Puppy

Free puppy crochet tutorial by Olesya Zyuzina @knitted.kitty.

With this pattern, you can crochet a little dog. Any long-pile yarn works well for this amigurumi. The author recommends Nako Paris and a 2.5 mm crochet hook. To create a fluffy effect, brush the dog with a slicker brush.

The finished toy is about 24-25 cm tall.

Materials and Tools

• Nako Paris yarn 2098 (milky)
• Nako Paris yarn 3890 (beige-brown)
• 2.5 mm crochet hook
• 12 mm safety eyes
• Toy stuffing
• Cotter pins or toy joints
• Sewing needle for attaching parts
• Scissors

Abbreviations

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

Puppy Amigurumi Crochet Pattern

Arms (2 pieces)

1. 6 sc in MR
2. 6 inc (12)
3. (inc, 5 sc) x 2 (14)
4. (inc, 6 sc) x 2 (16)
5-21. 16 sc
22. (dec, 2 sc) x 4 (12)
23. 6 dec

Close the opening and hide the yarn tail.

Legs (2 pieces)

1. Ch 7, starting in the 2nd chain from the hook: inc, 4 sc, 3 sc in the last chain, along the other side: 4 sc, inc
2. 2 inc, 4 sc, 3 inc, 4 sc, 2 inc (22)
3. (1 sc, inc) x 2, 4 sc, (1 sc, inc) x 3, 4 sc, (1 sc, inc) x 2 (29)
4-5. 29 sc
6. 10 sc, 5 dec, 9 sc (24)
7. 8 sc, 4 dec, 8 sc (20)
8. (dec, 8 sc) x 2 (18)
9-22. 18 sc
23. (dec, 1 sc) x 6 (12)
24. 6 dec

Close the opening and hide the yarn tail.

Head

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. (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
7. (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42)
8. 42 sc
9. (6 sc, inc) x 6 (48)
10. 48 sc
11. (7 sc, inc) x 6 (54)
12-15. 54 sc
16. (8 sc, inc) x 6 (60)
17-18. 60 sc
19. (8 sc, dec) x 6 (54)
20. (7 sc, dec) x 6 (48)
21. (6 sc, dec) x 6 (42)
22. (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)
23. (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
24. (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)

Fasten off and cut the yarn. Insert the eyes between rounds 13 and 14.

Tail

1. 6 sc in MR
2. 6 inc (12)
3. (3 sc, inc) x 3 (15)
4-10. 15 sc

Fold in half, crochet 7 sc through both layers, cut the yarn, leaving a tail for sewing.

Muzzle

1. Ch 9, starting in the 2nd chain from the hook: inc, 6 sc, 4 sc in the last chain, along the other side: 6 sc, inc (20)
2. inc, 7 sc, 3 inc, 7 sc, 2 inc (26)
3. (1 sc, inc) x 2, 7 sc, (1 sc, inc) x 3, 7 sc, 1 sc, inc (32)
4. (2 sc, inc) x 2, 7 sc, (2 sc, inc) x 3, 7 sc, 2 sc, inc (38)
5-6. 38 sc

Fasten off, cut the yarn, and leave a tail for sewing.

Body

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. (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
7. (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42)
8. (6 sc, inc) x 6 (48)
9-12. 48 sc
13. (6 sc, dec) x 6 (42)
14. 42 sc
15. (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)
16-18. 36 sc
19. (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
20-25. 30 sc
26. (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
27-31. 24 sc

Spot

1. Ch 7, starting in the 2nd chain from the hook: inc, 4 sc, 3 sc in the last chain, along the other side: 4 sc, inc
2. 2 inc, 4 sc, 3 inc, 4 sc, 2 inc (22)
3. (1 sc, inc) x 2, 4 sc, (1 sc, inc) x 3, 4 sc, (1 sc, inc) x 2 (29)

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)
5-10. 24 sc
11. (4 sc, dec) x 4 (20)
12. 20 sc
13. (3 sc, dec) x 4 (16)
14. 16 sc
15. (2 sc, dec) x 4 (12)
16. 12 sc

Fold the ear in half, crochet 6 sc through both layers, and leave a yarn tail for sewing.