The Timber Wolf Howl Graphgan: A Free Crochet Pattern for a Textured, Monochromatic Wildlife Wall Hanging

[Yarn over, insert hook, yarn over, pull up a loop, yarn over, pull through 2 loops] 4 times in the same stitch. You will have 5 loops on your hook. Yarn over and pull through all 5 loops to close the bobble. This creates a raised, textured bump.

Working the Graph

Foundation: Chain a number of stitches equal to the width of your graph. For this pattern, you will chain 41 stitches (based on the widest row, Row 40). Work Row 1 in sc across.

Graph Rows (Simplified for Text): Follow the row-by-row instructions below. Remember, "MC" means work a single crochet in Charcoal Black, "CC1" means work a single crochet in Cream, and "CC2" means work a single crochet in Light Gray.

Background (Rows 1-20): Work in MC only. Chain 41, sc across for 20 rows.

Wolf Body & Snout (Rows 21-60): This is where the magic happens. Follow each row carefully, changing colors as indicated. Carry the unused yarn loosely along the back of your work.

• Row 21: 20 MC, 1 CC1, 19 MC.
• Row 22: 19 MC, 3 CC1, 18 MC.
• Row 23: 18 MC, 5 CC1, 17 MC.
• Row 24: 17 MC, 7 CC1, 16 MC.
• Row 25: 16 MC, 9 CC1, 15 MC.
• Row 26: 15 MC, 11 CC1, 14 MC.
• Row 27: 14 MC, 13 CC1, 13 MC.
• Row 28: 13 MC, 15 CC1, 12 MC.
• Row 29: 12 MC, 17 CC1, 11 MC.
• Row 30: 11 MC, 19 CC1, 10 MC.
• Row 31: 10 MC, 21 CC1, 9 MC.
• Row 32: 9 MC, 23 CC1, 8 MC.
• Row 33: 8 MC, 25 CC1, 7 MC.
• Row 34: 7 MC, 27 CC1, 6 MC.
• Row 35: 6 MC, 29 CC1, 5 MC.
• Row 36: 5 MC, 31 CC1, 4 MC.
• Row 37: 4 MC, 33 CC1, 3 MC.
• Row 38: 3 MC, 35 CC1, 2 MC.
• Row 39: 2 MC, 37 CC1, 1 MC.
• Row 40: 1 MC, 39 CC1.
• Row 41: 1 MC, 39 CC1, 1 MC.
• Row 42: 2 MC, 37 CC1, 2 MC.
• Row 43: 3 MC, 35 CC1, 3 MC.
• Row 44: 4 MC, 33 CC1, 4 MC.
• Row 45: 5 MC, 31 CC1, 5 MC.
• Row 46: 6 MC, 29 CC1, 6 MC.
• Row 47: 7 MC, 27 CC1, 7 MC.
• Row 48: 8 MC, 25 CC1, 8 MC.
• Row 49: 9 MC, 23 CC1, 9 MC.
• Row 50: 10 MC, 21 CC1, 10 MC.
• Row 51: 11 MC, 19 CC1, 11 MC.
• Row 52: 12 MC, 17 CC1, 12 MC.
• Row 53: 13 MC, 15 CC1, 13 MC.
• Row 54: 14 MC, 13 CC1, 14 MC.
• Row 55: 15 MC, 11 CC1, 15 MC.
• Row 56: 16 MC, 9 CC1, 16 MC.
• Row 57: 17 MC, 7 CC1, 17 MC.
• Row 58: 18 MC, 5 CC1, 18 MC.
• Row 59: 19 MC, 3 CC1, 19 MC.
• Row 60: 20 MC, 1 CC1, 20 MC.

Top Background (Rows 61-80): Work in MC only for 20 rows.

Adding the Bobble Fur Detail (Rows 25-55)

This is what makes your wolf come to life! On rows 25 through 55, you will replace every 3rd CC1 stitch with a Bobble Stitch (BO). This creates a textured, dimensional fur effect.

Example: On Row 30, the base instruction is: 11 MC, 19 CC1, 10 MC. To add the bobble texture, you will work it as: 11 MC, [1 CC1, 1 BO, 1 CC1] repeated 6 times, 1 CC1, 10 MC. This means you are working a sequence of three stitches (CC1, BO, CC1) six times, using up 18 of the 19 CC1 stitches, then finishing with one final CC1.

Apply this same logic to all rows from 25 to 55. For example, on Row 25 (9 CC1), you would work: [1 CC1, 1 BO, 1 CC1] repeated 3 times (using 9 stitches). On Row 55 (11 CC1), you would work: [1 CC1, 1 BO, 1 CC1]

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