Leopold and Lenore

King Leopold and Queen Lenore are the 5th and 6th zoo animal blankie designs! These lovely creatures are quite easy and super fun to make! I can’t wait to see your beautiful Lion and Lioness!

This is a crochet pattern and not a finished item.

11 page PDF instant download
American Crochet Terms
No in-line color changes required
Simple Sewing and Embroidery
Light to Heavy Fringe
detailed pattern notes and full assembly instructions
Charts for fringe placement
surprisingly few ends to sew in!
all crochet parts! Safe for all ages!
medium weight yarn and polyfil!

Difficulty Rating: 

Materials:

#4/medium weight yarn (I used) in:

·         A – (tan/gold) 430yds/393m

·         B – (off-white) 60yds/55m

·         C* – (dark brown) 120yds/110m

·         D* – (rust) 60yds/55m

·         E – (pink) 5yds/4.5m

·         Black – 20yds/18m

·         Small amount for eye color.

·         * Only small amounts needed for the Lioness

·         Plus an additional 120yds/110m of (color A) for the mane

Crochet Hooks in size:

·         E/4 3.50mm

·         G/6 4.00mm

·         I/9 5.50mm

Stuffing

Tapestry Needle

Stitch Markers

Straight Pins

Stitches Used:

Ch - chain

Sc - single crochet

Sk - skip

Sc2tog - single crochet 2 together

Hdc - half double crochet

Hdc2tog - half double crochet 2 together

Fsc - foundation single crochet (see notes)

BLO - back loop only

MR - magic ring/circle

RS/WS - Right Side/Wrong Side

Lsc – Long single crochet (see feet)

FO - finish off

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