This crochet dog pattern works up easily, with the legs and body in one piece, then add ears.

All you need to make this puppy is to know some basic crochet stitches like single crochet stitches, half double crochet stitches, bobble stitches, and some crochet techniques like increase, decrease, and working in the back loop & front loop only.

It’s a perfect gift to crochet for dog lovers in your life! You could even adapt the yarn color to match the coloring on a favorite pet dog, this dog would also make a cute crochet gift for little ones in your life to cuddle.

Let’s get started!

Designer: Bright Side Crochets

Materials & Tools

• Crochet hook which you prefer
• Yarn you prefer

Abbreviations

Mr – magic ring
sc – single crochet
dec – decrease
inc – increase
FO – fasten off
sl st – slip stitch
hdc – half double crochet
BLO – back loops only
FLO – front loops only
st – stitch
BO – booble stitch
CC – color change

Head

Rnd 1: 6 sc in Mr (6)
Rnd 2: inc x 6 (12)
Rnd 3: (1 sc, 1 inc) x 6 (18)
Rnd 4: (2 sc, 1 inc) x 6 (24)
Rnd 5: (3 sc, 1 inc) x 6 (30)
Rnd 6-9: sc in each st (30)
Rnd 10: (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
Rnd 11: (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)

Add the safety eyes between R7-8, about 6 stitches apart. You can add or embroider a nose to the puppy, one row under.

Body

Stuff as you go.

Rnd 12: FLO: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
Rnd 13-15: sc in each st around
Rnd 16: 5 sc, CC BO, CC 3 sc, CC BO, CC 1 sc, CC BO, CC 3 sc, CC BO, CC 8 sc (24)
Rnd 17: BLO: (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
Rnd 18: (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)
Rnd 19: (dec) x 6 (6)

Fasten off and weave in end.

Ears x2

Rnd 1: 6 sc in the Mr (6)
Rnd 2: (1 sc, 1 inc) x 3 (9)
Rnd 3-5: sc in each st around (9)

Fold the ear in half, and sc 4 st across

Fasten off, do not stuff and leave a long tail for sewing.

Collar

With color tou want the collar to be, chain 23-26 (depending on your tension) and FO leaving a long tail for sewing.\

Assembly

• Sew the ears onto round 4 of the head. Weave in the end.
• Sew the collar around the neck of the dog (weave in both the ends)

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