Crochet plush dog free pattern
This amigurumi plush dog is made with the Himalaya Dolphin Baby yarn. You can crochet an adorable little dog friend with this free amigurumi pattern. Finished toy measures approximately 25 cm (9.8″) tall.
Designed and photos by Nasty Schastlivaya
Instagram: @nasty_schastlivaya_
Translated by Amiguroom Toys
Materials:
- Yarn: Himalaya Dolphin Baby or YarnArt Dolce (less than one skein of main color)
- Hook size: 4.0 mm
- 10 mm safety eyes
- 12 mm safety nose
- Black YarnArt Jeans yarn for brows and muzzle
- Some cotton yarn (the color of main color of the plush yarn)
- Sewing thread and needle
- Scissors
- Stitch marker
- Fiberfill
Abbreviations:
R = row
ch = chain
sl st = slip stitch
sc = single crochet
inc = 2 sc in the next stitch
dec = single crochet 2 stitches together
F.o. = fasten off
(12) = number of stitches you should have at the end of the round/row
( )* 6 = repeat whatever is between the brackets the number of times stated
Free amigurumi dog pattern
Eye spot
With second color:
Make 5 ch.
Make an oval starting from the 2nd ch from hook, work on both sides of the chain.
R 1: From the 2nd ch from hook: inc, 2 sc, 3 sc in last st, turn and crochet on the opposite side of the chain: 3 sc (10)
R 2: 2 inc, 2 sc, 3 inc, 2 sc, inc (16)
Sl st.
F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.
Head
With main color:
R 1: 2 ch, 6 sc on the 2nd ch (6)
R 2: (inc)*6 (12)
R 3: (1 sc, inc)*6 (18)
R 4: (2 sc, inc)*6 (24)
R 5-6: 24 sc (2 rows)
R 7: 7 sc, 10 inc, 7 sc (34)
R 8: 34 sc
R 9: 8 sc, inc, 2 sc, (1 sc, inc)*6, 2 sc, inc, 8 sc (42)
R 10-14: 42 sc (5 rows)
Sew eye spot on the head.
Insert safety eyes between R 6 and R 7 at the distance of 5 stitches from each other.
Insert safety nose between R 2 and R 3.
R 15: (5 sc, dec)*6 (36)
R 16: (4 sc, dec)*6 (30)
R 17: (3 sc, dec)*6 (24)
R 18: (2 sc, dec)*6 (18)
R 19: (1 sc, dec)*6 (12)
R 20: (dec)*6 (6)
Stuff with fiberfill.
F.o.
Arms (make 2)
With main color:
R 1: 2 ch, 6 sc on the 2nd ch (6)
R 2: (inc)*6 (12)
R 3: (3 sc, inc)*3 (15)
R 4: 15 sc
R 5: (1 sc, dec)*5 (10)
R 6: 4 sc, dec, 4 sc (9)
R 7-12: 9 sc (6 rows)
Stuff only the bottom part of the arm.
Fold top of arm flat and 4 sc through both sides across.
F.o.
First leg
With second color:
R 1: 2 ch, 6 sc on the 2nd ch (6)
R 2: (inc)*6 (12)
R 3: (1 sc, inc)*6 (18)
R 4: (5 sc, inc)*3 (21)
R 5-6: 21 sc (2 rows)
R 7: 6 dec, 9 sc (15)
R 8: 3 dec, 9 sc (12)
Change to main color:
R 9-14: 12 sc (6 rows)
R 15: 3 sc only
Stuff only the bottom part of the leg.
Fold top of leg flat and 6 sc through both sides across.
F.o.
Second leg
With main color:
R 1: 2 ch, 6 sc on the 2nd ch (6)
R 2: (inc)*6 (12)
R 3: (1 sc, inc)*6 (18)
R 4: (5 sc, inc)*3 (21)
R 5-6: 21 sc (2 rows)
R 7: 6 dec, 9 sc (15)
R 8: 3 dec, 9 sc (12)
R 9-14: 12 sc (6 rows)
R 15: 3 sc only
Stuff only the bottom part of the leg.
Fold top of leg flat and 6 sc through both sides across.
F.o.
Body
With main color:
R 1: 2 ch, 6 sc on the 2nd ch (6)
R 2: (inc)*6 (12)
R 3: (1 sc, inc)*6 (18)
R 4: (2 sc, inc)*6 (24)
R 5: (3 sc, inc)*6 (30)
R 6: (4 sc, inc)*6 (36)
R 7: (5 sc, inc)*6 (42)
R 8: 42 sc
R 9: attach legs: 7 sc, 6 sc together with sc of the 1st leg, 15 sc, 6 together with sc of the 2nd leg, 8 sc
R 10-11: 42 sc (2 rows)
R 12: (5 sc, dec)*6 (36)
R 13: (4 sc, dec)*6 (30)
R 14-15: 30 sc (2 rows)
R 16: (3 sc, dec)*6 (24)
R 17-18: 24 sc (2 rows)
R 19: (2 sc, dec)*6 (18)
R 20: attach arms: 3 sc, 4 sc together with sc of the 1st arm, 5 sc, 4 sc together with sc of the 2nd arm, 2 sc
Sl st.
Stuff with fiberfill.
F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.
Tail
Attach yarn between the legs.
Make 8 ch.
R 1: From the 2nd ch from hook: 7 sc
F.o.
First ear
With second color:
R 1: 2 ch, 6 sc on the 2nd ch (6)
R 2: (inc)*6 (12)
R 3: (1 sc, inc)*6 (18)
R 4: 18 sc
R 5: (2 sc, inc)*6 (24)
R 6-7: 24 sc (2 rows)
Change to main color:
R 8: 24 sc
R 9: (2 sc, dec)*6 (18)
R 10-11: 18 sc (2 rows)
R 12: (1 sc, dec)*6 (12)
R 13-17: 12 sc (5 rows)
Fold top of ear flat and 6 sc through both sides across.
F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.
Second ear
With main color:
R 1: 2 ch, 6 sc on the 2nd ch (6)
R 2: (inc)*6 (12)
R 3: (1 sc, inc)*6 (18)
R 4: 18 sc
R 5: (2 sc, inc)*6 (24)
R 6-7: 24 sc (2 rows)
Change to main color:
R 8: 24 sc
R 9: (2 sc, dec)*6 (18)
R 10-11: 18 sc (2 rows)
R 12: (1 sc, dec)*6 (12)
R 13-17: 12 sc (5 rows)
Fold top of ear flat and 6 sc through both sides across.
F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.
Assembly
Take a long needle with cotton yarn.
Insert the needle from the black point and draw it out the green point, than insert the needle in the red point and draw it out the yellow point, than insert the needle in the blue point and draw it out the black point. Pull strongly. F.o.
Embroider eyebrows and muzzle with black yarn.
Sew ears on the head.
Sew head to the body.
I started making this fantastic dog as a thank you gift but I have totally fallen in love with it and now I don’t know if I can part with it. This was the MOST fun crochet project in my life!
Good pattern! Easy to read and turned out cute!
Love this pattern
Wish you would say what row of the head gets sewn to the neck