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Dog Hand Puppet Amigurumi Pattern

Dog Hand Puppet Amigurumi Pattern
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5-7 Hours Time Needed
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Intermediate Level

Ideal for those with basic crochet experience, featuring slightly more advanced stitches and techniques to expand your skills.

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Weekend Treat

Takes 5-7 hours, making it an enjoyable project to finish over a couple of days.

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Cute Companion

An adorable friend to cherish, handcrafted with love to bring comfort and joy for years to come.

About This Dog Hand Puppet Amigurumi Pattern

This pattern creates a playful dog hand puppet worked in continuous rounds using DK weight yarn and a 2.5mm hook. The design features a joined top and bottom mouth, a separate tongue with optional squeaker, expressive eyes, floppy ears and a rounded nose. Techniques include working in the round, changing yarn colors and joining pieces together to form the mouth opening. Clear round-by-round instructions make assembly straightforward.

Dog Hand Puppet Amigurumi Pattern crochet pattern - detailed view of completed project

Perfect for gift making or puppet play, measuring about 19cm long with the recommended materials. The pattern is written in American terminology and includes all materials, abbreviations and construction notes for a smooth crochet experience.

Why You'll Love This Dog Hand Puppet Amigurumi Pattern

I absolutely love this pattern because it brings so much personality with a few simple shapes and stitches. I enjoy how the joined mouth construction creates a neat, functional opening for your hand while keeping the puppet durable. I love designing pieces that are both playful and practical, and the floppy ears and big eyes always make me smile when the puppet is finished. I find the step-by-step rounds easy to follow and rewarding to crochet, and sharing one finished puppet with a child is always a highlight.

Dog Hand Puppet Amigurumi Pattern step 1 - construction progress Dog Hand Puppet Amigurumi Pattern step 2 - assembly progress Dog Hand Puppet Amigurumi Pattern step 3 - details and accessories Dog Hand Puppet Amigurumi Pattern step 4 - final assembly and finishing

Switch Things Up

I love to change the yarn colors to create different characters; try pastel shades for a soft baby puppet or bright, bold tones for a playful look.

I often swap DK yarn for a sport weight and a smaller hook to make a slightly smaller puppet, or use a chunkier yarn with a larger hook to create a cuddly oversized version.

I like to add embroidered eyebrows or eyelids to change the puppet's expression and personality—experiment with felt or surface embroidery for extra detail.

For posable ears, I sometimes insert a thin piece of craft wire inside the ear seam before finishing to help them hold shape and direction.

Try adding different tongue treatments like a felt tongue, a shorter tongue, or ombre yarn to make each puppet unique and characterful.

I recommend trying an internal squeaker for a playful sound; insert it securely into the tongue or body and stitch tightly around it so it stays in place.

I also customize the mouth opening size by adding or removing rounds before closing; this changes how the puppet fits different hand sizes.

To create a themed puppet, change the nose color or add tiny crocheted accessories like a bow, tiny scarf, or collar for personality.

I sometimes stitch the eyes a bit closer together for a cross-eyed look or farther apart for a calm expression—pin before sewing to test the effect.

Finally, I like to personalize puppets by adding initials or small appliques on the back using contrasting yarn or felt for a unique finished touch.

Common Mistakes & How to Fix Them

✗ Skipping stitch markers during the mouth join will cause misalignment; place a marker at the first stitch and whenever you change the beginning of the round to stay accurate. ✗ Not stuffing the tongue evenly will make it look lumpy and uneven; stuff gradually and add small amounts until you achieve a smooth curve. ✗ Sewing facial features through both sides of the puppet can close the puppet hole and prevent use; sew only through the front layer or cautiously secure pieces without piercing both sides. ✗ Changing yarn colors without securing ends neatly creates messy joins; weave in ends or anchor color transitions with a few stitches to keep the inside tidy. ✗ Counting stitches only occasionally leads to uneven shaping during increases and decreases; count at the end of each shaping round to maintain the correct stitch total.

Dog Hand Puppet Amigurumi Pattern

Make a charming dog hand puppet that doubles as a playful toy and a cozy puppet for storytelling. This pattern guides you step-by-step through crocheting the mouth, tongue, eyes, ears and nose, then assembling them into a finished puppet you can use right away. You will love the expressive eyes and floppy ears that give this puppet personality. Ideal for handmade gifts, classroom activities, or playful nights at home.

Intermediate 5-7 Hours

Materials Needed for Dog Hand Puppet Amigurumi Pattern

— Main Fabric

  • 01
    Deramores Studio DK Oatmeal 100g (main body)
  • 02
    Deramores Studio DK Gingerbread 100g (mouth top/bottom and ears)
  • 03
    Deramores Studio DK Ruby 50g (tongue)
  • 04
    Deramores Studio DK Frost 50g (eye outer ring)
  • 05
    Deramores Studio DK Ebony small amount (nose and eye pupil)

— Tools Required

  • 01
    2.5 mm crochet hook (or use hook size recommended for your yarn)
  • 02
    Fibrefill/toy stuffing
  • 03
    Toy squeaker (optional)
  • 04
    Stitch markers
  • 05
    Yarn needle for sewing
  • 06
    Pins for positioning pieces

Progress Tracker

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— Tongue :

Info :

Using Ruby yarn. Ch 2

Rnd 1 :

6 sc in 2nd ch from hook (6 sts)

Rnd 2 :

inc in all 6 sts (12 sts)

Rnd 3 :

(1 sc, inc in next st) x6 (18 sts)

Rnd 4 :

(2 sc, inc in next st) x6 (24 sts)

Rnd 5 :

(3 sc, inc in next st) x6 (30 sts)

Rnd 6-20 :

30 sc (30 sts)

Info :

Insert your squeak into the tongue if you are adding one.

Info :

15 sc through both sides of the tongue to close. Sl last st and finish.

— Top of Mouth :

Info :

Using Gingerbread yarn. Ch 2

Rnd 1 :

6 sc in 2nd ch from hook (6 sts)

Rnd 2 :

inc in all 6 sts (12 sts)

Rnd 3 :

(1 sc, inc in next st) x6 (18 sts)

Rnd 4 :

(2 sc, inc in next st) x6 (24 sts)

Rnd 5 :

(3 sc, inc in next st) x6 (30 sts)

Rnd 6 :

(4 sc, inc in next st) x6 (36 sts)

Rnd 7 :

(5 sc, inc in next st) x6 (42 sts)

Rnd 8 :

(6 sc, inc in next st) x6 (48 sts)

Rnd 9-12 :

48 sc (48 sts)

Info :

Change to Oatmeal yarn

Rnd 13-26 :

48 sc (48 sts)

Info :

Sl last st, cut yarn.

— Bottom of Mouth :

Info :

Using Gingerbread yarn. Ch 2

Rnd 1 :

6 sc in 2nd ch from hook (6 sts)

Rnd 2 :

inc in all 6 sts (12 sts)

Rnd 3 :

(1 sc, inc in next st) x6 (18 sts)

Rnd 4 :

(2 sc, inc in next st) x6 (24 sts)

Rnd 5 :

(3 sc, inc in next st) x6 (30 sts)

Rnd 6 :

(4 sc, inc in next st) x6 (36 sts)

Rnd 7 :

(5 sc, inc in next st) x6 (42 sts)

Rnd 8 :

(6 sc, inc in next st) x6 (48 sts)

Rnd 9-12 :

48 sc (48 sts)

Info :

Change to Oatmeal yarn

Rnd 13-23 :

48 sc (48 sts)

Info :

Do not cut yarn, we will now join the mouth and tongue pieces together as follows.

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Place the top and bottom mouth pieces on top of one another with your yarn from the bottom mouth piece at the side. 5 sc through both pieces along what will be the middle seam to join both of the mouth pieces. Place a marker at the 1st st.

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Now it is time to add the tongue, to do this 15 sc through the bottom of mouth, tongue and top of mouth, this will join them altogether along the same middle seam that you had started, now 5 sc through the top and bottom mouth pieces only. This will be the new beginning of your rnds. Replace your marker here.

Info :

You should now have a total of 54 sts around the outside of the puppets mouth.

Rnd 24 :

54 sc (54 sts)

Rnd 25 :

(7 sc, dec) x6 (48 sts)

Rnd 26-50 :

48 sc (48 sts)

Info :

If you would like to make your puppet longer or shorter adjust the amount of rows worked here.

Info :

Sl last st, tie off and finish.

— Eyes (Make 2) :

Info :

Using Ebony yarn. Ch 2

Rnd 1 :

6 sc in 2nd ch from hook (6 sts)

Rnd 2 :

inc in all 6 sts (12 sts)

Info :

Change to Frost yarn

Rnd 3 :

(1 sc, inc in next st) x6 (18 sts)

Rnd 4 :

(2 sc, inc in next st) x6 (24 sts)

Info :

Change to Oatmeal yarn

Rnd 5 :

(3 sc, inc in next st) x6 (30 sts)

Rnd 6-9 :

30 sc (30 sts)

Rnd 10 :

(3 sc, dec) x6 (24 sts)

Rnd 11 :

(2 sc, dec) x6 (18 sts)

Info :

Start to stuff

Rnd 12 :

(1 sc, dec) x6 (12 sts)

Rnd 13 :

dec x6 (6 sts)

Info :

Finish stuffing and close hole, leave enough yarn to sew to puppet later.

— Ears :

Info :

Using Gingerbread yarn

Rnd 1 :

Start 6 sc in a magic ring (6 sts)

Rnd 2 :

inc in all 6 sts (12 sts)

Rnd 3 :

(1 sc, inc in next st) x6 (18 sts)

Rnd 4 :

(2 sc, inc in next st) x6 (24 sts)

Rnd 5 :

(3 sc, inc in next st) x6 (30 sts)

Rnd 6 :

(4 sc, inc in next st) x6 (36 sts)

Rnd 7 :

(5 sc, inc in next st) x6 (42 sts)

Rnd 8-12 :

42 sc (42 sts)

Rnd 13 :

(5 sc, dec in next st) x6 (36 sts)

Rnd 14-18 :

36 sc (36 sts)

Rnd 19 :

(sc 4, dec in next st) x6 (30 sts)

Rnd 20-26 :

30 sc (30 sts)

Rnd 27 :

(sc 3, dec in next st) x6 (24 sts)

Rnd 28-32 :

24 sc (24 sts)

Info :

Push both sides of the ears together, sc through both sides to close the top of the ear.

Info :

Sl last stitch, cut yarn leaving enough thread to sew to head later.

— Nose :

Info :

Using Ebony yarn

Rnd 1 :

Start 6 sc in a magic ring (6 sts)

Rnd 2 :

inc in all 6 sts (12 sts)

Rnd 3 :

(2 sc, 2 inc) x3 (18 sts)

Rnd 4 :

3 sc, 2 inc, (4 sc, 2 inc) x2, 1 sc (24 sts)

Rnd 5 :

4 sc, 2 inc, (6 sc, 2 inc) x2, 2 sc (30 sts)

Rnd 6 :

30 sc (30 sts)

Rnd 7 :

5 sc, 2 dec, (6 sc, 2 dec) x2, 1 sc (24 sts)

Rnd 8 :

(2 sc, dec) x6 (18 sts)

Rnd 9 :

(1 sc, dec) x6 (12 sts)

Info :

Stuff lightly

Rnd 10 :

(1 dec) x6 (6 sts)

Info :

Stuff a little more if needed.

Info :

Close leaving a really long thread, this will be used to sew on to top of mouth later.

— Making Up :

Info :

Start by pinning the eyes and nose onto the top of the dogs head. Try to make them as symmetrical as possible. Check this by putting it on your hand. Once you are happy with the placement you can start to sew them on.

Info :

Be careful not to sew through both sides of the puppet though as it will close the hole and you won't be able to get your hand in. I sew around twice and also catch the two eyes together up through the back where they meet. Tie off and weave in any loose threads as you go.

Info :

Now you can add the Ears. Pin the across the ears on a diagonal. This helps frame the face. Once you are happy with the placement sew them in place. Tie off your loose ends.

Assembly Instructions

  • Attach the eyes to the top of the head after pinning and checking symmetry by placing the puppet on your hand, then sew securely around each eye twice to anchor them without closing the puppet opening.
  • Sew the nose onto the top-center of the mouth area using the long tail left from closing the nose, making sure the nose is firmly secured and sits centered on the muzzle.
  • Pin the ears on a diagonal across the sides of the head to frame the face, then sew through the base of each ear, catching only the front layer so you do not close the puppet hole.
  • Join the top and bottom mouth pieces by placing them together and working 5 sc through both pieces along the central seam, then add the tongue by crocheting 15 sc through bottom mouth, tongue and top mouth to join and continue rounds.
  • Weave in loose ends and tie off securely; before final finishing, try the puppet on your hand to check the fit and make any small adjustments to placement or stuffing.

Important Notes

  • 💡This pattern is worked in continuous rounds; use a stitch marker to mark the beginning of each round and move it up as you work.
  • 💡Do not overstuff the mouth pieces or eyes; stuff gradually and check shape frequently to avoid lumps and distortion.
  • 💡When sewing pieces on, avoid stitching through both sides of the puppet body or you will close the hand opening and render the puppet unusable.
  • 💡Place a marker after joining the mouth pieces to mark the new beginning of rounds so the stitch counts remain consistent.

This dog hand puppet is designed to be playful, durable, and easy to personalize for gifts or puppet shows. It measures about 19cm long when made with the specified materials and is full of expressive details like floppy ears and big eyes. Have fun making yours and sharing puppet stories with friends and family! 🐶🧵

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FAQs

What size will the finished piece be?

The finished hand puppet measures approximately 19 cm long when using the specified yarns and a 2.5mm hook.

Can I use different yarn weights for this pattern?

Yes, you can use different yarn weights but this will change the final size; choose an appropriate hook for your yarn and adjust stitch counts if necessary.

Do I need prior crochet experience for this pattern?

This pattern is rated intermediate, so basic knowledge of working in continuous rounds, increases, decreases and simple assembly techniques is recommended.

How long does this project typically take to complete?

Most crocheters finish this puppet in about 5-7 hours, though time can vary depending on experience and how much time you spend on assembly.