Craft Passion is finally back with another Amigurumi pattern! Our little crochet dog is pleased to be out to mingle with his new friends. Grab the free crochet dog pattern below, and we’ll guide you through the instructions step-by-step. Read more about Danz, the amigurumi dog, and how to make one for yourself.
About Danz The Crochet Dog
Danz, who stands 12 inches tall, is drawn to creativity and originality, making him one of the best at his job.
During the day, you’ll see him in his art studio or the comforts of his sunroom, waving his paintbrush against a blank canvas and creating wonderful art pieces for his clients. Sometimes, he’ll step outside to scenic places to get inspiration for his work.
As the weekend approaches, you’ll find Danz out in the streets or at parties, releasing his cooped-up energy by interacting with street dancers. He enjoys grooving to good music and socializing with like-minded friends.
Crochet Supplies & Tools
To start, you’ll need to prepare a 2.5 mm crochet hook and some DK acrylic yarns in pastel yellow, dark brown, and beige. You may also use any other color on hand or customize them in yarn colors. Scroll down to get the complete list of tools and the exact quantity of yarn used for this crochet project.
How To Crochet Danz
Even though this free crochet dog pattern is categorized as an intermediate-level project, it’s still possible for beginners to try out this crochet pattern.
Here is why making this amigurumi dog is not as difficult as you think:
- You’ll only need to know how to work two basic crochet stitches: Chain stitch and Single crochet stitch.
- Three simple crochet techniques are involved: 2sc increase, Invisible Decrease, and Magic Ring/Magic Circle.
Although the techniques may seem like a lot, they are all used over and over again in the pattern. So, once you get the hang of the method, this crochet dog pattern will be a breeze.
If you’ve ever made a stuffed animal from our Animal Wildlife Collection, you’ll have no trouble following this free crochet dog pattern.
If you need a refresher or an introduction to the basic stitches and crochet amigurumi, learn more about them in our:
How To Assemble Crochet Dog
Essentially, you will first need to crochet the different parts individually. Follow the instructions to individually crochet the body, head, eye patch, ears, arms, legs, and tail of this puppy amigurumi pattern.
We recommend stuffing each part evenly for a firm and defined shape. Remember to leave a long tail at the end of each piece, as instructed, so it’s easier to sew the pieces together.
Take note to install the safety nose to the head and sew the paw pads to the legs with a tapestry needle before stuffing the head and legs.
Once all of the parts have been completed and stuffed, sew them together to complete the project.
- Sew the eye patch, buttoned eyes, and ears to the head.
- Sew the head to the body of the crochet dog.
- Finally, sew the arms, legs, and tail to the body.
Your little stuffed dog is ready to be cuddled! Now that you have this little guy, it’s time to make him a stylish amigurumi outfit crochet cap and suspender pants. We have a variety of toy crochet outfits that Danz could wear; crochet them all for Danz.
WHAT’S NEXT:
- Start crocheting and share your completed handmade on Facebook and/or Instagram. Remember to tag us, @craftpassion, so that we are able to see them.
- Pin it to Pinterest for a future To-Crochet List
- Share with your crochet groups for a crochet-along event.
- If you are new to crocheting amigurumi, we have a comprehensive crochet guide and amigurumi guide for beginners.
- Browse more free crochet patterns to make, particularly the crochet animal amigurumi patterns.
Happy crochet!
Crochet Dog Amigurumi Pattern
Danz, who stands 12 inches tall, is drawn to creativity and originality. He is filled with passion and energy for the things he enjoys, particularly painting and dancing. That's why he's always dressed casually. His wardrobe consists mostly of suspender pants and hats, which allow him to move freely and easily!
Materials
Crochet Dog
- DK Acrylic yarn in Pastel Yellow color, 1 ball of 100 gram/ball.
- DK Acrylic yarn in Dark Brown color, less than quarter ball of 100 gram/ball
- DK Acrylic yarn in Beige color, less than quarter ball of 100 gram/ball
- 10 mm Dome-Button Eye, 1 pair
- 12 mm Safety Nose, 1 pc
- Polyester fiberfill
Crochet Baseball Cap
- DK Acrylic yarn in Denim color, about quarter ball of 100 gram/ball
- DK Acrylic yarn in Pastel Yellow color, Short Length (to make letter D)
- 1/2" button, Blue (as decoration)
- Fabric Starch Spray
Crochet Suspender Pants
- DK Acrylic yarn in Denim color, about quarter ball of 100 gram/ball
- 3/8" button, Black, 4 pcs. (As suspender fastener)
Tools
- 2.5 mm Crochet Hook
- Tapestry needle (Long)
- Fabric marker (water erasable, to mark the sewing positions)
- Scissors
- Pins
Instructions
Abbreviations
(In US crochet terms)
ch: chain
inc: 2sc increase
inv dec: invisible decrease
MR: magic ring or magic circle
sc: single crochet
sl knot: slip knot
Crochet Dog Pattern
BODY
With Yellow yarn, make a slip knot
Round 1: ch5 (foundation chain), inc in 2nd ch from hook, sc 2, 5sc in the last ch. Continue to crochet around the foundation chain, sc 2, 3sc in the last ch. {14}
Round 2: Inc, sc 4, [Inc] 3 times, sc 4, [Inc] 2 times. {20}
Round 3: Inc, sc 6, [Inc] 2 times, sc, Inc, sc 6, [Inc] 2 times, sc. {26}
Round 4: Inc, sc 8, [Inc, sc] 2 times, Inc, sc 8, [Inc, sc] 2 times. {32}
Round 5: Inc, sc 10, Inc, sc 2, Inc, sc, Inc, sc 10, Inc, sc 2, Inc, sc. {38}
Round 6: Inc. sc 12, [Inc, sc 2] 2 times, Inc, sc 12, [Inc, sc 2] 2 times. {44}
Round 7: Inc, sc 14, Inc, sc 3, Inc, sc 2, Inc, sc 14, Inc, sc 3, Inc, sc 2. {50}
Round 8: Inc, sc 16, [Inc, sc 3] 2 times, Inc, sc 16, [Inc, sc 3] 2 times. {56}
Round 9: sc around. {56}
Round 10: sc 25, Inc, sc 27, Inc, sc 2. {58}
Round 11: sc 26, Inc, sc 28, Inc, sc 2. {60}
Round 12: sc 27, Inc, sc 29, Inc, sc 2. {62}
Round 13: sc 28, Inc, sc 30, Inc, sc 2. {64}
Round 14 – 23: sc around. {64}
Round 24: sc 6, [Inv dec, sc 14] 3 times, Inv dec, sc 8. {60}
Round 25: sc around. {60}
Round 26: sc 6, [Inv dec, sc 13] 3 times, Inv dec, sc 7. {56}
Round 27: sc around. {56}
Round 28: sc 6, [Inv dec, sc 12] 3 times, Inv dec, sc 6. {52}
Round 29: sc around. {52}
Round 30: sc 6, [Inv dec, sc 11] 3 times, Inv dec, sc 5. {48}
Round 31: sc around. {48}
Round 32: sc 6, [Inv dec, sc 10] 3 times, Inv dec, sc 4. {44}
Round 33: sc around. {44}
Round 34: sc 6, [Inv dec, sc 9] 3 times, Inv dec, sc 3. {40}
Round 35: sc around. {40}
Round 36: sc 6, [Inv dec, sc 8] 3 times, Inv dec, sc 2. {36}
Round 37: sc around. {36}
Round 38: [sc 4, Inv dec] around. {30}
Stuff the body firmly with polyester fiberfill.
Round 39: sc around. {30}
Round 40: sc 2, [Inv dec, sc 3] 5 times, inv dec, sc. {24}
Round 41: [sc 2, Inv dec] around. {18}
Round 42: [Inv dec, sc] around. {12}
Round 43: [Inv dec] around. {6}
Fasten and leave a long tail for sewing.
HEAD
With Yellow yarn, begin with a Magic Ring (MR)
Round 1: sc 6 in MR. {6}
Round 2: [inc] around. {12}
Round 3: [inc, sc] around. {18}
Round 4: [sc 2. inc] around. {24}
Round 5: [inc, sc 5] around. {28}
Round 6: [sc 3, inc, sc 3] around. {32}
Round 7: [inc, sc 7] around. {36}
Round 8: [sc 4, inc, sc 4] around. {40}
Round 9: [inc, sc 9] around. {44}
Round 10: [sc 5, inc, sc 5] around. {48}
Round 11: [inc, sc 11] around. {52}
Round 12: [sc 6, inc, sc 6] around. {56}
Round 13: [inc, sc 13] around. {60}
Round 14: sc around. {60}
Round 15: [inc, sc 9] around. {66}
Round 16 - 23: sc around. {66}
Round 24: [inv dec, sc 9] around. {60}
Round 25: [sc 4, inv dec, sc 4] around. {54}
Round 26: [inv dec, sc 7] around. {48}
Round 27: [sc 3, inv dec, sc 3] around {42}
Round 28: [inv dec, sc 5] around. {36}
Round 29: [sc 2, inv dec, sc 2] around. {30}
Install safety nose at Round 21.
Stuff with polyester fillings.
Round 30: [inv dec, sc 3] around. {24}
Round 31: [sc 2, inv dec] around. {18}
Round 32: [inv dec, sc] around. {12}
Round 33: [inv dec] around. {6}
Fasten and hide yarn end.
EYE PATCH
With Dark Brown yarn, begin with a Magic Ring (MR)
Round 1: sc 6 in MR. {6}
Round 2: [inc] around. {12}
Round 3: [inc, sc] around. {18}
Round 4: [sc 2. inc] around. {24}
Round 5: [inc, sc 3] around. {30}
Fasten and leave a long tail for sewing.
EARS
Make 2, 1 with Yellow yarn and 1 with Dark Brown yarn.
Begin with a Magic Ring (MR)
Round 1: sc 6 in MR. {6}
Round 2: [inc] around. {12}
Round 3: sc around. {12}
Round 4: [inc, sc] around. {18}
Round 5: sc around. {18}
Round 6: [sc 2, inc] around. {24}
Round 7 - 10: sc around. {24}
Fasten and leave a long tail for sewing.
ARMS
Make 2,
With Beige yarn, begin with a Magic Ring (MR)
Round 1: sc 6 in MR. {6}
Round 2: [inc] around. {12}
Round 3: [inc, sc] around. {18}
Round 4: [sc 2. inc] around. {24}
Round 5: [inc, sc 3] around. {30}
Round 6: sc around. {30}
change yarn to yellow
Round 7 - 10: sc around. {30}
Round 11: [sc 8, Inv dec] around. {27}
Round 12 - 13: sc around. {27}
Round 14: [sc 7, Inv dec] around. {24}
Round 15 – 16: sc around. {24}
Round 17: [sc 6, Inv dec] around. {21}
Round 18: sc around. {21}
change yarn to Dark Brown for only one arm, the other continues to work with Yellow yarn
Round 19: sc around. {21}
Round 20: [sc 5, Inv dec] around. {18}
Round 21 – 22: sc around {18}
Round 23: [sc 4, Inv dec] around. {15}
Round 24 – 35: sc around. {15}
Fasten and leave a long tail for sewing.
Fill the bottom 2/3 of the arms firmly with polyester fiberfill.
LEGS With PAW PADS 
Big Pad
Make 2
With Dark Brown yarn, begin with a Magic Ring (MR)
Round 1: sc 6 in MR. {6}
Round 2: [inc] around. {12}
Round 3: [inc, sc] around. {18}
Round 4: [sc 2. inc] around. {24}
Fasten and leave a long tail for sewing.
Small Pads
Make 6
With Dark Brown yarn, begin with a Magic Ring (MR)
Round 1: sc 6 in MR. {6}
Round 2: [inc] around. {12}
Fasten and leave a long tail for sewing.
Legs
Make 2
With Beige yarn, make a slip knot
Round 1: ch5 (foundation chain), inc in 2nd ch from hook, sc 2, 5sc in the last ch. Continue to crochet around the foundation chain, sc 2, 3sc in the last ch. {14}
Round 2: Inc, sc 4, [Inc] 3 times, sc 4, [Inc] 2 times. {20}
Round 3: Inc, sc 6, [Inc] 2 times, sc, Inc, sc 6, [Inc] 2 times, sc. {26}
Round 4: Inc, sc 8, [Inc, sc] 2 times, Inc, sc 8, [Inc, sc] 2 times. {32}
Round 5: Inc, sc 10, Inc, sc 2, Inc, sc, Inc, sc 10, Inc, sc 2, Inc, sc. {38}
Round 6: Inc. sc 12, [Inc, sc 2] 2 times, Inc, sc 12, [Inc, sc 2] 2 times. {44}
Round 7: sc around. {44}
Change yarn to Yellow
Round 8 - 10: sc around. {44}
Sew paw pads
Round 11: sc 14, Inv dec, sc 12, Inv dec, sc 14. {42}
Round 12: sc 14, Inv dec, sc 10, Inv dec, sc 14. {40}
Round 13: sc 14, Inv dec, sc 8, Inv dec, sc 14. {38}
Round 14: sc 14, Inv dec, sc 6, Inv dec, sc 14. {36}
Round 15: sc 14, Inv dec, sc 4, Inv dec, sc 14. {34}
Round 16: sc 14, Inv dec, sc 2, Inv dec, sc 14. {32}
Round 17: sc 14, Inv dec, Inv dec, sc 14. {30}
Round 18: sc around. {30}
Round 19: [sc 6, Inv dec] 3 times, sc 6. {27}
Round 20 – 21: sc around. {27}
Round 22: sc 6, [Inv dec, sc 5] 3 times. {24}
Round 23 – 24: sc around. {24}
Round 25: sc 5, Inv dec, sc 10, Inv dec, sc 5. {22}
Round 26 – 27: sc around. {22}
Round 28: sc 5, Inv dec, sc 9, Inv dec, sc 4. {20}
Round 29 – 30: sc around. {20}
Round 31: sc 4, Inv dec, sc 8, Inv dec, sc 4. {18}
Fasten and leave a long tail for sewing.
Fill the bottom 2/3 of the legs firmly with polyester fiberfill.
TAIL
With Drak Brown yarn, begin with a Magic Ring (MR)
Round 1: sc 3 in MR. {3}
Round 2: [inc] around. {6}
Round 3: sc around. {6}
Round 4: inc, sc 5. {7}
Round 5 - 6: sc, inc, sc 2, inv dec, sc. {7}
Round 7: sc 2, inc, sc 4. {8}
Round 8: sc 3, inc, sc 4. {9}
Round 9: sc 3, inc, sc, inc, sc 3. {11}
Round 10: sc 5, inc, sc 5. {12}
Fasten and leave a long tail for sewing.
Stuff with polyester fillings.
BASEBALL CAP
Please get detailed instructions from the crochet dog hat pattern.
SUSPENDER PANTS
Please get detailed instructions from the crochet pants with suspenders.
How To Assemble
- Crochet and stuff the following Amigurumi Dog parts: Body, Head, Ears, Eye Patch, Arms, Legs with paw pads, and Tail.
- Sew the eye patch and eyes to the head as follows:
Mark the eye position at Round 17, 14 stitches apart, using the nose as the middle line of the eyes. Position and pin the eye patch with the center point aligned with the left eye marking. Sew the eye patch to the head with the yarn tail and tapestry needle.
- Sew the eye and ears to the head as follows:
a. Sew the buttoned eye on the eye patch with a strand of yellow yarn and a tapestry needle. After sewing the first eye, insert the yarn into the head and come out at the second eye to sew another eye. Pull the yarn slightly to sink the eyes into the head, then tightly knot it. To prevent the yarn from snapping in the long run, run it through the head a few times.
b. Sew ears to the head at Round 14 (counting from the top).
- Sew head to the body:
Place the head atop the body. Mark the location and, if necessary, pin it in place.
Sew the head and body together.
- Sew arms and legs:
Stitch the arms to the side, next to the head and body seam.
Then, on Round 15 (counting from the bottom), sew the legs to the body.
- To finish Danz the crochet dog, sew the tail to the back of the body.
Notes
Depending on the speed and hours you spend on the project, the total time needed is only an approximation.
Stuff the pieces firmly and tightly to give your amigurumi animal a good shape.
You may crochet and sell Danz the crochet dog in small batches. However, you may not publish the patterns and images in any form without prior written permission from Craft Passion.
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