MATERIALS
- Plush yarn (100 g/120 m):
You are welcome to use any colior that you like
- No. 80330 (80312, 80316 – any shade of orange) for the head -1/2 of skein
- No. 80321for the body and hood -1/2 of skein
- Hook size 3.5 mm (or suitable size for you), 4.5 mm for the hood
- Safety eyes (I have size 10 and 12 mm)
- Polyester toy filling
- Yarn Vita Coco (or analogue) for decoration
- Yarn Vita Coco for the mouth
- Needle with wide eye and needle for sewing pieces
- Scissors
- Crochet markers
When using these materials, the size of the finished toy is ~ 22 cm. Work in a
spiral. Please note that the size of your toy depends on your crocheting density
and the size of your hook. Legs and body are crocheted as one piece. Arms are
crocheted into the body.
ABBREVIATIONS
MR – magic ring
сh – chain stitch
sc – single crochet
sl st- slip stitch
inc -increase
dec – decreace
hdc – half double crochet
(sc, inc) *N – repeat instruction in brackets N times
ARMS (2 details)
- 6 sc in MR(6)
- 6 inc (12)
3-12.12 sc (12)
Stuff the arm slightly. Fold the arm in half and crochet 6 sc through
both sides. Cut the yarn, fasten off and weave in the yarn ends. We will crochet the arms into the body.
LEGS (2 details)
- 6 sc in MR(6)
- 6 inc (12)
3-10.12 sc (12)
Do not cut the yarn on the second leg, crochet 3ch and join the legs and continue crocheting the body.
BODY
Stuff in the process.
11.12 sc on the right leg, 3 inc on the chain,12 sc on the left leg,
3 inc on the chain (36)
- 6 inc (12)
- (5 sc, inc)*6 (42)
13-18. 42 sc (42) - (5 sc, dec)*6 (36)
20-21. 36 sc (36) - (4 sc, dec)*6 (30)
23-24. 30 sc (30) - (3 sc, dec)*6 (24)
26-27. 24 sc (24) - (2 sc, dec)*6 (18)
Join the arms. Make sure, that the armsare symmetrical to the body. - 2 sc, 6 sc with the right arm, 3 sc, 6 sc with the left arm,1 sc (18)
30.18 sc (18)
Cut the yarn, fasten off and weave in the yarn ends.
HEAD
Stuff in the process.
- 6 sc in MR(6)
- 6 inc (12)
- (sc, inc)*6 (18)
- (2 sc, inc)*6 (24)
- (3 sc, inc)*6 (30)
- (4 sc, inc)*6 (36)
- (5 sc, inc)*6 (42)
- (6 sc, inc)*6 (48)
- (7 sc, inc)*6 (54)
- (8 sc, inc)*6 (60)
11-15. 60 sc (5 rounds) - (8 sc, dec)*6 (54)
Insert safety eye between rounds 14-15. - (7 sc, dec)*6 (48)
- (6 sc, dec)*6 (42)
- (5 sc, dec)*6 (36)
- (4 sc, dec)*6 (30)
- (3 sc, dec)*6 (24)
- (2sc, dec)*6 (18)
- (sc, dec)*6 (12)
- 6 dec
Cut the yarn, fasten off and weave in the yarn ends.
HEAD DECORATION
Divide the head into sections. The guideline for it is increases and decreases.
Stretch the thread from the bottom of the head and exit it through the top, make
the first slice.Insert it back from the bottom of the head and pull tight, make a knot. Repeat this to the end.
EYE
- 6 sc in MR (6)
- 6 inc (12)
- (sc, inc)*6 (18)
4.18 sc (18)
Fasten off, cut the yarn and weave in the yarn ends.
Insert safety eye into the white of the eye and sew it on.
FACE DECORATION
Outline a mouth with pins.Insert the needle from the bottom of the head and exit
it through the corner of the mouth. Pull the thread over the pins and fix the position of the thread with stitches.
STEM
- 6 sc in MR (6)
2-5. 6 sc (4 rounds) - 3 sl st, 3 hdc (6)
- 6 inc (12)
8.12 inc (24)
Fasten off, cut the yarn and weave in the yarn ends.
TENDRIL
Start with 20 ch, from the second chain on the hook: inc in each ch.
Crochet as many tendrils as you want. Cut the yarn and fasten off.
HOOD
- 6 sc in MR (6)
- 6 inc (12)
3.12 sc (12) - (sc, inc)*6 (18)
5.18 sc (18) - (2 sc, inc)*6 (24)
- 24 sc (24)
- (3 sc, inc)*6 (30)
- 30 sc (30)
- (4 sc, inc)*6 (36)
- 36 sc (30)
- (5 sc, inc)*6 (42)
- 42 sc (42)
- (6 sc, inc)*6 (48)
- 48 sc (48)
- (7 sc, inc)*6 (54)
- 54 sc (54)
- (8 sc, inc)*6 (60)
- 60 sc(60)
If the hood seems too small, you can crochet one more round with increases. ASSEMBLY
Sew the stem and tendrils to the head. Then sew the head to the body. Sew the hood on.
Congratulations!
