The ears are crocheted in Soft Apricot in spiral rounds with single crochet stitches. Crochet a total of 2 ears.
- Crochet the ears in spiral rounds in Soft Apricot.
- Round 1: 6 sc into the Magic Ring (6 stitches).
- Finish: Cut the yarn generously and leave a long tail for sewing.
Crochet the Beard
The beard is crocheted in White in rows with single crochet stitches, chain stitches and slip stitches.
- Crochet the beard in rows in White.
- Row 1: 3 sc into the Magic Ring (3 stitches).
- Row 2: 1 turning chain, 1 increase, 3 sc into the next stitch, 1 increase (7 stitches).
- Row 3: 1 turning chain, [1 increase, 1 sc] repeat 3 times, 1 increase (11 stitches).
- Row 4: 1 turning chain, [2 sc, 1 increase] repeat 3 times, 2 sc (14 stitches).
- Row 5: 4 chain stitches, 3 sc.
- Row 6: 1 sc into the next stitch on the beard, 12 slip stitches.
- Row 7: 1 sc, 4 chain stitches, 3 sc, 1 slip stitch into the last stitch on the beard.
- Finish: Cut the yarn and weave in the threads.
Crochet the Eyebrows (2x)
The eyebrows are crocheted in White in rows with chain stitches. Crochet a total of 2 eyebrows.
- Crochet the eyebrows in rows in White.
- Row 1: Crochet 3 chain stitches (3 stitches).
- Finish: Cut the yarn generously and leave a long tail for sewing.
Crochet the Hat
The hat is crocheted in Signal Red and White in spiral rounds with single crochet stitches and slip stitches.
- Crochet the hat in spiral rounds in Signal Red.
- Round 1: 4 sc into the Magic Ring (4 stitches).
- Round 2: [1 sc, 1 increase] repeat till the end of the round (6 stitches).
- Round 3: 1 sc, 1 increase, 2 sc, 1 increase, 1 sc (8 stitches).
- Round 4: [3 sc, 1 increase] repeat till the end of the round (10 stitches).
- Round 5: 2 sc, 1 increase, 4 sc, 1 increase, 2 sc (12 stitches).
- Round 6: [5 sc, 1 increase] repeat till end of the round (14 stitches).
- Round 7: 3 sc, 1 increase, 6 sc, 1 increase, 3 sc (16 stitches).
- Round 8: [7 sc, 1 increase] repeat till the end of the round (18 stitches).
- Round 9: 4 sc, 1 increase, 8 sc, 1 increase, 4 sc (20 stitches).
- Round 10: [9 sc, 1 increase] repeat till the end of the round (22 stitches).
- Round 11: 5 sc, 1 increase, 10 sc, 1 increase, 5 sc (24 stitches).
- Round 12: [11 sc, 1 increase] repeat till the end of the round (26 stitches).
- Round 13: 6 sc, 1 increase, 12 sc, 1 increase, 6 sc (28 stitches).
- Round 14: [13 sc, 1 increase] repeat till the end of the round (30 stitches).
- Round 15: 7 sc, 1 increase, 14 sc, 1 increase, 7 sc (32 stitches).
- Round 16: Crochet 32 sc (32 stitches).
- Round 17-18: Color change to White. 2 rounds, each round 32 sc (32 stitches).
- Round 19: 1 sc, 2 slip stitches.
- Finish: Fasten off and weave in and hide the leftover yarn.
Create the Pompom
Create the pompom of the hat in White.
- For the pompom, wrap White yarn over 3 prongs of a fork and then knot it together with a White-colored thread in the middle.
- Pull the bundle off the fork and cut the White loops with a pair of scissors into a pompom. Cut the threads to the same length and unravel them, except the thread with which the bundle was knotted together.
Assembling
Legs: After you’ve finished crocheting all pieces, start sewing the legs onto the body. Start sewing the first leg onto the body directly over the edge that was created by the round that was crocheted only into the back loop. Sew on the second leg 4 to 5 stitches left or right from the first leg, again just over the edge.
Arms: Sew the arms left and right onto the body, 1 stitch row under the “neck”. Do not sew the arms directly over the legs but slightly behind the legs.
Eyes: Attach the safety eyes after the 7th stitch row counting from the top center of the head. The eyes are 4 stitches apart from each other. Back to the crochet pattern.
Nose: Embroider the nose with a Soft Apricot thread. Embroider the nose centered under the eyes. To do this, pull the thread horizontally several times from one stitch through the next, skipping one stitch. Repeat until a thick nose forms.
Ears: Sew the ears 3 to 4 stitches right and left from the eyes onto the head, so that the upper part of the ear is on the same height as the eyes.
Beard: Sew the beard with a White thread from ear to ear under the nose onto the head. The outer ends of the beard lie directly at the top of the ears.
Eyebrows: Pick up a thread from the eyebrows and push it through a stitch diagonally over the eye and let it come out on the back of the head and weave it in. Pick up the second thread from the eyebrow and push it through another stitch directly adjacent to the eye with a distance of 1 stitch from the first pushed through stitch. Let the second thread also come out at the back of the head and weave it in.
