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23. MARTS 16 · 20:53

Matrials & Tools

3,5 mm crochet hook (US E hook) (or a size that fits your yarn)
Needle
Stuffing
Scissors

Abbreviations

st = stitch
sc = single crochet
ch = chain
sl st = slip stitch
inc = increase
dec = decrease
** = repeat instructions x times – or round out
() = the number in parentheses indicates the number of stitches at the end of the round

Notes

Do not join rounds, work in a continuous spiral.

Use a stitch marker or a piece of yarn to mark the end or the beginning of a round. Move the marker up after
completing each round.

All stitches are worked into both loops, unless stated otherwise in the pattern

Head

Rosa

Round 1: sc 6 in magic ring (6 sts)

Round 2: *inc* (12 sts)

Round 3: *sc 1, inc* (18 sts)

Round 4: sc 1, inc,*sc 2, inc* 5x, sc 1 (24 sts)

Round 5: *sc 3, inc* (30 sts)

Round 6: sc 2, inc, *sc 4, inc* 5x, sc 2 (36 sts)

Round 7: *sc 5, inc* (42 sts)

Round 8: sc 3, inc, *sc 6, inc* 5x, sc 3 (48 sts)

Round 9-14: *sc 1 in each stitch* (48)

Round 15: sc 3, *dec, sc 6* 5x, dec, sc 3 (42 sts)

Round 16: *dec, sc 5* (36 sts)

Round 17: sc 2, *dec, sc 4* 5x, dec, sc 2 (30 sts)

Round 18: *dec, sc 3* (24 sts)

Round 19: sc 5, *dec, sc 10* 1x, dec, sc 5 (22)

Make 1 sl st – only in first stitch. Break yarn and leave enough yarn to sew the head in place later. Fill head

Eyes

Make 2

Starting with black

Round 1: sc 9 in magic ring (8)

Color change to white

Round 2: *inc* (18 sts)

Make 1 sl st – only in first stitch. Break yarn and leave enough yarn to sew the eyes on the head – you can sew it on
before you join the head to the body

Legs

Rosa

Front legs – make 2

Round 1: sc 6 in magic ring (6 sts)

Round 2: *inc* (12 sts)

Round 3: *sc 1, inc* (18 sts)

Round 4: sc 1, inc,*sc 2, inc* 5x, sc 1 (24 sts)

Round 5: *sc 3, inc* (30 sts)

Round 6: sc 2, inc, *sc 4, inc* 5x, sc 2 (36 sts)

Round 7: *sc 5, inc* (42 sts)

Round 8: sc 3, inc, *sc 6, inc* 5x, sc 3 (48 sts)

Round 9: *sc 7, inc* (54)

Fold the legs and make a half circle – crochet the two sides together with slip stitches (21 sts)

Break yarn and leave enough yarn to sew the legs in place later
Pull the end through the leg on one of them

Rosa

Back legs – make 2

Round 1: sc 6 in magic ring (6 sts)

Round 2: *sc 2 in each stitch* (12 sts)

Round 3: *sc 1, inc* (18 sts)

Round 4: sc 1, inc,*sc 2, inc* 5x, sc 1 (24 sts)

Round 5: *sc 3, inc* (30 sts)

Round 6: sc 2, inc, *sc 4, inc]*5x, sc 2 (36 sts)

Round 7: *sc 5, inc* (42 sts)

Break yarn and leave enough yarn to sew the legs in place later

Fold the legs and make a half circle – crochet the two sides together with slip stitches (21 sts)

Pull the end through the leg on one of them

Tail

Rosa

Round 1: sc 3 in magic ring (3 sts)

Round 2: *sc 2 in each stitch* (6 sts)

Round 3: *sc 1, inc* (9 sts)

Round 4-7: *sc 1 in each stitch* (9 sts)

Make 1 sl st only in first stitch. Break yarn and leave enough yarn to sew the tail in place later

Shield

Gray

Round 1: sc 6 in magic ring (6 sts)

Round 2: *sc 2 in each stitch* (12 sts)

Round 3: *sc 2 in each stitch* (24 sts)

Round 4: *sc 1, inc* (36 sts)

Round 5-6: *sc 1 in each stitch* (36 sts)

Round 7: *sc 2, inc* (48 sts)

Round 8-10: *sc 1 in each stitch* (48 sts)

Round 11: *sc 3, inc* (60 sts)

Round 12-13: *sc 1 in each stitch* (60 sts)

Round 14: *sc 4, inc* (72 sts)

Round 15-16: *sc 1 in each stitch* (72 sts)

Round 17: *sc 5, inc* (84 sts)

Round 18: *sc 1 in each stitch* (84 sts)

Round 19: sc 77 !in front loop only! (77)

The last 7 stitches is where the head is going to be – so don’t work into those

Break the yarn and weave in ends

Stomach

White
In the first round work in all of the 84 stitches from round 18 in the shield. You also need to work into the 7
stitches from round 18 of the shield we left unworked in round 19 !In back loop only!

Go down into the first stitch from round 18 – here you attach your yarn.

Round 1: sc 4, chain 7, skip 7 sts, sc 17, chain 5, skip 5 sts, sc 4, chain 3, skip 3 sts, sc 4, chain 5, skip 5 sts, sc
17, chain 7, skip 7 sts, sc 11 (84 sts)
Round 2: *sc 1 in each stitch* (84 sts)

Round 3: sc 5, *dec, sc 10* 6x, de, sc 5 (77 sts)

Round 4: *dec, sc 9* (70 sts)

Round 5: *dec, sc 5* (60 sts)

Round 6:*dec, sc 8* (54 sts)

Join legs and tail in the holes we made in round 1 – tail i chain 3 space, back legs in chain 5 space, front legs in
chain 7 space
Round 7: *dec, sc 7* (48 sts)

Round 8: sc 3, *dec, sc 6*, 5x, dec, sc 3 (42 sts)

Round 9: *dec, sc 5* (36 sts)

Round 10: sc 2, *dec, sc 4*, 5x, dec, sc 2 (30 sts)

Round 11: *dec, sc 3* (24 sts)

Round 12: sc 1, *dec, sc 2*, 5x, dec, sc 1 (18 sts)

Round 13: *dec, sc 1* (12 sts)

Round 14: *dec* (6 sts)

Break the yarn and weave in ends

Sew head in place in the 7 sts space we made in round 19 in the shield