R1starting in the 2nd ch from hook: sc 6, 3 sc in the last ch; continue along the other side of the chain: sc 5, 2 sc in the last ch (the one you made the first sc in)(16)
R2inc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 2 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc(24)
R32 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 6 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 2 sc(32)
R44 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 10 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 4 sc(40)
R56 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 14 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 6 sc(48)
R6(BLO)48 sc(48)
R7–1648 sc(48)
Size before assembly: an oval about 5.3 × 3.5 cm at the widest, 3 cm long; 16 rounds. The piece is oval: the rounds go around the chain, and on the finished toy the chain (the long side of the oval) runs side to side; the starting chain is at the bottom of the piece (on the finished toy). The round-start marker is in the middle of a long side (the piece's centre line), while R1 starts at a turn: after R1 shift the round start — sc 3 more (not counted in any round) and place the marker there. The increases fall on the turns.
With forest green: ch 8.
Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Do not stuff.

R1with red: ch 50 and join into a ring with a sl st in the first ch (do not twist); 50 sc, one in each ch of the ring(50)
R2(6 sc, inc, 11 sc, inc, 6 sc) ×2(54)
R3–454 sc(54)
Size before assembly: about 5.3 cm at the widest, 1.1 cm long; 4 rounds.
Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Do not stuff.

R1with snow: 6 sc in MR(6)
R2inc ×6(12)
R3(1 sc, inc) ×6(18)
R41 sc, (inc, 2 sc) ×5, inc, 1 sc(24)
R5–824 sc(24)
R9(2 sc, dec) ×6(18)
R10(1 sc, dec) ×6(12)
R11dec ×6(6)
Size before assembly: about 2.5 cm at the widest, 2.2 cm long; 11 rounds.
→ Start stuffing (firmly) and keep adding as you decrease.
Top up the stuffing if needed. Fasten off leaving a 15 cm tail; with the needle weave it through the front loops of all 6 stitches of the last round, pull tight and hide the end inside.

R1with red: 6 sc in MR(6)
R2(inc ×2, 1 sc) ×2(10)
R310 sc(10)
R4(dec ×2, 1 sc) ×2(6)
Size before assembly: about 0.9 cm at the widest, 1.1 cm long; 4 rounds.
→ Start stuffing (firmly) and keep adding as you decrease.
Top up the stuffing if needed. Fasten off leaving a 15 cm tail; with the needle weave it through the front loops of all 6 stitches of the last round, pull tight and hide the end inside.

R1with red: 6 sc in MR(6)
R2inc ×6(12)
R3(2 sc, inc) ×4(16)
R4–516 sc(16)
R61 sc, (dec, 2 sc) ×3, dec, 1 sc(12)
Size before assembly: about 1.6 cm at the widest, 1.5 cm long; 6 rounds.
→ Start stuffing (lightly) and keep adding as you decrease.
Press the piece flat to about 7 mm thick (oval cross-section). Top up the stuffing if needed. Fasten off leaving a 15 cm tail; with the needle weave it through the front loops of all 12 stitches of the last round, pull tight and hide the end inside.

R1with gold: ch 16 and join into a ring with a sl st in the first ch (do not twist); 16 sc, one in each ch of the ring(16)
R216 sc(16)
Size before assembly: about 1.5 cm at the widest (lies flat); 2 rounds. Each piece is two circles (front and back): make 2 circles — 1 as below and 1 plain in gold (same rounds, no colour changes).
Fasten off. Hold a front and a plain circle wrong sides together and sc around through both layers: 16 sc. Do not stuff. Leave a long tail (~30 cm) for sewing.

R1with ear pink: 6 sc in MR(6)
R2inc ×6(12)
R312 sc(12)
R4dec ×6(6)
Size before assembly: about 1.9 cm at the widest, 1 cm long; 4 rounds.
Change to snow (pull it through on the last yarn-over of R1).
→ This piece is not stuffed.
Fasten off leaving a 15 cm tail; with the needle weave it through the front loops of all 6 stitches of the last round, pull tight and hide the end inside. Do not stuff. Shape it into a dish: rounds 1–2 are the front of the piece, the magic ring its centre. Push the centre in so the front is concave (about 1.6 mm at the centre) and turn rounds 3–4 to the back: they make a thick rounded rim (about 5.9 mm thick) and lie behind as a second layer; the piece is about 19 mm across.

R1starting in the 2nd ch from hook: sc 2, 3 sc in the last ch; continue along the other side of the chain: sc 1, 2 sc in the last ch (the one you made the first sc in)(8)
R2(inc ×3, 1 sc) ×2(14)
R3–414 sc(14)
Size before assembly: an oval about 1.6 × 1 cm at the widest, 0.9 cm long; 4 rounds. The piece is oval: the rounds go around the chain, and on the finished toy the chain (the long side of the oval) runs side to side; the starting chain is at the front of the piece (on the finished toy). The round-start marker is in the middle of a long side (the piece's centre line), while R1 starts at a turn: after R1 shift the round start — sc 1 more (not counted in any round) and place the marker there. The increases fall on the turns.
With snow: ch 4.
Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Insert the safety nose/eyes now, while the piece is open (positions: see “Face”). Stuff lightly just before sewing it on; a little less near the edge, then add a pinch when the seam is nearly done.

R1with snow: 6 sc in MR(6)
R2(inc ×2, 1 sc) ×2(10)
R310 sc(10)
R4(dec ×2, 1 sc) ×2(6)
Size before assembly: about 0.9 cm at the widest, 1.1 cm long; 4 rounds.
→ Start stuffing (firmly) and keep adding as you decrease.
Top up the stuffing if needed. Fasten off leaving a 15 cm tail; with the needle weave it through the front loops of all 6 stitches of the last round, pull tight and hide the end inside.

Safety eyes and noses go in before the piece is stuffed and closed (see the pieces above); embroidery is easier before the piece is sewn on.

Safety eyes with a printed glint 5–6 mm (on the head): in round 10, 7 st apart (count along round 10: about 3.3 st each side of the centre front line).
Safety nose, triangle, 6×4.5 mm (on the muzzle): between rounds 1 and 2, on the centre top line . Colour charcoal #2b2a2a.
Embroidery in charcoal thread (on the muzzle), straight stitches through: (between rounds 1 and 2, on the centre bottom line ) → (in round 2, on the centre bottom line ).
Embroidery in charcoal thread (on the muzzle) (2, symmetric: the toy's left side is described, the right is its mirror image), straight stitches through: (in round 2, on the centre bottom line ) → (in round 3, 1 st from the centre bottom line, toward the toy's left ) → (between rounds 2 and 3, 2 st from the centre bottom line, toward the toy's left ).

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