(I) Gorila

BABY GORI LLA
MATERIALS
Woolease Chunky yarn in Charcoal ( I used a little more than 1 skein)
Red Heart Super saver yarn in black for details on face, hands and feet
Vanna’s Choice 4 ply yarn in Toffee for face
Small amount of Sensations Brown yarn (fuzzy top of head)
Polyfill
Sizes G and E crochet hooks (E will only be used for thumbs)
Yarn needle, sewing needle
Black and rust thread
15mm black post eyes
HEAD
Starting with Brown Sensations yarn:
Rnd 1: Magic circle 6 stitches (if you don’t know what a magic circle is, there is an
excellent video demonstrating it on Utube: Here is the link: http:/ / ca.youtube.com/
watch?v= WLuSVyKvoUg
Rnd 2: 2 sc in each sc around – 12 sc.
Rnd 3: * 2 sc in next sc, sc in next sc; rep from * around – 18 sc.
Rnd 4: * 2 sc in next sc, sc in next 2 sc; rep from * around – 24 sc. Attach Charcoal
yarn
Rnd 5: * 2 sc in next sc, sc in next 3 sc; rep from * around – 30 sc.
Rnds 7 – 11: sc in each sc
Next you will be making the ridge that sticks out above his eyes.
You will be going back and forth working the next 10 stitches, forming this ridge.
Rnd 12: 2 sc in each of next 10 sc, turn, (don’t ch 1)
Sc in 2nd sc from hook and in each of the remainder of the 20 sc you just did,
turn (don’t ch 1)
* sc 2 tog in each of the same sc you just did, reducing them back to the 10
stitches you started with, and then continue sc to the end of Rnd 12. You should still
have 36 sc.
Rnd 13: sc in each sc
Rnd 14: sc in next 18 sc, sc 2 tog, sc in next sc, sc 2 tog, sc in next sc, sc 2 tog, sc
in remaining sc around – 33 sc
Rnds 15 – 21: sc in each sc, end off, leaving long tail.
Stuff head and set aside, leaving bottom open.
FACE
With Toffee yarn:
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Rnd 1: Magic Circle 6 – 6 sc

Rnd 4: * 2 sc in next sc, sc in next 2 sc; rep from * around – 24 sc. Rnd 5: * 2 sc in
next sc, sc in next 3 sc; rep from * around – 30 sc.
Rnds 7 – 9: sc in each sc, end off, leaving tail.
NOSTRILS
With Toffee yarn:
Ch 12, end off, leaving small tails.
EARS
With Charcoal yarn:
Magic circle 8, pull tightly, end off, weaving in ends.
With Toffee yarn, sew a few little stitches in center of each ear.
Set aside.
BODY
With Charcoal yarn:
Rnd 4: * 2 sc in next sc, sc in next 2 sc; rep from * around – 24 sc. Rnd 5: * 2 sc in
next sc, sc in next 3 sc; rep from * around – 30 sc.
Rnd 9: sc 2 tog, sc in next 4 sc, sc 2 tog, sc in next 4 sc, sc 2 tog, sc in remaining sc
in rnd – 33 sc (This is the flat part of his chest)
Now you will begin to fatten him up again at his tummy.
Rnd 14: * 2 sc in next sc, sc in next 4 sc; rep from * 2 x more, sc in remaining sc in
rnd. – 36 sc.
Rnd 15: * 2 sc in next sc, sc in next 4 sc; rep from * 3 x more, sc in remaining sc in
rnd – 40 sc.
Rnd 16: sc in next 2 sc, * 2 sc in next sc, sc in next 4 sc; rep from * 3 x more, sc in
remaining sc in rnd – 44 sc
Rnd 21: * sc 2 tog, sc in next 3 sc; rep from * 3 x more, sc in rem sc – 40 sc
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Rnd 24: * sc 2 tog, sc in next 5 sc; rep from * around (there will only be 3 sc left in
last group) – 34 sc
Start to firmly stuff body.
Rnd 28: * sc 2 tog, sc in next 5 sc; rep from * around (there will only be 4 sc left in
last group) – 29 sc
Rnd 29: * sc 2 tog, sc in next 4 sc; rep from * around (there will only be 3 sc in last
group) – 24 sc
Rnd 30: * sc 2 tog, sc in next 2 sc; rep from * around – 18 sc
Finish stuffing firmly.
Rnd 31: * sc 2 tog, sc in next sc; rep from * around – 12 sc
Rnd 32: * sc 2 tog around till closed. End off, weaving in tail.
ARMS
With Charcoal yarn:
Now you will be starting to shape his muscles.
Rnd 8: 2 sc in next sc, sc in next 8 sc; repeat. – 20 sc
Rnd 13: * 2 sc in next sc, sc in next 6 sc; rep from * around – 16 sc
Rnd 16: * sc 2 tog, sc in next 3 sc; rep from * around – (only 1 sc at end of last
group) – 14 sc
Stuff firmly.
Rnd 18: * sc 2 tog, sc in next 4 sc; rep from * once, sc 2 tog – 11 sc
Change to Black yarn for hand.
Rnd 19: * 2 sc in next sc, sc in next 3 sc; rep from * around (only 2 sc in last group) –
14 sc
Rnd 23: * sc 2 tog, sc in next 3 sc; rep from * around (only 2 sc in last group) – 11 sc
Rnd 24: sc in each sc, stuff hand very lightly, sew end closed, end off.
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THUMBS (same for both hands and feet)

With Black yarn and using E hook: (Make 4)
Rnd 1: Magic Circle 4
Rnds 2 – 3: sc in each sc, end off weaving in tail.
Using black thread, sew thumbs onto hand as shown in my photo below, making sure
you have a left and right thumb.
Note his muscular little arms!

Bend his hands and tack them in place so that he will be leaning forward on his
knuckles. See my photo.
LEGS
With Charcoal yarn:
Start to stuff leg only to about the 12th row. Then you will bend it at this point which
will be his knee. After you bend it, you can continue stuffing the rest of his leg as you
go. If you stuff the knee, you will not be able to bend it.
Attach black yarn for feet.
Rnd 23: * sc 2 tog, sc in next sc; rep from * around – 10 sc
Rnds 24 – 25: sc in each sc, stuff foot very lightly, sew end closed, end off.
Using black thread, tack the leg in the bent position as shown in my photo.
Sew thumbs or I guess you could call them toes onto his feet just as you did for his
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thumbs. Be sure you have a left and right foot. See my photo below:
ASSEMBLY:
Using yarn needle threaded with Toffee yarn, sew his face onto his head snuggly up
against his brow and down the sides at an angle, so that by the 8th stitch down from
the brow you are in line with the last row of the stitches of the head. See my photos
below:
Don’t sew opening closed, but rather attach more Toffee or Charcoal yarn and sc 2 tog
around the opening until it is closed. This part is not critical because it will be hidden
when you sew the head onto the body.
Sew head onto the body, using my photo as a guide for placement. The back of the
head should be in line with the back and the face should come down on the chest a
little.
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Sew ears onto head as shown.
Sew the arms onto the sides, making sure you place them so that the gorilla is leaning
forward, as gorillas do.
Using my photos as a guide, with black yarn, sew on his little mouth and nostrils. The
nostrils were made using about 3 tiny stitches each. Pull the yarn up in the corners of
his mouth to indent it a little. Attach his eyes using a strong glue.
Attach the Toffee chain 12 piece on his face for the outline of his nose. Stitch it in
place with rust colored thread. This is neater than using yarn. Push it down slightly in
the center between his nostrils.
Optional: I added some more of the fuzzy yarn on top of his head by simply making
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overcast stitches over the sc stitches. Then I brushed the yarn to make it fuzzier.
Sew legs to sides of body as shown and now I believe you have a complete Gorilla.
Hope you had a smooth time crocheting this little guy!

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BABY GORI LLA

Rnd 1: Magic Circle 6 – 6 sc

Rnds 22 – 23: sc in each sc

THUMBS (same for both hands and feet)

Note his muscular little arms!

Sew ears onto head as shown.

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