Pattern: Puppy In My Hand
My 3-year-old son woke up one morning and said that he dreamed he had a little white dog in the palm of his hand. Despite the fact I haven't crocheted anything new in months, I was determined to make his dream come true. This is an English translation of Waldi by Conni Hartig , with some added notes that made things easier for me. Enjoy! Materials: 10 crochet thread (I used worsted yarn) 1.5 mm hook (I used a 4 mm size G hook) Polyester filling Back and red embroidery floss for face (I used 6 mm plastic safety eyes and a 9 mm nose) Tapestry needle Abbreviations: ch = chain dec = sc decrease hdc = half double crochet inc = sc increase rnd = round sc = single crochet sl st = slip stitch st = stitch Instructions: For the legs and the head/body, the pattern is worked continuously in a spiral; do not join. For the tail and ears, work flat and turn the work at the end of each row. Legs Magic ring , ch 1 Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring (6) Rnd 2: ...