Charlie the Dog crochet pattern

Meet Charlie the Dog who loves wearing bright striped pullovers and elegant high hats! Make a pretty keychain or rucksack pendant using this fun and easy dog crochet pattern.

To make Charlie the Dog you’ll need:

Semi-cotton 4ply yarn of 7 colors: white, milk, black, pink, sky-blue, violet and lavender-blue
2 mm crochet hook
5 mm button eyes
Fiberfill
Scissors and sewing needle

The size of finished crochet dog is 13-14 cm.

Skill level: easy

Charlie the Dog
Free crochet pattern

Abbreviations:
ch = chain
sc = single crochet
st = stitch
inc = increase
dec = decrease
sl st = slip stitch
(..) = repeat the space in brackets the given number of times
[..] = total number of stitches

Hat:
Start with violet yarn.
Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
Rnd 2: (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
Rnd 3: (inc, sc in next st) repeat 6 times [18]

Rnd 4-6: sc in all 18 st [18]
Change to pink yarn.
Rnd 7-8: sc in all 18 st [18]

Change to violet yarn.
Rnd 9: (inc) repeat 18 times [36]
Rnd 10: sc in all 36 st [36]
Fasten off and weave in the end.

Head:
Crochet with milk yarn.
Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
Rnd 2: (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
Rnd 3: (inc, sc in next st) repeat 6 times [18]
Rnd 4: (inc, sc in next 2 st) repeat 6 times [24]
Rnd 5: (inc, sc in next 3 st) repeat 6 times [30]
Rnd 6: (inc, sc in next 4 st) repeat 6 times [36]
Rnd 7-12: sc in all 36 st [36]
Rnd 13: (sc in next 4 st, dec) repeat 6 times [30]
Rnd 14: (sc in next 3 st, dec) repeat 6 times [24]
Rnd 15: (sc in next 2 st, dec) repeat 6 times [18]
Rnd 16: (sc in next st, dec) repeat 6 times [12]
Stuff the head with fiberfill.
Rnd 17: (dec) repeat 6 times [6]
Fasten off leaving a tail for sewing.

Legs:
Start with lavender-blue yarn.
Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
Rnd 2: (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
Rnd 3: (inc, sc in next st) repeat 6 times [18]
Rnd 4-6: sc in all 18 st [18]
Change to milk yarn.
Rnd 7: (sc in next st, dec) repeat 6 times [12]
Rnd 8: sc in all 12 st [12]
Change to sky-blue yarn.
Rnd 9-13: sc in all 12 st [12]
Fasten off and weave in the end.

Crochet the second leg in the same way, but don’t fasten off.

Make 2 ch and join with sl st to the first leg. Continue crocheting the body:
Rnd 1: sc in next 12 st of first leg, sc in next 2 ch, sc in next 12 st of the second leg, sc in next 2 ch (opposite side) [28]
Rnd 2-3: sc in all 28 st [28]

Change to pink yarn.
Rnd 4: sc in all 28 st [28]
Change to violet yarn.
Rnd 5: sc in all 28 st [28]
Change to pink yarn.
Rnd 6: sc in all 28 st [28]
Change to violet yarn.
Rnd 7: (sc in next 5 st, dec) repeat 4 times [24]
Change to pink yarn.
Rnd 8: (sc in next 2 st, dec) repeat 6 times [18]
Stuff the body and the legs firmly.
Change to violet yarn.
Rnd 9: (sc in next st, dec) repeat 6 times [12]
Fasten off and weave in the end.

Arms (make 2):
Start with milk yarn.
Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
Rnd 2: (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
Rnd 3-4: sc in all 12 st [12]
Change to pink yarn.
Rnd 5: sc in all 12 st [12]
Change to violet yarn.
Rnd 6: sc in all 12 st [12]
Change to pink yarn.
Rnd 7: sc in all 12 st [12]
Change to violet yarn.
Rnd 8: sc in all 12 st [12]
Change to pink yarn.
Rnd 9: sc in all 12 st [12]
Stuff slightly with fiberfill.
Change to violet yarn.
Rnd 10: (sc in next st, dec) repeat 4 times [8]
Fasten off leaving a tail for sewing.