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DINKY DONKEY
A Crochet Pattern by Carla Scull

What you will need:

Red Heart 4-ply Charcoal G-Hook
Red Heart 4-ply Grey Heather polyfil
Red Heart 4-ply Ranch Red 20mm brown animal
Red Heart 4-ply Coffee eyes
Red Heart 4-ply Black 2 small blue buttons
Red Heart 4-ply White

WARNING: Some pieces may be removable. Use caution with small

children. CHOKING HAZZARD
Assemble directions beginning on page 11

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HEAD Grey Heather/Charcoal

Work in rounds
Rnd
Muzzle: Using Grey Heather:
1 Ch2; 6sc in 2nd st from hook 6
2 2sc in ea st; around 12
3 2sc in ea st; around 24
4 2sc in first st; sc in next 3sts; around 30
5-15 sc in ea st; around 30
Join and fasten off at end of rnd 15
Head: Using Charcoal
F/P=Front Post Tutorial: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jfd-fHCIC9U
16 Using F/P on rnd 15; sc in ea st; around 30
17 2sc in first st; sc in next 4sts; around 36
18 2sc in first st; sc in next 5sts; around 42
19 2sc in first st; sc in next 6sts; around 48
20-32 sc in ea st; around 48
33 dec first 2sts; sc in next 6sts; around 42
Stuff
34 dec first 2sts; sc in next 5sts; around 36
35 sc in ea st; around 36
36 dec first 2sts; sc in next 4sts; around 30

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37 dec first 2sts; sc in next 3sts; around 24

38 dec first 2sts; sc in next 2sts; around 18
39 dec first 2sts; sc in next st; around 12
Stuff
40 dec in ea st; around, close, fasten off 6

NECK AND CHEST Charcoal

Work in rounds
Rnd
1 Ch2; 6sc in 2nd st from hook 6
2 2sc in ea st; around 12
3 2sc in ea st; around 24
4 2sc in first st; sc in next 3sts; around 30
5-18 sc in ea st; around 30
19 2sc in first st; sc in next st; around 45
20-24 sc in ea st; around 45
25 2sc in first st; sc in next 2sts; around 60
Stuff
26-28 sc in ea st; around 60
29 dec first 2sts; sc in next 8sts; around 54
30 sc in ea st; around 54
31 dec first 2sts; sc in next 7sts; around 48

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32 sc in ea st; around 48
33 dec first 2sts; sc in next 6sts; around 42
34 dec first 2sts; sc in next 5sts; around 36
35 dec first 2sts; sc in next 4sts; around 30
36 dec first 2sts; sc in next 3sts; around 24
Stuff
37 dec first 2sts; around 12
38 dec first 2sts; around, join, fasten off 6

BODY Charcoal
Work in rounds
Rnd
1 ch2; 6sc in 2nd st from hook 6
2 2sc in ea st; around 12
3 2sc in ea st; around 24
4 sc in ea st; around 24
5 2sc in ea st; around 48
6-32 sc in ea st; around 48
33 dec first 2sts; sc in next 6sts; around 42
34 dec first 2sts; sc in next 5sts; around 36
35 dec first 2sts; sc in next 4sts; around 30
36 dec first 2sts; sc in next 3sts; around 24

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Stuff
37 dec first 2sts; around 12
38 dec first 2sts; around, close, fasten off 6

LEG Charcoal make 4

Work in rounds
Rnd
1 Ch7; sc in next 5sts; 3sc in next st; working on
opposite side, sc next 4sts; 2sc in last st 14
2 2sc in ea st; around 28
3-8 sc in ea st; around 28
9 dec first 2sts; around 14
Stuff
10-25 sc in ea st; around 14
Stuff
26 dec first 2sts; around, close, fasten off 7

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HOOF Black make 4

Work in rounds
Rnd
1 Ch15; join to form ring; sc in ea st; across 14
2 sc in first 4sts; 2hdc in next 6sts; sc in
last 4sts 20
3 sc in first 4sts; hdc in next 12sts; sc in last
4sts; join, fasten off 20
Work the hoof up the leg with the wrong side out and last rnd worked
upward toward the head. Position the wide side (hdc sts) forward
toward neck and chest end. Be sure the hoof is in the right direction
with the leg muscle before sewing it on. Sew hoof to rnd 25 of leg.

Now push the hoof back down over the bottom of the leg.

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EAR 2 Charcoal 2Grey Heather

Work the Grey Heather section first. At the end of last rnd of Charcoal
section, DO NOT fasten off.
Work in rounds
Rnd
1 Ch 20; sc in first 18sts; 3sc in next st; working on
opposite side, sc in next 18sts; turn 39
2 sc in first 4sts; hdc in next 11sts; sc in next
4sts; 3sc in next st; sc in next 4sts; hdc in next
11sts; sc in last 4sts; turn 41
3 sc in first 4sts; hdc in next 12sts; sc in next
4sts; 3sc in next st; sc in next 4sts; hdc in next
12 sts; sc in last 4sts; turn 43
4 sc in first 4sts; hdc in next 13sts; sc in next
4sts; 3sc in next st; sc in next 4sts; hdc in next

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13sts; sc in last 4sts; turn 45

5 sc in first 4sts; hdc in next 14sts; sc in next
4sts; 3sc in next st; sc in next 4sts; had in next
14sts; sc in last 4sts; fasten off Grey Heather. Leave
length for sewing on Charcoal 47

With wrong side facing ea other, sc around with 3sc in end st.
Fold end together and sew across, leaving the length for more sewing

TAIL Charcoal/Grey Heather

Work in rows
Row
1 Ch21; sc in ea st; across; turn 20
2-4 sc in ea st; across 20
Fold lengthwise with wrong side facing. Sew edge together
Wrap Charcoal and Grey Heather around the palm of hand
15 times. Tie a length of Charcoal tightly around one end.

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Cut the other end to open the loops. Tie strands to one end of tail.

EYES White make 2

Work in rounds
Rnd
1 Ch2; 6sc in 2nd st from hook 6
2 2sc in ea st; around 12
3 sc in ea st; around 12
Insert 15mm animal eyes to center of circle
4-5 sc in ea st; around 12
6 dec first 2sts; around, close, fasten off, leave
length for sewing 6

EYELID Charcoal make 2

Work in rounds
Rnd
1 Ch2; 6sc in 2nd st from hook 6
2 2sc in ea st; around 12
3 2sc in first st; sc in next st; around 18
4 2sc in first st; sc in next 2sts; around 24
5-6 sc in ea st; around, join, fasten off, leaving
length for sewing 24
Fold piece in half and sew across

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NOSTRILS Grey Heather make 2

Work in rounds
Rnd
1 Ch2; 6sc in 2nd st from hook 6
2 2hdc in first 3sts; sl st in next st; turn 9
3 sk sl st; hdc in first 6sts; sl st in next st;
fasten off, leaving length for sewing
The unworked sc sts are the bottom of the nostril. The nostril should
form a cave shape.

SADDLEBAGS Coffee make 2

Work in rows
Row
1 Ch11; sc ea st; across 10
2-16 sc in ea st; across 10
17 Working around outside of piece, sc around with 3sc in
each corner
Fold bottom edge up to row 5; fold row one down to make a “flap”.
Hold pieces together using a small blue button.
SADDLEBAG STRAP Coffee
Work in rows
Row
1 Ch25; sc in ea st; across 24
2-4 sc in ea st across, fasten off 24

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Sew one end of strap to top/back of saddlebag. Sew other end to the
other saddlebag. Fasten off

BLANKET Ranch Red

Work in rows
Row
1 Ch21; sc in ea st; across 20
2-12 sc in ea st; across 20
13 working around outside, hdc in ea st; with 3sc
in ea corner.
BRIDLE Coffee
1 Ch36; sc in ea st; across 35
Place bridle around muzzle and tie underneath
REINS
1 Ch 61; fasten off, tie to bridle underneath muzzle.

ASSEMBLE:
*Sew neck and chest piece to body at round 5 of body. You will have
to push the two pieces together tightly and pinning round 5 of the
body to the neck piece.
*Sew the head to the top of the neck, tilting the muzzle in a downward
direction.
*Sew the legs with attached hooves to the sides of the body. Front legs
on the side of the chest muscle, and back legs at the back of the body
piece. Be sure to face the wide side of the hoof forward.
*Sew the assembled eyes to the front of the face. Next, bend the eyelids
in an arch and form around the eyes. The fold is sewn to the head
and the eyeballs should fit against the inside of the eyelid arch.

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*Sew the nostrils to the top edge of the muzzle. Using the beginning
ring as a sewing guide, stitch the nostril down in the front. Working
around toward the back, and keeping the hdc sts upward to form the
cave, sew the back portion of the ring onto the muzzle.
*Sew the ears to each side of the head pointing upward. Put a “tac” in
the ear against the head to hold it in place and keep the ears in an
upward position.
*To make the mane: start on the head about one inch above and
between the eyes. Use the Posts to do a single crochet fringe to about
one inch from the body section. Fringe is alternating Charcoal/Black
and Grey Heather/Black.
*Attach bridle around the muzzle. Attach reins to bridle underneath
the muzzle.
*Place the blanket on the donkey’s back and the saddlebags over the
blanket.

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