Materials
Cotton yarn
Safety eyes 8mm
2mm crochet hook
Abbreviations
MR: Magic ring ch: chain sts: stitch(es)
sl st: slip stitch
sc: single crochet
inc: increase
dec : decrease dc: double crochet
hdc: half double crochet
FLO : Front loop only
BLO : Back loop only
rep: repeat (number): number of stitches in the round or stripe
LEG (Make 2)
Use green yarn
Row 1: 6sc in MR (6)
Row 2: 6inc (12)
Row 3: (1sc, 1inc) * 6 (18)
Row 4 – Row 5: 18sc (18)
Cut and secure the thread. Make the other leg but don’t cut the thread and continue working the body.
BODY
Still using the chosen yarn and the 2mm hook, continue working and put the second leg near to the first one and go ahead with these steps:
Row 1: sc in the following 18 sts of the second leg, Chain 6 and join with the first leg, sc in the following 18 sts of the first leg, 6 sc in 6ch, place a stitch marker in the last sts (48)
Row 2: 48sc (48)
Row 3: (7sc, 1inc) * 6 (54)
Row 4: (8sc, 1inc) * 5 (60)
Row 5 – Row 21: 60sc (60)
Row 22: (4sc, 1dec, 4sc) * 6 (54)
Row 23: 54sc (54)
Row 24: (7sc, 1dec) * 6 (48)
Row 25: 48sc (48)
Row 26: (2sc, 1dec, 2sc) * 8(40)
Row 27: 40sc (40)
Row 28: (3sc, 1dec) * 8 (32)
Row 29: (1sc, 1dec, 1sc) * 8 (24)
Start stuffing with the fiberfill and keep stuffing as you continue.
Row 30: (1sc, 1dec) * 8 (16)
Row 31: 8sc (8)
Cut the yarn and using a needle to guide it into each front loop of the last round. Fasten off.
EYES (Make 2)
Use green yarn
Row 1: 6sc in MR (6)
Row 2: 6inc (12)
Row 3: (1sc, 1inc) * 6 (18)
Row 4 – Row 6: 18sc (18)
Cut and leave a long tail for sewing.
Put the safety eye between row 4 and row 5 of the eye. Stuff the eye and sew on the body between row 27 and row 33.
ARM (Make 2)
Use green yarn
Row 1: 6sc in MR (6)
Row 2: 6inc (12)
Row 3 – Row 15: 12 sc (12)
Cut and leave a long tail for sewing. Stuff the arm. Sew the arm on the body between row 24 and row 25.
BELLY
Use white yarn
Row 1: 6sc in MR (6)
Row 2: 6 inc (12)
Row 3: (1sc, 1inc) *6 (18)
Row 4: (2sc,1inc) *6 (24)
Row 5: (3sc,1inc) *6 (30)
Row 6: (4sc,1inc) *6 (36)
Row 7: (5sc,1inc) *6 (42)
Row 8: (6sc,1inc) *6 (48)
Cut and leave a long tail for sewing. Sew the belly to the body.
CHEEK
Use pink yarn
Row 1: 6 sc in MR (6)
Row 2: 6inc (12)
Cut and leave a long tail for sewing. Sew the check to the body.
Use black yarn to embroider the mouth.
STEM
Use brown yarn
Row 1 : 4sc in MR (4)
Row 2- Row 4 : 4sc (4)
Cut and leave long tail. Sew the stem to the row 31 of the body.
LEAF
Use mint yarn
Row 1: Ch7, 1 slst in the second ch from hk, 1 sc, 1HDC, 2 DC in the same st, 1 HDC, 3 sc in the same st, 1 HDC, 2 DC in the same st, 1 HDC, 1 sc, 1 slst. Cut and secure the thread leaving enough to sew.
Sew the leave to the body.
