A sweet fluffy Shih Tzu puppy in beige and white with a grey muzzle, soft floppy ears, big shiny eyes with eyelashes and a red collar. A wire frame inside lets the puppy stand up on its hind legs, peek into a basket or sit – a lovely gift for Shih Tzu owners and dog lovers.
A detailed crochet pattern by Tatiana Chirkova with step-by-step instructions and photos: the puppy is crocheted in moderately fluffy yarn, needle sculpted, tinted, brushed up and finished with a felting needle. The eyelids are made from suede strap or needle felted; the nose can be made from polymer clay (instructions included).
This listing is for an INSTANT DOWNLOAD PDF PATTERN, not a finished project.
LANGUAGE:
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The pattern is in English.
SKILL LEVEL:
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Advanced
FINISHED SIZE:
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16 cm (6.3 inches) tall to the tips of the ears and 16 cm (6.3 inches) long from the nose to the back legs.
SKILLS REQUIRED:
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Crochet in rounds
Single crochet
Increasing
Decreasing
Slip stitch
Double crochet
Colour change
Wire frame
Sewing (assembly)
Needle sculpting
Needle felting (eyelids optional, finishing)
Tinting
Brushing up and trimming
MATERIALS AND TOOLS:
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• Moderately fluffy yarn that can be brushed (e.g. Kamteks Khlopok Travka, 65% cotton, 35% polyamide, 220 m / 100 g): 65 g of beige, 13 g of white and 2 g of grey.
• A little dark brown or black smooth yarn (about 4 m) that crochets to the same gauge.
• Steel crochet hook 1.75 mm (approx. US steel 6, UK 3½).
• Sewing and tapestry needles; strong beige thread for needle sculpting; beige sewing thread; stuffing.
• Single core copper wire 1.5–2 mm, about 100 cm (40 inches), for the frame and a thin copper wire about 25 cm (10 inches) for the ears; fabric tape 1 cm wide.
• Two black beads or half beads for the eyes (7 mm) and thin strong black thread; a ready-made nose 1 cm (0.4 inches) wide – or black polymer clay and varnish; a little white polymer clay; false eyelashes.
• Wool for felting in the main colour; grey and beige suede strap for the eyelids (or felt them with grey and beige wool).
• Brush or Velcro, any material for tinting (I used oil pastels), transparent glue, small and big sharp scissors.
ABOUT THIS PATTERN:
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The pattern is written using US terminology (UK differences are explained).
35 pages of step-by-step instructions with tips and photos illustrating the process.
