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Materials List Yarns: Skin / Head: Cream or off-white amigurumi yarn Hat, Hands, and Boots: Navy blue, red, or sage green amigurumi yarn (according to preference) Border / Fur details: White velvet or fuzzy yarn (Chenille / Softy) Nose: Orange yarn Facial details: Black embroidery / sewing thread Crochet Hook: 2.0 mm - 2.5 mm Eyes: 6 mm or 8 mm safety eyes (black) Stuffing: Fiberfill (polyfill) Other: Tapestry needle, stitch marker, pink blush (for cheeks) Abbreviations MR: Magic Ring sc: Single crochet inc: Increase (2 single crochets in the same stitch) dec: Decrease (Invisible decrease) ch: Chain BLO: Back loop only FLO: Front loop only *( )6: Repeat the instructions inside the parentheses 6 times [ ]: Total number of stitches at the end of the round
1. HEAD (Cream/White Yarn) Stuff firmly with fiberfill as you go. Rnd 1: 6 sc in MR [6] Rnd 2: (inc)*6 [12] Rnd 3: (1 sc, inc)*6 [18] Rnd 4: (2 sc, inc)*6 [24] Rnd 5: (3 sc, inc)*6 [30] Rnd 6: (4 sc, inc)*6 [36] Rnd 7: (5 sc, inc)*6 [42] Rnds 8-15 (8 rounds): 42 sc [42] (Insert safety eyes between rounds 11 and 12, leaving about 7-8 stitches between them) Rnd 16: (5 sc, dec)*6 [36] Rnd 17: (4 sc, dec)*6 [30] Rnd 18: (3 sc, dec)*6 [24] Rnd 19: (2 sc, dec)*6 [18] (Stuff with fiberfill) Rnd 20: (1 sc, dec)*6 [12] Rnd 21: (dec)*6 [6] Fasten off, leaving a tail, weave through the remaining 6 stitches, and pull tight to close. 2. HAT (Navy Blue / Red / Green Yarn) The hat is worked flat using the BLO technique to create a ribbed texture, then sewed together. Chain 22 ch. Starting from the 2nd chain from the hook: 21 sc, ch 1 and turn. Working in BLO: Crochet 21 sc across every row. Continue until it is long enough to wrap around the head (approx. 30-32 rows). Join the two short edges together with slip stitches or single crochets to form a tube. Gather and close the top edge with a needle. Make a small pom-pom or tassel in the same color and sew it to the top. Fold the bottom brim outward and sew it onto the head. For the hanging loop, chain 35-40 ch from the top of the hat and secure it into a loop.
3. NOSE (Orange Yarn) Rnd 1: 4 sc in MR [4] Rnd 2: (1 sc, inc)*2 [6] Rnd 3: (2 sc, inc)*2 [8] Rnd 4: 8 sc [8] Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Sew it right between the eyes, 1-2 rows below them. 4. HANDS / MITTENS (Make 2) Mitten Part: Rnd 1: 6 sc in MR [6] Rnd 2: (inc)*6 [12] Rnds 3-6 (4 rounds): 12 sc [12] Thumb Detail (Rnd 7): In the same stitch (make a bobble: 3 dc worked together in the same stitch), then 11 sc in the remaining stitches [12] Rnd 8: 12 sc [12] Rnd 9: (2 sc, dec)*3 [9] (Lightly stuff with fiberfill) Rnd 10 (Using White Velvet Yarn): Working in FLO, 9 sc [9] (For the fur cuff look) Fasten off. Arm Cord: Attach your colored yarn to the bottom edge of the hat (where it aligns with the side of the head). Chain 35-40 ch downwards. Attach and sew the prepared mitten to the end of the chain.
5. BOOTS / FEET (Make 2) Boot Part: Rnd 1: Chain 6. Starting from the 2nd chain: 4 sc, 3 sc in the last chain, working along the opposite side of the chain: 3 sc, inc in the last stitch [12] Rnd 2: inc, 3 sc, (inc)*3, 3 sc, (inc)*2 [18] Rnd 3 (BLO): 18 sc [18] Rnds 4-5: 18 sc [18] Rnd 6: 4 sc, (dec)*5, 4 sc [13] Rnd 7: 3 sc, (dec)*3, 4 sc [10] (Stuff lightly with fiberfill) Rnds 8-9: 10 sc [10] Rnd 10 (Using White Velvet Yarn): Working in FLO, 10 sc [10] (For the fur cuff look) Fasten off. Leg Cord: Attach your colored yarn to the bottom center of the head. Chain 45-50 ch downwards. Attach and sew the boot to the end of the chain. Facial Embroidery & Assembly Facial Features: Using black embroidery thread, stitch eyebrows above the eyes and a gently curved smiling mouth below the nose. Cheeks: Apply a little pink blush to the cheek areas. Assembly: Secure the hat firmly onto the head by sewing it in place. Adjust the arms and legs to symmetrical hanging lengths and sew them securely.