1. – 13. Repeat Leg 1. Don’t cut the yarn. Crochet another 5 sc.
Move the marker to the last loop.
Now we will start with the body.
14. ch 2, join Leg 2 to Leg 1 with 1 sc, continue with 9 sc, 2 sc in the chain, 10 sc on Leg 2 (24). The beginning of your rounds should be on the back of the toy.
15. 7 sc, inc, 11 sc, inc, 4 sc (26) Stuff the legs.
16.-17. 26 sc (26)
18.-19. (RED 2 sc, WHITE 2 sc) repeat 6 times, RED 2 sc (26)
Continue on with blue.
20. 7 sc, dec, 11 sc, dec, 4 sc (24)
21.-22. 24 sc (24)
23. (2 sc, dec) repeat 6 times (18)
24.-25. 18 sc (18)
26. (1 sc, dec) repeat 6 times (12)
27. 12 sc (12)
Continue on with beige.
28. 12 sc (12)
Now we are going to start crocheting the head.
29. 12 inc (24)
30. (3 sc, inc) repeat 6 times (30)
31. (4 sc, inc) repeat 6 times (36)
32.-40. 36 sc (9 rounds) (36)
Place safety eyes between rounds 34 & 35, 7 st apart.
41. (4 sc, dec) repeat 6 times (30)
42. (3 sc, dec) repeat 6 times (24)
43. (2 sc, dec) repeat 6 times (18)
44. (1 sc, dec) repeat 6 times (12)
45. 6 dec. Cut the yarn. Fasten off.
Embroider cheeks with a bit of pink yarn.
Arm x2:
Crochet with red.
1. 7 sc in MR (7)
2.-3. 7 sc (7)
Continue on with white.
4. 7 sc (7)
Continue on with blue.
5.- 12. 7 sc (7) Do not stuff of the arms.
Press the opening with your fingers, align 3 stitches side by side and work 1 sc through both sides (3 sc).
Fasten off. Leave a long tail to sew.
Shield:
Start working with blue yarn.
1. 7 sc in MR (7)
2. 7 inc (14)
Continue on with red.
3. (1 sc, inc) repeat 7 times (21)
Continue on with white.
4. (2 sc, inc) repeat 7 times (28)
Continue on with red.
5. (3 sc, inc) repeat 7 times (35) Cut the yarn. Fasten off.
Embroider a star on the shield.
