Crochet an Adorable Ant

Leyla

2024-06-05 08:19:15

Crocheting an adorable ant is a fun and creative way to showcase your crafting skills. You can customize your ant by adding details like stripes, spots, or even a tiny smile to make it even more endearing. Once you finish crocheting, you can display your creation as a cute decoration or give it as a thoughtful handmade gift to someone special. Let your imagination run wild as you crochet your very own adorable ant!

Finished Size about 4" long

You will need:

Worsted weight yarn in dark gray/black, or desired body color (Sample made with Red Heart Super Saver in Charcoal)
G crochet hook (4/4.25 mm)
2- 6mm safety eyes
black embroidery floss and needle
stuffing
yarn needle
stitch markers
scissors

Instructions:

The body/head is made starting with a magic ring. The antennae and legs are made starting with a chain and working back down the chain mostly with slip stitches.

*Note: be sure to stuff the body sections as you go, the transitions between sections are skinny and will make it hard to stuff a previous section once you have moved on to the next.

Body/Head

Make 1 in body color, 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 4-6: 1 sc in each st (18 sc)

Add safety eyes between rounds 3 and 4 with a few stitches in between (I put them almost to the side of the head, maybe 5 stitches in between)

Begin stuffing and continue stuffing as you work

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

Round 8: sc2tog around (6 sc)

Round 9: 2 sc in each st (12 sc)

Rounds 10-12: 1 sc in each st (12 sc)

Round 13: sc2tog around (6 sc)

Round 14: 2 sc in each st (12 sc)

Round 15: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next st] repeat around (18 sc)

Round 16: [sc2tog, sc in next 4 sts] repeat around (15 sc)

Round 17: [sc2tog, sc in next 3 sts] repeat around (12 sc)

Round 18: [sc2tog, sc in next 2 sts] repeat around (9 sc)

Round 19: [sc2tog, sc in next st] repeat around (6 sc)

Finish off, weave in ends

Stitch a small smile below the eyes

Antennae

make 2 with body color, starting with chain

ch 3

sl st in ch closest to hook, and each ch to the end (3 sl st)

sew antennae to the top of the head

Legs

make 6 with body color, starting with chain

ch 6

sl st in ch closest to hook, sl st in next ch, (sl st, sc, sl st) in next ch (this makes the bend in the leg), sl st in next 3 ch (7 sl st, 1 sc)

sew 3 legs to each side of the middle section of the body

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2024-06-05 08:19:15

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