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Lovey Dog

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Materials:

Crochet stitches:

Hook:

2.5 mm

(I’ve used the american abbreviations)

Yarn:

Phildar coton 3, white, black,

salmon,mauve and purple

sc:

single crochet

Stuffing:

100% polyester (pillowstuffing)

sl.st:

slip stitch

Ch:

chain

Mr:

Magic Ring

Dc:

double crochet

Hdc:

half double crochet

But you can use any kind of yarn that’s 100% coton.

Feel free to use whatever colours you like.

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Comments:

When you’re having difficulties making a magic ring (mr), you can also chain 2 and make de sc in the
2

Decrease:

use the invisble decrease: insert your hook into the front loops of the next 2

stitches,yarn over draw to the first 2 loops, yarn over through the remaining to 2 loops

chain form your hook.

This pattern is worked in continuous rows. Use a stitchmarker at the beginning of each row.

Head (White):

T1:

6 sc in mr

T2:

2 sc in each sc (= 12sc)

T3:

*1sc, 2sc in the next sc*, repeat 5x (=18sc)

T4:

*2sc, 2sc in the next sc*, repeat 5x (=24sc)

T5:

*3sc, 2sc in the next sc*, repeat 5x (=30sc)

T6:

*4sc, 2sc in the next sc*, repeat 5x (=36sc)

T7:

*5sc, 2sc in the next sc*, repeat 5x (=42sc)

T8-14: 42 sc

T15:

*5sc, decrease 2 sc* repeat 5x (=36sc)

T16:

*4sc, decrease 2 sc* repeat 5x (=30sc)

T17:

*3sc, decrease 2 sc* repeat 5x (=24sc)

T18:

*2sc, decrease 2 sc* repeat 5x (=18sc)

Stuff the head firmly

T19:

*1sc, decrease 2 sc* repeat 5x (=12sc)

T20:

*decrease 2 sc* repeat 5x (=6sc),

Finisch off, leaving a long thread. (this thread will be used to join the granny).

Don’t worry about the little opening there still is. You will be using the 6 loops for joining your granny
later on.

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Nose (white):

T1:

6 sc in mr

T2:

2 sc in each sc (= 12sc)

T3:

*1sc, 2sc in the next sc*, repeat 5x (=18sc)

T4:

*2sc, 2sc in the next sc*, repeat 5x (=24sc)

T5:

*3sc, 2sc in the next sc*, repeat 5x (=30sc)

T6-11: 30sc

T12:

*4sc, 2sc in the next sc*, repeat 5x (=36sc)

Finish off, leaving a long thread (you’ll be using that for joining the nose to the head later on).
Embroider the black nose between T1 en T3. Make the nose 6 stitches wide. Use the picture above as
guidance.
(You,ll be making a triangle first, which you fill in with the black thread)

Then join the nose to the head. Use pins to attach the nose between T9 and T20. Try to stretch the
nose to both sides of the head.(use the previous pictures as guidance)

Embroider the eyes with black thread in T9.Leave 5 stitches between the eyes.

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Arms, make 2 (white)

T1:

6 sc in mr

T2:

2 sc in each sc (= 12sc)

T3:

*1sc, 2sc in the next sc*, repeat 5x (=18sc)

T4-8:

18sc

T9:

*4sc, decrease 2sc*, repeat 2x (= 15sc)

T10-12: 15sc

Start filling the arm firmly

T13:

*3sc, decrease 2sc*, repeat 2x (=12sc)

T14-16: 12sc

Fill the rest of the arm.

Fold the arm together and close the arm with 6 sc.

Finisch and leave long thread (youi’ll be using that for joining the arm to the head later on)

Attach the arms to the head in T15. To keep the nose in the middle.

(before attaching pin the arms and check your placing)

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Ears, make 2 (black)

Chain 11

T1:

1sc in the second chain from the hook, 9sc, 5sv in the last chain (turn your work while making
these 5 sc), 9sc at the other side.

T2:

chain 1, turn your work,

9sc

, 2sc in the next stitch

2 hdc in the next 3 stitches

, 2sc in next

stitch

, 9sc

3sc at the ending

. (the colors correspond with the picture above)

Finish off, leaving long thread (you’ll be using this for joining the ears to the head)

Attach the ears at T4, use the pictures as guidance.

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Granny (white, salmon,mauve and purple):

Chain 4, join with slip stitch,

T1:

chain 3, 2 dc, chain 2, * 3dc, chain 2*, repeat between * * 2x, join with slip stitch in the 3th
chain from you first chain (see picture below)

Finish off. Weave in the end.

Chance color

T2: Attach your thread in any corner of T1. Chain 3, 2dc, chain 2, 3dc (see picture on next page)

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Chain 1,3dc, chain2, 3dc (see picture below)

Chain 1, 3dc, chain 2, 3dc (see picture below)

Chain 1, 3dc, chain 2, 3dc,chain 1, join with slip stitch in the 3th chain of your first chain of T2.

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finish off and weave in the ends (see picture below)

Repeat T2 untill you have have 12 rounds. Make sure to chain 2 in the corners.

T13: sc in each stitch. (at the corners make 2 slip stitches in 1 stitch) Finish off and weave in the ends.

Finally you can attacht the head to the granny. Attach the head with the long thread you have left to

R1 of the granny.

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