Patron Crochet Lab
Patron Crochet Lab
Patron Crochet Lab
Row 2 – Make 2 single crochets (2sc) into each stitch (12)
Row 3 – Put 1 single crochet (1sc) into the first stitch, and 2 single
crochets (2sc) into the next. (1sc, 2sc) Repeat six times (18)
Row 4 – Put 1sc into the first two stitches, 2 sc into the next. (1sc x 2,
2sc) Repeat six times (24)
Row 12 – (1sc x 5, 2sc) Repeat fives times. Then make 1sc in each stitch
for the final 6 stitches (41)
Row 13 – (1sc x 6, 2sc) Repeat fives times. Then make 1sc in each stitch
for the final 6 stitches (46)
Row 14 – (1sc x 7, 2sc) Repeat fives times. Then make 1sc in each stitch
for the final 6 stitches (51)
Take two safety eyes and attach them just beyond the crochet Labrador
puppy’s muzzle.
Fill the head with toy stuffing. Do not overstuff, make sure you can gently
squeeze the head and that stuffing is not separating or poking through the
stitches.
Row 26 – sc2tog six times, then thread your yarn needle and sew the
head closed. Leave a long string of yarn for attaching the head to the body
later.
Crochet Labrador Nose
To make your crochet Labrador a nose you will need to make a small
separate circle using your black yarn.
Row 3 – Put 1sc into the first stitch, then 2sc into the next. Repeat for the
round (9)
Using your yarn needle, sew your small black circle onto the end of your
muzzle. Place it slightly higher than the centre starting point and between
the position of the eyes. You can also sew on any mouth features you want
below the nose, using your threaded yarn needle.
Row 2 – Make 2 single crochets (2sc) into each stitch (6)
Row 3 – Put 1sc into the first stitch, and 2sc into the next. (1sc, 2sc)
Repeat three times (9)
When finished do not stuff, simply sew the bottom of the ear closed in a
line.
Row 2 – Make 2 single crochets (2sc) into each stitch (16)
Row 3 – Put 1 single crochet (1sc) into the first stitch, and 2 single
crochets (2sc) into the next. (1sc, 2sc) Repeat eight times (24)
Row 4 – Put 1sc into the first two stitches, 2 sc into the next. (1sc x 2,
2sc) Repeat eight times (32)
Row 29 – sc2tog eight times, then thread your yarn needle and sew the
head closed. Leave a long string of yarn for attaching the body to the
head later.
Row 2 – Make 2 single crochets (2sc) into each stitch (12)
Row 3 – 1sc into the first stitch, and sc into the next. (1sc, 2sc) Repeat six
times (18)
Row 7 – Make 1sc in the first 12 stitches (sc x 12), then (1sc x 2, sc2tog)
three times (21)
Row 8 – (1sc x 12), then (1sc, sc2tog) three times (18)
To close – for the front legs sew closed in the direction of heel to toe. For
the back legs, sew closed at a right angle to the front legs, from side to
side. Leave a long strand of yarn from each finished leg for sewing together
later.
Row 2 – Make 2 single crochets (2sc) into each stitch (6)
Row 3 – Put 1sc into the first stitch, and 2sc into the next. (1sc, 2sc)
Repeat three times (9)
Make a chain of twenty one stitches. Starting from the third stitch from the
hook, make a single crochet into each stitch. At the end of the row tie off.
To make the collar tag, make a magic circle of four stitches, and put two
single crochets into each stitch of the circle. Tie off and sew the tag onto
the collar using the loose thread of yarn.
You can then sew the first initial of your Lab’s name onto the collar to make
it even more your own!
Your Personalised Crochet Labrador Puppy
When you make your own crochet Lab puppy using the instructions above,
you will find that he looks like the yellow Lab pup in the pictures. But I am
a big fan of taking an existing pattern and giving it a unique twist. The
easiest way to adapt the pattern is to add or remove rows.
Think your Labrador has longer legs? No problem, just add a few rows to
the length. Want to give him shorter ears? Then just take a row off the
length there instead.
You can also use different coloured yarns to reflect his shade, although I
highly recommend staying with the same yarn type. Different types or
‘weights’ of yarn give different stitch sizes and finishes to the toy.