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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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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 19cm-long dog hand puppet worked in continuous rounds using American terminology. The design includes separate pieces for the tongue, top and bottom mouth, eyes, ears and nose, which are joined and assembled for a lively expression. Perfect for practicing joining techniques and shaping simple 3D features.

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

You will use DK weight yarn in several colors and a 2.5mm hook to achieve the sample gauge. Clear stitch counts and photo cues are included to help with accurate placement and finishing.

Why You'll Love This Dog Hand Puppet Amigurumi Pattern

I absolutely love this pattern because it turns simple crochet rounds into a character full of personality. I enjoy how the separate pieces come together — the tongue, mouth and eyes give the puppet an expressive, playful face. Sewing the eyes and nose in place is satisfying and transforms the piece instantly. It is also a great pattern to practice shaping and joining techniques while making something useful and fun.

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 how easy it is to customize this puppet: change the yarn colors to make different dog breeds or fantasy creatures.

You can make a mini version by using lighter weight yarn and a smaller hook, or a jumbo puppet with bulky yarn and a larger hook.

I often add a toy squeaker inside the tongue or a small rattle to delight children when they squeeze the puppet.

Try embroidering eyebrows or a tongue seam to give different expressions — a small change in placement changes the personality completely.

For posable ears or limbs, insert a thin wire before closing the ear or use pipe cleaners for a flexible effect.

If you want a more secure eye, use safety eyes instead of crocheted pupils, remembering to back them with felt inside for comfort.

Make a set of outfits or small accessories like hats and collars to change the look for playtime or gifts.

I like to use a contrast color for the mouth interior to make the tongue pop — try bright reds or pinks for a playful look.

To create a keyring or bag charm, make the puppet smaller and attach a metal keyring to a sewn loop at the back of the head.

Experiment with textured stitches for the body or ears to give a more realistic fur effect; surface crochet can also add markings or patterns.

Common Mistakes & How to Fix Them

✗ Skipping stitch markers when joining the mouth pieces can make the seam uneven; place a marker at your first stitch to keep track of the beginning of rounds. ✗ Not stuffing the tongue and eyes as directed can lead to misshapen pieces; stuff gradually and firmly, adding small amounts until the shape matches the photos. ✗ Sewing through both sides of the puppet shell by accident will close the hand opening; pin and check placement while fitting the puppet to your hand before permanent stitching. ✗ Changing hook sizes or yarn weight without adjusting stitch counts will alter the finished size; use the recommended 2.5mm hook with DK yarn or recalculate gauge before starting. ✗ Forgetting to leave long yarn tails when closing small pieces makes assembly harder later; always leave a long thread for sewing and finishing pieces.

Dog Hand Puppet Amigurumi Pattern

Make a playful dog hand puppet with this friendly amigurumi pattern. You will build the mouth, tongue, eyes, ears and nose using DK yarn and simple rounds. Follow the step-by-step instructions and clear stitch counts to assemble a charming puppet you can wear on your hand. Perfect as a handmade gift or a fun project to practice shaping and joining pieces.

Intermediate 5-7 Hours

Materials Needed for Dog Hand Puppet Amigurumi Pattern

— Main Fabric

  • 01
    Deramores Studio DK Oatmeal 100g (main body color)
  • 02
    Deramores Studio DK Gingerbread 100g (contrast for mouth and ears)
  • 03
    Deramores Studio DK Ruby 50g (tongue)
  • 04
    Deramores Studio DK Frost 50g (eye whites)
  • 05
    Deramores Studio DK Ebony small amount (eye pupils and nose)

— Tools Required

  • 01
    Crochet hook size 2.5mm
  • 02
    Fibrefill / toy stuffing
  • 03
    Toy squeaker (optional, for tongue)
  • 04
    Stitch markers
  • 05
    Yarn needle
  • 06
    Pins
  • 07
    Scissors

Progress Tracker

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— Tongue :

Round 1 :

Using Ruby yarn. Ch 2. 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook (6 sts)

Round 2 :

inc in all 6 sts (12 sts)

Round 3 :

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

Round 4 :

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

Round 5 :

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

Round 6-20 :

30 sc (30 sts)

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

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

— Top of Mouth :

Info :

Using Gingerbread yarn. Ch 2

Round 1 :

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

Round 2 :

inc in all 6 sts (12 sts)

Round 3 :

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

Round 4 :

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

Round 5 :

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

Round 6 :

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

Round 7 :

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

Round 8 :

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

Round 9-12 :

48 sc (48 sts)

Info :

Change to Oatmeal yarn

Round 13-26 :

48 sc (48 sts)

Info :

Sl last st, cut yarn.

— Bottom of Mouth :

Info :

Using Gingerbread yarn. Ch 2

Round 1 :

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

Round 2 :

inc in all 6 sts (12 sts)

Round 3 :

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

Round 4 :

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

Round 5 :

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

Round 6 :

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

Round 7 :

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

Round 8 :

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

Round 9-12 :

48 sc (48 sts)

Info :

Change to Oatmeal yarn

Round 13-23 :

48 sc (48 sts)

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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.

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

Round 24 :

54 sc (54 sts)

Round 25 :

(7 sc, dec) x6 (48 sts)

Round 26-50 :

48 sc (48 sts)

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

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Sl last st, tie off and finish.

— Eyes (Make 2) :

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Using Ebony yarn. Ch 2

Round 1 :

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

Round 2 :

inc in all 6 sts (12 sts)

Info :

Change to Frost yarn

Round 3 :

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

Round 4 :

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

Info :

Change to Oatmeal yarn

Round 5 :

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

Round 6-9 :

30 sc (30 sts)

Round 10 :

(3 sc, dec) x6 (24 sts)

Round 11 :

(2 sc, dec) x6 (18 sts)

Info :

Start to stuff

Round 12 :

(1 sc, dec) x6 (12 sts)

Round 13 :

dec x6 (6 sts)

Info :

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

— Ears :

Info :

Using Gingerbread yarn

Round 1 :

Start 6 sc in a magic ring (6 sts)

Round 2 :

inc in all 6 sts (12 sts)

Round 3 :

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

Round 4 :

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

Round 5 :

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

Round 6 :

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

Round 7 :

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

Round 8-12 :

42 sc (42 sts)

Round 13 :

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

Round 14-18 :

36 sc (36 sts)

Round 19 :

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

Round 20-26 :

30 sc (30 sts)

Round 27 :

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

Round 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.

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

— Nose :

Info :

Using Ebony yarn

Round 1 :

Start 6 sc in a magic ring (6 sts)

Round 2 :

inc in all 6 sts (12 sts)

Round 3 :

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

Round 4 :

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

Round 5 :

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

Round 6 :

30 sc (30 sts)

Round 7 :

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

Round 8 :

(2 sc, dec) x6 (18 sts)

Round 9 :

(1 sc, dec) x6 (12 sts)

Info :

Stuff lightly

Round 10 :

(1 dec) x6 (6 sts)

Info :

Stuff a little more if needed. Close leaving a really long thread, this will be used to sew on to top of mouth later.

— Making Up :

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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.

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Once you are happy with the placement you can start to sew them on. 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.

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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.

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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

  • Pin the eyes and nose onto the top of the dog's head, check symmetry by trying the puppet on your hand, then sew them in place carefully without sewing through both sides of the puppet.
  • Sew around each eye twice for security and catch the two eyes together through the back where they meet to keep them aligned.
  • Attach the ears by pinning them across the head on a diagonal to frame the face, then sew through the ear base to the head and tie off securely.
  • Use the long threads left from the nose and eyes to sew these pieces firmly into position on the top of the mouth/head, weaving in ends as you go.
  • Check the puppet opening after sewing to ensure the hand fits easily and trim or tuck any excess yarn before final weaving.

Important Notes

  • 💡This pattern is written using American terminology and is worked in continuous rounds; if made with the specified materials the puppet measures approximately 19cm long.
  • 💡Using the stated yarn and a 2.5mm hook, 26 chains x 24 rows = 10cm square; changing yarn or hook size will change the finished size.
  • 💡Use stitch markers to mark the start of rounds and the middle seam when joining mouth pieces to keep your counts accurate.
  • 💡Do not sew through both sides of the puppet when attaching facial pieces or you will close the hand opening and not be able to insert your hand.

This cheerful Dog Hand Puppet brings a playful character to life with simple rounds and clever joining techniques. 🐶 Make one as a special handmade gift or keep it for fun puppet playtime at home. 🧶 Enjoy sewing the features in place and giving your puppet its own personality with small custom touches. ✨

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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 DK yarn and 2.5mm hook.

Can I use different yarn weights for this pattern?

Yes, different yarn weights can be used but will change the final size; adjust your hook size accordingly and check gauge before beginning.

Do I need prior crochet experience for this pattern?

This pattern is rated Intermediate, so basic knowledge of single crochet, increases and decreases and working in rounds is recommended.

How long does this project typically take to complete?

Most crocheters complete this project in 5-7 hours, though time may vary based on experience level and the number of pieces you assemble.