Sleeping Puppy and Kitten Amigurumi

 

Materials:

• Yarn (I used fluffy yarn and 4 mm chenille yarn).
• Grey (fluffy) – main body color for the kitten
• White (fluffy) – muzzle and ears for the kitten
• Brown (fluffy) – ears and tail for the puppy
• Slate blue and dark brown (chenille) – outer color for the bed
• Peach (chenille) – inner color for the bed
• 4 mm crochet hook
• Black and pink cotton/acrylic yarn for facial details
• Stitch marker, scissors, stuffing
• Needle for sewing

Abbreviations:

• MR: Magic Ring
• (ch): Chain
• (sc): Single crochet
• (inc): Increase
• (dec): Decrease
• (st): Stitch
• FLO: Work only in front loops
• BLO: Work only in back loops
• (F.O.): Fasten off
• (sl st): Slip stitch

Kitten’s Muzzle:

1. R1. 8 sc in MR (8)
2. R2. 3 sc, 2 inc, 3 sc (10)
3. R3. 2 sc, 5 inc, 2 sc, inc (16)
4. R4. 6 sc, 4 inc, 6 sc (20)
5. F.O., leave a long tail for sewing.

Puppy’s Muzzle:

1. R1. 8 sc in MR (8)
2. R2. 8 inc (16)
3. R3. (sc, inc) x 8 (24)
4. R4-5. (2 rounds): sc around (24)
5. F.O., leave a long tail for sewing.

Head

For both kitten and puppy.

1. R1. 8 sc in MR (8)
2. R2. 8 inc (16)
3. R3. (sc, inc) x 8 (24)
4. R4. (2 sc, inc) x 8 (32)
5. R5. (3 sc, inc) x 8 (40)
6. R6-11. (6 rounds): sc around (40)
7. R12. (3 sc, dec) x 8 (32)
8. R13. (6 sc, dec) x 4 (28)
9. R14. (5 sc, dec) x 4 (24)
10. Begin to stuff firmly.
11. R15. (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
12. R16. 9 dec (9)
13. Finish stuffing.
14. R17. 4 dec, sc (5)
15. F.O., leave a long tail for sewing.

Tail

1. R1. 4 sc in MR (4)
2. R2. (sc, inc) x 2 (6)
3. sc all around for the remaining 10 rounds for the puppy’s tail.
4. R3. (2 sc, inc) x 2 (8)
5. R4. (3 sc, inc) x 2 (10)
6. R5-9. (5 rounds): sc around (10)
7. R10. (3 sc, dec) x 2 (8)
8. R11. (2 sc, dec) x 2 (6)
9. R12. sc around (6)
10. Lightly stuff both tails.
11. F.O., leave a long tail for sewing.

Body

For both kitten and puppy.

1. R1. 6 sc in MR (6)
2. R2. 6 inc (12)
3. R3. (sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4. R4. (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
5. R5. (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
6. R6. (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
7. R7-19. (13 rounds): sc around (36)
8. Begin to stuff firmly.
9. R20. (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
10. R21. (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
11. R22. (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
12. R23. (sc, dec) x 6 (12)
13. Finish stuffing.
14. R24. 6 dec (6)
15. F.O., weave in all ends.

Arms/Front Legs (make 2)

For both kitten and puppy.

1. R1. 6 sc in MR (6)
2. R2. 6 inc (12)
3. R3. (2 sc, inc) x 3, 3 sc (15)
4. R4-7. (4 rounds): sc around (15)
5. R8. (3 sc, dec) x 3 (12)
6. R9-11. (3 rounds): sc around (12)
7. R12. (2 sc, dec) x 3 (9)
8. R13-14. (2 rounds): sc around (9)
9. Stuff only the tip of the hands/front legs with 5 sc on top, close and leave a tail for sewing.

Back Legs (make 2)

1. R1. 6 sc in MR (6)
2. R2. 6 inc (12)
3. R3. 4 sc, 4 inc, 4 sc (16)
4. R4-5. (2 rounds): sc around (16)

We’ll work in rows starting from R6.

1. R6. 8 sc, (leave the remaining 8 sts unworked), ch 1, turn (8)
2. R7. 8 inc, ch 1, turn (16)
3. R8. (3 sc, inc) x 4, ch 1, turn (20)
4. R9-11. (3 rounds): 20 sc, ch 1, turn (20)
5. R12. (2 sc, dec) x 5, ch 1, turn (15)
6. R13. sc in each st, ch 1, turn (15)
7. R14. (3 sc, dec) x 3, ch 1, turn (12)
8. R15. (2 sc, dec) x 3, ch 1, turn (9)
9. R16. (sc, dec) x 3, ch 1, turn (6)
10. R17. 3 dec, ch 1, turn (3)
11. R18. dec, sc (2)
12. F.O., leave a long tail for sewing.

Assembly

1. Sew the arms/front legs to the body.

   • On the left: between R10-12
   • On the right: between R6-7

2. Sew the back legs to the body.

   • The last row should reach R22 of the body, with a 7 st interval counting from the top.
   • Lightly stuff while sewing.

3. Sew the tail to the body.

   • Between R22-23

4. Sew and stuff the muzzle onto the head.

   • The top should reach R10 and cover 7.5 rounds.

5. Embroider the eyes and the nose on the head.

   • Eyes: Between R8-9, with a 5-6 st interval.
   • Nose: The top should reach R2 of the muzzle.

6. Sew the ears.

   • Kitten: The tip of the ear should reach R4, and span 4 rounds down to R8.
   • Puppy: The top of the ear should reach R7.

7. Sew the head to the body.

   • The head is not centered on the body.