This pattern is written in American crochet notation.
Head
Round 1: with dark brown or grey wool, 6 sc in a magic ring (6 stitches)
Round 2: sc in each sc (6 stitches)
Round 3: increase in each sc (12 stitches)
Round 4: sc in each sc (12 stitches)
Round 5: increase, sc – repeat (18 stitches)
Round 6: sc in each sc (18 stitches)
Round 7: 2 sc, increase – repeat (24 stitches)
Round 8: sc in each sc (24 stitches)
Round 9: BACK LOOPS ONLY increase in first 10 stitches, then sc in the remaining 14 stitches
Round 10: sc in each sc
Round 11: 3 sc, increase – repeat
Rounds 12 – 15: sc in each sc
Round 16: 3 sc, decrease – repeat
Round 17: sc in each sc
Round 18: 2 sc, decrease – repeat
Round 19: sc in each sc
Round 20: sc, decrease – repeat
Stuff
Round 21: decrease until the hole closes
Body
Round 1: with dark brown or grey wool, 6 sc in a magic ring (6 stitches)
Round 2: increase in each sc (12 stitches)
Round 3: increase, sc – repeat (18 stitches)
Round 4: 2 sc, increase – repeat (24 stitches)
Round 5: sc in each sc (24 stitches)
Mark stitch, count 12, mark 13th stitch
Rounds 6 – 7: 2 sc, increase between the markers. Sc in the other stitches.
Round 8: sc in each sc
Round 9: 2 sc, increase between the markers. Sc in the other stitches.
Round 10: sc in each sc
Round 11: 2 sc, increase between the markers. Sc in the other stitches.
Round 12: sc in each sc
Round 13: 3 sc, increase between the markers. Sc in the other stitches.
Rounds 14 – 16: sc in each sc
Round 17: 4 sc, increase between the markers. Sc in the other stitches.
Rounds 18 – 29: sc in each sc
Round 30: 4 sc, decrease between the markers. Sc in the other stitches.
Rounds 31 – 32: 3 sc, decrease between the markers. Sc in the other stitches.
Round 33: sc in each sc
Round 34 – 36: 3 sc, decrease between the markers. Sc in the other stitches.
Round 37: 5 sc, decrease – repeat
Round 38: 3 sc, decrease – repeat
Stuff
Rounds 39 – 40: 3 sc, decrease – repeat
Round 41: decrease until the hole is closed.
Fasten off
Neck
Round 1: with dark brown or grey wool, chain 15, slip stitch in first chain
Rounds 2 – 8: sc in each sc
Rounds 9 – 11: place markers in first and eighth stitches. Increase, sc – repeat on one side of the markers. Decrease, sc – repeat on the other side of the markers.
Rounds 12 – 13: decrease, sc – repeat on one side of the markers. Sc in each stitch on the other side of the markers.
Rounds 14 – 18: sc in each stitch, except increase and decrease once on opposite sides of the markers.
Fasten off.
Legs (make two)
Toes (make three for each leg)
Round 1: with dark brown or grey wool, 4 sc in a magic ring (4 stitches)
Rounds 2 – 4: sc in each sc (4 stitches)
Assembling the feet
Round 5: crochet the toes together (so start with two stitches on the first toe, then two stitches on the next and finally four stitches on the last toe. Then do two stitches on the other side of the middle toe and then two stitches on the first toe so that you have reached the start of the round again.
Round 6: sc in each sc
Rounds 7 – 8: 2 sc, decrease – repeat
Rounds 9 – 11: decrease on the underside of the foot and increase on the upper side of the foot.
Rounds 12 – 25: sc in each sc
Stuff and fasten off
Eyes (make two)
Round 1: with black wool, 6 sc in a magic ring (6 stitches)
Round 2: with light brown wool, increase in each sc (12 stitches)
Fasten off
Assembly
Sew the eyes to the head. Stuff the neck and sew it to the head and body. Sew the legs to the body.