“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot,
Nothing is going to get better. It’s not.”
Dr. Seuss, The Lorax

Using the 3.5mm hook for ‘The Lorax’ and the ‘UNLESS’ stand, 2.5mm hook for facial features.

The Lorax
Using 3.5mm hook and orange yarn,
Ch 15, sl st to join and work 1rnd of sc.
Continue in amigurumi style (continuous rounds – no joining).
Rnds 2 & 3: sc around. (15)
Rnd 4: (sc 4, inc) around. (18)
Rnds 5 & 6: sc around. (18)
Rnds 7: (sc 5, inc). (21)
Rnds 8 & 9: sc around. (21)
Rnd 10: 2sc in ea of next 12sts, (2sc, inc) x 3. (36)
The side with the ‘2sc’s’ will be the belly/front - the other side with the ‘2sc, inc’ will be the butt/back side of your Lorax.
Rnd 11: sc around. (36)
Rnd 12: (sc 3, inc) x 5, sc to end. (41)
Rnds 13- 16: sc around. (41)
Rnd 17: sc 27, dec, sc 2, dec, sc 2, dec, sc 2, dec. (37)
Rnd 18: sc around. (37)
Rnd 19: (sc 5, dec) x 4, sc 9. (33)
Rnds 20 & 21: sc around. (33)
Rnd 22: (sc 4, dec) x 4, sc 9. (29)
Rnds 23 - 29: sc around. (29)
Rnd 30: sc 6, dec, sc 12, dec, sc7. (27)
Rnd 31: sc around. (27)
Rnd 32: sc 6, dec, sc 10, dec, sc 7. (25)
Rnd 33: sc around. (25)
Rnd 34: sc 6, dec, sc 8, dec, sc 5,dec. (22)
Rnd 35: sc 5, sc3tog, sc6, sc3tog, sc 5. (18)
Rnd 36: (sc 1, dec) x 6. (12)
Rnd 37: dec around, finish off.
Stuff, leaving feet end open. Sew a line of stitching up the middle of the bottom to define legs – leave bottoms of legs open. Feet will be sewn to the bottoms of the legs.

Feet (make 2)
Using 3.5mm hook and orange yarn,
1ch and 3sc in a magic ring.
Rnd 2: sc around. (3)
Rnd 3: inc, sc 2. (4)
Rnd 4: (inc, sc 1) x 2. (6)
Rnd 5: inc, sc 5. (7)
Rnd 6: inc, sc 6. (8)
Rnds 7 & 8: sc around. (8)
Rnd 9: (inc, sc 3) x 2. (10)
Rnds 10 & 11: sc around. (10)
Rnd 12: dec around, finish off.
Flatten feet out – stuff lightly if you wish and sew one to the bottom of each leg with the toes pointed slightly outward.

Arms (make 2 – 1 left, 1 right)
Using 3.5mm hook and orange yarn,
Ch 10, sl st to join, ch 1, work 1 rnd of sc.
Rnd 2: sc around. (10)
Rnd 3: dec, sc 8. (9)
Rnd 4: sc around. (9)
Rnd 5: dec, sc 7. (8)
Rnd 6: sc around. (8)
Rnd 7: dec, sc 6. (7)
Rnd 8: sc around. (7)
Rnd 9: dec, sc 5. (6)
Rnd 10: sc around. (6)
Rnd 11:dec, sc 4. (5)
Rnds 12 - 17: sc around. (5) 12
Rnd 18: inc, sc 4. (6)
Rnd 19: inc, sc 5, Left Hand (thumb)3ch, sl st into 2nd and 1st ch, sc in next st, (3 fingers) ch 4, sl st into 3rd , 2nd and 1st ch, sc in next st, ch 5, sl st 4, sc in next st, ch 5, sl st 4, sc in next 3sts, sl st to base of thumb to finish off.
Right Hand: (3 fingers) ch 5, sl st 4, sc in next st, ch 5, sl st 4, sc in next st, ch 4, sl st 3, (thumb) 3ch, sl st 2, sc in next st, sc in next 3 sts, sl st to base of first finger, finish off.
Lightly stuff top ends of arms and stitch to body. Fold arms or stitch hands to hips.

Nose
Using 2.5mm hook and orange,
work 4sc in a magic ring. Work a round of 2sc in each st, finish off. Stuff with a small ball of stuffing and stitch in place between the bottom inner corners of the eyes.

Eyes (Make 2)
Using a 2.5mm hook and white,
work 2ch and 6 hdc in a magic ring - do not join, draw up circle.
In the same place on each eye, I made a few stitches with black yarn, a few bigger stitches in a green/grey colour with one little white stitch for a highlight.
I stitched the eyes onto the face, then added a chain of orange around each on and stitched them into place.

Moustache and Eyebrows
I tied some lengths of yellow yarn together in the centre (about a third more than you think you need - some is lost in the brushing process) and brushed them out.
I stitched the moustache in place just under the nose.
The eyebrows - I used a crochet hook to pull one half of the eyebrow under a few stitches above the eyes, then stitched them in place.

UNLESS - stone monument
For future projects, I would choose a slightly lighter grey for the base, stones and plaque.
Base: Using light grey and 3.5mm hook,
1ch and 6sc in a magic ring.
Rnd 1: 2 sc in ea st around. (12)
Rnd 2: (1sc, inc) around. (18)
Rnd 3: (2sc, inc) around. (24)
Rnd 4: (3sc, inc) around. (30)
Continue increasing each round until you reach a (13sc, inc) around (84).
I used the lid from a plastic container for my circle base…you could also use cardboard or thin wood.
Work the next round in the back loops only - 1sc in ea st around. Work enough rounds of sc in both loops to cover the thickness of your base - I only needed to work a couple of rounds. You can finish off here and glue your circle to your base.

UNLESS
For the ‘UNLESS’ plaque - I made two half-circles in grey, then made a strip to sew between the two semi-circles. I added cardboard inside to keep the shape - then bent it to fit the side of the circle - stitch in place to the side of the base.
Stitch the word ‘UNLESS’ on the front half of the plaque.

Rocks
I just made blocks in slightly different heights and widths, then stitched them around the edge of the circle.