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Materials
G/6 Crochet Hook (4.25mm)
F/5 Crochet Hook (3.75mm)
Green Yarn (Red Heart Spring Green)
Pink Yarn (Red Heart Hot Pink)
Black Yarn (Red Heart Black)
Gray Yarn (Caron One Pound Gray)
White Yarn (Red Heart White)
Black Sock Weight Yarn
Stuffing
Yarn Needle
Embroidery Needle

Abbreviations
ch: chain
sc: single crochet
inc: increase (two single crochet per stitch)
dec: decrease (sc across two stitches)
hdc: half-double crochet
blo: back-loop only
mr: magic ring (ex: mr 4, 4sc inside of a magic ring)
sl st: slip stitch
f/o: fasten of

Pattern Style
Examples: Explanations:
2sc: 2 single crochets
(sc, dec) around: sc followed by a dec is repeated. (sc, dec, sc, dec, sc, dec...)
(sc, inc)x3: sc and an inc is repeated 3 times. (sc, inc, sc, inc, sc, inc)
sc to beginning: You will finish of the round with single crochets.
(2sc, 2dec)x2: Will look like-- sc, sc, dec, dec, sc, sc, dec, dec

Finished Size
Approximately 9.5 inches tall to tip of his ears.

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Head
Triple increase is 3 stitches in one stitch.
Triple decrease is a decrease across three stitches.
Round 1: mr 4 (4)
Round 2: triple inc around (12)
Round 3: sc, (triple inc, 2sc) x3, triple inc, sc (20)
Round 4: 2sc, (triple inc, 4sc) x3, triple inc, 2sc (28)
Round 5: 3sc, (triple inc, 6sc) x3, triple inc, 3sc (36)
Round 6: 4sc, (triple inc, 8sc) x3, triple inc, 4sc (44)
Round 7: 5sc, (triple inc, 10sc) x3, triple inc, 5sc (52)
Round 8: 6sc, (triple inc, 12sc) x3, triple inc, 6sc (60)
Round 9: blo around (60)
Round 10-23: sc around (14 rounds) (60)
Round 24: blo 9sc, (triple dec, 12sc)x3, triple dec, 3sc (52)
Round 25: 8sc, (triple dec, 10sc)x3, triple dec, 2sc (44)
Round 26: 7sc, (triple dec, 8sc)x3, triple dec, sc (36)
Round 27: 6sc, (triple dec, 6sc)x3, triple dec (28)
Round 28: 4sc, (triple dec, 4sc)x3, triple dec (20)
Round 29: (2sc, triple dec) around (12)
Round 30: triple dec around (4)
f/o sew closed.

Eyes (Make 2)
Round 1: mr 4 (4)
Round 2: inc around (8)
Round 3: (sc, inc) around (12)
Round 4: (2sc, inc) around (16)
Round 5: (3sc, inc) around (20)
Round 6-7: sc around (2 rounds) (20)
f/o leave tail to sew onto the head.

Body
Round 1: ch 17, sc 1st ch to join loop (17)
Round 2: sc in each ch (join counted as 1st st) (17)
Round 3-4: sc around (2 rounds) (17)
Round 5: (3sc, inc) around end on sc (21)
Round 6-7: sc around (2 rounds) (21)
Round 8: (6sc, inc) around (24)
Round 9-11: sc around (3 rounds) (24)
Round 12: (2dec, 3sc, dec, 3sc) around (18)
Round 13: (3dec, sc) around ending on 2 dec (10)
Round 14: dec around (5)
f/o do not overstuf.

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Arms/Legs (Make 4)
Do not stuff.
Round 1: mr 3 (4)
Round 2: inc around (6)
Round 3-5: sc around (3 rounds) (6)
f/o leave tail to sew onto the body.

Tail
Crochet cord about an inch long. Leave a tail to sew onto the body.

Zipper
ch 7, sc back 6
f/o leave a tail to sew onto the body.

Zipper Pull Tab

ch 4, sl st back 3
f/o leave a tail to sew onto the body.

Ears (Make 2)
ch 13, 2nd from hook 2dc, 2hdc, 5sc, 3 sl st
f/o leave a tail to sew onto the body.

Tongue
F hook
ch 4, 5 rows sc across 3. Do not ch 1 at the end of your rows.
F/o and weave your tail back to the top for sewing onto the head.

Assembly
1. Sew eyes onto the head towards the bottom of the face and add pupils.
2. Sew the body onto the head towards the back of the head.
3. Sew the arms and legs on.
4. Embroider the zig zag on the zipper and sew it on with the pull tab.
5. Sew the tail on.
6. Sew the tongue onto the bottom of the head.
7. Sew the ears onto the top of the head at the back.
8. Embroider the black stitches around his whole body.
9. Embroider the nose.

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