Tara Cousins - Cute Crochet Rugs for Kids

If you are an Annies customer and have a question about the instructions on a pattern you have purchased, please visit: http://www.anniescatalog.com/pages/customer_care/pattern_services.html 19 inches wide x 34 inches long Deborah Norville Everyday Soft Worsted Solids medium (worsted) weight acrylic yarn (4 oz/203 yds/ 113g per skein): 2 skeins #1035 cappuccino (A) 1 skein each #1016 kiwi (B), #1001 snow white (C), #1028 mustard (D), #1011 chocolate (E) and #1022 bittersweet (F) Size M/N/13/9mm crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge Size I/9/5.5mm crochet hook Tapestry needle Size M/N hook and 2 strands of yarn held tog: 9 sc and 10 rows = 4 inches Weave in ends as work progresses. Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated. Chain-2 at beginning of round counts as first double crochet unless otherwise stated. Long double crochet (long dc): Yo, insert hook from front to back in indicated st 2 rows below, pull up to height of working row, [yo, pull through 2 lps] twice. BODY & HEAD Row 1 (RS): With M/N hook and 2 strands of A held tog, ch 16, sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each rem ch across, turn. (23 sc) Row 4: Ch 1, 2 sc in first st, sc in each st to last st, 2 sc in last st, turn. (25 sc) Row 5: Ch 1, sc in each st across, turn. (25 sc) Row 5: Ch 1, sc in each st across, turn.

Rows 68: Rep row 4. (31 sc at end of last row) Rows 9 & 10: Ch 1, sc in each st across, turn. Row 11: Rep row 4. (33 sc) Rows 1217: [Rep rows 911 consecutively] twice. (37 sc at end of last row) Rows 1821: Ch 1, sc in each st across, turn. (39 sc) Rows 2341: Ch 1, sc in each st across, turn. (39 sc) Rows 2341: Ch 1, sc in each st across, turn.

Row 42: Ch 1, sc dec(see Stitch Guide) in first 2 sts, sc in each st across to last 2 sts, sc dec in last 2 sts, turn. (37 sc) Rows 4345: Rep row 5. Row 46: Rep row 42. (35 sc) Rows 47 & 48: Ch 1, sc in each st across, turn. Row 49: Rep row 42. (33 sc) Row 50: Ch 1, sc in each st across, turn.

Row 51: Rep row 42. (31 sc) Rows 5254: Ch 1, sc in each st across, turn. Row 55: Rep row 4. (33 sc) Rows 56 & 57: Ch 1, sc in each st across, turn. Rows 5863: [Rep rows 5557] twice. (37 sc at end of last row) Rows 6470: Ch 1, sc in each st across, turn.

Row 71: Rep row 42. (35 sc) Row 72: Ch 1, sc in each st across, turn. Rows 7376: [Rep rows 71 and 72 alternately] twice. Do not fasten off. (31 sc at end of last row)FIRST EAR Row 1 (RS): Ch 1, sc in each of first 7 sts, sc dec in next 2 sts, leaving rem sts unworked, turn. (7 sc) Row 3: Ch 1, sc in each of first 4 sc, sc dec in next 2 sts, leaving last st unworked, turn. (5 sc) Row 4: Rep row 2. (4 sc) Row 5: Ch 1, 2 sc in first st, sc in next st, sc dec in last 2 sts, turn. (4 sc) Row 6: Ch 1, sc dec in first 2 sts, sc in each of last 2 sts. (4 sc) Row 6: Ch 1, sc dec in first 2 sts, sc in each of last 2 sts.

Fasten off. (3 sc)2ND EAR Row 1: With WS facing and 2 strands of A held tog, join(see Pattern Notes) in right-hand corner, ch 1, sc in each of first 7 sts, sc dec in next 2 sts, leaving rem sts unworked, turn. (8 sc) Rows 26: Rep rows 26 of First Ear. At end of last row, do not fasten off. BODY EDGING With RS facing, ch 1, work sc evenly sp around outer edge, working 3 sc in corner of each Ear, join in first sc. WINGMake 2. Row 1 (RS): With I hook and B, ch 4, sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each of next 2 chs, turn. (3 sc) Row 2: Ch 1, 2 sc in first st, sc in next st, 2 sc in last st, turn. (5 sc) Row 3: Ch 1, 2 sc in first st, sc in each st across to last st, 2 sc in last st, turn. (7 sc) Row 4: Ch 1, sc in first st, *long dc(see Special Stitch) in next st 2 rows below, sc in next st, rep from * across, turn. (7 sc) Row 4: Ch 1, sc in first st, *long dc(see Special Stitch) in next st 2 rows below, sc in next st, rep from * across, turn.

Rows 5-10: [Rep rows 3 and 4 alternately] 3 times. (13 sc at end of last row) Row 11: Ch 1, sc in each st across, turn. Row 12: Ch 1, long dc in first st 2 rows below, *sc in next st, long dc in next st 2 rows below, rep from * across, turn. Row 13: Rep row 11. Row 14: Ch 1, sc in first st, *long dc in next st 2 rows below, sc in next st, rep from * across, turn. Rows 1550: [Rep rows 1114 consecutively] 9 times.

Rows 51 & 52: Rep rows 11 and 12. Row 53: Ch 1, sc dec in first 2 sts, sc in each st across to last 2 sts, sc dec in last 2 sts, turn. (11 sc) Row 54: Ch 1, long dc in first st 2 rows below, *sc in next st, long dc in next st 2 rows below, rep from * across, turn. Row 55: Ch 1, sc in each st across, turn. Row 56: Ch 1, sc in first st, *long dc in next st 2 rows below, sc in next st, rep from * across, turn. (9 sc) Rows 5863: [Rep rows 56 and 57 alternately] 3 times. (3 sc at end of last row)WING EDGING With WS facing, ch 1, work sc evenly sp around, join in first sc. (3 sc at end of last row)WING EDGING With WS facing, ch 1, work sc evenly sp around, join in first sc.

Fasten off. EYEMake 2.EYEBALL Rnd 1 (RS): With I hook and C, ch 4, join in first ch to form ring, ch 2(see Pattern Notes), 15 dc in ring, join in 2nd ch of beg ch-2. (16 dc) Rnd 2: Ch 2, dc in first st, 2 dc in each rem st around, join in first st. (32 dc) Rnd 3: Ch 2, dc in first st and in next st, *2 dc in next st, dc in next st, rep from * around, join in first st, changing color(see Stitch Guide) to E, turn. Fasten off C. (48 dc) Rnd 4 (WS): Ch 1, sc in each st around, join in first st.

Leaving long end for sewing, fasten off. PUPIL Rnd 1 (RS): With I hook and E, ch 4, join in first ch to form ring, ch 1, 7 sc in ring, join in first sc. (7 sc) Rnd 2: Ch 1, 2 sc in each st around, join in first sc. Leaving long end for sewing, fasten off. (14 sc)BEAK With I hook and D, ch 8, sl st in 2nd ch from hook, sc in next ch, hdc in next ch, dc in next ch, tr in each of next 2 chs, dtr(see Stitch Guide) in last ch. SPOTMake 7. With I hook and F, ch 4, join in first ch to form ring, ch 1, 7 sc in ring, join in first sc. SPOTMake 7. With I hook and F, ch 4, join in first ch to form ring, ch 1, 7 sc in ring, join in first sc.

Leaving long end for sewing, fasten off. (7 sc)FOOTMake 2. With I hook and D, ch 16, dc in 3rd ch from hook, dc in each of next 4 chs, *sk next 2 chs, sl st in next ch, ch 7, sc in 3rd ch from hook and each of next 4 chs, rep from * once, sk next 2 chs, sl st in last ch. Leaving long end for sewing, fasten off. FINISHING Referring to photo for placement, with B and with RS facing, sew Wings to Body. Sew Pupils to Eyeballs. With WS facing, sew Feet to Body.