This adorable softie adds sunshine on a cloudy day. This pattern is part of Stitch and Hustle’s 4th Annual Blog Hop: The Perfect Picot.

This pattern is available for FREE on my blog here.

The free version is supported by advertising on my website. The downloadable PDF for sale on Ravelry includes the full pattern in one printable file without advertisements.

Skills Used
Basic crochet stitches: chain, single crochet, slip stitch
Crocheting in the round, increasing
Seaming with single crochet and picot stitches (pattern includes link to photo and video tutorials)
Decorating with back stitch embroidery stitch (pattern includes link to video tutorials)

Skill Level
Easy

Finished Size
Approximately 7” (18 cm) across x 3.5” (9 cm) tall after folding and before stuffing and adding Picot Sunray Seam.

Materials
WeCrochet Mighty Stitch yarn (80% acrylic/20% superwash wool, 3.5 oz/100 g, 208 yd/190 m) – 1 skein ea in 28068 Sunflower (CA), 26852 Black (CB), and 26809 Pucker (CC), or approximately 85 yd (78 m) in CA, and approximately 2 yd (2 m) ea in CB and CC in any medium weight yarn.

Furls Streamline Swirl US Size G-6/4 mm crochet hook, or any size needed to obtain correct gauge.

Fairfield Poly-Fil Premium Polyester Fiber Fill, 12 ounce bag.

WeCrochet locking stitch marker set.

Yarn needle.

Gauge
Through Rnd 12 in pattern = 4.25” (11 cm) diameter. Exact gauge is not critical for this project. Stitches should be small so that fiber filling doesn’t show.