Christmas Gonk 

MATERIALS                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1 skein of Toucan col. 15       2 skeins of Peacock col. 06      1 skein of Friends Cotton 8/8 col. 01                                                                                                                        1 skein of Friends Cotton 8/8 col. 40       Crochet hook 3 mm / US D/3 Crochet hook 6 mm / US J/10         Stitch marker Polyester   Filling 300g / 10.5z                                         One size MEASUREMENTS Width: 18 cm / 7” Height: 30.5 cm / 12”

INFO AND TIPS When fastening off, leave a 25 cm / 10” tail, this tail can then be used to sew the pieces together. Be careful to not pull the Toucan yarn too hard as it will snap, this will leave a short tail and the piece may then fall apart if the ends are not sewn in correctly. Pm in the rst st of each round, moving marker up each round. Beginning chains do not count as sts unless otherwise stated. Loop Stitch (ls) – Insert hook into stitch, wrap yarn around index finger and keep finger to desired length for loop (approx. 2.5 cm / 1“). Wrap hook clockwise around the yarn (yarn under) laying front of the index finger and then grab the yarn laying behind the index finger. Pull yarn though st (2 loops on hoop). Yarn over, pull through remaining loops. Remove finger from loop. BODY Round 1: Using hook 3 mm and Toucan, 6 sc into magic ring (6 sts) Round 2: *Sc 2 in next st* rep from * 6 times (12 sts) Round 3: *Sc 2 in next st, sc in next* rep from * 6 times (18 sts) Round 4: *Sc 2 in next st, sc in next 2 sts* rep from * 6 times (24 sts) Round 5: *Sc 2 in next st, sc in next 3 sts* rep from * 6 times (30 sts) Round 6: *Sc 2 in next st, sc in next 4 sts* rep from * 6 times (36 sts)Round 7: *Sc 2 in next st, sc in next 5 sts* rep from * 6 times (42 sts) Round 8: *Sc 2 in next st, sc in next 6 sts* rep from * 6 times (48 sts) Rounds 9-13: Sc in each st around Round 14: *Dec over next 2 sts, sc in next 6 sts* rep from * 6 times (42 sts) Rounds 15-17: Sc in each st around Round 18: *Dec over next 2 sts, sc in next 5 sts* rep from * 6 times (36 sts) Rounds 19-21: Sc in each st around Round 22: *Dec over next 2 sts, sc in next 4 sts* rep from * 6 times (30 sts) Round 23: *Dec over next 2 sts, sc in next 3 sts* rep from * 6 times (24 sts) Round 24: *Dec over next 2 sts, sc in next 1 st* rep from * 8 times (16 sts) Begin to stu the gonk, continue to stu as you complete the next rows. Round 25: *Dec over next 2 sts* rep from * 8 times (8 sts) Round 26: *Dec over next 2 sts* rep from * 8 times, fasten off. FEET Make 2    Round 1: Using hook 3 mm and Toucan, 6 sc into magic ring (6 sts) Round 2: *Sc 2 in next st* rep from * 6 times (12 sts) Round 3: *Sc 2 in next st, sc in next* rep from * 6 times (18 sts) Rounds 4-5: Sc in each st around. Round 6: *Dec over next 2 sts, sc in next 1 st* rep from * 6 times (12 sts) Round 7: Pm, sc in each st around, fasten off.  ARMS Make 2   Round 1: Using hook 3 mm and Friends Cotton 8/8 colour 01, ch 16, sl-st join to beg ch, sc in each st around, sl-st join, ch 1 (16 sts) Round 2: Sc in each st around, sl-st join, join in colour 40, ch 1 Round 3: Sc in each st around Round 4: Sc in each st around, sl-st join, join in colour 01, ch 1 Rep Round 11: Sc in each st around, sl-st join, join in Toucan, fasten o colour 01, ch 1 Round 12: *Sc in next 2 sts, miss next st* rep from * 4 times, sc in next 4 sts, sl-st join, ch 1 (12 sts) Rounds 13-14: Sc in each st around Round 15: *Dec over next 2 sts, sc in next st* rep from * 4 times (8 sts) Round 16: *Dec over next 2 sts* rep from * 4 times (4 sts) Fasten off and use tail to sew through last 4 sts and pull tight to close the opening, stu the hand and stop where the arm starts. Hat Round 1: Using hook 6 mm and Peacock, 12 tr into magic ring, sl-st join, ch 2 (12 sts) Round 2: * Tr 2 in next st, tr 1* rep from * 6 times, sl-st join, ch 2 (18 sts) Rounds 3-7: Tr in each st around, sl-st join, ch 2 Round 8: * Tr 2 in next st, tr 2* rep from * 6 times, sl-st join, ch 2 (24 sts) Rounds 9-10 : Tr in each st around Round 11: * Tr 2 in next st, tr 3* rep from * 6 times, sl-st join, ch 2 (30 sts) Rounds 12-13: Tr in each st around Round 14: * Tr 2 in next st, tr 4* rep from * 6 times, sl-st join (36 sts)     CONSTRUCTION   Firstly, sew the feet to round 8, sew on the rst foot and the leave a space of 4 sts and sew the next foot, then sew the beard to round 18 of the body lining the point of the beard up with the centre of two feet. Sew both arms to opposite sides of the beard on round 18 and sew the nose in the centre of the beard, stuff the nose as you sew around. Lastly sew the hat on to round 18 of the body.