MATERIALS I USED:
– 3.5mm crochet hook
– 10mm black safety eyes
– main color yarn (for my gray puppy, I used Lion Brand/Vanna’s Choice worsted weight yarn in “Linen”; the brown puppy is made with Lion Brand/Wool-Ease worsted weight yarn in “Mushroom”)
– white yarn
– dark gray yarn for nose (I used Lion Brand/Vanna’s Choice in Dark Grey Heather)
– yarn needle
– stitch marker
– fiber fill
– polyester pellets for filling the body (found at my local JoAnns store)
– ribbon
– small jingle bell
ABBREVIATIONS
sc single crochet
inc increase
dec decrease
BLO back loops only
HEAD
start with white yarnRnd 1: make 6sc into magic ring
Rnd 2: inc in each st [12]
Rnd 3: (sc, inc in next st) repeat around [18]
Rnd 4-6: sc in all 18 st [18]
change to main color yarn
Rnd 7: (sc, inc in next st) repeat 9 times [27]
Rnd 8: (3sc, inc in next st) repeat 6 times, 3sc [33]
Rnd 9: sc in all 33 st
Rnd 10: (4sc, inc in next st) repeat 6 times, 3sc [39]
Rnd 11: sc in all 39 st
Rnd 12: (5sc, inc in next st) repeat 6 times, 3sc [45]
Rnd 13: sc in all 45 st
Rnd 14: (5sc, dec) repeat 6 times, 3 sc [39]
Rnd 15: (4sc, dec) repeat 6 times, 3sc [33]
Rnd 16: sc in all st
Rnd 17: (3sc, dec) repeat 6 times, 3sc [27]
Rnd 18: sc in all 27 st
This is where I like to start stuffing the head and placing the eyes. (between rounds 7 & 8, with 9 stitches between). I like to get a general idea of the face because I like to sew the nose at this point as well. I can tie the loose ends inside the head while I still have enough room to work!
Rnd 19: (2sc, dec) repeat 6 times, 3sc [21]
Finish stuffing the head if you need to
Rnd 20: (sc, dec) repeat 6 times, 3sc [15]
Rnd 21: dec 7 times, sc [8]
Rnd 22: dec once, fasten off and weave in tail
Use a yarn needle and your dark grey yarn to sew the nose. I repeated this pattern over and over until the nose was filled in to my liking.
EARS (make 2)
Rnd 1: make 4sc into magic ring
Rnd 2: sc in all 4 st [4]
Rnd 3: inc in each st [8]
Rnd 4: sc in all 8 st [8]
Rnd 5: (sc, inc in next st) repeat 4 times [12]
Rnd 6: sc in all 12 st [12]
Rnd 7: (2sc, inc in next st) repeat 4 times [16]
Rnd 8: sc in all 16 st [16]
Rnd 9: (sc, dec) repeat 5 times, sc [11]
Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing. Flatten the ears and sew the openings shut before attaching to head.
BODY
Rnd 1: make 6sc into magic ring
Rnd 2: inc in each st [12]
Rnd 3: (sc, inc in next st) [18]
Rnd 4: (2sc, inc in next st) [24]
Rnd 5: (3sc, inc in next st) [30]
Rnd 6: sc in all 30 st [30]
Rnd 7: (4sc, inc in next st) [36]
Rnd 8: (5sc, inc in next st) [42]
Rnd 9: sc in all 42 st [42]
Rnd 10: (5sc, dec) repeat 6 times [36]
Rnd 11: sc in all 36 st [36]
Rnd 12: (4sc, dec) repeat 6 times [30]
Rnd 13: sc in all 30 st [30]
Rnd 14: (3sc, dec) repeat 6 times [24]
Rnd 15: sc in all 24 st [24]
Rnd 16: (2sc, dec) repeat 6 times [18]
Rnd 17: sc in all 18 st [18]
Rnd 18: (sc, dec) repeat 6 times [12] [Note: I like making my puppy with a small neck.. if you prefer a bigger neck, you can omit rounds 18 & 19 completely]
Rnd 19: sc in all 12 st [12]
Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing the head on
ARM (make two)
start with white yarn
Rnd 1: make 6sc into magic ring
Rnd 2: inc in each st [12]
Rnd 3: sc in all 12 st [12]
Rnd 4: (2sc, dec) repeat 3 times [9]
change to main color yarn
Rnd 5-7: sc in all 9 st [9]
Rnd 8: (2sc, dec) repeat twice, sc [7]
Rnd 9-10: sc in all 7 st [7]
fasten off and leave a tail for sewing. Stuff the arms, concentrating the stuffing towards the paw, using less and less stuffing as you move up. Sew the arms shut before attaching to the body.
FEET (make two)
start with white yarn
Rnd 1: make 6sc into magic ring
Rnd 2: inc in each st [12]
Rnd 3: (sc, inc in next st) repeat around [18]
Rnd 4: BLO sc in all st [18]
change to main color yarn
Rnd 5: sc in all 18 st [18]
Rnd 6: (sc, dec) repeat around [12]
Rnd 7: (2sc, dec) repeat 3 times [9]
Fasten off and leave a tail for sewing. Stuff each foot and sew onto body, making sure they are symmetrical. See photos for appropriate placement.
TAIL
start with white yarn
Rnd 1: make 4sc into magic ring
Rnd 2: sc in all 4 st [4]
Rnd 3: inc in all 4 st [8]
change to main color yarn
Rnd 4-6: sc in all 8 st [8]
Rnd 7: inc, 3sc, dec, 3sc [8]
Fasten off and leave a tail for attaching to body
ASSEMBLY
The ears are placed at round 14, with about 10 stitches between them.
Fill the body 3/4 of the way with polyester pellets/beads. Depending on the tightness of your stitches, the beads might fall out of the openings between your stitches. If this is the case, you can use a bit of nylon material (ie pantyhose) to create a bag filled with the polyester beads and put this into the doll’s body. Stuff the remaining space with fiber fill. Position the head and sew it onto the body.
