Crochet little dogs amigurumi
The cute little dogs amigurumi are easy and fast to crochet using only basic crochet stitches. This free amigurumi dog pattern is very simple (the head, body and legs are crocheted as a one piece). The finished crochet dog is about 12 cm (4.7″) tall.
Designed and photos by Elena Khokhlova
Instagram: @ami.toys
Translated by Amiguroom Toys
Materials:
- Yarn: YarnArt Jeans yarn (55% cotton, 45% acrylic, 50 g/160 m)
- Hook size: 2.5 mm
- Black beads for eyes
- Black embroidery floss for eyebrows and lashes
- Sewing needle and scissors
- Stitch marker
- Fiberfill
Abbreviations:
R = row
mc = magic circle
ch = chain
st = stitch
sl st = slip stitch
sc = single crochet
dc = double crochet
tr = treble crochet
inc = 2 sc in the next stitch
dec = single crochet 2 stitches together
BLO = back loop only
FLO = front loop only
F.o. = finish off
( ) = 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 crochet little dog pattern
Head-body and legs (one piece)
Starting from the head with grey yarn:
R 1: 6 sc in mc (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 8-13: 42 sc (6 rows)
R 14: (5 sc, dec)* 6 (36)
R 15: (4 sc, dec)* 6 (30)
R 16: (3 sc, dec)* 6 (24)
R 17: (2 sc, dec)* 6 (18)
R 18: (1 sc, dec)* 6 (12)
R 19: 12 sc
Change to sweater color:
R 20: (1 sc, inc)* 6 (18)
R 21: 18 sc
R 22: (2 sc, inc)* 6 (24)
For a dog girl crochet R 26 into BLO.
R 23-27: 24 sc (5 rows)
Change to grey yarn:
R 28-30: 24 sc (3 rows)
Continue crochet a leg:
Divide the body in two equal parts (12 sc/12 sc) with a stitch marker.
R 31: crochet the first round of the leg: make sc in each st till the marker then turn and crochet on the other side of the body, forming a circle (12)
R 32-34: 12 sc (3 rows)
R 35: (dec)* 6 (6)
F.o.
Join the grey yarn between the legs and crochet the second leg on the rest 12 st of the body in the same way.
Arms (make 2)
R 1: 5 sc in mc (5)
R 2: (inc)* 5 (10)
R 3-4: 10 sc (2 rows)
Change to sweater color:
R 5-6: 10 sc (2 rows)
R 7: (1 sc, dec)* 3, 1 sc (7)
R 8-10: 7 sc (3 rows)
For a dog girl crochet only R 1-R 9. Don’t crochet R 10.
Stuff with fiberfill.
Fold top of arm flat and 3 sc through both sides across.
F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.
Ears (make 2)
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (inc)* 6 (12)
R 3: (3 sc, inc)* 3 (15)
R 4-7: 15 sc (4 rows)
R 8: (3 sc, dec)* 3 (12)
R 9: (2 sc, dec)* 3 (9)
Fold top of ear flat and 4 sc through both sides across.
F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.
Muzzle
With ehite yarn:
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, 4 sc in one st, turn: 2 sc, inc (12)
R 2: 2 inc, 2 sc, 4 inc, 2 sc, 2 inc [20]
R 3-4: 20 sc (2 rows)
F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.
Nose
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (1 sc, inc)* 3 (9)
R 3: 9 sc
F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.
Skirt
Attach blue yarn to the external loop on R 26 with a sl st.
R 1: FLO: 3 ch, (3 tr in one st)* repeat to the end of the row, sl st
F.o.
Bow
With blue yarn:
In magic circle: 3 ch, 5 dc, 3 ch, sl st. The first half of the bow is ready!
Do the same with the second half: 3 ch, 5 dc, 3 ch, sl st.
Pull off the magic circle. Wrap the middle of the bow with the remaining yarn.
Sew the bow on the head near the ear.