Materials
Yarn: Alize Cotton Gold or YarnArt JEANS
Stuffing
Crochet hook No. 2
Eyes 12 or 14 mm
Wire 1.5 mm
Scissors
Needle and thread for sewing parts
HEAD
1: 8 sc in MR;
2: 8 inc (16 stitches);
3: (1 sc, 1 inc) x 8 (24 stitches);
4: (2 sc, 1 inc) x 8 (32 stitches);
5: (7 sc, 1 inc) x 4 (36 stitches);
6: (5 sc, 1 inc) x 6 (42 stitches);
7: (6 sc, 1 inc) x 6 (48 stitches);
8: (11 sc, 1 inc) x 4 (52 stitches);
9: (12 sc, 1 inc) x 4 (56 stitches);
10: 56 sc;
11: (13 sc, 1 inc) x 4 (60 stitches);
12-13: 60 sc (2 rounds);
14: (14 sc, 1 inc) x 4 (64 stitches);
15-19: 64 sc (5 rounds)
In the next round, we need to make holes for the eyes:
20: 24 sc, 1 ch, skip 1 stitch from the previous round, 14 sc, 1 ch, skip 1 stitch from the previous round, 24 sc (64 stitches);
21-22: 64 sc (2 rounds);
23: 15 sc, 1 inc, 1 sc, 1 inc, 29 sc, 1 inc, 1 sc, 1 inc, 14 sc (68 stitches);
24: 68 sc;
25: 16 sc, 1 inc, 1 sc, 1 inc, 31 sc, 1 inc, 1 sc, 1 inc, 15 sc (72 stitches);
26: 72 sc;
27: 17 sc, 1 dec, 34 sc, 1 dec, 17 sc (70 stitches);
28: 70 sc
Insert the eyes into the holes made in round 20.
29: (8 sc, 1 dec) x 7 (63 stitches);
30: (7 sc, 1 dec) x 7 (56 stitches);
31: (5 sc, 1 dec) x 8 (48 stitches);
32: (4 sc, 1 dec) x 8 (40 stitches);
33: (3 sc, 1 dec) x 8 (32 stitches);
Stuff the head with filling, paying special attention to the cheeks.
34: (2 sc, 1 dec) x 8 (24 stitches);
Finish off with 1 sl st, fasten off and hide the yarn inside the head.
SNOUT
1: 8 sc in MR;
2: 1 sc, 2 inc from 3 sc, 2 sc, 2 inc from 3 sc, 1 sc (16 stitches);
3: 3 sc, 3 inc, 4 sc, 3 inc, 3 sc (22 stitches);
4: (2 sc, 1 inc) x 3, 4 sc, (1 inc, 2 sc) x 3 (28 stitches);
5: 5 sc, 1 inc, 2 sc, 1 inc, 10 sc, 1 inc, 2 sc, 1 inc, 5 sc (32 stitches);
6: 32 sc;
7: 32 sl st
Leave a long tail for sewing. Fasten off.
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