Legend:
vp – air loop
sbn – single crochet
pr – increase (knit two sbn together in one loop)
dec – decrease (knit two sbn together)
PSSN – half-column with a crochet
Handles (2 parts)
1) 4 sc in KA (4)
2) 4 inc (8)
Color change.
3-4) 8 sb (2 rows)
5) (2 sb, dec) * 2 (6)
6-10) 6 sb (5 rows)
We fill only the palms.
Fold in half, knit sc, closing the hole.
Legs (2 parts)
1) 4 sc in KA (4)
2) 4 inc (8)
Color change.
3-7) 8 sc (5 rows)
At the first leg, cut the thread, fasten.
We do not cut off the second thread, we knit 2 air. loops, attach to the 1st leg.
We start knitting the body . We fill with filler in the course of knitting.
1) on the 1st leg: 3 sb, inc, 4 sb, by air. loops – 3 sb (on two loops we place 3 sb, otherwise there will be a hole), on the 2nd leg: 3 sb, inc, 4 sb, by air. loops (reverse side) – 3 sc (24)
2) (3 sc, inc) * 6 (30)
3-7) 30 sc (5 rows)
4) We knit a tail in the middle of the back.
The author got from the 13th loop of the series: 6 ch. and in the opposite direction from the 2nd loop from the hook 5 sc to the body.
Next, we continue to knit a row of the torso to the end.
8) (3 sc, dec) * 6 (24)
9) 24 sc
10) (2 sc, dec) * 6 (18)
11) 18 sc
12) (1 sc, dec) * 6 (12)
13) We knit handles 12 sc
14) 6 dec (6)
We continue knitting, we begin to knit the head.
Head
1) 6 inc (12)
2) (1 sb, inc) * 6 (18)
3) (2 sb, inc) * 6 (24)
4) (3 sb, inc) * 6 (30)
5-8 ) 30 sbn (4 rows)
So that the head does not fall on its side, you can insert a cotton swab into the neck and stuff it tighter around.
Insert the eyes between the 8th and 9th rows.
9) (3 sc, dec) * 6 (24)
10) (2 sc, dec) * 6 (18)
11) (1 sc, dec) * 6 (12)
12) 6 dec (6)
Close the hole, cut off thread and hide.
Ears (2 parts)
Crochet No. 5 to be softer.
1) 8 sc in KA (8)
2) 8 inc (16)
3) (1 sc, inc) * 8 (24)
4) (2 sc, inc) * 8 (32)
Fold in half, sew over one edge ( you can not fold, but sew just round).
Trunk
1) 6 sbn in KA (6)
2) for the back half-loop: 6 sbn (6)
3-7) 6 sbn (5 rows)
8) 3 increases from PSSN, 3 sbn (9)
9) 6 increases from RLS, 3 sc (15)
We do not stuff the trunk.
Fasten the thread. Sew in a circle to the head.
Hairstyle
The author made three bunches of Gazzal Cotton yarn, fastened according to the fringe principle.
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