Puppy Love – Amigurumi Dog Crochet Pattern

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It’s almost Valentine’s season, and that means there are cute red, white and pink stuffed animals just about everywhere! But how about hand making a little crocheted stuffed animal for your loved ones this year? I introduce to you Puppy Love, the world’s cutest amigurumi Valentine’s dog! This cutie is easy, fast, and fun to make, and makes a great gift! How cute would it be to make a pair of these pups to gift to your favorite couple? The possibilities are endless!

You may remember that I love making Valentine’s Day themed dogs from my Amigurumi Love Pugs that took center stage during the Valentine’s season last year! I had so much fun making them, and my fellow crocheters seemed really excited to try the pattern! Around that time, I had also designed a regular amigurumi dog. When I was trying to brainstorm ideas for a Valentine’s pattern this year, I thought, what if I made that little dog all red and pink for the most romantic day of the year? And so, Puppy Love was born!

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In addition to all the sweet red and pink accents on this little pup, I really love how the face came out using large safety eyes and a plastic animal nose. I usually don’t use safety eyes quite this large, but the result was wide-eyed and adorable! Also, this was my first time using a plastic animal nose. They work just like safety eyes…only they’re shaped like a nose, as one would guess! You can find some great safety eyes in the same 15 mm size I used on Amazon HERE, and some great animal noses are also available on Amazon HERE!

So no matter what your crafting needs are this Valentine’s Day – crocheting for your sweetheart, a beloved friend, some family members, or a newlywed couple – this Puppy Love pattern is sure to be a hit as a gift! Or, make a bunch and use them to decorate in the cutest way possible this Valentine’s Day! This little canine cutie is very versatile!

Update: You can now make a little Valentine for Puppy Love: meet Smitten Kitten, an adorable Valentine’s Day cat! Find the pattern for Smitten Kitten HERE!

So who’s ready to fall in love with this adorable pattern? Let’s go!

Supplies
Size F/5 3.75 mm crochet hook
1 skein each of Red Heart Super Saver in

• White
• Cherry Red

1 skein of Red Heart Soft Essentials in Rose
1 pair 15 mm safety eyes
1 21 mm animal nose
Fiberfill stuffing
Scissors
Yarn needle

Abbreviations
Beg = beginning
Ch = chain
Dc = double crochet
Rem = remaining
Rep = repeat
Rnd = round
Sc = single crochet
Sl St = slip stitch
St = stitch
Tr = triple crochet

Size
About 6 inches in length (not including tail)

Gauge
Exact gauge is not essential to this project.

Instructions
Heart Eye Patch
With Rose, make a magic ring, 6 sc in ring.

Ch 3, turn.

3 tr in first st. Dc in next st. Dc, ch 2, Dc in next st. Dc in next st. 3 tr in next st. Ch 3, sk last st and sl st into small hole in center of magic ring. Pull beg end to close hole and weave in ends (if you’re sewing heart to something, you may want to leave a long tail for sewing when fastening off.)

Head/Body
Rnd 1 – with White, make a magic ring. 6 sc in ring (6 sc)
Rnd 2 – 2 sc in each st (12 sc)
Rnd 3 – 2 sc in next st, sc in next. Rep around (18 sc)
Rnd 4 – 2 sc in next st, sc in next 2 sts. Rep around (24 sc)
Rnd 5 – 2 sc in next st, sc in next 3 sts. Rep around. (30 sc)
Rnd 6 – 2 sc in next st, sc in next 4 sts. Rep around (36 sc)
Rnd 7 – 2 sc in next st, sc in next 5 sts. Rep around (42 sc)

Rnds 8 – 22 – sc in each st around (42 sc)

Attach safety eyes (placing one eye through small gap from magic ring of Heart Eye Patch) and animal nose, begin stuffing.

Rnd 23 – Sc2tog over next 2 sts, sc in next 5 sts (36 sc)

Rnd 24 – Sc2tog over next 2 sts, sc in next 4 sts; rep around (30 sc)
Rnd 25 – Sc2tog over next 2 sts, sc in next 3 sts; rep around (24 sc)
Rnd 26 – Sc2tog over next 2 sts, sc in next 2 sts; rep around (18 sc)
Rnd 27 – Sc2tog over next 2 sts, sc in next st; rep around (12 sc)
Finish stuffing.
Rnd 28 – Sc2tog over next 2 sts; rep around (6 sc)
Rnd 29 – Sc2tog over next 2 sts. Leave rem sts unworked. Do not fasten off. (5 sc)

Tail
Working from last rnd of Head/Body, ch 10.

Row 1 – sc in each st across. Sl st to one of the rem sts from last rnd to help close gap. (9 sc)
Fasten off and use end to close rem gap.

Ear (make 2 – one in each color)
With Rose or Cherry Red, Ch 2.
Row 1 – 2 sc in 2nd ch from hook. Ch 1, turn (2 sc)

Row 2 – 2 sc in first st, 2 sc last st. Ch 1, turn (4 sc)
Row 3 – Sc in each st across. Ch 1, turn (4 sc)

Rows 4 – 7 – Rep Row 3. (4 sc)

Edging
Sc evenly around entire piece, join with sl st to where you began crocheting around piece. Fasten off, leave long tail for sewing.

Feet (make 4)
Rnd 1 – with Cherry Red, make a magic ring. 6 sc in ring (6 sc)

Rnd 2 – 2 sc in each st (12 sc)
Rnds 3 – 4 – sc in each st around (12 sc per rnd)
Fasten off, leaving long tail for sewing to Body.

Finishing
Use Cherry Red to sew Tongue (multiple vertical lines below Mouth).

Use Rose on side without heart eye patch, and Cherry Red on side with heart eye patch, to sew small horizontal lines at outer corners of Eyes for Blush.

Line up Ears with Eyes and sew to Head.

Sew down edges of Heart Eye Patch to face (Head). Stuff Feet and sew to bottom of Body.

Tie off ends and hide knots inside sts of Head/Body.

Here is the finished Puppy!

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Happy Crocheting!

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