Easy Hugging Gyoza Pair crochet pattern (free PDF)

R1starting in the 2nd ch from hook: sc 8, 3 sc in the last ch; continue along the other side of the chain: sc 7, 2 sc in the last ch (the one you made the first sc in)(20)
R22 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 6 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 2 sc(26)
R33 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 9 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 4 sc(32)
R45 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 12 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 5 sc(38)
R57 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 15 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 6 sc(44)
R68 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 18 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 8 sc(50)
R79 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 21 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 10 sc(56)
R8(BLO)56 sc(56)
R9–1156 sc(56)
R12(4 sc, dec, 7 sc, dec, 7 sc, dec, 4 sc) ×2(50)
R1350 sc(50)
R14(3 sc, dec, 6 sc, dec, 6 sc, dec, 4 sc) ×2(44)
R15(5 sc, dec, 5 sc, dec, 5 sc, dec, 1 sc) ×2(38)
R16(2 sc, dec, 4 sc, dec, 4 sc, dec, 3 sc) ×2(32)
R17(3 sc, dec, 3 sc, dec, 3 sc, dec, 1 sc) ×2(26)
R18(1 sc, dec, 2 sc, dec, 2 sc, dec, 2 sc) ×2(20)
R19(1 sc, dec, 1 sc, dec, 1 sc, dec, 1 sc) ×2(14)
R20(dec ×3, 1 sc) ×2(8)
Of these: base — 1; on the gyoza — 1. Size before assembly: an oval about 8.5 × 5.3 cm at the widest, 5.3 cm long; 20 rounds. The piece is oval: the rounds go around the chain, and on the finished toy the chain (the long side of the oval) runs side to side; the starting chain is at the bottom of the piece (on the finished toy). The round-start marker is in the middle of a long side (the piece's centre line), while R1 starts at a turn: after R1 shift the round start — sc 4 more (not counted in any round) and place the marker there. The increases fall on the turns.
With golden brown: ch 10.
Change to cream (pull it through on the last yarn-over of R8).
→ Start stuffing (moderately) and keep adding as you decrease.
Press the piece flat to about 6.4 cm thick (oval cross-section). Top up the stuffing if needed. Fasten off leaving a 15 cm tail; with the needle weave it through the front loops of all 8 stitches of the last round, pull tight and hide the end inside.

R1with light beige: 6 sc in MR(6)
R2inc ×6(12)
R312 sc(12)
R4dec ×6(6)
Size before assembly: about 1.4 cm at the widest, 1.2 cm long; 4 rounds.
→ Start stuffing (lightly) and keep adding as you decrease.
Press the piece flat to about 9 mm thick (oval cross-section). Top up the stuffing if needed. Fasten off leaving a 15 cm tail; with the needle weave it through the front loops of all 6 stitches of the last round, pull tight and hide the end inside.

R1with cream: 6 sc in MR(6)
R2(1 sc, inc) ×3(9)
R3–99 sc(9)
Size before assembly: about 1.2 cm at the widest, 3.1 cm long; 9 rounds.
Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Stuff lightly just before sewing it on; a little less near the edge, then add a pinch when the seam is nearly done.

R1with pink: 6 sc in MR(6)
R2inc ×6(12)
A flat circle about 1.5 cm across; 2 rounds.
Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Do not stuff.

The whole face is embroidered. Order: the eyes (black satin), then the white glints over them, then the nose and mouth, blush last. Mark the centres with pins first and compare with the picture. Bring thread ends out where a sewn-on piece will cover them, or bury them in the stuffing.

Embroidery in black thread (on the gyoza) (2, symmetric: the toy's left side is described, the right is its mirror image), straight stitches through: (between rounds 12 and 13, 2 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (in round 13, 2.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (between rounds 13 and 14, 3 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (in round 13, 3.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (between rounds 12 and 13, 4 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ).
Embroidery in brown thread (on the no. 1 gyoza), straight stitches through: (in round 12, 1 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ) → (between rounds 11 and 12, 0.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ) → (in round 11, on the centre front line ) → (between rounds 11 and 12, 0.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (in round 12, 1 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ).
Embroidery in black thread (on the gyoza) (2, symmetric: the toy's left side is described, the right is its mirror image), straight stitches through: (between rounds 12 and 13, 2 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (in round 13, 2.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (between rounds 13 and 14, 3 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (in round 13, 3.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (between rounds 12 and 13, 4 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ).
Embroidery in brown thread (on the no. 2 gyoza), straight stitches through: (in round 12, 1 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ) → (between rounds 11 and 12, 0.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ) → (in round 11, on the centre front line ) → (between rounds 11 and 12, 0.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (in round 12, 1 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ).