PATTERN
Yumi the Dachshund
Materials
2 mm crochet hook (size C) A pair of 10 mm (0,5") safety eyes
Cotton yarn: Polyfill to stuff
brown - 40g / 128m (140 yards) Tapestry needle
white - 10g / 32m (35 yards) Stitchmarkers and pins
navy blue - 5g / 16m (18 yards)
small amount of black
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Yarn, finished size and gauge ABBREVIATIONS
This sample was made with YarnArt Baby Cotton (semi A - brown color
cotton yarn): brown #407, white #400, navy blue #453 B - white color
Size of finished toy: 5.5" (14 cm) height, 7.5" (19 cm) wide C - navy blue color
Because this is a pattern for a stuffed animal, gauge is not ch - chain
really important. You can use any weight yarn, if you make sc - single crochet
sure that your hook is appropriately sized for your yarn, so slst - slip stitch
that you get a nice, solid fabric. Using a different size hook hdc - half double crochet
and yarn weight will change the size of your finished project. dc- double crochet
inc - increase (2 sc in indicated stitch)
Make sure you crochet pretty tight all the way, to get no
dec - decrease (2 sc together)
stretching holes between the stiches after you filled in a
(___st) - total amount of stitches in a
stuffing material.
round
( ) Nx - repeat between () number of
Stitches and crochet techniques used times indicated
rnd - round
Single crochet, half double crochet, double crochet in st - stitch
rounds
Magic adjustable ring
Single crochet increasing and decreasing
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HEAD
All details are crocheted in continuous spirals, without joining
the rounds. You can use a stitch marker to keep track of your
rounds.
Start with color A
rnd st
01 6 sc into the center of magic adjustable ring, 6
pull tail to close the ring
02 (inc) 6x 12
03 (sc, inc) 6x 18
Image 1.1
04 (2sc, inc) 6x 24
05-07 (3) sc in each st around 24
08 4sc, (dec, sc) 2x, dec, 12sc 21
09 14sc, (inc, 2sc) 2x, inc 24
10-11 (2) sc in each st around 24
12 (7sc, inc) 3x 27
13-14 (2) sc in each st around 27
15 (8sc, inc) 3x 30
16 sc in each st around (image 1.1) 30
17 4sc, (inc, sc) 4x, inc, 17sc 35 Image 1.2
18 5sc, (inc, 2sc) 4x, inc, 17sc 40
In next rnd we should mark points for eyes:
19 4sc, with a contrast thread mark here a point 40
for the first eye (image 1.2), 19sc, mark here a
point for the second eye, 17sc
20 (inc, 3sc, inc, 7sc) 2x, inc, 3sc, inc, 11sc 46
21 sc in each st around 46
22 sc, (inc, 4sc, inc, 8sc) 2x, inc, 4sc, inc, 11sc 52
(image 1.3)
Image 1.3
23-29 (7) sc in each st around 52
If you use safety eyes, it is the best moment to place them.
Place them in points we marked earlier in rnd 19. (image 1.4)
30 (11sc, dec) 4x 48
31 3sc, (dec, 6sc) 5x, dec, 3sc 42
32 (5sc, dec) 6x 36
Start stuffing the head with filling material. And continue stuffing
it during crocheting.
33 2sc, (dec, 4sc) 5x, dec, 2sc 30
34 (3sc, dec) 6x 24
Image 1.4
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rnd st
35 sc, (dec, 2sc) 5x, dec, sc 18
36 (sc, dec) 6x 12
37 (dec) 6x 6
Fasten off, leaving a long tail. Using tapestry needle, weave the
yarn tail through the front loop of each remaining stitch and pull
tight to close. Weave in the yarn end. (image 1.5)
Image 1.5
EARS (make 2) inc sc
Start with color A
rnd st
01 ch10, sc in 2ndch from hook and remaining 7sc, 20
inc in the last st, turn and continue on the other
side of a chain 8sc, inc in the last st (image sc inc
2.1)
Image 2.1
02-03 (2) sc in each st around 20
04 (9sc, inc) 2x 22
05 (10sc, inc) 2x 24
06 (11sc, inc) 2x 26
07 (12sc, inc) 2x 28
08-13 (6) sc in each st around 28
14 (12sc, dec) 2x 26
15 (11sc, dec) 2x 24 Image 2.2 Image 2.3
16 (10sc, dec) 2x 22
17 (9sc, dec) 2x 20
18 (8sc, dec) 2x 18
19 (7sc, dec) 2x 16
20 Crochet 3sc, then flatten an ear and line up 8
stitches, 8sc through both sides to the end
(image 2.2)
Image 2.4
Fasten off, cut the yarn, leaving a long tail for sewing. (image 2.3)
Sew ears to the both sides of a head between 22 and 31 rnds of a
head. The distance between ears - 15sc along the 23rd rnd of a
head. The distance between ear and eye - 3sc up from the eye.
(image 2.4, 2.5, 2.6)
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Take a piece of color A yarn and tapestry needle, insert needle from under the head (level of of 25th rnd) (image 2.7) and
bring it out right next to the eye, and insert it back on the opposite side of an eye (image 2.8, 2.9) , then bring it back down
under the head, one stitch from the entry. Repeat with the second eye, inserting the needle in the same points from the
bottom (image 2.10) . Then properly pull all yarn ends and, keeping yarn tension, tie a knot of all yarn ends, hide an ends.
(image 2.11, 2.12)
Image 2.7 Image 2.8 Image 2.9 Image 2.10
Image 2.11 Image 2.12 Image 2.13 Image 2.14
Take a piece of black yarn and embroider the nose between 1 and 7 rnds of a head’s top part. The size of a nose - 5sc in
height, 3sc - the bottom side, 7sc - the top side. (image 2.13, 2.14) Embroider the line from the bottom of a nose to the
3 rnd of the head’s bottom part.Then embroider a smile to the both sides from the line between 3 and 8 rnds of a head.
(image 2.15, 2.16)
With the black yarn embroider the eyebrows, placing them between 20 and 22 rnds over eyes (make 2 loops of yarn). The
length of the eyebrow - 1sc, the height - 2sc. (image 2.17)
With the white yarn embroider the lines under the eyes (image 2.17).
Image 2.15 Image 2.16 Image 2.17
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LEGS (make 4) 3sc sc
Start with color A
rnd st
01 ch5, sc in 2ndch from hook and remaining 2sc, 12
3sc in the last st, turn and continue on the sc 3sc
other side of a chain 3sc, 3sc in the last st
(image 3.1) Image 3.1
02 (3sc, 3inc) 2x 18
back loops
03 This rnd work with back loops only (image 3.2) 18
sc in each st around
04 sc in each st around 18
05 sc, 6dec, 5sc 12
06 sc in each st around 12 front loops
07 2sc, 3inc, 7sc 15
Image 3.2
The next rnd will be different for each leg.
For a back right leg: pin skip
slst
08 3sc, (inc, sc) 2x, inc, 7sc
Make slst. Fasten off, cut the yarn. Attach a pink marker on the 3rd
st from the last slst. (image 3.3)
For a back left leg:
08 3sc, (inc, sc) 2x, inc Image 3.3
Make slst. Fasten off, cut the yarn. Attach a green marker on the
3rd st from the last slst.
For a front left leg:
08 3sc, (inc, sc) 2x, inc, sc
Make slst. Fasten off, cut the yarn. Attach a yellow marker on the
3rd st from the last slst.
For a front right leg:
08 3sc, (inc, sc) 2x, inc, 7sc
Make slst. Fasten off, cut the yarn. Attach a blue marker on the 3rd
st from the last slst. (image 3.4) Image 3.4
BODY
We start crocheting body from tummmy. Use color A
rnd st
01 ch23, sc in 2ndch from hook and remaining 48
20sc, 3sc in the last st, turn and continue on
the other side of a chain 21sc, 3sc in the last st
02 (21sc, 3inc) 2x 54
Image 4.1
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rnd st
Make 3sc in next stitches, now it is the start point of a rnd. (image
4.1)
03 Now we should join tummy to legs. But firstly crochet
16sc in a tummy, then put together the tummy and the
back right leg (start from the pink marker): 4sc through
both details (leg and tummy) (image 4.2), 3sc only in a
Image 4.2
tummy (image 4.3). Next we are adding the back left
leg (start from green marker): 4sc through both details,
16sc only in a tummy. Now we take the front left leg
and join it to the tummy (start from yellow marker): 4sc
through both details, 3sc only in a tummy (image 4.4).
And finally join the front right leg (start from blue
marker): 4sc through both details
So, we closed the circle and got back to the start of a rnd. Mark it
and take off all the other markers from legs. Image 4.3
04 Continue crocheting by outer circle (image 98
4.5): inc, 14sc, inc in a tummy, 14sc in the first
leg, 3sc in a tummy, 14sc in the second leg,
inc, 14sc, inc in a tummy, 14sc in the third leg,
3sc in a tummy, 14sc in the last leg.
05-10 (6) sc in each st around 98
Stuff legs with filling material. Image 4.4
11 18sc, dec, 5sc, dec, (3sc, dec)3x, 5sc, dec, 90
25sc, dec, 13sc, dec, 7sc
12 sc in each st around 90
13 20sc, (dec, 2sc) 2x, dec, sc, (dec, 2sc) 2x, dec, 82
28sc, dec, 9sc, dec, 8sc
14 sc in each st around 82
15 18sc, dec, 3sc, dec, 5sc, dec, 3sc, dec, 27sc, 76
dec, 5sc, dec, 9sc Image 4.5
16 14sc, (dec, 2sc) 2x, dec, 3sc, (dec, 2sc) 2x, 68
dec, 18sc, dec, 13sc, dec, 4sc
17 17sc, (dec, sc) 3x, dec, 40sc 64
18 17sc, 4dec, 39sc 60
Slightly stuff the body with filling material (image 4.6)
19 2sc (image 4.7), skip 34 st (image 4.8), 24sc 26
Image 4.6
Image 4.7 Image 4.8
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rnd st
20 sc in each st around 26
21 2dec, 6sc and turn (image 4.9), then crochet in 24
opposite direction (image 4.10) 4sc, 6hdc, 4sc
and turn, 24sc in the main direction of rounds
(image 4.11), slst (image 4.12)
Fasten off, cut the yarn, leaving a long tail for sewing. Stuff the
body with filling material. (image 4.13) Image 4.9 Image 4.10
With the piece of color A yarn sew the gap on the back. We
skipped 34 stitches, so we should count 17 skipped stitches and
this will be a start point of sewing (image 4.14). Sew together
every two stitches, which are opposite to each other. (image 4.15,
4.16)
Tightly stuff the body with stuffing material. If the body is a little
twisted, just twist it by the hands in opposite direction,
straightening it. (image 4.17, 4.18)
Image 4.11 Image 4.12
Image 4.13 Image 4.14 Image 4.15
Image 4.16 Image 4.17 Image 4.18
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TAIL
Start with color A
rnd st
01 6 sc into the center of magic adjustable ring, 6
pull tail to close the ring
02 (sc, inc) 3x 9
03-17 (15) sc in each st around 9
Fasten off, cut the yarn, leaving a long tail for sewing. Do not stuff
it. (image 5.1) Image 5.1
ASSEMBLING
Sew the tail to the back side of a body between 15 and 17 rnds, centering it regarding to the back legs. (image 6.1, 6.2)
A
B D
C
Image 6.1 Image 6.2 Image 6.3
Sew the head to the body. Mark points for sewing from the bottom side of a head: point A - 20th rnd, point C - 28th rnd, B
and D points - 23rd rnd and leave 6sc distance between them (image 6.3). Pin the head to the neck at the marked points.
(image 6.4) Sew the head to the neck, add some stuffing material, if needed. (image 6.5, 6.6)
Image 6.4 Image 6.5 Image 6.6
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SWEATER
It starts from an elastic band, which is crocheted horisontally. It
is made in back and forth rows. The turning ch1 at the end of
each row does not count as a st. Start with color B
rnd st
01 ch8, sc in 2ndch from hook and remaining 6sc, 7 Image 6.1
ch1 and turn
02-42 (41) 7sc through back loop only (image 6.1), ch1 6
and turn
Line up two ends of a band and join them together with slst.
(image 6.2, 6.3) Turn it inside out and continue crochting in a circle
(image 6.4, 6.5):
01 ch1, sc in each row of a band (image 6.6), slst 42
in the 1st ch of a rnd Image 6.2
02 ch1, sc in each st around, slst in the 1st ch of 42
a rnd
Change to color C
03 ch1, sc in each st around, slst in the 1st ch of 42
a rnd
04 ch1, (6sc, inc) 6x, slst in the 1st ch of a rnd 48
Change to color B
Image 6.3 Image 6.4
05 ch1, sc in each st around, slst in the 1st ch of 48
a rnd
06 ch1, (7sc, inc) 6x, slst in the 1st ch of a rnd 54
07 ch1, sc in each st around, slst in the 1st ch of 54
a rnd
Change to color C
08 ch1, 14sc, ch7 (image 6.7), skip next 10 48
stitches (image 6.8), 6dc, ch7, skip next 10
stitches (image 6.9), 14sc, slst in the 1st ch of Image 6.5 Image 6.6
a rnd
09 ch1, 14sc, 7sc along the chain, 6dc, 7sc along 48
the chain, 14sc, slst in the 1st ch of a rnd
Change to color B
10-12 (3) ch1, sc in each st around, slst in the 1st ch of 48
a rnd
Change to color C
13 ch1, (3sc, inc) 2x, 7sc, dec, 3sc, dec, 4sc, dec, 48 Image 6.7 Image 6.8
3sc, dec, 7sc, (inc, 3sc) 2x, slst in the 1st ch of
a rnd
14 ch1, sc in each st around, slst in the 1st ch of 48
a rnd
Change to color B
15 ch2, 48dc through back loop only, slst in the 48
2nd ch of a rnd
Fasten off, cut the yarn, weave in end. (image 6.10)
Image 6.9 Image 6.10
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