Little Sea Otter Toy

The toy consists of the head, the body, the belly,  the arms, the tail, facial features, and accessories.

The handcrafted measurements may have an error of 1 to 2 cm. 
Due to variations in individual tension, the size of the sample is for reference only.
Materials: Susan's Family 4-Ply Combed Cotton & Acrylic Fibre Hand Knitting Yarn & Shetland

Tools：1.75 mm Crochet Hook

Note: 
1. When crocheting in rounds, there's no need for a turning chain at the beginning or a slip stitch at the end.
2. Only the decorative parts are crocheted with 4-Ply Combed Cotton, while the rest is all Shetland yarn.
3. This toy is entirely crocheted using X-shaped single crochet.

Note: 1. 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. 
2. Working in joined round: When crocheting in rounds without further guidance, working in closed rounds, start each round with a set number of beginning chains and close with a slip stitch. 
3. Unless otherwise specified, when crocheting in rounds, start each round with a turning chain and end with a slip stitch join.
4. The turning chain for single crochet and the closing slip stitch do not count as a stitch, and are not included in the stitch count.
5. 3 chain stitches as 1 double crochet.

Part 1 Head A​ 01' 17'' ​

Start with a magic ring, work follow the magic ring form a loop. You need to change colors while crocheting. Please refer to the video demonstration for more details.

Part 2 Body B​ 12' 11'' ​

Start by crocheting the left and right leg. After finishing, connect them and crochet the body. The foundation chain method is used for the legs. Work follow the magic ring form a loop. Please refer to the video demonstration for more details.

Embroider the toes on the front of the legs. (Vaporous Gray Version: 41#Charoal Gray; Warn Sand Version: 35#Dusty Coral)

Part 3 Belly C​ 31' 22'' ​

We will start from foundation chain, and work back and forth along the chain. Please refer to the video demonstration for more details.

Part 4 Arms D​ 33' 58'' ​

There are two identical arms. We will start from foundation chain, work follow the magic ring form a loop. Please refer to the video demonstration for more details.

Embroider the toes on the first three rounds of the arms. (Vaporous Gray Version: 41#Charoal Gray; Warn Sand Version: 35#Dusty Coral)

Part 5 Tail E​ 39' 24'' ​

Start with the magic ring method. Work follow the magic ring form a loop. Please refer to the video demonstration for more details.

Part 6 Facial features F​ 40' 23'' ​

The facial features include the eyes, nose, mouth, and ears. The mouth differs between the two versions. The rest are the same. Please refer to the video demonstration for more details.

Warm Sand Version: philtrum: 35#Dusty Coral; mouth: Take one strand of  50#Deep Sea Coral from 4-Ply Combed Cotton
Vaporous Gray Version: philtrum and mouth: 41#Charoal Gray

Part 7 Decorations G​ 47' 22'' ​

The accessories for the two versions are different. For the accessories of Warm Sand Version, it includes a bag. For Vaporous Gray Version, it includes crab headpiece .Please refer to the video demonstration for more details.