Mini Dog – Free Pattern

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Size

When using the recommended hook size, yarn, the yarn under method (x stitch), the Mini Dog measures 5.5 inches/13.97centimeters.

Materials

Materials needed to create the toy in order to replicate my toy:

• Crochet hook size: 5.5 mm hook
• Yarn used: Premier Parfait Chunky (Toffee and Cream)
• Scraps of black yarn (I used cotton yarn)
• 15 mm safety eyes
• Stuffing
• Darning needle
• Stitch marker (optional)

Abbreviations

• MR – magic ring
• sl st – slip stitch
• sc – single crochet
• hdc- half double crochet
• dc- double crochet
• inc – increase
• dec – decrease
• FLO – front loop only
• BLO- back loop only
• (…) – Repeat the instruction inside these brackets the given number of times.
• […] – Total number of stitches at the end of the round.

Head

Use Toffee. Stuff as you go.

Round 1: 6 sc in MR. [6]

Round 2: (inc) x 6. [12]

Round 3: (sc, inc) x 6. [18]

Round 4: sc, inc, (2 sc, inc) x 5, sc. [24]

Round 5: (3 sc, inc) x 6. [30]

Round 6: 2 sc, inc, (4 sc, inc) x 5, 2 sc. [36]

Rounds 7-13: 36 sc. [36] (7 rounds)

Insert safety eyes between rounds 9 and 10, with 4 visible stitches in between.

Round 14: 2 sc, dec, (4 sc, dec) x 5, 2 sc. [30]

Round 15: (3 sc, dec) x 6. [24]

Round 16: sc, dec, (2 sc, dec) x 5, sc. [18]

Don’t finish off- move onto the body.

Body

Use Toffee.

Round 17: FLO, 18 sc. [18]

Round 18: sc, inc, (2 sc, inc) x 5, sc. [24]

Rounds 19-20: 24 sc. [24] (2 rounds)

Round 21: (3 sc, inc) x 6. [30]

Rounds 22-25: 30 sc. [30] (4 rounds)

Round 26: (3 sc, dec) x 6. [24]

Round 27: sc, dec, (2 sc, dec) x 5, sc. [18]

Round 28: (sc, dec) x 6. [12]

Round 29: (dec) x 6. [6]

Cut yarn and weave in end.

 

Ears

Use Toffee and Cream- make 1 in each color. The ears aren’t stuffed.

Round 1: 5 sc in MR. [5]

Round 2: (inc) x 5. [10]

Round 3: (sc, inc) x 5. [15]

Rounds 4-13: 15 sc. [15] (10 rounds)

Round 14: (sc, dec) x 5. [10]

Round 15: Flatten and 5 sc across. [5]

Cut yarn and leave a long tail for sewing.

Tail

Start with Cream. Lightly stuff as you go.

Round 1: 6 sc in MR. [6]

Rounds 2-3: 6 sc. [6] (2 rounds)

Change to Toffee

Rounds 4-7: 6 sc. [6] (4 rounds)

Round 8: Flatten and 3 sc across. [3]

Cut yarn and leave a long tail for sewing.

 

Muzzle

Use Cream.

Round 1: 6 sc in MR. [6]

Round 2: (inc) × 6. [12]

 

Cut yarn and leave a long tail for sewing

 

Arms

Make 1 arm in Toffee and 1 arm in Cream.

Round 1: 6 sc in MR. [6]

Round 2: (inc) x 6. [12]

Rounds 3-4: 12 sc. [12] (2 rounds)

Round 5: (dec) x 3, 6 sc. [9]

Round 6: (2 sc, dec) x 2, sc. [7]

Start stuffing.

Rounds 7-11: 7 sc. [7] (5 rounds)

Stop stuffing at round 8.

Round 12: sc (adjust as needed to get to the side of the arm), flatten and 3 sc across (going through both layers). [3]

Cut yarn and leave a long tail for sewing.

 

Book Pages

Use Toffee.

Round 1: 6 sc in MR. [6]

Round 2: (inc) x 6. [12]

Round 3: (3 sc, inc) x 3. [15]

Rounds 4-5: 15 sc. [15] (2 rounds)

Round 6: (dec) x 4, 7 sc. [11]

Round 7: (dec) x 2, 7 sc. [9]

Start stuffing.

Rounds 8-14: 9 sc. [9] (7 rounds)

Stop stuffing at round 11.

Round 15: sc (adjust as needed to get to the side of the leg), flatten and 4 sc across (going through both layers). [4]

Cut yarn and leave a long tail for sewing.

Assembly

• Sew the muzzle to the head between rounds 9 and 12.
• Sew ears between rounds 4 and 5 on either side of the head.
• Sew the legs to the bottom of the body between rounds 26 and 29.
• Sew the arms to the sides of the body between rounds 17 and 18.
• Sew the tail between rounds 23 and 25.
• Embroider a nose with black cotton yarn.

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