Appa the amigurumi bison

Abbreviations

MR: Magic ring

Ch: Chain

Sc: Single crochet

Tr: Treble crochet

Inc: Increase

Dec: Decrease

Slst: Slip stitch

BLO: Back loop only

FLO: Front loop only

Dc3tog- Double crochet 3 together (Click the link to see how it’s done)

Head

Milk color.

• Rnd 1. 6 sc in MR
• Rnd 2. 6 inc (12)
• Rnd 3. (1sc,inc)*6 (18)
• Rnd 4. 1sc,inc,(2sc,inc)*5, 1sc (24)
• Rnd 5. (3sc,inc)*6 (30)
• Rnd 6. 2sc, inc, (4sc,inc)*5, 2sc (36)
• Rnd 7. (5sc,inc)*6 (42)
• Rnd 8. 3sc, inc, (6sc,inc)*5, 3sc (42)
• Rnd 9. 42 sc

Change yarn to brown.

• Rnd 10. BLO: 42 sc
• Rnd 11-15. 42 sc
• 12
• 13
• 14
• 15
• Rnd 16. (6sc,dec)*6 (36)
• Rnd 17. (5sc,dec)*6 (30)
• Rnd 18. (4sc,dec)*6 (24)
• Rnd 19. (3sc,dec)*6 (18)
• Rnd 20. (2sc,dec)*6 (12)
• Rnd 21. (1sc,dec)*6 (6)
• Rnd 22. 6 dec

Insert safety eyes between rounds 12 and 13. Make a yellow iris for the eyes from a piece of felt: cut out circles about 12 mm diameter, make holes in them and insert eyes into them.

The distance between eyes is 12 sts.

Fringe (Milk yarn)

Work FLO round 9, according to the diagram:

Nose (Gray yarn)

Make ch 8.

From the second ch from the hook:

• Rnd 1. 5sc, 3sc in 1 stitch, 5sc, slst.
• Rnd 2. ch 1, 13 sc, slst.

Tongue

Pink yarn.

Work 6 sc in MR. Do not close a ring. Leave an end for sewing.

Horns

Dark brown yarn.

• Rnd 1. 5 sc in MR
• Rnd 2-3. 5 sc
• Rnd 4. inc, 2sc, inc, 1 sc (7)
• Rnd 5-6. 7 sc
• 6
• Rnd 7. 2 inc , 5sc (9)

Lightly stuff the horns, or do not stuff them at all.

They should have a curved shape.

Ears

Milk yarn.

Work 12 tr in MR. Fold the ear in half and sew to the head.

Cheeks

Beige yarn.

Work the first cheek: make ch6.

From the second ch from the hook:

Rnd 1. 3sc, 3sc in 1 stitch, 3sc, slst.

Rnd 2. (ch1, 1sc) in 1 stitch, then inc, 2sc, 3inc, 2sc, inc, slst.

Cut off the yarn.

Work the second cheek, but do not cut off the yarn.

• 1. Make ch8.
• 2. Join the first cheek and work 16 sc (on the first cheek)
• 3. 8 sc on the chain.
• 4. 16 sc on the second cheek.
• 5. 8 sc on the chain.
• 6. 2 slst on the 1st cheek.

Sew the cheeks to the head, stuff as you go.

Body

• Rnd 1. milk: 6 sc in MR
• Rnd 2. milk: 6 inc (12)
• Rnd 3. gray: (1sc,inc)*2, milk: (1sc,inc)*4 (18)
• Rnd 4. gray: (2sc,inc)*2, milk: (2sc,inc)*4 (24)
• Rnd 5. gray: (3sc,inc)*2, milk: (3sc,inc)*4 (30)
• Rnd 6. gray: (4sc,inc)*2, milk: (4sc,inc)*4 (36)
• Rnd 7. gray: (5sc,inc)*2, milk: (5sc,inc)*4 (42)
• Rnd 8. gray: (6sc,inc)*2, milk: (6sc,inc)*4 (48)
• Rnd 9-14. gray: 16 sc: milk: 32 sc (48)
• 10
• 11
• 12
• 13
• 14
• Rnd 15. gray: (6sc,dec)*2, milk: (6sc,dec)*4 (42)
• Rnd 16-18. gray: 14sc, milk: 28 sc (42)
• 17
• 18
• Rnd 19. gray: (5sc,dec)*2, milk: (5sc,dec)*4 (36)
• Rnd 20-25. gray: 12sc, milk: 24 sc (36)
• 21
• 22
• 23
• 24
• 25

Leave a long end for sewing.

Tail

• Rnd 1. milk: 6 sc in MR
• Rnd 2. milk: 6 inc (12)
• Rnd 3. milk: (1sc,inc)*4, gray: (1sc,inc)*2 (18)
• Rnd 4-14. milk: 12 sc, gray: 6 sc
• 5
• 6
• 7
• 8
• 9
• 10
• 11
• 12
• 13
• 14

Legs (Make 6)

• Rnd 1. beige: 6 sc in MR
• Rnd 2. beige: 6 inc (12)
• Rnd 3. beige: (1sc,inc)*6 (18)
• Rnd 4. brown: dc3tog, 1sc, dc3tog, 1sc, dc3tog, 13 sc (18)
• Rnd 5-10. milk: 18 sc (18)
• 6
• 7
• 8
• 9
• 10
• Rnd 11. milk: (4sc,dec)*3 (15)
• Rnd 12. milk: 15 sc (15)
• Rnd 13. milk: (3sc,dec)*3 (12)
• Rnd 14. milk: 12 sc
• Rnd 15. (1sc,dec)*4 (8)

Stuff only 2/3 of the leg. Stuff the hole.

Sew all parts: cut an ornament from brown felt for the head, back and tail, sew it with sewing threads. Embroider strips of dark brown yarn on the belly and tail.