Desigin: Mariya Geraşçenko

Materials:

• Yarn Jeans YarnArt 55% cotton 45% polyacrylic, 160 m, 50 gr.
  or COTTON GOLD Alize 55% cotton 45% acrylic, 330 m, 100 gr. or other yarn
  suitable color
• Hook 1.75 (or matching your yarn)
• Holofiber for stuffing
• Needle for stitching parts
• Black buttons or finished eyes D 10 mm
• A piece of white fleece
• Instant glue gel
• Mouline threads or black sewing threads, a needle for them
• White thread cut for smile embroidery

Legend:
ch – chain
sc – single crochet
dec – decrease
inc – increase

Head and torso
We knit in a spiral! We use a marker so as not to lose the beginning of the row.
We stuff tightly during knitting, forming a slight bend in the tail
up.
1 row: 6sc in an amigurumi ring or in an air loop.
2nd row: (increase) – 6 times (12)
3rd row: (sc, inc) – 6 times (18)
4th row: (2 sc, inc) – 6 times (24)
5 row: (3 sc, inc) – 6 times (30)
6 row: (4 sc, inc) – 6 times (36)
7 row: (5 sc, inc) – 6 times (42)
8 row: (6 sc, inc) – 6 times (48)
9th row: (11 sc, inc) – 4 times (52)
10-15 rows: 52 sc
16 row: (11 sc, dec) – 4 times (48)
17, 18 rows: 48 sc
19 row: (6 sc, dec) – 6 times (42)
Rows 20-23: 42 sc
24 row: dec, 4 sc, dec, 28 sc, dec, 4 sc (39)
25 row: 39 sc
26 row: dec, 4 sc, dec, 25 sc, dec, 4 sc (36)
27 row: 36 sc
28 row: dec, 4 sc, dec, 22 sc, dec, 4 sc (33)
Row 29: 33 sc
30 row: dec, 4 sc, dec, 19 sc, dec, 4 sc (30)
Row 31: 30 sc
32 row: dec, 4 sc, dec, 16 sc, dec, 4 sc (27)
33 row: 27 sc
34 row: dec, 3 sc, dec, 15 sc, dec, 3 sc (24)
35 row: 24 sc
Row 36: dec, 3 sc, dec, 12 sc, dec, 3 sc (21)
37 row: 21 sc
38 row: dec, 3 sc, dec, 9 sc, dec, 3 sc (18)
Row 39: 18 sc
40 row: dec, 3 sc, dec, 6 sc, dec, 3 sc (15)
Row 41: 15 sc
42 row: dec, 3 sc, dec, 3 sc, dec, 3 sc (12)
43 row: 12 sc
44 row: (1 sc, dec) – 4 times (8)
45 row: 8 sc.
Do not completely close the hole! Cut the thread, hide the tip.

Tail (2 parts)
1 row: 6sc in an amigurumi ring or in an air loop.
2nd row: (1 sc, inc) – 3 times (9)
3rd row: (2 sc, inc) – 3 times (12)
4th row: (sc, inc) – 6 times (18)
Rows 5-7: 18 sc
8 row: (1 sc, dec) – 6 times (12)
9 row: 12 sc
10 row: (1 sc, dec) – 4 times (8)
11 row: 8 sc
12 row: 4 decreases
Cut the thread, leaving the tip for sewing.

Fins (2 parts)
1 row: 6sc in an amigurumi ring or in an air loop.
2nd row: (1 sc, inc) – 3 times (9)
3rd row: (2 sc, inc) – 3 times (12)
4th row: (3 sc, inc) – 3 times (15)
5 row: 15 sc
6 row: (3 sc, dec) – 3 times (12)
7 row: (1 sc, dec) – 4 times (8)
8 row: 8 sc
9 row: 4 decreases
Cut the thread, leaving the tip for sewing.

Assembly and design
1.In the hole that we have left at the end of knitting the torso,
we sew the details of the tail. At the base (near the body) you can sew details tail 1-2 stitches together.

1. Determine the places for the eyes: they should be located approximately
   in the middle of the body from the barrels, the landmark is 13-14 rows from the beginning of knitting.
   So that everything is symmetrical, as well as that holes are formed in
   which “drown” the eyelet button loops, I used a thick knitting needle.
   We pierce the body through and through, check (turning the body, looking from
   all sides), is everything even.
2. Prepare the eyes: cut out the details in the form of a drop from a piece of white felt, in
   make a cut in the center of them and put eye buttons on the loops. If you have
   eyes are not on the loop, glue them to the felt. On the felt from the back
   apply a little glue and sew / glue the eyes in place. Follow
   the sameness and symmetry of white felt details!
   Insert a black thread (sewing or floss) into the needle and a few stitches
   we embroider the upper eyelid and cilia.
3. We attach the fins. First, we determine the optimal place for them,
   fixing with pins and checking for symmetry. Approximate point for
   fins are determined as follows: from the eye count down 5 sc, from the received
   point back out 6-7 rows towards the tail. This is a rough point, maybe
   you will like it better if the fins are closer to the nose or to the tail –
   you decide. We sew the fins to the body – we attach only in 2-3
   the last rows of the fin.
4. We embroider a smile. There is also room for your imagination. Me more
   I like a half smile on one side: we draw the thread in the middle of the muzzle and
   With 1-2 stitches we embroider the mouth to one of the eyes. You can shape
   mouth tightening or embroider a full-fledged smile “from ear to ear.”