In my quest to use up yarn scraps, I made up a quick little
pattern for a small patchwork pup. This is a great way of using up those little
balls of yarn that are about the size of a golf ball.
Both of the smaller pups were made with worsted weight yarn
and a size F hook. They’re only about 5” long. The larger pup (yellow &
green) was made with two strands of a light worsted held together and an H
hook. Gauge doesn’t matter… heavier yarn (or two yarns held together) and a
larger hook will make a bigger pup. You just want your stitches tight enough
that the stuffing won’t show through.
Pieces are worked in continuous rounds. Use a stitch marker
to show the beginning of your rounds.
Legs:
Round 1: 6 SC in magic ring
Round 2: Increase in each stitch (12)
Round 3 & 4: work even (12) – if you are doing two-tone legs, change color
here
Round 5-7: work even (12). Finish off, leaving a long tail
for sewing on later.
Body:
Round 1: 6 SC in magic ring
Round 2: Increase in each stitch (12)
Round 3: *1 sc, inc*, repeat around (18)
Round 4: *2 sc, inc*, repeat around (24)
Round 5: *3 sc, inc*, repeat around (30)
Rounds 6-8 (3 rows): work even (30). If you are doing a dog
with a striped body, change color after row 8.
Rounds 9-13 (5 rows): work even (30). If you are making the body striped, change color
after row 13.
Rounds 14-16 (3 rows): work even (30)
Round 17: * 3 sc, dec*, repeat around (24)
Round 18: *2 sc, dec*, repeat around (18)
Stuff before the
opening gets too small! J
Round 19: *sc, dec*, repeat around (12)
Round 20: dec around (6)
Finish off. Weave yarn tail through the 6 stitches and pull
tightly to close.
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| This guy sold so fast, I never got daytime pictures of him! |
Head:
Round 1: 6 SC in magic ring
Round 2: Increase in each stitch (12)
Round 3: *1 sc, inc*, repeat around (18)
Round 4: *2 sc, inc*, repeat around (24)
Round 5: *3 sc, inc*, repeat around (30)
Rounds 6-7 (2 rows): work even (30).
Round 8: *3 sc, dec*, repeat around (24)
Round 9: *2 sc, dec*, repeat around (18)
Stuff before the
opening gets too small! J
Round 10: *sc, dec*, repeat around (12)
Round 11: dec around (6)
Finish off, leaving long tail to sew to body.
Muzzle:
Round 1: 6 SC in magic ring
Round 2: Increase in each stitch (12)
Rounds 3-5 (3 rounds): work even (12).
Finish off, leaving long tail to sew to face.
Using black yarn, embroider nose / mouth.
For the larger pup, I added an increase row [Row 3 = *1 sc, inc*, repeat around (18) ] to make a larger muzzle for the bigger pup. Then I just did two rows even.
Ears (make 2):
I made mine with a nice fuzzy yarn (fun fur held together
with a strand of bulky yarn for the blue ears, Bernat Pipsqueak for the yellow).
Since it was bulky yarn, I think I used size I hook.
Chain 7.
Sc in 2nd chain from hook and next 4 chains. 3 sc
in last chain, then, working on the other side of chain, make a sc in the
backside of each chain. Finish off, leaving a long tail to sew to head.
Pointed Tail (on
small pup with striped body)
With worsted weight yarn and size F hook:
Leaving a long tail for sewing, chain 8
Join with a slip stitch. Chain 1 and work a sc in each
chain. Mark the beginning of your round with a marker. Continue to work in
rounds, decreasing at the beginning of each row, until you have three stitches
left. Pull up a loop in each stitch and pull through all three stitches. Finish
off, tucking yarn end inside tail.
Floppy tail:
With bulky yarn and Size I hook, chain 8. SC in 2nd
chain from hook and each remaining chain. You can make it a little curlier by
doing 2 sc in each chain.
Eyes:
I played with different eyes... depending on the size of the head. I used sport weight yarn and a smaller hook and did 6 sc in a magic ring, then embroidered a small black knot. I also did more of an elongated eye by making a chain (4 or 5) and doing sc down one side, 3 sc in final chain, and sc back the other side. For the bigger puppy, I did a chain 2, and sc in 2nd chain from hook in black to make a larger pupil.
