This is Stu, the crocheted Student’s T Distribution. Stu is based on the shape of the Student’s T Distribution, whose name originates from a 1908 paper by William Gosset who chose to publish his paper under the pseudonym “student”.

You only need about 30g of yarn to make your very own Stu, who measures just under 4” when finished.

As well as your choice of yarn, you will also need stuffing, and a tapestry needle.

This pattern is beginner/intermediate friendly, requiring you to know single crochet (USA)/ double crochet (UK), and how to increase.

Stu was made as part of a Masters dissertation and likes to help spread his love of statistics!

Stu has several other friends who are also crocheted probability distributions - see the facebook page for further information about their travels, and to share pictures of your own creations.

For more information, see: http://www.facebook.com/CrochetingTheNormalDistribution