Materials:
- Yarn: Himalaya Dolphin Baby
- Hook Size: 4.0 mm
- Safety Eyes: 12 mm or 14 mm
- Black Yarn: YarnArt Jeans (for embroidery – eyebrows, whiskers, and nose)
- Fiberfill
- Sewing Needle & Scissors
Abbreviations:
- R = Row
- ch = Chain
- st = Stitch
- sc = Single Crochet
- inc = 2 sc in next stitch
- dec = 2 sc together
- F.o. = Finish Off
Head:
- Ch 6, and make an oval starting from the 2nd ch from hook, working on both sides of the chain.
- R 1: From the 2nd ch: 4 sc, 3 sc in last st, turn and crochet on the opposite side: 3 sc, inc (12)
- R 2: inc, 3 sc, 3 inc, 3 sc, 2 inc (18)
- R 3: (2 sc, inc)x6 (24)
- R 4: (3 sc, inc)x6 (30)
- R 5: (4 sc, inc)x6 (36)
- R 6: (5 sc, inc)x6 (42)
- R 7-13: 42 sc (7 rows)
- R 14: (5 sc, dec)x6 (36)
- R 15: (4 sc, dec)x6 (30)
- R 16: (3 sc, dec)x6 (24)
- R 17: (2 sc, dec)x6 (18)
- F.o.
Safety Eyes: Insert safety eyes between R 9 and R 10, 7 stitches apart.
Body:
- R 1: Ch 2, 6 sc in the 2nd ch (6)
- R 2: (inc)x6 (12)
- R 3: (1 sc, inc)x6 (18)
- R 4: (2 sc, inc)x6 (24)
- R 5: (3 sc, inc)x6 (30)
- R 6: (4 sc, inc)x6 (36)
- R 7-9: 36 sc (3 rows)
- R 10: (4 sc, dec)x6 (30)
- R 11: 30 sc
- R 12: (3 sc, dec)x6 (24)
- R 13-14: 24 sc (2 rows)
- R 15: (2 sc, dec)x6 (18)
- R 16-17: 18 sc (2 rows)
- F.o. (Leave a long tail for sewing)
Arms (make 2):
- R 1: Ch 2, 5 sc on the 2nd ch (5)
- R 2: (inc)x5 (10)
- R 3: 10 sc
- R 4: 2 dec, 6 sc (8)
- R 5-12: 8 sc (8 rows)
- Stuff with fiberfill until R 4.
- Fold the top of the arm flat and crochet 4 sc through both sides.
- F.o. (Leave a long tail for sewing)
Sew arms on R 17 of the body (neck) 5 stitches apart.
Legs (make 2):
- Ch 5, make an oval starting from the 2nd ch from hook, working on both sides of the chain.
- R 1: From the 2nd ch: inc, 2 sc, 3 sc in last st, turn and crochet on the opposite side: 3 sc (10)
- R 2: 3 inc, 2 sc, 3 inc, 2 sc (16)
- R 3: (1 sc, inc)x3, 2 sc, (1 sc, inc)x3, 2 sc (22)
- R 4-5: 22 sc (2 rows)
- R 6: 3 dec, 2 sc, (1 sc, dec)x3, 5 sc (16)
- R 7: 2 dec, 2 sc, (1 sc, dec)x2, 4 sc (12)
- R 8-14: 12 sc (7 rows)
- R 15: 4 sc only
- Stuff with fiberfill.
- Fold the top of the leg flat and crochet 6 sc through both sides.
Sew legs between R 8 and R 9 of the body.
Tail:
- Join yarn between R 6 and R 7 of the body, crochet 6 sc.
- R 1: From the 2nd ch: 5 sc
- F.o.
Ears (make 2):
- Ch 4.
- Make an oval starting from the 2nd ch from hook, working on both sides.
- R 1: From the 2nd ch: 2 sc, 3 sc in last st, turn and crochet on the opposite side: 2 sc (7)
- F.o. (Leave a long tail for sewing)
