Dog

Free crochet tutorial for a Dog by Alena @plush_charms.
With this pattern, you can crochet a plush puppy. Any plush yarn will work for this amigurumi: Himalaya Dolphin Baby or YarnArt Dolce, plus a matching crochet hook.
Materials and Tools
- Plush yarn (a little more than half a skein)
- White Iris yarn
- 3.5 mm crochet hook
- Thread for sculpting and shaping the muzzle
- 10 mm safety eyes
- Safety nose
- Toy stuffing
- Glue
- Needle
- Scissors
Abbreviations
- MR - magic ring
- ch - chain stitch
- sc - single crochet
- sl st - slip stitch
- inc - increase
- dec - decrease
- (...) x n - repeat n times
Crochet Amigurumi Dog Pattern
Head
1: 6 sc in MR
2: 6 inc (12)
3: 1 sc, 1 inc x 6 (18)
4: 2 sc, 1 inc x 6 (24)
5: 3 sc, 1 inc x 6 (30)
6: 4 sc, 1 inc x 6 (36)
7-10: 36 sc
11: 4 sc, 1 dec x 6 (30)
12: 3 sc, 1 dec x 6 (24)
13: 2 sc, 1 dec x 6 (18)
14: 1 sc x 6 (12)
15: 6 dec
The head is ready. Sew the muzzle where you closed the stitches. The beginning of the work will be the back of the dog's head.
Muzzle
1: 6 sc in MR
2: 6 inc (12)
3: 1 sc, 1 inc x 6 (18)
4: 2 sc, 1 inc x 6 (24)
Make a sl st and leave a yarn tail for sewing the muzzle to the head. Insert the nose 1 round down from the edge.
Ears (2 Pieces)
1: 6 sc in MR
2: 6 inc (12)
3: 1 sc, 1 inc x 6 (18)
4-5: 18 sc
6: 1 sc, 1 dec x 6 (12)
7: 12 sc
8: 1 sc, 1 dec x 4 (8)
9-10: 8 sc
Fold the ear in half and crochet 4 sc through both layers.
Shaping the Muzzle

Arms (2 Pieces)
The arms and legs will be crocheted into the body.
1: 6 sc in MR
2: 6 inc (12)
3-4: 12 sc
5: 1 sc, 1 dec x 4 (8)
6-12: 8 sc
Make a sl st and hide the yarn tail inside the arm. Stuff the arm only halfway.
Legs (2 Pieces)
1: 4 ch, work into the 2nd chain from the hook: 1 inc, 1 sc, 4 sc in 1 stitch, 1 sc, 2 inc (10)
2: 1 inc, 3 sc, 2 inc, 3 sc, 1 inc (14)
3-4: 14 sc
5: 4 sc, 3 dec, 4 sc (11)
6-11: 11 sc
Make a sl st and hide the yarn tail inside the leg. Stuff the leg only halfway.
Body
1: 6 sc in MR
2: 6 inc (12)
3: 1 sc, 1 inc x 6 (18)
4: 2 sc, 1 inc x 6 (24)
5: 5 sc, 5 sc together with the leg, 9 sc, 5 sc together with the second leg (24)
6: 3 sc, 1 inc x 6 (30)
7: 4 sc, 1 inc x 6 (36)
8-9: 36 sc
10: 4 sc, 1 dec x 6 (30)
11: 3 sc, 1 dec x 6 (24)
12-13: 24 sc
14: 2 sc, 1 dec x 6 (18)
15: 7 sc, 4 sc together with the arm, 4 sc, 4 sc together with the second arm (ignore the marker)
crochet 7 more sc, make a sl st, and leave a yarn tail for sewing on the head