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Designed and photos by Julia Musatova
Instagram: @julia__musatova
Materials:
- Yarn: Himalaya Velvet or Himalaya Dolphin Baby, YarnArt Dolche (1 skein of main color)
- YarnArt Iris (100% cotton, 20 g/138 m) for eye brows (black color)
- Hook size: 3.0 mm
- 18-20 mm safety eyes
- False eyelash (3 cm)
- Hot glue gun
- Thin thread in the tone of yarn for sewing details together
- Satin ribbon for a bow (50 cm)
- Stitch marker
- Tapestry needle
- Scissors
- Fiberfill
Abbreviations:
- R = row
- mc = magic circle
- ch = chain
- st = stitch
- sc = single crochet
- inc = 2 sc in the next stitch
- dec = single crochet 2 stitches together
- F.o. = finish off
- ( ) = number of stitches you should have at the end of the round/row
- ( ) * 6 = repeat whatever is between the brackets the number of times stated
Head
- R 1: 12 sc in mc (12)
- R 2: (1 sc, inc) * 6 (18)
- R 3: (2 sc, inc) * 6 (24)
- R 4: (3 sc, inc) * 6 (30)
- R 5: (4 sc, inc) * 6 (36)
- R 6: (5 sc, inc) * 6 (42)
- R 7-11: 42 sc (5 rows)
Now we crochet a nose: Turn the work and crochet (inc) * 9. Put a stitch marker – here will be a beginning of a new row. Turn the work and crochet:
- R 12: 18 sc (nose) + 1 sc in the side of the nose + 33 sc to the end of the row (52)
- R 13-15: 52 sc (3 rows)
- R 16: 16 sc + dec + 15 sc + dec + 15 sc + dec (49)
- R 17: (5 sc, dec) * 7 (42)
- R 18: (4 sc, dec) * 7 (35)
- R 19: (3 sc, dec) * 7 (28)
- Cut a false eyelash 3 cm long in half. Glue a false lash to an eye.
- Insert safety eyes between R 10 and R 11 at the distance of 8 st from each other.
- R 20: (2 sc, dec) * 6 (21)
- R 22: (1 sc, dec) * 7 (14)
- F.o.
Make tightening from the 1st eye to the 2nd eye and from the eyes to the mouth.
Tail
For a tail crochet a Romanian cord 5 cm long.
Legs and Body
Legs (make 2)
- R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
- R 2: (inc) * 6 (12)
- R 3-5: 12 sc (3 rows)
- R 6: 5 sc + inc + 6 sc (13)
- R 7: 6 sc + inc + 6 sc (14)
- R 8: 6 sc + inc + 7 sc (15)
- F.o.
Don’t cut the yarn when you finish the second leg!
From the second leg: 3 ch, join with the first leg, put a stitch marker (increases on the legs should be on the outer sides). Continue crocheting the body in the round:
- R 9: 15 sc on the 1st leg, 3 inc in 3 ch, 15 sc on the 2nd leg, 3 inc in 3 ch (opposite side) (42). Stuff as you go.
- R 10-16: 42 sc (7 rows)
- R 17: (5 sc, dec) * 6 (36)
- R 18: 36 sc
- R 19: (4 sc, dec) * 6 (30)
- R 20: 30 sc
- R 21: (3 sc, dec) * 6 (24)
- R 22: 24 sc
- R 23: (2 sc, dec) * 6 (18)
- R 24: 18 sc
- R 25: (1 sc, dec) * 6 (12)
- F.o.
Arms (make 2)
- R 1: 9 sc in mc (9)
- R 2-10: 9 sc (9 rows)
- Stuff with fiberfill.
- Fold top of the arm flat and sc through both sides across.
- F.o.
Ears
With pink yarn (make 2):
- R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
- R 2: (inc) * 6 (12)
- F.o.
With blue yarn (make 2):
- R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
- R 2: (inc) * 6 (12)
- Don’t cut the yarn!
Put the pink part and blue part of the ear together with the inner part (wrong side to wrong side) and through both parts with blue yarn:
- R 3: (1 sc, inc) * 6 (18)
- F.o.
Fold the ear edges together and sew them on the head.
Nostrils (make 2)
- R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
- F.o.
- Sew the nostrils under the eyes.
Embroider eyebrows with black yarn. Tie a bow on the neck.