Introduction
This is a free pattern designed by @amikaraco. You may sell your creations, but please credit me as the designer!
This pattern is written in US terminology for continuous rounds.
If you need any help, you can also view the step-by-step tutorial on youtube!
Materials
- Velvet yarn (size 4)
- Crochet hook (3.5mm)
- Yarn needle
- Plushie stuffing
- Safety eyes (8mm oval)
- Felt & glue (for nose)
- Scissors
- (optional) stitch markers
- (optional) makeup blush
Abbreviations
- MR - Magic ring
- CH - Chain
- SC - Single crochet
- HDC - Half double crochet
- INC - Increase
- DEC - Decrease
- ST - Stitch
- SL ST - Slip stitch
Directions
Head
With white yarn:
- R1: 6sc in magic ring (6)
- R2: inc in every st (12)
- R3: [sc, inc] x6 (18)
- R4: [2sc, inc] x6 (24)
- R5-7(3 rounds): sc in every st (24)
- R8: [3sc, inc] x6 (30)
- R9: [4sc, inc] x6 (36)
- R10: sc all around (36)
- R11: [4sc, dec] x6 (30)
- R12: [3c, dec] x6 (24)
- add stuffing and safety eyes between R8-9
- R13: dec x12 (12)
- R14: dec x6 (6)
- slip stitch, leave tail to sew
Ears x2
With black yarn:
- R1: 6sc in magic ring
- R2: inc in every st (12)
- R3-4 (2 rounds): sc in every st (12)
- R5: (2sc, dec) x3 (9)
- R6-7 (2 rounds): sc in every st (9)
- R9: (sc, dec) x3 (6)
- SL ST and leave yarn tail to sew
Hat
Start with red yarn:
- R1: 3sc in magic ring (3)
- R2: inc in every st (6)
- R3: [sc, inc] x3 (9)
- R4: sc in every st (9)
- R5: [2sc, inc] x3 (12)
- R6-7: sc in every st (12)
- (white) R8-9: hdc every st (12)
Ball
- R1: 6sc in magic ring (6)
- R2: sc in every st (6)
- SL and FO, sew closed
Snout
- Slip knot, ch4
- Start in 2nd chain from hook: inc, sc, inc,
- Flip to the other side: inc, sc, inc
- SL ST and leave tail to sew
Assembly
- Sew the ears at R3, on opposite sides of the head
- Sew the hat on top of the head (using R6 of the hat and R3 of the head)
- Sew on an oval nose or glue on felt nose
- Weave yarn through the top of the hat and tie ends to make a loop
- (Optional) add blush to the cheeks