QUICK HOW-TO | as Ye a llDEAR CRAFTY FRIENDS! THIS LITTLE INSTRUCTION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. IT MAY NOT BE REPOSTED, SHARED IN VK GROUPS, REPRODUCED BY ANY MEANS OR USED FOR ANY COMMERCIAL PURPOSES! HUMAN BEINGS MUST RESPECT EACH OTHER! YOU WILL NEED + Fingering yarn (170 m/ 50g): ~ 8g of Green; ~ 6g of Off-White; ~ 6 of Burgundy; - scraps of Fuchsia and Red; +249 of fiberfill; - 44cm of 2mm green synthetic crafting cord; + Plastic buttons (yellow, 2 x5 mm; pink, 2x 10 mm; black, 1x 4mm); *1,4mm crochet hook; + Stitch marker, sewing needle, scissors; +2 cups of coffee. Size: ~70 mm in diameter if made with indicated yarn and hook size. ABBREVIATIONS (us Terms) MR -— magic ring; st(s) —stitch(es); ch— chain; sist —slip stitch; sc—single crochet; dc — double crochet; inc— increase; dec — decrease; rnd(s) — round(s); FO — fasten off. EYES AND BODY Eye1 In Green. 1.6scin a MR (6) 2. [inc sc] x 3 (9) 3. scin each st around (9) FO. Eye2 @ Repeat Rnds 1-3 of Eye 1, but do not FO as the eyes are about to be joined. Body 1. Working on Eye 2, 4sc, ch 12, join Eye 1 with a sc, 8 more sc along Eye 1, 12 scin thechain, 5 sc along Eye 2 (42) 2. scin each st around (42) 3. [3 sc, inc, 3 sc] x 6 (48) 4, [7 sc, inc] x 6 (54) 5.[45c, inc, 4 sc] x 6 (60) Stuff the Eyes. 6-11 (6 rounds). scin each st around (60) Change to Off-White. 12-18 (7 rounds). scin each st around (60) Change to Burgundy. 19-21 (3 rounds). scin each st around (60) 22. [4 sc, dec, 4 sc] x 6 (54) 23. [7 sc, dec] x 6 (48) 24. [3 sc, dec, 3 sc] x 6 (42) 25. [5 sc, dec] x 6 (36) 26. [2 sc, dec, 2 sc] x 6 (30) Start stuffing the Body. 27. [3 sc, dec] x 6 (24) 28. [sc, dec, sc] x 6 (18) 29. [sc, dec] x 6 (12) Make sure your work is stuffed rock hard. 30. dec x 6 (6) Close the hole, FO and weave in the end. ARM (make 2) Start in Green. 1.6 scin a MR (6) 2-7 (6 rounds). sc in each st around (6) Change to Off-White. 8-14 (7 rounds). sc in each st around (6) FO, leaving a long tail for sewing, Sew the Arms on either side of the Body between Rnds 12 and 13. LEG (make 2) In Burgundy. 1.8 sc ina MR (8) Do not pull the MR too tight as you'll need to insert the lower part of the Leg in it later. 2-6 (5 rounds). sc in each st around (8) FO leaving a tail for sewing. Cut a 20-22 cm piece of cord and pass it through the MR. Tie knots on both ends as shown in the pictures below. Adjust the length to your liking; cut off the excess cord, if needed. Sew the Legs to the bottom of the Body symmetrically, approx. between Rnds 27 and 25.MOUTH In Fuchsia. 1. Ch 14; starting from the 2” ch from hook, 13 sisi (13) FO, Split a tail of yarn into strands and, using a single one, sew the Mouth approx. between Rnds 4 and 8 of the Body, centered. BOWTIE In Red. Leave a long starting tail. 1. [ch 3, 4 dc, ch3, slst] x2 ina MR. Pull the ring tight, cut the yarn leaving another long tail. Wrap both tails around the center of the work to form the bow shape, tie a knot. Use the same tails to secure the Bow Tie on the Body, centered, between Rnds 11 and 12. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US! @natura_crochet @amitherapy FINISHING TOUCHES * Sew a5 mm yellow button to the center of each Eye; *To make Cheeks, sew 10 mm pink buttons on either side of the Mouth, approx. between Rnds 5 and 8 of the Body. Sew the smallest button in the center of the Body, approx. 2 rounds below the Bow Tie. * Using scraps of Off-White yarn, embroider short lines on the bottom of the Body to decorate the “pants”. * Make a loop for hanging. * Kiss the frog! @grannyscrochethook ‘