Robot dog

This dog was made for the rocket I have been working on, to keep the astronaut I made company (pattern coming soon!). However he can also be made as a stand-alone pattern if you prefer! His name is Winston, and he's based off of K-9 from Doctor Who.

Difficulty:

Easy - medium

You will need:

• A 1mm crochet hook
• #10 crochet cotton in grey and black
• A scrap of white sewing cotton.
• toy stuffing
• A darning needle
• A regular sewing needle

For the body:
Make a magic loop with 6sc
Round 1: make 2sc in each st (12sc)
Round 2: (sc, make 2sc in the next st) 6 times (18sc)
Round 3: (sc2, make 2sc in the next st) 6 times (24sc)
Rounds 4 - 9: (6 rounds) sc in each st
Round 10: (sc6, sc2tog) 3 times (21sc)
Round 11: (sc5, sc2tog) 3 times (18sc)
Rounds 12 - 13: (2 rounds) sc in each st
Round 14: (sc5, make 2sc in the next st) 3 times (21sc)
Round 15: (sc6, make 2sc in the next st) 3 times (24sc)
Rounds 16 - 19: (4 rounds) sc in each st
Round 20: (sc5, sc2tog) 3 times (18sc)
Round 21: (sc, sc2tog) 6 times (12sc)

Stuff firmly
Round 22: sc2tog 6 times (6sc)
Fasten off

For the neck:
Ch10

Round 1: sc in the first chain st you made, then sc in every following chain st to make a loop (10sc)
Round 2: sc in each st
Fasten off

Sew this to the body

For the head:
Make a magic loop with 6sc
Round 1: make 2sc in each st (12sc)
Round 2: (sc, make 2sc in the next st) 6 times (18sc)
Round 3: (sc2, make 2sc in the next st) 6 times (24sc)
Rounds 4 - 8: (5 rounds) sc in each st
Round 9: (Sc2, sc2tog) 5 times, sc4 (19sc)
Round 10: (Sc, sc2tog) 5 times, sc4 (14sc)
Rounds 11 - 15: (5 rounds) Sc in each st
Round 12: (Sc, sc2tog) 4 times, sc2 (10sc)

Stuff fimly
Round 13: Sc2tog 5 times (5sc)
Fasten off

Sew this to the end of the neck

For the upper part of the leg (make 4):
Ch3
Round 1: sc in the 2nd st from hook, make 3sc in the first chain st you made, then make 2sc in the back of the previous chain st you crocheted into (6sc)
Round 2: (sc, make 2sc in the next st) 3 times (9sc)
Rounds 3 - 7: (5 rounds) sc in each st

Stuff firmly
Round 8: (Sc, sc2tog) 3 times (6sc)
Fasten off

For the lower part of the leg (make 4):
make a magic loop with 6sc
Round 1: make 2sc in each st (12sc)
Rounds 2 - 6: (5 rounds) sc in each st
Round 7: Slip5, sc, hdc5, sc
Round 8: (Sc2, sc2tog) 3 times (9sc)
Round 9: Sc in each st

Stuff firmly
Round 10: (Sc4, sc2tog) 3 times(6sc)
Fasten off

Sew these to the bottom of the upper parts of the legs, then sew the legs to the body

For the ears (make 2):
Ch5
Round 1: sc in the 2nd chain st from hook, sc in the following 2 chain sts, then make 3sc in the first chain st you made. Sc in the back of the previous 2 chain sts you crocheted into in turn, then make 2sc in the back of the first chain st you crocheted into (10sc)
Rounds 2 - 3: (2 rounds) Sc in each st
Round 4: (this is slightly more than 1 round) Sc4, sc2tog, sc3, sc2tog (8sc)
Round 5: Sc in each st
Round 6: Sc2, sc2tog, sc2, sc2tog (6sc)
Round 7: Sc in each st
Fasten off

Press flat and sew to the sides of the head

For the tail:

Ch8
Sc in each st
Sc2tog on each round until you have 4sts
Hdc, sc3
Fasten off

Stuff this lightly and sew to the body

For the face:

Use black crochet cotton to embroider the eyes, nose, and mouth, then add highlights to the eyes using white sewing thread.

That's all from this pattern! I hope you have enjoyed it - if you have any questions about this or any of my other patterns please don't hesitate to contact me, either by leaving a comment below or via my Ravelry or Instagram pages (If you want me to respond quickly Instagram is your best bet). If you have enjoyed it please do explore some of my other patterns - I have made over 100 so far so there's bound to be something else that catches your eye :)

As usual, you are very welcome to sell finished products, but I do ask that you don't re-post this pattern or claim it as your own. Thank you!!!