Today, we are going to make a sleepy puppy amigurumi toy. Let’s start making this toy with a very detailed and instructive pattern. First, let’s get to know the toy a little. This cute puppy amigurumi was designed by crochetbyempanada and has been turned into a very instructive crochet pattern. Since it is published for free, I will also introduce you to this pattern. The dog amigurumi is designed in a sitting position, which greatly adds to the cuteness of this toy.
Plush Sleepy Puppy Crochet Amigurumi Pattern
The crochet dog has quite thick legs and arms. This will make it a wonderful toy for children. If we talk about the dog’s ears, we can say that they are much larger than ideal dog ears. In fact, ears similar to bunny ears have been used in this dog amigurumi toy.
Regarding the materials used, the toy is made with soft-textured thick yarn. It is recommended that you use a 4.5mm crochet hook to make the dog. Since we will make the toy’s eyes and nose with yarn, we will not need safety eyes. Let’s go into a little more detail and learn how to make the toy.
Designer: crochetbyempanada
Materials:
Chunky weight 6 yarn
– Color A: Color of your puppy
Weight 4 acrylic yarn
– Color B: Color that goes with color A (will be used for eyes and nose embroidery)
Scrap piece of acrylic yarn (Close to Color A) 12 inches, for face shaping.
4.5 mm crochet hook
Stuffing of your choice Marn needle
Scissors
Stitch Marker if you need one
Required Skills
• Rnd – round
• Sc – single crochet
• MR – Magic Ring
• Inc – Sc increase
• slst – slip stitch
• dec – sc decrease (I use the invisible decrease, but use what you are comfortable with.)
• Basic sewing
• Fasten off (FO)- Chain 1 and cut a tail.
First, we will make the dog’s large and thick upper legs. After starting with a magic ring, we do increasing stitches for the first 3 rounds, and after 1 round of decreasing stitches up to the 1st round, we will continue with single crochet. At this stage, you can start stuffing the toy’s legs. Then, we complete the process by decreasing stitches up to the 13th round.
Top Legs (*2)
You are going to start with making the legs first because you are going to crochet them into the body as you go.
Using Color A
Rnd 1. 6sc in a MR (6)
Rnd 2. (inc) repeat 6 times (12)
Rnd 3. (sc, Inc) repeat 6 times (18)
Rnd 4-5. sc around (2 rnds) (18)
Rnd 6. (sc, dec) repeat 6 times (12)
Rnd 7-10. sc around (4 rnds) (12)
• Stuff at this point
Rnd 11. (sc, dec) repeat 4 times (8)
Rnd 12-13. sc around (2 rnds) (8)
• Stuff a little more.
• Fold and 4sc along the top (4 stitches).
• Fasten off and cut a short tail.
Our next part is the toy’s lower legs. The dog’s lower legs are crocheted 3 rounds shorter than its upper legs, but the structure of the legs is designed in a very similar way to each other. Let’s crochet the lower legs as well.
Bottom Legs (*2)
Using Color A
Rnd 1. 6sc in a MR (6)
Rnd 2. (inc) repeat 6 times (12)
Rnd 3. (sc, Inc) repeat 6 times (18)
Rnd 4-5. sc around (2 rnds) (18)
Rnd 6. (sc, dec) repeat 6 times (12)
Rnd 7-10. sc around (4 rnds) (12)
• Stuff legs at this point
• Fold and 6sc along the top (6 stitches).
• Fasten off and cut a short tail.
We will crochet the body of the toy in 14 rounds, and we will start with a magic ring. We will create the body step by step using very basic crochet techniques. In the 5th and 13th rounds, we will sew the legs to the body. After the 13th round, you can stuff the toy’s body.
Body
For the body you will crochet from the bottom to the neck.
Using Color A
Rnd 1. 8sc in a MR (8)
Rnd 2. (Inc) repeat 8 times (16)
Rnd 3. (sc, inc) repeat 8 times (24)
Rnd 4. (2sc, inc) repeat 8 times (32)
Rnd 5. You will now crochet the bottom legs into the body
• 8sc, 6sc over leg 1 and into the current rnd, 4sc, 6sc over leg 2 and into the current rnd, 8sc (32)
Rnd 6-7. sc around (2 rnds) (32)
Rnd 8. (2sc, dec) repeat 8 times (24)
Rnd 9. sc around (1 rnd) (24)
Rnd 10. (sc, dec) repeat 8 times (16)
Rnd 11-12. sc around (2 rnds) (16)
Rnd 13. You will now crochet the top legs into the body
• 6sc, 4sc over leg 1 and into the current rnd, (there Is no gap between the legs) 4sc over leg 2 and into the current rnd, 2sc (16)
• Stuff Body at this point.
Rnd 14. (2sc, dec) repeat 4 times (12)
• Fasten off and leave a tail for sewing head to body.
Now, the next part is the dog’s big head. The size of this part is also made in 13 rounds, and we start with a magic ring along with 7 single crochet stitches. After the 11th round, you can stuff the toy’s head.
Head
Using Color A
Rnd 1. 7sc in a MR (7)
Rnd 2. (inc) repeat 7 times (14)
Rnd 3. (sc, inc) repeat 7 times (21)
Rnd 4-5. sc around (2 rnds) (21)
Rnd 6. (2sc, inc) repeat 7 times (28)
Rnd 7-10. sc around (4 rnds) (28)
Rnd 11. (2sc, dec) repeat 7 times (21)
• Stuff at this point.
Rnd 12. (sc, dec) repeat 7 times (14)
Rnd 13. (dec) repeat 7 times (7)
• Cut and close the hole.
• Using the head end, sew head to body between Rnds 7-11 of the head.
Eye Embroidery
Using Color B
Using some acrylic black yarn, Embroider a horizontal Line between Rnds 4-6. Go over this line 3 times. Tie ends together and weave in all ends.
Nose
Using Color B
Embroider horizontally between Rnds 2 of the head. (Going over the Magic Ring). Do this 4 times, then embroider 1 vertical line over the MR, from the center of the nose you just embroidered. Tie ends together and weave them into the head. (see above image for reference).
Face Shaping
• To shape the face. Take some acrylic yarn close to your body color.
• Starting under the head, go up and out the inner corner of one eye, go up 1 stitch and back into the head.
• Weave to the inner corner of the other eye and go down 1 stitch, then into the head.
• Finally weave back to the stitch under the head. Pull lightly and tie ends together to secure.
• I don’t have photos of this step. So if you are a Visual learner, please take a look at my YouTube Video for help!
Our puppy’s ears are quite large, but they are made using basic crochet techniques. We start the dog’s ears with a chain and will crochet for 15 rounds. We do not stuff the ears.
Ears (*2)
Using Color A
Working from top to bottom of the ear, working in rows. At the end of each row you will chain 1 and turn.
Chain 6, in the 2nd chain from the hook, start row 1.
Row 1-2. 5sc (2 rows) (5)
Row 3. Inc, 3sc, Inc (7)
Row 4-7. 7sc (4 rows) (7)
Row 8. Inc, 5sc, Inc (9)
Row 9-12. 9sc (4 rows) (9)
Row 13. (dec) repeat 2 times, sc, (dec) repeat 2 times (5)
Row 14. dec, sc, dec (3)
Row 15. dec, sc (2)
Fasten off. Weave in all your ends. Use sewing yarn to sew ears to the head.
Sewing Instructions:
Sew Row 1 of the ears to head between Rnds 7-12 The back of the ears should be 4 stitches apart, and the front of the ears should be about 8 stitches apart. Final photo references on next page.
Finally, we will crochet the cute dog’s tail and finish the process. After this, all you need to do is combine all the parts.
Tail
Using Color A
Step 1: Insert your hook between Rnds 6-7, in the center of the back.
Step 2: Make a slip knot and put it on your hook.
Step 3: Chain 6. In the 2nd chain from your hook, 5hdc down the chain towards the body.
Step 4: Fasten off and tie the ends together. Weave in all ends.
Congrats! Sleepy puppy plush amigurumi toy is ready!
