Easy Sleepy Moon crochet pattern (free PDF)

R1with moon: 4 sc in MR(4)
R2(1 sc, inc) ×2(6)
R3(2 sc, inc) ×2(8)
R42 sc, inc, 3 sc, inc, 1 sc(10)
R5(4 sc, inc) ×2(12)
R63 sc, inc, 5 sc, inc, 2 sc(14)
R7(6 sc, inc) ×2(16)
R84 sc, inc, 7 sc, inc, 3 sc(18)
R9(8 sc, inc) ×2(20)
R105 sc, inc, 9 sc, inc, 4 sc(22)
R11(10 sc, inc) ×2(24)
R126 sc, inc, 11 sc, inc, 5 sc(26)
R13(12 sc, inc) ×2(28)
R147 sc, inc, 13 sc, inc, 6 sc(30)
R15(14 sc, inc) ×2(32)
R16–2032 sc(32)
R21(14 sc, dec) ×2(30)
R227 sc, dec, 13 sc, dec, 6 sc(28)
R23(12 sc, dec) ×2(26)
R246 sc, dec, 11 sc, dec, 5 sc(24)
R25(10 sc, dec) ×2(22)
R265 sc, dec, 9 sc, dec, 4 sc(20)
R27(8 sc, dec) ×2(18)
R284 sc, dec, 7 sc, dec, 3 sc(16)
R29(6 sc, dec) ×2(14)
R303 sc, dec, 5 sc, dec, 2 sc(12)
R31(4 sc, dec) ×2(10)
R322 sc, dec, 3 sc, dec, 1 sc(8)
R33(2 sc, dec) ×2(6)
R34(1 sc, dec) ×2(4)
Size before assembly: about 4.4 cm at the widest, 12.5 cm long; 34 rounds.
→ 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 4 stitches of the last round, pull tight and hide the end inside. Bend ≈ 215° around round 17.5. After stuffing, bend the piece so the inner side of the bend faces down on the finished toy (on the piece: in round 18, on the centre bottom line). It is a gradual bend: with the needle and matching yarn run a line of stitches along the inner side from round 6 to round 29, one stitch in every round along one column, then pull the yarn until the piece bends to the angle (the inner side gathers by about 23 rounds) and fasten off inside.

R1with pompom: 6 sc in MR(6)
R2inc ×6(12)
R3(3 sc, inc) ×3(15)
R4(popcorns)(2 sc, popcorn) ×5(15)
R515 sc(15)
R62 sc, (dec, 3 sc) ×2, dec, 1 sc(12)
R7dec ×6(6)
Size before assembly: about 2 cm at the widest, 2.1 cm long; 7 rounds.
→ 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 cheek: 5 sc in MR(5)
R2inc ×5(10)
A flat circle about 1.4 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 lash thread (on the moon), straight stitches through: (in round 15, 5 st from the centre top line, toward the front ) → (between rounds 15 and 16, 10 st from the centre bottom line, toward the front ) → (between rounds 15 and 16, 9.5 st from the centre bottom line, toward the front ) → (between rounds 15 and 16, 9 st from the centre bottom line, toward the front ) → (in round 15, 8.5 st from the centre bottom line, toward the front ).
Embroidery in lash thread (on the moon), straight stitches through: (in round 15, 5.5 st from the centre bottom line, toward the front ) → (between rounds 15 and 16, 5 st from the centre bottom line, toward the front ) → (between rounds 15 and 16, 4.5 st from the centre bottom line, toward the front ) → (between rounds 15 and 16, 4 st from the centre bottom line, toward the front ) → (in round 15, 3.5 st from the centre bottom line, toward the front ).
Satin stitch (on the moon): in lash thread, a oval about 3.6 mm wide and 3 mm tall, horizontal stitches; centred in round 17, 7 st from the centre bottom line, toward the front .