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Animal Bodies
After completing the animal heads which comprises of the base
head, ears, snout and cheeks, we can move onto the animal
bodies. Here I have tried to keep it as basic as possible since after
after, this is supposed to be a starter guide! So we have limited
the types of animal body shapes to spheres and cylinders.

The slight variety would be the position - for instance a cylinder

as the animal body can be in the vertical or horizontal position.
That would make a different for a bipedal or a quadripedal
animal. More of this will be explored under animal limbs, which is
in the next section.

Cylindrical
Spherical Body Cylindrical Vertical Body Horizontal Body
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Spherical Animal Body Pattern
Round 1: Magic ring sc10 – 10st
Round 2: 2sc10 – 20st
Round 3: Sc20 – 20st
Round 4-6: Repeat Round 3 – 20st
Round 7: Sc2tog10 – 10st
Close up in front loops only (FLO) and fasten off.

Cylindrical Vertical Body Pattern

Round 1: Magic ring sc10 – 10st Animal Spherical
Round 2: 2sc10 – 20st
Round 3: (Sc1, 2sc1) x 10 – 30st Bodies Body

Round 4: Sc30 – 30st

Round 5: (Sc1, sc2tog1) x 10 – 20st
Round 6: Sc20 – 20st
Round 7-10: Repeat round 16 – 20st
Round 11: Sc2tog10 – 10st
Close up in front loops only (FLO) and fasten off.

Cylindrical Animal Body Pattern

Round 1: Magic ring sc6 – 6st
Round 2: 2sc6 – 12st
Round 3: Sc12 – 12st
Round 4: (Sc3, 2sc1) x 3 – 15st Cylindrical
Round 5: Sc15 – 15st Vertical Body
Round 6-7: Repeat round 5 – 15st Cylindrical
Round 8: (Sc3, sc2tog1) x 3 – 12st Horizontal
Round 9: Sc12 – 12st Body
Round 10: (Sc3, sc2tog1) x 2, sc2 – 10st
Round 11: Sc10 – 10st
Round 12: Repeat round 11 – 10st
Round 13: (Sc1, 2sc1) x 5 – 15st
Round 14: Sc15 – 15st
Round 15: (Sc1, sc2tog1) x 5 – 10st
Round 16: Sc2tog5 – 5st
Close up in front loops only (FLO) and fasten off.