This pattern is a Christmas 2014 freebie from Phoenixknits – enjoy :O)

Bootsie’s body is 5 inches/12.5cm high to the top of his hat and 10 inches/25.5cm in diameter. His arms and legs can be as long or short as you wish, my Bootsie has arms – including mittens 5inches/12.5cm long and legs including boots, are 7 inches/18cm long. I have left him pretty basic, so you can add your own personal touches.
At the end of the pattern you will find a printable ‘Happy Holiday’ banner if you wish to use that.

Materials needed

DK/8ply/11wpi yarns in the following colours and quantities.
White – less than 25g
Red – less than 10gr
Green – less than 10g
Scrap of black
Pair of 3mm/US 3 needles
Pair of 4mm/US 6 needles
Crochet hook (for threading through arms and legs)
8mm plastic toy eyes (optional) these could be embroidered
Clear multipurpose glue
Fibrefill
Powdered red rouge or red colouring pencil (optional)

Abbreviations

k = knit
p = purl
k2tog/p2tog = knit/purl the next
two stitches together (decreases 1
st)
Ss = stockinet stitch (knit one row,
purl one row)
Gs = Garter stitch (knit every row)
st/sts = stitch/stitches
inc1 = (increase) by knitting into
front and back of same stitch.
PLEASE NOTE: if you use any other
method of increasing, than this, your stitch count will not work out.