Easy Seal Pup crochet pattern (free PDF)

R1with snow: 6 sc in MR(6)
R2(1 sc, inc) ×3(9)
R3(2 sc, inc) ×3(12)
R42 sc, (inc, 3 sc) ×2, inc, 1 sc(15)
R5(4 sc, inc) ×3(18)
R618 sc(18)
R7(5 sc, inc) ×3(21)
R83 sc, (inc, 6 sc) ×2, inc, 3 sc(24)
R9(7 sc, inc) ×3(27)
R104 sc, (inc, 8 sc) ×2, inc, 4 sc(30)
R11(4 sc, inc) ×6(36)
R123 sc, (inc, 5 sc) ×5, inc, 2 sc(42)
R13(6 sc, inc) ×6(48)
R144 sc, (inc, 7 sc) ×5, inc, 3 sc(54)
R15–2354 sc(54)
R244 sc, (dec, 7 sc) ×5, dec, 3 sc(48)
R2548 sc(48)
R263 sc, (dec, 6 sc) ×5, dec, 3 sc(42)
R27(5 sc, dec) ×6(36)
R282 sc, (dec, 4 sc) ×5, dec, 2 sc(30)
R29(3 sc, dec) ×6(24)
R301 sc, (dec, 2 sc) ×5, dec, 1 sc(18)
R31(1 sc, dec) ×6(12)
R32dec ×6(6)
Size before assembly: about 7.6 cm at the widest, 9.8 cm long; 32 rounds.
→ Insert the safety eyes and the safety nose now (positions: see “Face”) and fix the backs. Start stuffing (firmly) and keep adding as you decrease.
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 silver: 6 sc in MR(6)
R2(1 sc, inc) ×3(9)
R3(2 sc, inc) ×3(12)
R4–512 sc(12)
R62 sc, dec, 4 sc, dec, 2 sc(10)
Size before assembly: about 1.6 cm at the widest, 2 cm long; 6 rounds.
Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Stuff lightly only and press it flat to about 4 mm thick.

R1with silver: 6 sc in MR(6)
R2(inc ×2, 1 sc) ×2(10)
R3(1 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc) ×2(14)
R4(1 sc, inc, 2 sc, inc, 2 sc) ×2(18)
R518 sc(18)
R6(1 sc, dec, 2 sc, dec, 2 sc) ×2(14)
R7(1 sc, dec, 1 sc, dec, 1 sc) ×2(10)
Size before assembly: about 2.2 cm at the widest, 2.1 cm long; 7 rounds.
Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Stuff lightly only and press it flat to about 4 mm thick.

R1with pink: 8 sc in MR(8)
A flat circle about 1 cm across; 1 rounds.
Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Do not stuff.

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 14 mm (on the body): in round 29, 7 st apart (count along round 29: about 3.5 st each side of the centre top line).
Safety nose, oval, 8×6 mm (on the body): between rounds 31 and 32, on the centre bottom line.
Embroidery in black thread (on the body), straight stitches through: (in round 31, on the centre bottom line) → (between rounds 30 and 31, on the centre bottom line ).
Embroidery in black thread (on the body) (2, symmetric: the toy's left side is described, the right is its mirror image), straight stitches through: (between rounds 30 and 31, on the centre bottom line ) → (in round 30, 0.5 st from the centre bottom line, toward the toy's left ) → (in round 30, 1 st from the centre bottom line, toward the toy's left ).
Satin stitch (on the body) (2, symmetric: the toy's left side is described, the right is its mirror image): in grey thread, a oval about 2 mm wide and 2 mm tall, horizontal stitches; centred in round 30, 2 st from the centre bottom line, toward the toy's left .
Satin stitch (on the body) (2, symmetric: the toy's left side is described, the right is its mirror image): in grey thread, a oval about 2 mm wide and 2 mm tall, horizontal stitches; centred between rounds 29 and 30, 2 st from the centre bottom line, toward the toy's left .
Embroidery in grey thread (on the body) (2, symmetric: the toy's left side is described, the right is its mirror image), straight stitches through: (in round 30, 2 st from the centre bottom line, toward the toy's left ) → (in round 28, 9.5 st from the centre top line, toward the toy's left ).
Embroidery in grey thread (on the body) (2, symmetric: the toy's left side is described, the right is its mirror image), straight stitches through: (between rounds 29 and 30, 2 st from the centre bottom line, toward the toy's left ) → (in round 27, 5 st from the centre bottom line, toward the toy's left ).