MATERİALS
- DK (8ply) weight Drops Cotton Light (100% cotton; 50g/105m) – 2 colors
- crochet hook 3 or 3.5 mm
- polyester fiberfill
- safety eyes (Ø 6mm)
- some thread for stitching the nose
- darning and embroidery needles
Abbreviations:
sc – single crochet,
st(s) – stitch(es),
rep – repeat
Work in continuous rounds. Do not join or turn unless otherwise instructed. It would be wise to use a stitch marker and place it in the first stitch of each round to mark the beginning of it.
HEAD
Crocheted from top to bottom.
1: Start 6 sc in a magic ring.
2: Work 2 sc in each st around [12]
3: (Sc in next st, 2 sc in next st) rep 6 times [18]
4: (Sc in each of next 2 sts, 2 sc in next st) rep 6 times [24]
5: (Sc in each of next 3 sts, 2 sc in next st) rep 6 times [30]
6: (Sc in each of next 4 sts, 2 sc in next st) rep 6 times [36]
7: (Sc in each of next 5 sts, 2 sc in next st) rep 6 times [42]
8-16: Sc in each st around
Fasten safety eyes between rounds 12. and 13. Insert the first eye between them, then count 3 holes to the left and insert the second eye in the next hole. Close the washers from the inside of the piece.
17: (Sc in each of next 5 sts, sc2tog) rep 6 times [36]
18: (Sc in each of next 4 sts, sc2tog) rep 6 times [30]
19: (Sc in each of next 3 sts, sc2tog) rep 6 times [24]
20: (Sc in each of next 2 sts, sc2tog) rep 6 times [18]
Fill the head with fiberfill.
EAR (make 2)
1: Start 6 sc in a magic ring.
2: 1 sc in each st around
3: (Sc in next st, 2 sc in next st) rep 3 times [9]
4: (Sc in the next 2 sts, 2 sc in next st) rep 3 times [12]
5: (Sc in next st, 2 sc in next st) rep 6 times [18]
6-8: Sc in each st around
9: (Sc2tog) rep 9 times [9]
Attach the ears on the head.
MUZZLE
1: Start 6 sc in a magic ring.
2: Work 2 sc in each st around [12]
3: (Sc in next st, 2 sc in next st) rep 6 times [18]
4: Working in the back loops only, sc in each st around
Sew the muzzle in it`s place. Add a tiny bit of stuffing before closing the seam. Stitch the nose.
LEGS AND BODY
Start with crocheting the legs and then join them, so they smoothly become the body.
1: Start 6 sc in a magic ring.
2: Work 2 sc in each st around [12]
3: (Sc in the next 3 sts, 2 sc in next st) rep 3 times [15]
4-7: Sc in each st around
8: Switch to contrasting color. Sc in each st around
Leave a yarn tail about 20 cm and cut the yarn. Make another leg similar to the first one.
NB! DO NOT BIND OFF THE SECOND LEG.
9: Now join the two legs. While using the yarn of the second leg sc in each of 15 sts around the first leg. Continue 15 sc around the second leg. In the end of the round you have joined the legs into one piece and you have 30 sc.Close the hole between the legs using the short yarn tail left for the first leg.
10: Sc in each st around [30]
11: (Sc in the next 8 sts, sc2tog) rep 3 times [27]
12-13: Sc in each st around
14: (Sc in the next 7 sts, sc2tog) rep 3 times [24]
15-16: Switch back to main color. Sc in each st around
Stuff the legs and continue adding stuffing.
17: (Sc in the next 6 sts, sc2tog) rep 3 times [21]
18-19: Sc in each st around
20: (Sc in the next 5 sts, sc2tog) rep 3 times [18]
21: Sc in each st around
Sew the head to the body.
ARM
1: Start 6 sc in a magic ring.
2: Work 2 sc in each st around [12]
3-4: Sc in each st around
5: (Sc in the next 2 sts, sc2tog) rep 3 times [9]
6: Sc in each st around
Add some stuffing into the tip of the arm.
7: (Sc in the next st, sc2tog) rep 3 times [6]
8: Sc in each st around
Attach the arms to the body.
TAIL
Ch 8. Sc in the second stitch from hook. Work 2 sc in each of the next sts.
Attach the tail to the body.
Stitch suspenders using the contrasting color.
