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Materials List Yarn: White or cream chenille (or amigurumi cotton) yarn (main body), pink yarn (inner ears, bows, shoe details), light blue yarn (overalls), pink polka-dot fabric or yarn (for the large head bow). Crochet Hook: 2.5 mm – 3.5 mm amigurumi hook (suited to your yarn weight). Eyes: 12-14 mm safety eyes (or black embroidery thread for embroidered eyelashes). Stuffing: Fiberfill / polyfill stuffing. Notions: Tapestry needle, stitch marker, pink fabric paint/blush (for cheeks), 2 small buttons (for overall straps). Abbreviations: MR: Magic Ring sc: Single crochet inc: Increase (2 sc in the same stitch) dec: Decrease (Invisible decrease / 2 sc together) BLO: Back Loop Only FLO: Front Loop Only 1. Head (White Yarn) Rnd 1: 6 sc in MR (6) Rnd 2: inc in every st (12) Rnd 3: (1 sc, 1 inc)*6 (18) Rnd 4: (2 sc, 1 inc)*6 (24) Rnd 5: (3 sc, 1 inc)*6 (30) Rnd 6: (4 sc, 1 inc)*6 (36) Rnd 7: (5 sc, 1 inc)*6 (42) Rnd 8: (6 sc, 1 inc)*6 (48) Rnd 9: (7 sc, 1 inc)*6 (54) Rnds 10-18: sc in each st around (54) (Insert safety eyes between Rnds 13-14, leaving 8-9 sts between them.) Rnd 19: (7 sc, 1 dec)*6 (48) Rnd 20: (6 sc, 1 dec)*6 (42) Rnd 21: (5 sc, 1 dec)*6 (36) Rnd 22: (4 sc, 1 dec)*6 (30) Rnd 23: (3 sc, 1 dec)*6 (24) (Stuff firmly with fiberfill.) Rnd 24: (2 sc, 1 dec)*6 (18) Rnd 25: (1 sc, 1 dec)*6 (12) — Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
2. Ears (Make 2 - White and Pink Parts) Rnd 1: 6 sc in MR (6) Rnd 2: (1 sc, 1 inc)*3 (9) Rnd 3: (2 sc, 1 inc)*3 (12) Rnd 4: (3 sc, 1 inc)*3 (15) Rnd 5: (4 sc, 1 inc)*3 (18) Rnd 6: (5 sc, 1 inc)*3 (21) Rnd 7: (6 sc, 1 inc)*3 (24) Rnds 8-18: 24 sc (24) Rnd 19: (6 sc, 1 dec)*3 (21) Rnds 20-23: 21 sc (21) Rnd 24: (5 sc, 1 dec)*3 (18) — Flatten and sc across the opening to close. Fasten off, leaving a long tail. Do not stuff. 3. Legs & Body (Pink & White Yarn) Legs (Make 2): Start with pink yarn (Shoe sole): Rnd 1: Ch 7. Starting from the 2nd ch from hook: 5 sc, 3 sc in last ch, work along the other side of the chain: 4 sc, 1 inc (14) Rnd 2: 1 inc, 4 sc, 3 inc, 4 sc, 2 inc (20) Rnd 3: In BLO, 20 sc (20) Rnds 4-5: 20 sc (20) Switch to white yarn: Rnd 6: 6 sc, 4 dec, 6 sc (16) Rnds 7-13: 16 sc (16) — Stuff with fiberfill.
Joining Legs to Form Body: After finishing the second leg, do not cut the yarn. Ch 3 and join to the first leg with a sc. Rnd 14: 16 sc (1st leg) + 3 sc (along the chain) + 16 sc (2nd leg) + 3 sc (along the chain) = (38) Rnds 15-22: 38 sc (38) Rnd 23: (4 sc, 1 dec)*6, 2 sc (32) Rnds 24-26: 32 sc (32) Rnd 27: (3 sc, 1 dec)*6, 2 sc (26) Rnd 28: (2 sc, 1 dec)*6, 2 sc (20) Rnd 29: 20 sc (20) — Fasten off and stuff. 4. Arms (Make 2 - White Yarn) Rnd 1: 6 sc in MR (6) Rnd 2: inc in every st (12) Rnds 3-12: 12 sc (12) Rnd 13: (2 sc, 1 dec)*3 (9) — Stuff the lower half lightly, leave the top unstuffed, flatten, and sc across to close. 5. Light Blue Overalls Trouser Legs: Ch 18, join into a ring with a sl st. Work 3 rounds of 18 sc. Repeat for the second leg, then join them together with Ch 2 (total 40 sts). Torso: Work 40 sc around for 6 rounds. For the front bib, work 10 sc across for 5 rows in turning rows. Straps: Ch 20-22 to form shoulder straps reaching the back, and attach them using tiny buttons.
6. Assembly and Facial Details Head & Body: Sew the head securely onto the body, adding extra fiberfill near the neck before closing. Arms & Ears: Attach the arms to the sides of the upper body. Sew the ears to the top-sides of the head, resting slightly folded. Facial Embroidery: Embroider closed eyelashes with black thread. Embroider a small pink triangular nose and mouth line. Apply blush to the cheeks. Accessories: Make the oversized polka-dot head bow and small pink bow accents using chain and double-crochet techniques, then attach them as shown.