Crocheted Gray Wolf Softie

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For, I think, 4 out of the past 5 years I have participated in the Softie Crochet Along, and it is one of my favorite crochet alongs to participate in each year because stuffed animals/dolls are some of my favorite things to crochet. 

In previous years I have made a Flamingo, a Dinosaur, a Robot, and a Dragon as my contribution to the Softie CAL. This year's softie is a little gray wolf. 

I actually had something else in mind for this project, but Plan A didn't quite work out so I came up with something else that used the same colors as my original plan and the little Gray Wolf was born. 

The finished wolf stands about 9" tall, or if you sew the legs on in a sitting position it would sit about 8" tall. He is made with Basic Stitch from Lion Brand (one of the CAL sponsors) in gray and white, with a tiny bit of pink in the ears. 

Be sure to check out all of the Crochet Along Details to find all of the patterns that have been shared each week for the past couple of months, or that will be shared each week through the end of this month. Also learn how you can join the crochet along and enter to win prizes. 

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How to Crochet a Gray Wolf Softie

Finished Size: about 9" tall

You will need:

• Medium weight yarn in Gray, White, and Blush Pink (Lion Brand Basic Stitch in Silver Heather, White, and Blush Heather)
• G Crochet Hook (4mm)
• 2- 12mm safety eyes
• 20mm safety nose
• fiberfill stuffing
• yarn needle

Instructions:

Body/Head

Make 1 with gray yarn, 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)

Round 4: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 2 sts] repeat around (24 sc)

Round 5: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 3 sts] repeat around (30 sc)

Round 6: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 4 sts] repeat around (36 sc)

Round 7: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 5 sts] repeat around (42 sc)

Round 8: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 6 sts] repeat around (48 sc)

Rounds 9-19: 1 sc in each st (48 sc)

Round 20: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 6 sts] repeat around (42 sc)

Rounds 21-22: 1 sc in each st (42 sc)

Round 23: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 5 sts] repeat around (36 sc)

Round 24: 1 sc in each st (36 sc)

Round 25: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 3 sts] repeat around (30 sc)

Round 26: 1 sc in each st (30 sc)

Round 27: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 2 sts] repeat around (24 sc)

Round 28: [sc2tog, 1 sc in next 2 sts] repeat around (18 sc)

Begin stuffing body, next round begins the head portion 

Round 29: 2 sc in each st (36 sc)

Round 30: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 5 sts] repeat around (42 sc)

Round 31: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 6 sts] repeat around (48 sc)

Round 32: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 7 sts] repeat around (54 sc)

Rounds 33-41: 1 sc in each st (54 sc)

Round 42: [sc2tog, 1 sc in next 7 sts] repeat around (48 sc)

Insert eyes between rounds 38 and 39, about 9 stitches apart, begin stuffing head and continue to stuff as needed as you finish closing up the head

Round 43: [sc2tog, 1 sc in next 6 sts] repeat around (42 sc)

Round 44: [sc2tog, 1 sc in next 5 sts] repeat around (36 sc)

Round 45: [sc2tog, 1 sc in next 4 sts] repeat around (30 sc)

Round 46: [sc2tog, 1 sc in next 3 sts] repeat around (24 sc)

Round 47: [sc2tog, 1 sc in next 2 sts] repeat around (18 sc)

Round 48: [sc2tog, 1 sc in next st] repeat around (12 sc)

Round 49: sc2tog, repeat around (6 sc)

Finish off and cut yarn, use tail to weave around opening to close, weave in end

Muzzle

Make 1 with white yarn, 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)

Round 4: [2 sc in each of the next 4 sts, 1 sc in each of next 5 sts] repeat (26 sc)

Round 5: 1 sc in first st, 2 sc in each of next 2 sts, 1 sc in 2, 2 sc in each of next 2, 1 sc in next 7 sts, 2 sc in next 2 sts, 1 sc in next 2, 2 sc in each of the next 2 sts. 1 sc in each of the last 6 sts (33 sc)

Rounds 6-7: 1 sc in each st (33 sc)

Finish off and cut yarn leaving long tail for sewing

Nose Stripe

Make 1 with gray yarn, working back and forth in rows

ch 4

Row 1: turn, skip first ch, sc in each ch after to the end (3 sc)

Row 2: ch1, turn, 2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next st, 2 sc in last st (5 sc)

Row 3: ch1, turn, 2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 3 sts, 2 sc in last st (7 sc)

Row 4: ch1, turn, 2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 5 sts, 2 sc in last st (9 sc)

Row 5: 1 sc in each st (9 sc)

Finish off and cut yarn leaving long tail for sewing

Stitch the nose stripe to the muzzle with row 5 lined up with the top edge of the muzzle and row 1 pointing toward the center

Place safety nose at the end of the stripe

Sew the muzzle to the head just below the eyes stuffing as you go

Ears

Make 2 with gray yarn, beginning with magic ring

Round 1: in mr, ch 1, 6 sc (6 sc)
Round 2: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 2] repeat around (8 sc)

Round 3: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 3] repeat around (10 sc)

Round 4: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 4] repeat around (12 sc)

Round 5: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 5] repeat around (14 sc)

Round 6: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 6] repeat around (16 sc)

Round 7: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 7] repeat around (18 sc)

Round 8: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 8] repeat around (20 sc)

Round 9: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 9] repeat around (22 sc)

Finish off and cut yarn leaving long tail for sewing

Inner Ears

Make 2 with pink yarn, working back and forth in rows

ch 5

Row 1: turn, skip first ch, sc in each ch after to the end (4 sc)

Row 2: ch1, turn, sc2tog twice (2 sc)

Row 3: ch1, turn, sc2tog (1 sc)

ch 1, turn, work sc evenly around outside of triangle to give a finished edge working 3 sc in each corner to help turn

Finish off and cut yarn leaving long tail for sewing

Sew inner ears to the front of the ears

Sew ears to the sides of the head toward the top

Arms

Make 2 starting with white yarn and switching to gray where directed, begin with a 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)
Round 4: 1 sc in each st (18 sc)
Round 5: 1 sc in each st (18 sc)

Round 6: 1 sc in each st (18 sc)
Round 7: [sc2tog, 1 sc in next st] repeat around (12 sc)

Round 8: 1 sc in each st (12 sc)

Switch to gray yarn

Rounds 9-16: 1 sc in each st (12 sc)

Finish off and cut yarn leaving a long tail for sewing

Add a little stuffing to the hand part of the arm, leaving the straight part unstuffed

Sew one arm to each side of the body at the neck

Legs

Make 2 starting with white yarn and switching to gray where directed, begin with a 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)
Round 4: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 2 sts] repeat around (24 sc)
Round 5: 1 sc in each st (24 sc)
Round 6: 1 sc in each st (24 sc)

Round 7: 1 sc in each st (24 sc)
Round 8: [sc2tog, 1 sc in next 2 sts] repeat around (18 sc)
Round 9: 1 sc in each st (18 sc)

Switch to gray yarn

Rounds 10-17: 1 sc in each st (18 sc)

Finish off and cut yarn leaving a long tail for sewing

Add a little stuffing to the bottom (foot) part of the leg

Sew one leg to each side of the body near the bottom, you can sew the legs on in a standing position like I did, or sew them in a sitting position sticking out toward the front of the wolf if you prefer a sitting wolf. 

Tail

Make 1 starting with white yarn and switching to gray where directed, begin with a magic ring

Round 1: in mr, ch 1, 6 sc (6 sc)
Round 2: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 2] repeat around (8 sc)

Round 3: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 3] repeat around (10 sc)

Round 4: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 4] repeat around (12 sc)

Round 5: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 5] repeat around (14 sc)

Round 6: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 6] repeat around (16 sc)

Round 7: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 7] repeat around (18 sc)

Round 8: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 8] repeat around (20 sc)

Round 9: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 9] repeat around (22 sc)

Round 10: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 10] repeat around (24 sc)

Rounds 11-12: 1 sc in each st (24 sc)

Switch to gray, begin stuffing the tail and continue as you work

Rounds 13-17: 1 sc in each st (24 sc)

Round 18: [sc2tog, 1 sc in next 2 sts] repeat around (18 sc)
Rounds 19-20: 1 sc in each st (18 sc)

Round 21: [sc2tog, 1 sc in next 4 sts] repeat around (15 sc)

Round 22: [sc2tog, 1 sc in next 3 sts] repeat around (12 sc)

Round 23: 1 sc in each st (12 sc)

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

Finish off and cut yarn leaving a long tail for sewing

Sew tail to the back of the body