
Body
R1: Change to a different color, (2sc, inc) repeat (24sc) (change color after every 2 rounds)
R2: (3sc, inc) repeat (30sc)
R3: (4sc, inc) repeat (36sc)
R4: (5sc, inc) repeat (42sc)
R5: (6sc, inc) repeat (48sc)
R6: (7sc, inc) repeat (54sc)
R7: (8sc, inc) repeat (60sc)
R8-14: 60sc (60sc)
R15: (8sc, dec) repeat (54sc)
R16: 54sc (54sc)
R17: (7sc, dec) repeat (48sc)
R18-20: 48sc (48sc)
R21-22: Change to brown/camel color and continue in this color: 48sc (48sc)
R23: (6sc, dec) repeat (42sc)
R24: (5sc, dec) repeat (36sc)
R25: (4sc, dec) repeat (30sc)
R26: (3sc, dec) repeat (24sc)
R27: (2sc, dec) repeat (18sc), stuff the body firmly
R28: (sc, dec) repeat (12sc)
R29: Dec 6 x (6sc), stuff and fasten off. Weave the yarn tail through last stitches to close the body.
Muzzle (Cream color)
R1: Sc 6 in magic ring
R2: 6 x inc (12sc)
R3: (1sc, inc) repeat (18sc)
R4: (2sc, inc) repeat (24sc)
R5: 24sc (24sc), fasten off and leave a tail to sew the muzzle to the head.
Embroider a line with brown/camel yarn.
Ears (Brown/Camel color)
R1: Sc 6 in magic ring
R2: 6 x inc (12sc)
R3: (1sc, inc) repeat (18sc)
R4: (2sc, inc) repeat (24sc)
R5-7: 24sc (24sc)
Fold the ear and crochet the opposite stitches together with sc.
Fasten off and leave a tail to sew the ear to the head.
Make a second ear.
Legs (Brown/Camel color)
R1: Sc 6 in magic ring
R2: 6 x inc (12sc)
R3: (1sc, inc) repeat (18sc)
R4: 1sc, inc, (2sc, inc) x 5, 1sc (24sc)
R5: (inc, 3sc) x 6 (30sc)
R6-7: 30sc (30sc)
R8: 3sc, dec, (2sc, dec) x 2, 2sc, dec, 13sc (26sc)
R9: 2sc, dec, (sc, dec) x 2, sc, dec, 6sc, dec, 5sc (21sc)
R10: 21sc (21sc)
R11: Sc, (dec 4x), 6sc, dec, 4sc (16sc)
R12-20: 16sc (16sc), stuff the foot (not the leg).
Fold the leg and crochet the opposite stitches together with sc.
Make a second leg and sew to the body.
(Connect the feet together with a small stitch if you like.)
Arms (Brown/Camel color)
R1: Sc 6 in magic ring
R2: 6 x inc (12sc)
R3: (1sc, inc) repeat (18sc)
R4-5: 18sc (18sc)
R6: (Sc, dec) repeat (12sc)
R7: Dec, 8sc, dec (10sc)
R8-17: 10sc (10sc)
Only stuff the hand part, don’t stuff the arm.
Fold the arm and crochet the opposite stitches together with sc.
Make a second arm and sew to the body.
Tail (Brown/Camel color)
R1: Sc 6 in magic ring
R2: 6 x inc (12sc)
R3: (1sc, inc) repeat (18sc)
R4: In back loops only: 18sc (18sc)
R5: 18sc (18sc)
R6: (Sc, dec) repeat (12sc)
R7: Dec 6 x (6sc), fasten off and sew the tail to the body.
Conclusion
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