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DK 3.5mm

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Yarn used
Stylecraft Special DK
Shaun
1 ball each in white 1001 (MC) &
black 1002 (CC)
Hazmat
1 ball each Citron 1263 (MC) &
black 1002 (CC1)
Lu-La
1 ball each Cloud Blue 1019 (MC), Lavender
1188 (CC1), Magenta 1084 (CC2), Fondant
1241 (CC3), Lobelia 1825 (CC4) & white
1001 (CC5)
1 ball in black will be sufficient to complete
both Shaun & Hazmat
Visit http://www.stylecraft-yarns.co.uk to
find your local stockist

About the yarn

DK; 295m per 100g ball;

100% acrylic

Tension

20 sts x 20 rows =

10cm measured over dc

Hook used

3.5mm

Other supplies

tapestry needle

toy stuffing

black embroidery thread for body details

and mouth

stitch marker

Lu-La only: 2 black safety eyes, 4mm

Sizing

Shaun: Approximately 13cm tall

Hazmat: Approximately 25cm tall

Lu-La: Approximately 13cm tall

Start crocheting

The majority of the pattern is worked
in amigurumi style, in a spiral without
slipstitching or turning chains. Use a st
marker or waste yarn to keep track of the
first st of each rnd.

For rounds where joining is indicated, join

with slip stitch in first stitch.

SHAUN

Body

With MC, chain 2.

Rnd 1: 6 dc in 2nd ch from hook. 6 sts

Rnd 2: [2 dc in next st] 6 times. 12 sts

Rnd 3: [2 dc in next st, 1 dc] 6 times. 18 sts

Rnd 4: [2 dc in next st, 2 dc] 6 times. 24 sts

Rnds 5-18: Dc around.

Rnd 19: [1 dc2tog, 2 dc] 6 times. 18 sts

Rnd 20: [1 dc2tog, 1 dc] 6 times. 12 sts

Stuff firmly.

Rnd 21: Dc2tog around. 6 dc

Fasten off.

Head

With CC, chain 2.

Rnd 1: 6 dc in 2nd ch from hook. 6 sts

Rnd 2: [2 dc in next st] 6 times. 12 sts

Rnd 3: [2 dc in next st, 1 dc] 6 times.

18 sts

Rnds 4-6: Dc around.

Rnd 7: [1 dc2tog, 7 dc] twice. 16 sts

Rnd 8: Dc around.

Rnd 9: [1 dc2tog, 6 dc] twice. 14 sts

Rnd 10: Dc around.

Fasten off.

Head Trim

With MC, chain 3.

Rnd 1: 3 dc in 2nd ch from hook, 6 dc in

last ch, rotating as you go, work in the

other side of the ch, 3 dc in last ch. 12 sts

Rnd 2: [2 dc in next st, 5 dc] twice. 14 sts

Rnd 3: [2 dc in next st, 6 dc] twice. 16 sts

Rnd 4: [2 dc in next st, 7 dc] twice. 18 sts

Rnd 5: [2 dc in next st, 8 dc] twice. 20 sts

Rnd 6: Dc around.

Fasten off.

Neck

With MC, chain 13.

Row 1: Starting in 2nd ch from hook, dc

across. Turn. 12 sts

Row 2: 1 ch (does not count as st), dc

across.

Fasten off.

Ears (make 2)

With CC, chain 2.

Rnd 1: 6 dc in 2nd ch from hook. 6 sts

Rnds 2-5: Dc around.

Fasten off.

Legs (make 4)

With CC, chain 2.

Rnd 1: 6 dc in 2nd ch from hook. 6 sts

Rnd 2: [2 dc in next st] 6 times. 12 sts

Rnd 3: [2 dc in next st, 1 dc] 6 times. 18 sts

Rnds 4-5: Dc around.

Rnd 6: Dc2tog around. 9 sts