Bill Babirusa

**Bill Babirusa** is a crochet pattern for a deer pig. There is a version for both left- and right-handers with around 50 pages and many, many photos and a printerfriendly version with no photos and 26 pages. The pattern is available in English (US-terms) and German. Bill is a really big boy, he is 18 cm /6" high and 32 cm/13" long. **Gauge (in sc)**: 34 sts x 34 rds = 10 cm x 10 cm / 4”x 4“ More important than a perfect gauge: Crochet as firmly as possible to avoid strechting and gaps between stitches. **Materials and notions:** Hobbii Friends Cotton 8/4 (100 % cotton, 160 m/50 g or 174 yds/1,75 oz): Ash Brown (08) 170 g / 554 m / 592 yds Anthracite (122) 10 g /32 m/35 yds Oatmilk (03) 5g /16 m/18 yds Antique Rose (53) 2 g /7m/ 7yds Crochet hook: 2,0 mm /size B (US) 9 chenille wires, 50 cm/20“long Filling material Safety eyes Ø 10 mm Stitch markers: 8 red, 8 blue, 4 yellow, 2 green, 12 in any color Tapestry needle, scissors Tongs and tweezers Sewing yarn in contrasting color for thread markers Small bag or box for storing small parts.