Leggy Dumpling crochet pattern

Safety eyes and noses go in before the piece is stuffed and closed (see the pieces above); embroidery is easier before the piece is sewn on.

• Safety eyes with a printed glint 12 mm (on the dumpling): in round 16, 6 st apart (count along round 16: about 3 st each side of the centre front line).
• Satin stitch (on the dumpling): in brown thread, a oval about 7 mm wide and 8 mm tall, horizontal stitches; centred in round 14, on the centre front line .
• Embroidery in brown thread (on the dumpling) (2, symmetric: the toy's left side is described, the right is its mirror image), straight stitches through: (in round 18, 1.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (between rounds 18 and 19, 2.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (in round 18, 3 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ).
• Embroidery in beige thread (on the dumpling), straight stitches through: (in round 13, 12.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (in round 13, 15 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left) → (in round 13, 17.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ).
• Embroidery in beige thread (on the dumpling), straight stitches through: (in round 13, 17.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ) → (in round 13, 15 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right) → (in round 13, 12.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ).
• Embroidery in beige thread (on the dumpling), straight stitches through: (in round 15, 11 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (in round 15, 13.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left) → (in round 15, 16 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ).
• Embroidery in beige thread (on the dumpling), straight stitches through: (in round 15, 16 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ) → (in round 15, 13.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right) → (in round 15, 11 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ).
• Embroidery in beige thread (on the dumpling), straight stitches through: (in round 17, 9.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (in round 17, 12 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left) → (in round 17, 14.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ).
• Embroidery in beige thread (on the dumpling), straight stitches through: (in round 17, 14.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ) → (in round 17, 12 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right) → (in round 17, 9.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ).
• Embroidery in beige thread (on the dumpling), straight stitches through: (in round 19, 7 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (in round 19, 9 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (in round 19, 11 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ).
• Embroidery in beige thread (on the dumpling), straight stitches through: (in round 19, 11 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ) → (in round 19, 9 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ) → (in round 19, 7 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ).
• Embroidery in beige thread (on the dumpling), straight stitches through: (between rounds 20 and 21, 5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (between rounds 20 and 21, 7.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (between rounds 20 and 21, 10 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ).
• Embroidery in beige thread (on the dumpling), straight stitches through: (between rounds 20 and 21, 10 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ) → (between rounds 20 and 21, 7.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ) → (between rounds 20 and 21, 5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ).
• Embroidery in beige thread (on the dumpling), straight stitches through: (in round 22, 2.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (in round 22, 4.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (in round 22, 2.5 st from the centre back line, toward the toy's left ).
• Embroidery in beige thread (on the dumpling), straight stitches through: (in round 22, 2.5 st from the centre back line, toward the toy's right ) → (in round 22, 4.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ) → (in round 22, 2.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ).
• Embroidery in beige thread (on the dumpling), straight stitches through: (in round 23, 1 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left) → (in round 23, 3 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left) → (in round 23, 1 st from the centre back line, toward the toy's left).
• Embroidery in beige thread (on the dumpling), straight stitches through: (in round 23, 1 st from the centre back line, toward the toy's right) → (in round 23, 3 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right) → (in round 23, 1 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right).
• Strap (on the dumpling): with beige, ch 45 (≈ 13.3 cm); for a firmer strap sl st back along it. Sew it along (in round 12, 15 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left) → (in round 15, 13.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left) → (in round 18, 10.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left) → (in round 21, 6 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left) → (in round 23, 3 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (in round 24, on the centre front line) → (in round 23, 3 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ) → (in round 21, 6 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right) → (in round 18, 10.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right) → (in round 15, 13.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right) → (in round 12, 15 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right), catching it every 2–3 ch.