multicoloured puppy
IN THIS ARTICLE YOU WILL FIND
materials needed to knit this dog
knitting the head
knitting the snout
knitting the body
knitting the 4 paws
knitting the 2 little ears
finishing and assembling the multicoloured puppy
necessary materials
To knit this dog you don’t need a lot of material,
only yarns of different colours that match your taste.
1 stitch marker and a crochet needle of a size
according to the wool or yarn thickness you will use.
Silicone fleece for the stuffing.
knit the whole thing in half stitches (combine the colours of each piece as you like).
knitting the dog’s head
1st row: in a magic ring, knit 6 stockinette stitches and close it with 1 double crochet (6).
2nd row: 6 increases (12)
3rd row: 1 stockinette stitch, 1 increase, (repeat), (18)
4th row: 2 half stitches, 1 increase, (repeat), (24)
Row 5: 3 half stitches, 1 increase, (repeat), (30)
6th row: 30 stockinette stitches,(30)
7th row: 4 stockinette stitches, 1 increase, (repeat), (36)
8th round: 5 half stitches, 1 increase, (repeat), (40)
9th to 16th round: 40 half stitches,(40)
17th round: 8 half stitches, 1 decrease, (repeat), (36)
18th row: 4 half stitches, 1 decrease, (repeat), (30)
19th row: 3 half stitches, 1 decrease, (repeat), (24)
20th row: 2 half stitches, 1 decrease, (repeat), (18)
21st row: 1 half stitch, 1 decrease, (repeat), (12)
close with a single crochet and leave a strand of yarn to sew the head onto the body.
part of the muzzle
1st row: knit 5 chains in the air and starting with the third loop
in the third loop counting from the needle,
3 half stitches together (i.e. within the same base stitch),
1 stockinette stitch, 1 stockinette stitch, 1 stockinette stitch,
on the other side of the chain, knit again 3 half stitches together
together, 1 half stitch, 1 half stitch, 1 half stitch,
you should be left with 12 half stitches (12)
2nd row: 1 stockinette, 1 increase, (repeat), (18)
Row 3: 2 stockinette stitches, 1 increase, (repeat), (24)
4th round: 3 half stitches, 1 increase, (repeat), (30)
5th to 9th round: 30 half stitches,(30)
close with a single crochet and leave a strand of yarn to sew the muzzle onto the head.
now knitting the body
1st row: in a magic ring knit 6 stockinette stitches (6)
2nd row: 6 increases (12)
3rd row: 1 stockinette stitch, 1 increase, (repeat), (18)
4th row: 2 half stitches, 1 increase, (repeat), (24)
Row 5: 3 stockinette stitches, 1 increase, (repeat), (30)
6th row: 4 stockinette stitches, 1 increase, (repeat), (36)
7th row: 36 stockinette stitches,(36)
8th round: 5 half stitches, 1 increase, (repeat), (42)
9th to 13th round: 42 half stitches,(42)
change colour from here.
14th to 21st round: 42 half stitches,(42)
change colour from here
22nd to 29th row: 42 half stitches,(42)
30th row: 5 half stitches, 1 decrease, (repeat),(36)
31st row: 4 half stitches, 1 decrease, (repeat), (30)
32nd row: 3 half stitches, 1 decrease, (repeat), (24)
33rd row: 2 half stitches, 1 decrease, (repeat), (18)
filling with fleece
34th row: 1 stockinette stitch, 1 decrease, (repeat), (12)
knit 6 more decreases and close with 1 overcasting stitch, hiding the yarn.
knit the four legs
1st row: in a magic ring knit 6 half stitches (6)
2nd row: 6 increases (12)
3rd row: 1 stockinette stitch, 1 increase, (repeat), (18)
4th row: 2 half stitches, 1 increase, (repeat), (24)
Row 5: 3 half stitches, 1 increase, (repeat), (30)
6th row: 30 stockinette stitches, (30)
7th row: 17 half stitches, 3 decreases, 7 half stitches, (27)
change colour
8th row: 14 half stitches, 3 decreases, 7 half stitches, (24)
9th to 13th round: 24 half stitches, (24)
close with a single crochet and leave one strand to sew the legs onto the body.
ears: (knit 2)
Row 1: in a magic ring knit 6 half stitches (6)
2nd row: 6 increases (12)
3rd row: 1 half stitch, 1 increase, (repeat), (18)
4th row: 2 stockinette stitches, 1 increase, (repeat), (24)
Row 5: 3 half stitches, 1 increase, (repeat), (30)
6th and 7th round: 30 stockinette stitches, (30)
8th round: 3 half stitches, 1 decrease, (repeat), (24)
9th and 10th round: 24 half stitches, (24)
11th row: 2 half stitches, 1 decrease, (repeat), (18)
12th and 13th rows: 18 half stitches, (18)
14th row: 1 half stitch, 1 decrease, (repeat), (12)
15th and 16th rows: 12 half stitches, (12)
close with a single crochet and leave a strand of yarn to sew onto the head.
knitting the tail of the multicoloured puppy:
1st row: in a magic ring knit 6 half stitches (6).
2nd row: 6 stockinette stitches, (6)
3rd row: 1 stockinette stitch, 1 increase, (repeat), (9)
4th to 7th round: 9 stockinette stitches, (9)
8th round: 2 half stitches, 1 increase, (repeat), (12)
9th to 12th round: 12 half stitches,(12)
close with a single crochet and leave a strand of yarn to sew the tail onto the body.
finishing knitting our multicoloured puppy
sew all the parts of your dog neatly together, hiding the excess yarn.
for the eyes you can use “plastic safety eyes” of 15 mm, another option is
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