Buu-chan

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Meet Buu-chan, the lovable mascot of AnimeIowa, where I'm currently part of the Registration department staff. Pictures of the finished product after the pattern.

Buu-chan Pattern

Things you need to know: US stitch names, crocheting in the round (spiral), single crochet (sc), front loop single crochet (flsc), chain stitch (ch), slip stitch (sl st)

Nose
Row 1: sc 6
Row 2: sc 12
Row 3: flsc 12
Row 4: sc 12
finish

Head
Row 1: sc 6
Row 2: sc 12
Row 3: sc 18
Row 4: sc 24
Row 5: sc 30
Row 6: sc 36
Row 7 thru 12: sc 36
Row 13: sc 30
Row 14: sc 24
Row 15: sc 18
Row 16: sc 12
Row 17: sc 6
Row 18: sc 3
finish

Ears
Row 1: ch 9
Row 2: sc 8
Row 3: skip first stitch, sc 7
Row 4: skip first stitch, sc 6
Row 5: skip first stitch, sc 5
Row 6: skip first stitch, sc 4
Row 7: skip first stitch, sc 3
Row 8: skip first stitch, sc 2
Row 9: skip first stitch, sc 1
finish

Hooves
Row 1: sc 4
Row 2: sc 6
Row 3: sc 6
finish
Make eight

Arms/Legs
Start on two hoof-lets
Row 1: sc 3 in first hoof-let; sc 6 in the next hoof-let; sc 3 in the first hoof-let
Row 2 thru 13: sc 12
Finish
Repeat four times

Body
Row 1: sc 6
Row 2: sc 12
Row 3: 18
Row 4: sc 24
Row 5: sc 30
Row 6: sc 36
Row 7 thru 12: sc 36
Row 13: sc 33
Row 14: sc 30
Row 15: sc 27
Row 16: sc 24
Row 17: sc 21
Row 18: sc 18
Row 19: sc 15
Row 20: sc 12
Row 21: sc 6
Row 22: sc 3
finish

Tail
Row 1: ch 14
Row 2: sl st 7 (skipping every other stitch will make the tail curl)
finish

Pictures of the finished product, for reference: