Caleb the Koala Lovey by Elizabeth-Ann Brown

Caleb the Koala Lovey

Crochet
Super Bulky (5-6 wpi) ?
US 9 - 5.5 mm
4.0 mm (G)
150 - 225 yards (137 - 206 m)
US
English
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This crochet pattern is written in English and uses US Terms. This is a beginner friendly pattern.

Materials:
Velvet yarn in two colors
(I used Bernat Velvet which is a weight 5, but Bernat Baby Velvet can also work but you may need to adjust your hook sizes down a size 3.5mm and 5mm for the doll and blanket accordingly)
Approximately 150 yds of grey and 80 yds of white
A few yards of black worsted weight yar (or scraps) for the nose
4mm crochet hook
5.5mm crochet hook (for blanket)
Stitch marker (optional)
Polyfil
8mm safety eyes (bigger/smaller is ok)- optional
Tapestry needle

Abbreviations:
MR: Magic Ring
Sc: Single crochet
DC: Double Crochet
Inc: Increase- place two sc into the same stitch
Dec: Invisible decrease- sc two stitches together
FO: Fasten off
Ss: Slip stitch
Ch: Chain
Ch 1 sp: Corner space
Sp: Space between clusters

Notes:
The head and arms are worked in a continuous round unless otherwise stated
The first 8 rows of the blanket are done similarly to a traditional granny square, but the corners have a chain 1 and no chains between the clusters on the sides.
Whenever it says to work in the next space, it is referring to the next space between clusters in the blanket below.
Some people are wary about using safety eyes, so as an alternative you can always sew on sleepy eyes or make them out of yarn. I personally glue/burn the back of the safety eyes to improve their durability. In the assembly section there is a video on how to embroider sleepy eyes.