Puppy Amigurumi – Tammy

I “Ruff” U, Tammy the amigurumi puppy is here to wish you all Happy Valentine’s Day!!! Designed by the utterly talented Amigurumi-an, Lee Mei Li of AmiguruMEI, Tammy the cuteness overload amigurumi puppy is going to melt everybody’s heart. Crochet it and give it to your loved one today. Let Tammy be the cupid of the most romantic day of the year!

This little cutie puppy amigurumi measures about 3″ tall, crochet with cyan and white yarns. You will need to know how to change the yarn colors while single crochet in a round.

There are 7 amigurumi patterns of the puppy: Head, Body, Ears, Muzzle, Arms, Feet and Tail; stuff and sew the parts together accordingly to assemble it up. The red heart is 2-piece crochet, join up and sew it to the puppy and make it like Tammy is holding it.

This year’s Valentine’s Day is special, it coincides with the Day 15 of Chinese New Year. The 15th day of Chinese New Year is known as “Yuanxiao Festival”. In Malaysia and Singapore, this day is celebrated by individuals seeking a romantic partner, akin to Valentine’s Day.

Normally, single women would write their contact number on mandarin oranges and throw it in a river or a lake while single men would collect them and eat the oranges. The taste is an indication of their possible love: sweet represents a good fate while sour represents a bad fate. [source: wikipedia]. When East meets West, it is a Double-Valentine’s Day!

Happy amigurumi and Happy Valentine’s Day!

I “Ruff” U

Puppy Amigurumi: Tammy

Contributed by: Lee Mei Li of AmiguruMEI
Skill level: Intermediate
Duration: About 4 hours
Finished size: about 3.5″ tall

Abbreviations
• Ch: chain
• Sc: single crochet
• Dc: double crochet
• Inv dec: invisible decrease

Materials
• 3mm hook
• Acrylic Yarn in white, cyan, and fuchsia
• Crochet thread in black
• 2 x 4mm black brads
• White felt
• Pink blush
• Darning needle
• Polyester fiberfill

Head
Start with cyan yarn.
Round 1: Sc 6 in magic ring {6}.
Round 2: [Inc] around {12}.
Round 3: [Inc, sc 1] around {18}.
Round 4: [Inc, sc 2] around {24}.
Round 5: [Inc, sc 3] around {30}.
Round 6: [Inc, sc 4] around {36}.
Round 7-8: Sc around {36}.
Round 9: Sc in the next 12 sts, change to white yarn and sc in the next 5 sts, change back to cyan and sc in the next 2sts, change to white and sc in the next 5 sts then change to cyan and sc in the next 12 sts {36}.
Round 10-11: Sc in the next 12 sts (cyan), sc in the next 12 sts (white), sc in the next 12 sts (cyan) {36}.
Round 12: Change to white yarn. Sc around {36}.
Round 13: [Inv dec, sc 4] around {30}.
Round 14: [Inv dec, sc 3] around {24}.
Round 15: [Inv dec, sc 2] around {18}.
Stuff.
Round 16: [Inv dec, sc 1] around {12}.
Round 17: [Inv dec] around {6}.
Fasten off and weave in ends. Leave a long end.
To make eye indentations: Using the remaining end of the yarn, thread it through a stitch at the left side of the head below Round 11. Make a horizontal backstitch. Repeat on the other side. Bring yarn to the bottom of the head and trim excess.

Body
Start with white yarn.
Round 1: Sc 6 in magic ring {6}.
Round 2: [Inc] around {12}.
Round 3: [Inc, sc 1] around {18}.
Round 4: [Inc, sc 2] around {24}.
Round 5: Sc in the next 20 sts, change to cyan yarn and sc in the next 4 sts {24}.
Round 6-9: Sc in the next 4 sts (cyan), sc in the next 16 sts (white), sc in the next 4 sts (cyan) {24}.
Round 10: In the first 4 sts, inv dec, sc 2 (cyan). In the next 16 sts, inv dec, sc 2 (white). In the last 4 sts, inv dec, sc 2 (cyan) {18}.
Fasten off and leave a long end for sewing.

Ears
Make 2 with cyan yarn.
Round 1: Sc 6 in magic ring {6}.
Round 2: [Inc] around {12}.
Round 3-10: Sc around {12}.
Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.

Muzzle
Use white yarn.
Round 1: Sc 5 in magic ring {5}.
Round 2: Sc around {10}.
Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.

Arms
Make 2 with white yarn.
Round 1: Sc 6 in magic ring {6}.
Round 2-5: Sc around {6}.
Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.

Feet
Make 2 with white yarn.
Round 1: Sc 6 in magic ring {6}.
Round 2: [Inc] around {12}.
Round 3: Sc around {12}.
Round 4: [Inv dec] around {6}.
Fasten off and weave in ends but leave a long tail for sewing.
Flatten.

Tail
Use white yarn.
Round 1: Sc 3 in magic ring {3}.
Round 2: [Inc] around {6}.
Round 3: [Inc, sc 1] around {9}.
Round 4: Sc around {9}.
Round 5: [Inv dec, sc 1] around {6}.
Round 6: Sc around {6}.
Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.

Heart
Use fuchsia yarn. This pattern is made by joining two pieces together.
To make the first piece:
Round 1: Sc 8 in magic ring {8}.
Round 2-3: Sc around {8}.
Fasten off and leave a long end for sewing.

To make the second piece:
Round 1: Sc 8 in magic ring {8}.
Round 2-3: Sc around {8}.
Round 4: This will be where the two pieces join. Sc in the next 6 sts, then continue on to sc in the sts of the first heart piece. When you reach back to the second heart piece, sc in the remaining sts {16}. (you may use excess yarn from the first piece to tighten any gaps between the two pieces)
Round 5: [Inv dec, sc 2] around {12}.
Round 6: [Inv dec, sc 1] around {8}.
Round 7: [Inv dec] around {4}.
Fasten off and weave in ends. Leave a long end for sewing.

Assembly
1. Sew the muzzle onto the head.
2. Using black crochet thread, sew on the nose using a series of horizontal backstitches. We made a total of 11 backstitches for tiny Tammy.
3. With the remaining black crochet thread, sew a W shape for the lips. Make tiny backstitch loops near the curves to turn it into a smile. Try using your darning needle to push the curves into place.
4. Cut white felt into two small crescent shapes, matching the size of the black brads. Pair them up with the black brads and glue them onto where the eye indentations are.
5. Sew on the body, arms, feet, ears, and tail.
6. Sew heart onto the front of the body.
7. Add a pop of blush onto Tammy’s cheeks.

Make eye indentations by sewing a horizontal backstitch at a spot on the right and left side of the head below Round 11.

Sew the muzzle onto the head.

Glue on black brads as eyes.

Sew on the nose using a series of horizontal backstitches.

Sew on the lips.

Make tiny backstitch loops near the curves to turn it into a smile.

Try using your darning needle to push the curves into place.

Pins parts to the body and sew them on.

Sew heart onto the front of the body of puppy amigurumi.