Dachshund Sam

Free crochet tutorial for Dachshund Sam by Stip en Haak.

With this pattern, you can crochet a dachshund dog toy. You can make dogs in any colors: rainbow, striped, spotted, or solid. For amigurumi, any acrylic yarn, cotton yarn, or cotton blend yarn and a matching crochet hook will work. You can use felt inserts or decorative buttons.

Materials and Tools

• Yarn in at least two colors (more of the main color, just a little of the additional colors)
• Suitable crochet hook
• Safety eyes 6-7 mm
• Synthetic poly filling
• Felt for spots
• Needle for sewing parts
• Scissors

Abbreviations

• MR — magic ring
• ch — chain stitch
• sc — single crochet
• dec — decrease
• inc — increase
• (...) x n — repeat n times

Crochet Dachshund Sam Amigurumi Pattern

Body

If you want a striped dachshund, alternate the main color with additional colors every two rounds. Ch 2:

1. 6 sc in MR
2. inc x 6 (12)
3. (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4. (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
5. (24)
6. (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
7. (30)
8. (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
9-11. (36)
12. (10 sc, dec) x 3 (33)
13-14. (33)
15. (9 sc, dec) x 3 (30)
16-17. (30)
18. (8 sc, dec) x 3 (27)
19-32. 14 rounds of 27 sc
33. (7 sc, dec) x 3 (24)
Stuff the body
34. (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
35. (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)
Finish stuffing the body
36. dec x 6 (6)

Pull the opening closed, fasten off, cut the yarn, and weave in the end.

Head

Start with the nose. Ch 2:

1. 6 sc in MR
2. (1 sc, inc) x 3 (9)
3. (2 sc, inc) x 3 (12)
4. (2 sc, dec) x 3 (9)
Change color.
5. (2 sc, inc) x 3 (12)
6. (3 sc, inc) x 3 (15)
7. (15)
8. (4 sc, inc) x 3 (18)
9. (18)
10. (5 sc, inc) x 3 (21)
11. (21)
12. (6 sc, inc) x 3 (24)
13. (24)
14. (7 sc, inc) x 3 (27)
15. (27)
16. (8 sc, inc) x 3 (30)
17. (30)
18. (9 sc, inc) x 3 (33)
19-23. 5 rounds of 33 sc

If you are using safety eyes, insert them between rounds 17 and 18. The distance between the eyes is 8 stitches.

24. (9 sc, dec) x 3 (30)
25. (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
Stuff the head
26. (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
27. (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)
28. dec x 6 (6)

Pull closed, leave a yarn tail for sewing.

Ears (2 pieces)

Ch 2:

1. 6 sc in MR
2. inc x 6 (12)
3. (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4-6. (18)
7. (4 sc, dec) x 3 (15)
8. (15)
9. (3 sc, dec) x 3 (12)
10. (12)
11. (2 sc, dec) x 3 (9)
12-13. (9)

Fold in half, close by working 4 sc. Sew the ears to the head.

Legs (4 pieces)

Ch 2:

1. 6 sc in MR
2. inc x 6 (12)
3. (3 sc, inc) x 3 (15)
4. 15 sc in back loop only
5-6. (15)
7. (3 sc, dec) x 3 (12)

Stuff and sew to the body.

Tail

Ch 2:

1. 4 sc in MR
2. (1 sc, inc) x 2 (6)
3. (6)
4. (2 sc, inc) x 2 (8)
5. (8)
6. (3 sc, inc) x 2 (10)
7. (10)
8. (4 sc, inc) x 2 (12)

Stuff the tail and sew it to the body.

Your Sam is ready! Crochet some friends for him, and make sure they do not chew your slippers 😀