Small amounts of the following coloured yarn needed (I used 8ply/DK acrylic and a 3mm hook, but anything that gives good tension will work)
Flesh
Yellow
Black
Blue
Red
Grey
Abbreviations:
sc – single crochet
dc – double crochet
tc –
inc – increase
dec – invisible decrease
flo – front loops only
blo – back loops only
sl – slip stitch
ch – chain
tr – treble crochet
( ) – shows number of stitches in round
Arms (make 2)
Using flesh colour
Round 1: 6 sc in magic ring (6)
Round 2: 6 sc (6)
Round 3: 6 sc (6)
Change to grey colour
Round 4: 6 sl (6)
Round 5: 6 sc blo (6)
Round 6- 8: 6 sc (6)
Change to flesh colour
Round 9: 6 sl (6)
Round 10: 6 sc blo (6)
Round 11-12: 6 sc (6)
Fasten off
Legs (make 2, do not fasten off second leg):
Using red colour
Round 1: 5 ch and join (5)
Round 2: 3 sc, 3 sc in next stitch, 2 sc, inc (10)
Round 3: 3 sc, 3 inc, 3 sc, inc (14)
Round 4: 14 sc blo
Round 5: 3 sc, 4 dec, 3 sc (10)
Round 6: 2 sc, 3 dec, 2 sc (7) Stuff boots
Round 7-10: 7sc (7)
Change to flesh colour
Round 11: 7 sl (7)
Round 12: 7 sc blo (7)
Round 13-15: 7 sc (7)
Change to blue colour
Round 16: 7 sl (7) – fasten off first leg, make another but do not fasten off.
Body
Round 17: 2 sc blo, ch 2, sc 7 blo around other leg, sc 2 in chain, sc 5 blo (18)
Round 18: 2 sc, 2 sc in other side of chain, sc 14 (18)
Round 19-20: 18 sc
Change to red colour:
Round 21: 18 sl (18)
Round 22: 18 sc blo (18)
Round 23-27: 18 sc (18)
Change to flesh colour:
Round 28: 18 sl (18)
Round 29: 6 sc around arm, 9 sc blo from body, 6 sc around other arm, 9 sc blo from body (30)
Round 30: 10 x (sc, dec) (20)
Round 31: 10 dec (10) Stuff body
Round 32: 3 x (sc, dec), 1 sc (7)
Round 33: 7 sc (7)
Round 34: 7 inc (14)
Round 35: 7 x (sc, inc) (21)
Round 36: 7 x (2 sc, inc) (28)
Round 37-39: 28 sc (28)
Round 40: 7 x (2 sc, dec) (21)
Round 41: 7 x (1 sc, dec) (14) stuff head
Round 42: 7 dec (7)
Fasten off
Hair
Using black colour:
Round 1: create a magic ring, 2 ch, 11 dc, join (11)
Round 2: 2 ch, 2 dc into each stitch (22)
Round 3: 2 ch, (1 dc into stitch, 2 dc into stitch) (33)
Round 4: ch, hdc, 25x (chain 20, 19 sc, sl to next stitch), 3 hdc, 3 sc and fasten off
Sew on to head
Head band:
Using yellow colour:
Round 1: 25 ch and join
Round 2: 10 sc, hdc, dc, tr, dc, hdc, sc 10 fasten off
Sew on to head, positioning tr in centre of forehead.
Gold band around neckline of top:
Using yellow colour
sc around the posts of the top row of red (see picture)
Gold band around waist:
Using yellow colour
Sc around the posts of the top row of blue
Lasso
Using yellow colour
70 ch, fasten off. Coil up and attach to waist.
Sew in any loose ends. Embroider eyes, mouth and red star at the centre of the headband.