The Toy Poodle Free Pattern

 

SKILL LEVEL:

Beginner

ABBREVIATIONS:

• Rnd: round
• Ch: chain stitch
• sist: slip stitch
• sc: single crochet stitch
• st, sts: stitch, stitches
• dec: single crochet 2 stitches in front loops together
• inc: single crochet 2 stitches in same sc
• hde: half double crochet stitch
• de: double crochet stitch
• BLO: crochet through back loops only
• FLO: crochet through front loops only
• <...>: join the yarn
• (...) x...: repeat instructions in braces ... times

NOTE:

It's highly recommended that you read through the pattern completely before beginning to crochet.

MATERIALS

• Worsted yarn
• Brown yarn
• Crochet Hook 2.5mm
• Stuffing Fiberfill
• Safety Nose 10mm
• Safety Eyes black 8mm x 2

SIZE: 16cm (6.3 inches) (If using fingering weight yarn on a 2.5mm crochet hook)

HEAD

Begin with brown yarn:

1. Rnd 1: 6 Chain, 1 inc on the 2nd chain from the hook, 3 sc, 3 sc in the last st, 3 sc on the other side of the chain, 1 sc in the last st [12]
2. Rnd 2: [BLO 2 inc, 3 sc, 3 inc, 3 sc, 1 inc] [18]
3. Rnd 3: [BLO (1 sc, 1 inc) x 2, 3 sc, (1 sc, 1 inc) x 3, 4 sc, 1 inc] [24]
4. Rnd 4: [BLO (3 sc, 1 inc) x 6] [30]
5. Rnd 5: [BLO (4 sc, 1 inc) x 6] [36]
6. Rnd 6: [BLO sc in all 36 st] [36]
7. Rnd 7 - Rnd 9: 21 sc, [BLO 15 sc] [36]
8. Rnd 10: (2 sc, 1 inc) x 7, [BLO 15 sc] [43]
9. Rnd 11 - Rnd 14: 28 sc, [BLO 15 sc] [43]
10. Insert the safety eyes between rounds 7 and 8, with an interspace of 6 stitches.
11. Rnd 15: 8 sc, 1 dec, (7 sc, 1 dec) x 2, [BLO 15 sc] [40]
12. Rnd 16: (3 sc, 1 dec) x 5, [BLO (3 sc, 1 dec) x 3] [32]
13. Rnd 17: [BLO (2 sc, 1 dec) x 8] [24]

Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.

HAIR

Working in FLO of Rnd 2 of the head, attach the brown yarn to the first st: (sist, chain 3), make this until the end.

* In FLO of Rnd 7, don't cut the yarn off, turn and continue to FLO of Rnd 16.

* Don't crochet hair in FLO of Rnd 17.

Fill the head with stuffing material. Fasten off.

EARS

Begin with brown yarn:

1. Rnd 1: 5 Chain, 1 inc on the 2nd chain from the hook, 2 sc, 4 sc in the last st, 2 sc on the other side of the chain, 1 inc in the last st [12]
2. Rnd 2: [BLO 2 inc, 2 sc, 4 inc, 2 sc, 2 inc] [20]
3. Rnd 3: [BLO sc in all 20 st] [20]

Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.

HAIR (Ears)

Working in FLO of Rnd 2 of the ear, attach the brown yarn to the first st: (sist, chain 3), make this until the end of FLO of Rnd 3, continue:

1. Rnd 4: FLO (sist, chain 3) x 20

Fasten off. Sew the ear to the head at Rnd 7.

SNOUT

Begin with brown yarn:

1. Rnd 1: 6 chain, 1 inc on the 2nd chain from the hook, 3 sc, 4 sc in the last st, 3 sc on the other side of the chain, 1 inc in the last st [14]
2. Rnd 2: [BLO 7 sc, 2 inc, 3 sc, 2 inc] [18]
3. Rnd 3: [BLO 8 sc, 2 inc, 5 sc, 2 inc, 1 sc] [22]
4. Rnd 4: [BLO 8 sc, 1 hde, 3 de, 1 hde, 1 sc, 1 sist, 1 sc, 1 hde, 3 dc, 1 hde, 1 sc] [22]

Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing. Insert the safety snout center round 1.

BEARD

Working in FLO of Rnd 2 of the snout, attach the brown yarn to the first st: (sist, chain 3), make this until the end of FLO of Rnd 4, continue:

1. Rnd 5: FLO (sist, chain 3) x 22

Fasten off. Don't stuff the snout. Sew the snout to the head between Rnd 8 and Rnd 15.

TAIL

Begin with brown yarn:

1. Rnd 1: 5 sc in the magic ring [5]
2. Rnd 2: [BLO 5 inc] [10]
3. Rnd 3: [BLO (1 sc, 1 inc) x 5] [15]
4. Rnd 4: [BLO sc in all 15 st] [15]

Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.

HAIR (Tail)

Working in FLO of Rnd 2 of the tail, attach the brown yarn to the first st: (sist, chain 3), make this until the end of FLO of Rnd 4, continue:

1. Rnd 5: FLO (sist, chain 3) x 15

Fasten off. Don't stuff the tail. Sew the tail to the body between Rnd 2 and 5.

BODY

First, we start with the neck. Begin with brown yarn:

1. Rnd 1: 23 Chain, connect first chain to MAKE A RING, continue working in a spiral 23 sc [23]
2. Rnd 2: 13 chain, 1 sc on the 2nd chain FROM THE HOOK, 11 sc on the chain, 1 sc in the stitch where the foundation chain starts, 23 sc on the neck, 11 sc on the other side of the chain, 3 sc in the last st [50]
3. Place the stitch marker in the next stitch.
4. Rnd 3: 1 inc, 48 sc, 1 inc [52]
5. Rnd 4: 1 sc, 1 inc, 48 sc, 1 inc, 1 sc [54]
6. Rnd 5: 2 sc, 1 inc, 48 sc, 1 inc, 2 sc [56]
7. Rnd 6: 3 sc, 1 inc, 20 sc, 1 inc, 5 sc, 1 inc, 21 sc, 1 inc, 3 sc [60]
8. Rnd 7 - Rnd 11: sc in all 60 sc [60]

Do not cut brown yarn to continue the leg.

LEGS

Mark the position of the 4 legs:

• 1 st for space on middle back from last st on Rnd 11 of body
• 10 st for the second leg.
• 9 st for space belly.
• 10 st for the third leg.
• 1 st for space on middle front.
• 10 st for the fourth leg.
• 9 st for space belly.
• 10 st for the first leg.

(Do not cut brown yarn on Rnd 11 of body, first I made leg 1)

Leg 1:

Continue brown yarn of last st round 11 of the body, on the right-hand side.

1. Rnd 1: 5 chain, 10 sc on the body [15]
2. Rnd 2: 5 sc on the chain, 10 sc on the body [15]
3. Rnd 3: (3 sc, 1 dec) x 3 [12]
4. Rnd 4 - Rnd 5: 12 sc [12]
5. Rnd 6: 2 sc, 4 inc, 6 sc [16]
6. Rnd 7 - Rnd 8: sc in all 16 sc [16]
7. Rnd 9: 8 dec [8]

Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing. Using your yarn needle, weave the yarn tail through the front loop of each remaining stitch and pull it tight.

Leg 2:

Skip next 1 st on round 11 of body after leg 1, on the left-hand side. Join brown yarn in this stitch.

1. Rnd 1: 10 sc on the body. 5 chain [15]
2. Rnd 2: 10 sc on the body, 5 sc on the chain [15]
3. Rnd 3: (3 sc, 1 dec) x 3 [12]
4. Rnd 4 - Rnd 5: 12 sc [12]
5. Rnd 6: 6 sc, 4 inc, 2 sc [16]
6. Rnd 7 - Rnd 8: sc in all 16 sc [16]
7. Rnd 9: 8 dec [8]

Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing. Using your yarn needle, weave the yarn tail through the front loop of each remaining stitch and pull it tight.

Leg 3:

Skip next 9 st on round 11 of body after leg 2, on the left-hand side. Join brown yarn in this stitch.

1. Rnd 1: 10 sc on the body, 5 chain [15]
2. Rnd 2: 10 sc on the body, 5 sc on the chain [15]
3. Rnd 3: (3 sc, 1 dec) x 3 [12]
4. Rnd 4 - Rnd 5: 12 sc [12]
5. Rnd 6: 6 sc, 4 inc, 2 sc [16]
6. Rnd 7 - Rnd 8: sc in all 16 sc [16]
7. Rnd 9: 8 dec [8]

Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing. Using your yarn needle, weave the yarn tail through the front loop of each remaining stitch and pull it tight.

Leg 4:

Skip next 1 st on round 11 of body after leg 3, on the left-hand side. Join brown yarn in this stitch.

1. Rnd 1: 10 sc on the body, 5 chain [15]
2. Rnd 2: 10 sc on the body, 5 sc on the chain [15]
3. Rnd 3: (3 sc, 1 dec) x 3 [12]
4. Rnd 4 - Rnd 5: 12 sc [12]
5. Rnd 6: 4 inc, 8 sc [16]
6. Rnd 7 - Rnd 8: sc in all 16 sc [16]
7. Rnd 9: 8 dec [8]

Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing. Using your yarn needle, weave the yarn tail through the front loop of each remaining stitch and pull it tight.

BELLY

Join brown yarn to round 11 of the body, on the right-hand side of the 9 st space belly between leg 1 and leg 4. Work in rows:

1. Rnd 1 - Rnd 3: 1 chain, 9 sc, turn [9]
2. Rnd 4: 1 chain, 9 sc, 3 chain, turn [9]
3. Rnd 5: 1 chain, 12 sc, 3 chain, turn [12]
4. Rnd 6: 1 chain, 12 sc, turn [12]
5. Rnd 7 - Rnd 9: 1 chain, 9 sc, turn [9]

Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.