Crochet Dachshund Pattern

kerriscrochet@gmail.com

4 years ago

Welcome to my crochet dachshund. This is another request that I received. This is what the finished dachshund applique will look like.

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Crochet Dachshund Pattern

Abbreviations

st – stitch
sts – stitches
ch – chain
sl st – slip stitch
sc – single crochet
hdc – half double crochet
dc – double crochet
tr – treble crochet

Materials Used

Crochet cotton or wool, I used Scheepjes Maxi Sweet Treat 2 ply crochet cotton colors (162) Black Coffee, (179) Topaz, (110) Black and (254) Moon Rock.
A crochet hook, I used a 1mm hook.
Scissors.
Darning needle to weave in ends.
Sewing thread and needle to stitch the dachshund together.
2 small black beads for the eyes if desired.

Size

Large dachshund (Using 8 ply yarn & a 3mm hook)

17cm x 14.5cm or 6.75” x 5.75”

Medium dachshund (Using 4 ply crochet cotton & a 1.5mm hook)

10cm x 9cm or 3.75” x 3.5”

Small dachshund (Using 2 ply crochet cotton & a 1mm hook)

8cm x 7cm or 3.25” x 2.75”

Head

Using (162) Black Coffee work 4 ch.

Row 1: Miss 1 ch and work 1 sc in each remaining ch. Turn. (3 sts)

Row 2: 1 ch, work 2 sc in 1^st st, 1 sc in next st, 2 sc in last st. Turn. (5 sts)

Row 3: 1 ch, work 2 sc in 1^st st, 1 sc in each st to last st, 2 sc in last st. Turn. (7 sts)

Row 4: 1 ch, work 1 sc in each st to end. Turn. (7 sts)

Row 5: 1 ch, work 2 sc in 1^st st, 1 sc in each st to last st, 2 sc in last st. Turn. (9 sts)

Row 6: 1 ch, work a joined sc over 1^st 2 sts, 1 sc in each st to last 2 sts, a joined sc over last 2 sts. Turn. (7 sts)

Row 7: 1 ch, work 1 sc in each st to end. Turn. (7 sts)

Row 8: 1 ch, work 2 sc in 1^st st, 1 sc in each st to last st, 2 sc in last st. Turn. (9 sts)

Row 9: 1 ch, work 1 sc in each st to end. Turn. (9 sts)

Row 10: 1 ch, work 1 sc in each st to end. Turn. (9 sts)

Row 11: 1 ch, work a joined sc over 1^st 2 sts, 1 sc in each st to last 2 sts, a joined sc over last 2 sts. Turn. (7 sts)

Row 12: 1 ch, work a joined sc over 1^st 2 sts, 1 sc in each st to last 2 sts, a joined sc over last 2 sts. Turn. (5 sts)

Row 13: 1 ch, work a joined sc over 1^st 2 sts, 1 sc in next st, a joined sc over last 2 sts.

(3 sts). Don’t turn or fasten off.

Neatening Row

1 ch, work sc around head. Join with a sl st in top of 1^st st. Fasten off.

Dachshund’s Right Ear

Using (162) Black Coffee work 11 ch.

Work 1 dc in 4^th ch from hook, 2 dc in each of next 2 sts, 3 tr in following st, 1 dc in next st, 1 hdc in each of following 2 sts, 1 sc in last st, 1 ch, sl st in last st. Fasten off.

Dachshund’s Left Ear

Using (162) Black Coffee work 11 ch

Miss 1 ch, work 1 sc in each of next 2 sts, a joined hdc over following 2 sts, 2 dc in next st, 2 tr in each of following 2 sts, 2 dc in next st, 1 dc in each of last 2 sts. Fasten off.

Inner Ears (Make 2)

Using (179) Topaz work about 13 ch tightly. Fasten off leaving a long tail to stitch the inner ear to the ear.

Face Markings (Make 2)

Using (179) Topaz work 6 ch.

Work 1 sl st in 2^nd ch from hook, 1 sc in next st, 2 hdc in following st, 1 sc in next st, 1 sl st in last st. Fasten off.

Nose

Using (110) Black work 5 ch.

Work 1 sc in 2^nd ch from hook, 1 hdc in each of next 2 sts, 1 sc in last st. Fasten off.

Eye Markings (Make 2)

Using (254) Moon Rock make a magic loop.

1 ch, into circle work 1 sc, sl st in circle, 2 ch, 1 hdc in circle, 2 ch, sl st in circle, 2 sc in circle. Pull circle tight and join with a sl st in top of 1^st st. Fasten off.

Body

Using (162) Black Coffee work 5 ch.

Row 1: Miss 1 ch and work 1 sc in each remaining ch. Turn. (4 sts)

Row 2: 1 ch, work 1 sc in each st. Turn. (4 sts)

Row 3: 1 ch, work 2 sc in 1^st st, 1 sc in each st to last st, 2 sc in last st. Turn. (6 sts)

Row 4: 1 ch, work 1 sc in each st to last st, 3 sc in last st. 14 ch. (8 sts + 14 ch)

Row 5: Work 2 sc in 2^nd ch from hook, 1 sc in each st to last st, 2 sc in last st. Turn. (23 sts)

Row 6: 1 ch, work 1 sc in each st to last st, 2 sc in last st. Turn. (24 sts)

Row 7: 1 ch, work 2 sc in 1^st st, 1 sc in each st to end. Turn. (25 sts)

Row 8: 1 ch, work 1 sc in each st to end. Turn. (25 sts)

Row 9: 1 ch, work 1 sc in each st to end. Turn. (25 sts)

Row 10: 1 ch, work a joined sc over 1^st 2 sts, 1 sc in each st to end. Turn. (24 sts)

Back Leg

Row 11: 1 ch, work 1 sc in each of 1^st 2 sts, a joined sc over next 2 sts. Turn. (3 sts)

Row 12: 1 ch, work a joined sc over 1^st 2 sts, 2 sc in last st. Turn. (3 sts)

Row 13: 1 ch, work 1 sc in 1^st st, a joined sc over last 2 sts. Turn. (2 sts)

Row 14: 1 ch, work 1 sc in 1^st st, 1 hdc in last st. Turn. (2 sts)

Row 15: 1 ch, work 1 sc in each st. Turn. (2 sts)

Row 16: 1 ch, work 1 sc in each st. Turn. (2 sts)

Row 17: 2 ch, work 2 hdc in each st. Fasten off.

Front Legs

Join (162) Black Coffee 3 sts on from last st of back leg.

Row 1: 1 ch, work a joined sc over the next 2 sts, 1 sc in each st to last 2 sts, a joined sc over last 2 sts. Turn. (15 sts)

Row 2: 1 ch, work 1 sc in each of next 11 sts, a joined sc over following 2 sts. Turn. (12 sts)

Row 3: 1 ch, work a joined sc over 1^st 2 sts, 1 sc in each st to last 2 sts, a joined sc over last 2 sts. Turn. (10 sts)

1st Front Leg

Row 4: 1 ch, work a joined sc over 1^st 2 sts, 1 sc in next st. Turn. (2 sts)

Row 5: 1 ch, work 1 sc in each st. Turn. (2 sts)

Row 6: 1 ch, work 1 sc in each st. Turn. (2 sts)

Row 7: 1 ch, work 1 sc in each st. 4 ch. (2 sts + 4 ch)

Row 8: Miss 2 ch, work 1 dc in each of next 2 ch and a joined dc over last 2 sts. Fasten off.

Tummy

Join (179) Topaz to same st as last st of 1^st front leg.

2 ch, work 1 hdc in same st as ch, 1 hdc in each of next 2 sts, 1 hdc in back loop only of each of following 5 sts (the 2^nd front leg will be worked into the front loop), work 1 or 2 hdc in each of next 4 sts, 1 sc in each st to back leg, 1 sl st in each of 1^st 2 sts on back leg. Fasten off.

2nd Front Leg

Join (162) Black Coffee to the 1^st front loop and work into front loop only of next 5 sts.

Row 1: 1 ch, work 1 sc in same st as ch, 1 sc in each of next 2 sts, a joined sc over following 2 sts. Turn. (4 sts)

Row 2: 1 ch, work a joined sc over 1^st 2 sts, 1 sc in each of last 2 sts. Turn. (3 sts)

Row 3: 1 ch, work 1 sc in each st. Turn. (3 sts)

Row 4: 1 ch, work 1 sc in each st. Turn. (3 sts)

Row 5: 1 ch, work a joined sc over 1^st 2 sts, 1 sc in last st. Turn. (2 sts)

Row 6: 2 ch, work a joined dc over the 2 sts and a joined dc in last st. Fasten off.

Neatening Row

Join (162) Black Coffee to next st after tummy.

Work 1 sl st in each st around back leg to 3 sts down from back. Work 10 ch for the tail.

Work 1 sl st in 2^nd ch from hook, 1 sc in each of next 2 sts, (a joined hdc over next 2 sts) 2 times, 1 hdc in each remaining ch, sl st in body. Work 1 sl st in each st around to end of 1^st front leg. Fasten off.