Head

Using a 2.25mm (US B/1) hook and chosen yarn, make a magic ring.

Rnd 1: ch1, dc 6 into ring. Pull the ring tightly closed. (6 sts)

Rnd 2: dc inc in all 6 sts (12 sts)

Rnd 3: [dc in next st, dc inc in next st] x6 (18 sts)

Rnd 4: [dc in next 2 sts, dc inc in next st] x6 (24 sts)

Rnd 5: [dc in next 3 sts, dc inc in next st] x6 (30 sts)

Rnd 6: dc in next 2 sts, dc inc in next st, [dc in next 4 sts, dc inc in next st] x5, dc in next 2 sts
(36 sts)

Weave in starting yarn tail.

Rnd 7: [dc in next 5 sts, dc inc in next st] x6 (42 sts)

Rnd 8: dc in next 3 sts, dc inc in next st, [dc in next 6 sts, dc inc in next st] x5, dc in next 3 sts
(48 sts)

Rnd 9-19: dc in all 48 sts (11 Rnds)

Rnd 20: dc in next 3 sts, dc dec, [dc in next 6 sts, dc dec] x5, dc in next 3 sts (42 sts)

Rnd 21: [dc in next 5 sts, dc dec] x6 (36 sts)

Rnd 22: dc in next 2 sts, dc dec, [dc in next 4 sts, dc dec] x5, dc in next 2 sts (30 sts)

Rnd 23: [dc in next 3 sts, dc dec] x6 (24 sts)

Rnd 24: [dc BLO in next 2 sts, dc dec BLO] x6 (18 sts)

Note: This BLO round will act as a guide when attaching the head to the blanket.

Stuff the head with toy stuffing.

Rnd 25: [dc in next st, dc dec] x6 (12 sts)

Rnd 26: dc dec x6 (6 sts)

Bunny Ears (make 2)

Using a 2.25mm (US B/1) hook and chosen yarn, make a magic ring.

Rnd 1: ch1, dc 6 into ring. Pull the ring tightly closed. (6 sts)
Rnd 2: [dc in next st, dc inc in next st] x3 (9 sts)
Rnd 3: [dc in next 2 sts, dc inc in next st] x3 (12 sts)
Rnd 4: [dc in next 3 sts, dc inc in next st] x3 (15 sts)
Rnd 5: [dc in next 4 sts, dc inc in next st] x3 (18 sts)
Weave in starting yarn tail.

Rnd 6-23: dc in all 18 sts (18 sts) (18 Rnds)

Leaving a long tail of yarn for sewing the ears to the head later, break the yarn
and pull through.

Bear Ears (make 2)

Using a 2.25mm (US B/1) hook and chosen yarn, make a magic ring.

Rnd 1: ch1, dc 6 into ring. Pull the ring tightly closed. (6 sts)
Rnd 2: dc inc in all 6 sts (12 sts)
Rnd 3: [dc in next st, dc inc in next st] x6 (18 sts)
Rnd 4: dc in all 18 sts (18 sts)
Weave in starting yarn tail.
Rnd 5: [dc in next st, dc dec] x6 (12 sts)
Rnd 6: dc in all 12 sts (12 sts)
Leaving a long tail of yarn for sewing the ears to the head later, break the yarn
and pull through.

Arms (make 2)

Using a 2.25mm (US B/1) hook and chosen yarn, make a magic ring.

Rnd 1: ch1, dc 6 into ring. Pull the ring tightly closed. (6 sts)
Rnd 2: [dc in next st, dc inc in next st] x3 (9 sts)
Rnd 3: [dc in next 2 sts, dc inc in next st] x3 (12 sts)
Weave in starting yarn tail.

Rnd 4-22: dc in all 12 sts (12 sts) (19 Rnds)

Leaving a long tail of yarn, break the yarn and pull through. Fill the first
third of the arm with a little lightly packed toy stuffing. Sew the top of the
arm closed with the yarn tail. Leave yarn tail attached for sewing arms to
blanket later.

Blanket
Using a 4mm (US G/6) hook and chosen yarn, make a magic ring.

Rnd 1: ch 4 (counts as first dtr throughout), into MR work 4 tr, [dtr, 4 tr] x3.
Pull ring closed. Join round with a sl-st into top of beg ch 4. Note dtr stitch
forms corners. (20 sts)
Rnd 2: ch 4, work 2 tr in corner dtr, [tr in next 4 sts, (2 tr, dtr, 2 tr) in corner
dtr} x3, tr in next 4 sts. Work 2 tr into first corner dtr to finish. Join round
with a sl-st into top of beg ch 4. (36 sts)
Rnd 3: ch 5 (counts as 1 tr and a ch 2 sp throughout), work 2 tr into same
corner dtr. * Work 1 tr into next 8 sts, into corner dtr work (2 tr, ch 2, 2 tr) *
Repeat *…* 3 times. Work 1 tr into next 8 sts, to finish work 1 tr into first
corner dtr. Join round with a sl-st into 3rd ch of beg ch 5. (48 sts, 4 ch 2 sp)
Rnd 4: sl-st into ch 2 sp, ch 4, work 2 tr into same sp. * Work 1 tr into next 12
sts, into ch 2 sp work (2 tr, dtr, 2 tr) * Repeat *…* 3 times. Work 1 tr into
next 12 sts, to finish work 2 tr into first ch 2 sp. Join round with a sl-st into
top of beg ch 4. (68 sts)
Rnd 5 – 11: Repeat rounds 3 and 4, alternating between the two – an open ch
2 corner group (Rnd 3) and a solid dtr corner group (Rnd 4). Note: the
number of sts worked across between corners will increase by 4 with each
round. You should finish on a ch 2 corner group (as per Rnd 3).
The next 3 rounds (Rnd 12-14) will make up the alpine stitch border using fptr
and tr crochet stitches.
Rnd 12: sl-st into ch 2 sp, ch4, work 2 tr into same sp. [ * Work a fptr around
first tr post, into next st work 1 tr * Repeat *…* all the way along until you
reach the next ch 2 sp (you should finish with a tr). Into ch 2 sp work (2 tr, 1
dtr, 2 tr) ] Repeat […] 3 more times. Next work *…* into all st across. To
finish work 2 tr into first ch 2 sp. Join round with a sl-st into top of beg ch 4.
(196 sts)
Rnd 13: ch 5, work 2 tr into same corner dtr. [ * Work a tr into next st, then
work a fptr around next tr post * Repeat *…* all the way along until you
reach the next corner dtr (you should finish with a fptr). Into corner dtr work
(2 tr, ch 2, 2 tr) ]. Repeat […] 3 more times. Next work *…* into all stitches
across. To finish work 1 tr into first corner dtr. Join round with a sl-st into
3rd ch of beg ch 5. (208 sts, 4 ch 2 sp)
Rnd 14: sl-st into ch 2 sp, ch4, work 2 tr into same sp. [ * Work a fptr around
first tr post, into next st work 1 tr * Repeat *…* all the way along until you
reach the next ch 2 sp (you should finish with a tr). Into ch 2 sp work (2 tr, 1
dtr, 2 tr) ] Repeat […] 3 more times. Next work *…* into all st across. To
finish work 2 tr into first ch 2 sp. Join round with a sl-st into top of beg ch 4.
(228 sts)
Rnd 15: ch2 (counts as first hdr), dc into same st, * dc into each st across, into
corner dtr work (2 dc, htr, 2 dc) * Repeat *…* 3 times. Work 1 dc into each
st across, into corner tr work 2 dc. Join round with a sl-st into top of beg ch 2.
(244 sts)
Break the yarn and pull through. Weave in all yarn tails.

Embroidery Work
Embroider the eyes, nose and eyebrows on to the head with black thread. I
placed the eyes and the top of the nose between rounds 16 and 17 with 9
stitches between the eyes. Use pink yarn to add little pink cheeks under the
eyes.
TIP: Bring the yarn up from the base of the head and return thread to the base
when finished. Here you now can easily secure the yarn tails and the blanket
will hide it all later for a professionally neat finish.

Construction
If making the bunny, pinch the base of the ears together and secure with a few
stitches. Sew the ears to the top of the head between rounds 5 and 6 on either
side.

For the bear, sew the ears to the top of the head between rounds 6-10 on
either side.
Lay the blanket flat and position the head on the blanket with the face
centered on a diagonal with the blanket seam (starting point of each round) at
the back. (Step 1).

Carefully pin into position, turn your work over and using the long yarn tail
from the head, sew an ‘X’, being sure to pass through both the blanket and the
head together. (Step 2)

Next, turn your work again to begin sewing the blanket to the head from the
right side. Use BLO round (Rnd 24) as a guide, picking up a stitch just above
this round as shown in Step 3. When you have made your way all around the
head, secure and weave in the yarn tail.