Easy Pet Rock crochet pattern (free PDF)

R1with grey: 6 sc in MR(6)
R2inc ×6(12)
R3(1 sc, inc) ×6(18)
R41 sc, (inc, 2 sc) ×5, inc, 1 sc(24)
R5(3 sc, inc) ×6(30)
R62 sc, (inc, 4 sc) ×5, inc, 2 sc(36)
R7(5 sc, inc) ×6(42)
R83 sc, (inc, 6 sc) ×5, inc, 3 sc(48)
R9(7 sc, inc) ×6(54)
R1054 sc(54)
R11(8 sc, inc) ×6(60)
R12–1360 sc(60)
R144 sc, (dec, 8 sc) ×5, dec, 4 sc(54)
R1554 sc(54)
R164 sc, (dec, 7 sc) ×5, dec, 3 sc(48)
R17(6 sc, dec) ×6(42)
R183 sc, (dec, 5 sc) ×5, dec, 2 sc(36)
R19(4 sc, dec) ×6(30)
R202 sc, (dec, 3 sc) ×5, dec, 1 sc(24)
R21(2 sc, dec) ×6(18)
R22(1 sc, dec) ×6(12)
R23dec ×6(6)
Size before assembly: about 7.6 cm at the widest, 5.2 cm long; 23 rounds.
→ Start stuffing (firmly) and keep adding as you decrease.
Top up the stuffing if needed. Fasten off leaving a 15 cm tail; with the needle weave it through the front loops of all 6 stitches of the last round, pull tight and hide the end inside.

R1with green: 4 sc in MR(4)
R2–34 sc(4)
Size before assembly: about 0.5 cm at the widest, 0.9 cm long; 3 rounds.
Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Stuff lightly just before sewing it on; a little less near the edge, then add a pinch when the seam is nearly done.

Round 1with green: ch 6 (foundation chain); starting in the 2nd ch from hook; 1 sc, 2 hdc, 1 sc, 3 sc in one st; along the other side of the chain; 1 sc, 2 hdc, 1 sc, picot (ch 3, sl st in the 3rd ch from hook); sl st in the first st to join(11)
Flat motif — leaf (pointed leaf, worked in rounds, one layer of fabric), about 2.5 × 1.1 cm; 1 row.
Fasten off leaving a long tail (~30 cm) for sewing. Do not stuff. Weave in the starting tail, pin the motif out to shape on a soft surface and steam it lightly.

R1with pink: 6 sc in MR(6)
R2inc ×5, 1 sc(11)
A flat circle about 1.5 cm across; 2 rounds.
Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Do not stuff.

R1with light grey: 6 sc in MR(6)
R2(inc ×2, 1 sc) ×2(10)
Of these: top — 1; low — 1; mid — 1; front — 1. A flat circle about 1.5 cm across; 2 rounds.
Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Do not stuff.

The whole face is embroidered. Order: the eyes (black satin), then the white glints over them, then the nose and mouth, blush last. Mark the centres with pins first and compare with the picture. Bring thread ends out where a sewn-on piece will cover them, or bury them in the stuffing.

Embroidery in dark brown thread (on the rock) (2, symmetric: the toy's left side is described, the right is its mirror image), straight stitches through: (between rounds 11 and 12, 2 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left) → (in round 11, 3 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (between rounds 10 and 11, 3.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (in round 11, 4.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (between rounds 11 and 12, 5.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ).
Embroidery in dark brown thread (on the rock), straight stitches through: (in round 9, 1 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ) → (between rounds 8 and 9, 0.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ) → (between rounds 8 and 9, on the centre front line ) → (between rounds 8 and 9, 0.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (in round 9, 1 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ).