Annies - Into the Jungle

Tree: 17 inches tall Giraffe: 17 inches long Elephant: 9-inch-diameter body 14 inches long Lion: 8-inch-diameter body, 12 inches long Tiger: 8-inch-diameter body, 10 inches long, excluding Tail Monkey: 7-inch-diameter body, 8 inches long, excluding Tail Red Heart Super Saver medium (worsted) weight acrylic yarn (7 oz/ 364 yds/ 198g per skein): 8 oz #406 medium thyme 7 oz #334 buff 4 oz each #360 caf latte, #365 coffee, #400 gray heather, #321 gold, #254 pumpkin and #336 warm brown 2 oz #312 black 1 oz #341 light gray Size I/9/5.5mm crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge Tapestry needle Stitch marker 12-inch-tall plastic foam cone Fiberfill 3 sc = 1 inch; 3 sc rnds = 1 inch Weave in loose ends as work progresses. Do not join rounds unless otherwise indicated. Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated. Chain-3 at beginning of round counts as first double crochet unless otherwise stated. Refer to Assembly Diagram and project photo when attaching parts to Body and Head. Loop stitch (lp st): [Insert hook in next st, wrap yarn around index finger twice, insert hook under 2 lps on finger and draw through st on hook, drop lps from finger, yo, draw through all 3 lps on hook] rep around. BASE Rnd 1: With caf latte, ch 3, join (see Pattern Notes) in first ch to form a ring, ch 1, 2 sc in each ch around, place marker (see Pattern Notes). (6 sc) Rnd 2: 2 sc in each sc around. (12 sc)Rnd 3: Rep rnd 2. (24 sc)Rnd 4: [Sc in each of next 2 sc, 2 sc in next sc] around. (32 sc)Rnd 5: [Sc in each of next 3 sc, 2 sc in next sc] around. (40 sc)Rnd 6: Sc in each sc around. Rnd 7: Rep rnd 6, join in next sc. Rnd 7: Rep rnd 6, join in next sc.

Fasten off. OUTER COVER Rnd 1: Beg at top with caf latte, ch 3, join in first ch to form a ring, 2 sc in each ch around, join, place marker. (6 sc)Rnd 2: 2 sc in each sc around. (12 sc)Rnd 3: [Sc in each of next 5 sc, 2 sc in next sc] twice. (14 sc)Rnd 4: Sc around, inc 2 sc evenly sp around. Rnd 6: Rep rnd 4. (18 sc)Rnd 7: Rep rnd 5. Rnd 8: Rep rnd 4. (20 sc)Rnds 9 & 10: Rep rnd 5. Rnds 1134: [Rep rnds 810 consecutively] 8 times. (36 sc)Rnd 35: Rep rnd 8. (38 sc)Rnds 3638: Rep rnd 5. Rnd 39: Rep rnd 8. (40 sc)Rnds 4044: Rep rnd 5. (40 sc)Rnd 45: Place Outer Cover over plastic foam cone, place Base on bottom of plastic foam cone, working through both thicknesses, sc in each sc around, join in next sc. (40 sc)Rnd 45: Place Outer Cover over plastic foam cone, place Base on bottom of plastic foam cone, working through both thicknesses, sc in each sc around, join in next sc.

Fasten off. (40 sc) GRASS Rnd 1 (RS): With top of cone facing, join medium thyme in any sc of rnd 45, ch 3(see Pattern Notes), 2 dc in next dc, [dc in next dc, 2 dc in next dc] around, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (60 dc)Rnd 2: Sl st in sp between dc sts, ch 3, dc in next sp between dc sts, 2 dc in next sp, [dc in each of next 2 sps between dc sts, 2 dc in next sp between dc sts] around, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (80 dc)Rnd 3: Sl st in sp between dc sts, ch 3, dc in each of next 6 sps between dc sts, 2 dc in next sp between dc sts, [dc in each of next 7 sps between dc sts, 2 dc in next sp between dc sts] around, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (90 dc)Rnd 4: Sl st in sp between dc sts, ch 3, dc in each of next 7 sps between dc sts, 2 dc in next sp between dc sts, [dc in each of next 8 sps between dc sts, 2 dc in next sp between dc sts] around, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (110 dc)Rnd 6: Sl st in sp between dc sts, ch 3, dc in each of next 9 sps between dc sts, 2 dc in next sp between dc sts, [dc in each of next 10 sps between dc sts, 2 dc in next sp between dc sts] around, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3, turn. (120 dc)Rnds 711 (WS): Ch 1, lp st(see Special Stitch) in each st around, join. (120 dc)Rnds 711 (WS): Ch 1, lp st(see Special Stitch) in each st around, join.

At the end of rnd 11, fasten off. TREETOP Note: Rnds 18 are the inside of the Treetop cone. Rnd 9 will beg outer edge of the Treetop cone.Rnd 1: With caf latte, beg at inside edge of Treetop cone, ch 3, join in first ch to form a ring, ch 1, 2 sc in each ch around, place marker. (6 sc)Rnd 2: 2 sc in each st around. (12 sc)Rnd 3: [Sc in next st, 2 sc in next st] around. Rnds 58: Rep rnd 4. Rnd 9: Sl st in next st, turn piece so RS is on the inside, ch 1, [working in back lps(see Stitch Guide), sc in each of next 2 sts, 2 sc in next st] around, join in first sc. (24 sc)Rnd 10: Ch 1, working in back lps, sc in each st around. Rnds 1117: Rep rnd 4. Rnd 18: [Sc in each of next 6 sc, sc dec (see Stitch Guide) in next 2 sc] 3 times. (21 sc)Rnd 19: Rep rnd 4. Rnd 20: [Sc in each of next 5 sc, sc dec in next 2 sc] 3 times. (18 sc)Rnds 21 & 22: Rep rnd 4. (18 sc)Rnds 21 & 22: Rep rnd 4.

Stuff with fiberfill and continue as work progresses. Rnd 23: [Sc in each of next 4 sc, sc dec in next 2 sc] 3 times. (15 sc)Rnd 24: Rep rnd 4. Rnd 25: [Sc in each of next 3 sc, sc dec in next 2 sc] 3 times. (12 sc)Rnd 26: [Sc in each of next 2 sc, sc dec in next 2 sc] 3 times. (6 sc)Rnd 28: [Sl st in every other st] 3times. (6 sc)Rnd 28: [Sl st in every other st] 3times.

Fasten off. LEAF #1 Make 10.Side 1: With medium thyme, ch 8, dc in 4th ch from hook (3 sk chs count as first dc), dc in next ch, hdc in each of next 2 chs, sc in next ch, (sc, ch 2, sl st in 2nd ch from hook, sc) in last ch, working on opposite side of foundation ch, sc in next ch, hdc in each of next 2chs, dc in next ch, 2 dc in last ch, join in beg ch, leaving 12-inch length of yarn, fasten off. (14 sts)Side 2: Rep side 1 of Leaf #1, ending with join. Fasten off. With WS tog, matching sts, whipstitch(see illustration) sides 1 and 2 tog, leaving rem length for sewing to Treetop. (26 sts)Side 2: Rep side 1 of Leaf #2, ending with join. (26 sts)Side 2: Rep side 1 of Leaf #2, ending with join.

Fasten off. With WS tog, matching sts, whipstitch sides 1 and 2 tog, leaving rem length for sewing to Treetop. LEAF #3 Make 12.Side 1: With medium thyme, ch 18, dc in 4th ch from hook (3 sk chs count as first dc), dc in each of next 4 chs, hdc in each of next 5 chs, sc in each of next 4 chs (sc, ch 2, sl st in 2nd ch from hook) in last ch, working on opposite side of foundation ch, sc in each of next 4 chs, hdc in each of next 5 chs, dc in each of next 4 chs, 2 dc in last ch, join in first ch, leaving 14-inch length of yarn, fasten off.