Crochet Poodle Pattern

kerriscrochet@gmail.com

4 years ago

Welcome to my crochet poodle pattern. This is another request that I received. The finished poodle applique will look like this but you could leave off some of the fur pieces if you prefer.

When I was young we had a white poodle called Charmaine living next door with her friend Lulu who was a corgi. We loved it when they had puppies and they were old enough for us to play with.

There’s also a video tutorial for this pattern available on my YouTube channel at crochet poodle tutorial.

To view this pattern for free, continue to scroll down this page. If you would like to download the ad-free version, it’s available on my Ravelry store for $1 at crochet poodle pattern, which also includes the reverse poodle and on LoveCrafts at crochet poodle pattern.

This pattern will be using US terminology. If you would like to view the UK version go to crochet poodle pattern (UK version).

Crochet Poodle 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 (106) Snow White and (222) Tulip.
A crochet hook, I used a 1mm hook.
Scissors.
Darning needle to weave in ends.
Sewing thread and needle to stitch the poodle together.
Beads for the eye, flower centre and collar if desired.

Size

Large poodle (Using 8 ply crochet cotton & a 3mm hook)

14.5cm x 14cm or 5.75” x 5.5”

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

10cm x 11cm or 3.75” x 4.25”

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

7cm x 8cm or 2.75” x 3.25”

Head and Body

Using main color work 4 ch.

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

Row 3: 1 ch, work 1 sc in each st. Turn. (5 sts)

Row 4: 1 ch, work 2 sc in 1^st st, 1 sc in each st to last st, 2 sc in last st. 5 ch. (7 sts + 5 ch)

Row 5: Miss 1^st ch, work 1 sc in each st to end. Turn. (11 sts)

Row 6: 1 ch, work 1 sc in each st to last 2 sts, a joined sc over last 2 sts. Turn. (10 sts)

Row 7: 1 ch, work a joined sc over 1^st 2 sts and 1 sc in each st to end. Turn. (9 sts)

Row 8: 1 ch, work 1 sc in each of 1^st 4 sts and a joined sc over following 2 sts. Turn. (5 sts)

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

Row 10: 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 11: 1 ch, work 1 sc in each of 1^st 4 sts, 1 hdc in each st to end. Turn. (7 sts)

Row 12: 1 ch, work 2 sc in 1^st st and 1 sc in each st to end. Turn. (8 sts)

Row 13: 1 ch, work 1 sc in each st to last st, 2 sc in last st. Turn. (9 sts)

Row 14: 1 ch, work 1 sc in each st to end. Turn. (9 sts)

Row 15: 1 ch, work 1 sc in each st to end, 9 ch. (9 sts + 9 ch)

Row 16: Miss 1^st ch, work 1 sc in each st to last st, 2 sc in last st. Turn. (18 sts)

Row 17: 1 ch, work 1 sc in each st to last st, 2 sc in last st. Turn. (19 sts)

Row 18: 1 ch, work 2 sc in 1^st st, 1 sc in each st to last st, 2 sc in last st. Turn. (21 sts)

Row 19: 1 ch, work 1 sc in each st to end. Turn. (21 sts)

Row 20: 1 ch, work 1 sc in each st to end. Turn. (21 sts)

Front Leg

Row 21: 1 ch, work 2 joined scs over 1^st 4 sts, 1 sc in each of next 3 sts, a joined sc over following 2 sts. Turn.

Row 22: 1 ch, work a joined sc over 1^st 2 sts, 1 sc in next st. Turn.

Rows 23-29: 1 ch, work 1 sc in each of the 2 sts. Turn.

Row 30: 3 ch, work a 4 dc cluster over the 2 sts. Fasten off.

Far Front Leg

Join cotton to side of front of body where shown.

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

Row 2: 2 ch, work a joined hdc over the 2 sts and 1 sc in last st. Turn. (2 sts)

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

Row 4: 3 ch, work a 4 dc cluster over the 2 sts. Fasten off.

Back Legs

Join cotton to last st on body as shown.

Row 1: 1 ch, work 1 sc in each of 1^st 8 sts, a joined sc over next 2 sts. Turn. (9 sts)

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

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

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

1^st Back Leg

Row 5: 1 ch, work 2 sc in 1^st st, a joined sc over next 2 sts. Turn. (3 sts)

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

Row 7: 1 ch, work 1 sc in 1^st st, a joined hdc over both sts. Turn. (2 sts)

Rows 8-11: 1 ch, work 1 sc in each st. Turn. (2 sts)

Row 12: 4 ch, work a 4 tr cluster over the 2 sts. Fasten off.

2^nd Back Leg

Join cotton in same st as last st of 1^st back leg as shown.

Row 1: 1 ch, work a joined sc over same st as ch and next st, 1 sc in following st, a joined sc over last 2 sts. Turn. (3 sts)

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

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

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

Row 7: 4 ch, work a cluster over the 2 sts of 2 tr, 1 dc and 1 hdc. Don’t fasten off.

Neatening Row

Turn work before neatening row.

Work 1 sl st in each st to 3 sts down from start of back. 4 ch, work 1 tr in same st as ch, 3 ch, sl st in same st as tr, work 1 sl st in each st to start of back, work 1 sc in next st, 1 sc and 1 hdc in following st, 2 hdc in next st, 1 hdc and 1 sc in following st, 1 sc in next st. Work 1 sl st in each st around to end of row. Fasten off.

Tail Fur

Using main color make a magic loop.

(2 ch, 1 hdc in circle, 2 ch, sl st in circle) 6 times. Pull circle tight and fasten off.

Topknot

Using main color make a magic loop.

Row 1: (2 ch, 1 hdc in circle, 2 ch, sl st in circle) 8 times. Pull circle tight. 12 ch. join in 1^st ch to make a circle. Sl st into circle.

Row 2: 2 ch into circle work 2 hdc, 2 ch, sl st in circle, (3 ch, 2 dc in circle, 3 ch, sl st in circle) 2 times, 2 ch, 2 hdc in circle, 2 ch, sl st in circle, (3 ch, 2 dc in circle, 3 ch, sl st in circle) 2 times, 2 ch, 2 hdc in circle, 2 ch, sl st in circle. Fasten off leaving a longer than usual tail to stitch the 2 rows together.

Ear

Using main color make a magic loop.

Row 1: (2 ch, 1 hdc in circle, 2 ch, sl st in circle) 9 times. Pull circle tight. Fasten off.

Front Body Fur (If desired)

Using main color work 6 chain loosely then 4 normal chain.

Work 1 tr in 5th ch from hook, 4 ch, sl st in same st, sl st in next st, (4 ch, work 1 tr in same st as ch, 4 ch, sl st in same st, sl st in next st) 4 times. Into last ch work (4 ch, 1 tr in last ch, 4 ch, sl st in same st) 3 times. (Sl st into back of next ch and work 4 ch, 1 tr in same ch, 4 ch, sl st in same st) 4 times. Fasten off.

Back Body Fur (If desired)

Using main color work 4 chain loosely then 4 normal chain.

Work 1 tr in 5th ch from hook, 4 ch, sl st in same st, sl st in next st, (4 ch, work 1 tr in same st as ch, 4 ch, sl st in same st, sl st in next st) 2 times. Into last ch work (4 ch, 1 tr in last ch, 4 ch, sl st in same st) 3 times. (Sl st into back of next ch and work 4 ch, 1 tr in same ch, 4 ch, sl st in same st) 2 times. Fasten off.

Leg Fur (Make 4 if desired)

Using main color make a magic loop.

(2 ch, 1 hdc in circle, 2 ch, sl st in circle) 6 times. Pull circle tight and fasten off.

Flower

Using contrast color make a magic loop.

(3 ch, sl st in circle) 5 times. Pull circle tight and fasten off.

Collar

If crocheting beads into collar thread about 4 beads onto contrast cotton and work 15 ch.

Miss 1^st ch and work 1 sc into each of next 3 sts, (bring a bead up to the top of the cotton and crochet the bead into the next sc, work 1 sc into each of the next 2 sts) 4 times, work 1 sc in each remaining ch. Fasten off.