Maybe Matilda: Crochet Dog Stuffies for Valentine’s Day

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Crochet Dog Stuffies for Valentine’s Day

I’m not all that into Valentine’s Day. I mean, it’s nice, and I always appreciate getting a card or candy or flowers or something, but my husband and I don’t typically make a big deal out of it. We went to Chili’s last weekend . . . that’ll probably count as our Valentine’s date. Chili’s! The ribs! The romance!

But now that we have this little boogerface stinking up our house, I kind of want to make it a fun day for him. So we’ll be spending today baking up Valentine’s goodies, and I can’t wait to give him his present tomorrow . . .

Crochet Amigurumi Dog by maybe matilda

A little crochet puppy! He’s cute, huh? The sweater gets me. It gets me every time I look at him. Forrest is pretty into puppies (and kitties aka ‘titties’; yes, that’s right, titties) at the moment—his new favorite game is coming up to me while I’m on the couch, meowing or barking at me, then saying, “gent-oh? gent-oh?” (which is how we try to remind him to pet nicely, I think he thinks ‘gentle’ just means ‘pet’) and waiting to be petted or have his belly rubbed. It’s pretty sweet. I hope he likes his little puppy dog.

And I couldn’t resist showing him off to my sister ahead of time, and she liked him a lot, too, so guess what she is also getting tomorrow?

Girly Puppy Amigurumi by maybe matilda

The girly version! I like this one even better than the one I made for my son. I like the colors better, and I did a better job with placing the facial features. I almost don’t want to give her away.

Amigurumi Dogs

I used the Amigurumi Dog pattern from Lion Brand Yarn, and they were a cinch to work up. Relatively quick (although making all the separate pieces is kind of slow and tedious, I’ll admit), but overall a very simple pattern. I wasn’t crazy about the ears in the pattern, so I went for a more folded-over look instead. I like how they turned out.

Crochet Puppy by maybe matilda

A moody close-up. She’s pondering the state of the economy, or maybe thinking about something deep like . . . I don’t know . . . the poetry of . . . Ginsberg? (The only name that comes to mind . . . it’s early, I’m still waking up, cut me a break.)

I tossed up some listings in my shop for custom versions of these little puppies—you can find the boy puppy HERE and the lady puppy HERE, and message me for a discount if you plan to buy two or more! As always, feel free to play around the colors when you order . . . I’ve got a nice big yarn stash, just begging to be used in whatever creative color combos you come up with.

Did you make any Valentine’s gifts this year?

20 comments :

  1. THESE. ARE. TOO. CUTE. I friggin' love them!! :)

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  2. I think your version of the ears looks much better.

    for some reason these remind me of the famous Gromit. It could be because they don't look too dog-like but the message gets across. So cute!

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  3. Gah, I can hardly stand the cuteness!

    That's too funny about what he calls kitties :) My son calls them "killies".

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  4. Adorable! Thanks to you I can now crochet in the round. Thank you so much for sharing your crochet tutorials and other related info.

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  5. I love the little girl puppy - so sweet! I've seen this pattern before, but the colors Lion Brand used didn't excite as much as yours do :-)

    Also - cannot stop giggling over "titties". I'm basically a 12 year old boy today it seems ;-)

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  6. Oh my gosh. Adorable! I think I'll make one for my nephew. I like your ears better than the pattern too.
    Sam

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  7. These are so cute! I love the little faces. I've never tried amigurumi before but this makes me want to give it a try!

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  8. Sooo cute! I just love crocheting adorable little stuffed animals--they're so much fun. I hope Forrest loves playing with his new puppy pal tomorrow! Emma would adore one, I'm sure. :)

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  9. Cute! I just finished sewing in my ends on a scarf for my 6yo niece. I hope she'll like it. My fiancé and I aren't bitg on V-day either, so my niece is the only one getting a Valentine gift from me this year. :-) Hope Forrest loves his new puppy!

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  10. Cute! I just finished sewing in my ends on a scarf for my 6yo niece. I hope she'll like it. My fiancé and I aren't bitg on V-day either, so my niece is the only one getting a Valentine gift from me this year. :-) Hope Forrest loves his new puppy!

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  11. These are so sweet! I love both puppies - I hope Forrest loves his puppy. On a scale of how complex these are to crocheting scarves, what would you rate the puppies? Sadly, I didn't get to making any gifts this year. I think I need to start ahead of time. Like months ahead. I'm so pokey. Happy Valentine's Day!

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  12. Super cute. I hope Forrest can finally appreciate your skills with this one!

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  13. Nothing says love like Chili's. These are adorable. I hope Forrest likes his puppy as much as that owl you did a while ago. What happened to said owl?

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  14. These are adorable! I had every intention of making my kiddos a stuffed animal for Valentines but you know life gets in the way some times. That's ok I'm planning for Easter now.

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  15. These are so adorable! I love both versions, but you're right, the girl version is extra cute. -Jen

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  16. Oh my word, the personality in these little guys just kills me! SO cute!

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