Body:

Crocheted from bottom to top of body

With Color A:

1. Make 6 sc into a magic ring= 6

2. Increase in each st around= 12

3. (sc, inc) x 6= 18

4. (2 sc, inc) x 6= 24

5. (3 sc, inc) x 6= 30

6. (4 sc, inc) x 6= 36

7. (5 sc, inc) x 6= 42

8. BLO (6 sc, inc) x 6= 48

9. (7 sc, inc) x 6= 54

10. (8 sc, inc) x 6= 60

11. (9 sc, inc) x 6= 66

12-15. sc in each st around

16. (20 sc, dec) x 3= 63

17. sc in each st around

18. (19 sc, dec) x 3= 60

19. (18 sc, dec) x 3= 57

20. sc in each st around

21. (17 sc, dec) x 3= 54

22. (16 sc, dec) x 3= 51

*cut a cardboard circle approximately 3 ½ inches diameter around, insert in the bottom of the

body if you want the bottom to stay flatter*

23. sc in each st around

24. (15 sc, dec) x 3= 48

25. sc in each st around

26. (14 sc, dec) x 3= 45

27. sc in each st around

Start stuffing the body

28. (13 sc, dec) x 3= 42

29. sc in each st around

30. (12 sc, dec) x 3= 39

Body:

31. BLO sc in each st around

32. (11 sc, dec) x 3= 36

33. (10 sc, dec) x 3= 33

34. (9 sc, dec) x 3= 30

35. (3 sc, dec) x 6= 24

36. (2 sc, dec) x 6= 18

37. (sc, dec) x 6= 12

38. dec x 6= 6

F/O and sew the hole closed

Hat:

With Color B:

1. Make 6 sc into a magic ring= 6

2. (inc, 2 sc) x 2= 8

3. (inc, 3 sc) x 2= 10

4. sc in each st around

5. (inc, 4 sc) x 2= 12

6. (inc, 3 sc) x 3= 15

7. sc in each st around

8. (inc, 4 sc) x 3= 18

9. sc in each st around

I did not stuff my hat

10. (inc, 5 sc) x 3= 21

11. (inc, 6 sc) x 3= 24

12. sc in each st around

13. (inc, 7 sc) x 3= 27

14. (inc, 8 sc) x 3= 30

15. sc in each st around

16. (inc, 9 sc) x 3= 33

17. (inc, 10 sc) x 3= 36

18. sc in each st around

19. (inc, 11 sc) x 3= 39

20. (inc, 12 sc) x 3= 42

21. sc in each st around

22. (inc, 13 sc) x 3= 45

23. (inc, 14 sc) x 3= 48

24. sc in each st around

25. (inc, 15 sc) x 3= 51

26. (inc, 16 sc) x 3= 54

27. Sc in each st around

28. (inc, 17 sc) x 3= 57

29. (inc, 18 sc) x 3= 60

30. Sc in each st around

F/O and leave a long tail for sewing

Arms(Make 2):

Starting with color D:

Right Arm:

1. Make 6 sc into a magic ring= 6

2. Increase in each st around= 12

3. sc in each st around

4. 4 dc cluster, ch 1, 11 sc= 12

*See pg.15 for help with the cluster st*

5. (do not work off the ch 1 from the previous round)

(4 sc, dec) x 2= 10

Change to Color E:

6. FLO sc in each st around

Change to Color A:

7. BLO sc in each st around

8-10. sc in each st around

11. Dec, 8 sc= 9

12-14. sc in each st around

15. Dec, 7 sc= 8

16-17. sc in each st around

18. Work 3 sc, fold the arm in half and sc the opening closed. F/O and leave a long tail for sewing.

Starting with color D:

Left Arm:

1. Make 6 sc into a magic ring= 6

2. Increase in each st around= 12

3. sc in each st around

4. 11 sc, ch 1, 4 dc cluster= 12

*See pg.15 for help with the cluster st*

5. (do not work off the ch 1 from the previous round)

(4 sc, dec) x 2= 10

Change to Color E:

6. FLO sc in each st around

Change to Color A:

7. BLO sc in each st around

8-10. sc in each st around

11. Dec, 8 sc= 9

12-14. sc in each st around

15. Dec, 7 sc= 8

16-17. sc in each st around

18. Work 3 sc, fold the arm in half and sc the opening closed. F/O and leave a long tail for sewing.

Nose:

With Color C:

1. Make 6 sc into a magic ring= 6

2. Increase in each st around= 12

3. (sc, inc) x 6= 18

4. (2 sc, inc) x 6= 24

5. sc in each st around

6. (2 sc, dec) x 6= 18

7. (sc, dec) x 6= 12

8. dec x 6= 6

F/O and leave a long tail for sewing

Legs(Make 2):

Starting with Color A:

1. Make 4 sc into a magic ring= 4

2. Inc, sc, dec= 4

3. inc x 2, 2 sc= 6

4. inc x 2, 4 sc= 8

5. inc x 2, 6 sc= 10

6. inc x 2, 8 sc= 12

7. sc in each st around

8. (sc, inc) x 6= 18

9. sc in each st around, work 6 sc more to move the stitch marker

10. Ch 1, work 16 sc

11. Ch 1, turn, work 16 sc

12. Ch 1, turn, 6 sc, dec x 2, 6 sc= 14

13. Ch 1, turn, dec, 3 sc, 4 hdc, 3 sc, dec= 12

14. Ch 1, turn, dec, 3 sc, 2 hdc, 3 sc, dec= 10

15. Ch 1, turn, dec, 6 sc, dec= 8

16. Ch 1, turn, dec, 4 sc, dec= 6

17. Ch 1, work 18 sc. Work the sc on the sides of the foot, across the front, and on the top

of the foot.

18. sc in each st around

Start stuffing the foot.

Legs Continued:

19. (4 sc, dec) x 3= 15

Change to Color E:

20. FLO sc in each st around

Change to Color D:

21. work in Back loops from round 20: sc in each st around

22-23. sc in each st around

24. Dec, 13 sc= 14

25-27. sc in each st around

28. (5 sc, dec) x 2= 12

Stop stuffing the legs

29-31. sc in each st around

32. (4 sc, dec) x 2= 10

33-35. sc in each st around

F/O and leave a long tail for sewing.

Beard(Optional):

With Color E:

1. Make 6 sc into a magic ring= 6

2. (sc, inc) x 3= 9

3. (2 sc, inc) x 3= 12

4. sc in each st around

Do not stuff the beard

5. (3 sc, inc) x 3= 15

6. (4 sc, inc) x 3= 18

7. sc in each st around

8. (5 sc, inc) x 3= 21

9. (6 sc, inc) x 3= 24

10. (7 sc, inc) x 3= 27

11-12. sc in each st around

13. (8 sc, inc) x 3= 30

14-16. sc in each st around

Fold the beard in half and sc the opening closed.

Assembly

Head and Body:

1. If you crocheted the beard. Place the beard approximately between rounds 27 and 28

of the body. Sew the beard onto the face.

2. If you want the brushed beard look. Attach a row of double stranded yarn

approximately between rounds 27 and 28. You will want 18 strands of white yarn cut

approximately 6 inches in length. Make one row. Then repeat 2 more rows underneath

that first row. Brush the yarn out with a wire pet brush. You will lose a lot of yarn during

this process.

Nose:

1. Pin the nose above your beard.

2. Sew the nose onto the body.

Hat:

1. Pin the hat onto the head going around the nose.

2. Sew the hat onto the head but not onto the nose.

Arms:

1. Pin the arms onto the side of the body.

2. Sew the arms onto the body.

Legs:

1. Turn the body upside down and pin the legs onto the bottom of the body.

2. Sew the legs onto the body.

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