The not-just-red panda! (Crochet pattern)

Hello, it's Thursday and this week I'm going to show you how to make an adorable red panda! You set me this challenge, so thank you to everyone who voted in the Knot My Idea poll! A second chance poll will be launched shortly for my patrons so subscribe to see what's picked.

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US terminology used
All pieces are worked in a continuous spiral unless otherwise indicated.

Stitch Glossary:
ss: "slipstitch" - insert hook, yarn over and pull through loop on hook.
ch: “Chain” - yarn over, pull through only loop.
sc: “Single crochet” - Insert hook, yarn over, pull up loop, yarn over, pull through both loops on hook.
inc: “Increase” - Complete two single crochets into the same stitch, one after the other.
dec: “Decrease over two stitches”- Insert hook into stitch, yarn over, pull up loop. Insert hook into next stitch, yarn over, pull up loop. Yarn over a third time, and pull through all three loops on hook.
sc3tog: "sc 3 together/decrease over three stitches"

Pattern notation
x[…] Repeat the instructions between the square brackets ‘x’ times.
(…) The total numbers of stitches in the row/round
{...} Used to indicate front or back post stitches, and colours.

00:00 Hello, it's Thursday
00:54 Tools & Materials
02:23 Head
04:55 How to colour change
06:32 How to front post
07:32 Head part 2
11:59 Inserting the eyes
14:44 Neck
19:44 Body
20:50 Eyes & Stuffing
23:02 Finishing the body
25:48 Tail
28:35 Ears
31:55 Front legs
33:31 Back legs
34:34 Pinning & sewing the ears
38:03 Pose 1: All-fours
39:16 Pose 2: Standing
41:08 Pose 3: Sitting
42:50 Adding nose and eyelids



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