Crochet Hedgehog Applique, Valentine Hedgehog

This crochet Hedgehog is very cute, easy to make and could be used in many different ways. For Valentine’s Day, you can make a cool DIY Valentine’s Day card – attach this crochet Hedgehog and add the saying “Don’t “Hedgeitate”, Be My Valentine!”

You can use this crochet Hedgehog applique to embellish a baby blanket or picture frame. You could also use it for photo albums, scrapbooking, or a child’s room decor.

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Hedgehogs are common in Ukraine where I grew up and I saw them in my childhood. They are very cute critters in spite of their spiky needles. I love hedgehogs and have a collection of hedgehogs made from different materials. You can see the photo at the end of this post. My crochet Hedgehog appliques will be a nice addition to this collection!

Crochet Hedgehog Applique – Free Crochet Pattern

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Abbreviations:

(See a list of crochet abbreviations used in patterns by yarn industry designers and publishers HERE):

Ch – chain

DC – double crochet

DC3tog – double crochet 3 stitches together

HDC – half double crochet

Rnd – round

RS – right side

SC- single crochet

Sl St – slip stitch

St (Sts) – stitch (stitches)

WS – wrong side

Finished Size:

Crochet Hedgehog is about 2-1/2” (6.5 cm) long.

Materials:

Patons Grace, cotton yarn (100% mercerized cotton; 136 yds/124 m per 1.7 oz/50 g skein), colors – A for the Body and B – for the Head
Crochet hook 1/2.75 mm
Embroidery floss

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Instructions:

Body

With color A:

Start with an adjustable ring.

Row 1. (RS) Ch 3 (counts as first DC), 6 DC in ring, draw the loop closed. To make it easier to do, first, untwist the tail. Then pull the tail to draw the loop closed tightly. Turn.

Row 2. Ch 3 (counts as first DC), DC in first St, 2 DC in each St to the end of the Row (last two DC work into the top of 3Ch at beginning of previous row). You should have made 14 DC total including 3Ch as first DC at the beginning. Turn.

Continue working in a Round. Rnd 3. Ch 3 (counts as first DC), **DC in next St, 2 DC in next St, repeat from ** 4 more times (you should have 3 Sts left), HDC in next St, 2 HDC in next, 4 SC in last St. Continue working along straight edge – SC into first row-end DC, 2 SC into next two row-end DC, SC into adjustable ring, 2 SC into each of next three row-end DC.

Row 4. Hedgehog’s spines. Ch 3, *SC in 2^nd Ch and in 3^rd Ch from the hook, Sl St in next two Sts of prev Rnd, repeat from * 7 more times – total 8 spines.

Fasten off.

Head

Turn your Hedgehog with WS facing you and join color B to 5th St from the last Sl St of Row 4.

Row 1. Ch 1, SC in next St and in each of next 3 Sts – total 4 SC. Turn.

Row 2. Skip first St, DC3tog over next 3 Sts, Ch 1.

Fasten off.

Finishing

With black embroidery floss, embroider Hedgehog’s eye and nose. Block your applique as necessary.

You can add to you Hedgehog crochet Hearts.

Or, you can add crochet heart Balloon and small crochet Bow.

Here is my Hedgehog collection:

I hope you enjoyed this crochet Hedgehog applique!

With Love,

Crochet Hedgehog Applique

Crochet Hedgehog Applique – Free Crochet Pattern

The pattern for this applique is also available as a print-friendly, styled and advertisement-free PDF file. You can get it from my Etsy Shop.

Add this pattern to your Ravelry library!