Funmigurumi Mookie-Tookies: Puddles the Dog

We're at it again! We're going to have fun with this one! Puddles (our dogs love mud, which makes us a little bit hysterical sometimes, but it seems to them most natural . . .) Like Whiskers, he's also a scrap-buster and a very easy one to make. Enjoy!

Size- 10" tall x 9" wide

Materials-

Red Heart worsted weight yarn Blue (scraps)

Red Heart worsted weight yarn Bright Yellow (about half a skein)

Red Heart worsted weight yarn Paddy Green (scraps)

Red Heart worsted weight yarn Pumpkin (scraps)

Red Heart worsted weight yarn Soft Navy (scraps)

Red Heart worsted weight yarn Spring Green (scraps)

Red Heart worsted weight yarn Cornmeal (about half a skein)

Red Heart worsted weight yarn Pale Yellow (scraps)

Red Heart worsted weight yarn Black (scraps)

Fiberfill

Scissors

Blunt needle

Measuring tape

Pins

Body-

With Blue and H hook, ch 2.

Rnd 1- 6 sc in second ch from hook. Sl st to join rnd. (6 sc)

Rnd 2- 2 sc in each sc around. (12 sc)

Rnd 3- 1 sc in first sc, 2 sc in next sc, rep around. (18 sc)

Rnd 4- 1 sc in each of first 2 sc, 2 sc in next sc, rep around. (24 sc)

Rnd 5- 1 sc in each of first 3 sc, 2 sc in next sc, rep around. (30 sc) Fasten off Blue, weave in tail.

Rnd 6- Join Bright Yellow. Work 1 sc in each sc around. (30 sc)

Rnd 7- 1 sc in each of first 4 sc, 2 sc in next sc, rep around. (36 sc)

Rnd 8- 1 sc in each of first 5 sc, 2 sc in next sc, rep around. (42 sc) Fasten off Bright Yellow, weave in tails.

Rnd 9- Join Paddy Green. Make 1 sc in each sc around. (42 sc)

Rnd 10- 1 sc in each of first 6 sc, 2 sc in next sc, rep around. (48 sc) Fasten off Paddy Green, weaving in tail.

Rnd 11- Join Pumpkin. Work 1 sc in each of first 7 sc, 2 sc in next sc, rep around. (54 sc)

Rnd 12- 1 sc in each of first 8 sc, 2 sc in next sc, rep around. (60 sc)

Rnd 13- 1 sc in each sc around. (60 sc) Fasten off Pumpkin, weave in tail.

Rnd 14- Join Soft Navy. Make 1 sc in each of first 9 sc, 2 sc in next sc, rep around. (66 sc)

Rnd 15- 1 sc in each sc around. (66 sc)

Rnd 16- 1 sc in each of first 10 sc, 2 sc in next sc, rep around. (72 sc)

Rnds 17 to 18- 1 sc in each sc around. (72 sc) Fasten off Soft Navy and weave in tail.

Rnd 19- Join Spring Green, make 1 sc in each sc around. (72 sc)

Rnd 20- 1 sc in each sc around. (72 sc)

Rnd 21- 1 sc in each of first 10 sc, sc2tog over next 2 sc, rep around. (66 sc)

Rnds 22 to 23- 1 sc in each sc around. (66 sc)

Rnd 24- [1 sc in each of first 20 sc, sc2tog over next 2 sc,] rep twice, 1 sc in each sc till end of rnd. (64 sc) Fasten off Spring Green. Weave in tails.

Now, we will stop working in rounds, we will work in rows, to give our little guy his own characteristic personality. We will do a little math, but don’t be afraid, it’s quite easy!

We have now 64 stitches around, and we want to work in two sections of 16 stitches each in Front (to give him a bi-colored top), and we will do the same at Back.

16 x 4=64. So it has to be exactly 16 stitches. To make it easier, we will work in sections which we will later on, sew together.

Front-

Section #1-

Row 25- Fold Puddles’ Body in half. Join Bright Yellow, and work 16 sc. Ch 1, turn,  leaving the other stitches un-worked. (16 sc)

Row 26- 1 sc in each sc across. (16 sc) Ch 1, turn.

Rows 27 to 35- 1 sc in each sc across. (16 sc) Ch 1, turn.

Row 36- 1 sc in each sc across. (16 sc) Fasten off Bright Yellow, leaving long tail to sew with.

Section #2-

Row 25- Fold Puddles’ Body in half. Join Cornmeal, and work 16 sc. Ch 1, turn,  leaving the other stitches un-worked. (16 sc)

Row 26- 1 sc in each sc across. (16 sc) Ch 1, turn.

Rows 27 to 35- 1 sc in each sc across. (16 sc) Ch 1, turn.

Row 36- 1 sc in each sc across. (16 sc) Fasten off Cornmeal, leaving long tail to sew with.

Thread blunt needle with leftover yarn and sew Front pieces together in the middle. Fasten off, weave in tails.

Back-

Section #1-

Row 25- Fold Puddles’ Body in half. Join Bright Yellow to section of Back that Corresponds to the same color at Front, and work 16 sc. Ch 1, turn,  leaving the other stitches un-worked. (16 sc)

Row 26- 1 sc in each sc across. (16 sc) Ch 1, turn.

Rows 27 to 35- 1 sc in each sc across. (16 sc) Ch 1, turn.

Row 36- 1 sc in each sc across. (16 sc) Fasten off Bright Yellow, leaving long tail to sew with.

Section #2-

Fold Puddles’ Body in half. Join Cornmeal, and work 16 sc. Ch 1, turn,  leaving the other stitches un-worked. (16 sc)

Row 26- 1 sc in each sc across. (16 sc) Ch 1, turn.

Rows 27 to 35- 1 sc in each sc across. (16 sc) Ch 1, turn.

Row 36- 1 sc in each sc across. (16 sc) Fasten off Cornmeal, leaving long tail to sew with.

Thread blunt needle with leftover yarn and sew Back pieces together in the middle. Fasten off, weave in tails. Thread blunt needle and sew sides closed, leaving top open. Fasten off, weave in tail.

Arms-

Arm #1-

With Spring Green and H hook, ch 2.

Rnd 1- 6 sc in second ch from hook. Sl st to join rnd. (6 sc)

Rnd 2- 2 sc in each sc around. (12 sc)

Rnd 3- 1 sc in first sc, 2 sc in next sc, rep around. (18 sc)

Rnds 4 to 6- 1 sc in each sc around. (18 sc) Fasten off Spring Green.

Rnd 7- Join Bright Yellow. Make 1 sc in each sc around. (18 sc)

Rnd 8-  1 sc in each sc around. (18 sc)

Rnds 9 to 11- 1 sc in each sc around. (18 sc) Fasten off Bright Yellow, leaving long tail to sew with.

Arm #2-

With Soft Navy and H hook, ch 2.

Rnd 1- 6 sc in second ch from hook. Sl st to join rnd. (6 sc)

Rnd 2- 2 sc in each sc around. (12 sc)

Rnd 3- 1 sc in first sc, 2 sc in next sc, rep around. (18 sc)

Rnds 4 to 6- 1 sc in each sc around. (18 sc) Fasten off Soft Navy, weave in tail.

Rnd 7- Join Cornmeal. Work 1 sc in each sc around. (18 sc)

Rnd 8- 1 sc in each sc around. (18 sc)

Rnds 9 to 11- 1 sc in each sc around. (18 sc) Fasten off Cornmeal, leaving long tail to sew with

Legs-

Leg# 1-

With Paddy Green and H hook, ch 2.

Rnd 1- 6 sc in second ch from hook, sl st to join rnd. (6 sc)

Rnd 2- 2 sc in each sc around. (12 sc)

Rnd 3- 1 sc in first sc, 2 sc in second sc, rep around. (18 sc)

Rnd 4- 1 sc in each of first 2 sc, 2 sc in next sc, rep around. (24 sc)

Rnd 5- 1 sc in each sc around. (24 sc)

Rnd 6- 1 sc in each sc around. (24 sc) Fasten off  Paddy Green, weave in tails.

Rnd 7- Join Pumpkin. Work 1 sc in each sc around. (24 sc)

Rnd 8- 1 sc in each sc around. (24 sc)

Rnd 9- 1 sc in each sc around. (24 sc) Fasten off Pumpkin, weave in tails.

Rnd 10- Join Bright Yellow. Make 1 sc in each sc around. (24 sc)

Rnds 11 to 12- 1 sc in each sc around. (24 sc)

Rnd 13- 1 sc in each sc around. Fasten off Bright Yellow, leaving long tail to sew with.

Leg #2-

With Blue and H hook, ch 2.

Rnd 1- 6 sc in second ch from hook, sl st to join rnd. (6 sc)

Rnd 2- 2 sc in each sc around. (12 sc)

Rnd 3- 1 sc in first sc, 2 sc in second sc, rep around. (18 sc)

Rnd 4- 1 sc in each of first 2 sc, 2 sc in next sc, rep around. (24 sc)

Rnd 5- 1 sc in each sc around. (24 sc)

Rnd 6- 1 sc in each sc around. (24 sc) Fasten off  Blue, weave in tails.

Rnd 7- Join Bright Yellow. Work 1 sc in each sc around. (24 sc)

Rnd 8- 1 sc in each sc around. (24 sc)

Rnd 9- 1 sc in each sc around. (24 sc) Fasten off PumpkinBright Yellow, weave in tails.

Rnd 10- Join Spring Green. Make 1 sc in each sc around. (24 sc)

Rnds 11 to 12- 1 sc in each sc around. (24 sc)

Rnd 13- 1 sc in each sc around. Fasten off Spring Green, leaving long tail to sew with.

Stuff legs and sew in place. Fasten off, secure inside Body.

Stuff arms and sew in place. Fasten off and secure inside Body.

Tail-

With Paddy Green and H hook, ch 2.

Rnd 1- Work 4 sc in second ch from hook, sl st to join rnd. (4 sc)

Rnd 2- 2 sc in each sc around. (8 sc)

Rnd 3- 1 sc in first sc, 2 sc in next sc, rep around. (12 sc)

Rnd 4- Rep rnd 4. (12 sc)

Rnds 5 to 14- 1 sc in each sc around. (12 sc) Fasten off Paddy Green, leaving long tail to sew with.

Stuff tail with Fiberfill. Measure Back and center tail. Pin in place. Thread blunt needle with leftover tail and sew. Fasten off, secure well inside Body.

Muzzle-

With Pale Yellow and H hook, ch 2.

Rnd 1- Work 6 sc in second ch from hook, sl st to join rnd. (6 sc)

Rnd 2- 2 sc in each sc around. (12 sc)

Rnd 3- 1 sc in first sc, 2 sc in next sc, rep around. (18 sc)

Rnd 4- 1 sc in each of first 2 sc, 2 sc in next sc, rep around. (24 sc)

Rnd 5- 1 sc in each of first 3 sc, 2 sc in next sc, rep around. (30 sc)

Rnd 6- 1 sc in each of first 4 sc, 2 sc in next sc, rep around. (36 sc)

Rnd 7- 1 sc in each of first 5 sc, 2 sc in next sc, rep around. (42 sc)

Rnd 8- 1 sc in each of first 6 sc, 2 sc in next sc, rep around. (48 sc)

Rnds 9 to 10- 1 sc in each sc around. (48 sc) Fasten off Pale Yellow, leaving long tail to sew with.

Nose And Mouth-

With Black and H hook, ch 6.

Row 1- Make 1 sc in 2nd ch from hook, 1 sc in each ch from hook till last sc, 2 sc in last sc. 1 sc in each foundation chain till last loop, 2 sc in that loop, slip st to join rnd.

Rnd 2- 2 sc in first sc, 1 sc in each sc across, till last sc, 2 sc in last sc, slip st to join rnd. Fasten off, leaving long tail to sew and to embroider mouth with.

Pin Nose to center of Muzzle and thread blunt needle with tail. Sew in place and embroider Mouth as seen in Photos. Fasten off, weave in ends.

Face Spot-

Row 1- Join Pale Yellow to center top of Muzzle, and work 1 sc in each of next 6 sc, ch 1, turn. (6 sc)

Row 2- 1 sc in each sc across. (6 sc) Ch 1, turn

Row 3- 1 sc in each sc across. (6 sc) Ch 1, turn

Row 4- 1 sc in each sc across. (6 sc) Fasten off, leaving tail to sew with.

Stuff Muzzle, pin in place as seen in photos, making sure it is well centered in Puddles’ “Face” and that the top of the Face “spot” lies on top of the edge of the head. Sew the “spot” to the edge of the Head using only the front loops, leaving the back loops to close the head later. Also, as you stitch, make a row of “invisible” little stitches across the bottom of the “spot,” so that the “spot” will not be raised from the face by the stuffing of the Muzzle. Fasten off, weave in tails.

Eyes-

With Black and H hook, ch 2.

Rnd 1- Work 6 sc in second ch from hook, sl st to join rnd. Fasten off, leaving long tail to sew with.

Pin eyes on top of Muzzle as seen in photos and sew using the leftover tails. Fasten off, weave in ends inside Head.

Ears-

Ear #1 (Make 2 Pieces)-

First Piece-

With Cornmeal and H hook, ch 12.

Rnd 1- 1 sc in third ch from hook and in each ch across. Working on foundation loops, make 1 sc in each loop, sl st to join rnd. (20 sc)

Rnd 2- 1 sc in each sc around till last sc, 3 sc in last sc. (23 sc)

Rnd 3-  Rep rnd 2. (26 sc)

Rnd 4- 1 sc in each of first 11 sc, 2 sc in each of next 2 sc, 1 sc in each sc till last 2 sc, 2 sc in each of last 2 sc. (30 sc)

Rnd 5- 1 sc in each of first 12 sc, 3 sc in next sc, 1 sc in each sc till end of rnd. (33 sc)

Rnd 6- 1 sc in each sc around. (33 sc) Fasten off, weave in tail.

Second Piece-

Rep as for First Piece but leave long tail to sew with.

Place both pieces together, right sides facing outward and thread blunt needle with leftover long tail. Sew all around, leaving top open to stick to head.

Ear #2 (Make 2 Pieces)-

First Piece-

With Bright Yellow and H hook, ch 12.

Rnd 1- 1 sc in third ch from hook and in each ch across. Working on foundation loops, make 1 sc in each loop, sl st to join rnd. (20 sc)

Rnd 2- 1 sc in each sc around till last sc, 3 sc in last sc. (23 sc)

Rnd 3-  Rep rnd 2. (26 sc)

Rnd 4- 1 sc in each of first 11 sc, 2 sc in each of next 2 sc, 1 sc in each of next 10 sc, 2 sc in each of next 2 sc. (30 sc)

Rnd 5- 1 sc in each of first 12 sc, 3 sc in next sc, 1 sc in each sc till end of rnd. (33 sc)

Rnd 6- 1 sc in each sc around. (33 sc) Fasten off, weave in tail.

Second Piece-

Rep as for First Piece but leave long tail to sew with.

Place both pieces together, right sides facing outward and thread blunt needle with leftover long tail. Sew all around, leaving top open to stick to head.

Stuff Puddles’ Body well. Thread blunt needle with leftover tails and sew top of Head closed. Fasten off, weave in tail. Sew ears in place as seen in photos using yarn tails. Fasten off, weave in ends.

Done!

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