Disclaimer: I do not own the rights to Buru Buru Dog or its likeness. It is a registered trademark of Sanrio.
Finished Measurements:
approximately 5 ½ inches, or 14 centimeters, in height
Stitches used:
chain (ch), single crochet (sc)
Special terms
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Dec (decrease, single crochet two
stitches together)
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Inc (increase, two single crochet in same
stitch)
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Magic ring
Materials
- Weight 4 yarn (white, cream, or beige color)
My favorite medium weight yarns to use: Caron Simply Soft, Red Heart Soft, Vanna's Choice (Lion Brand), or Lion Brand Heartland) - 3.50mm crochet hook
(I love Clover Amour hooks!) - Fiberfill stuffing
- Scraps of dark-colored embroidery thread for sewing the facial features, OR plastic safety eyes
- Sewing needle (if sewing facial features with embroidery thread)
- Yarn needle
- Scissors
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Head
Using the white yarn,
R1:
6 sc in magic ring. (6 sts)
R2:
Sc 2 in each sc around. (12 sts)
R3:
*Sc 1, 2 sc in next sc*, rep 6 times. (18 sts)
R4:
*Sc 2, 2 sc in next sc*, rep 6 times. (24 sts)
R5:
*Sc 3, 2 sc in next sc*, rep 6 times (30 sts)
R6:
*Sc 4, 2 sc in next sc*, rep 6 times (36 sts)
R7-16:
Sc 36
R17:
*Sc 4, dec 1*, rep 6 times (30 sts)
R18:
*Sc 3, dec 1*, rep 6 times (24 sts)
R19:
*Sc 2, dec 1* rep 6 times (18 sts)
R20: Sc 18
R21:
*Sc 1, dec 1*, rep 6 times. (12 sts)
Stuff head firmly.
R22: Dec around. (6 sts)
Fasten off and weave in loose end.
Ears
(make 2)
R1:
6 sc in magic ring. (6 sts)
R2:
Sc 2 in each sc around. (12 sts)
R3:
*Sc in next 5 sts, 2 sc in next stitch*, rep 2 times. (14 sts)
R4:
*Sc in next 6 sts, 2 sc in next stitch*, rep 2 times. (16 sts)
R5-R11:
Sc 16 sts.
Fasten off and pull
through stitch. Leave long end for sewing ears to head.
Ears do not need to be
stuffed.
Arms
(make 2)
R1:
3 sc in magic ring. (3 sts)
R2:
Sc 2 in each sc around. (6 sts)
R3-4:
Sc 6.
R5:
*Sk 1 sc, sc 1*, rep 3 times. (3 sts)
Fasten off and pull
through stitch. Leave long end for
attaching arms to side of body. Arms do
not need to be stuffed.
Legs (make 2) + Body
Ch 3
R1:
To make an oval shape, Sc into the left side of the next three
chains. Sc into the right side of the same three chains. (6
sts)
R2:
Sc 2 in each sc around. (12 sts)
R3:
Sc 5, dec 1, dec 1, Sc 5. (10 sts)
R4: Sc
4, dec 1, dec 1, Sc 4. (8 sts)
R5-7:
Sc 8 (8 sts)
Fasten off the first leg; there is no need to leave a long
end for attaching. For the second leg,
do not cut off the yarn. Continue
crocheting by going through both loops of a sc on the current leg (with yarn
attached) and then both loops of a sc on the first leg. There will be 4 loops on the hook; sc all of
them together. Sc around the legs by
crocheting around the first leg and then the second leg. Work clockwise around the join that is
connecting both legs. There will be a
total of 15 stitches. What we just did
will count as the first row of the body:
(Body)
R1:
15 sc around (14 sts + 1 st for join. From now on, we will ignore the
join, only counting the 14 outside sts)
R2:
*Sc 1, 2 sc in next sc*, rep 7 times. (21 sts)
R3: *Sc 2, 2 sc in next sc*, rep 7 times. (28 sts)
R4-5:
Sc 21
R6:
*Sc 5, dec 1*, rep 3 times (18 sts)
R7:
*Sc 1, dec 1*, rep 6 times. (12 sts)
Stuff firmly. Fasten off and leave long end for sewing
the body to the head.
Tail
Ch 5
2 sc in 2nd
ch from hook and each remaining chain
Fasten off and leave
long end for attaching.
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Finishing
Attach ears to the
head, and all the extremities (arms, legs, tail) to the body. Attach head to the body. Finally, sew facial features using embroidery
thread.
Congratulations! You
now have a completed Buru Buru dog.
Share your cute new creation with a child, friend, or other loved one!
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