Craft Your Own Valentine's Day Puppy Dog with Crochet

Craft your very own adorable Valentine's Day puppy dog with the art of crochet! This delightful project allows you to create a unique and heartfelt gift for your loved ones. Using soft and cuddly yarn, you can bring this charming puppy to life, complete with floppy ears, a cute button nose, and a heart-shaped collar.

The crochet stitches add a beautiful texture to the dog's fur, making it even more irresistible. This crochet Valentine puppy dog is not only a wonderful gift idea but also a fun and relaxing craft activity. Whether you're an experienced crocheter or just starting out, this project will bring joy and creativity to your Valentine's Day celebrations. So grab your crochet hook, choose your favorite yarn, and let your imagination run wild as you bring this adorable puppy dog to life!

Materials Needed

You will need:

• YarnArt Jeans or Alize Cotton Gold yarn (mustard yellow, brown and red colors)
• 2.20 mm crochet hook
• Some pink yarn or embroidery floss for cheeks
• Sewing needle
• Scissors
• Sewing pins
• Fiberfill

Free Amigurumi Valentine Puppy Pattern

Abbreviations

Abbreviations:

• R – row
• ch – chain
• sc – single crochet
• dc – double crochet
• hdc – half double crochet
• tr – treble crochet
• inc – increase (2 sc in one stitch)
• dec – decrease (2 sc together)
• […] – number of stitches you should have at the end of the row
• (…) – repeat whatever is between the brackets the given number of times

Body-Head (One Piece)

With yellow yarn:

• R 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
• R 2: (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
• R 3: (1 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [18]
• R 4: (2 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [24]
• R 5: (3 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [30]
• R 6: (4 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [36]
• R 7: (5 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [42]
• R 8: (6 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [48]
• R 9: (7 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [54]
• R 10: (8 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [60]
• R 11-15: 60 sc (5 rows)
• R 16: 14 sc, 3 inc, 27 sc, 3 inc, 13 sc [66]
• R 17-31: 66 sc (15 rows)
• R 32: (9 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [60]
• R 33: (8 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [54]
• R 34: (7 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [48]
• R 35: (6 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [42]
• R 36: (5 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [36]
• R 37: (4 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [30]
• R 38: (3 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [24]
• R 39: (2 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [18]
• R 40: (1 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [12]
• R 41: (dec) repeat 6 times [6]
• Fasten off.

Ears (Make 2)

With brown yarn:

• R 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
• R 2: (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
• R 3: (3 sc, inc) repeat 3 times [15]
• R 4-6: 15 sc (3 rows)
• R 7: (3 sc, dec) repeat 3 times [12]
• R 8-10: 12 sc (3 rows)
• R 11: (2 sc, dec) repeat 3 times [9]
• R 12-18: 9 sc (7 rows)
• Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.

Legs (Make 2)

With yellow yarn:

• R 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
• R 2: (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
• R 3-4: 12 sc (2 rows)
• R 5: 1 sc, 2 dec, 7 sc [10]
• R 6: 1 sc, 2 inc, 7 sc [12]
• R 7-8: 12 sc (2 rows)
• Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.

Arms (Make 2)

With yellow yarn:

• R 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
• R 2: (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
• R 3-5: 12 sc (3 rows)
• Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.

Muzzle

With brown yarn:

• Make 13 ch. Work on both sides of the chain.
• R 1: From the 2nd ch from hook: 11 sc, 3 sc in next st, turn, on the opposite side: 10 sc, inc [26]
• R 2: inc, 10 sc, 3 inc, 10 sc, 2 inc [32]
• R 3-5: 32 sc (3 rows)
• Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.

Heart

With red yarn:

• Make a magic ring, 2 ch.
• R 1: 3 tr, 4 dc, tr, 4 dc, 3 tr
• R 2: sc in chain space, 2 hdc in next st, 3 hdc in next st, 2 hdc in next st, hdc in next 3 st, 2 hdc in next st, (hdc, dc, hdc) in next st, 2 hdc in next st, hdc in next 3 st, 2 hdc in next st, 3 hdc in next st, 2 hdc in next st, (sc, sl st) in chain space.
• Fasten off.