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It is Day 10 of the Spring Mini Amigurumi Crochet Along. I can't believe we are so close to the end, only 2 days left. Today's animal is a little Donkey.

When I planned the animals I kind of thought I would end up making the horse and the donkey almost the same, just in different colors and with a different mane and tail. But as I was working up the design for the donkey there were actually more differences than I thought there would be.

In addition to the mane and tail being different, I also made the nose and legs a little bit thicker. I feel like horses are a little sleeker and donkeys a little sturdier and I wanted to try to show that in the only way I could making a tiny crocheted animal.

That being said, the pattern is still very similar to all of the other animals, and the same size, about 3" tall.

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How to Crochet a Little Donkey

Finished Size: about 3" tall sitting

You will need:

medium weight yarn in gray, black, and cream or desired colors (sample made in Red Heart Super Saver in Dusty Gray, Black, and Aran)
G crochet hook (4 mm)
2- 6 mm safety eyes
Polyfil fiberfill
yarn needle
stitch markers
black embroidery floss
scissors

Instructions:

Body

Make 1 with gray, beginning with magic ring

Round 1: in mr, ch 1, 6 sc (6 sc)

Round 2: 2 sc in each st (12 sc)

Round 3: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next st] repeat around (18 sc)

Rounds 4-8: 1 sc in each st (18 sc)

Begin stuffing and continue stuffing as you work

Round 9: sc2tog around (9 sc)

Round 10: 2 sc in each st (18 sc)

Round 11: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 2 sts] repeat around (24 sc)

Round 12-15: 1 sc in each st (24 sc)

Round 16: [sc2tog, sc in next 2 sts] repeat around (18 sc)

Insert safety eyes between rounds 13 and 14 about 3 stitches apart

Round 17: [sc2tog, sc in next st] repeat around (12 sc)

Round 18: sc2tog around (6 sc)

Finish off, weave in ends

Nose

Make 1 starting with cream yarn and switching to gray where indicated, beginning with magic ring

Round 1: in mr, ch 1, 6 sc (6 sc)

Round 2: 2 sc in each st (12 sc)

Round 3: 1 sc in each st (12 sc)

switch to gray yarn

Round 4: 1 sc in each st (12 sc)

Finish off and cut yarn leaving long tail for sewing

Embroider 2 lines for the nostrils with black embroidery floss

Add a little bit of stuffing and sew the nose to the head just below the eyes

Ears

Make 2 with gray yarn

ch 3

sl st in first ch from hook, sc in next 2 ch

Finish off and cut yarn, leaving long tail for sewing

Sew ears to the top of the head

Legs

Make 4 with beginning with black yarn and changing to gray where directed, beginning with magic ring

Round 1: in mr, ch 1, 8 sc (8 sc)

Round 2: 1 sc in blo of each st (8 sc in blo)

change to gray yarn

Round 3-5: 1 sc in each st (8 sc)

Finish off and cut yarn leaving a long tail for sewing

Sew the 2 of the legs/arms to the side of the body between the body and head, sew the other 2 to the bottom side of the body in a sitting position

Mane

make 1 with black yarn

I used little clusters along the mane to give it a sort of bumpy texture. If you prefer you can just use sc stitches all the way down

cluster: insert yarn in stitch, pull up a loop, yarn over, insert in stitch, pull up a loop, yarn over pull through all loops

ch 16

turn, skip first ch from hook, sc in next ch, [cluster (see above) in new st, sc in next] repeat to the end of the ch

Sew the mane to the center of the head, between the ears and down the back

Tail

make 1 with gray yarn

ch 5

sl st in second ch from hook and each ch to the end (4 sl st)

cut 2 small pieces of black yarn (about 4 inches)

fold in half and insert the hook into the skipped ch on the tail, grab the folded end of the black strands (held together), pull through so that you have a loop, pull the cut ends through the loop making a larks head knot, pull tight to secure, trim ends so you have just a short black tuft on the end of the tail

Little Donkey- Mini Amigurumi Crochet Along Day 10