Sea Otter with Clam Crochet Pattern

Sea Otter With Clam

This is the first pattern I've ever made!  It turned out pretty well, so I'm sharing it here. I used regular yarn, and a 3.75 mm hook for a finished product about 5 inches long.

EDIT: ok, so it's July and I just tried to follow my own pattern and oye.  This needs some work...  I"ll try to fix it to make it better and easier to follow!

MC= Magic Circle

SC= Single Crochet

DCR= Decrease

INC= Increase

Rpt= repeat part in the parenthesis

BLO/FLO= Back/Front Loop Only

SLP= Slip stich

Number at the end should be # of stitches in round

Don't forget to stuff as you go!  Body and back legs should be stuffed firmly, front arms only lightly.

Head, Body, and Tail

Start with beige

R1: MC 6

R2: Inc 12

R3: Inc 18

R4: Inc 24

R5: SC 24

R6: SC 8, (SC2, Inc) rpt, SC1, 30

R7: DCR 4, (SC 3, Inc), rpt, SC1 30

R8: SC6 BLO, SC 24 30

Switch to dark brown

R9: SC8, (SC3, dec) rpt (SC2, dcr) 26

R10: SC through FLO, (SC1, dcr) rpt to end, SC last 2 21

R11: SC around 21

R12: SC3, dcr1, SC around 20

R13-20: SC all around 20

R21: DCR 3, (SC2, DCR) rpt 3 times, SC1 14

R22: (SC2, dcr) rpt, SC1 10

R23-24: SC around10

R25: (SC4, dcr) rpt 8

R26: SC around 8

R27: (SC 2, dcr) rpt

R28: sc, dcr, rpt

Finish off with a point at the end

(Note- Can make torso longer, and maybe switch to Dark Brown later)

Arms (make 2)

Use dark brown

R1: MC 4

R2: INC X 4 8

R3-8: SC

SLP Close, Leave Tail for Attachment

Legs (Make 2)

Use dark brown

R1: MC 6

R2: Inc x 6 12

R3: 7 BLO, FLO (DC, SLP, DC, SLP, DC) 12

R4: 7 SC, 5 SC BLO of R3 12

R5: (2 SC, DCR) Rpt x 3 9

R6-7: SC 9

SLP to close, leave tail for attaching

(Note- the weird stiches here are to give him little toes, they don’t show up well in the picture, but they are there!)

Clam

Use grey

R1: MC 4

R2: INC x4 8

R3: 8

SLP to close leave tail for attaching

Attach everything and sew a little face on, and you are all done!  You can attach a small piece of yarn or thread to hang as a Christmas ornament, or even add some catnip to make a cat toy!  This is the first time writing out a pattern too, so if you have any questions or notice mistakes, please let me know!  Also, I would LOVE to see your finished product too!

This is for personal use only, do not attempt to sell the pattern or mass produce the otter, although if you want to make some for craft fairs or whatnot that's ok, just please credit me.  Thanks!