With record heat over most of the country this summer, it has been so hard to keep cool. I was lucky as a child that my mother always made homemade ice cream for my July birthday parties. This year you can have a Woodland Animal birthday party or a Red Panda birthday party and make these great party favors – ice pop holders! Use the same pattern but add different faces to make either a Racoon or a Red Panda freezer pop cozy.
Ice pop holder measures approximately 5.5” long (including tail).
Materials:
Cotton worsted yarn
20 yards MC (gray for raccoon, red for red panda)
5 yards CC (black for raccoon, white for red panda)
Size G (4.00 mm) crochet hook
Yarn needle
10-mm black pompom
Two 20-mm sew-on googly eyes
Directions:
TAIL:
Rnd 1: Using CC yarn, ch 2 (or magic circle), 4 sc in 2nd ch from hook (4 sc). Do not join. Work in continuous rnds throughout.
Rnd 2: With MC yarn, *sc in next st, 2 sc in next st,* repeat (6 sc).
Rnd 3: With CC yarn, *sc in next st, 2 sc in next st,* repeat around (9 sc).
Rnd 4: With MC yarn, sc in each st.
Rnd 5: With CC yarn, sc in each st.
Rnd 6: With MC yarn, sc in each st.
Rnd 7: With CC yarn, sc in each st.
Rnd 8: With MC yarn, sc in each st.
Rnd 9: With CC yarn, sc in each st.
Rnd 10: With MC yarn, *dec over next 2 sts, sc in next st,* repeat (6 sc).
Rnd 11: With CC yarn, *dec over next 2 sts, sc in next st,* repeat (4 sc).
Rnd 12: With MC yarn, *sc in next st, 2 sc in next st,* repeat (6 sc). Work remaining rnds in MC yarn.
Rnd 13: 2 sc in each st (12 sc).
Rnd 14: *Sc in next st, 2 sc in next st,* repeat around (18 sc).
Rnd 15: Working in BLO, sc in each st.
Rnd 16: Working in both lps, sc in each st.
Rnds 17-30: Sc in each st. At end of Rnd 30, join with sl st.
Rnd 31 (Raccoon): Sc in next 8 sts, ch 3, sl st in 3rd ch (ear made), sc in next 2 sts, ch 3, sl st in 3rd ch, sc in next 8 sts. Fasten off.
Rnd 31 (Red panda): Sc in next 6 sts, switch to CC yarn, sc in next st, ch 3, sl st in 3rd ch, sc in next st (ear made), switch to MC yarn, sc in next 2 sts, switch to CC yarn, sc in next st, ch 3, sl st in 3rd ch, sc in next st, switch to MC yarn, sc in next 6 sts. Fasten off.
RACCOON FACE:
Rnd 1: Using MC yarn, ch 2 (or magic circle), 4 sc in 2nd ch from hook (4 sc). Do not join. Work in continuous rnds throughout.
Rnd 2: *Sc in next st, 2 sc in next st,* repeat (6 sc).
Rnd 3: *Sc in next st, 2 sc in next st,* repeat around (9 sc).
Rnd 4: With CC, hdc in next st, 2 hdc in next st, with MC, sc in next st, with CC, 2 hdc in next st, hdc in next st. Fasten off leaving length for sewing.
RED PANDA FACE:
Rnd 1: Using CC yarn, ch 2 (or magic circle), 4 sc in 2nd ch from hook (4 sc). Do not join. Work in continuous rnds throughout.
Rnd 2: Using CC yarn, *sc in next st, 2 sc in next st,* repeat (6 sc).
Rnd 3: Using MC yarn, *sc in next st, 2 sc in next st,* repeat around (9 sc).
Rnd 4: Using CC yarn, *2 sc in next st, sc in next st,* with MC, sc in next 2 sts, with CC yarn repeat * to *. Fasten off leaving length for sewing.
Sew face to top of holder beneath ears.
Download the PDF here and get both animals in one pattern: Red Panda and Raccoon Ice Pop Holder Crochet Pattern
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