Materials:
- Yarn in grey, light pink, cream, and dark brown for the mane.
- Crochet hook suitable for your yarn (3.5mm recommended for medium weight yarn).
- Safety eyes or buttons for eyes.
- Fiberfill for stuffing.
- Yarn needle.
- Stitch marker.
Abbreviations:
- ch – chain
- sc – single crochet
- hdc – half double crochet
- dc – double crochet
- inc – increase (2 sc in the next stitch)
- dec – decrease (sc next 2 stitches together)
- BLO – back loop only
- sl st – slip stitch
- st – number of stitches you should have at the end of the round
- ( ) – repeat whatever is between the parentheses the number of times stated
Head (use grey yarn):
- Start with a magic ring, 6 sc in ring [6].
- Inc in each st around [12].
- (Sc 1, inc) around [18].
- (Sc 2, inc) around [24].
- (Sc 3, inc) around [30].
- (Sc 4, inc) around [36]. 7-13. Sc around [36].
- (Sc 4, dec) around [30].
- (Sc 3, dec) around [24].
- (Sc 2, dec) around [18]. Place the safety eyes between rows 13 and 14, about 8 stitches apart.
- (Sc 1, dec) around [12]. Begin to stuff the head.
- Dec around [6]. Finish stuffing and close the hole.
Ears (make 2, with grey and pink yarn):
- With pink yarn, 6 sc in a magic ring [6].
- (Sc 1, inc) around [9].
- Sc around in BLO [9]. Change to grey yarn. 4-6. Sc around [9].
- (Sc 2, inc) around [12]. 8-10. Sc around [12]. Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Body (use cream yarn):
- Start with a magic ring, 6 sc in ring [6].
- Inc in each st around [12].
- (Sc 1, inc) around [18].
- (Sc 2, inc) around [24].
- (Sc 3, inc) around [30]. 6-11. Sc around [30].
- (Sc 3, dec) around [24].
- (Sc 2, dec) around [18]. Begin stuffing.
- (Sc 1, dec) around [12].
- Dec around [6]. Finish stuffing and close the hole
Arms (make 2, use grey yarn):
- Start with a magic ring, 6 sc in ring [6]. 2-15. Sc around [6]. Stuff lightly.
Legs (make 2, use grey yarn):
- Start with a magic ring, 6 sc in ring [6].
- Inc in each st around [12]. 3-4. Sc around [12].
- (Sc 4, dec) twice [10]. 6-7. Sc around [10].
- (Sc 3, dec) twice [8]. 9-16. Sc around [8]. Stuff lightly.
Tail (use dark brown yarn):
- Chain 20, turn, hdc in the third chain from the hook, hdc in each chain back down the length. Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Assembly:
- Sew the head to the body.
- Attach the ears to the head, making sure to fold them into the desired shape.
- Sew the arms to the sides of the body at around row 7.
- Attach the legs to the bottom of the body.
- Sew the tail to the back of the body.
- For the mane, cut several strands of dark brown yarn and attach them between the ears and down the back of the head using a latch hook method or by sewing.