Cute Amigurumi!

Who doesn’t like chi-hua-huas??  So, here is a free pattern for how to make an amigurumi of one!!  Enjoy!!!  If you do take time to make one from my pattern, send me pictures!!!  I’d love to see! 

Palm-Size Pup: Chihuahua

Materials:

• Size D/3 (3.25 mm) crochet hook
• Worsted weight yarn in cream and tan
• 1 pair of 9 mm plastic safety eyes
• Small pieces of tan, black, and pink craft felt
• Black crochet thread
• Sharp needle for crochet thread
• Tapestry needle
• Craft glue
• Stuffing

Head

• Color: CREAM yarn
• R1: Ch 2, 6 sc in second ch from hook – 6 sts
• R2: 2 sc in each st around – 12 sts
• R3: (1 sc, 2 sc in next st) repeat around – 18 sts
• R4: (2 sc, 2 sc in next st) repeat around – 24 sts
• R5 – 8: sc in each st around – 24 sts
• R9: (2 sc, dec 1) repeat around – 18 sts
• R10: (1 sc, dec 1) repeat around – 12 sts
• Fasten off
• *Attach the 9 mm plastic safety eyes to the head. Eyes should be inserted between R7 and R8. The most ideal distance between the eyes is about 5 stitches, but it’s up to you!
• *Stuff the head with fiberfill

Snout

• Color: CREAM yarn
• R1: Ch 2, 3 sc in second ch from hook – 3 sts
• R2: 2 sc in each st around – 6 sts
• R3: (1 sc, 2 sc in next st) repeat around – 9 sts
• Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing to the head

Nose

1. Cut out a nose shape from black felt.

2. With black crochet thread and a sharp needle, sew the nose felt piece on the tip of the snout, as shown in the picture below. DO NOT sew the nose piece in the center; leave enough room to sew a mouth.

3. Right below the nose felt piece, continue sewing a mouth

4. Cut out a small tongue shape from pink craft felt, and set it aside. Gluing the tongue to the mouth should be the last step to prevent it from falling off while working on other parts.

Ears – make 2 of these

• Color: TAN yarn
• R1: Ch 2, 3 sc in second ch from hook – 3 sts
• R2: 2 sc in each st around – 6 sts
• R3: (1 sc, 2 sc in next st) repeat around – 9 sts
• R4: (2 sc, 2 sc in next st) repeat around – 12 sts
• R5: (1 sc, 2 sc in next st) repeat around – 18 sts
• Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing to the head
• *Cut out 2 ear shapes from pink felt. Set aside.

Body

• Color: CREAM yarn
• R1: Ch 2, 6 sc in second ch from hook – 6 sts
• R2: 2 sc in each st around – 12 sts
• R3: (1 sc, 2 sc in next st) repeat around – 18 sts
• R4: (2 sc, 2 sc in next st) repeat around – 24 sts
• R5: (2 sc, dec 1) repeat around – 18 sts
• R6: (1 sc, dec 1) repeat around – 12 sts
• R7: sc in each st around – 12 sts
• Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing to the head
• *Stuff with fiberfill

Arms – make 2 of these

• Color: CREAM yarn
• R1: Ch 2, 4 sc in second ch from hook – 4 sts
• R2 – 5: sc in each st around – 4 sts
• Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing to the body

Legs – make 2 of these

• Color: CREAM yarn
• R1: Ch 2, 4 sc in second ch from hook – 4 sts
• R2 – 3: sc in each st around – 4 sts
• Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing to the body

Putting Everything Together

1. Using a tapestry needle, sew the snout to the head. The top of the snout should start at R8 on the head. Make sure to keep the snout as centered as possible between the eyes.

2. Sew the ears onto the head. Pinch the ears so that they become flat. The ears should be placed starting at R2 and ending at R5. Next, glue the pink ear felt pieces onto the ears.

3. Sew the head to the body.

4. Sew the arms vertically onto the body. The arms should be positioned right below the eyes. Arms DO NOT need to be stuffed.

5. Position the legs horizontally and sew it to the body. Legs DO NOT need to be stuffed.

6. Cut out a tail shape from tan felt. Glue the tail between the legs on the back of the body.

7. The final step is to glue the pink felt tongue onto the mouth. Simply line the top edge of the tongue with craft glue and place it in between the 2 black lines of the mouth. Hold in place for about 10 seconds and allow enough time for it to fully dry.

8. Decorate your new pup and enjoy!

You can use the same pattern to make different dogs a well.  Just change the ears and cut out different felt patterns for coloring.  These are some other dogs I’ve made using the same pattern.

A Doberman Pinscher:

A Golden Retriever:

The possibilities are endless!!  Hope you enjoyed them!

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Finally, the R2D2 amigurumi pattern is OUT!!  You can find it at my etsy shop: janama.etsy.com

The story behind R2D2:

My brother’s birthday was coming up, and I needed to give him something.  Buying presents for him was always a challenge, especially since I am still a poor grad student and he’s already working.  It just so happened I started crocheting as a hobby, and decided making him something meaningful would be nicer than buying him something lame and cheap.

I knew he liked star wars a lot, so I started thinking of all the star wars characters I could make out of yarn.  I surfed the web for star wars patterns, came across a lot of yodas and ewoks and other characters, and was blown away by their cuteness.  I thought Artoo would definitely be cute since he’s a robot and no one would expect a robot to be made of yarn!  Started searching for the pattern, and unfortunately, didn’t find any.  So I was determined to make my own!

Of course, I needed some help.  I had only started crocheting 2 months ago and still didn’t know how to sew limbs onto amigurumis very well.  So I consulted my little sister, who is much better at sewing and cutting and being extra neat, to help me out.  After much trial and error in getting the right proportions, and painstakingly cutting out laser-precise felt pieces, Artoo was finished.

But, before we actually gave it to my brother, we were adding some finishing touches, and he happened to catch a glimpse of it before I could smoothly hide it away!  He immediately identified it as Artoo, and our surprise was spoiled, but he was still happy to have him finally on his birthday.  He blogged about Artoo on coderetard.com, others blogged about it, and eventually Artoo made his way to the Official Star Wars Blog.  It was truly an honor.

So, what started out simply as a birthday present for my star wars fan brother has become something I never would have imagined could happen.  To have so many people see Artoo and enjoy him is very meaningful to me. Many thanks for everyone’s feedback and comments!