With its short legs and beret, there’s a sense of familiarity, especially for those with a longer body, lying flat with closed eyes, embodying leisure and comfort perfect for home life. Perhaps because of this, it naturally exudes healing and warmth. When watching TV, you can hold or lean on it, sweet and lovely, adding a different touch to your monotonous life. Since it’s meant to be a pillow, you can choose a larger crochet hook, 3.
5mm is quite suitable. With thick yarn, the finished length is about 32cm and adjustable. The design is simple, without complex accessories, ensuring a high safety factor. With embroidery needles and threads, and enough pearl cotton, you’re almost ready. For color matching, the main color is beige, and the clothing part can be adjusted according to preference. There are two color schemes in the original diagram, which can be referred to. Additionally, there are some details that we will discuss while looking at the diagram. The body and head are combined for knitting, with the neck treated abstractly, present yet absent. As it is spiral crochet, short stitches are added to position the color change at the bottom of the body, effectively concealing some manual traces and enhancing the final appearance. At position R55 of the body, half stitches are crocheted; ideally, a round of short stitches or slip stitches should be crocheted on the front half, but the original diagram does not mention it. If needed, you can add it yourself. The body is crocheted until 72 rounds, with 12 remaining stitches. Normally, we would crochet another round of decreases to adjust the stitch count to 6 before closing. Adjust according to personal habits, don’t be confined to the diagram’s method. Due to the sleeves, the front and back legs are slightly different; follow the diagram. Do not stuff too much cotton, especially at the ends, to achieve a flat shape after sewing. If too much cotton is used, there will be no drape after sewing. The ears are large like a lop-eared rabbit, but no cotton is needed. There are no special requirements other than symmetry when sewing. The tail is designed to be curved, simply stuff it with cotton. Although it’s a small detail, it’s full of design, no need for stiffening strips to shape it. The beret has a significant decorative impact on the bald head and can be sewn onto the head or made as a detachable accessory. The assembly steps are ordinary, but there is a question about the embroidery of the eyes; I’ve always wondered how the curvature is fixed, leaving it for everyone to ponder. As for the front legs, because the clothing pattern is made horizontally and the legs are sewn vertically, it feels somewhat discordant. I wonder if there are any suggestions for improvement from fellow crafters? Finally, from a certain perspective, although it’s designed as a dog, it looks quite similar to a mouse.Just change the ears a little bit, and you can change the species. Fairies who like to try new things can give it a try!
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