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Materials Yarn: Cotton yarn (Color A: Blue, Color B: Pink, Color C: Cream, Color D: Beige, Color E: Black) Crochet Hooks: 3.25 mm and 5.5 mm Sewing needle Safety eyes Scissors Stitch marker Polyester fiberfill stuffing Black embroidery thread Size: Approximately 15 inches (~38 cm) from feet to top of head. Abbreviations MR: Magic Ring ch: Chain sc: Single Crochet sl st: Slip Stitch hdc: Half Double Crochet dc: Double Crochet inc: Increase (2 single crochet in the same stitch) dec: Decrease (Single crochet 2 stitches together) BLO: Back Loop Only Note: Work in continuous spirals (without joining rounds) unless otherwise specified. Use a stitch marker to mark the beginning of each round.
1. Head (Start with Color D - Beige) Worked from the nose to the back. Round 1: 6 sc in MR = 6 Round 2: inc in each st = 12 Round 3: (2 sc, 1 inc) × 6 = 18 Round 4: (2 sc, 1 inc) × 6 = 24 Round 5: (3 sc, 1 inc) × 6 = 30 Round 6: (4 sc, 1 inc) × 6 = 36 Round 7: (5 sc, 1 inc) × 6 = 42 Round 8 - 10: sc in each st = 42 Change to Color A (Blue). Round 11: sc in each st = 42 Round 12: (5 sc, 1 inc) × 6, 12 sc = 48 Round 13: (5 sc, 1 inc) × 6, 12 sc = 54 Round 14: (6 sc, 1 inc) × 6, 12 sc = 60 Round 15 - 23: sc in each st = 60 Placing Safety Eyes: Insert eyes between Rounds 13 and 14, leaving 13 stitches between them. Place the first eye before the 28th increase and the second eye after the 49th increase. (If embroidering eyes, do not insert yet). Round 24: (8 sc, 1 dec) × 6 = 54 Round 25: (7 sc, 1 dec) × 6 = 48 Round 26: (6 sc, 1 dec) × 6 = 42 Round 27: (5 sc, 1 dec) × 6 = 36 Round 28: (5 sc, 1 dec) × 6 = 36 Stuff the head with fiberfill. Round 29: (4 pb, 1 dec) × 6 = 30 Round 30: (3 pb, 1 dec) × 6 = 24 Round 31: (2 pb, 1 dec) × 6 = 18 Round 32: (1 pb, 1 dec) × 6 = 12 Round 33: 6 dec = 6 Fasten off and close the hole. 2. Body (Color A - Blue) Round 1: 6 sc in MR = 6 Round 2: inc in each st = 12 Round 3: (3 sc, 1 inc) × 6 = 18 Round 4: (3 sc, 1 inc) × 6 = 24 Round 5: (3 sc, 1 inc) × 6 = 30 Round 6: (4 sc, 1 inc) × 6 = 36 Round 7: (5 sc, 1 inc) × 6 = 42 Round 8: (6 sc, 1 inc) × 6 = 48 Round 9: (7 sc, 1 inc) × 6 = 54 Round 10: (8 sc, 1 inc) × 6 = 60 Round 11 - 17: sc in each st = 60 Round 18: sc in each st = 60 Round 19: (7 sc, 1 dec) × 6 = 48 Round 20 - 21: sc in each st = 48 Round 22: (6 sc, 1 dec) × 6 = 42 Round 23 - 24: sc in each st = 42 Round 25: (5 sc, 1 dec) × 6 = 36 Round 26 - 27: sc in each st = 36 Round 28: (4 sc, 1 dec) × 6 = 30 Round 29 - 30: sc in each st = 30 Round 31: (3 sc, 1 dec) × 6 = 24 Round 32: (2 sc, 1 dec) × 6 = 18 Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing to the head.
3. Legs / Arms (Make 2 - Color B Pink & Color A Blue) Round 1: 6 sc in MR = 6 (Color B) Round 2: inc in each st = 12 Round 3: (3 sc, 1 inc) × 6 = 18 Round 4: (3 sc, 1 inc) × 6 = 24 Round 5: (3 sc, 1 inc) × 6 = 30 Round 6: (4 sc, 1 inc) × 6 = 36 Round 7: (4 sc, 1 inc) × 6 = 42 Round 8 - 10: sc in each st = 42 Change to Color A (Blue). Round 9: (7 sc, 1 dec) × 5, 7 sc = 42 Round 10 - 11: sc in each st = 42 Round 12: (6 sc, 1 dec) × 3 = 21 Round 13: sc in each st = 21 Stuff the legs with fiberfill. Round 14 - 15: sc in each st = 21 Round 16: (3 sc, 1 dec) × 3 = 18 Round 17: 16 sc = 17 Round 18 - 19: 16 sc = 16 Round 20: 15 sc = 16 Round 21 - 22: 16 sc = 16 Round 23: (2 sc, 1 dec) × 4 = 12 Round 24: sc all around the edge. Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
4. Ears (Make 2 Pink - Color C / 2 Blue - Color A) Inner and Outer Pieces (Worked in rows): Row 1: ch 5. Starting in 2nd ch from hook: 1 hdc, 1 sc, 1 sl st, 1 sc, 1 hdc. Turn to other side: 1 hdc, 1 sc, 1 sl st, 1 sc, 1 hdc = 4 Row 2: ch 1, turn, 1 sc, 2 hdc, 1 sc = 6 Row 3: ch 1, turn, 1 sc, 1 inc, 2 hdc, 1 inc, 1 sc = 8 Row 4: ch 1, turn, 1 sc, 1 inc, 4 sc, 1 inc, 1 sc = 10 Row 5: ch 1, turn, 5 sc, 1 inc, 5 sc = 11 Row 6: ch 1, turn, 1 sc, 1 inc, 3 sc, 1 inc, 3 sc, 1 inc, 1 sc = 14 Row 7: ch 1, turn, 1 sc, 1 inc, 10 sc, 1 inc, 1 sc = 16 Row 8: ch 1, turn, 1 sc, 1 inc, 12 sc, 1 inc, 1 sc = 18 Row 9: ch 1, turn, 1 sc, 1 inc, 14 sc, 1 inc, 1 sc = 20 Row 10 - 12: sc in each st = 20 Row 13: ch 1, turn, 6 sc, 1 inc, 6 sc, 1 inc, 6 sc = 22 Row 14 - 16: sc in each st = 22 Row 17: ch 1, turn, 1 sc, 1 dec, 18 sc, 1 dec, 1 sc = 20 Row 18: ch 1, turn, 1 sc, 1 dec, 16 sc, 1 dec, 1 sc = 18 Row 19: ch 1, turn, 1 sc, 1 dec, 14 sc, 1 dec, 1 sc = 16 Row 20: ch 1, turn, 1 sc, 1 dec, 12 sc, 1 dec, 1 sc = 14 Row 21: ch 1, turn, 1 sc, 1 dec, 10 sc, 1 dec, 1 sc = 12 Row 22: ch 1, turn, 1 sc, 1 dec, 8 sc, 1 dec, 1 sc = 10 Row 23: ch 1, turn, 1 sc, 1 dec, 6 sc, 1 dec, 1 sc = 8 Row 24: ch 1, turn, sl st around the entire border.
Assembly of Ears: Place one blue ear piece over one pink ear piece. Join them together by working sl st along the edges. Fasten off, leaving a tail for sewing. 5. Belly Patch (Color B - Pink) Row 1: ch 19. Starting from 2nd ch, sl st in each st = 18 Row 2: ch 1, turn, 1 sc, 1 inc, 16 sc, 1 inc, 1 sc = 20 Row 3: ch 1, turn, 1 sc, 1 inc, 18 sc, 1 inc, 1 sc = 22 Row 4 - 5: 22 sc = 22 Row 6: ch 1, turn, 1 sc, 1 dec, 18 sc, 1 dec, 1 sc = 20 Row 7: ch 1, turn, 1 sc, 1 dec, 16 sc, 1 dec, 1 sc = 18 Row 8: ch 1, turn, 1 sc, 1 dec, 14 sc, 1 dec, 1 sc = 16 Row 9: ch 1, turn, 1 sc, 1 dec, 12 sc, 1 dec, 1 sc = 14 Row 10: ch 1, turn, 1 sc, 1 dec, 10 sc, 1 dec, 1 sc = 12 Row 11: ch 1, turn, 1 sc, 1 dec, 8 sc, 1 dec, 1 sc = 10 Row 12: ch 1, turn, 1 sc, 1 dec, 6 sc, 1 dec, 1 sc = 8 Row 13: ch 1, turn, 1 sc, 1 dec, 4 sc, 1 dec, 1 sc = 6 Row 14: ch 1, turn, 1 dec, 2 sc, 1 dec = 4 Row 15: ch 1, turn, 1 dec = 2 Fasten off, leaving a tail for sewing. 6. Tail (Color A - Blue) Row 1: ch 21. Row 2: Starting in 2nd ch from hook, sl st in all chains. Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
7. Hair / Mane Cut several pieces of black yarn about 15 cm long. Attach the yarn strands to the head starting from the forehead down to the back of the neck using fringe/lark's head knots. You can gently comb out the yarn afterwards or leave it natural. 8. Assembly & Finishing Head to Body: Place the head on top of the body and sew securely, stuffing more fiberfill as you sew. Arms: Attach arms to the sides of the body and sew firmly. Legs: Turn the body upside down with the nose facing you. Attach legs to the bottom of the body and sew firmly. Belly: Sew the pink belly patch onto the front of the body. Ears: Sew the ears to the top sides of the head where desired. Tail: Attach tail to the lower back of the body. Sew a black button over the top attachment point and attach a black yarn tuft/tassel to the end of the tail. Facial Details: Embroider eyebrows, nose lines, and smile using black thread. Optional: apply blush to the cheeks.