Matrials & Tools 3,5 mm crochet hook (US E hook) (or a size that fits your yarn) Needle Stuffing Scissors Abbreviations st = stitch sc = single crochet ch = chain sl st = slip stitch inc = increase dec = decrease ** = repeat instructions x times – or round out ( ) = the number in parentheses indicates the number of stitches at the end of the roundNotes Do not join rounds, work in a continuous spiral. Use a stitch marker or a piece of yarn to mark the end or the beginning of a round. Move the marker up after completing each round. All stitches are worked into both loops, unless stated otherwise in the pattern Head Rosa Round 1: sc 6 in magic ring (6 sts) Round 2: inc (12 sts) Round 3: sc 1, inc (18 sts) Round 4: sc 1, inc,sc 2, inc 5x, sc 1 (24 sts) Round 5: sc 3, inc (30 sts) Round 6: sc 2, inc, sc 4, inc 5x, sc 2 (36 sts) Round 7: sc 5, inc (42 sts)

Round 8: sc 3, inc, sc 6, inc 5x, sc 3 (48 sts) Round 9-14: sc 1 in each stitch (48) Round 15: sc 3, dec, sc 6 5x, dec, sc 3 (42 sts) Round 16: dec, sc 5 (36 sts) Round 17: sc 2, dec, sc 4 5x, dec, sc 2 (30 sts) Round 18: dec, sc 3 (24 sts) Round 19: sc 5, dec, sc 10 1x, dec, sc 5 (22) Make 1 sl st – only in first stitch. Break yarn and leave enough yarn to sew the head in place later. Fill head Eyes Make 2 Starting with black Round 1: sc 9 in magic ring (8) Color change to white Round 2: inc (18 sts) Make 1 sl st – only in first stitch. Break yarn and leave enough yarn to sew the eyes on the head – you can sew it on before you join the head to the body Legs Rosa Front legs – make 2 Round 1: sc 6 in magic ring (6 sts) Round 2: inc (12 sts) Round 3: sc 1, inc (18 sts) Round 4: sc 1, inc,sc 2, inc 5x, sc 1 (24 sts)

Round 5: sc 3, inc (30 sts) Round 6: sc 2, inc, sc 4, inc 5x, sc 2 (36 sts) Round 7: sc 5, inc (42 sts) Round 8: sc 3, inc, sc 6, inc 5x, sc 3 (48 sts) Round 9: sc 7, inc (54) Fold the legs and make a half circle – crochet the two sides together with slip stitches (21 sts) Break yarn and leave enough yarn to sew the legs in place later Pull the end through the leg on one of them Rosa Back legs – make 2 Round 1: sc 6 in magic ring (6 sts) Round 2: sc 2 in each stitch (12 sts) Round 3: sc 1, inc (18 sts) Round 4: sc 1, inc,sc 2, inc 5x, sc 1 (24 sts) Round 5: sc 3, inc (30 sts) Round 6: sc 2, inc, sc 4, inc]5x, sc 2 (36 sts) Round 7: sc 5, inc (42 sts) Break yarn and leave enough yarn to sew the legs in place later Fold the legs and make a half circle – crochet the two sides together with slip stitches (21 sts) Pull the end through the leg on one of them Tail Rosa Round 1: sc 3 in magic ring (3 sts) Round 2: sc 2 in each stitch (6 sts) Round 3: sc 1, inc (9 sts) Round 4-7: sc 1 in each stitch (9 sts) Make 1 sl st only in first stitch. Break yarn and leave enough yarn to sew the tail in place later Shield Gray Round 1: sc 6 in magic ring (6 sts) Round 2: sc 2 in each stitch (12 sts) Round 3: sc 2 in each stitch (24 sts) Round 4: sc 1, inc (36 sts) Round 5-6: sc 1 in each stitch (36 sts) Round 7: sc 2, inc (48 sts) Round 8-10: sc 1 in each stitch (48 sts) Round 11: sc 3, inc (60 sts) Round 12-13: sc 1 in each stitch (60 sts) Round 14: sc 4, inc (72 sts) Round 15-16: sc 1 in each stitch (72 sts) Round 17: sc 5, inc (84 sts) Round 18: sc 1 in each stitch (84 sts) Round 19: sc 77 !in front loop only! (77) The last 7 stitches is where the head is going to be – so don’t work into those Break the yarn and weave in ends

Stomach White In the first round work in all of the 84 stitches from round 18 in the shield. You also need to work into the 7 stitches from round 18 of the shield we left unworked in round 19 !In back loop only! Go down into the first stitch from round 18 – here you attach your yarn. Round 1: sc 4, chain 7, skip 7 sts, sc 17, chain 5, skip 5 sts, sc 4, chain 3, skip 3 sts, sc 4, chain 5, skip 5 sts, sc 17, chain 7, skip 7 sts, sc 11 (84 sts) Round 2: sc 1 in each stitch (84 sts) Round 3: sc 5, dec, sc 10 6x, de, sc 5 (77 sts) Round 4: dec, sc 9 (70 sts) Round 5: dec, sc 5 (60 sts) Round 6:dec, sc 8 (54 sts) Join legs and tail in the holes we made in round 1 – tail i chain 3 space, back legs in chain 5 space, front legs in chain 7 space Round 7: dec, sc 7 (48 sts) Round 8: sc 3, dec, sc 6, 5x, dec, sc 3 (42 sts) Round 9: dec, sc 5 (36 sts) Round 10: sc 2, dec, sc 4, 5x, dec, sc 2 (30 sts) Round 11: dec, sc 3 (24 sts) Round 12: sc 1, dec, sc 2, 5x, dec, sc 1 (18 sts) Round 13: dec, sc 1 (12 sts) Round 14: dec (6 sts) Break the yarn and weave in ends Sew head in place in the 7 sts space we made in round 19 in the shield