Easy Sun in Sunglasses crochet pattern (free PDF)

R1with yellow: 6 sc in MR(6)
R2inc ×6(12)
R3(1 sc, inc) ×6(18)
R41 sc, (inc, 2 sc) ×5, inc, 1 sc(24)
R5(3 sc, inc) ×6(30)
R62 sc, (inc, 4 sc) ×5, inc, 2 sc(36)
R7(5 sc, inc) ×6(42)
R83 sc, (inc, 6 sc) ×5, inc, 3 sc(48)
R9–1248 sc(48)
R13(6 sc, dec) ×6(42)
R143 sc, (dec, 5 sc) ×5, dec, 2 sc(36)
R15(4 sc, dec) ×6(30)
R162 sc, (dec, 3 sc) ×5, dec, 1 sc(24)
R17(2 sc, dec) ×6(18)
R18(1 sc, dec) ×6(12)
R19dec ×6(6)
Size before assembly: about 6.3 cm at the widest, 4.3 cm long; 19 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 orange: 6 sc in MR(6)
R2(1 sc, inc) ×3(9)
R3(2 sc, inc) ×3(12)
R4–512 sc(12)
Of these: on the sun — 10 (4 pairs, left and right, and 2 single). Size before assembly: about 1.6 cm at the widest, 1.6 cm long; 5 rounds.
Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Stuff lightly, then press the piece slightly flat (oval cross-section; flattened 30 %).

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.

R1with black: 6 sc in MR(6)
R2inc ×6(12)
R311 sc, inc(13)
R413 sc(13)
A flat circle about 3.1 cm across; 4 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 sun), straight stitches through: (in round 16, 2 st from the centre top line, toward the toy's right ) → (between rounds 15 and 16, 1 st from the centre top line, toward the toy's right) → (between rounds 15 and 16, on the centre top line ) → (between rounds 15 and 16, 1 st from the centre top line, toward the toy's left) → (in round 16, 2 st from the centre top line, toward the toy's left ).
Embroidery in black thread (on the sun) (2, symmetric: the toy's left side is described, the right is its mirror image), straight stitches through: (between rounds 15 and 16, 6 st from the centre top line, toward the toy's left ) → (between rounds 14 and 15, 8.5 st from the centre top line, toward the toy's left ) → (between rounds 13 and 14, 10.5 st from the centre top line, toward the toy's left ) → (in round 12, 13 st from the centre top line, toward the toy's left ).
Satin stitch (on the sun) (2, symmetric: the toy's left side is described, the right is its mirror image): in white thread in several layers so it stands out, a oval about 3 mm wide and 6 mm tall, horizontal stitches; centred between rounds 16 and 17, 3.5 st from the centre top line, toward the toy's left .
Embroidery in dark brown thread (on the sun), straight stitches through: (in round 15, 4 st from the centre bottom line, toward the toy's right ) → (between rounds 14 and 15, 2.5 st from the centre bottom line, toward the toy's right ) → (in round 14, on the centre bottom line) → (between rounds 14 and 15, 2.5 st from the centre bottom line, toward the toy's left ) → (in round 15, 4 st from the centre bottom line, toward the toy's left ).