Materials:

• Yarn in grey, light pink, cream, and dark brown for the mane.
• Crochet hook suitable for your yarn (3.5mm recommended for medium weight yarn).
• Safety eyes or buttons for eyes.
• Fiberfill for stuffing.
• Yarn needle.
• Stitch marker.

Abbreviations:

• ch – chain
• sc – single crochet
• hdc – half double crochet
• dc – double crochet
• inc – increase (2 sc in the next stitch)
• dec – decrease (sc next 2 stitches together)
• BLO – back loop only
• sl st – slip stitch
• st – number of stitches you should have at the end of the round
• ( ) – repeat whatever is between the parentheses the number of times stated

Head (use grey yarn):

1. Start with a magic ring, 6 sc in ring [6].
2. Inc in each st around [12].
3. (Sc 1, inc) around [18].
4. (Sc 2, inc) around [24].
5. (Sc 3, inc) around [30].
6. (Sc 4, inc) around [36]. 7-13. Sc around [36].
7. (Sc 4, dec) around [30].
8. (Sc 3, dec) around [24].
9. (Sc 2, dec) around [18]. Place the safety eyes between rows 13 and 14, about 8 stitches apart.
10. (Sc 1, dec) around [12]. Begin to stuff the head.
11. Dec around [6]. Finish stuffing and close the hole.

Ears (make 2, with grey and pink yarn):

1. With pink yarn, 6 sc in a magic ring [6].
2. (Sc 1, inc) around [9].
3. Sc around in BLO [9]. Change to grey yarn. 4-6. Sc around [9].
4. (Sc 2, inc) around [12]. 8-10. Sc around [12]. Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Body (use cream yarn):

1. Start with a magic ring, 6 sc in ring [6].
2. Inc in each st around [12].
3. (Sc 1, inc) around [18].
4. (Sc 2, inc) around [24].
5. (Sc 3, inc) around [30]. 6-11. Sc around [30].
6. (Sc 3, dec) around [24].
7. (Sc 2, dec) around [18]. Begin stuffing.
8. (Sc 1, dec) around [12].
9. Dec around [6]. Finish stuffing and close the hole

Arms (make 2, use grey yarn):

1. Start with a magic ring, 6 sc in ring [6]. 2-15. Sc around [6]. Stuff lightly.

Legs (make 2, use grey yarn):

1. Start with a magic ring, 6 sc in ring [6].
2. Inc in each st around [12]. 3-4. Sc around [12].
3. (Sc 4, dec) twice [10]. 6-7. Sc around [10].
4. (Sc 3, dec) twice [8]. 9-16. Sc around [8]. Stuff lightly.

Tail (use dark brown yarn):

1. Chain 20, turn, hdc in the third chain from the hook, hdc in each chain back down the length. Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Assembly:

• Sew the head to the body.
• Attach the ears to the head, making sure to fold them into the desired shape.
• Sew the arms to the sides of the body at around row 7.
• Attach the legs to the bottom of the body.
• Sew the tail to the back of the body.
• For the mane, cut several strands of dark brown yarn and attach them between the ears and down the back of the head using a latch hook method or by sewing.

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