Difficulty Level: Epic
Gauge: 5 sc x 5 rows = 1" x 1"

Materials:
  • Yarn: terracotta and taupe
  • Hooks: US size E and US size 1
  • 3/8" pie-wedge eyes
  • Felt: cream
  • DMC embroidery floss in dark brown and gold
  • Stuffing
  • Needle and thread
  • Scissors

BASICS

Head and Body
Use size E hook and taupe-colored yarn. Make 1 Basic Head and 1 Basic Body.

DETAILS

Ears
Use size E hook and taupe-colored yarn. Make one pair. (Ch 2, dc 5) in magic ring. Fasten off.

Tail
Use taupe-colored yarn. Ch 27, sl st 25.

Fez
Use size E hook and terracotta-colored yarn.
Row 1: Sc 6 in magic ring†, sl st to close {6}.
Row 2: Ch 1, sc 1 in same, inc around, sl st to close round {11).
Row 3: Ch 1, sc 1 in same, sc 1, [inc, sc 1] around, sl st to close round {17}.
Row 4: Ch 1, working in back loops, sc around, sl st to close round {17}.
Row 5: Ch 1, sc around, sl st to close round {17}.
Row 6: Ch 1, sc 7, inc, sc 8, inc, sl st {19}.
Row 7: Ch 1, sc 3, inc, sc 9, inc, sc 5 {21}.
Row 8: Ch 1, sc 9, inc, sc 10, inc {23}. Clean fasten off.
Switch to size 1 hook and gold embroidery floss. Chain stitch around edge.

Tassel
1. Cut 4 5"-long sections of gold embroidery floss. Fold 3 of them in half over the fourth.
2. Pull a single thread of the same floss, fold it in half over the same point, and thread the ends into a needle.
3. Wrap the thread around the bundle of floss a few times and stitch in place.
4. Twist the single 5" segment and fold in half, allowing it to twist. Pull the end through the top of the fez and stitch in place. Trim ends.

Vest
Use size E hook and terracotta-colored yarn.
Row 1: Ch 16.
Row 2: Inc, sc 13, inc {17}.
Row 3: Ch 1, flip, inc, sc 15, inc {19}.
Row 4: Ch 1, flip, inc, sc 17, inc {21).
Row 5: Ch 1, flip, inc, sc 19, inc {23}.
Row 6: Ch 1, flip, sc across {23}.
Row 7: Ch 1, skip 1 sc 20, skip 1, sc 1 {21}.
Row 8: Ch 1, skip 1, sc 18, skip 1, sc 1, fasten off {19}.
Switch to size 1 hook and gold embroidery floss. Chain stitch around edge.

ASSEMBLY
1. Stuff head and body and stitch together.
2. Cut cream-colored felt according to template. Your template should be about 1 5/8" wide and 1 5/16" tall.
3. Stitch nose with padded satin stitch. Stitch mouth as a French knot.
4. Stitch or glue felt face to head. Attach eyes.
5. Stitch ears to either side of head.
6. Stuff fez lightly and stitch to head.
7. Wrap vest snugly around body and stitch in place.
8. Stitch tail to back of body.

Excerpted from "Creepy Cute Crochet" by Christen Haden. Photography by Chad VanPelt. Copyright © 2008. Reprinted by permission of Quirk Books.