# Free crochet hedgehog pattern

> A free crochet pattern for a hedgehog, with a live 3D preview. It runs to 12 rounds. Read it round by round, or open it in the editor to see it built.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Pattern | Hedgehog |
| Designer | sofycrochet |
| Notation | US crochet terminology |
| Size | 1 piece · 12 rounds · 162 stitches · 3 yarn colours |
| Yarn colours | #1F1B18, #EFE7DA, #6B4B39 |
| Updated | 2026-09-12 |
| Page | https://crochet3d.com/gallery/hedgehog |

⚠️ **US notation.** This pattern uses at least one abbreviation that means a different stitch in UK notation (UK "dc" is US "sc"; UK "tr" is US "dc"). Work it as US, or read the UK column in the key below.

## Instructions

### Hedgehog

- **Round 1:** 4 sc in ring → 4
- **Round 2:** BLO: (sc, inc) x2 → 6
- **Round 3:** (2 sc, inc) x2 → 8
- **Round 4:** inc x8 → 16
- **Round 5:** 3 sc, flo ((sc, dc, sc) in one st), 3 sc, flo ((sc, dc, sc) in one st), 8 sc → 16
- **Round 6:** 3 sc, blo sc, inc, sc, inc, blo sc, 3 sc, bobble, 3 sc, bobble → 18
- **Round 7:** (2 sc, bobble3, sc) x3, sc, 5 sc → 18
- **Round 8:** (sc, bobble3) x6, sc, 5 sc → 18
- **Round 9:** (2 sc, bobble3, sc) x3, sc, bobble, 3 sc, bobble → 18
- **Round 10:** (sc, bobble3) x6, sc, 5 sc → 18
- **Round 11:** (sc, dec) x6 → 12
- **Round 12:** dec x6 → 6
- **Finishing:** fasten off

## Abbreviations used

| In the pattern | US abbreviation | Stitch name (US) | UK abbreviation | What it is |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| sc | sc | Single crochet | dc |  |
| dc | dc | Double crochet | tr |  |
| inc | inc | Increase | inc | 2 sts in 1 st |
| dec | dec | Decrease | dec2tog | 2 sts worked together |
| bobble | bo | Bobble | bo | bobble stitch, 5 dc worked into the same stitch |
| bobble3 | bo-3dc | Small bobble (3 dc) | bo-3tr | small bobble stitch, 3 dc worked into the same stitch |
| fasten off | FO | Fasten off | FO | cut & fasten off |

The UK column is the abbreviation a UK-notation reader would use for the SAME stitch. Where it differs from the US one, following the pattern with UK meanings produces the wrong stitch height.

## How the notation reads

- `(sc, inc) x6` — repeat what is in the brackets 6 times — also written 6x (sc, inc)
- `3 hdc in one st` — all three stitches go into the SAME base stitch
- `FLO / BLO` — work into the front / back loop only, leaving the other loop free

**Open it in the planner.** [https://crochet3d.com/gallery/hedgehog](https://crochet3d.com/gallery/hedgehog) has an "open in the editor" button that loads this pattern into the 3D planner, where the model is built from exactly the text above.

**Designer:** sofycrochet. Published on Crochet 3D with the designer named — the pattern is theirs, not ours.

Source: https://crochet3d.com/gallery/hedgehog