Bath Time Fun

Dog

Skill Level

Finished Measurement

Approximately 8 inches long

Gauge

4 sc = 1 inch; 4 sc rows = 1 inch

Materials

•Premier Yarns Home Cotton medium (worsted) weight cotton/polyester yarn (2¾ oz/140 yds/80g per skein):

1 skein each #59-18 Delft blue, #38-13 pastel blue, #38-16 black and #38-07 cranberry

•Size G/6/4mm crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge

•Light blue bath puff

•Polyester fiberfill

•Tapestry needle

•Stitch marker

Pattern Note

Do not join rounds unless otherwise stated. Mark first stitch of each round.

Head

Rnd 1: Starting at muzzle, with Delft blue, ch 4, sl st in first ch to form ring, ch 1, 4 sc in ring. (4 sc)

Rnd 2: 2 sc in each st around, join with sl st in first sc. Fasten off. (8 sc)

Rnd 3: Join pastel blue with sc in first st, sc in same st, [2 sc in each st] around. (16 sc)

Rnd 4: [Sc in next st, 2 sc in next st] around. (24 sc)

Rnds 5–7: Sc in each st around.

Rnd 8: [Sc in next 2 sts, sk next st] around. (16 sc)

Rnd 9: For Head, 2 sc in back Ip (see StitchGuide.com) of next st, [2 sc in both lps of each st] around. (32 sc)

Rnds 10 & 11: Sc in each st around.

Rnd 12: [Sc in next 3 sts, 2 sc in next st] around. (40 sc)

Rnd 13: Sc in each st around. Rnd 14: [Sc in next 4 sts, sk next st] around. (32 sc)

Rnd 15: Sc in each st around. Rnd 16: [Sc in next 3 sts, sk next st] around. Stuff lightly. (24 sc)

Rnd 17: [Sc in next 2 sts, sk next st] around. (16 sc)

Rnd 18: [Sc in next st, sk next st] around.