Materials and tools
DK yarn in white and purple
2.5mm hook
Yarn needle
Scissors
Polyll
Stitch marker
Embroidery thread: black
8mm safety eyes
Abbreviations
MR: magic ring
CH: chain
sc : Single crochet
T: half double crochet
F: double crochet
E: Triple crochet
inc : Increase (make 2 stitches from 1 stitch)
dec : Decrease (make 1 stitch from 2 stitches)
TV, FV, EV: Increase with half double crochet, double crochet, and triple
crochet
TA, FA, EA: Decrease with half double crochet, double crochet, and triple
crochet
BLO: Back loop only
FLO: Front loop only
SS: slip stitch
FO: Fasten o
St/Sts: Stitch/Stitches
Head
Start with purple yarn
1) MR 6sc (6)
2) 6inc (12)
3) (sc, inc)6 (18)
4) (2sc, inc)6 (24)
5) (3sc, inc)6 (30)
6) (4sc, inc)6 (36)
7) (5sc, inc)6 (42)
8-14) 42sc (42)
15) (5sc, dec)6 (36)
16) (4sc, dec)6 (30)
Insert the safety eyes size 8mm between rows 12-13, 6sts apart. 17) (3sc, dec)6 (24)
18) (2sc, dec)*6 (18)
FO. Leave a long tail to sew. Stu the head
BODY
Light purple yarn
1) MR 6sc (6)
2) 6inc (12)
3) 12sc (12)
4) (sc, inc)6 (18)
5) 18sc (18)
6) (2sc, inc)6 (24)
7) 24sc (24)
8) (3sc, inc)6 (30)
9) 30sc (30)
10) (4sc, inc)6 (36)
11-13) 36sc (36)
14) dec, 34sc (35)
15) 16sc, dec, 17sc (34)
16) dec, 32sc (33)
17) 15sc, dec, 16sc (32)
18) (2sc, dec)8 (24)
19) (2sc, dec)6 (18)
FO. Stu the body
Legs (Make 4)
Light purple yarn
1) MR 6sc (6)
2-4) 6sc (6)
5) Fold in half and crochet through 2 opposite sts 2sc. (2)
FO. Do not stu. Leave a yarn tail to sew.
Ears (Make 6)
White or o-white yarn
1) MR 6sc (6)
2) 6sc (6)
3) 6inc (12)
4) 12sc (12)
5) (sc, inc)6 (18)
6-7) 18sc (18)
8) (sc, dec)6 (12)
9-10) 12sc (12)
FO. Leave yarn tail to sew.
Tail
White or o-white yarn
We will use the surface crochet technique here. Check out the video tutorial on my Youtube Channel
Start to crochet from the left side at row 10 of the body, go over MR, then go
to the right side of the body, end at row 10.
1) 21SS on the surface, turn (21)
2) (TV, FV, 2EV, FV, TV, SS)*3 (39). FO and hide yarn tail.
Finishing
Face: Use crochet thread or 1 strand of 1mm cotton yarn to embroider the face as the photo: Eyebrows at row 9, keep 5 sts in between. Eyelashes at the same row of eyes. Cheeks between rows 13-14, keep 7sts apart and 1st in width.
Sew the ears to the head: 2 rst ones are opposite across MR, start at row 4,
then sew others next to the rst one (all ears should be from row 4 to row 15).
Sew 2 legs at rows 4-5 from the neck, 2 legs at rows 12-13 from the neck
