MATERIALS

• 5 skeins of Blue Sky’s Bulky, 50% Alpaca and 50% Wool. This color is Blossom. Each skein is 45 yards/ 100 grams; approximately 225 yards required. (Another option: 2 skeins of Cascade’s Magnum, 100% Wool in the color Cotton Candy.)
• A 20-inch, US 15 (10 mm) circular needles
• A set of US 15 double pointed needles
• 2 bags of stuffing
• 2 buttons (for the eyes), 1 1/4 inches in diameter. I used Riche’s Medium Felt Buttons, color Grey (Or try Ecru, Brown, Pink or Olive!). Other good alternatives would be Dill’s Marbelized Buttons or Large Ridged Buttons. Scrap yarn (for the nostrils). I used Blue Sky’s Bulky, color Grey Wolf.
• Scrap yarn (to sew on buttons). I used Koigu’s KPM Needlepoint Yarn, color #2405.
• A jumbo stitch marker and a jumbo removable stitch marker (both optional)

GAUGE
10 stitches = 4 inches in stockinette

SIZE

15 inches tall x 38 inches in circumference