MATERIALS
Yarns – green (G), light green (L), orange (O), brown (B)
white felt
white glue
polyester fibrefill
8.0 mm white safety eyes
size 8 (5.0 mm) crochet hook
ABBREVIATIONS
ch = chain
st = stitch
sc = single crochet
sl st = slip stitch
inc = single crochet 2 into the same stitch
dec = decrease over next two stitches (single crochet 2 stitches together or use invisible decrease)
[bean st] = insert hook into st, yarn over and draw a loop through, yarn over, insert hook into st and draw a loop through, yarn over, draw yarn through 4 loops
HEAD
R1: With G, sc 6 in magic ring (6)
R2: inc in each st around (12)
R3: (sc 1 , inc) six times (18)
R4: (sc 2, inc) six times (24)
R5-6: sc in each st around (24)
R7: (sc 3, inc) six times (30)
R8-10: sc in each st around (30)
R11: (sc 3, dec) six times (24)
R12: (sc 2, dec) six times (18)
R13: (sc 1, dec) six times (12)
R14: dec six times (6)
Finish with a sl st. Cut a long tail and sew opening closed.
EYE SPOT (Make 2)
R1: With L, sc 6 in magic ring (6)
R2: inc in each st around (12)
R3: (sc 1, inc) six times (18)
Finish with a sl st. Leave long tail for sewing.
EYE SPOT PEAK
With L, chain 4.
Skip first ch from hook, sc 3, ch 1, turn to work other side of chain, sc 3.
Fasten off. Leave long tail for sewing.
MUZZLE
R1: With O, sc 6 in magic ring (6)
R2: inc in each st around (12)
R3: sc in each st around (12)
Finish with a sl st. Leave long tail for sewing. Cut a strand of brown yarn and embroider two nostrils.
EAR (Make 2)
R1: With B, sc 6 in magic ring (6)
R2: (sc 1, inc) three times (9)
R3: sc 8, inc (10)
R4: (sc 4, inc) two times (12)
Finish with a sl st. Leave long tail for sewing.
HEAD LEAF (Make 2)
With G, chain 4.
Skip first ch from hook, sc 3, turn to work other side of chain, sc 3.
Fasten off. Leave long tail for sewing.
HEAD TWIG
R1: With B, sc 4 in magic ring (4)
R2-8: sc in each st around (4)
Finish with a sl st. Cut long tail and sewing opening closed.
HEAD ASSEMBLY
Cut 2 circles out of white felt. Insert safety eyes through the felt and then through the middle of the EYE SPOTS.
Insert EYE SPOTS onto the front of the HEAD and fasten. Sew the edges of the EYE SPOTS onto the HEAD.
Sew EYE SPOT PEAK onto the HEAD.
Sew HEAD LEAVES onto the top of the HEAD.
Sew the HEAD TWIG behind the HEAD LEAVES.
Sew the EARS onto the sides of the HEAD.
R1: With G, sc 6 in magic ring (6)
R2: inc in each st around (12)
R3: (sc 1 , inc) six times (18)
R4: (sc 8, inc) two times (20)
R5-7: sc in each st around (20)
R8: (sc 3, dec) four times (16)
R9: (sc 6, dec) two times (14)
R10: (sc 5, dec) two times (12)
Finish with a sl st. Leave long tail for sewing.
ARM (Make 2)
R1: With O, sc 6 in magic ring (6)
R2: (sc 1, inc, inc) two times (10)
R3: sc 2, (bean st, sc 1) three times, sc 2 (10)
R4: sc in each st around (10)
R5: With G, (sc 3, dec) two times (8)
R6-7: sc in each st around (8)
R8: (sc 2, dec) two times (6)
Finish with a sl st. Leave long tail for sewing.
THIGH (Make 2)
R1: With G, sc 6 in magic ring (6)
R2: (sc 1, inc, inc) two times (10)
R3: sc in each st around (10)
Finish with a sl st. Leave long tail for sewing.
FOOT (Make 2)
R1: With O, sc 6 in magic ring (6)
R2: (sc 1, inc, inc) two times (10)
R3: sc 2, (bean st, sc 1) three times, sc 2 (10)
R4: sc 3, dec, dec, sc 3 (8)
Finish with a sl st. Leave long tail for sewing.
TAIL
R1: With B, sc 4 in magic ring (4)
R2-12: sc in each st around (4)
Finish with a sl st. Leave a long tail for sewing.
ASSEMBLY
Sew HEAD to BODY.
Sew ARMS to BODY.
Sew THIGHS to BODY.
Sew LEGS underneath where the THIGHS meet the BODY.
Sew TAIL to BODY.
