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Today is Day 9 of the Spring Mini Amigurumi Crochet Along, three quarters of the way done, and today's animal is a little dog.
This is another, like the cat, that my 6 year old questioned me including in a set of farm animals since in his mind it falls more in the pet category, but I stand by my decision for a couple of reasons. One, I think it is pretty common to find a dog on a farm, whether it is a working dog or just a family pet. And second, coming up with 12 farm animals was more challenging than I thought it would be when I first came up with the idea. There were several animals that were for sure going to be included, horse, cow, pig, sheep, chicken, etc., but by the time I got to the last few animals I felt like I had to reach a little more.
The little dog is the same size as all of the other animals, I made it in a light tan color with floppy ears, but there are lots of different colors you could do.
I also added a little collar and tag, and to be honest I am a little unsure about that part. You can add the collar and tag, or just the collar, or leave it off completely. I thought the collar would be cute and add something a little different than any of the other animals have, but I feel like it kind of looks like the dog won a gold medal so I don't know that I love it. But like I said, you can add it or leave it off, whatever you want.
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How to Crochet a Little Dog
Finished Size: about 3" tall sitting
You will need:
- medium weight yarn in desired colors- main color for dog, collar color, tag color (sample made in Red Heart Super Saver in Buff, Royal, and Saffron)
- G crochet hook (4 mm)
- 2- 6 mm safety eyes
- Polyfil fiberfill
- yarn needle
- stitch markers
- scissors
- black embroidery floss and needle
Instructions:
Body
Make 1 with tan yarn (or main color), beginning with magic ring
Round 1: in mr, ch 1, 6 sc (6 sc)
Round 2: 2 sc in each st (12 sc)
Round 3: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next st] repeat around (18 sc)
Rounds 4-8: 1 sc in each st (18 sc)
Begin stuffing and continue stuffing as you work
Round 9: sc2tog around (9 sc)
Round 10: 2 sc in each st (18 sc)
Round 11: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 2 sts] repeat around (24 sc)
Round 12-15: 1 sc in each st (24 sc)
Round 16: [sc2tog, sc in next 2 sts] repeat around (18 sc)
Insert safety eyes between rounds 13 and 14 about 3 stitches apart
Round 17: [sc2tog, sc in next st] repeat around (12 sc)
Round 18: sc2tog around (6 sc)
Finish off, weave in ends
Muzzle
Make 1 with tan yarn (or main color), beginning with magic ring
Round 1: in mr, ch 1, 6 sc (6 sc)
Round 2: 2 sc in each st (12 sc)
Round 3: 1 sc in each st (12 sc)
Finish off and cut yarn leaving long tail for sewing
Embroider a little nose and mouth on the muzzle
Sew the muzzle to the head just below the eyes
Ears
Make 2 with tan yarn (or main color), beginning with magic ring
Round 1: in mr, ch 1, 6 sc (6 sc)
Round 2: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next st] repeat around (9 sc)
Round 3-4: 1 sc in each st (9 sc)
Finish off and cut yarn, leaving long tail for sewing
Sew ears to the sides of the head hanging down
Legs
Make 4 with tan yarn (or main color), beginning with magic ring
Round 1: in mr, ch 1, 6 sc (6 sc)
Round 2: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next st] repeat around (9 sc)
Round 3: [sc2tog, sc in next st] repeat around (6 sc)
Rounds 4-5: 1 sc in each st (6 sc)
Finish off and cut yarn leaving a long tail for sewing
Sew the 2 of the legs/arms to the side of the body between the body and head, sew the other 2 to the bottom side of the body in a sitting position
Tail
Make 1 with tan yarn (or main color)
ch 4
turn, sl st in each st (4 sl st)
Finish off and cut yarn leaving long tail for sewing
Sew the tail to the back of the body
Collar
Make 1 with blue yarn (or collar color)
ch 15
Finish off and cut yarn leaving long tail for sewing
Tag
Make 1 with gold yarn (or tag color), beginning with magic ring
Round 1: in mr, ch 1, 4 sc, sl st to first sc to join (4 sc)
Finish off and cut yarn leaving long tail for sewing
Sew the tag onto the collar in the center of the chain
Wrap the collar around the neck so the end meet in the back and tie the ends together to secure, weave in ends
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