Legs and Body (one piece)
Legs (make 2):
- R 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
- R 2: (inc) repeat 2 times [12]
- R 3-5: 12 sc (3 rows)
Fasten off.
Crochet the second leg, do not fasten off.
Make 3 ch on the second leg and join with the first leg.
Continue crocheting the body in the round:
- R 6: 12 sc on the first leg, 3 sc in 3 ch, 12 sc on the second leg, 3 sc in 3 ch (opposite side) [30]
- R 7-11: 30 sc (5 rows)
- R 12: 3 sc, dec [24]
- R 13: 2 sc, dec [18]
- R 14: 1 sc, dec [12]
Stuff with fiberfill.
Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.
Head:
- R 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
- R 2: (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
- R 3: (1 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [18]
- R 4: (2 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [24]
- R 5: (3 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [30]
- R 6: (4 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [36]
- R 7-12: 36 sc (6 rows)
- R 13: (4 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [30]
- R 14: (3 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [24]
- R 15: (2 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [18]
- R 16: (1 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [12]
Stuff with fiberfill.
Fasten off.
Assembly:
- Make eyes tightening.
Mark point #1 and #2 at the level of R 7, at the distance of 7-8 stitches from each other using sewing pins.
Take a long needle with thread, make a knot at the end of the thread.
Insert the needle from the neck and draw it out at point #1, make a stitch and draw the needle out of the neck. Pull slightly. Repeat for point #2. Pull slightly.
Fasten off. - Embroider eyebrows using brown floss or yarn.
Sew black beads for eyes on point #1 and point #2.
Embroider eye whites using white yarn.
Embroider cheeks using pink floss or yarn. - Sew the trunk to the head between R 9 and R 11.
- Sew the head to the body. Don’t cut the thread after finishing sewing. The remaining tail of the yarn should be drawn out in the back of the body to make a tail later.
- Sew the ears to the sides of the head between R 4 and R 5. Don’t cut the thread after finishing sewing. The remaining tail of the yarn from the ear should be drawn out at the top of the head to make a forelock.
- Sew the arms to the sides of the body. Don’t cut the thread after finishing sewing. The remaining tail of the yarn from the arm should be drawn out in the back of the body to make a tail.
- Make a pigtail from three threads of yarn to get the tail. Tie a knot at the end of the pigtail, cut off the remaining threads.