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THE BODY (fluffy version) - use 6.5mm hook!

Row 1. Start with a magic circle, and ch 2. Hdc 8 times, then pull the center string shut. Sl st into first stitch

Row 2. Ch 2. Hdc increase in all 8 st’s for a total of 16

Row 3-5. Ch 2. Hdc around no inc for a total of 16st. Sl st.

Row 6. Ch 1. In FLO (front loops only), do [sk, dc 5, sk, sc] 4 times. Do one final sl st at the beginning of the row. It might look a little “holey.” we fix this in the next row! 

Row 7. Ch 2. Hdc in all stitches from row 5 for a total of 16.

  In this row, we work BEHIND the previous stitches in row 6. So in spaces we skipped, go into both loops, in spaces we worked in, go into the back loop.

Now lowkey its quite hard to see (and feel) the stitches so my tip is as long as there are 4 hdcs behind each feather SOMEWHERE you’re probably fine

Row 8. Ch 2. [Hdc twice. Sl st into middle dc from row 6. Hdc twice] repeat this 4 times/underneath every feather for a total of 20 (with 16 hdcs). Sl st to end row

Row 9. Ch 1. Sc 2 to be above the apex of the feather. Then start the feather pattern again from here! [sk, FLO dc 5, sk, FLO sc] repeat 4 times. Go over the two sc stitches at the beginning to finish the last feather. As long as these feathers look like they are alternating with the first row, you’re all good! 

Row 10. Ch 2. 16 hdc stitches behind the feathers. Same as before, try to do about 4 hdc behind each one for consistency. Sl st into first st

AT THIS POINT I RECOMMEND TAKING A BREAK FROM THE BODY AND MAKING THE EYES, NOSE, AND TONGUE, SEWING THEM ON, AND THEN COMING BACK. please scroll down to EUEUEUE or the Nose next!

Done with that? Welcome back! Final rows for the body:

Row 11. [Hdc 2, hdc dec], repeat 4 times. Sl st to 1st st. Total of 12 st at the end

I recommend stuffing the plushie mostly to full here

Row 12. [hdc, hdc dec], repeat 4 times. Sl st to 1st st. Total of 8 st

Row 13. Hdc dec 4 times. Sl st to 1st st. 4 st total

Take your yarn needle and thread it through the top loops of each st and then pull the yarn shut to sea.

THE EUEUELUELUELUE!! (the tongue) (optional)

4.5 mm hook. Get orange yarn and make a slip knot. Leave a 3-4 inch tail. Chain as many stitches as you want (my personal recommendation is 12)

In the back loops of every chain, sl st. ignore the v, look to the back bump on every chain, go in those! Sl st one final time to secure. Cut your yarn.

Take your crochet hook or your yarn needle to bring both ends of the tongue to tie together inside the plushie. Aim for the very first row/the direct center! make sure not to bring both ends through the same hole or it will fall out. Double knot to secure.

THE NOSE!! 4.5 mm hook with black yarn

This is worked entirely within the round with no row breaks - so no sl st’s or chains between scs. Try to keep count as best you can! Or, use a stitch marker. 

Row 1. Start with a magic circle, sl st to keep it closed. Sc 6. 

IF YOUR PLUSHIE HAS A TONGUE, DO NOT PULL SHUT COMPLETELY! Leave a big enough opening for you to later bring your crochet hook through the nose and pull through the tongue. 

Row 2-4: sc 6 (i personally just do sc's until i've counted to 18)

Row 5. Sc 2, sc inc twice (8)

Row 6-7. Sc 8

Sl st once into next stitch. Cut your yarn (enough to sew onto the face) and pull out the string. 

Note that one side of the cone we’ve made is a little longer than the other. When plushie is facing right side up, have the yarn be on the right side when you begin sewing. Keep this in mind as the eyes and nose are both lightly asymmetrical and you'll want them to both be facing up.

Sew along the first row of hdc's in the body to secure the nose. If your kawkaw has a tongue, bring the tongue through before you begin sewing. 

THE EYE (make 2, obviously)

White and black yarn, switch to the smaller 4.5mm hook

Row 1. Start with a magic circle, sl st to keep it closed. Sc 5 times. Slightly close the ring, but don’t pull tight. Make a sl st into the first sc. then pull it shut fully. (if not, you’re fighting titans to get into that first stitch)

Row 2. In BLO, do sl st’s across the 5 sc’s. At the end, cut the yarn (about 3 inches), pull the loop out with the crochet hook, and do a “seamless join” to make a secret 6th sl st. sew into back of eye to secure it. 

Row 3. Switch to white yarn. Start with a slip knot, attach to hook. In BLO, do 6 sl st’s across the previous 5 sl st’s + the join stitch. Do one final sl st in the black yarn to join instead of the starting stitch.

Row 4. In BLO, sc, sc inc, sc inc, sc, sl st, sl st. leave a longer tail when cutting the yarn and do one final seamless join to end off the eye. (you will sew the eye on with the white yarn you cut here)

Next: sew that eye!!! make sure the thinnest part (the sl st section) its pointing up in the same direction as the nose! or you can make it look whatever way you want. try to have it be about one row apart from the nose. I like sewing through BLO stitches but anything goes really

Finally once the eye is sewn on I like to go around the center stitches one more time to really seal away the pupil poking out from the stitches! this makes it look a lot more seamless!

Alright, now that you're done with that, scroll back up to the body to finish off the creature!

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Did all that? Congratulations!!

You've made a creature!!!

Have any questions? Feel free to send me a message if you need any help! Made one yourself? Feel free to send in a submission, I'd love to see it!!!

If you want to help support me, I'd love to sell these little guys too! Feel free to send me a DM if you're interested in one.

COMPILED PATTERNS W/O PICTURES + MEDIUM WEIGHT YARN PATTERN FOR THE BODY:

use fluffy yarn, 6.5 mm hook

Body (6.5mm hook): fluffy yarn

mc, ch 2, hdc 8. sl st shut

ch 2, hdc inc all (16) (ch 2 at the start are implied for the rest of the standard hdc rows. sl st to close is implied for every row.)

row of hdc (16)

hdc

hdc

in FLO, [sk, dc 5 inc, sk, sc]. REPEAT 4 times

BLO hdc (16)

hdc

ch 1, sc 2. Do the feather row a second time (6). crochet into the sc stitches for the final feather

FLO hdc (16). MAKE EYES AND NOSE AND TONGUE HERE. SEW THEM ON. RETURN LATER

repeat: hdc, hdc, hdc dec (12) 

repeat: hdc, hdc dec (8) STUFF KAWKAW HERE

hdc dec all (4)

Sew shut

The nose (4.5 mm hook), black yarn

0. tongue: slip knot, ch 13 (or more if youre super mlemful). sl st down back bumps (12), tie into plushie

mc, sc 6

sc 6

sc around (6)

sc (6)

sc 2, inc. rep twice (8)

sc (8)

sc (8)

all done! tie onto face. yarn on right side when facing up. bring through tongue before attaching

The eyes! (4.5 mm hook), black & white yarn

black yarn, mc, sc 5. sl st

BLO sl st in every st. cut yarn, make invisible join as a "6th" sl st. (6)

switch to white yarn. attach slip knot with sl st in any back loop from the previous row. sl st around (6) total. sl st to secure in original black back loop.

in BLO, sc, sc inc twice, sc, sl st twice. invisible join to seal. leave long tail. make a second one, sew both eyes into plushie. return to row 11 for the body (or row _ for medium weight yarn)

The Body! (4.5 mm hook), purple weight 4 yarn

assume that every row starts with a loose ch 1 and ends in a sl st to secure the beginning and end stitches together.

ch 3 picot: ch 3, sl st into the back bump of the first stitch.

mc, hdc 8

hdc inc all (16)

hdc, hdc inc (24)

hdc 5, hdc inc (28)

hdc row

hdc row

FLO, [sk, [hdc 1 ch 1] for 4 stitches, sk, sl st] repeat 4 times.

crochet within each ch 1 space, [sc, hdc inc, dc ch 3 picot dc, hdc inc, sc, sl st] repeat 4 times

BLO into row 6, hdc 28

hdc 28

hdc 4, sl st into center of the ch 3 from row 7, then [hdc 7, sl st] three more times. hdc 3. total of 32 st, IGNORE SL ST'S and only count hdc stitches for the next row.

sl st 4 times. repeat row 7's FLO [sk, [hdc 1 ch 1] four times, sk, sl st] pattern to make 4 feather bases.

repeat row 8 to make four more feathers opposite of the first four

BLO hdc into row 11 for 28 st total

hdc, hdc, hdc dec (21 st) stop after this row to go make the eyes, nose, and tongue and sew them on before moving on. stuff the plushie once you're done with that

hdc, hdc dec (11 st)

hdc dec each (5 st)

cut yarn and sew shut!

close up of the feathers: