This cute amigurumi couple make a great gift for a sweetheart. Otters hold paws while they sleep so they don’t float away from each other -and the tails of these two curl together to make a heart!

Pdf pattern available in English US terms and Italian. (English pattern in UK terms in issue 40 of Simply Crochet magazine)

You will need

• DMC Natura Just cotton (100% cotton, 50g/155m) 1 ball of each: Salome (80), Lin (78)
• 2.5 mm (US C/1 or B/2) crochet hook
• safety eyes or black beads approx. 5mm diameter
• plastic nose approx. 1cm
• black embroidery thread
• pipe cleaners
• tapestry needle
• stitch markers
• toy stuffing Measurements Working with a 2.5 mm crochet hook and cotton yarn the finished otter will be 12cm (4¾ in) tall (24 cm up to the end of the tail).

Materiali

• Cotone DMC Natura Just (100% cotone, 50g/155m) nei colori: Salome (80) e Lin (78)
• Uncinetto da 2,5 mm
• Safety eyes o perle nere da circa 5mm di diametro
• Naso per peluche da circa 1cm
• Filato da cucito nero
• Scovolini
• Ago senza punto
• Marcapunti
• Imbottitura sintetica Misure Lavorando con l’uncinetto e il cotone suggerito nei materiali, la lontra sarà alta circa 12 cm (24 cm con la coda distesa).