Peeps!!

Easter Peeps! I crocheted these this weekend, just in time to have colorful decorations around the house for Easter. Of course Chewie and Panzer wanted them, but these stuffies are not for the dogs to destroy. I made the basket too.


Peeps instructions:
You will need some brightly colored sport, dk or worsted weight yarn. Not much, I just used some leftovers I had lying around. Gauge is unimportant, but I recommend using a hook one size smaller than indicated on the yarn label.
This pattern is pretty easy, but the ears can be difficult because of the small size.

Body and Head (begins at bottom and works up to ears)
ch 20, sl to form ring, being careful not to twist stitches
sc in each ch around- 20 sc
sc in first 4 sts, 2 sc in 5th st, repeat 3 times- 24 sts
sc in first 5 sts, 2 sc in 5th st, repeat 3 times- 28 sts
sc in first 6 sts, 2 sc in 5th st, repeat 3 times- 32 sts
sc in first 7 sts, 2 sc in 5th st, repeat 3 times- 36 sts
work 6 rnds even
sc in first 7 sts, sc 2 tog, repeat 3 times- 32 sts
sc in first 6 sts, sc 2 tog, repeat 3 times- 28 sts
sc in first 5 sts, sc 2 tog, repeat 3 times- 24 sts
work 1 rnd even
sc in first 5 sts, 2 sc in 5th st, repeat 3 times- 28 sts
sc in first 6 sts, 2 sc in 5th st, repeat 3 times- 32 sts
work 4 rnds even
sc in first 6 sts, sc 2 tog, repeat 3 times- 28 sts
sc in first 5 sts, sc 2 tog, repeat 3 times- 24 sts
sc in first 4 sts, sc 2 tog, repeat 3 times- 20 sts
sc in first 3 sts, sc 2 tog, repeat 3 times- 16 sts
sc in first 8 sts, leaving remaining 8 sts unworked

Ears (for each ear you will be working with half of the remaining 16 sts at the top of the head)
ch 4, and sl in first st of previous round, sc in 8 sts around- 12 sts
1 sc in each ch, and each sc
sc in first 5 sts, 2 sc in next st, repeat 1 time- 14 sts
work even for 4 rounds
sc in first 5 st, sc 2 tog, repeat 1 time- 12 sts
sc 2 tog 6 times- 6 sts
sc 2 tog 3 times- 3 sts
cut a 4" tail and pull through last st, weave in closing up any hole at the top of the ear.

for the second ear, do not chain 4, instead work one sc in bottom loop of chain made for first ear, than work the same as the first ear.

Before closing up the bottom of your Peep, stuff it with fiber-fil or batting

Bottom
work 20 sc around base of Peep
sc 2 tog, 10 times- 10 sts
sc 2 tog 5 times- 5 sts
cut a 4" tail and pull through last st, weave in closing up any hole
20 sc