Materials
• Sport weight yarn with colors: orange, black, green (for scarf), pink (for cheeks), white fluffy yarn (for tummy, also it is not necessary to use fluffy yarn). (I used YarnArt Jeans and Alize Softy).
• 2 mm crochet hook.
• Safety eyes (5-6 mm).
• Fine thread (for embroidering the brows).
• Tapestry needle with large eye, embroidery needle.
• Pins, scissors.
• Polyester fiberfill for stuffing.
Abbreviations
ch – chain
sc – single crochet
sl st – sleep stitch
inc – increase (2 sc in one stitch)
dec – decrease (crochet 2 sc together)
(…) x n – repeat instructions in parenthesis … times
(…) – number in parenthesis at the end of the round indicates the stitch count in this round
All details (except scarf) crochet in spiral.
Head
(work in orange)
1. 6 sc in magic ring (6)
2. 6 inc (12)
3. (1 sc, inc) x6 (18)
4. (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
5. (3 sc, inc) x6 (30)
6. (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
7. (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42)
8. (6 sc, inc) x6 (48)
9-15. 48 sc (7 rounds) Insert the safety eyes between rounds 10 and 11,2 sc apart.
16. (6 sc, dec) x6 (42)
17. (5 sc, dec) x6 (36)
18. (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
19. (3 sc, dec) x6 (24)
20. (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Stuff with fiberfill.
Ears (2 details)
(start with orange)
1. 6 sc in magic ring (6)
2. 6 inc (12) Change to black color
3. 9 sc, sl st (leave the remaining stitches uncrocheted)
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Cheeks (2 details)
(work in pink)
1. 8 sc in magic ring (8)
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Legs + Body
(work in orange)
Stuff while crocheting.
1. 6 sc in magic ring (6)
2. 6 inc (12)
3. (1sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4. 18 SC (18)
5. 8 sc, (1sc, dec) x 3, 1 sc (15)
6. 11 sc, dec, 2 sc (14)
7. 14 sc (14)
Fasten off, weave in the end.
Crochet the second leg, do not fasten off. Make 3 ch and join with the first leg (make sure the legs are turned inside).
Continue crocheting the body in the round:
1. 14 sc on the right leg, 3 sc in 3 ch, 14 sc on the left leg, 3 sc in 3 ch (opposite side) (34)
2. 31 sc, inc, sc, inc (36)
3-4. 36 sc (36) (2 rounds)
5. 7 sc, dec, 14 sc, dec, 11 sc (34)
6. 34 sc (34)
7. 7 sc, dec, 12 sc, dec, 11 sc (32)
8. 32 sc (32)
9. 6 sc, dec, 14 sc, dec, 8 sc (30)
10. 30 sc (30)
11. 5 sc, dec, 13 sc, dec, 8 sc (28)
12. 5 sc, dec, 12 sc, dec, 7 sc (26)
13. 5 sc, dec, 11 sc, dec, 6 sc (24)
14. (2sc, dec) x 6 (18)
Crochet additional 7 sc (for symmetry).
Fasten off, weave in the end.
Hands (2 details)
(work in orange)
1. 6 sc in magic ring (6)
2. (1 sc, inc) X3 (9)
3-5. 9 sc (9) (3 rounds)
6. (1 sc, dec) x 3 (6)
7- 10.6 SC (6) (4 rounds)
Stuff a bit.
Tighten the hole, fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Tummy
(work in white)
1. 6 sc in magic ring (6)
2. 6 inc (12)
3. (1sc, inc) x 6 (18)
Crochet 4 round If the tummy is not big enough.
4. (2 sc, inc) x6 (24)
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Tail
(start with orange).
1. 6 sc in magic ring (6)
Crochet 6 sc in every next round.
4 round crochet in black;
5 and 6 – in orange;
7 – in black;
8 and 9 – in orange;
10 – in black
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Scarf
(work in green)
Ch 61, start in the second ch from the hook: 1.60 sc (60)
Fasten off, weave in the end.
Assembling
• Sew the ears between rounds 6 and 8 of the head.
• Embroider nose with thread of black yarn (height – 3 rounds, width – 5 sc).
• Embroider brows.
• Sew the cheeks.
• Embroider with black fine thread french knots near the nose.
• Embroider stripes on the head with thread of black yarn (between rounds 10 and 11, 12 and 13, 14 and 15).
• Sew the head to the body.
• Embroider stripes on the body with thread of black yarn (between rounds 6 and 7, 8 and 9, 10 and 11).
• Sew the tummy to the body.
• Sew the hands to the body between rounds 12 and 13.
• Sew the tail to the body on the 5 round.
Put on the scarf, kiss on the nose!
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