Materials
- Sport & yarn:
- White (YarnArt Jeans 62)
- Pink (YarnArt Jeans 74)
- Brown thread to embroider eyebrows and muzzle
- Pink thread to embroider the nose
- White thread for head sculpting
- Safety eyes 6 mm
- Crochet hook 2 mm
- Stuffing (Polyester fiber fill)
If you use these materials, the finished toy is around 16 cm (8") tall (without the ears). The difficulty level of the pattern is easy to medium. In this pattern, US terminology is used.
Abbreviations
- MR = magic ring
- ch = chain
- SC = single crochet
- de = double crochet
- hdc = half double crochet
- sl st = slip stitch
- inc = increase (2 sc in one st)
- dec = decrease (2 sc together)
- BLO = back loop only
- FLO = front loop only
- F.o. = finish off
- (..) = repeat the instructions in brackets the given number of times
- [.] = number of stitches you should have at the end of the round/row
Arms
Crochet with white yarn. Stuff only 2/3 of the arm.
- 6 sc into a magic ring (6)
- 6 inc (12)
- (3 sc, inc) x 3 (15)
- 15 sc (2 rounds)
- (3 sc, dec) x 3 (12)
- 12 sc (8 rounds)
- (4 sc, dec) x 2 (10)
- 10 sc
Fold the arm in half and crochet 5 sc through both sides. Fasten off and cut the yarn, leaving a tail for sewing. Sew the arms two rounds under the beginning of the head.
Legs
Crochet with white yarn. Stuff as you go.
- 7 sc into a magic ring (7)
- 7 inc (14)
- (sc, inc) x 7 (21)
- 21 sc (2 rounds)
- 7 sc, 4 dec, 6 sc (17)
- 7 sc, 2 dec, 6 sc (15)
- 15 sc (3 rounds)
- (4 sc, inc) x 3 (18)
- 18 sc
- For the left leg: crochet only 14 sc, fasten off, cut the yarn.
- For the right leg: 18 sc, don't cut the yarn; continue with the body.
Body
- Crochet 7 sc on the right leg; make 3 chains; 18 sc on the left leg; 3 sc on the chain; 18 sc on the right leg; 3 sc on the chain; put the marker here (42)
- (6 sc, inc) x 6 (48)
- 48 sc (4 rounds)
- Change the yarn to pink color: 48 sc
- Back loops only: 48 sc
- (6 sc, dec) x 6 (42)
- 42 sc (2 rounds)
- (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)
- 36 sc (2 rounds)
- (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
- 30 sc (2 rounds)
- (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
- 24 sc
- (6 sc, dec) x 3 (21)
- Stuff the body firmly, especially in the neck. Cut the pink yarn, continue with the head.
Skirt
Attach the pink yarn to the back of the body in the front loops of round 8. Crochet with the body turned upside down:
- (2 dc in one stitch) x 48 (96)
- 96 dc
Fasten off, cut the yarn. Hide the thread inside the body.
Head
Change the yarn to white color. Stuff as you go.
- 21 sc
- 21 inc (42)
- (6 sc, inc) x 6 (48)
- (7 sc, inc) x 6 (54)
- 54 sc (5 rounds)
- Insert the safety eyes between rounds 8 and 9 with 8 stitches between them.
- (7 sc, dec) x 6 (48)
- 48 sc (3 rounds)
- (6 sc, dec) x 6 (42)
- 42 sc
- (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)
- (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
- (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
- (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
- (sc, dec) x 6 (12)
- 6 dec (6)
- Make sure that the head is stuffed firmly. Close the opening and hide the yarn inside.
Head Sculpting
Mark the points 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 with pins as shown in the photo. Insert a long threaded needle through the head bottom and pull it out from point 1. Then reinsert it into point 2 and pull it out from the head bottom. Do the same for the second eye (points 3 and 4). Pull the thread ends and tie a knot. Then insert the needle at point 5 and pull it out from the head bottom. Pull the thread to create a muzzle. Do this one more time and tie a knot. Hide the thread inside the head.
Using the brown thread, embroider the muzzle and eyebrows. Using the pink thread, embroider the nose. Paint the cheeks with pink blush.
Ears
Crochet with white yarn.
- 6 sc into a magic ring (6)
- 6 inc (12)
- (sc, inc) x 6 (18)
- (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
- 24 sc (2 rounds)
- (6 sc, inc) x 3 (21)
- (5 sc, inc) x 3 (18)
- (4 sc, inc) x 3 (15)
- 15 sc (3 rounds)
Fasten off and cut the yarn, leaving a tail for sewing. Fold the ear in half and sew the ends together. Sew the ears on the top of the head with 4 stitches between them.
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