Petunia is 12 cm long. Her pattern is written in American crochet notation. She is made with 4 ply wool using a 2 mm hook.

Head

Round 1: 4 sc in a magic ring (4 stitches)

Round 2: sc in each stitch (4 stitches)

Round 3: increase in the first two stiches, sc in the next two stitches (6 stitches)

Round 4: increase in first 3 stitches, sc in the next 3 stitches (9 stitches)

Round 5: sc in each stitch (9 stitches)

Round 6: sc in the first stitch, decrease the next stitch together – repeat (6 stitches)

Stuff the head

 

Neck

Round 7: sc 3, chain 4, slip stitch into the stitch 3 behind the stitch the chain originates from

Rounds 8 – 12: sc in each stitch (6 stitches) (5 rounds)

Round 13: chain 5, slip stitch into the stitch 3 behind the stitch the chain originates from

Rounds 14 – 18: sc in each stitch (7 stitches) (5 rounds)

Stuff the neck

 

Join wool in the two holes in the neck and decrease around to close them. Fasten off and sew closed.

 

Body

Round 19: sc in the first two stitches, increase in the next five stitches (12 stitches)

Round 20: sc in the first stitch, increase in the next stitch – repeat (18 stitches)

Round 21: sc in the first two stitches, increase in the next stitch – repeat (24 stitches)

Round 22: increase, sc, increase, sc, increase, sc, increase, sc, increase, sc, increase, sc in the next 13 stitches (30 stitches)

Round 23: sc in each stitch (30 stitches)

Round 24: sc, increase, sc, sc, increase, sc, increase, sc, sc, increase, sc, increase, sc, sc, increase, sc in the next fifteen stitches (36 stitches)

Rounds 25 – 30: sc in each stitch (36 stitches) (6 rounds)

Round 31: sc, decrease two stitches together, sc in the next 2 stitches, decrease the next two stitches together, sc in the next 2 stitches, decrease the next two stitches together, sc in the next 2 stitches, decrease the next two stitches together, sc in the next 2 stitches, decrease the next two stitches together, sc in the next 2 stitches, decrease the next two stitches together, sc in the final 13 stitches (30 stitches)

Rounds 32 – 33: sc in each stitch (30 stitches) (2 rounds)

Round 34: (sc then decrease the next two stitches together) x 6, sc in the final 12 stitches (24 stitches)

Round 35: sc in each stitch (24 stitches)

Round 36: (decrease two stitches together) x 6, sc in the final 12 stitches (18 stitches)

Round 37: sc in each stitch (18 stitches)

Round 36: (decrease two stitches together) x 6, sc in the final 6 stitches (12 stitches)

Stuff the body

Rounds 37 – 38: sc in each stitch (12 stitches) (2 rounds)

Round 39: decrease around, fasten off, weave in end.

 

Fins (make four)

Round 1: 6 sc in a magic ring (6 stitches)

Round 2: sc in each stitch (6 stitches)

Round 3: sc in the first stitch, increase in the next stitch – repeat (9 stitches)

Round 4: sc in each stitch (9 stitches)

Round 5: sc in the first stitch, increase in the next stitch – repeat (13 stitches)

Rounds 6 – 9: sc in each stitch (13 stitches) (4 rounds)

Round 10: sc in the first stitch, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat (9 stitches)

Round 11: sc in the first stitch, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat (6 stitches)

Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.

 

Assembly

Sew on the fins and embroider the eye.