Italian Greyhound by Sveta Minakova

Italian Greyhound

Crochet
June 2024
Sport (12 wpi) ?
2.5 mm
~14 cm
US
English
This pattern is available from svetaminka2.gumroad.com for $7.49.
  • Crochet Pattern to create Italian Greyhound, Greyhound, Whippet, Sighthound, Galgo, Lurcher amigurumi dog with signature long legs, slender body, and pointed muzzle.
  • NO sewing muzzles! One-piece construction. NO embroidering noses.
  • Two-tone head tutorial with step-by-step photos.
  • “Fake sweater” – looks tailored but easy to make.
  • Eyes: Use plastic eyes or embroidery (both methods shown).
  • Intermediate-friendly – skills required: basic crocheting skills for amigurumi (crocheting in spiral, magic ring, chain, slip stitch, single crochet stitch, increasing and decreasing, changing colors), basic sewing skills.
  • The pattern (pdf file) is in English (US terms), step-by-step instructions and tips with lots of photos for each step (doesn’t contain lessons on crocheting).
  • In the photos, you can see dogs crocheted according to this pattern in two different sizes and with two eye options.
  • Finished size ~14 cm, I used a yarn of ~160 m = 50 g and a 2,5 mm hook (or a bigger dog ~18 cm, a yarn Gazzal XL Baby Cotton 50% Cotton 50% Acrylic of 100 m = 50 g and a 3,5 mm hook).
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