Materials:
– Yarn: YarnArt Jeans (green, red or blue and yellow colors)
– Hook size: 2.0 mm
– 6 mm safety eyes
– Black embroidery floss for eyelashes and eyebrows
– White or yellow thread or yarn for eye whites
– Fiberfill
Abbreviations:
R = row
mc = magic circle
ch = chain
st = stitch
sc = single crochet
inc = 2 sc in the next stitch
dec = single crochet 2 stitches together
F.o. = finish off
( ) = number of stitches you should have at the end of the round/row
( ) * 7 = repeat whatever is between the brackets the number of times stated
Head
R 1: 7 sc in mc (7)
R 2: (inc) * 7 (14)
R 3: (1 sc, inc) * 7 (21)
R 4: (2 sc, inc) * 7 (28)
R 5: (3 sc, inc) * 7 (35)
R 6: (4 sc, inc) * 7 (42)
R 7: (5 sc, inc) * 7 (49)
R 8-18: 49 sc (11 rows)
R 19: (5 sc, dec) * 7 (42)
R 20: (4 sc, dec) * 7 (35)
R 21: (3 sc, dec) * 7 (28)
R 22: (2 sc, dec) * 7 (21)
R 23: (5 sc, dec) * 3 (18)
Insert safety eyes between R 14 and R 15 at the distance of 5 st from each other.
F.o.
Muzzle
Make 7 ch.
Make an oval starting from the 2nd ch from hook, work on both sides of the chain.
R 1: From the 2nd ch from hook: inc, 3 sc, 3 sc in last st, turn and crochet on the opposite side of the chain: 3 sc, inc (13)
R 2: 2 inc, 3 sc, 3 inc, 3 sc (Mark the ending of row with a stitch marker) (18)
R 3-4: 18 sc (2 rows)
R 5: (2 sc, inc) * 6 (24)
R 6-9: 24 sc (4 rows)
F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.
Tail
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (1 sc, inc) * 3 (9)
R 3: (2 sc, inc) * 3 (12)
R 4: (3 sc, inc) * 3 (15)
R 5: (4 sc, inc) * 3 (18)
R 6: (5 sc, inc) * 3 (24)
R 7-15: 24 sc (9 rows)
Stuff with fiberfill.
Fold top of tail flat and sc through both sides across.
Arms (make 2)
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (inc) * 6 (12)
R 3-4: 12 sc (2 rows)
R 5: 2 dec, 8 sc (10)
R 6-14: 10 sc (9 rows)
Stuff ½ full.
F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.
Legs and body
Legs (make 2)
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (inc) * 6 (12)
R 3: (1 sc, inc) * 3, 6 sc (15)
R 4-7: 15 sc (4 rows)
F.o.
Don’t cut the yarn when you’ll finish the second leg!
From the second leg: 4 ch, join with the first leg (38)
Continue crocheting the body in the round:
R 1: 4 sc, inc, 2 sc, inc, 16 sc, inc, 2 sc, inc, 10 sc (42)
R 2-7: 42 sc (6 rows)
R 8: (5 sc, dec) * 6 (36)
R 9: 36 sc
Stuff with fiberfill.
R 10: (4 sc, dec) * 6 (30)
R 11-12: 30 sc (2 rows)
R 13: (3 sc, dec) * 6 (24)
R 14: 24 sc
R 15: (2 sc, dec) * 6 (18)
R 16-17: 18 sc (2 rows)
F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.
Assembly
Sew the muzzle under eyes.
Embroider ticks on the head and on the tail with yellow yarn.
Embroider eye whites with white or yellow yarn.
Embroider nostrils with green yarn.
Sew arms on R 16 of the body.
Sew the tail between R 4 and R 5 of the body.
