THIS PATTERN REQUIRES SOME NEEDLE FELTING

ABBREVIATIONS:
MR#—MAGIC RING WITH SPECIFIED NUMBER OF SINGLE CROCHETS (E.G. MR6)
SC—SINGLE CROCHET (DOUBLE CROCHET UK)
INC—INCREASE
DEC—DECREASE
CH# —CHAIN SPECIFIED NUMBER OF STITCHES (E.G CH1 OR CH5)
_______ X# — REPEAT SEQUENCE WITHIN THE ASTERISKS THE SPECIFIED NUMBER OF TIMES (E.G. SC, INC X6)
3IN1—3SC IN ONE STITCH
4IN1—4SC IN ONE STITCH
BLO—BACK LOOP ONLY
FLO—FRONT LOOP ONLY
CC—COLOUR CHANGE
SST—SLIP STITCH THEN TURN YOUR WORK
ST/STS—STITCH/STITCHES
FO—FASTEN OFF

TOOLS AND MATERIALS:
4ply yarn (I used Scheepjes Catona in —255 Nude, 517 Ruby, 527 Midnight, 404 English Tea and 110 Jet Black)
2mm crochet hook
Yarn needle
Fire retardant Fibrefill
Scissors
Stylecraft special DK – Tomato (1723)*
Pet wire brush*
Single felting needle
Multi-needle felting tool
Leather fingers (optional)
White felt
Black felt
Yellow felt
Felt glue
Sewing pins (optional)
Stitch marker (optional)

I used the wire brush to brush out the acrylic yarn to create the yarn I used to needle felt the facial hair. Alternatively, you can purchase wool roving in the correct colour needed to save time and effort