Puppy Bruno

Free Puppy Bruno crochet tutorial by Tatyana Kostochenkova @tkostochenkova.

With this pattern, you can crochet Puppy Bruno. Any cotton blend yarn works for this amigurumi project: YarnArt Jeans, Alize Cotton Gold, or Gazzal Baby Cotton. You will also need brown felt for the spot and ears.

Finished toy size is about 25 cm.

Materials and Tools

• YarnArt Jeans yarn
• 2 mm crochet hook
• Embroidery floss for the muzzle
• Safety eyes
• Synthetic poly filling
• Brown felt
• Buttons
• Needle for sewing pieces together
• Scissors

Abbreviations

• MR - magic ring
• ch - chain stitch
• tch - turning chain
• sl st - slip stitch
• sc - single crochet
• inc - increase
• dec - decrease
• BLO - back loop only
• (...) x n - repeat n times

Amigurumi Puppy Bruno Crochet Pattern

Legs (2 pieces)

Start with brown yarn:

1: 10 ch + 1 tch
2: 9 sc, 5 sc in 1 stitch, 8 sc, inc (24)
3: inc, 8 sc, 5 inc, 8 sc, 2 inc (32)
4: 1 sc, inc, 8 sc, (1 sc, inc) x 5, 8 sc, (1 sc, inc) x 2 (40)
5: 2 sc, inc, 8 sc, (2 sc, inc) x 5, 8 sc, (2 sc, inc) x 2 (48)
6: (7 sc, inc) x 6 (54)

Cut insoles out of cardboard to match the sole. Change to blue yarn and crochet round 7 in BLO.

7-11: 54 sc
Insert the insoles
12: 8 sc, (2 sc, dec) x 8, 14 sc (46)
13: 46 sc
14: 8 sc, (1 sc, dec) x 8, 14 sc (38)
15: 38 sc
16: 8 sc, 8 dec, 14 sc (30)
17: 30 sc
18: (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
19: 24 sc
Stuff. Change to beige yarn and crochet round 20 in BLO
20-21: 24 sc
22: (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
23-25: 18 sc
26: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
27-29: 24 sc
30: (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
31-40: 30 sc

Finish crocheting and cut the yarn. Stuff. Then go back to round 20 worked in BLO. Find the first stitch of the round and join blue yarn.

1-2: 24 sc
Change to brown yarn.
3: 24 sc

Finish crocheting and hide the yarn tail.

Go back to round 7 that was worked in BLO. Find the last stitch of the round, join brown yarn, and edge the sole with slip stitches (sl st), then hide the yarn tail. Embroider the shoelaces. Crochet the second leg the same way. When finishing the second leg, do not cut the yarn.

Body

On the second leg, chain 3 and join both legs together with sc. Place a marker at this point; this is the beginning of the round.

41: 66 sc (30 sc on leg 1 + 3 sc along the chain, 30 sc on leg 2 + 3 sc along the chain)
42-44: 66 sc
45: (9 sc, dec) x 6 (60)
46-48: 60 sc
49: (8 sc, dec) x 6 (54)
50-51: 54 sc
Change to light green yarn
52: 54 sc
53: (7 sc, dec) x 6 (48)
54-56: 48 sc
57: (6 sc, dec) x 6 (42)
58-59: 42 sc
60: (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)
61-62: 36 sc
63: (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
64-65: 30 sc
66: (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
67: 24 sc
Change to milk-colored yarn, and crochet round 68 in BLO.
68: 24 sc
69: (6 sc, dec) x 3 (21)
70: 21 sc

Finish crocheting and cut the yarn, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Collar

Crochet the collar. Go back to round 68 worked in BLO. Crochet around this round with sc, leaving 2 center stitches unworked. Hide the yarn tail.

Belt

Next, crochet the belt with brown yarn.

1: 55 ch, join into a ring with sl st
2: 1 tch, 55 sc, sl st

Cut the yarn, leaving a long tail, and sew in place.

Buckle

Use gray yarn for the buckle.

1: 12 ch, join into a ring with sl st
2: 1 tch, (2 sc, 3 sc in 1) x 3, 2 sc, 2 sc in 1, sl st

Cut the yarn, leaving a long tail, and sew in place. To make the bow tie, take blue felt and cut an elongated oval. Tie it in the middle with blue yarn and sew it to the body. Decorate the body with buttons. Embroider pockets and a fly with brown sewing thread.

Arms (2 pieces)

Start with milk-colored yarn:

1: 6 sc in MR
2: 6 inc (12)
3: (3 sc, 3 inc) x 2 (18)
4: (5 sc, inc) x 3 (21)
5-7: 21 sc
8: (5 sc, dec) x 3 (18)
9-11: 18 sc
12: (4 sc, dec) x 3 (15)
13: 15 sc
Change to light green yarn
14: 15 sc
15: 15 sc in BLO
16-34: 15 sc

Join the edges with single crochet stitches. Go back to round 15 worked in BLO. Find the last stitch of the round, join yarn, and crochet around with double crochet stitches. Finish crocheting and hide the yarn tail. Crochet the second piece the same way. Sew the arms to the body.

Head

1: 6 sc in MR
2: 6 inc (12)
3: (1 sc, inc) x 6
4: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
5: (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
6: (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
7: (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42)
8: (6 sc, inc) x 6 (48)
9: (7 sc, inc) x 6 (54)
10-17: 54 sc
18: (8 sc, inc) x 6 (60)
19: (9 sc, inc) x 6 (66)
20-22: 66 sc

Insert the safety eyes between rounds 17 and 18, leaving 7 sc between them.

23: (9 sc, dec) x 6 (60)
24: (8 sc, dec) x 6 (54)
25: (7 sc, dec) x 6 (48)
26: (6 sc, dec) x 6 (42)
27: (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)
28: (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
29: (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
30: (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
31: (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)
32: (6 dec) x 6 (6)

Pull the opening closed and hide the yarn tail. Make a slight eye indentation, sew on a felt spot, and embroider eyebrows.

Muzzle

1: 6 sc in MR
2: 6 inc (12)
3: (3 sc, 3 inc) x 2 (18)
4: (3 sc, (1 sc, inc) x 3) x 2 (24)
5: (3 sc, (2 sc, inc) x 3) x 2 (30)
6: 30 sc

Sew the muzzle to the head, stuffing as you sew. Embroider the nose.

Ears (2 pieces)

1: 6 sc in MR
2: 6 inc (12)
3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
5: (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
6-8: 30 sc
9: (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
10: 24 sc
11: (10 sc, dec) x 2 (22)
12: 22 sc
13: (9 sc, dec) x 2 (20)
14: 20 sc

Join the edges with single crochet stitches. Crochet the second piece the same way. Cut felt ear pieces, sew them to the crocheted ears, then sew everything to the head as you like.

This time I wanted both ears with the brown side facing inward. If you have not sewn on the head yet, now is the best time to do it =)