I made one change to the pattern, and that is I took a clear set of safety eyes, painted the back of them with a sharpie (I usually use nail polish but I didn’t have orange).
This quickly has become one of my favorite patterns. It took me less than 5 hours total. I am a pretty experienced crocheter but it really was very easy to understand and make, so I really think even a beginner that pays attention to instructions closely could do this. Very well written. And now on my ‘it’s cutttttttttttttte’ list. Now I have to hide it from Hubby who tends to snitch some of my projects! :)