Plush Puppy

Difficulty Level: easy

Crochet amigurumi plush puppy

Free crochet tutorial for a Plush Puppy by Anna Shetik.

Using this pattern, you can crochet a plush puppy with patches. Any plush yarn will work for this amigurumi: Himalaya Dolphin Baby, YarnArt Dolce, and others. You can use felt to make patches and style the puppy like a teddy bear.

The finished toy is about 29 cm tall.

Materials and Tools

  • Plush yarn
  • 4-4.5 mm crochet hook
  • Thread for embroidering the muzzle
  • 10 mm safety eyes
  • Toy stuffing
  • Felt
  • Needle for sewing the pieces together
  • Scissors

Abbreviations

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

Crochet Amigurumi Plush Puppy Pattern

Head

1: 6 sc in MR
2: 6 inc in each stitch (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)
6-9: 30 sc
10: (3 sc, 1 dec) x 6 (24)
11: (2 sc, 1 dec) x 6 (18)
12: (1 sc, 1 dec) x 6 (12)
13: 6 dec

Stuff. Close the opening and cut the yarn.

Body

1: 6 sc in MR
2: 6 inc in each stitch (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)
6-9: 30 sc
10: 2 sc, 5 dec, 17 sc (25)
11: 4 sc, 2 dec, 17 sc (23)
12: 23 sc
13: 4 sc, 1 dec, 17 sc (22)
14: 3 sc, 1 dec, 9 sc, 1 dec, 6 sc (20)
15: 3 sc, 1 dec, 8 sc, 1 dec, 5 sc (18)
16: 1 sc, 1 dec (12)
17: 6 dec

Stuff the piece, pull the opening closed, fasten off, and cut the yarn.

Upper Legs (make 2)

1: 9 sc in MR
2-12: 9 sc

Stuff the piece, close the opening, fasten off, and cut the yarn.

Lower Legs (make 2)

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)
Change to the main color
5-7: 24 sc
8: 3 sc, 6 dec, 9 sc (18)
9: 6 sc, 1 dec, 10 sc (17)
10: 4 sc, 2 dec, 4 sc, 1 dec, 3 sc (14)
11: 14 sc
12: 4 sc, 1 dec, 4 sc, 1 dec, 2 sc (12)
13-16: 12 sc
17: 6 dec

Stuff the piece, pull the opening closed, and fasten off.

Ears (make 2)

1: 4 ch
2: In the 2nd chain from the hook: 2 sc (inc), in the 3rd chain: 1 sc, in the last chain: 2 sc (inc)
3: 1 ch, in the 1st stitch: 2 sc (inc), in the 2nd: 1 sc, in the 3rd: 1 sc, in the 4th: 1 sc, in the 5th: 2 sc (inc)
4: 1 ch, in the 1st stitch: 2 sc, in the 2nd: 1 sc, in the 3rd: 1 sc, in the 4th: 1 sc, in the 5th: 1 sc, in the 6th: 1 sc, in the 7th: 2 sc (inc)
5: 1 ch, crochet the row without increases
6-7: 9 sc
8: 1 dec, 5 sc, 1 dec
9: 1 dec, 3 sc, 1 dec
10: 1 dec, 1 sc, 1 dec

Assembling the Toy

  • Sew all pieces together
  • Shape and embroider the muzzle
  • Cut patches from felt and sew them to the body