Round 16-20. 12 sc (12) fold in half, connect both sides,
closing the hole with 6 sc.

SMALL RING
With gray yarn
Round 1. 36 ch; slst in 1st ch (36)
Round 2. (5 sc; inc)*6 (42)
Round 3. 3 sc; inc; (6 sc; inc)*5; 3 sc (48)
Round 4. (7 sc; inc)*6 (54)
Round 5. 4 sc; inc; (8 sc; inc)*5; 4 sc (60)
Round 6. (9 sc; inc)*6 (66)
Round 7. 5 sc; inc; (10 sc; inc)*5; 5 sc (72)
Round 8. (11 sc; inc)*6 (78)
Round 9. 78 sc (78)
Round 10. 38 sc; BLO 40 sc (78)
Round 11. 78 sc (78)
Round 12. 43 sc; BLO 35 sc (78)
Round 13. 78 sc (78)
Round 14. 38 sc; BLO 40 sc (78)
Round 15. 78 sc (78)
Round 16. (11 sc; dec)*6 (72)
Round 17. 5 sc; dec; (10 sc; dec)*5; 5 sc (66)
Round 18. (9 sc; dec)*6 (60)
Round 19. 4 sc; dec; (8 sc; dec)*5; 4 sc (54) 11
Round 20. (7 sc; dec)*6 (48)
Round 21. 3 sc; dec; (6 sc; dec)*5; 3 sc (42)
Round 22. (5 sc; dec)*6 (36)
Sew round 22 with round 1, fill with stuffing as you go.
Sew the needles the same way as in the large ring: in
round 10- 8 needles, in round 12 - 7 needles; in round
14 - 8 needles. Needles for the small ring - 23 pieces.
Sew the arms in round 10 from both sides next to
needles.
HEAD
With black yarn start to crochet nose
Round 1. 6 sc in MR (6)
Round 2. 6 inc (12)
Round 3. (3 sc; inc)*3 (15)
Round 4-5. 15 sc (15)
Round 6. (3 sc; dec)*3 (12)
Round 7. 6 dec (6) change to
light gray yarn
Round 8. (1 sc; inc)*3 (9)
Round 9. (2 sc; inc)*3 (12)
Round 10. (3 sc; inc)*3 (15)
Round 11. (4 sc; inc)*3 (18)
Round 12. (5 sc; inc)*3 (21)
Round 13. (6 sc; inc)*3 (24)
Round 14. (7 sc; inc)*3 (27)
Round 15. (8 sc; inc)*3 (30)
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Round 16. (9 sc; inc)*3 (33) As for the head I ''CROCHETED IN''
needles, this way is better for
Round 17. (10 sc; inc)*3 (36)
those who doesn't like sewing
Round 18. (5 sc; inc)*6 (42)
Round 19. (6 sc; inc)*6 (48)
Round 20. (7 sc; inc)*6 (54)
Round 21. (8 sc; inc)*6 (60)
Round 22. 15 sc; 10 inc; 35 sc (70)
Round 23-25. 70 sc (70)
Round 26. 15 sc; (1 sc; inc)*10; 35 sc (80)
Round 27-31. 80 sc (80)
Round 32. 5 sc; ''crochet in'' 12 needles*5 sc; 15 sc (80)
make 5 sc, put marker in the last sc, from now we'll start
counting rounds from this point.
Round 33. 60 sc; 18 ch (skip 18 sc); 2 sc (80)
Round 34. 80 sc (80)
Round 35. 3 sc; ''crochet in'' 11 needles*5 sc; 22 sc (80)
Round 36-37. 80 sc (80)

For the head we need 80 needles

Insert safety eyes between rouds

23 and 24, 19 sc apart
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Round 38. 1 sc; ''crochet in'' 12 needles*5 sc; 19 sc (80)

Round 39. 80 sc (80)
Round 40. (14 sc; dec)*5 (75)
Round 41. ''crochet in'' 13 needles*5 sc; 10 sc (75)
Round 42. (13 sc; dec)*5 (70)
Round 43. (12 sc; dec)*5 (65)
Round 44. ''crochet in'' 13 needles*5 sc (65)
Round 45. (11 sc; dec)*5 (60) fill with stuffing as you go.
Round 46. (4 sc; dec)*10 (50)
Round 47. ''crochet in'' 10 needles*5 sc (50)
Round 48. (3 sc; dec)*10 (40)
Round 49. (2 sc; dec)*10 (30)
Round 50. ''crochet in'' 6 needles*5 sc (30)
Round 51. (3 sc; dec)*10 (40)
Round 52. (2 sc; dec)*10 (30)
Round 53. ''crochet in'' 3 needles*5 sc (30) cut the yarn,
close off the hole, hide a tail.
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Now return to the hole that we left between rounds 32
and 33, continue to crochet in rounds:
Round 33.1. BLO 36 sc (36)
Round 33.2. 36 sc (36)
Round 33.3. (4 sc; dec)*6 (30)
Round 33.4. 30 sc (30)
Round 33.5. (3 sc; dec)*6 (24)
Round 33.6. 24 sc (24)
Round 33.7. (2 sc; dec)*6 (18)
Round 33.8. 18 sc (18)
Round 33.9. (1 sc; dec)*6 (12)
Round 33.10. 6 dec (6) close off the
hole.

If you don't like ''CROCHETED IN'' needles, in rounds 32, 35,

38, 41, 44, 47, 50, 53 instead of "crocheted in" needles make
BLO sc. So after you finish making the head you can just
sew needles the same way as you did while making rings.
And vise versa you can ''crochet in'' needles in rings.
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With light gray yarn
Round 1. 6 sc in MR (6)
Round 2. (1 sc; inc)*3 (9)
Round 3. (2 sc; inc)*3 (12)
Round 4. (3 sc; inc)*3 (15)
Round 5. (4 sc; inc)*3 (18)
Round 6-12. 18 sc (18)
Round 13. (4 sc; dec)*3 (15)
Round 14. (3 sc; dec)*3 (12)
Sew the ears, and eyebrows as in the pictures below. You can
also add some personality for your Hedgehog with some
needle sculpting of the face, using tips in the pictures, it's up
to you.
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ACORN
Start with brown yarn
Round 1. 6 sc in MR (5)
Round 2. 6 sc (6)
Round 3. 6 inc (18)
Round 4. (1 sc; inc)*6 (18)
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Round 5. (2 sc; inc)*6 (24)
Round 6. (3 sc; inc)*6 (30)
Round 7. 30 sc (30)
Round 8. (4 sc; inc)*6 (36)
Round 9-17. 36 sc (36) change to the light brown color
Round 18. (5 sc; inc)*6 (42) fill with stuffing as you go.
Round 19. 3 sc; inc; (6 sc; inc)*5; 3 sc (48)
Round 20. 48 hdc (48)
Round 21. (6 sc; dec)*6 (42)
Round 22. (5 sc; dec)*6 (36)
Round 23. (4 sc; dec)*6 (30)
Round 24. (3 sc; dec)*6 (24)
Round 25. (2 sc; dec)*6 (18)
Round 26. (1 sc; dec)*6 (12)
Round 27. 6 dec (6)
Round 28-31. 6 sc (6)
Round 32. 1 inc; 2 sc; dec; 1 sc (6)
Round 33-34. 6 sc (6) close off the hole, hide a tail.
OAK LEAF
With yellow (or red) yarn
Row 1. 21 ch, continue to crochet in rounds
Round 2. 3 sc; 6 hdc; 10 dc; 5 sc in the first
ch; 10 dc; 6 hdc; 3 sc (43) + 5ch, turn
Round 3. 6 sc; 1 hdc; 3 dc in one; 3ch; 1 sc
(in the same sc where we made 3 dc); 1 sc; 1
hdc; 1 dc; 3 trc; 4 ch; 1 sc (in the same sc
where we made 3 trc); 2 sc; 1 hdc; 1 dc; 4 trc;
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4 ch; 1 sc (in the same sc where we made 4 trc); 2 sc; 1
hdc; 1 dc; 4 trc; 4 ch; 1 sc (in the same sc where we made 4
trc); (skip 1 sc); 5 trc in 1 sc; (skip 1 sc); 4 ch; 4 trc (in the
same sc where 4 ch was made); 1 dc; 1 hdc; 3 sc; 4 ch;
4 trc (in the same sc where 4 ch was made); 1 dc; 1 hdc; 3
sc; 4 ch; 3 trc (in the same sc where 4 ch was made); 1 dc;
1 hdc; 2 sc; 3 ch; 3 dc (in the same sc where 3 ch was
made); 1 hdc; 2 sc; sl st.

You may also make a maple leaf or a different

kind of oak leaf using scheme below, or no leaf at
all, it's up to you.

You may sew the leaf to the head and an acorn to the
hands or use sewable snap buttons, so acorn will be
easily come off, it all depends on your preferances
and the age of a child.
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This fellow has 208

needles in total