YARN:
– Medium Weight Cotton Yarn (Lace 4) in Yellow and Bordeaux
– Aunt Lydia Classic Cotton Thread (Lace 10) in Black, Brown and White
OTHER MATERIALS: Polyester Fiber Filling; Yarn Needle
HOOK SIZES: E/3.25 mm, 2.75 mm
STITCHES USED and ABBREVIATIONS: magic ring (mr), chain (ch), slip stitch (sl st), single crochet (sc), half double crochet (hdc), back loop only (BLO), decrease (dec), increase (inc), fasten off (F/O).
INSTRUCTIONS: work in rounds (join with a sl st and ch1 at the end of each round) otherwise instructed.
BODY (yellow yarn; 3.25 mm hook)
1) 7 sc in a mr (7)
2) sc inc around (14)
3) *1 sc, 1 sc inc*, repeat ** around (21)
4) *2 sc, 1 sc inc*, repeat ** around (28)
5) *3 sc, 1 sc inc*, repeat ** around (35)
6) *4 sc, 1 sc inc*, repeat ** around (42)
7-24) sc even (42)
25) 9 sc, 2 hdc inc, 18 sc, 2 hdc inc, 11 sc (46)
26) 9 sc, 4 hdc inc, 18 sc, 4 hdc inc, 11 sc (54)
27) sc even (54)
28) 9 sc, 4 hdc dec, 18 sc, 4 hdc dec, 11 sc (46)
29) 46 sc in BLO (46); start stuffing the body
30) *5 sc, 1 sc dec*, repeat ** 6 times, 4 sc (40)
31) *3 sc, 1 sc dec*, repeat ** around (32)
32) *2 sc, 1 sc dec*, repeat ** around (24)
33) *1 sc, 1 sc dec*, repeat ** around (16); finish stuffing the body firmly
34) sc dec around (8)
35) sc dec around (4); F/O and close the hole
EARS (black cotton thread; 2.75 mm hook; make two)
1) 6 sc in a mr (6)
2) *2 sc, 1 sc inc*, repeat ** around (8)
3) *1 sc, 1 sc inc*, repeat ** around (12)
4) *5 sc, 1 sc inc*, repeat ** around (14)
5-6) sc even (14)
7) *5 sc, 1 sc dec*, repeat ** around (12)
8) flatten the ear and crochet through both layers now, 6 sc (6)
9) 1 sc dec, 2 sc, 1 sc dec (4); F/O and leave a long tail of yarn to sew the ear between rounds #5-6 of the body.
Embroider the NOSE with black cotton thread between rounds 10-12 of the body.
EYES (black and white cotton thread ; 2.75 mm hook; make two)
1) starting off with black thread, 6 sc in a mr (6)
2) *1 sc, 1 sc inc*, repeat ** around (9)
3) switch to white thread, *2 sc, 1 sc inc*, repeat ** around (12); F/O and leave a long tail of yarn to sew the eyes between rounds 9-12 of the body, 8 sts apart.
MUZZLE (brown cotton thread yarn; 2.75 mm hook; make two)
1) 8 sc in a mr (8)
2) *1 sc, 1 sc inc*, repeat ** around (12)
3) *1 sc, 1 sc inc*, repeat ** around (18); F/O and leave a long tail of yarn to sew the muzzle between rounds #11-14. Stuff the muzzle as you attach it to the body.
LEGS (yellow yarn; 3.25 mm hook; make 4)
1) 6 sc in a mr (6)
2) *2 sc, 1 sc inc*, repeat ** twice (8); F/O and leave a long tail of yarn to sew the leg onto the body as shown in the picture above.
TAIL (yellow yarn; 3.25 mm hook)
1) work 4 ch, 3 sc in the 2nd ch from the hook, 3 sc inc in the next 2 sts (9); F/O and leave a long string of yarn to attach the tail to the back of the doll.
COLLAR (bordeaux yarn)
Cut a long string of Bordeaux yarn and wrap it around the pug’s body between rounds #17-18.
