Hooked on Happiness: Making a Fluffy, Chubby Pochacco to Brighten Your Day

Crocheting this floofy ball of joy was like therapy—each stitch melted away stress and replaced it with pure, fluffy satisfaction. so small it fits in the palm of my hand, but big enough to fill my heart with joy. , and reminding me that sometimes the best self-care is creating something that makes you smile. Who else is ready to hook up their own cuddle buddy?

X: sc(single crochet) V: 2 sc into the same stitch A: single crochet decrease number+(): the number of times to loop the stitches in parentheses T: hdc (half double crochet) F: dc (double crochet) E: tr (treble crochet) blo: Through back loops only flo: Through front loops only W: 3sc into the same stitch ss,sl,st: ship stitch

At the beginning of each round, make a chain (ch), and at the end of each round, work a slip stitch (sl st). These two stitches do not count toward the total stitch count.

The whole crocheting process uses 4-ply wool. For the small parts, the wool needs to be split into 2-ply for crocheting.

① The main body of the doll

Row	Stitch
R1	6X
R2	6V
R3	6 (X, V)
R4	6 (2X, V)
R5	6 (3X, V)
R6	30X
R7	6 (2X, V, 2X)
R8~R9	36X
R10	6 (5X, V)
R11~ R16	42X
R17	6 (5X, A)
R18	6 (2X, A, 2X)
R19	6 (3X, A)
R20	6 (2X, A)
R21	6 (X, A)
R22	6A

② The hands and feet of the doll

4ch, Crochet from the second last stitch : 2T, X (Same hands and feet, crochet 4)

③ The ears of the doll

Row	Stitch
R1	6X
R2	3 (X, V)
R3~R5	9X
R6	3 (X, A)

④ The hat of the doll

Row	Stitch
R1	6X
R2	6V
R3	6 (X, V)
R4	18X
R5	7SL, TV, 2FV, TV, Crochet and slip stitch (SL) until the end.

⑤ The tail of the doll （the wool needs to be split into 2-ply for crocheting）

Row	Stitch
R1	6X (Black thread)
R2~R3	6X (White thread)

⑥ The small bag of the doll （the wool needs to be split into 2-ply for crocheting）

6ch, Crochet from the second last stitch : 4X, W, 3X, V, SL
Crochet four rounds, and then crochet the suspenders. Adjust the length of the suspenders according to the size of the doll, and then finish.

⑦ Crochet a baseball bat（the wool needs to be split into 2-ply for crocheting）

Row	Stitch
R1	6X
R2	3 (X, V)
R3	9X
R4	3 (X, A)
R5~R11	6X

⑧ Crochet a baseball（the wool needs to be split into 2-ply for crocheting）

Row	Stitch
R1	6X
R2	6V
R3~R5	12X
R6	6A

⑨ Small bread inside the bag （the wool needs to be split into 2-ply for crocheting）

6ch, Crochet from the third last stitch : 4T

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