Hamster Cushion

Note:
① When crocheting in rounds, start with a turning chain and finish with a slip stitch.
② For the head and body: At color change rounds, stop the corresponding color after completing the round. There's no need to weave into stitches when crocheting.

Note: Hand-measured, with an error margin of 1-2 cm.
Due to variations in individual tension, the size of the sample is for reference only.
Materials:  Hand Knitting Chenille（ 4.50 mm hook）
 & 4-Ply Combed Cotton & Acrylic Fibre Hand Knitting Yarn（ 2.00 mm hook）

Note: This pattern is making in Chinese crochet pattern terms, and the stitch name is written using American terminology. All measurements in charts are in cm. 

Part 1 Main part

The main part is divided into six sections: head, legs, body, arms, feet, and paw pads.

Step 1 Head

Start the head with a foundation chain, then work in rounds following the magic ring to form a loop. After completing the crochet, shape the sides at the color change using a stitch in12#Shell Pink. Refer to Figure 1.

Step 2 Legs, body and hands

There are two identical legs, both starting from a foundation chain and working in rounds following the magic ring to form a loop. After completing them, join and crochet the body. First, crochet the first section, then use the corresponding color yarn to crochet the second section, and finally attach the hands at the corresponding round number on the body.

Step 3 Feet

The feet also have two identical pieces. Both start with a foundation chain and are worked in rounds following the magic ring form a loop.

Step 4 Paw pads

The paw pads come in two sizes, both using the magic ring method. Work around the ring and finish by attaching them to the feet and hands positions.

Part 2 Facial features

The facial features consist of five parts: ears, nose, mouth, eyes, and whiskers. The ears are divided into inner and outer ears, both worked using the magic ring method, crocheting in rounds along the ring. The nose is started with a chain stitch, crocheting in rows along the foundation chain. Each part is crocheted separately and then sewn to the corresponding position on the head.

Part 3 Tail

Using the magic ring method, work follow the magic ring form a loop, finish crocheting and sew it to approximately the middle position of the leg.

Part 4 Buttons ( 4-Ply Combed Cotton, -49#Pearl)

Finally, make the buttons which consist of actual buttons and button loops. First, create the button loops. There are 3 loops, all made with double-strand yarn by crocheting chain stitches (about 9 chain stitches, but this can also be adjusted according to personal preference), then sew them evenly on one side of the wrong side. Lastly, sew the buttons onto the other side.