Monday, June 10, 2013

Heart the Puppy Crochet Pattern

So this is my most recent project, a cute little pillow pal puppy! I saw this idea online and thought, I could crochet that so I did!

Heart the Puppy










Materials:
·                Red Heart Super Saver Pale Plum, Light Grey, White and Black Yarn
·                Size G6 Crochet Hook
·                Fiberfill Stuffing
·                Tapestry Needle to sew pieces together
·                Scissors

Abbreviations
·                Sc – Single Crochet
·                Hdc – Half Double Crochet
·                Dc – Double Crochet
·                St(s) – Stitch(s)
·                Sc2tog – Single Crochet Two Together

Finished Measurements:
The finished product is approximately 22 inches from nose to tail and about 16 inches from paw to paw.        

Gauge is not important for this item.

Head:

With purple, chain 10
Rnd 1: 4 sc in first st, sc in next 7, 4 sc in next st, working on backside of chain, sc in last 7 sts (22)
Rnd 2: 2 sc in next 4 sts, sc in next 7 st, 2 sc in next 4 sts, sc in last 7 sts (30)
Rnd 3: 2 sc in next 6 sts, sc in next 9 st, 2 sc in next 6 st, sc in last 9 sts (42)
Rnd 4: sc in next 3 sts, 2 sc in next 9 sts, sc in next 12 st, 2 sc in next 9 sts, sc in last 9 sts
Rnd 5-15: sc in each st around (60)
Rnd 16: (sc in next 3 sts, sc2tog) around
Rnd 17: (sc in next 3 sts, 2 sc in next st) around
Rnd 18: (sc in next 3 sts, 2 sc in next st) around
Rnd 19: sc in each st around (75)
Rnd 20: (sc in next 4 sts, 2 sc in next st) around (90)
Rnd 21-32 : sc in each st around (90)
Rnd 33: (sc in next 4 sts, sc2tog) around (75)
Rnd 34: (sc in next 3 sts, sc2tog) around (60)
Rnd 35: (sc in next 2 sts, sc2tog) around (45)
Rnd 36: (sc in next st, sc2tog) around (30)
Rnd 37: (sc in next st, sc2tog) around (20)
Rnd 38: sc2tog around (10)
Rnd 39: sc2tog around (5)

Fasten off leaving a long end to sew hole closed
Eyes:

Eye One:

With black, 6 sc in sliding loop
Rnd 1: 2 sc in first 2 st
Change to white leaving long black end to sew onto face
Hdc then dc in next st; 2 dc in next stitch; hdc, sc, slip st in next st

Fasten off leaving long end to sew onto face

Eye Two:

With black, 6 sc in sliding loop
Rnd 1: 2 sc in first 2 st
Change to white leaving long black end to sew onto face
Slip st, sc, hdc in next st; 2 dc in next st; hdc, sc, slip st in next st

Fasten off leaving long end to sew onto face

Nose:

With grey, 6 sc in sliding loop
Rnd 1: (Sc in next st, 2 sc in next st) around (9)
Rnd 2: (Sc in next 2 sts, 2 sc in next st) around (12)
Rnd 3: (Sc in next 2 sts, 2 sc in next 2 sts) around (18)
Rnd 4: (Sc in next 4 sts, 2 sc in next 2 sts) around (24)
Rnd 5: (Sc in next 6 sts, 2 sc in next 2 sts) around (32)

Ear:

Make 2:
With purple, 6 sc in sliding loop
Rnd 1: Sc in each st around (6)
Rnd 2: 2 sc in each st around (12)
Rnd 3: Sc in each st around
Rnd 4: (Sc in next st, 2 sc in next st) around (18)
Rnd 5: Sc in each st around
Rnd 6: (Sc in next 2 sts, 2 sc in next st) around (24)
Rnd 7: Sc in each st around
Rnd 8: (Sc in next 3 sts, 2 sc in next st) around (30)
Rnd 9-11: Sc in each st around
Rnd 12: (Sc in next 3 sts, sc2tog) around (24)
Rnd 13-14: Sc in each st around
Rnd 15: (Sc in next 2 sts, sc2tog) around (18)
Rnd 16-26: sc in each st around

Fasten off leaving long end to sew onto head









Finishing Head:
Eyes:
Attach eyes to head just above Rnd 16 of head, using black end to sew black portion of the eye on and the long white end to sew the white portion of the eyes on

Nose:
         Attach nose to front of face using picture below as a guide, stuff lightly as you sew on.

Ears:
         Attach ears to top of head, just to either side of the eyes.



Lastly, using black thread embroider on a smile!
Body:

With purple, chain 14
Rnd 1: 4 sc in second st from hook, sc in next 11 sts, 4 sc in next st, working in underside of chain sc in next 11 sts (30)
Rnd 2: sc in each st around
Rnd 3: 2 sc in next 4 sts, sc in next 11 sts, 2 sc in next 4 sts, sc in last 11 sts (38)
Rnd 4: sc in each st around
Rnd 5: 2 sc in next 8 sts, sc in next 11 sts, 2 sc in next 8 sts, sc in last 11 sts (54)
Rnd 6: sc in each st around
Rnd 7: (sc in next 2, 2 sc) around (72)
Rnd 8: sc in each st around
Rnd 9: (sc in next 3, 2 sc) around (90)
Rnd 10: sc in each st around
Rnd 11: (sc in next 4, 2 sc) around (108)
Rnd 7-37 : sc in each st around
Rnd 37: (sc in next 4, sc2tog) around (90)
Rnd 38: (sc in next 3, sc2tog) around (72)
Rnd 39: (sc in next 2, sc2tog) around (54)
Rnd 40: sc2tog 8 times, sc in next 11, sc2tog 8 times, sc in last 11 (38)
Rnd 41: sc2tog 4 times, sc in next 11, sc2tog 4 times, sc in last 11 (30)
Rnd 42: sc2tog 3 times, sc in next 9, sc2tog 3 times, sc in next 9 (24)
Rnd 43: sc2tog 3 times, sc in next 4, sc2tog 4 times, sc in next 4, sc2tog (16)
Fasten off leaving long end to sew hole closed.
Paw:

Make 4:
With grey, chain 19
Rnd 1-3: (Sc in second chain from hook, hdc in next st, dc in next st, hdc in next st, sc in next st, slip st in next st) Repeat two more time. Working on back side of chain, repeat three more times, for last slip stitch, stitch into the first chain skipped in the beginning (36)
Rnd 4-5: sc in each st around
Rnd 6: (sc in next 4 sts, sc2tog) around (30)
Rnd 7: sc in each st around
Rnd 8: (sc in next 3 sts, sc2tog) around (24)
Switch to purple
Rnd 9: sc in each st around
Rnd 10: (sc in next 2 sts, sc2tog) around (18)
Rnd 11-26: sc in each st around (18)

Fasten off leaving long tail to sew to body.
        
Tail:

With purple, chain 18 and connect with slip st to form a ring
Rnd 1-8 : sc in each st around (18)
Rnd 9: (sc in next 4 sts, sc2tog) around (15)
Rnd 10-26: sc in each st around
Rnd 17: (sc in next 3 sts, sc2tog) around (12)
Rnd 18-20: sc in each st around
Change to light grey
Rnd 21: sc in each st around
Rnd 22: (sc in next 2 sts, sc2tog) around (9)
Rnd 23-24: sc in each st around
Rnd 25: (sc in first st, sc2tog) around (6)
Rnd 26: sc in each st around
Rnd 27: sc2tog around (3)

Heart:

With light grey, chain 3
Rnd 1: sc in second chain from hook and in each stitch across (2)
Rnd 2: chain 1, turn 2 sc in next st, sc in second st (3)
Rnd 3: chain 1, turn 2 sc in next st, sc in last two sts (4)
Rnd 4: chain 1, turn sc in first st, 2 sc in next 2 sts, sc in last st (6)
Rnd 5: chain 1, turn sc in each st across
Rnd 6: chain 1, turn 2 sc in first 2 sts, sc in next 2 sts, 2 sc in last 2 sts (10)
Rnd 7: chain 1, turn sc in each st across
Rnd 8: chain 1, turn 2 sc in first st, sc in next 8 sts, 2 sc in last st (12)
Rnd 9-10: chain 1, turn sc in each st across
Rnd 11: chain 1, turn 2 sc in first st, sc in next 10 sts, 2 sc in last (14)
Rnd 12: chain 1, turn sc in first 7 sts, chain 1, turn, leaving remaining 7 sts unworked (7)
Rnd 13: chain 1, turn sc in next 3 sts, sc2tog, sc in last 2 sts (6)
Rnd 14: chain 1, turn sc in each st across
Rnd 15: chain 1, turn sc in next 2 sts, sc2tog, sc in last 2 sts (5)
Rnd 16: chain 1, turn sc in each st across
Rnd 17: chain 1, turn sc2tog,sc in next st,sc2tog (3)
Rnd 18: chain 1, turn sc2tog, sc in  last st (2)
Fasten off

Connect purple yarn to first st on the outside of the seven you left unworked.

Rnd 1: sc in first in same st as slip st and in next 6, chain 1, turn (7)
Rnd 2: sc in next 3 sts, sc2tog, sc in last 2 sts (6)
Rnd 3: sc in each st across
Rnd 4: sc in next 2 sts, sc2tog, sc in last 2 sts (5)
Rnd 5: sc in each st across
Rnd 6: sc2tog,sc in next st,sc2tog (3)
Rnd 7: sc2tog, sc in  last st (2)




Finishing Body:
Sew head onto body, you may need to sew around a few times to make sure the head is not wobbly.

Next, sew the four legs onto body, positioning them under the body. The front two should be facing forwards and the back two slightly back according to picture.





Sew tail onto middle of back according to picture:

   


  

Lastly, sew heart onto left side of the back: