KURAMA

MATERIALS:
• 3.00 mm crochet hook
• 100% cotton yarn for 3.00 mm hook, five orange and one black (for nose)
• A pair of safety eyes (black or black and red)
• Polyester fiberfill for stuffing
• Tapestry needle
• Black felt (two stripes 13x5cm) and, if you want, a little bit of white felt for the eyes
• Glue (I use UHU)

ABBREVIATIONS:
ST - stitch(es)
CH - chain
SLST - slip stitch
SC - single crochet
HDC - half double crochet
TR - triple or treble crochet
DEC - decrease
INC - increase
BLO - back loop only
RND - round

EARS:
Rnd 1: Magic ring of 6 sc (6)
Rnd 2: 1 sc in each st (6)
Rnd 3: 1 inc in each st (12)
Rnd 4-5: 1 sc in each st (12)
Rnd 6: [1 sc, 1 inc] repeat 6 times (18)
Rnd 7-8: 1 sc in each st (18)
Rnd 9: [2 sc, 1 inc] repeat 6 times (24)
Rnd 10-20: 1 sc in each st (24)
Close and break the yarn, leaving a long tail to sew to body. Make two.
SNOUT:
Rnd 1: Magic ring of 6 sc (6)
Rnd 2: 1 inc in each st (12)
Rnd 3: [1 sc, 1 inc] repeat 6 times (18)
Rnd 4-6: 1 sc in each st (18)
Close and break the yarn, leaving a long tail to sew to head. With a bit of dark yarn embroider
the snout.

HEAD AND BODY:

Rnd 1: Magic ring of 6 sc (6)
Rnd 2: 1 inc in each st (12)
Rnd 3: [1 sc, 1 inc] repeat 6 times (18)
Rnd 4: [2 sc, 1 inc] repeat 6 times (24)
Rnd 5: [3 sc, 1 inc] repeat 6 times (30)
Rnd 6: [4 sc, 1 inc] repeat 6 times (36)
Rnd 7: [5 sc, 1 inc] repeat 6 times (42)
Rnd 8: [6 sc, 1 inc] repeat 6 times (48)
Rnd 9: [7 sc, 1 inc] repeat 6 times (54)
Rnd 10-16: 1 sc in each st (54)
Rnd 17: 7 sc, 7 inc, 26 sc, 7 inc, 7 sc (68)
Rnd 18: 7 sc, [1 inc, 3 sc] repeat 3 times, 1 inc, 27 sc, [1 inc, 3 sc] repeat 3 times, 1 inc, 7 sc
(76)
Rnd 19: 8 sc [1 dec, 3 sc] repeat 3 times, 1 dec, 27 sc, [1 dec, 3 sc] repeat 3 times, 1 dec, 7
sc (68)
Rnd 20: 7 sc, 7 dec, 26 sc, 7 dec, 7 sc (54)
Rnd 21: [7 sc, 1 dec] repeat 6 times (48)
Rnd 22: [6 sc, 1 dec] repeat 6 times (42)
Rnd 23: [5 sc, 1 dec] repeat 6 times (36)
Rnd 24: [4 sc, 1 dec] repeat 6 times (30)
Rnd 25: [3 sc, 1 dec] repeat 6 times (24)
Rnd 26: [2 sc, 1 dec] repeat 6 times (18)
Rnd 27: 1 sc in each st (18)
Rnd 28: [2 sc, 1 inc] repeat 6 times (24)
Sew the ears above the head. Sew the snout between the 15° and 21° round of the head (on
the side where starts each round). Place the stripes of felt on the head and ears, and then use
the scissors to give them the desired shape and stick them with the glue. If you want to realize
the other version of Kurama, place the white felt under the eyes. Place the safety eyes. Each
of us works in a different way and the puppet can have different sizes, so I can’t give to you
exact instructions. Look at the pictures to realize these steps better.
Stuff the head.

Rnd 29: [3 sc, 1 inc] repeat 6 times (30)

Rnd 30-33: 1 sc in each st (30)
Rnd 34: [4 sc, 1 inc] repeat 6 times (36)
Rnd 35-41: 1 sc in each st (36)
Rnd 42: [5 sc, 1 inc] repeat 6 times (42)
Rnd 43-50: 1 sc in each st (42)
Alternative version of Kurama
Rnd 51: [5 sc, 1 dec] repeat 6 times (36)
Rnd 52: [4 sc, 1 dec] repeat 6 times (30)
Rnd 53: [3 sc,1 dec] repeat 6 times (24)
Stuff the body.
Rnd 54: [2 sc, 1 dec] repeat 6 times (18)
Rnd 55: [1 sc, 1 dec] repeat 6 times (12)
Rnd 56: 6 dec (6)
Sew and break the yarn.

TAILS:
(Make nine)
Rnd 1: Magic ring of 6 sc (6)
Rnd 2: 1 sc in each st (6)
Rnd 3: [1 sc, 1 inc] repeat 3 times (9)
Rnd 4-5: 1 sc in each st (9)
Rnd 6: [2 sc, 1 inc] repeat 3 times (12)
Rnd 7-9: 1 sc in each st (12)
Rnd 10: [1 sc, 1 inc] repeat 6 times (18)
Rnd 11-13: 1 sc in each st (18)
Rnd 14: [2 sc, 1 inc] repeat 6 times (24)
Rnd 15-17: 1 sc in each st (24)
Rnd 18: [3 sc, 1 inc] repeat 6 times (30)
Rnd 19-21: 1 sc in each st (30)
Rnd 22: [3 sc, 1 dec] repeat 6 times (24)
Rnd 23-25: 1 sc in each st (24)
Rnd 26: [2 sc, 1 dec] repeat 6 times (18)
Rnd 27-29: 1 sc in each st (18)
Stuff the tail
Rnd 30: [1 sc, 1 dec] repeat 6 times (12)
Rnd 31-33: 1 sc in each st (12)
Rnd 34: [2 sc, 1 dec] repeat 3 times (9)
Rnd 35-37: 1 sc in each st (9)
Stuff the tail
Rnd 28: [1 sc, 1 dec] repeat 3 times (6)
Rnd 29: 1 sc in each st (6)
Close and break the yarn, leaving a long tail. When you have realized all the tales, sew 5 of
them on the 50° round and 4 of them on the 48° round. Every tale has to take 3 stitch.

LEGS:
(Make two)
First part
Rnd 1: Magic ring of 6 sc (6)
Rnd 2: 1 inc in each st (12)
Rnd 3: [1 sc, 1 inc] repeat 6 times (18)
Rnd 4: [2 sc, 1 inc] repeat 6 times (24)
Rnd 5: [3 sc, 1 inc] repeat 6 times (30)
Rnd 6-9: 1 sc in each st (30)
Rnd 8: [3 sc,1 dec] repeat 6 times (24)
Rnd 9: [2 sc, 1 dec] repeat 6 times (18)
Rnd 10: [1 sc, 1 dec] repeat 6 times (12)
Stuff it, then close and break the yarn, leaving a long tail to sew to body.

Second part
Rnd 1: Magic ring of 6 sc (6)
Rnd 2: 1 inc in each st (12)
Rnd 3: [1 sc, 1 inc] repeat 6 times (18)
Rnd 4: 1 sc in each st (18)
Rnd 5: [4 sc, 1 dec] repeat 3 times (15)
Rnd 6: 1 sc in each st (15)
Rnd 7: [3 sc, 1 dec] repeat 3 times (12)
Rnd 8: 1 sc in each st (12)
Stuff it
Rnd 9: [2 sc, 1 dec] repeat 3 times (9)
Rnd 10-14: 1 sc in each st (9)
Rnd 15: [1 sc, 1 dec] repeat 3 times (6)
Sew the second part to the first part, then sew the leg (with the tail of the first part) to the
body.

ARMS:
(Make two)
Rnd 1: Magic ring of 6 sc (6)
Rnd 2: 1 inc in each st (12)
Rnd 3: [3 sc, 1 inc] repeat 3 times (15)
Rnd 4-6: 1 sc n each st (15)
Rnd 7: 1 dec, 13 sc (14)
Rnd 8-10: 1 sc in each st (14)
Rnd 11: 1 dec, 12 sc (13)
Rnd 12-13: 1 sc in each st (13)
Rnd 14: 1 dec, 11 sc (12)
Rnd 15-16: 1 sc in each st (12)
Rnd 17: 1 dec, 10 sc (11)
Rnd 18-19: 1 sc in each st (11)
Rnd 20: 1 dec, 9 sc (10)
Rnd 21-22: 1 sc in each st (10)
Rnd 23: 1 dec, 8 sc (9)
Rnd 22: 1 sc in each st (9)
Close and break the yarn, leaving a long tail and sew it to body.

I hope you enjoyed this pattern! Thank you from Lepelote