You will need

Worsted weight acrylic yarn in lavender and aqua blue colour.
3.5 mm crochet hook.
Polyester fiber fill stuffing .
8 mm safety eyes.
Tapestry needle.

Abbrevations

R – round/ row.
Ch – chain.
St(s) – stitch(es).
Sc – single crochet.
Hdc – Half double crochet.
Dc – Double crochet.
Trc – Triple crochet/treble crochet.
Inc – increase (2sc in one st).
Dec – decrease (sc 2 st together).
Sl st – slip stitch.

Head and Body

Worked in the order of trunk, head and body.
With lavender colour yarn,
R1: 6 sc in a magic ring (6).
R2-5: Sc in each st (6).
R6: [ Sc in next st, inc ] x 3 (9).
R7-8: Sc in each st (9).
R9: Sc in next 3 st, 2sc in next 3 st, sc in last 3 st (12).
R10: Sc in next 3 st, 2sc in next 6 st, sc in next 3 st (18).
R11: Sc in next 6 st, 2sc in next 6 st, sc in next 6 st (24).
Stuff very little amount of fiber fill on trunk.
R12 : [Sc in next 3 st, inc] x 6 (30).
R13: [ Sc in next 4 st, inc ] x6 (36).
R14-25: Sc in each st (36).
Insert 8mm safety eyes between R15 and R16 with 17 stitches in between.
R26: [ Sc in next 4 st, dec ] x 6 (30).
R27: [ Sc in next 3 st, dec ] x6 (24).
R28: [ Sc in next 2 st, dec ] x 6 (18).
R29: [ Sc in next st, dec ] x 6 (12).
Stuff the doll firmly using fibre fill.
R30: dec in each st.
Sew the ends closed using tapestry needle.

Legs (Make 4)

With lavender colour yarn,
5 sc in magic ring (5).
Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing.

Ears (Make 2)

With aqua blue colour,
R1: 9sc in magic ring and sl st to the first sc.
R2: chain 3 and 2 trc in the same st, 2 dc in next st, hdc in next, sc in next, (sc,dc,sc) in next stitch, sc in next, hdc in next, 2 dc in next st, (2 trc, ch 3) and slip stitch into the last stitch.

Tail

Take two strands of lavender yarn together. Leaving a little yarn at the start for sewing, ch 7 and fasten off. Cut off the excess leaving a small tail end.
With tapestry needle split the tail end.

Assembly

Attach the legs to the body. I placed forelegs 5 stitches down from the eyes.
Place the hindlegs 6 stitches away from the forelegs.
Sew on the ears one stitch away from the sides of the eyes.
Finally sew the tail at the back of the body.

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You will need

Yarns – blue (B), yellow (Y), pink (P), purple (PR), black (BL)
polyester fibrefill
two 8.0 mm safety eyes
size 8 (5.0 mm) crochet hook

Abbreviation

ch = chain
st = stitch
sc = single crochet
sl st = slip stitch
inc = single crochet 2 into the same stitch
dec = decrease over next two stitches (single crochet 2 stitches together or use invisible decrease)

Ear (Make 2)

R1 With B, sc 5 in magic ring, ch 1 and turn
R2 Skip first ch, inc five times, ch 1 and turn
R3 Skip first ch, (sc 1, inc) five times, ch 1 and turn
R4 Skip first ch, sc 15
Fasten off. Cut a long tail for sewing.

Head

R1 With B, sc 6 in magic ring (6)
R2 inc in each st around (12)
R3 (sc 1, inc) six times (18)
R4 (sc 2, inc) six times (24)
R5 (sc 3, inc) six times (30)
R6-8 sc in each st around (30)
R9 sc 7, inc, inc, sc 2, ch 4, skip 8 st, sc 2, inc, inc, sc 7 (30)
R10-11 sc in each st around (30)
R12 (sc 3, dec) six times (24)
R13 (sc 2, dec) six times (18)
R14 (sc 1, dec) six times (12)
R15 dec six times (6)
Finish with a sl st. Cut a short tail for sewing.

Trunk

With B, draw the yarn through the trunk opening on the head near the first skipped st.
R1-2 sc in each st around (12)
R3 (sc 4, dec) two times (10)
R4-5 sc in each st around (10)
R6 (sc 3, dec) two times (8)
R7 sc in each st around (8)
R8 (sc 2, dec) two times (6)
Finish with a sl st. Cut a short tail for sewing. Sew the opening of the trunk closed.
We will insert the safety eyes before closing up the head. Place the eyes below R9 and on either side of the trunk. Sew the opening of the head closed.

Bow

With P, chain 6.
R1 Skip first ch, sc 5, turn to work other side of ch, sc 5
Finish with a sl st. Cut a long tail for sewing.
Weave the tail towards the middle of the bow and wrap it tightly. Weave the tail into the back of the bow.

First Leg

R1 With B, sc 6 in magic ring (6)
R2 (inc, inc, sc 1) two times (10)
R3 sc in each st around (10)
Finish with a sl st. Cut a short tail and weave in.

Second Leg/Body

R1 With B, sc 6 in magic ring (6)
R2 (inc, inc, sc 1) two times (10)
R3 sc in each st around (10)
Next you will be joining this piece to the first leg.
R4 Chain 1, sc 10 around the first leg, sc 1 into the ch 1 space, sc 10 around the second leg, sc 1 in to the ch 1 space (22)
R5 (sc 9, dec) two times (20)
Finish with a sl st. Cut a short tail and weave in.
With Y, chain 20. In the next row you will be crocheting into the yellow chain and the blue piece at the same time.
R6 (sc 8, dec) two times (18)
R7 sc in each st around (18)
R8 (sc 7, dec) two times (16)
R9 sc in each st around (16)
R10 (sc 2, dec) four times (12)
Finish with a sl st. Cut a long tail for sewing.

Arm (Make 2)

R1 With B, sc 6 in magic ring (6)
R2 (sc 2, inc) two times (8)
R3 sc 6, dec (7)
R4 sc 5, dec (6)
Finish with a sl st. Cut a long tail for sewing.

Tail

With B, chain 6.
Skip first ch, sl st 5.
Fasten off. Cut a long tail for sewing.

Messenger Bag

With PR, chain 6.
R1 Skip first ch, sc 5, turn to work other side of ch, sc 5 (10)
R2-3 inc in each st around (10)
Next you will be crocheting the front flap working in rows.
R4 ch 1 and turn, sc 5 in front loops only
R5 ch 1 and turn, sc 5
Fasten off. Cut a long tail for sewing. Sew the flap closed.

For the bag strap:

With PR, chain 14.
Fasten off. Cut a long tail for sewing. Sew the strap to the sides of the bag.

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You will need

• Yarn Alize Baby Best 90% acrylic, 10% bamboo (100g/240m)
• 2.5 mm crochet hook
• Yarn needle
• Fiberfill

Abbreviations

R – row
ch – chain
st – stitch
sc – single crochet
inc – increase (2 sc in one stitch)
dec – decrease (2 sc together)
[…] – number of stitches you should have at the end of the row
(…) – repeat whatever is between the brackets the given number of times

[quads id=1]

Ears (make 2)

R 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
R 2: (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
R 3: (1 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [18]
R 4: (2 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [24]
R 5: (3 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [30]
R 6-9: 30 sc (4 rows)
R 10: (3 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [24]
R 11: 24 sc

Head

R 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
R 2: (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
R 3: (1 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [18]
R 4: (2 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [24]
R 5: (3 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [30]
R 6: (4 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [36]
R 7: (5 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [42]
R 8: (6 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [48]
R 9: (7 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [54]
R 10 – 16: 54 sc (7 rows)
R 17: (7 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [48]
R 18: (6 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [42]
R 19: (5 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [36]
R 20: (4 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [30]
R 21: (3 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [24]
R 22: (6 sc, dec) repeat 3 times [21]
R 23: 21 sc

Trunk

R 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
R 2-7: 6 sc (6 rows)
R 8: 5 sc, inc [7]
R 9: 6 sc, inc [8]
R 10: 7 sc, inc [9]
R 11: 8 sc, inc [10]
R 12: 9 sc, inc [11]
R 13: 10 sc, inc [12]
R 14: 11 sc, inc [13]

Arms (make 2)

R 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
R 2: (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
R 3: (1 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [18]
R 3: (1 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [18]
R 4 – 6: 18 sc (3 rows)
R 7: (4 sc, dec) repeat 3 times [15]
R 8 – 10: 15 sc (3 rows)
R 11: dec, 13 sc [14]
R 12: 14 sc
R 13: dec, 12 sc [13]
R 14: 13 sc
R 15: dec, 11 sc [12]
R 16: 12 sc
R 17: dec, 10 sc [11]
R 18: 11 sc
R 19: dec, 9 sc [10]
R 20: 10 sc
R 21: dec, 8 sc [9]
R 22: 9 sc
R 23: dec, 7 sc [8]
R 24: 8 sc

[quads id=2]

Tail

BLO:
R 1: 5 sc sc in magic ring [5]
R 2 – 4: 5 sc (3 rows)
R 5: inc, 4 sc [6]
R 6: 6 sc
R 7: inc, 5 sc [7]

Legs (make 2)

R 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
R 2: (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
R 3: (1 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [18]
R 4: (2 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [24]
R 5 – 21: 24 sc (17 rows)
Don’t cut the yarn when you’ll finish the second leg.

Join the second leg to the first leg. Continue crocheting in the round

Body

R 1 – 13: 48 sc (13 rows)
R 14: (6 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [42]
R 15: 42 sc
R 16: (5 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [36]
R 17: 36 sc
R 18: (4 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [30]
R 19: 30 sc
R 20: (3 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [24]
R 21: (6 sc, dec) repeat 3 times [21]
R 22 – 23: 21 sc, join arms
R 24: 21 sc

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