You will need

Yarn Paintbox simply Aran
100g g/3.5 oz = 184 m/201 yd
100% acrylic
Colors paper white and tea rose
Filling materials
Stitch marker
Crochet hook 4.5 and 3.5 mm/ E4 and F5
Skill level: Beginner friendly
Safety eyes 10 mm
Scissors

Abbreviations

ch – chain
mr – magic ring
st – stitch
sl st – slip stitch
sc – single crochet
hdc – half double crochet
sc2tog – single crochet decrease
inc – single crochet increase, 2 single crochet in one stitch

About this pattern

The head and the body are crocheted in one part. You start with the head and crochet your way down to the feet. The ears, arms and the hat decoration are made separately. All parts are made with a 4.5mm/F5 hook, except the eras which are made with a 3.5, /E4 crochet hook. The parts are made in continuous rounds, place a stitch marker at the beginning of each round.

Head and body

4.5 mm/F5 crochet hook
Color tea rose and white, start with tea rose.
Rnd 1: Mr and 7 sc in the ring = 7 sc
Rnd 2: Inc in each st = 14 sc
Rnd 3: 14 sc
Rnd 4: (1 sc, inc) x 7 = 21 sc
Rnd 5- 6: 21 sc for 2 rounds
Rnd 7: (2 sc, inc) x 7 = 28 sc
Rnd 8 – 9: 28 sc for 2 rounds
Rnd 10: (3 sc inc) x 7 = 35 sc
Rnd 11: 35 sc, change to white after this round. Change color on the last pull through on the last sc of the round.
Rnd 12. In BLO, 35 sc
Rnd 13 – 18: 35 sc for 6 rounds.
Fasten safety eyes between rows 14 – 15. Leave 9 sc between the eyes. Sew on a little nose with some pink.
Rnd 19: (3 sc, sc2tog) x 7 = 28 sc
Rnd 20: (2 sc, sc2tog) x 7 = 21 sc
Stuff the head.
Rnd 21: (1 sc, sc2tog) x 7 = 14 sc
Rnd 22: Inc in each st = 28 sc
Rnd 23 – 24: 28 sc for 2 rounds
Rnd 25: (3 sc, inc) x 7 = 35 sc
Change to white and alternate between white and tea rose until round 34, so the body gets stripes. Carry the yarn so you don’t have to sew in ends.
Round 26 white, round 27 rose, round 28 white. Change back to rose and cut of the white yarn.
Rnd 26 -28) 1 sc in each st for 3 rounds = 36 sc.
Rnd 29: (3 sc, sc2tog) x 7 = 28 sc
Rnd 30: (2 sc, sc2tog) x 7 = 21 sc
Rnd 31. Sc2tog, 19 sc = 20 sc
Stuff the body.
Fasten off.
Now the feet are being made and the work is being divided. Fasten yarn (same color) in the middle at the same level where the nose is.

Feet

Rnd 1 – 4: 10 sc for 4 rounds.
Stuff the leg.
Rnd 5: sc2tog x 5 = 5 sc
Sl st in the first sc. Sew the hole closed.
Repeat on the other side.
Weave in all ends

Arms

In white
Rnd 1: Mr and 4 sc in the ring = 4 sc
Rnd 2: Inc in each st = 8 sc
Rnd 3: (1 sc, inc) x 4 = 12 sc
Rnd 4: 12 sc
Rnd 5: (1 sc, sc2tog) x 6 = 8 sc
Change color to tea rose
Rnd 6 – 16: 8 sc for 10 rounds
Add filling material.
Sl st in the first sc, cut the yarn, leave a long strand for fastening

Ears

In tea rose and 3.5 mm crochet hook
Rnd 1: Mr and 4 sc in the ring = 4 sc
Rnd 2: Inc in each st = 8 sc
Rnd 3: (1 sc, inc) x 4 = 12 sc
Rnd 4 – 7: 12 sc for 3 rounds
Rnd 8: (1 sc, sc2tog) x 4 = 8 sc
Rnd 9: sc2tog x 4 = 4 sc
Sl st in the first sc, cut the yarn, leave a long strand for fastening

Hat decoration

In pink
Ch 22, turn, 3 hdc in the 2nd chain from the hook and 3 hdc in each ch. = 60 hdc
Cut the yarn, leave a long tail for fastening

Assembly

Sew on the ears on the head on the front loop stitch of the hat. Sew on arms right after the color change after the head. Sew in the hat decoration on the top of the head.