Here's my pattern:
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Shell
R1: ch 2, 3 sc in second loop from hook
R2: 2 sc in each around [6 stitches]
R3: hdc 1, 2 hdc around [9 stitches]
(All half-double crochets are done in outer loop to give the shell the swirl pattern)
R4: 2 hdc in each around [18 stitches]
R5: hdc 1, 2 hdc around [27 stitches]
R6: hdc 2, 2 hdc around [36 stitches]
R7: hdc 2, dec 1 around [27 stitches]
R8: hdc 1, dec 1 around [18 stitches]
R9: hdc 1, dec 1 around [ 12 stitches]
R10: hdc 1, sk 1 around [6 stitches] tie off, leaving long tail for weaving shell to body
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Body
R1: ch 2, 5 sc in second loop from hook
R2: sc 2 in each around [10 stitches]
R3: (If stringing pony beads into stitches for eyes, add them now five stitches apart. Adding the first eye at the first stitch of the row also makes a good row marker.)
R3 - R19: sc in each around [10 stitches] (Stuff head and embroider mouth at R5 or R6. The rest of the body is "stuffingless"]
R20: sc 1, sk 1, tie off [5 stitches]
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Antennae
R1: ch 17
R2: In second bump from hook, sc 1
Then sl st the next 14 bumps
Finally, 2 sc in last bump and tie off
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Assembly notes
I used my crochet hook, but you could use a yarn needle to weave the shell to the body. Note that the highest attaching point between the head and shell is almost right behind his eyes. This will give him a curved up neck.
To secure the antennae, choose a stitch on the top of Hershey's head. Stick your crochet hook through it to make the holes on either side of the stitch a little roomier. Then hook one end of your antennae and pull it through the holes so that one antenna sticks through each hole evenly. I didn't secure them in any other way because it was a pretty snug fit, but you could use body-colored yarn or thread to sew head and antennae together.
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