Otter Amigurumi Pattern

This pattern contains full diagrams (charts, ) written pattern (in US terminology ) and photo instructions.
In download page, 2 PDF are always available ( English and Japanese. )

Difficulty: ★★★★☆ (little advanced )

Yarn
You can make this amigurumi with any yarn you prefer. Sample in instructions is made with:

MC (main color: brown ): Hamanaka piccolo (sport / 12 wpi ) (17) 40g
CC1 (contrasting color for body: white ): Hamanaka piccolo (2) 10g
CC2 (contrasting color for nose: black ): Hamanaka piccolo (20) 1g

Others
Stuffing
Eyes ( 8 mm for sport yarn)
Weight (such as marbles, stones )

Tools
Hook for yarn gauge ( for Piccolo, 2.2 mm )
yarn needle

Finished measurement
32 x 10 x 9 cm

Gauge is not important in this pattern. Try work tighter stitches or use smaller sized hook.

Basic skills required
Both of “inc” and “dec” mean increase and decrease of double crochet in this pattern.
Join edges together with sl st in every round unless otherwise noted.

dc: double crochet
ch: chain stitch
sl st: slip stitches
inc: 2 double crochet in 1 stitch
dec: double crochet 2 together

dc3tog: double crochet 3 together
st (s ): stitch (es )
(MC or CC1 or CC2): change to the noted color