We’re Back with another Amigurumi Pattern! Our little dog, Danz, is excited to be out and about, ready to meet new friends. Grab the free crochet pattern below, and we’ll guide you through each step to create your own Danz. Read on to learn more about him and start crafting your very own!
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About Danz The Crochet Dog
Danz might be just 12 inches tall, but he’s big on creativity, which is why he’s so great at what he does.
By day, you’ll catch him in his studio or chilling in his sunroom, paintbrush in hand, turning blank canvases into amazing art for his clients. Sometimes, he’ll step out to find inspiration in the great outdoors.
Danz is out and about when the weekend rolls around, hitting the streets or going to parties to let loose. He loves dancing to good music and hanging out with friends who share his vibe.
Crochet Supplies & Tools
Grab a 2.5 mm crochet hook and some DK acrylic yarn in pastel yellow, dark brown, and beige to get started. Feel free to use any other colors you have on hand or personalize the palette to make it your own!
Scroll down for the full list of tools and the exact amount of yarn needed for this project.
Skill Level: Intermediate (But Beginner-Friendly!)
Even though this crochet dog pattern is labeled as an intermediate skill, it’s still totally doable for beginners! Here’s why making this dog amigurumi isn’t as tricky as it sounds:
- You only need to know two basic crochet stitches: Chain (ch) stitch and Single Crochet (sc) stitch.
- Three simple crochet techniques are involved: 2sc increase, Invisible Decrease, and Magic Ring/Magic Circle.
While these might seem like a lot at first, they’re used repeatedly throughout the pattern, so once you’ve practiced a bit, you’ll be cruising along!
If you’ve made any of our ZooVenture Collection animals, you’ll find this pattern familiar and easy to follow.
Need a refresher on the crochet basics? Check out our:
How To Assemble Danz
Crochet and stuff the following parts: Body, Head, Ears, Eye Patch, Arms, Legs with paw pads, and Tail.
Remember to attach the safety nose to the head and sew the paw pads onto the legs with a tapestry needle before stuffing the head and legs.
On Round 17, mark the positions for the eyes, placing them 14 stitches apart with the nose centered between them. Align the eye patch so its center matches the left eye marking, and pin it in place. Sew the eye patch onto the head using its yarn tail and a tapestry needle.
Use a strand of yellow yarn and a tapestry needle to sew the buttoned eye onto the eye patch. Once the first eye is secured, insert the yarn into the head and bring it out at the second eye position to sew the other eye. Gently pull the yarn to sink the eyes slightly into the head, then tie a tight knot to secure them. To ensure durability, weave the yarn through the head a few times to prevent it from snapping over time.
Attach the ears to the head at Round 14 (counting from the top).
Position the head on top of the body and mark the placement. If needed, use pins to secure it. Then, sew the head to the body.
Attach the arms to the sides of the body, close to the seam where the head and body meet.
Next, sew the legs onto the body at Round 15 (counting up from the bottom).
To complete Danz, attach the tail to the back of the body with a few secure stitches.
Your little stuffed dog is all set for cuddles! Now that Danz is complete, why not give him a stylish touch with a crochet cap and suspender pants? We have a range of toy crochet outfits that would look great on him—crochet them all to mix and match his wardrobe!
What’s Next:
- Start crocheting and share your Danz on Facebook and/or Instagram. Remember to tag us, @craftpassion, so that we can spot them.
- Save it as a future project? Pin it to your Pinterest board so you can locate them when the time is right.
- Sharing is caring! Share Danz’s pattern with your crochet groups for a crochet-along event.
- Browse more similar free crochet patterns, especially the ZooVenture patterns, to make other animals and outfits for them.
Happy crochet!
Dog Amigurumi Crochet Pattern
Danz, at 12 inches tall, is full of creativity and energy, especially when it comes to painting and dancing. He sticks to casual outfits—mostly suspender pants and hats—for easy movement.
Materials
- DK yarn in Pastel Yellow color, 1 ball of 100 gram/ball.
- DK yarn in Dark Brown color, less than quarter ball of 100 gram/ball
- DK 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
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 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: [sc, inc] around. {18}
Round 4: [sc, inc, sc] around. {24}
Round 5: [sc 5, inc] around. {28}
Round 6: [sc 3, inc, sc 3] around. {32}
Round 7: [sc 7, inc] around. {36}
Round 8: [sc 4, inc, sc 4] around. {40}
Round 9: [sc 9, inc] around. {44}
Round 10: [sc 5, inc, sc 5] around. {48}
Round 11: [sc 11, inc] around. {52}
Round 12: [sc 6, inc, sc 6] around. {56}
Round 13: [sc 13, inc] around. {60}
Round 14: sc around. {60}
Round 15: [sc 9, inc] around. {66}
Round 16 - 23: sc around. {66}
Round 24: [sc 9, inv dec] around. {60}
Round 25: [sc 4, inv dec, sc 4] around. {54}
Round 26: [sc 7, inv dec] around. {48}
Round 27: [sc 3, inv dec, sc 3] around {42}
Round 28: [sc 5, inv dec] around. {36}
Round 29: [sc 2, inv dec, sc 2] around. {30}
Install safety nose at Round 21.
Stuff with polyester fillings.
Round 30: [sc 3, inv dec] around. {24}
Round 31: [sc, inv dec, sc] 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: [sc, inc] around. {18}
Round 4: [sc, inc, sc] around. {24}
Round 5: [sc 3, inc] 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: [sc, inc] around. {18}
Round 5: sc around. {18}
Round 6: [sc, inc, sc] 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: [sc, inc] around. {18}
Round 4: [sc, inc, sc] around. {24}
Round 5: [sc 3, inc] around. {30}
Round 6: sc around. {30}
change yarn to yellow
Round 7 - 10: sc around. {30}
Round 11: [sc 4, Inv dec, sc 4] 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 3, Inv dec, sc 3] 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 2, Inv dec, sc 2] 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: [sc, inc] around. {18}
Round 4: [sc, inc, sc] 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.
How To Assemble
- Prepare Parts: Crochet and finish all parts as per the pattern. This includes the Body, Head, Ears, Eye Patch, Arms, Legs with paw pads, and Tail.
- Attach Eye Patch and Eyes: Sew the eye patch and button eyes onto the head at Round 17, spacing them 14 stitches apart. To sink the eyes, gently tighten the thread between them.
- Attach Ears: Sew the ears onto the head at Round 14, counting from the top.
- Join Head and Body: Attach the head to the body by sewing them together securely.
- Attach Arms and Legs: Sew the arms between the head and body at the neck. Then sew the legs onto the sides of the body at Round 15.
- Add Tail: To finish, sew the tail onto 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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