Jake the dog Adventure time
By Teresa Alvarez (November 2012) About copyright: It's really something great when people like what I have designed. You can sell the final item or whatever you like, but it would be nice to reference where you found the pattern! If there is anything you do not understand or there are any mistakes, please, send me a message! As you can see in the way I write, English is not my first language. So, you could come across some mistakes and grammatical inconsistencies@. Sorry and my apologies! This file describes how tocrochet Jake the dog, I've gone for the standing posture. As always, when it is possible, I attach items as I crochet. The difficult bit is the muzzle: a tube shaped as an inverted U.
ABOUT YARN:
I have used fair trade wool. It has no information regarding weight versus yardage ... But I've guessed it's a bit thicker than a standard DK yarn. As it is 100% wool, it can be felted. Colors: yellow, a bit of black and a bit of white
ABOUT GAUGE:
It is not important, as far as you are consistent with your tension. ABOUT HOOK: 3.5 mm hook Remember that when making amigurumis, stitches should be tight.
YOU WILL NEED:
Yarn for the dog. Two safety eyes. Stuffing. Tapestry needle.
ABOUT CROCHET TERMS:
I've followed the US terminology. Stitch: st Chain: ch Slip stitch: sl st Single crochet: sc Sc2tog: decreasing two sc (i.e., 2 st become 1) Sc3tog: decreasing 3 sc (i.e. 3 stitches become 1) NOTE: I've made all the decreases as invisible decreases NOTE2: there are some triple increases: 3sc in the specified stitch.
PATTERN:
All the pattern is worked in spirals, so do not join at the end/beginning of a row.
Ears (make 2)
Using yellow. Round 1: magic ring, 6 sc (alternatively, 2 ch and 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook). Round 2: 2sc in next 6 st, (12 sts) Round 3: [2sc in next st, 1sc in next st] repeat 6 times (18 sts) Round 4-10: sc in each st across (18 sts) Fasten off. Ears are not stuffed
Eyes (make 2) Using white.
Round 1: magic ring, 6 sc (alternatively, 2 ch and 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook). Round 2: 2sc in next 6 st. (12st) Round 3: [2sc in next st, 1sc in next st] repeat 6 times (18 sts). Change to black in the last stitch of round 3. Round 4: [2hdc in next st, hdc in next 2 sts] repeat 2 times, [2sc in next st, sc in next 2 sts] repeat 2 times, [2sl st in next st, sl st in next 2 sts] repeat 2 times. (24 Ssts) Fasten off, leave a long tail to sew the eye to the head. Arms (make 2) Using yellow (stuff arms as you work) Round 1: magic ring, 4 sc (alternatively, 2 ch and 4 sc in 2nd ch from hook). Round 2: 2sc in next 4 st, (8 sts) Round 3: [2sc in next st, 1sc in next st] repeat 4 times (12 sts) Round 4-26: sc in each st across (12 sts) Fastenoff
Nose
Round 1: magic ring, 6 sc (alternatively, 2 ch and 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook). Round 2: [3sc in next st, sc in next 2st] repeat 2 times, 6 st. (10st) Round 3: [sc in next st, 3sc in next st, sc in next 4sts] repeat 2 times (14sts) Round 4: sc in each st. across. (14sts) Round 5: sc in next 2sts, sc2tog, sc in next 6 sts., sc2tog, sc in next 2sts. (12 st.)
Fastenoff Nose is stuffed and the open side stitched to Jake's body.
Muzzle
Using yellow (stuff muzzle as you work) Round 1: magic ring, 5 sc (alternatively, 2 ch and 5 sc in 2nd ch from hook). Round 2: 2sc in next 5 st, (10 sts) Round 3-7: sc in each st across (10 sts) Round 8: sl st in next 5 sts, hdc in next 5st (10sts) Round 9-11: sl st in next 5 sts, sc in next 5st (10sts) Round 12: sc in each st across. (10sts) Round 13-15: sc in next st, sl st in next 5 sts, sc in next 4sts. (10sts) Round 16: hdc in next 3sts, sl st in next 5 sts, hdc in next 2st. (10 sts) Round 17-21: sc in each st across (10 sts) Round 22: [sc2tog] repeat 5 times (5 sts) Fasten off and close hole with tail.
Legs (make 2) Using yellow (stuff legs as you work)
(We work around the base chain) Round 1: ch 6, 2sc in 2nd ch from hk, sc in next 3st, 3sc in next st, sc in the next 3 unused loops of base chain (12sts). Round 2: [3sc in next st, sc in next 5 sts] repeat 2 times. (16sts). Round 3: [2sc in next 3st, sc in next 5 sts] repeat 2 times. (22sts). Round 4: sc in next 2sts, [2sc in next st] repeat 3 times, sc in next 8sts, [2sc in next st] repeat 3 times, sc in next 6sts. (28sts) Round 5: [sc2tog] repeat 5 times, sc in next 18sts. (23sts) Round 6: [sc2tog] repeat 3 times, sc in next 15 sts, sc2tog. (19sts) Round 7: [sc2tog] repeat 2 times, sc in next 13 sts, sc2tog. (16 sts) Round 8: [sc2tog] repeat 2 times, sc in next 10 sts, sc2tog. (13 sts) Round 9: sc2tog, sc in next 11 sts (12 sts) Round 10-30: sc in each st across (12 sts) Fasten off and use tail to sew leg to the body.
Body and head Using yellow
The body is worked from bottom to head.
about increases: to keep the round shape as roundish as possible, I like to place the increases randomly)
Round 1: magic ring, 6 sc (alternatively, 2 ch and 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook). Round 2: 2sc in next 6 st, (12 sts) Round 3: [2sc in next st, 1sc in next st] repeat 6 times (18 sts) Round 4: [1sc in next st., 2sc in next st, 1sc in next st] repeat 6 times (24 sts) Round 5: [2sc in next st, 1sc in next 3st] repeat 6 times (30 sts) Round 6: [1sc in next 2st., 2sc in next st, 1sc in next 3st] repeat 6 times (36 sts) Round 7: [2sc in next st, sc in next 5st] repeat 6 times (42 sts) Round 8: [sc in next 3st., 2sc in next st, 1sc in next 3st] repeat 6 times (48 sts) Round 9: [2sc in next st, sc in next 7st] repeat 6 times (54 sts) Round 10-18: sc in each st across. (54 sts) Round 19: if desired, ears can be attached at this row: working through both thicknesses: ear and body, and placing the other ear symmetrically: we work a sc in each st across, but working through ear and body when necessary Round 20-24: sc in each st across. Round 25: you can go two different ways: sc all the row or attaching the arms as in round 19. Arms are centered below the ears. Same comment than for the ears: 54sts Comments: eyes, muzzle and nose can be sewn anytime between round 30 and 49. 1 find it easier when the toy is not stuffed. First, sew the eyes leaving the hdc of the last row pointing outwards, and then place the muzzle and finally the nose! Round 50: [sc2tog using invisible decrease, sc in next 7st], repeat 6 times (48 sts) Round 51: [sc in next 3st, sc2tog using invisible decrease, sc in next 3st], repeat 6 times (42 sts) Round 52: [sc2tog using invisible decrease, sc in next 5st], repeat 6 times (36 sts) Round 53: [sc in next st, sc2tog using invisible decrease, sc in next 3st], repeat 6 times (30 sts)
Round 26-49: sc in each st across (54 sts)
(Stuff body as you go) Round 54: [sc2tog using invisible decrease, sc in next 3st], repeat 6 times (24 sts) Round 55: [sc2tog using invisible decrease, sc in next 2st], repeat 6 times (18 sts) Round 56: [sc2tog using invisible decrease, sc in next st], repeat 6 times (12 sts) Round 57: [sc2tog using invisible decrease], repeat 6 times (6 sts) Fasten off using tail to close hole.
Finishing touches
If you haven't sewn the nose, muzzle and eyes, this is the time!!!
