RND 37-67: Rep rnd 3.
RND 68: Rep rnd 15. (48 sts)
RND 69-70: Rep rnd 3.
RND 71: Rep rnd 16. (36 sts)
RND 72-73: Rep rnd 3. At the end of rnd 73, fasten off.
BASE:
With fern green and G hook, ch-5, sl st to form a ring.
RND 1: Ch-1, 15 sc in ring, sl st top beg sc, ch-1, turn. (15 sts)
RND 2: (2 sc next st, sc next 2 sts) around, sl st top beg sc, ch-1, turn. (20 sts)
RND 3: (2 sc next st, sc next 3 sts) around, sl st top beg sc, ch-1, turn. (25 sts)
RND 4: (2 sc next st, sc next 4 sts) around, sl st top beg sc, ch-1, turn. (30 sts)
RND 5: (2 sc next st, sc next 5 sts) around, sl st top beg sc, fasten off. (35 sts)
Stuff body firmly, (it will look a lot like a bowling pin) and sew base to bottom of body with matching yarn.
TAIL:
ROW 1: With fern green and G hook ch-3, sc 2nd ch from hook, sc next ch, ch-1, turn. (2 sts)
ROW 2: 2 sc next st, sc across, ch-1, turn. (3 sts)
ROW 3-7: Rep row 2. At the end of row 7 (8 sts)
ROW 8: Sc ea st across, ch-1, turn.
ROW 9: Sc across to last st, 2 sc last st, ch-1, turn. (9 sts)
ROW 10: Rep row 8.
ROW 11: Rep row 2. (10 sts)
ROW 12-47: Alternate rows 8-11 in sequence until you reach row 47 (9 times total, end row 47 is 27 sts). At the end of row 47, ch-12, sl st top beg sc of same row, ch-1, turn.
RND 48: YOU ARE NOW WORKING IN RNDS! Sc ea st and ch around, sl st top beg sc, ch-1, turn. (39 sts)
RND 49: Sc next 7 sts, (sc dec next 2 sts) 5 times, sc rest sts, sl st top beg sc, ch-1, turn. (34 sts)
RND 50: (2 sc next st, sc next st)6 times, work next 4 sts keeping last lp on hook, yo pull through all lps on hook (4 sc dec made), sc next 13 sts, (4 sc dec), sl st top beg sc, ch-1, turn. (34 sts)
RND 51-53: Sc ea st around, sl st top beg sc, ch-1, turn.
RND 54: Sc next st, (2 sc next st, sc next 3 sts) 4 times, sc next st, (4 sc dec), (2 sc next st, sc next 3 sts) twice, (4 sc dec), sl st top beg sc, ch-1, turn. (34 sts)
RND 55-57: Sc ea st around, sl st top beg sc, ch-1, turn.
RND 58: (4 sc dec), (2 sc next st, sc next 3 sts) 4 times, (4 sc dec), sc next st, (2 sc next st, sc next 3 sts) twice, sc last st, sl st top beg sc, ch-1, turn. (34 sts)
RND 59-60: Sc ea st around, sl st top beg sc, ch-1, turn.
RND 61: Sc next 2 sts, (sc dec next 2 sts, sc next 4 sts) 4 times, sl st top beg sc, ch-1, turn. (30 sts)