​Koala Comforter Toy

You'll need:

1 skein Patons Denim-y yarn in “Grey Denim” or 150 yards of an alternative worsted weight yarn;

About 5 yards of grey fun fur;

About 20 yards of black worsted weight yarn;

About 10 yards of accent yarn for bow;

Crochet hooks G and I;

Tapestry needle

Large handful of stuffing/poly-fil.

Instructions

Koala Head

Notes: Use smaller hook. The head is worked in a spiral, which means you’re not ch 1 at the beginning of each round.

Magic ring

Round 1: sc 8 in magic ring, sl st to join. Place marker. (8)

Round 2: [work 2 sc in next sc] repeat 8 times. (16)

Round 3: [work 2 sc in next sc, 1 sc in next sc] repeat 8 times. (24)

Round 4: [work 2 sc in next sc, 1 sc in next 3 sc] repeat 6 times. (30)

Round 5: [work 2 sc in next sc, 1 sc in next 5 sc] repeat 5 times. (35)

Round 6: [work 2 sc in next sc, 1 sc in next 6 sc] repeat 5 times. (40)

Round 7: [work 2 sc in next sc, 1 sc in next 19 sc] repeat 2 times. (42)

Round 8: 1 sc in next 10 sc, 2 sc in next sc, 1 sc in next 20 sc, 2 sc in next sc, 1 sc in next 10 sc. (44)

Round 9-16: sc around (44)

Round 17: [1 sc dec in next 2 sc, 1 sc in next 20 sc] repeat 2 times. (42)

Round 18: 1 sc in next 10 sc, 1 sc dec in next two sc, 1 sc in next 19 sc, 1 sc dec in next two sc, 1 sc in next 9 sc (40)

Round 19: [1 sc dec in next 2 sc, 1 sc in next 6 sc] repeat 5 times. (35)

Round 20: [1 sc dec in next 2 sc, 1 sc in next 5 sc] repeat 5 times. (30)

Round 21: [1 sc dec in next 2 sc, 1 sc in next 3 sc] repeat 6 times. (24)

Round 22: [1 sc dec in next 2 sc, 1 sc in next sc] 8 times. (16)

Stuff the head.

Round 23: [1 sc dec in next 2 sc] repeat 8 times. (8)

Fasten off leaving a long enough tail for sewing onto the blanket.

Koala Arms

Notes: Use smaller hook. Work in spiral.

Magic ring.

Round 1: sc 6 in magic ring, sl st to join. Place marker. (6)

Round 2: [Work 2 sc in next sc] repeat 6 times. (12)

Rounds 3-11: sc around.

Fasten off leaving a long enough tail for sewing onto the blanket.

Koala Ears

Notes: Use smaller hook. Make 2.

Magic ring.

Row 1: sc 5 in magic ring; turn. (5)

Row 2: ch 1, work 2 sc in each sc; turn (10)

Row 3: ch 1, [work 2 sc in next sc, 1 sc in next sc] repeat 5 times; turn. (15)

Row 4: ch 1, [work 2 sc in next sc, 1 sc in next 2 sc] repeat 5 times; turn. (20)

Fasten off leaving a long enough tail for sewing onto the head.

Attach fun fur yarn at one edge of ear in the second row from the center. sc in second row around to the other edge of the ear. Fasten off. This doesn’t have to be exact as fun fur is so fuzzy that it hides most details of your work.

Koala Eyes

Notes: Use smaller hook.

Magic ring.

Round 1: sc 8 in magic ring, join with a slip stitch.

Fasten off leaving a long enough tail to for sewing onto the head.

Koala Nose

Notes: Use smaller hook. This is worked in the round at first, then back and forth in rows and then in the round again at the end.

Magic ring.

Round 1: sc 8 in magic ring, join with a sl st.

Row 2: ch 1, [2 sc in next 1 sc] repeat 2 times; turn. (4)

Row 3: ch 1, 1 sc in next 6 sc; turn. (4)

Round 4: ch 1, 1 sc in next 4 sc. Do not turn. sl st around the bottom of the nose and back to where the round started. sl st into first sc of the round.

Bow

Notes: Use smaller hook.

Row 1: ch 11; turn.

Row 2: 1 sc in second ch from hook, 1 sc in each remaining sc; turn.

Row 3-7: ch 1, sc in each sc; turn.

Fasten off and weave in ends. Using a couple feet of yarn, wrap the crocheted rectangle in the center to form the middle section of the bow. Tie a knot in the back of the bow and leave the remaining tail to sew bow onto koala.

Blanket

Notes: Use larger hook. The blanket is worked in rounds (not a spiral) so we will ch 2 at the beginning of each round. We are only ch 2 at the beginning of each round (instead of 3) because it better hides the seam.

Small shell – [dc, ch 2, dc] in same space

Large shell – [2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc] in same space

Magic ring.

Round 1: ch 2 (counts as first dc throughout pattern), dc 11 in magic ring, join with a sl st. (12)

Round 2: ch 2, 1 dc in first dc, 2 dc in remaining dc around, join. (24)

Round 3: ch 2, *skip next dc, work small shell (dc, ch 2, dc) in next dc. Repeat from * around, ending with dc in base of beginning stitch, ch 2, join with sl st in top of ch2 from beginning of round.

Round 4: sl st into ch 2 space, work (ch 2 , dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in ch 2 space. *work large shell (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in next ch 2 space, repeat from * around, join.

Round 5: sl into next stitch, ch 2, *work large shell in ch 2 space, 1 dc in next dc, skip next 2 dc, dc in next dc. Repeat from * around, join.

Round 6: sl into next stitch, ch 2, 1 dc in next dc, *work large shell in ch 2 space, 1 dc in next 2 dc, skip next 2 dc, 1 dc in next 2 dc. Repeat from * around, ending with skip 2 stitches, join.

Round 7: sl into next stitch, ch 2, 1 dc in next 2 dc, *work large shell in ch 2 space, 1 dc in next 3 dc, skip next 2 dc, 1 dc in next 3 dc. Repeat from * around, ending with skip 2 stitches, join.

Round 8: sl into next stitch, ch 2, 1 dc in next 3 dc, *work large shell in ch 2 space, 1 dc in next 4 dc, skip next 2 dc, 1 dc in next 4 dc. Repeat from * around, ending with skip 2 stitches, join.

Round 9: sl into next stitch, ch 2, 1 dc in next 4 dc, *work large shell in ch 2 space, 1 dc in next 5 dc, skip next 2 dc, 1 dc in next 5 dc. Repeat from * around, ending with skip 2 stitches, join.

Round 10: sl into next stitch, ch 2, 1 dc in next 5 dc, *work large shell in ch 2 space, 1 dc in next 6 dc, skip next 2 dc, 1 dc in next 6 dc. Repeat from * around, ending with skip 2 stitches, join.

Round 11: sl into next stitch, ch 2, 1 dc in next 6 dc, *work large shell in ch 2 space, 1 dc in next 7 dc, skip next 2 dc, 1 dc in next 7 dc. Repeat from * around, ending with skip 2 stitches, join.

Finishing

Using the leftover yarn tails wherever possible, sew the eyes, nose and ears onto the head. Sew the arms onto the blanket and then sew the head onto the arms and blanket.