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Lee Sartori's passion is designing modern, wearable garments and adorable amigurumi. She is the crochet designer behind CoCo Crochet Lee. She can be seen as a guest host on seasons 9 and 10 of the popular PBS show Knit and Crochet Now! and as a crochet expert for Annie's Creative Studio, where she demonstrates fun crochet skills and patterns. Full bio »
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In this Crochet Skill Builders episode brought to you by Annie's Creative Studio, crochet expert Lee Sartori provides a visual review for how to crochet the lion and add the contrasting mane. Join the stitching fun in this Into the Jungle crochetalong video!
In this episode, you'll learn how to:
- Crochet the body ring.
- Embroider facial features and toes.
- Complete the Lion toy for Into the Jungle.
Elephant: 9-inch Body, 14 inches long
Lion: 8-inch Body, 12 inches long
Materials Note: Materials list and Pattern Notes are for Parts 7 & 8.
- Red Heart Super Saver medium (worsted) weight acrylic yarn (7 oz/ 364 yds/ 198g per skein): 4 oz each #400 gray heather and #321 gold 3 oz #365 coffee 1 oz #341 light gray 4 yds #312 black
- Size I/9/5.5mm crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge
- Tapestry needle
- Stitch marker
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