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Hi crochet friend!
Oh my goodness! Has it really been 10 MONTHS since I posted a new pattern?! Boy, oh boy, have I dropped the ball here. Please forgive me.
But I have a great excuse (or 2…or 3…). I HAD A BABY! Yes, Baby G #5 was born on August 7th at 1:34 AM. Isn’t he just so handsome?! I love this beautiful baby boy!
This pregnancy was pretty rough, and it drained all of my energy from day 1. So, though I was still crocheting, the thought of blogging and publishing patterns left me horribly overwhelmed. Now that my baby has come and my energy is back (for the most part…he is my 5th kid, you know.), I’m happy to say that I have some fun patterns to share with you!
This puppy dog pattern was designed for my nephew’s 2nd birthday back in April. I had so much fun making it for him, and thought the end result was just adorable. He also loved it and carried it with him for a long time, which was a HUGE plus.
You only need 2 colors of yarn for this puppy. It can be made pretty quickly if you already have a couple of half skeins lying around, which I did. So please enjoy this free little puppy dog amigurumi pattern!
Happy Crocheting!
Herman the Puppy
Materials:
-Medium worsted weight yarn in Tan
-Medium worsted weight yarn in Ivory/Cream
-Brown scrap yarn for nose
-4mm (G) crochet hook
-2 – 12mm safety eyes
-Black embroidery thread
-Yarn needle
-Poly-fil
Gauge:
5sc x 6 rows = 1 inch square
Stitches:
Magic circle
sc – single crochet
sc dec – single crochet decrease (I recommend the invisible decrease. See attached PDF for reference)
st(s) – stitch(es)
Pattern Notes:
- The puppy itself will be worked in continuous rounds. Do not slip stitch closed at the end of each round, but instead put a stitch marker in the last stitch or each round, so you don’t lose your stitch count.
- This puppy is made with all appendages needing to be sewed onto the body and head. It is not one piece.
- Eyes, Nose, Ears, Arms, and Legs can be put wherever the crocheter desires, but there are suggestions within the pattern for where to put them.
- All colors can be switched out, so it is very easy to personalize this pattern.
- It’s important to count the rounds, so a row counter is highly recommended.
- Follow the following guide for how the number of stitches is communicated:
- The number before the stitch is the amount of times worked in one stitch
- The number after the stitch is the number of stitches you are to work that specific stitch into.
- When stitches are surrounded by asterisks (*), you are to repeat what is between the asterisks the amount of times stated.
- When a series of stitches are surrounded by brackets { }, the series of stitches in the brackets are all worked into one stitch.
- Number in parentheses is the number of stitches in each round.
- Eg. “*2sc, sc 4* 6 times (36)” means “2 single crochets in first stitches, single crochet once in next 4 stitches. Repeat this pattern 6 times. (There are 36 stitches in this round.)
Pattern:
Head:
Round 1: Using Cream yarn, work 6sc in magic circle (6)
Round 2: 2sc in each stitch around (12)
Round 3: *2sc, sc* around (18)
Round 4: *2sc, sc 2* around (24)
Round 5: *2sc, sc 3* around (30)
Round 6: *2sc, sc 4* around (36)
Rounds 7-11: sc around (36)
Switch to Tan yarn
Round 12: sc 12, *2sc, sc* 6 times, sc 12 (42)
Round 13: sc 12, *2sc, sc 2* 6 times, sc 12 (48)
Embroider nose onto face starting at round 2 down to round 6. Finish with line going down 4 rows from nose. See below:
Rounds 14-21: sc around (48)
Insert eyes above nose between round 12 and 13, 11 stitches apart.
Embroider eye brows above eyes between round 14 and 15, 3 single crochets long.
Round 22: *sc dec, sc 6* (42)
Round 23: *sc dec, sc 5* (36)
Round 24: *sc dec, sc 4* (30)
Round 25: *sc dec, sc 3* (24)
Round 26: *sc dec, sc 2* (18)
Round 27: *sc dec, sc* (12)
Round 28: sc dec around (6)
Finish off and sew in ends.
Ears (make 2):
Round 1: With Tan yarn, work 6sc into magic circle (6)
Round 2: 2sc in each stitch around (12)
Round 3: *2sc, sc 3* 3 times (15)
Round 4: *2sc, sc 4* 3 times (18)
Round 5: *2sc, sc 8* 2 times (20)
Round 6-9: sc around (20)
Round 10: *sc dec, sc 8* 2 times (18)
Round 11: sc around (18)
Round 12: *sc dec, sc 7* 2 times (16)
Round 13: sc around (16)
Round 14: *sc dec, sc 6* 2 times (14)
Round 15-16: sc around (14)
Round 17: *sc dec, sc 5* 2 times (12)
Round 18-19: sc around (12)
Round 20: *sc dec, sc 4* 2 times (10)
Round 21: *sc dec, sc 3* 2 times (8)
Round 22: sc around (8)
Finish off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Fold flat and sew onto head on either side at Rounds 18-21 just above eyes.
Body:
Round 1: Using Tan yarn, work 6sc into magic circle (6)
Round 2: 2sc in each st around (12)
Round 3: *2sc, sc* around (18)
Round 4: *2sc, sc 2* around (24)
Round 5: *2sc, sc 3* around (30)
Round 6: *2sc, sc 4* around (36)
Round 7: *2sc, sc 5* around (42)
Rounds 8-14: sc around (42)
Round 15: *sc dec, sc 12* around (39)
Round 16: sc around (39)
Round 17: *sc dec, sc 11* around (36)
Round 18: sc around (36)
Round 19: *sc dec, sc 10* around (33)
Round 20: sc around (33)
Round 21: *sc dec, sc 9* around (30)
Round 22: sc around (30)
Round 23: *sc dec, sc 3* around (24)
Round 24: sc around (24)
Round 25: *sc dec, sc 2* around (18)
Round 26: sc around (18)
Round 27: *sc dec, sc* around (12)
Finish off, leaving a long tail for sewing on head.
Legs (make 2):
Stuff legs as you go.
Round 1: With cream yarn, work 6sc into magic circle (6)
Round 2: 2sc in each st around (12)
Round 3: *2sc, sc* around (18)
Round 4: sc around (18)
Switch to Tan yarn
Rounds 5-6: sc around (18)
Round 7: sc 3, sc dec 6, sc 3 (12)
Rounds 8-14: sc around (12)
Fasten off, leaving a long tail to sew onto body.
Arms (make 2):
Stuff only bottom of arms.
Round 1: With cream yarn, work 6sc in magic circle (6)
Round 2: 2sc in each st around (12)
Rounds 3-5: sc around (12)
Switch to tan yarn
Rounds 6-15: sc around (12)
Finish off, leaving a long tail to sew onto body.
Belly:
Round 1: Using cream yarn, work 6sc in magic circle (6)
Round 2: 2sc around (12)
Round 3: sc 3, 2sc 3 times, sc 3, 2sc 3 times (18)
Round 4: sc 6, 2sc 3 times, sc 6, 2 sc 3 times (24)
Round 5: sc 6, *2sc, sc* 3 times, sc 6, *2sc, sc* 3 times (30)
Round 6: sc 6, *2sc, sc 2* 3 times, sc 6, *2sc, sc 2* 3 times (36)
Round 7: sc 6, *2sc, sc 3* 3 times, sc 6, *2sc, sc 3* 3 times (42)
Round 8: sc 15, 2sc 3 times, sc 18, 2sc 3 times, sc 3 (48)
Finish off, leaving a long tail.
Sew onto middle of belly of body
Tail:
Round 1: Using cream yarn, work 6sc into magic circle (6)
Rounds 2-3: sc around (6)
Switch to tan yarn
Rounds 4-12: sc around (6)
Finish off, leaving long tail.
Sew onto bottom of body.
Assembly:
- Sew legs on either side on the bottom of body, so that dog is sitting down. This will be around rounds 9-11.
- Sew arms on either side of body around rounds 21-24.
- Sew belly onto center of body between arms and legs.
- Sew head onto body, stuffing neck more as you sew to keep it from being floppy.
And you’re done! Enjoy your beautiful puppy dog!
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