Free crochet Dalmatian dog pattern

This free amigurumi crochet dog pattern is perfect for the Dalmatian dog lover! The legs and body are worked in one piece together. So, you need to sew the head and tail to the body and the muzzle and ears on the head. The arms are crocheted into the body with single crochets. The finished size of the amigurumi Dalmatian dog is 13 cm (5″) height.

Designer: @keti.amigurumi

You will need:

• YarnArt Jeans yarn (55% cotton, 45% acrylic, 50 g/160 m): white and black colors
• 2.0-2.25 mm crochet hook
• 8 mm safety eyes
• 8×6 mm safety nose
• Black embroidery thread
• White strong thread for eye tightening
• Sewing needle
• Scissors
• Sewing pins
• Fiberfill

Free crochet Dalmatian dog pattern

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

Head
Make some black spots for the Dalmatian dog, placed randomly. The black spots are worked changing color.
R 1: 7 sc in magic ring [7]
R 2: (inc) repeat 7 times [14]
R 3: (1 sc, inc) repeat 7 times [21]
R 4: (2 sc, inc) repeat 7 times [28]
R 5: (3 sc, inc) repeat 7 times [35]
R 6: (4 sc, inc) repeat 7 times [42]
R 7: (5 sc, inc) repeat 7 times [49]
R 8-18: 49 sc (11 rows)
Insert safety eyes between R 13 and R 14, 5 stitches apart.
R 19: (5 sc, dec) repeat 7 times [42]
R 20: (4 sc, dec) repeat 7 times [35]
R 21: (3 sc, dec) repeat 7 times [28]
R 22: (2 sc, dec) repeat 7 times [21]
R 23: (5 sc, dec) repeat 3 times [18]
Finish off.

Arms (make 2)
Make 2-3 black spots, placed randomly.
R 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
R 2: (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
R 3-4: 12 sc (2 rows)
R 5: 2 dec, 8 sc [10]
R 6-14: 10 sc (9 rows)
Stuff arm with fiberfill 1/2 full.
Fold the top opening in half and 4 sc through both sides.
Finish off.

Legs-body (one piece)
Stuff the legs and body as you work.
Make some black spots, placed randomly.

Legs (make 2)
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 4-7: 15 sc (4 rows)
Fasten off.

Crochet the second leg, do not fasten off.
Make 4 ch on the second leg and join with the first leg with 1 sc [38].

Continue crocheting the body in the round:
R 1: 4 sc, inc, 2 sc, inc, 16 sc, inc, 2 sc, inc, 10 sc [42]
R 2-7: 42 sc (6 rows)
R 8: (5 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [36]
R 9: 36 sc
R 10: (4 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [30]
R 11-12: 30 sc (2 rows)
R 13: (3 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [24]
R 14: 24 sc
R 15: (2 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [18]
R 16: Crochet the arms into the sides of the body (work sc of the body together with sc of the arm) – 18 sc
R 17: 18 sc
Finish off and leave a long tail for sewing.

Muzzle
R 1: 8 sc in magic ring [8]
R 2: (inc) repeat 8 times [16]
R 3: (1 sc, inc) repeat 8 times [24]
R 4: (5 sc, inc) repeat 4 times [28]
R 5-6: 28 sc (2 rows)
Finish off and leave a long tail for sewing.

Ears (make 2)
R 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
R 2: (1 sc, inc) repeat 3 times [9]
R 3: (2 sc, inc) repeat 3 times [12]
R 4: (3 sc, inc) repeat 3 times [15]
R 5: (4 sc, inc) repeat 3 times [18]
R 6: (5 sc, inc) repeat 3 times [21]
R 7: 21 sc
R 8: (6 sc, inc) repeat 3 times [24]
R 9: 24 sc
R 10: (7 sc, inc) repeat 3 times [27]
R 11-12: 27 sc (2 rows)
R 13: (3 sc, dec) repeat 5 times, 2 sc [22]
R 14: 22 sc
R 15: (2 sc, dec) repeat 5 times, 2 sc [17]
R 16-17: 17 sc (2 rows)
Do not stuff.
Fold the top opening in half and 8 sc through both sides.
Finish off and leave a long tail for sewing.

Embroider some black spots on the ears with an embroidery thread.

Tail
R 1: 4 sc in magic ring [4]
R 2: 2 sc, inc, 1 sc [5]
R 3-8: 5 sc (6 rows)
Finish off and leave a long tail for sewing.

Assembly

Using a black thread, embroider eyelashes, brows and line on the muzzle.
You can also embroider eye whites with a white yarn.
Insert safety nose as shown in the picture above. Sew the muzzle under eyes, stuffing it lightly with fiberfill.
Sew the ears on the head from R 5.
Sew the head to the body, then sew the tail on the back side of body.

Eye tightening

Insert a long needle under the muzzle (point #1) and draw it out the point #2, then insert the needle in the point #3 and draw it out the point #4. Pull slightly.
Repeat 2 times.
Tie the ends together and hide remaining yarn tails under the muzzle.