If anyone’s looking for a quick little crochet project for tonight, these koalas don’t take much time or much yarn—making them the perfect spontaneous Sunday evening project (click the image to open the link):

I recommend using cotton yarn (if you want to make it into a toy, organic cotton is best) with a yardage of at least 95 m. About 20 g should be enough. Add some small scraps of black, white, and a second color for the inside of the ears, along with some stuffing, and you’re ready to go. Depending on the yarn and hook size, the koala will be between 12 and 17 cm tall. I tested it with hook sizes ranging from 2.5 to 3.0.
The pattern is suitable for beginners with some prior experience and includes many illustrations.