Beginner Friendly Free Crochet Balloon Dog

Beginner Friendly Free Crochet Balloon Dog

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You can make your own free crochet balloon dog amigurumi toy. Have fun with this charming amigurumi crochet balloon dog and add this wonderful balloon dog to your collection. You will need a 4.5 mm crochet hook when making the crochet balloon dog. It is an easy crochet balloon dog pattern that you can make without any difficulty as it is beginner-friendly. Choose either pink or blue yarn. It does not matter which yarn you make it with. You can work with whatever color you want. The most popular crochet dog of recent times, the balloon dog, is now with you for free. I wish you all a nice Sunday. Happy weekend.

Design by: ann.peach.creations

Free Crochet Balloon Dog Pattern

Materials:

Yarn of choice: I used big twist value yarn (worsted acrylic – size 4).
Crochet hook: I used 4.5 mm.
Polyfill.
Stitch marker.

Abbreviations:

Sc: Single crochet
Inc: Increase
Dec: Decrease

Tail

Make a magic ring with 6 sc.
R1-4. sc around (6)
This is the unflated tip of the tail and can be adjusted according to your preferences.
R5. inc around (12)
R6. inc around (24)
R7-16. sc around (24)
R17. dec around (12)
Stuff to your desired firmness.
R18. dec around (6)
R19-22. sc around (6)
Deflated section.

Legs

R23. inc around (12)
R24. inc around (24)
R25-38. sc around (24)
R39. dec around (12)
Stuff to your desired firmness.
R40. dec around (6)
R41-44. sc around (6)
Deflated section.

Repeat for the second leg, ending on Row 66. You should now have 3 bulbs.

Body

R67. inc around (27)
R68. inc around (24)
R69-80. sc around (24)
R81. dec around (12)
Stuff to your desired firmness.
R82. dec around (6)
R83-86. sc around (6)
Deflated section.

Repeat the pattern for two more legs. It helps to write out the rows so you know when you will inc/dec. the second leg ends on Row 130 and you will have a total of 6 bulbs.

Neck

R131. inc around (12)
R132. inc around (24)
R133-140. sc around (24)
R141. dec around (12)
Stuff to your desired firmness.
R142. dec around (6)
R143-146. sc around (6)
Deflated section.

Ears

R147. inc around (12)
R148. inc around (24)
R149-161. sc around (24)
R162. dec around (12)
Stuff to your desired firmness.
R163. dec around (6)
R164-167. sc around (6)
Repeat the pattern for two more ears. It helps to write out the rows so you know when you will inc/dec. the second ear ends on Row 188 and you will have a total of 9 bulbs.

Head

R189. inc around (12)
R190. inc around (24)
R191-198. sc around (24)
R199. dec around (12)
Stuff to your desired firmness.
R200. dec around (6)
R201. sc around (6)
Deflated section.
R202. inc around (12)
Slip stitch into the next stitch and fasten off by cutting yarn to finish.

You’re finished the crochet balloon dog.

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