Meerkat

This crocheted meerkat captures by its realistic appearance. The toy can stand with the help of its tail like they do in the wild. The pattern requires medium crocheting and sewing skills, as well as involves some simple work with craft wire and glue. It includes a few illustrations that show how to perform some elements. In the pattern two types of black yarn are used, because the tail and ears look better when fluffy, wheras the nose doesn't. You may crochet with one type of black yarn if you prefer. The suggested hooks make crocheting **quite tight**, i.e. you may want to choose bigger hooks. The pattern has been successfully tested by three testers. **Yarn** Light gray woolen yarn, 100 g / 170 m. E.g. from Troitsk Yarn Village (Деревенька), 100% wool, color 530. Black acrylic+woolen yarn, 100 g / 500 m. E.g. YarnArt Angora Star, 20% wool, 80% acrylic, color 585. Black cotton yarn, 50 g / 240 m. E.g. Coco Vita Cotton, 100% cotton, color 3852. **Materials and tools** Scissors Large eye yarn needle Sewing pins Ruler or measuring tape Filler for stuffing Hooks 2 mm (for the black parts), 2.5 mm (the main) 2 black flatback pearls 7 mm in diameter Transparent glue Pink/red thick threads (e.g. embroidery floss) or a piece of yarn (for the mouth) Craft wire (1 mm in diameter) 57 cm (for the tail and forelegs) Chenille wire (chenille pipe cleaner) 18 mm in diameter – 14 cm (for the hind legs) Wire cutters Black and dark brown pastel crayons and paint brush (optionally) Black sewing threads (for the eyes) Hand sewing needle Contrasting thread as a marker for the beginning of the round