Dog

Skill Level

** EASY

Finished Measurement

Approximately 8 inches long

Gauge

4 sc = 1 inch; 4 sc rows = 1 inch

Materials

4 MEDIUM

• Premier Yarns Home Cotton medium (worsted) weight cotton/polyester yarn (2¾ oz/140 yds/80g per skein): 1 skein each #59-18 Delft blue, #38-13 pastel blue, #38-16 black and #38-07 cranberry

• Size G/6/4mm crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge

• Light blue bath puff

• Polyester fiberfill

• Tapestry needle

• Stitch marker

Pattern Note

Do not join rounds unless otherwise stated. Mark first stitch of each round.

Head

Rnd 1: Starting at muzzle, with Delft blue, ch 4, sl st in first ch to form ring, ch 1, 4 sc in ring. (4 sc)

Rnd 2: 2 sc in each st around, join with sl st in first sc. Fasten off. (8 sc)

Rnd 3: Join pastel blue with sc in first st, sc in same st, [2 sc in each st] around. (16 sc)

Rnd 4: [Sc in next st, 2 sc in next st] around. (24 sc)

Rnds 5–7: Sc in each st around.

Rnd 8: [Sc in next 2 sts, sk next st] around. (16 sc)

Rnd 9: For Head, 2 sc in back Ip(see StitchGuide.com) of next st, [2 sc in both lps of each st] around. (32 sc)

Rnds 10 & 11: Sc in each st around.

Rnd 12: [Sc in next 3 sts, 2 sc in next st] around. (40 sc)

Rnd 13: Sc in each st around. Rnd 14: [Sc in next 4 sts, sk next st] around. (32 sc)

Rnd 15: Sc in each st around. Rnd 16: [Sc in next 3 sts, sk next st] around. Stuff lightly. (24 sc)

Rnd 17: [Sc in next 2 sts, sk next st] around. (16 sc)

Rnd 18: [Sc in next st, sk next st] around. (8 sc)

Rnd 19: [Sl st in next st, sk next st] around, join with sl st in first sl st. Fasten off.

For tongue, join cranberry with sl st in rem Ip of first st on rnd 8, ch 6, dc in 3rd ch from hook, dc in next 3 chs, sl st in same lp as first sl st. Fasten off.

Ear

Make 2.

Rnd 1: With Delft blue, ch 4, sl st in first ch to form ring, ch 1, 8 sc in ring. (8 sc)

Rnd 2: [Sc in next st, 2 sc in next st] around. (12 sc)

Rnds 3–6: Sc in each st around.

Rnd 7: [Sc in next 2 sts, sk next st] around. (8 sc)

Rnds 8–10: Sc in each st around.

Row 11: Flatten last rnd, working through both thicknesses, sc in next 4 sts. Fasten off.

Sew Ears 11/8 inches apart to top of Head over rnd 13.

Back Leg

Make 1 each Delft blue and pastel blue.

Rnd 1: Ch 4, sl st in first ch to form ring, ch 1, 8 sc in ring. (8 sc)

Rnd 2: 2 sc in each st around. (16 sc)

Rnd 3: [Sc in next st, 2 sc in next st] around. (24 sc)

Rnds 4–7: Sc in each st around.

Rnd 8: For toe, [sc in next st, sk next st] 8 times, sc in last 8 sts. (16 sc)

Rnds 9–19: Sc in each st around. Stuff lightly.

Rnd 20: [Sc in next st, sk next st] around. (8 sc)

Rnd 21: [Sl st in next st, sk next st] around, join with sl st in first sl st. Fasten off.

Front Leg

Make 1 each Delft blue and pastel blue.

Rnd 1: Ch 4, sl st in first ch to form ring, ch 1, 8 sc in ring. (8 sc)

Rnd 2: 2 sc in each st around. (16 sc)Rnds 3–8: Sc in each st around.

Rnd 9: For toe, [sc in next st, sk next st] 4 times; sc in last 8 sts. (12 sc)

Rnds 10–19: Sc in each st around. Stuff lightly.

Rnd 20: [Sc in next 2 sts, sk next st] around. (8 sc)

Rnd 21: [Sl st in next st, sk next st] around, join with sl st in first sl st. Fasten off.

Tail

Rnd 1: With Delft blue, ch 12, sl st in first ch to form ring, ch 1, sc in each ch around. (12 sc)

Rnds 2–9: Sk next st, sc in each st around, ending with 4 sc in last rnd. At end of last rnd, join with sl st in first sc. Fasten off. Stuff lightly.

Finishing

For eyes, with black, embroider 2 French knots(see illustration) ? inch apart above muzzle as shown in photo.

For muzzle shaping, thread blue through tapestry needle. Insert needle through side of Head to center bottom of rnd 9, pull through to front allowing end to catch in stuffing, insert needle back through center bottom of rnd 2 on muzzle, tighten slightly to shape. Secure.

Note:Sew pieces to thick center part of bath puff; not to outside edges.

Sew back of Head to 1 end of bath puff with hanging lp at center top.

Flatten top of each Leg so toe is pointing forward. Tack top of each Front Leg to each front bottom corner of bath puff and top of each Back Leg to each back bottom corner as shown.

Sew first rnd of Tail to top of bath puff centered between Back Legs.

Duck

Skill Level

** EASY

Finished Measurement

Approximately 9 inches tall

Gauge

4 sc = 1 inch; 4 sc rows = 1 inch

Materials

4 MEDIUM

• Premier Yarns Home Cotton medium (worsted) weight cotton/polyester yarn (2¾ oz/140 yds/80g per skein): 1 skein each #59-04 yellow, #59-05 peach and #38-16 black

• Size G/6/4mm crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge

• Yellow bath puff

• Polyester fiberfill

• Tapestry needle

Pattern Note

Do not join rounds unless otherwise stated. Mark first stitch of each round.

Beak & Head

Rnd 1: Starting at Beak, with peach, ch 5, sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in last 3 chs; working on opposite side of chs, sc in last 4 chs. (8 sc)

Rnds 2 & 3: Sc in each st around.

Rnd 4: 2 sc in each st around. (16 sc)

Rnd 5: For top, 2 sc in each of next 8 sts, sc in each st around, join with sl st in first sc. Fasten off. (24 sc)

Rnd 6: For Head, join yellow with sc in first st, sc in each st around.

Rnd 7: [Sc in next 2 sts, 2 sc in next st] around. (32 sc)

Rnd 8: Sc in each st around.

Rnd 9: [Sc in next st, 2 sc in next st] 8 times, sc in each st around. (40 sc)

Rnds 10 & 11: Sc in each st around.

Rnd 12: [Sc in next 4 sts, sk next st] around. (32 sc)

Rnd 13: [Sc in next 3 sts, sk next st] around. Stuff lightly. (24 sc)

Rnd 14: [Sc in next 2 sts, sk next st] around. (16 sc)

Rnd 15: [Sc in next st, sk next st] around. (8 sc)

Rnd 16: [Sl st in next st, sk next st] around, join with sl st in first sl st. Fasten off.

Foot

Make 2.

Rnd 1: With peach, ch 9, sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in last 7...