YARN: Light (3) in Brown, Orange and White; Classic Cotton Thread in Black

MATERIALS: C2 – 2.75 mm Hook; 1.75 mm hook; Poly Filling; Two 6mm Black Plastic Safety Eyes; Yarn Needle

DIMENSION: 3” x 2.5”

ABBREVIATIONS: magic ring (mr), chain (ch), stitch (st), slip stitch (sl st), single crochet (sc), half double crochet (hdc), fasten off (F/O)

SKILL LEVEL: Intermediate

HEAD (brown and orange yarn; 2.75mm hook)

Rnd 1: 8 sc in a mr (8)

Rnd 2: sc inc around (16)

Rnd 3: (1 sc, 1 sc inc) rep around (24)

Rnd 4: (2 sc, 1 sc inc) rep around (32)

Rnd 5: 12 sc, switch to orange yarn, 8 sc, switch back to brown yarn, 12 sc (32)

Rnd 6: keep working with brown yarn, 11 sc, switch to orange yarn, 10 sc, switch back to brown yarn, 11 sc (32)

Rnd 7: keep working with brown yarn, 10 sc, switch to orange yarn, 12 sc, switch back to brown yarn, 10 sc (32)

Rnd 8: keep working with brown yarn, 9 sc, switch to orange yarn, 14 sc, switch back to brown yarn, 9 sc (32); F/O and cut the yarn.

TAIL (brown yarn; 2.75mm hook)

Rnd 1: 6 sc in a mr (6)

Rnd 2: (2 sc, 1 sc inc) rep twice (8)

Rnd 3: (1 sc, 1 sc inc) rep around (12)

Rnd 4: (2 sc, 1 sc inc) rep around (16)

Rnd 5: (3 sc, 1 sc inc) rep around (20)

Rnd 6: (4 sc, 1 sc inc) rep around (24)

Rnd 7: (5 sc, 1 sc inc) rep around (28)

Rnd 8: sc even (28)

Rnd 9: (6 sc, 1 sc inc) rep around (32)

Rnd 10: sc even (32)

Do not cut the yarn once you have completed the tail.

BODY (brown, orange and white yarn; 2.75mm hook)

Merge the head and the tail together:

Rnd 11: join the brown yarn with a sl st to stitch #30 of the last rnd of the head, ch 1 and sc in the same st, then crochet 5 sc, switch to orange yarn, work 16 sc, switch back to brown yarn, work 6 sc; now go back working on the tail part – insert the hook into st #28 of the last round of the tail, work 1 sc, then work 27 sc, until you reach the end of the round (56)

Rnd 12: keep working with brown yarn, 4 sc, 1 sc dec, switch to orange yarn, 6 sc, 1 sc dec, 5 sc, 1 sc dec, 1 sc, switch back to brown yarn, 4 sc, 1 sc dec, [(5 sc, 1 sc dec) rep 4 times] (48)

Rnd 13: keep working with brown yarn, 1 sc dec, 3 sc, switch to orange yarn, 14 sc, switch back to brown yarn, 3 sc, 2 sc dec, 20 sc, 1 sc dec (44)

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