Amigurumi Poodle

Amigurumi Poodle

I wanted to add some dogs to my collection of Amigurumi Animals.  My Fiance's Sister suggested I start with a poodle.  So this is what I came up with.  At first, I had her nose/mouth as pink and she looked like a rodent.  By changing it to black, I was able to make her look more like a dog.    

I used Sharon's basic pattern for the Little Bigfoot Collection as a starting point, and then changed it up to get the look I wanted.  

She is 3" tall.  

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Check out Amigurumi Animals to see other animals I have made in a similar fashion.  Or continue reading below for the pattern on how I made her.

This project is worked in continuous rounds, unless otherwise stated.

I used a 1.6mm hook and crochet cotton (I am guessing it is somewhere between sizes 3-10).  This produced a 3" tall animal.  If you used a 3.75mm hook and worsted-weight yarn, that would produce a 5"-6" animal approximately.  So long as you use a hook size with a yarn that produces hole-less and tight stitches, you are good to go!

I made her in two colours, but you don't have to use two colours.  You can get away with one, and if you do that, you don't have to worry about the tapestry crochet techniques used in this project.

Abbreviations

st 
sc 
hdc 
scinc
2tog
dl st
inc
sl st
f/o
rnd
N

stitch
single crochet
half double crochet
single crochet increase
single crochet 2 stitches together
double loop stitch
increase (two st into one st)
slip stitch
fasten off
round
Normal sc

*You will need to know how to do a double loop stitch to make this dog.

Special notes for this stitch:  Normally, a double loop stitch is worked by wrapping yarn around 2 fingers and pulling that through the stitch you are working instead of just pulling the yarn through normally.  For this project, I used a coffee stirring straw that I cut a portion out of at one side for ease, except for on top of the head where I used a pencil.


**If you are familiar with Tapestry Crochet, then you will understand what I mean by carrying a colour/yarn, and you will know how to switch between colours/yarns.

If not, it is really simple.

For Carrying Yarn:
You just place the extra yarn on top of the stitches you are crocheting into and sc around the extra yarn.

For Colour Change:
On the last stitch before a colour change, sc as normal, but stop when you have 2 loops on your hook.  Drop the yarn you are working with and pull the other yarn through the 2 loops.  Now continue to sc; this time you are carrying the other colour.

Poodle Head:
rnd 1: magic circle 6
rnd 2: sc, scinc
rnd 3: sc 2, scinc 
rnd 4: sc 3, scinc  
rnd 5: sc  
rnd 6: sc 4, scinc
rnd 7: (sc, scinc) x 6, sc in last 6 st
rnd 8: sc 3, (sc, scinc) x 6, sc in last 9 st
rnd 9-12: sc for 4 rows
*here would be a good time to attach eyes, and even add the nose and mouth
rnd 13: sc 3, 2tog
rnd 14: sc 2, 2tog
rnd 15: sc, 2tog
*stuff the head
rnd 16: 2tog
sl st into next st, f/o.


Poodle Arms: Make 2 
rnd 1: magic circle 6
rnd 2: scinc
rnd 3: sc for 1 rows
rnd 4: sc for 1 row                    (dl st row)
rnd 5: 2tog x 3, sc in last 6 st    (dl st row)
rnd 6: 2tog x 3, sc in last 3 st    (dl st row)
*stuff hand
rnd 7: sc for one row       (dl st in first 3 st only)
rnd 8-10: sc for 3 rows
sl st into next st, f/o with a long tail.
*no need to stuff arms


Poodle Legs: Make 2
rnd 1: magic circle 6
rnd 2: scinc
rnd 3: sc, scinc
rnd 4: sc for 1 row
rnd 5-6: sc for 2 rows               (dl st row)
rnd 7: 2tog x 4, sc in last 10 st  (dl st row)
rnd 8: 2tog x 5, sc in last 4 st    (dl st row)
*stuff foot
rnd 9: sc for 1 row  (dl st in first 5 st only)
rnd 10-14: sc for 5 rows
sl st into next st, f/o with a long tail.
*no need to stuff legs


Poodle Tail: Start w/contrasting colour
rnd 1: magic circle 6
rnd 2-4: sc for 3 rows              (dl st rows)
*start carrying main colour in row 4, and switch to main colour on last st of row 4
rnd 5: sc
rnd 6: 2tog
rnd 7-11: sc for 4 rows
sl st into next st, f/o with a long tail.

(6 st)
(9 st)
(12 st)
(15 st)
(15 st)
(18 st)
(24 st)
(30 st)
(30 st)


(24 st)
(18 st)
(12 st)


(6 st)




(6 st)
(12 st)
(12 st)
(12 st)
(9 st)
(6 st)

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(6 st)
(12 st)
(18 st)
(18 st)(18 st)
(14 st)
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(6 st)
(6 st)


(6 st)
(3 st)
(3 st)

Poodle Body:
rnd 1: magic circle 6
rnd 2: scinc             
rnd 3: sc, scinc       
rnd 4: sc 2, scinc    
rnd 5-7: sc for 4 rows  
rnd 8: sc 2, 2tog       
rnd 9: sc for 1 row
rnd 10: sc, 2tog     
*stuff the body
rnd 11: 2tog x 2, sc in last 8 st
rnd 12-13: sc 10
sl st into next st, f/o with a long tail.


Poodle Ears: Make 2 
*Start with the contrast colour and start carrying the main colour in the beginning of the 2nd round. Then, all dl st are with the contrast colour and all the normal sc are with the main colour. I highlighted the dl st.

rnd 1: magic circle 6
rnd 2: dl st 3 in next st, dl st 2, dl st 3 in    next st, sc 2
rnd 3: scinc, dl st inc, dl st 4, dl st inc, scinc, sc 2
rnd 4: sc 2, dl st 8, sc 4
rnd 5: sc 2, dl st 2tog, dl st 4, dl st 2tog, sc 4
rnd 6: 2tog, dl st 6, 2tog, sc 2
rnd 7-8: sc, dl st 6, sc 3
rnd 9: 2tog, dl st 4, 2tog, sc 2
sl st into next st, f/o with a long tail.

*In other words, this is how many and in what order you should have the stitches for each round.

rnd 2:     (dl st 8, N 2)
rnd 3-4:  (N 2, dl st 8, N 4)
rnd 5:     (N 2, dl st 6, N 4)
rnd 6-8:  (N 1, dl st 6, N 3)
rnd 9:     (N 1, dl st 4, N3)


Poodle Hair: contrasting colour
*You will crochet directly into the top of the head on the first round, and then continue crocheting the following rounds onto the base round you just crocheted.
Use a pencil for the loops.  Only Double Loop Stitches are used in this part.

rnd 1: dl st 16 evenly around the top of the head.
rnd 2: dl st 2tog
rnd 3: dl st 2tog
sl st into next st, f/o.

(6 st)
(12 st)
(18 st)
(24 st)
(24 st)
(18 st)
(18 st)
(12 st)

(10 st)
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(6 st)
(10 st)

(14 st)

(14 st)
(12 st)

(10 st)
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(16 st)

(8 st)
(4 st)

Now that you have all your pieces, it is time to put them together.


Sew the body to the head.  Then sew the arms, legs, tail and ears to the body.  


Next, if you haven't already, sew the nose onto the face and use the rest of the yarn to embroider a mouth.  Embroider your eyes, or use whatever method you like for the eyes.  If you are using safety eyes, remember to put those into rnd 6-8 before you finish the head.  


Finally, crochet hair to the top of the head. 


If you find any mistakes in the pattern, or need help, please feel free to write them in the comments section below.