Jerboa

Jerboas are small, desert-dwelling rodents with very long rear legs and tails, hopping around like miniature kangaroos. They all look adorable, but the cutest is the long-eared jerboa with its extremely oversized ears - the biggest of any mammal in proportion to its body size.

The pattern includes both right-handed or left-handed illustrations. It is written with US crochet terminology (UK/Aus equivalents provided). It contains many in-progress photos, but also includes a text-only appendix for easy printing.

This pattern is suitable for intermediate level crocheters, who are confident with basic stitches (ch, sl st, sc, working in BLO) and frequently used amigurumi techniques (magic ring, invisible decrease). Head, body and tail are crocheted in one piece and the legs are joined as you go, so there are only the ears to sew on in the end.