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I also submitted a pattern for a polar bear my sister fondly nicknamed Polar Lucibear, and it got chosen for the month of December too!  Never had the chance to take nice pictures of it before I had to send it in for the contest, but oh well, the professionals did a good job anyway!

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Visit here to take a look at the ebook.

Visit here to take a look at the calendar.

According to the site description, the patterns for the monkeys will be released for free download at CrochetMe.com during the first week of the month for which they appear in the calendar (my monkeys were chosen for the month of June).  If you don’t want to wait, you can always download the ebook now with all the patterns in the calendar at the link above.

Can’t wait to order some more calendars myself!  Definitely excited to give them away as presents to friends and family!   Thanks to everyone who gave me such nice feedback and for showing interest in my monkeys, it really means a lot to me.

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!