MATERIALS
Yarns – blue (B), light blue (L), navy (N), yellow (y)
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)
HEAD
R1: With B, 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: sc 11, with L, sc 2, with B, sc 11 (24)
R6: sc 10, with L, sc 4, with B, sc 10 (24)
R7: sc 9, with L, sc 6, with B, sc 9 (24)
R8: sc 3, inc, sc 3, inc, with L, sc 3, inc, sc 3, inc, with B, sc 3, inc, sc 3, inc (30)
R9-10: sc 10, with L, sc 10, with B, sc 10 (30)
R11: sc 3, dec, sc 3, dec, sc 1, with L, sc 2, dec, sc 3, dec, with B, sc 3, dec, sc 3, dec (24)
R12: sc 2, dec, sc 2, dec, sc 1, with L, sc 1, dec, sc 2, dec, with B, sc 2, dec,sc 2, dec (18)
R13: sc 1, dec, sc 1, dec, sc 1, with L, dec, sc 1, dec, with B, sc 1, dec, sc 1, dec (12)
Finish with a sl st. Cut a long tail for sewing. Cut eye shapes out of white felt. Insert safety eyes through felt and through the head 8 rows from top of the head. With a small strand of black, embroider two nostrils between the eyes.
CHEEK (Make 2)
R1: With N, sc 6 in magic ring (6)
Finish with a sl st. Leave long tail for sewing.
HEAD FRILL
With Y, chain 7.
Skip first ch from hook, sc 1, hdc 5, turn to work other side of chain, hdc 5, sc 1, ch 4.
Skip first ch from hook, hdc 2, sc 1.
Fasten off. Leave long tail for sewing.
With N, sc 6 along the top. Fasten off. Cut short tail and weave in.
HEAD ASSEMBLY
Sew CHEEKS to sides of HEAD.
Sew HEAD FRILL to top of HEAD.
BODY
R1: With B, sc 6 in magic ring (6)
R2: inc in each st around (12)
R3: (sc 1, inc) six times (18)
R4: sc 7, with L, sc 4, with B, sc 7 (18)
R5: sc 4, dec, with L, sc 6, with B, dec, sc 4 (16)
R6: sc 4, dec, with L, sc 4, with B, dec, sc 4 (14)
R7: sc 4, dec, with L, sc 2, with B, dec, sc 4 (12)
Finish with a sl st. Leave long tail for sewing.
ARM (Make 2)
With B, chain 4. Join into a ring with a sl st.
R1-4: sc in each st around (4)
Finish with a sl st. Leave long tail for sewing.
LEG (Make 2)
With B, chain 4. Join into a ring with a sl st.
R1-5: sc in each st around (4)
Finish with a sl st. Leave long tail for sewing.
FOOT (Make 4)
With B, chain 5.
Skip first ch from hook, sc 4, ch 1 and turn.
Skip first ch from hook, through back loops only, sc 4.
Fasten off. Leave long tail for sewing. Fold in half and sew sides closed.
TAIL
R1: With N, sc 6 in magic ring (6)
R2: (inc, inc, sc 1) two times (10)
R3-4: sc in each st around (10)
R5: With B, sc in each st around (10)
R6: sc 3, dec, dec, sc 3 (8)
R7-14: sc in each st around (8)
R15: sc 2, dec, dec, sc 2 (6)
R16-18: sc in each st around (6)
Finish with a sl st. Leave a long tail for sewing.
Curl up tail and sew in place.
ASSEMBLY
Sew FEET to ends of ARMS and LEGS.
Sew HEAD to BODY.
Sew ARMS to BODY.
Sew LEGS to BODY.
Sew TAIL to BODY.
