MATERIALS: Rug or Craft Yarn (1-3/4 oz. skeins) in the following colors: 6 skeins Flesh; 3 skeins Tangerine and small amounts of Scarlet, Teal Blue & Black.

Needles: 1 each “Boye” crochet hook sizes 15 (wooden) and K (aluminum).

With Size 15 Hook & double strands of Flesh - ch 2. Work 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook. Mark beg of rows.

Row 2: 2 sc in each sc - 12 sc.
Row 3: * 1 sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc, repeat from * around - 18 sc. Continue to inc 6 sc around on every row not directly over previous incs to 114 sc on 19th row. Sl st in next st. Fasten off.

Loop St: Wrap yarn from front to back around left index finger, insert hook in sc and around the 2 strands on finger and draw through st, remove finger, yo & through loops on hook.

HAIR: With Size K hook & 1 strand of Tangerine, * work 1 sc in each of next 15 sc, 2 sc in next sc, repeat from * 4 times more, 1 sc in each of next 14 sc, leaving 20 Flesh sc free, ch 1 , turn.

Loop Row 1 - Wrong Side: With 2 strands of Tangerine - skip 1 sc, 1 loop st in each sc to last 3 Tangerine sts, fasten off.
Loop Row 2: Join the 2 ends in 4th loop st from start of previous row, work 1 loop st in each sc to last 4 sts, fasten off.
Loop Row 3: Join in 15th loop st from start of previous row, work loop st to last 15, fasten off.
Loop Row 4: Join in 11th loop st from start of previous row, work loop st to last 11, fasten off.

EYES: Make 2. With Teal Blue - ch 2. Work 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook, join & fasten off. Sew in place. Outline with ch 18 of Black. With Black - ch 6 for eyebrows. Sew in place.

NOSE: With Scarlet - ch 2. 1 sc in 2nd ch from hook, ch 1, turn. Inc 1 sc at end of next row then every other row at same edge twice more. Fasten off. Sew in place.

MOUTH: With 2 strands of Black - ch 30, fasten off. Sew in place with long st at each side.

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