This makes makes a pretty nice sphere. One thing I learned from physics is that it's okay to assume the cow is spherical, so I went ahead and applied that to pretty much all animals. This is, therefore, a great base for almost any animal.
The basic body is spherical, but it can also be stretched and modified very easily. The "Itty Bitty Elephant" pattern uses the basic body exactly, but the "Sleepy Sheep" pattern has the decreases spaced out by rows of single crochet for a longer body.
You could just use it as a toy ball, but I'd be a bit squeamish about throwing around an animal torso. If that's your thing, though...
Basic Body
Rnd 1: ch 2. In 2nd ch from hook, 6 sc. (6 st)
Rnd 2: working in a spiral, 6 sc inc. (12 st)
Rnd 3: *sc, sc inc. Repeat from * 5 more times. (18 st)
Rnd 4: *2 sc, sc inc. Repeat from * 5 more times. (24 st)
Rnd 5: *5 sc, sc inc. Repeat from * 3 more times. (28 st)
Rnd 6: *6 sc, sc inc. Repeat from * 3 more times. (32 st)
Rnd 7-9: sc. (32 st per rnd)
Rnd 10: *6 sc, sc dec. Repeat from * 3 more times. (28 st)
Rnd 11: *5 sc, sc dec. Repeat from * 3 more times. (24 st)
Rnd 12: *2 sc, sc dec. Repeat from * 5 more times. (18 st)
Rnd 13: *sc, sc dec. Repeat from * 5 more times. (12 st)
Rnd 14: *sc dec. Repeat from * 5 more times. (6 st)
Fasten off. Stuff it and sew shut.
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what size crochet hook did you use in the pictured pattern and was it 4 ply yarn?
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