Amigurumi Gingerbread Dog – Crochet Pattern

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It doesn’t get much sweeter than this adorable Gingerbread Dog! Perfect as a toy, gift or decor for kids of all ages, this little plush works up fairly quickly, so it’s also great as a last-minute DIY gift! What an adorable stocking stuffer this would make. Its gingerbread style makes it perfect for the Christmas holidays, and its cute look is sure to please pet lovers. This is the perfect puppy for everyone on your gift list!

Amigurumi Gingerbread Dog

My major inspiration for this little puppy was my very own new pup, Buffy! We adopted her a weeks ago and I fell in love pretty quickly! She was very curious about this Gingerbread Dog, which I was sure to keep out of her reach during our photo session, so that there was no risk of her grabbing it and running away! I will certainly miss her reach being this limited once she’s all grown up!

What better way to combine Christmas with adorable pet-themed items?! And so this design was born. I also made a Gingerbread Cat to accompany my little dog!

There’s one yarn I absolutely love to use for my gingerbread projects: Red Heart Super Saver in Cafe Latte! It’s just the perfect color, and so versatile for so many projects (including amigurumi). You can find some on Amazon:

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Supplies
Size D/5 3.25 mm crochet hook
1 skein each of Red Heart Super Saver in

• White (about 50 yds)
• Café Latte (about 100 yds)
• Small amounts of Cherry Red, Delft Blue, Pretty in Pink, Spring Green, Lemon, and Orchid

1 pair 15 mm safety eyes
Fiberfill stuffing
Scissors
Yarn needle

Abbreviations
Beg = beginning
Ch = chain
Rem = remaining
Rep = repeat
Rnd(s) = round(s)
Sc = single crochet
Sc2tog = single crochet 2 together
Sl St = slip stitch
St(s) = stitch(es)

Size
About 6 inches in length (not including tail)

Gauge
Exact gauge is not essential to this project.

How to Make This

Instructions

Eye Piece (make 2)
With White, ch 2.
Row 1 – 3 sc in 2nd ch from hook. (3 sc)
Fasten off, leaving long tail for sewing.

Head/Body
This piece is worked in continuous rnds; you may wish to use a stitch marker and move it up at the beg of each new rnd.
Rnd 1 – with Café Latte, 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)
Rnd 8 – 2 sc in next st, sc in next 6 sts. Rep around (48 sc)
Rnds 9 – 26 – sc in each st around (48 sc)
Attach safety eyes (placing one eye through small gap from start of Eye Piece – see photos below) begin stuffing.

Rnd 27 – Sc2tog (see photo below) over next 2 sts, sc in next 6 sts (42 sc)
Rnd 28 – Sc2tog over next 2 sts, sc in next 5 sts (36 sc)
Rnd 29 – Sc2tog over next 2 sts, sc in next 4 sts (30 sc)
Rnd 30 – Sc2tog over next 2 sts, sc in next 3 sts (24 sc)
Rnd 31 – Sc2tog over next 2 sts, sc in next 2 sts (18 sc)
Rnd 32 – Sc2tog over next 2 sts, sc in next st (12 sc)
Finish stuffing.
Rnd 33 – Sc2tog over next 2 sts; rep around (6 sc)
Rnd 34 – Sc2tog over next 2 sts. Leave rem sts unworked. Do not fasten off. (5 sc)

Tail
Working from last rnd of Head/Body, ch 11 (first photo below).
Row 1 – sc in each st across. Sl st to one of the rem sts from last rnd to help close gap. (10 sc)
Fasten off and use end to close rem gap. (Second photo below shows finished piece.)

Ear (make 2)
With Café Latte, 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)
Row 4 – 2 sc in first st, sc in next 2 sts, 2 sc in last st. Ch 1, turn (6 sc)
Rows 5 – 9 – rep Row 3. Join White in last st of Rnd 9. (6 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. (First photo below shows piece at this stage.)
Candy
With Cherry Red, Delft Blue, Pretty in Pink, Spring Green, Lemon, and Orchid, sew a few small vertical lines inside each Ear (second photo below). Fasten off, weave in ends on back of Ears.

Nose
With Cherry Red, ch 6. Sl st to first ch. Ch 5, sl st back into to first ch.
Fasten off, leaving long tail for sewing.

Feet (make 4)
This piece is worked in continuous rnds; you may wish to use a stitch marker and move it up at the beg of each new rnd.
Rnd 1 – with White, 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. Change to Café Latte in last st of Rnd 4. (12 sc)
Rnds 5 – 6 – rep Rnds 3 – 4 (do not change colors at end of Rnd 6). (12 sc)
Fasten off, leaving long tail for sewing to Body.

Finishing
Sew Nose to Head between Eyes. Use Cherry Red to sew Tongue (multiple vertical lines below Mouth). Use Pink 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 Eye Pieces to face (Head). Stuff Feet and sew to bottom of Body. Tie off ends and hide knots inside sts of Head/Body.

Here’s the finished Gingerbread Dog!

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