General
MC Ecru, CC Carmine

Using 2.75mm needles for scarf and 2.25 for the rest

Using backward loop increase instead of M1 & Kfb

Using Grumperina's method for cabling without a cable needle

Polyfill, quarts gravel, and yarn scraps from my stash

Mods

• followed this example and CO 6 st, increased to 12 st on first r and to 18 on second,
• knit rest of body as pattern, stuff from top first putting in some gravel to make it bottom heavy,
• knit scarf 19 cm,
• CO 36 st for hat and no decrease on first stripe, the rest as pattern, no pompom,
• followed this example and knit i-cord for nose using scrap yarn, CO 4 st, knit 1 r, k2tog k2, k2tog k1,
• embroidered eyes with scrap yarn.