Roscoe the Puppy - Free Pattern

by Christi @ xtporter
This little fellow is so cute and so cuddly. I started him on Friday afternoon and finished him Saturday afternoon, the next day! It was great fun to make my little puppy. I hope you will enjoy this pattern and the resulting cuddles.

One thing I wanted to mention - if you're making this toy for a small child, you may wish to substitute embroidered eyes and nose for the plastic type. Customize the pattern to suit your needs. Have fun!

Skill level: Easy




Supplies:

1 Skein I Love this Yarn in Brown (A)
1 Skein I Love this Yarn in Ivory (B)
1 Skein Impeccable yarn in Southwest (C)
Size G6 (4mm) crochet hook
Polyester fiberfill
Yarn needle
Plastic animal eyes and a plastic animal nose*

*These are optional: if giving this toy to a small child, you may opt to embroider the eyes and nose for safety purposes

EYE (make 1)
Rnd 1: With B, make adjustable ring, ch 1, make 6 sc in ring. Pull ring snug, then work in continuous rounds (don't join with the first stitch)
Rnd 2: 2 sc in ea sc around - 12 sc
Fasten off, leaving a long enough tail for sewing.
MUZZLE (make 1)
Rnd 1: With B, make adjustable ring, ch 1, make 6 sc in ring. Pull ring snug, then work in continuous rounds (don't join with the first stitch)
Rnd 2: 2 sc in ea sc around - 12 sc
Rnd 3: *sc in first sc, 2 sc in next sc*, rep from * around - 18 sc
Rnds 4 & 5: sc in ea sc around (18 sc)
Fasten off, leaaving a long enough tail for sewing
Attach plastic nose or embroider nose on muzzle

HEAD (make 1)
Rnd 1: With A, make adjustable ring, ch 1, make 6 sc in ring. Pull ring snug, then work in continuous rounds (don't join with the first stitch)
Rnd 2: 2 sc in each sc around - 12 sc
Rnd 3: *sc in first sc, 2 sc in next sc*, rep from * around - 18 sts
Rnd 4: *sc in first 2 sc, 2 sc in next sc*, rep from * around - 24 sts
Rnd 5: *sc in first 3 sc, 2 sc in next sc*, rep from * around - 30 sts
Rnd 6: *sc in first 4 sc, 2 sc in next sc*, rep from * around - 36 sts
Rnd 7: *sc in first 5 sc, 2 sc in next sc*, rep from * around - 42 sts
Rnds 8-15: sc in each sc around (42 sts)
Rnd 16: *sc in first 5 sc, sc 2tog*, rep from * around - 36 sts
Rnd 17: *sc in first 4 sc, sc 2tog*, rep from * around - 30 sts
Rnd 18: *sc in first 3 sc, sc 2tog*, rep from * around - 24 sts

Now attach one plastic eye through the EYE stitched earlier, and through the head to attach it. Attach the other plastic eye directly to the head even with the first eye. If not using plastic eyes, then embroider the eyes in place of plastic ones.

Stuff the MUZZLE with fiberfill, then attach the muzzle to the head by using the yarn tail to sew to the head.

Use photo as a guide to attach the eyes and muzzle.

Fill the head with fiberfill and begin the decreases:
Rnd 19: *sc 2, sc 2 tog*, rep from * around - 18 sts
Rnd 20: *sc 1, sc 2 tog*, rep from * around - 12 sts
Rnd 21: *sc 2tog*, rep from * around - 6 sts
Join with sl st, fasten off

BODY (make 1)
Rnds 1-7: Work as for HEAD
Rnds 8-19: sc in each sc around (42 sts)
Rnd 20: *sc in first 5 sc, sc 2tog*, rep from * around - 36 sts
Rnds 21 & 22: sc in each sc around (36 sts)
Rnd 23: *sc in first 4 sc, sc 2tog*, rep from * around - 30 sts
Rnds 24 & 25: sc in each sc around (30 sts)
Rnd 26: *sc in first 3 sc, sc 2tog*, rep from * around - 24 sts
Rnds 27 & 28: sc in each sc around (24 sts)
Rnd 29: *sc in first 2 sc, sc 2tog*, rep from * around - 18 sts
Rnds 30 & 31: sc in each sc around (18 sts)
Join with sl st, fasten off with a long tail for sewing.
Using photo as a guide, attach body to head.

ARMS (make 2)
Rnd 1: With B, make adjustable ring, ch 1, make 6 sc in ring. Pull ring snug, then work in continuous rounds (don't join with the first stitch)
Rnd 2: 2 sc in ea sc around - 12 sc
Rnd 3: *sc in first sc, 2 sc in next sc*, rep from * around - 18 sc
Thereafter: sc in each sc around until arm is approximately 8 inches in length.
Fasten off and stuff with fiberfill, sew closed. Using photo as a guide, attach arms to body

LEGS (make 2)
Rnd 1: With B, make adjustable ring, ch 1, make 6 sc in ring. Pull ring snug, then work in continuous rounds (don't join with the first stitch)
Rnd 2: 2 sc in ea sc around - 12 sc
Rnd 3: *sc in first sc, 2 sc in next sc*, rep from * around - 18 sc
Thereafter: sc in each sc around until leg is approximately 10 inches in length.
Fasten off and stuff with fiberfill, sew closed. Using photo as a guide, attach legs to body

SCARF (make 1)
With color C, ch 6
Row 1: sc in 2nd chain from hook and in each of four remaining chains across - 5 sts
repeat Row 1 until scarf is desired length, fasten off.

To add fringe, cut 40 strands of color C about 6-7 inches in length each
Fold four strands in half and use crochet hook to pull the loop through the first stitch at the end of the scarf.
Pull the strands through the resulting loop and pull snug.
Repeat on remaining four sts, and again on the other end of the scarf.

HAT: (make 1)
Work as for HEAD in color C for rounds 1-7
Rnd 8: *sc in first 6 sc, 2 sc in next sc*, rep from * around - 48 sts
Rnds 9-12: sc in each sc around (48 sts)
Join with sl stitch in next st, fasten off

Make pom-pom to attach to top of hat.