TINY GRAY ALIEN

MATERIALS
yarn: dk weight light grey and dark grey yarn
stuffing material
hook size: 3.5mm

ABBREVIATIONS
r: row or round
st: stitch
ch: chain
sl st: slip stitch
sc: single crochet
scinc: single crochet increase (sc 2 into the same st)
scdec: single crochet decrease (sc next 2 st together)
/ at the end of r indicates number of st you should have just worked

HEAD AND BODY (MAKE ONE)
worked in rounds. each round is joined at the end with a sl st into the first st, then ch1 to begin next round, continuing to work into the stitch you joined with. alternatively use a stitch marker for seamless rounds.
magic loop or ch 4 and join
r1: sc 6 in magic loop or ch4 loop, pull closed and join /6st
r2: (scinc) in each st /12st
r3: (scinc in first st, sc in next st) 6 times /18st
r4: (scinc in first st, sc in next 2 st) 6 times /24st
r5: (scinc in first st, sc in next 3 st) 6 times /30st
r6: (scinc in first st, sc in next 4 st) 6 times /36st
r7: sc in each st /36st
r8: (scinc in first st, sc in next 5 st) 6 times /42st
r9: sc in each st /42st
r10: (scinc in first st, sc in next 6 st) 6 times /48st
r11: sc in each st /48st
r12: sc in each st /48st
r13: sc in each st /48st
r14: sc in each st /48st
r15: (scdec first 2 st, sc in next 6 st) 6 times /42st
r16: sc in each st /42st
r17: (scdec first 2 st, sc in next 5 st) 6 times /36st
r18: sc in each st /36st
r19: (scdec first 2 st, sc in next 4 st) 6 times /30st
r20: sc in each st /30st
r21: (scdec first 2 st, sc in next 3 st) 6 times /24st
r22: sc in each st /24
r23: sc in each st /24
r24: sc in each st /24
r25: sc in each st /24
r26: sc in each st /24
r27: sc in each st /24
r28: sc in each st /24
r29: sc in each st /24
now, stuff the body
r30: (scdec first 2 st, sc in next 2 st) 6 times /18st
r31: (scdec in first 2 st, sc in next st) 6 times /12st
r32: scdec all around /6st
cut the yarn leaving a tail for sewing.

ARMS AND LEGS (MAKE FOUR)
worked in rounds. each round is joined at the end with a sl st into the first st, then ch1 to begin next round, continuing to work into the stitch you joined with. alternatively use a stitch marker for seamless rounds.
magic loop or ch4 (leave a longer tail to use as stuffing) and join
r1: sc8 in magic loop or ch4 loop, pull closed and join /8st
r2: sc in each st /8st
r3: sc in each st /8st
r4: sc in each st /8st
r5: sc in each st /8st
stuff the tail left at the beginning into the work. cut your working yarn leaving a longer tail for sewing.

EYES (MAKE TWO)
worked in rows. each row ends with ch 1 and turn your work.
begin with ch 4
r1: sc into second ch from hook, sc into next 2 st /3st
r2: scinc into first st, sc into next st, scinc into last st /5st
r3: scinc into first st, sc into next 3 st, scinc into last st, ch1 and turn /7st
r4: sc into each st /7st
r5: sc into each st /7st
r6: sc into each st /7st
r7: sc into each st /7st
r8: scdec first 2 st, sc into next 3st, scdec into last st /5st
r9: scdec first 2 st, sc into next st, scdec last 2 st 3st
r10: scdec first 2 st, sc into next st /2st
r11: scdec both st /1st
r12: sc 1 /1st
turn your work and begin to crochet along the side of the eye. increase your tension a bit for a smoother finish. work a sl st into the side of your last sc, then continue to sc along the entire edge. place about 1 sc per row that you worked and 1 sc per ch at the bottom edge. when arriving back at the tip, place another sl st into the side of the last sc from r12. cut the yarn leaving a long tail for sewing.

SEWING
if you worked the body with joined rounds, make sure the “seam” is in the back. sew the eyes to the body with the top edge sitting at about r10 of the head. sew the arms at r23 and the legs at r30. sew in all remaining tails.

DONE <3
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