Materials (with 2,5 mm crochet hook)
– Sport weight yarn in grey, blue, pink and white
– black embroidery yarn
– 2 safety eyes (6 mm – black)
– fiberfill for stuffing
Body (start with blue yarn)
We start with making 2 legs, which are joined together later on.
1. Start 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
2. inc 6 times (12)
3. (sc in next st, inc in next st) repeat 6 times (18)
4 t/m 6. sc in all 18 st (18)
Fasten off the first leg with a slip stitch and leave a long yarn tail.
Make a second leg by repeating rounds 1 – 6. Do not fasten off after finishing the second leg. In the next round we will join the legs together.
7. sc in next 15 sc on the second leg, skip the last 3 stitches on the second leg and continue on the first leg: sc in the next 15 st (so the last 3 stitches of this leg also remain unworked) [30]
In between the legs, 3 st on each leg are left unworked and form a hole. Sew this hole between the legs closed, using the leftover yarn tail of the first leg.
8. (sc in next 2 st, inc in next st, sc in next 2 st) repeat 6 times (36)
9. (sc in next 5 st, inc in next st) repeat 6 times (42)
10. sc in all 42 st(42)
Change to grey yarn.
11. BLO sc in all 42 st (42)
12 t/m 14. sc in all 42 st (42)
15. (sc in next 6 st, dec, sc in next 6 st) repeat 3 times (39)
16. sc in all 39 st (39)
17. (sc in next 11 st, dec) repeat 3 times (36)
18. sc in all 36 st (36)
19. (sc in next 5 st, dec, sc in next 5 sc) repeat 3 times (33)
20. sc in all 33 st (33)
21. (sc in next 9 st, dec) repeat 3 times (30)
22. sc in all 30 st (30)
Place the safety eyes between rounds 20 and 21, with a space of 4 stitches in between.
23. (sc in next 3 st, dec) repeat 6 times (24)
24. sc in all 24 st (24)
25. (sc in next st, dec, sc in next st) repeat 6 times (18)
Stuff the body (including the legs) firmly.
26. (sc in next st, dec) repeat 3 times (12)
27. dec 6 times (6)
If necessary, stuff the body some more. Fasten off. Using your yarn needle, weave the yarn tail through the front loop of each remaining stitch and pull it tight, closing off the top of the head. Weave in the yarn end.
Hold the body with the head towards you and work in the leftover front loops of round 10. Pull up a loop of blue yarn in the first front loop.
1. slst in all 42 st, slst in the first slst of this round (42)
Fasten off and weave in the yarn ends.
Lace a thread of white yarn all around the body, in between rounds 10 and 11, alternately around each stitch. Weave in the yarn ends.
Use black embroidery yarn to embroider a nose.
Cheeks (in pink yarn – make 2)
1. Start 4 sc in a magic ring, slst in the first st of this round(4)
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Sew the cheeks to the face, one on each side of the nose.
Ears (in grey yarn – make 2)
1. Start 6 sc in a magic ring(6)
2. sc in all 6 st (6)
3. (sc in next st, inc in next st) repeat 3 times (9)
4. sc in all 9 st (9)
5. (sc in next st, inc in next st, sc in next st) repeat 3 times (12)
6 t/m 8. sc in all 12 st (12)
9. (sc in next 2 st, dec, sc in next 2 st) repeat 2 times (10)
10. sc in all 10 st (10)
11. (sc in next 3 st, dec) repeat 2 times (8)
12. sc in all 8 st (8)
13. (sc in next st, dec, sc in next st) repeat 2 times (6)
14. sc in all 6 st (6)
Do not stuff the ears.
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Sew the ears to the top of the head, on rounds 25 and 26.
Arms (in grey yarn – make 2)
1. Start 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
2. inc 6 times (12)
3. sc in all 12 st (12)
4. (sc in next st, dec, sc in next st) repeat 3 times (9)
5. sc in all 9 st (9)
6. (sc in next st, dec) repeat 3 times (6)
Stuff the arms lightly.
Fold the stitches together and join both sides with 2 sc.
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing
Sew the arms to each side of the body, between rounds 14 and 15.
Tail (in grey yarn)
1. Start 6 sc in a magic ring(6)
2. sc in all 6 st (6)
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
If necessary, stuff the tail a bit.
Sew the tail to the back of the body, on rounds 8 and 9.
