Herman the Rhino
No. 1029-211-3154
Skill level: Intermediate Abbreviations:
Crochet hook: 2.5 mm sc - single crochet
Materials: A piece of black yarn, safety dc - double crochet
eyes 6 mm, stuffing, pins, tapestry needle sl st - slip stitch
bo - bobble stitch (4 unfinished dc
Yarn: Rainbow Cotton 8/4 in the same stitch, yarn over and
Grey (#015) - 1 skein
pull through all loops on the hook)
Natural White (#002) - 1 skein inc - increase: 2 sc in the same st
Buy your yarn here: dec - decrease: 2 sc together
http://shop.hobbii.com/herman-the-rhino (xx) - the number of stitches after
ended round
[ ] - repeat instructions within
brackets
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Head
Color: 015 Grey
Rnd 1: Start with a magic ring. 6 sc in the magic ring
Rnd 2: inc x6 (12)
Rnd 3: [1 sc, inc] x6 (18)
Rnd 4: [2 sc, inc] x6 (24)
Rnd 5: [3 sc, inc] x6 (30)
Rnd 6: [4 sc, inc] x6 (36)
Rnd 7: [5 sc, inc] x6 (42)
Rnds 8-10: 1 sc in each st (42)
Rnd 11: 10 sc, 1 bo, 12 sc, 1 bo, 18 sc (42)
Rnds 12-14: 1 sc in each st (42)
Rnd 15: [5 sc, dec] x6 (36)
Rnd 16: [4 sc, dec] x6 (30)
Rnd 17: [4 sc, inc] x6 (36)
Rnd 18: [5 sc, inc] x6 (42)
Rnd 19: 1 sc in each st (42)
Rnd 20: [6 sc, inc] x6 (48)
Rnd 21: 1 sc in each st (48)
Rnd 22: [7 sc, inc] x6 (54)
Rnd 23: 1 sc in each st (54)
Rnd 24: [8 sc, inc] x6 (60)
Rnd 25: 1 sc in each st (60)
Rnd 26: [9 sc, inc] x6 (66)
Rnds 27-30: 1 sc in each st (66)
Now, attach the safety eyes with 5 stitches in between. Attach them between rounds 17 and
18.
Rnd 31: [9 sc, dec] x6 (60)
Rnd 32: [8 sc, dec] x6 (54)
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Rnd 33: [7 sc, dec] x6 (48)
Rnd 34: [6 sc, dec] x6 (42)
Rnd 35: [5 sc, dec] x6 (36)
Rnd 36: [4 sc, dec] x6 (30)
Rnd 37: [3 sc, dec] x6 (24)
Now, stuff the head.
Rnd 38: [2 sc, inc] x6 (18)
Rnd 39: [1 sc, dec] x6 (12)
And stuff the head one last time.
Rnd 40: dec x6 (6)
Now, sew together the last 6 sts. Sew through the front loop of each of the 6 sts. Pull the
thread to close the hole and weave in the end.
Ear (make 2)
Color: 015 Grey
Rnd 1: Start with a magic ring. 6 sc in the magic ring
Rnd 2: inc x6 (12)
Rnd 3: [1 sc, inc] x6 (18)
Rnd 4: [2 sc, inc] x6 (24)
Finish with a sl st.
Cut off the yarn but be careful to leave a long tail for sewing the ear onto the head.
Horn (large)
Color: 002 Natural White
Rnd 1: Start with a magic ring. 3 sc in the magic ring
Rnd 2: inc x3 (6)
Rnd 3: 1 sc in each st (6)
Rnd 4: [1 sc, inc] x3 (9)
Rnd 5: 1 sc in each st (9)
Rnd 6: [2 sc, inc] x3 (12)
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Rnds 7-9: 1 sc in each st (12)
Cut off the yarn but be careful to leave a long tail for sewing the horn onto the head.
Horn (small)
Color: 002 Natural White
Rnd 1: Start with a magic ring. 3 sc in the magic ring
Rnd 2: inc x3 (6)
Rnd 3: 1 sc in each st (6)
Rnd 4: [1 sc, inc] x3 (9)
Rnds 5-6: 1 sc in each st (9)
Cut off the yarn but be careful to leave a long tail for sewing the horn onto the head.
Legs (make 2)
Color: 015 Grey
Rnd 1: Start with a magic ring. 6 sc in the magic ring
Rnd 2: inc x6 (12)
Rnd 3: [1 sc, inc] x6 (18)
Rnd 4: [2 sc, inc] x6 (24)
Rnd 5: 1 sc in each st (24)
Rnd 6: 5 sc, [1 bo, 1 sc] x3,13 sc (24)
Rnds 7-9: 1 sc in each st (24)
Rnd 10: [2 sc, inc] x6 (18)
Rnds 11-24: 1 sc in each st (18)
Cut off the yarn but be careful to leave a long tail for sewing the leg on to the body.
Arms (make 2)
Color: 015 Grey
Rnd 1: Start with a magic ring. 6 sc in the magic ring
Rnd 2: inc x6 (12)
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Rnd 3: [1 sc, inc] x6 (18)
Rnd 4: 1 sc in each st (18)
Rnd 5: 3 sc, [1 bo, 1 sc] x3,9 sc (18)
Rnd 6: 1 sc in each st (18)
Rnd 7: [7 sc, dec] x2 (16)
Rnds 8-17: 1 sc in each st (16)
Rnd 18: [6 sc, dec] x2 (14)
Rnds 19-21: 1 sc in each st (14)
Cut off the yarn but be careful to leave a long tail for sewing the arm on to the body.
Body
Color: 015 Grey
Rnd 1: Start with a magic ring. 6 sc in the magic ring
Rnd 2: inc x6 (12)
Rnd 3: [1 sc, inc] x6 (18)
Rnd 4: [2 sc, inc] x6 (24)
Rnd 5: [3 sc, inc] x6 (30)
Rnd 6: [4 sc, inc] x6 (36)
Rnd 7: [5 sc, inc] x6 (42)
Rnd 8: [6 sc, inc] x6 (48)
Rnd 9: [7 sc, inc] x6 (54)
Rnd 10: [8 sc, inc] x6 (60)
Rnd 11: [9 sc, inc] x6 (66)
Rnd 12: [10 sc, inc] x6 (72)
Rnds 13-17: 1 sc in each st (72)
Rnd 18: [10 sc, dec] x6 (66)
Rnd 19: 1 sc in each st (66)
Rnd 20: [9 sc, dec] x6 (60)
Rnds 21-23: 1 sc in each st (60)
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Rnd 24: [8 sc, dec] x6 (54)
Rnds 25-27: 1 sc in each st (54)
Rnd 28: [7 sc, dec] x6 (48)
Rnds 29-31: 1 sc in each st (48)
Rnd 32: [6 sc, dec] x6 (42)
Rnds 33-35: 1 sc in each st (42)
Begin stuffing the body.
Rnd 36: [5 sc, dec] x6 (36)
Rnds 37-39: 1 sc in each st (36)
Rnd 40: [4 sc, dec] x6 (30)
Rnds 41-42: 1 sc in each st (30)
Rnd 43: [3 sc, dec] x6 (24)
Rnd 44: 1 sc in each st (24)
Stuff the body well.
Cut off the yarn but be careful to leave a long tail for sewing the head onto the body.
Assembling
Horns:
Stuff a bit of stuffing into the horns. Sew the horns onto the head. Place the large horn
between the nostrils and the other one 3 rows above the eyes. Weave in ends thoroughly.
Ears:
Sew the ears onto the head with 12 stitches in between. Place the ears on the broadest part
of the head. Weave in ends thoroughly.
Legs:
Put stuffing into the legs. Stuff the bottom of the leg well and a little less in the actual leg.
Leave a small space at the top without stuffing. Place the legs under the tummy. They should
point outward a bit. Sew on the legs about 8 rounds from the beginning of the body. Weave
in ends thoroughly.
Arms:
Stuff the arms with stuffing. Stuff the bottom of the arm well and a little less in the actual arm.
Stop nearly before reaching the top. Sew on the arms about 2 rounds from the top of the
neck. Weave in ends thoroughly.
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Head:
The head must point downwards a little. It can be helpful to pin the head to the body first.
Sew through the stitches of the body and then through the head. And finally, stuff some extra
stuffing into the neck before closing it completely to avoid a wobbly head. Weave in ends
thoroughly.
Tail:
Finally, plait a small tail and sew it on the back of the body.
Enjoy!
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