Mienkie is a top seller at recent craft fairs and can be a winner at charity events as well. It is easy and works up fast enough for making stock and it’s a nice size to be a stocking stuffer or teacher appreciation gift.

You will need
3.5 hook
20g caramel brown dk yarn
30g white dk yarn
10g (if you want to make the sweater) or <1m black yarn
Stich marker to mark the beginning of each row
A long piece of scrap yarn to use as a guide to place the eyes and tail.
Red retractable crayon for blushing the paws
Small button

Stitches and abbreviations
Mr-magic ring
Ch-chain
Sc-single crochet
Inc- increase – 2 sts in 1 st
Dec-decrease – 2 sts together
Bo- bobble stitch
Blo-back loop only
(repeat) x amount of times