Little Owl’s Hut

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Crochet
Pattern
By Svetlana Pertseva

Skill level: Easy

Dog Buffy and His Family

About this pattern Hello! My name is Buffy

Buffy is crocheted in continuous Today I’m with my Mom and Dad. I love them so much that I
spirals without joining the decided to bring them to this pattern with me (hope you don’t
rounds. You will need a stitch mind).
marker to keep track of where
the beginning of each round I live in a big playroom with my master.
starts. Move the marker up to Sometimes he takes me to school. Children
the first stitch of the next round always pet me and play with me when I jump
after finishing the previous one. out of my master’s bag.

I have a few brothers and sisters, but they live

far away from me. One day, in my dreams, I
saw that I met a lot of other crochet Buffys in
I use USA terminology for my
pattern (don’t worry if you use
school and we played all day long while our human
UK terms, all the differences are friends were studying.
explained in the pattern).
I hope my dream will come true soon with a little bit of help
from you. Who knows, maybe one day I will meet my new
crocheted brother or sister somewhere.
This pattern is easy to follow
with step-by-step instructions.
Don’t let me wait for long, grab all you
need and start your project!

Happy
crocheting!

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Finished size Tip (marker)

Approx. 19 cm (7.5 inches) from head to toe (mother and father) If you don't have a stitch marker,
you can always use a scrap of
Approx. 13 cm (5 inches) from head to toe (baby dog) contrasting yarn instead.

Materials and tools

You will need: Abbreviations

! Yarn (mother and father) – Smoothie DK (219 yards (200 meters) per
ch = chain
100 grams (3.53 ounces)) white for the muzzle, black for the nose and
any color you like for the body.
inc = increasing (2 sc in 1 st)
ins = insert
! Yarn (baby dog) – Fingering / 4 ply (231 yards (211 meters) per 50 dec = decreasing (sc2tog)
grams (1.76 ounces)) white for the muzzle, black for the nose and any sc2tog = single crochet two
color you like for the body.
together
! Two small beads (3 or 4 mm) for eyes (or safety eyes for toys, or you rnd = round
can embroider them). st(s) = stitch(es)
! 1 button for the belly button sl st = slip stitch
! Stuffing sc = single crochet
pic = picture
! Hook 3.5 mm (mother and father)
! Steel hook 2.0 mm (baby dog)
! Sewing needle and tapestry needle
! Stitch marker

Yarn and hook suggestions

Type Yarn Name Quantity Hook Buffy
weight size Finished
mm size
1 Smooth DK / 8 ply Patons Body color 110 3.5 19 cm (7.5
(11 wpi) Smoothy DK yards (100 m) inches)
White 22
yards (20 m)
Black - odments

2 Smooth Fingering / SMC Catania Body color 110 2 13 cm (5

4 ply Fine yards (100 m) inches)
White 22
yards (20 m)
Black - odments

Hook conversion chart

mm US UK
2 Steel hook - 4 14
3.5 E/4 9

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USA/UK terminology comparison chart. Skill levels

Abbreviations USA Abbreviations UK Projects for first-time crocheters using

basic stitches. Minimal shaping.
ch - chain ch - chain
sc - single crochet dc - double crochet
Projects using yarn with basic stitches,
hdc - half double crochet htr - half treble
repetitive stitch patterns,
dc - double crochet tr - treble simple color changes, and simple
tr - treble (triple crochet) dtr - double treble shaping and finishing.
dtr - double treble tr tr - triple treble
sl st - slip stitch sl - slip stitch Projects using a variety of techniques,
such as basic lace patterns or color
patterns, mid-level shaping and
Other differences in crochet terminology used: finishing.

Terminology USA Terminology UK Projects with intricate stitch patterns,

techniques and dimension,
fasten off cast off such as non-repeating patterns, multi-
skip miss color techniques, fine threads, small
gauge tension hooks, detailed shaping and refined
yarn over (yo) yarn over hook (yoh) finishing.

Tip (gauge) Tip (make it right)

When making toys the right side looks like this:
When making toys, you should use a much smaller
hook than recommended for the yarn you chose.

Make sure you crochet tight enough; otherwise,

stuffing will show through the holes.

And the backside looks like this:

Tip (make it right)

If there are no special notes, the toy is crocheted

under both parts of the loop. In some rows, there
are special notes: ‘into the front loop only’ or ‘into
the back loop only’. In such case, you need to follow
these instructions.

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Ears (make 2) Now crochet using main color (in my case it is brown, I
Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring use pink for better pictures)

Rnd 2: (1 inc, 1 sc) х 3 times = 9 sts Continue to work in rounds.

Rnd 3-6: 1 sc in each stitch around = 9 sts Rnd 13: turn your work (you should crochet from right
to left), 4 sc along the top part of the forehead, 4 sc
Rnd 7: (1 dec, 1 sc) х 3 times = 6 sts along the left side of the forehead, 18 sc along the head,
Rnd 8-13: 1 sc in each stitch around (into the front 4 sc along the right side of the forehead = 30 sts
loop only) = 6 sts
Fasten off and weave in loose ends.

Head
Start with white color
Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring
Rnd 2: 6 inc = 12 sts
Rnd 3: (1 inc, 1 sc) х 6 times = 18 sts
Rnd 4: (1 inc, 2 sc) х 6 times = 24 sts
Rnd 5: (1 inc, 3 sc) х 6 times = 30 sts
Rnd 6-11: 1 sc in each stitch around = 30 sts
Rnd 12: (1 dec, 1 sc) х 3 times, 1 dec, 2 sc, 1 dec, 11
sc, 1 dec, 2 sc = 24 sts
Then work in rows
Row 1: 2 sc, 1 inc, 1 sc, 1 inc, 2 sc = 9 sts
Row 2: turn your work, 1 dec, 7 sc = 8 sts
Row 3: turn your work, 1 dec, 6 sc = 7 sts
Row 4: turn your work, 1 dec, 5 sc = 6 sts
Row 5: turn your work, 1 dec, 4 sc = 5 sts
Row 6: turn your work, 1 dec, 3 sc = 4 sts

Attach small safety eyes if you want to use them (see

Assembly section on where the eyes should be
attached).

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Rnd 14: (1 sc, 1 inc) х 2 times, 25 sc, 1 inc = 33 sts Rnd 3-5: 1 sc in each stitch around = 12 sts
Rnd 15-18: 1 sc in each stitch around = 33 sts Rnd 6: (1 dec, 4 sc) х 2 times = 10 sts
Rnd 19: 30 sc, start to connect first ear: work 3 sc Rnd 7: (1 dec, 3 sc) х 2 times = 8 sts
hooking through the part of the ear and the head = 33 Stuff
sts
Rnd 8-10: 1 sc in each stitch around = 8 sts
Tip: if you think that the first ear is not on its place you
may need to adjust the position of the ear by crocheting Rnd 11: 1 dec, 6 sc = 7 sts
more or less stitches before starting to attach the ear. Rnd 12: 1 dec, 5 sc = 6 sts
Rnd 13: 1 sc in each stitch around (into the front loop
only) = 6 sts
Rnd 14: 1 dec, 4 sc (into the front loop only) = 5 sts
Rnd 15: 5 sc (into the front loop only) = 5 sts
Dec until the hole is closed
Fasten off and weave in loose ends.

Legs (make 2)
Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring
Rnd 2: 6 inc = 12 sts
Rnd 3: (1 inc, 1 sc) х 6 times = 18 sts
Rnd 4-7: 1 sc in each stitch around = 18 sts
Rnd 8: 3 sc, 3 dec, 9 sc = 15 sts
Rnd 9: 1 sc, 3 dec, 8 sc = 12 sts
Stuff the foot.
Rnd 10: 2 dec, 8 sc = 10 sts
Rnd 20: 4 sc, start to connect second ear: work 3 sc
hooking through the part of the ear and the head, 26 sc Rnd 11-16: 1 sc in each stitch around = 10 sts
= 33 sts Stuff leg lightly.
Rnd 21,22: 1 sc in each stitch around = 33 sts Rnd 17: 2 sc only
Rnd 23: 1 sc. (1 dec, 2 sc) х 8 times = 25 sts Fold in half and close the opening with 5 sc.
Rnd 24: 1 sc, (1 dec, 1 sc) х 8 times = 17 sts Fasten off and weave in loose ends.
Stuff
Dec until the hole is closed
Fasten off and weave in loose ends.

Hands (make 2)
Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring
Rnd 2: 6 inc = 12 sts

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Body Rnd 1: 1 sc in second ch from hook, 1 sc, 4 sc in first

st, working along the other side of the chain 1 sc, 3 sc
Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring
in one st = 10 sts
Rnd 2: 6 inc = 12 sts
Rnd 2: (1 inc, 1 sc, 1 inc, 2 sc) х 2 times = 14 sts
Rnd 3: (1 inc, 1 sc) х 6 times = 18 sts Rnd 3,4: 1 sc in each stitch around = 14 sts
Rnd 4-5: 1 sc in each stitch around = 18 sts Finish with 1 sl st
Rnd 6: (1 inc, 2 sc) х 6 times = 24 sts Fasten off and weave in loose ends.
Rnd 7: 1 sc in each stitch around = 24 sts Now you have all the parts.
Rnd 8: (1 inc, 3 sc) х 6 times = 30 sts
Rnd 9: 1 sc in each stitch around = 30 sts
Rnd 10: (1 inc, 4 sc) х 6 times = 36 sts
Rnd 11-17: 1 sc in each stitch around = 36 sts
Rnd 18: 7 sc, ch 4, 1 sc in 2nd chain from hook, 2 sc, 1
sc in the same st from which you started to do the chain
(now you have a tail), 29 sc = 36 sts
Rnd 19: 6 sc, 1 sc next to one side of the tail, 1 sc next
to the other side of the tail, 28 sc = 36 sts
Rnd 20: (4 sc, 1 dec) x 6 times = 30 sts
Rnd 21: 15 sc, 5 sc hooking through the part of the leg Assembly
and the body, 3 sc, 5 sc hooking through the part of the
1. Sew nose to the head. Bottom part of the nose
leg and the body, 2 sc = 30 sts
should sit just above the hole of the starting
round of the head.

2. Sew beads to the head.

Rnd 22: (3 sc, 1 dec) х 6 times = 24 sts You can make a “French knot” instead of using
beads.
Rnd 23: (2 sc, 1 dec) х 6 times = 18 sts
Stuff the body.
Dec until the hole is closed.
Fasten off and weave in loose ends.

Nose Eyes should set somewhere between 3rd and 4th row of
To begin: ch 4 the forehead and it should be 3-5 mm between them.

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3. Using black yarn, make one stitch for the

mouth.

4. Sew head to the body

5. Sew hands to the body (close to the head).

6. Sew a button to the belly

Buffy is finished.

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