Make an adorable mini fox with a tiny tree-stump house using fine Curio size 10 thread and a 1.5 mm hook. This pattern walks you through each small piece — head, body, limbs, ears, muzzle, tail, tiny jacket, hat, and accessories — with clear rounds and assembly photos. Perfect for crocheters who enjoy detailed, tiny work and charming finished toys to gift or display.
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— Head :
Round 1 :
with A 8 sc in a mr – 8 sts
Round 3 :
(sc, inc) x 8 – 24 sts
Round 4 - 5 :
sc around – 24 sts (2 rounds)
Round 6 :
1 sc in 4 sts, inc in next 4 sts, 1 sc in 8 sts, inc in next 4 sts, 1 sc in last 4 sts – 32 sts
Round 7 - 9 :
sc around – 32 sts (3 rounds)
Round 10 :
(2 sc, dec) x 8 – 24 sts
Round 11 :
(sc, dec) x 8 – 16 sts
Info :
Stuff the head. You may need to stuff more before finishing Round 12.
— Body :
Info :
Continue with the body from where you stopped with the head.
Round 13 :
(sc, inc) x 4 – 12 sts
Round 14 :
(2 sc, inc) x 4 – 16 sts
Info :
In Round 15, we will start the body and leave space for the arms. Refer to Picture 1B and Picture 1C.
Round 15 :
1 sc in 3 sts; ch 2 and sk 3 sts; 1 sc in 5 sts; ch 2 and sk 3 sts; 1 sc in 2 sts – 14 sts (incl the 4 ch)
Info :
In Round 16, crochet in the BLO of the 4 chains (we will need the front loops to make the arms later) and in both loops of the rest of the stitches.
Round 16 :
(6 sc, inc) x 2 – 16 sts
Round 17 :
(3 sc, inc) x 4 – 20 sts
Round 18 - 20 :
sc around – 20 sts (3 rounds)
Info :
Stuff the body. Leave 7 stitches on either side for legs and mark with thread the middle six (3 at the front and 3 at the back) with thread. Make sure the spaces you leave for legs align with the spaces you left for the arms earlier.
— Leg 1 :
Info :
Continue with the 1st leg from where you stopped with the body.
Round 1 :
1 sc until the 1st stitch marker. Insert hook in same stitch as last sc and in the stitch on the other side. 1 sc. Sc until the end of Round 1. You should have 7 sts.
Round 2 - 3 :
sc around – 7 sts
Round 4 :
Change color - Natural. sc around – 7 sts
— Leg 2 :
Info :
LEG 2 is made the same way as LEG 1. Join thread at the back of the fox and follow instructions for LEG 1. When you finish both legs, stuff lightly, finish off, and secure the stitches. Sew the 6 stitches between the legs.
— Arms :
Info :
The arms are made in the 2 chains and 3 skipped stitches we left earlier. Join Clementine to any one of the stitches you left for arms. Crochet tight especially in the first round. The arms are not stuffed.
Round 1 :
1 sc in each ch and st – 5 sts
Round 2 - 4 :
sc around – 5 sts
Info :
Change color – Natural
Info :
Fasten off, finish off, and secure the stitches.
— Tail :
Round 1 :
with Natural 6 sc in a mr
Round 2 :
(sc, inc) x 3 – 9 sts
Round 3 :
(2 sc, inc) x 3 – 12 sts
Info :
Change color – Clementine
Round 4 - 6 :
sc around – 12 sts (3 rounds)
Round 7 :
(2 sc, dec) x 3 – 9 sts
Round 8 :
(sc, dec) x 3 – 6 sts
Info :
Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing
— Muzzle :
Info :
Join rounds with a slip stitch and ch 1.
Round 1 :
with Natural 8 sc in a mr – 8 sts
Round 2 :
(sc, inc) x 4 – 12 sts
Round 3 :
5 sl st, 1 hdc and 1 dc in next st, 1 dc and 1 hdc in next st, 5 sl st
Info :
Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing and embroidery.
— Ears :
Info :
EARS (x 2) With Clementine, ch 6
Row 1 :
1 sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc until end of row; ch 1 and turn – 5 sts
Row 2 :
dec, sc, dec; ch 1 and turn – 3 sts
Row 3 :
sc in each; ch 1 and turn – 3 sts
Row 4 :
sc3tog; ch 1 and turn – 1 st
Info :
Now go around the ear and sc in each row and stitch. 2 sc in each of the bottom corners and join with a sl st at the top. Leave a long tail for sewing; fasten off and weave the top tail to one of the bottom corners to use for sewing.
— Assembly :
Info :
NOTE: While sewing pieces together, eye size experiments were made; 3 mm eyes are recommended.
Item 1 (Muzzle) :
The top (where we did hdc and dc) is sewn in the space between Rounds 5 and 6 and the bottom – in the space between Rounds 11 and 12. Before finishing, stuff the muzzle as much as you can. Once you are done sewing the muzzle, create a little triangle right above with the tail left from sewing. Only sew the dc stitches of the muzzle. Once you create the little triangle, sew a line going up 3 rounds from the top of the triangle and secure stitches.
Item 2 (Nose) :
Create a little triangle with black thread. Then keep sewing until you fill it completely.
Item 3 (Ears) :
The ears are sewn at an angle. The top is sewn between Rounds 2 and 3 and the bottom between Rounds 6 and 7. If ears lean forward, insert needle through the round of the ear right above the one attached and pull back to sew it to the head. Use a permanent fabric marker to add black to the top of the ears if desired.
Item 4 (Tail) :
Sew the tail to close and then sew the tail to the back of the body, about 3 spaces above the legs.
Item 5 (Chest) :
Using color Natural, cross stitch the chest area. Do 3 cross stitches on Round 14 of the body and 1 cross stitch in Round 15.
— Jacket :
Info :
With Jalapeno, ch 13
Row 1 :
2 sc in 2nd ch from hook, 2 sc in each st until end of row; ch 1 and turn – 24 sts
Row 2 :
4 sc; ch 2 and sk 5 sts; 6 sc; ch 2 and sk 5 sts; 4 sc; ch 1 and turn – 18 sts (including the 4 chains)
Row 3 :
sc in each st and ch (in BLO of chains); ch 1 and turn – 18 sts
Row 4 :
(2 sc, inc) x 6; turn but do not ch – 24 sts
Row 5 :
sl st until the end of row
Info :
Fasten off and weave in the ends.
— Sleeves :
Info :
Sleeves: join Jalapeno to one of the chains and 1 sc in that chain.
Round 1 :
1 sc in each ch, st and space (there should be 2 spaces in each side of the ch where it meets the 5 skipped sts); 1 sc in the same ch where you joined earlier; sl st to join and ch 1 – 10 sts
Round 2 :
sc around; sl st to join and ch 1 – 10 sts
Round 3 :
sc around; sl st to join – 10 sts
Info :
Fasten off. If sleeves seem too short, add another round.
— Hat :
Back Piece Row 1 :
Leave a long beginning tail and ch 13 with Jalapeno. 1 sc in 2nd ch from hook; sc in each; ch 1 and turn – 12 sts
Back Piece Row 2 :
sc in each st; ch 1 and turn – 12 sts
Back Piece Row 3 :
sc, dec, 6 sc, dec, sc; ch 1 and turn – 10 sts
Back Piece Row 4 :
sc, dec, 4 sc, dec, sc; ch 1 and turn – 8 sts
Back Piece Row 5 :
sc, dec, 2 sc, dec, sc; ch 1 and turn – 6 sts
Back Piece Row 6 :
sc in each st; ch 1 and turn – 6 sts
Back Piece Row 7 :
sc, 2 dec, sc; ch 1 and turn – 4 sts
Back Piece Row 8 :
2 dec; ch 1 and turn – 2 sts
Back Piece Row 9 :
sc in each st; ch 1 and turn – 2 sts
Back Piece Row 10 :
sc in each st
Info :
Fasten off and weave in the end tail. Set aside.
Front Piece Row 1 :
Leave a long beginning tail and ch 17 with Jalapeno. 1 sc in 2nd ch from hook; sc in each; ch 1 and turn – 16 sts
Front Piece Row 2 :
sc in each st; ch 1 and turn – 16 sts
Front Piece Row 3 :
sc, dec, 10 sc, dec, sc; ch 1 and turn – 14 sts
Front Piece Row 4 :
sc, 2 dec, 4 sc, 2 dec, sc; ch 1 and turn – 10 sts
Front Piece Row 5 :
10 sc; ch 1 and turn – 10 sts
Front Piece Row 6 :
sc, dec, 4 sc, dec, sc; ch 1 and turn – 8 sts
Front Piece Row 7 :
sc, dec, 2 sc, dec, sc; ch 1 and turn – 6 sts
Front Piece Row 8 :
sc, 2 dec, sc; ch 1 and turn – 4 sts
Front Piece Row 9 :
2 dec – 2 sts
Info :
Fasten off leaving a tail for sewing. Set aside.
Brim :
With Jalapeno ch 5. Rows 1 – 18: hdc in BLO; ch 2 and turn – 3 sts (add more rows if it seems it won't fit around the hat). Fasten off leaving a tail for sewing.
Pom-Pom Rounds :
Round 1: with Jalapeno 6 sc in a mr; sl st to join and ch 1 – 6 sts. Round 2: 6 inc; sl st to join and ch 1 – 12 sts. Rounds 3 – 4: sc around; sl st to join and ch 1 – 12 sts. Stuff well before finishing next round. Round 5: 6 dec; sl st to join – 6 sts. Fasten off leaving a tail for sewing.
Hat Assembly :
Put the back and front piece together. Sew ONLY the first 2 rows together on both sides and weave in the ends. Sew ONLY the top row of both pieces together and weave in the end. Put on the fox to check fit. Sew the brim around and sew the pom-pom on top.
— Bag :
Round 1 :
4 sc, 3 sc in last ch; going around the ch 3 sc and 2 sc in last ch; sl st to join and ch 1 – 12 sts
Round 2 - 3 :
sc around; sl st to join and ch 1
Round 4 :
sc around; sl st to join
Info :
Fasten off leaving a long tail for the handle.
Handle :
ch 16 (place on fox to make sure it's not too long or too short; length depends on your tension). Fasten off and weave in the ends.
— Tree Stump House: Inside Wall (Base x 2) :
Info :
Join rounds with a slip stitch and chain 1.
Round 1 :
with Natural 8 sc in a mr – 8 sts
Round 3 :
(sc, inc) x 8 – 24 sts
Round 4 :
(2 sc, inc) x 8 – 32 sts
Round 5 :
(3 sc, inc) x 8 – 40 sts
Round 6 :
(4 sc, inc) x 8 – 48 sts
Round 7 :
(5 sc, inc) x 8 – 56 sts
Round 8 :
(6 sc, inc) x 8 – 64 sts
Round 9 :
(7 sc, inc) x 8 – 72 sts
Round 10 :
(8 sc, inc) x 8 – 80 sts
Round 11 :
(9 sc, inc) x 8 – 88 sts
Round 12 :
(10 sc, inc) x 8 – 96 sts
Round 13 :
(11 sc, inc) x 8 – 104 sts
Info :
After finishing the first circle, fasten off and weave in the ends. Trace the circle on a piece of plastic (yogurt container, for example). Do not fasten off thread from the second circle. We will continue with the walls from where we stopped in Round 13.
This tiny fox and tree-stump house pattern brings a doll-sized world to life with fine thread and plenty of charm. Make a collectible miniature that is perfect to gift, display on a shelf, or tuck into a thoughtful scene. Follow the complete rounds, photos, and assembly notes to create a perfectly detailed finished piece. 🧶✨