#pattern included

head & body - note, as i said i had trouble getting the shape right so feel free to adjust it if it looks weird to you-- you might have to fudge the shape a bit with stuffing/tension. anyway! rounds 1-8: starting with 6 sc in a magic ring, increase evenly with 6 stitches each round until you have 48 stitches (rnd 8). rounds 9-15: 48 sc round 16: (3 sc, dec, 3 sc) x6 (42 stitches) round 17: 42 sc round 18: (5 sc, dec) x6 (36 stitches) round 19: 9 sc, (sc, inc) x3, 6 inc, (sc, inc) x3, 9 sc (48 stitches) round 20: 48 sc round 21: (sc, dec) x16 (32 stitches) round 22: 8 sc, 8 dec, 8 sc (24 stitches) round 23: (sc, dec, sc) x6 (18 stitches) round 24: 3 sc, 6 dec, 3 sc (12 stitches) stuff the head & embroider the face round 25: 12 inc (24 stitches) round 26: (3 sc, inc) x6 (30 stitches) round 27-28: 30 sc round 29: (2 sc, inc, 2 sc) x6 (36 stitches) round 30-34: 36 sc round 35: (7 sc, dec) x4 (32 stitches) round 36: (sc, dec, sc) x8 (24 stitches) round 37: (sc, dec) x8 (16 stitches) round 38: 8 dec stuff the body, cut yarn & sew shut arms (make 2) round 1: 6 sc in mr round 2: 6 inc (12 stitches) round 3: (3 sc, inc) x3 (15 stitches) round 4-5: 15 sc round 6: (3 sc, dec) x3 (12 stitches) round 7: 12 sc round 8: (sc, dec, sc) x3 (9 stitches) round 9: 9 sc stuff, cut yarn with long tail & sew shut. use tail to sew to body.

legs (make 2) rounds 1-6: same as arms round 7: (sc, dec) x4 (8 stitches) stuff, cut yarn with long tail & sew shut. use tail to sew to body.

ears (make 2) round 1: 6 sc in mr round 2: 6 inc (12 stitches) round 3: (sc, inc, sc) x4 (16 stitches) round 4: (3 sc, inc) x4 (20 stitches) cut yarn with long tail. flatten into a triangle & use tail to sew to head, curving the sides forward.

Credits to the original pattern creator and I guess credits to me for the added colors version??

Sunburst Granny Square

Joining granny squares

Thermal stitch (strap)

Small leaves

head, working DOWN to the neck in blue: 1: 8 sc in mr (8) 2: inc x8 (16) 3: (sc, inc) x8 (24) 4: (sc, inc, sc) x8 (32) 5: (sc x7, inc) x4 (36) 6: (sc x5, inc) x6 (42) 7: (sc x3, inc, sc x3) x8 (48) 8: blue sc x17, tan sc x4, blue sc x6, tan sc x4, blue sc x17 (48) 9: blue sc x16, tan sc x6, blue sc x4, tan sc x6, blue sc x16 (48) 10-11: blue sc x15, tan sc x8, blue sc x2, tan sc x8, blue sc x15 (48) 12-14: blue sc x15, tan sc x18, blue sc x15 (48) 15: (sc x4, dec) x8; stitches 1-13 blue, 14-28 tan, 29-40 blue (40) 16: (sc x3, dec) x8; stitches 1-12 blue, 13-22 tan, 23-32 blue (32) 17: (sc x2, dec) x8; stitches 1-10 blue, 11-16 tan, 17-24 blue (24) 18: (sc, dec) x8; stitches 1-8 blue, 9-10 tan, 11-16 blue (16); stuff 19: dec x8 (blue) (8); cut & fix off w/ tail for sewing

body, working UP to the neck in blue: 1: 8 sc in mr (8) 2: inc x8 (16) 3: (sc x3, inc) x4 (20) 4: (sc x2, inc, sc x2) x4 (24) 5: (sc x5, inc) x4 (28) 6: blue sc x15, tan sc x4, blue sc x9 (28) 7-8: blue sc x14, tan sc x6, blue sc x8 (28) 9: (sc x5, dec) x4; stitches 1-12 blue, 13-18 tan, 19-24 blue (24) 10: (sc, dec) x8; stitches 1-9, blue, 10-12 tan, 13-16 blue (16); stuff 11: dec x8 (blue) (8); cut & fix off w/ tail for sewing

use the tails from the head & body to attach the pieces securely. try to align the centers as best you can.

snout in tan: 1: 6 sc in mr (6) 2: inc x6 (12) 3: sc x6, hdc, dc x4, hdc (12); slst & cut w/ tail to sew to face.

arm (make 2) in white: 1: 5 sc in mr (5) 2: inc x5 (10) 3: (sc, inc) x5 (15) 4-5: sc x15 (15); switch to tan for the rest of the arm 6: (sc, dec) x5 (10) 7: (sc x3, dec) x2 (8) 8: sc x8 (8) 9: (sc, dec, sc) x2 (6) 10: (sc, dec) x2 (4); cut & fix off w tail for sewing to the body. recommend to attach the spikes to the head before attaching the arms.

leg (make 2) in red: 1: 6 sc in mr (6) 2: inc x6 (12) 3: sc x12 (12) 4: (sc x2, dec, sc x2) x2 (10); switch to blue for the rest of the leg 5: (sc x3, dec) x2 (8) 6: (sc, dec, sc) x2 (6) 7: sc x6 (6); cut & fix off w tail for sewing to the body.

spikes (make 3 full size, make 2 that leave off the last round) in blue: 1: sc x6 in mr (6) 2: (sc, inc, sc) x2 (8) 3: (sc, inc) x4 (12) 4: sc x12 (12) 5: (sc, inc, sc) x4 (16) 6: sc x16 (16) 7: (sc x3, inc) x4 (20); flatten in half, cut & fix off w tail for sewing to head. the three larger spikes are on the top/center of the head, with the two smaller ones being the lowest ones on either side. make sure not to place the spikes too far forward, bc you need room for the ears too.

ears (make 2) in blue: 1: 6 sc in mr (6) 2: (sc, inc) x3 (9) 3: sc x9 (9) 4: (sc, inc, sc) x3 (12) 5: (sc x3, inc) x3 (15); flatten in half, cut & fix off w tail for sewing to head.

tail in blue: ch 4, turn & slst back down the chain. cut & use both tails (they should be on the same end of the chain now) to attach to body.

(u.s. crochet terms, brackets at end = total stitches in the row/round)

body/head: 1: 6 sc in mr [6] 2: inc x6 [12] 3: (sc, inc) x6 [18] 4: (sc, inc, sc) x6 [24] 5: (sc x3, inc) x6 [30] 6: (sc x2, inc, sc x2) x6 [36] 7: (sc x5, inc) x6 [42] 8: (sc x3, inc, sc x3) x6 [48] 9: (sc x7, inc) x6 [54] 10: (sc x4, inc, sc x4) x6 [60] 11-20: sc x60 [60] 21-29: decrease by 6 st each round by using the same methods as rounds 10 to 2 but replacing each "inc" with a "dec", eg round 21 is (sc x4, dec, sc x4) x6 [54] ... round 29 is dec x6 [6]. stuff as you approach last few rounds. cut & fasten off, tighten/sew shut w/ tail.

nose: 1-5: copy rounds 1-5 from body 6-7: sc x30 [30] cut w/tail for sewing & fasten off. do NOT tighten/sew shut. sew to body, stuffing just before you make the last few stitches.

feet (make 2): 1: ch 5, sc x3 starting at 2nd ch from hook, 3sc in next st (turning as you go), sc x2, inc in last st, slst to close the round. [10] 2: (sc x2, inc x3) x2 [16] 3: (sc x2, (sc, inc) x3) x2 [22] 4: (sc x2, (sc, inc, sc) x3) x2 [28] 5-6: sc x28 [28] 7: (sc x2, (sc, dec, sc) x3) x2 [22] 8: (sc x2, (sc, dec) x3) x2 [16] 9: (sc x2, dec x3) x2 [10] cut & fasten off w/tail for sewing. do NOT tighten/sew shut. stuff & sew to body.

whiskers (make 4): 1: ch 5. starting at 2nd ch from hook, slst x4. cut w/tail & fasten off, sew 2 whiskers to each side of the face.

eyes (make 2): 1: 8 sc in mr [8] cut w/tail & fasten off, sew to body.

eyebrows (make 2): ch 5, that's it. cut w/tail & fasten off, sew one above each eye.

antenna: 1: 4 sc in mr [4] 2-13 (or desired height): sc x4 [4] cut w/tail & fasten off, sew to body.

head & body in tan: 1: sc x6 in mr [6] 2: inc x6 [12] 3: (sc, inc) x6 [18] 4: (sc, inc, sc) x6 [24] 5: (sc x3, inc) x6 [30] 6-9: sc x30 [30] 10: (sc x3, dec) x6 [24] 11: sc x24 [24] 12: (sc, dec, sc) x6 [18] 13-15: sc x18 [18] 16: (sc, inc, sc) x6 [24] 17: (sc, dec, sc) x6 [18] 18: (sc, dec) x6 [12]; stuff 19: dec x6 [6] cut thread & tighten/sew shut

eye in white: 1: sc x6 in mr [6] 2: inc x6 [12] 3: (sc, inc) x6 [18] 4: (sc, inc, sc) x6 [24] cut w/tail for sewing & fasten off; sew to head

pupil in black: 1: sc x6 in mr [6] cut w/tail for sewing & fasten off; sew to eye