Legend:
sc – single crochet
vp. – air loop
p. – loop
cn – connecting loop
approx. – increase
decrease – decrease
ssn – double crochet
main p. – loop base
Attention!
The toy is not knitted in a spiral, like most amigurumi.
We finish each row with a connecting loop, and the next we start knitting with an air loop.
Handles (2 pcs.)
1. 6 sbn in the 2nd from the hook p., cn (6)
2. 1 ch, 1 sb in the main. p., 5 sc, cn (6)
3-8. repeat previous row (6)
Cut the thread, leaving the tip for sewing.
Legs, body and head are knitted in one piece.
Legs (2 pcs.)
1. 6 sbn in the 2nd from the hook p., cn (6)
2. 1 ch, 1 sb in the main. p., inc., (1 sc, inc) repeat 2 times, cn (9)
3. 1 ch., 1 sc in the main. p., 8 sbn, cn (9)
4-9. repeat previous row (9)
We do not cut the thread on the second leg.
Body
We connect the legs with the help of sp. and then knit in a circle:
1. 1 ch., 1 sc in the main. p., 14 sc, cn (15)
2-13. repeat previous row (15)
14. 1 ch., 1 sc in the main. p., 2 sc, decrease, (3 sc, decrease) repeat 2 times, sp (12)
Cut the thread, leaving the tip for sewing.
Head
We change the thread to the color we need (beige or brown) and knit:
1. 1 ch., 1 sc in the main. p., 11 sbn, cn (12)
2. 1 ch, 1 sb in the main. p., inc., (1 sbn, inc.) repeat 5 times, cn (18)
3. 1 ch, 1 sb in the main. p., 1 sbn, approx., (2 sbn, approx.) repeat 5 times, cn (24)
4. 1 ch., 1 sc in the main. p., 2 sbn, approx., (3 sbn, approx.) repeat 5 times, cn (30)
5. 1 ch, 1 sb in the main. p., 3 sbn, approx., (4 sbn, approx.) repeat 5 times, cn (36)
6. 1 ch., 1 sc in the main. p., 4 sbn, approx., (5 sbn, approx.) repeat 5 times, cn (42)
7. 1 ch., 1 sc in the main. p., 5 sbn, approx., (6 sbn, approx.) repeat 5 times, cn (48)
8. 1 ch., 1 sc in the main. p., 47 sbn, cn (48)
9-12. repeat previous row (48)
13. 1 ch., 1 sc in the main. p., 5 sc, decrease, (6 sc, decrease) repeat 5 times, sp (42)
14. 1 ch., 1 sc in the main. p., 4 sc, decrease, (5 sc, decrease) repeat 5 times, sp (36)
15. 1 ch., 1 sc in the main. p., 3 sc, decrease, (4 sc, decrease) repeat 5 times, sp (30)
16. 1 ch., 1 sc in the main. p., 2 sc, decrease, (3 sc, decrease) repeat 5 times, sp (24)
17.1 ch., 1 sc in the main. p., 1 sc, decrease, (2 sc, decrease) repeat 5 times, sp (18)
18. 1 ch, 1 sb in the main. p., dec., (1 sbn, dec.) repeat 5 times, cn (12)
19. 1 ch., decrease. repeat 6 times, cn (6)
We close the knitting, cut the thread and weave it.
Mane
We knit the mane directly on the head with an orange thread, 5 dc in 1 loop, do cn between the curls.
Ears (2 pcs.)
1. 4 sc in the 2nd from the hook p. (4)
Leave the thread for sewing.
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