Materials:
- Worsted weight yarn in the following colors:
- White (for hair and body)
- Yellow (for headband and shoes)
- Blue (for headband details and pants)
- Orange (for shirt and sash)
- Brown (for the belt)
- Black (for facial details)
- Crochet hook size: 3.5mm (E) or size needed to match gauge
- Safety eyes (12mm)
- Fiberfill stuffing
- Yarn needle
- Stitch markers
- Scissors
Abbreviations:
- ch: chain
- sc: single crochet
- inc: increase (2 sc in the next stitch)
- dec: decrease (sc 2 stitches together)
- hdc: half double crochet
- dc: double crochet
- sl st: slip stitch
- BLO: back loop only
- FLO: front loop only
- st: stitch
- rnd: round
Gauge:
- Not crucial for this project, but keep your stitches tight to prevent stuffing from showing.
Head:
Using white yarn:
- Rnd 1: 6 sc in a magic ring. (6)
- Rnd 2: inc around. (12)
- Rnd 3: sc, inc around. (18)
- Rnd 4: 2 sc, inc around. (24)
- Rnd 5: 3 sc, inc around. (30)
- Rnd 6: 4 sc, inc around. (36)
- Rnds 7-12: sc around. (36)
- Rnd 13: 4 sc, dec around. (30)
- Rnd 14: 3 sc, dec around. (24)
- Insert safety eyes between Rnds 9-10, about 7 stitches apart.
- Rnd 15: 2 sc, dec around. (18)
- Rnd 16: sc, dec around. (12)
- Rnd 17: dec around. (6)
- Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Stuff firmly.
Body:
Using orange yarn:
- Rnd 1: 6 sc in a magic ring. (6)
- Rnd 2: inc around. (12)
- Rnd 3: sc, inc around. (18)
- Rnd 4: 2 sc, inc around. (24)
- Rnd 5-8: sc around. (24)
Change to brown yarn: 6. Rnd 9: BLO, sc around. (24) 7. Rnds 10-12: sc around. (24)
Change to blue yarn: 8. Rnd 13: FLO, sc around. (24) 9. Rnd 14-18: sc around. (24) 10. Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Stuff firmly.
Legs (Make 2):
Using yellow yarn:
- Rnd 1: 6 sc in a magic ring. (6)
- Rnd 2: inc around. (12)
- Rnds 3-4: sc around. (12)
Change to blue yarn: 4. Rnd 5-8: sc around. (12) 5. Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Stuff lightly.
Arms (Make 2):
Using white yarn:
- Rnd 1: 6 sc in a magic ring. (6)
- Rnd 2: inc around. (12)
- Rnds 3-8: sc around. (12)
- Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Stuff lightly.
Headband:
Using yellow yarn:
- Ch 50, join with sl st to form a ring.
- Rnd 1: sc around. (50)
- Rnd 2: sc around. (50)
- Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Hair:
Using white yarn:
- Ch 10, starting from 2nd ch from hook, sc back along the chain. (9)
- Fasten off and leave a tail for sewing.
- Repeat to make 12 spikes, each with slight variations in length (from 7 to 12 chains) to give the hair a dynamic look.
Attach the spikes around the head, starting from the back, and working your way to the front.
Assembly:
- Sew the legs to the bottom of the body.
- Sew the arms to the sides of the body, just below the neck.
- Attach the head to the body.
- Sew the headband around the head, just above the eyes.
- Attach the sash to the waist, wrapping it around and tying it at the front.
- Embroider the eyebrows, nose, and mouth using black yarn.
- Attach the hair spikes to the top of the head in a layered fashion.
Finishing:
- Weave in all ends.
- Adjust stuffing if necessary.

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