Uszka Puppies are small, huggable critters in cozy sweaters. and are named after uszki, Polish dumplings whose name translates to “little ear”. Uszka Puppies love outdoor adventures, whether that’s hiking and camping or laying on the beach in the sun. They’re explicitly designed to make you smile, bring you comfort, and be a source of whimsy in your life.

The pattern includes instructions for variations to customize your puppy. Variations can be used on their own or in combination, so you can knit up the perfect canine friend.

Size
The finished puppy is 22cm / 8.75” tall, and 20cm / 8” around at the widest point on the body (not including the arms). See the schematic in the images for all the measurements.

Yarn and Yardage
The puppy uses fingering weight cotton yarn, and needs ~70 yards. I’ve used Scheepjes Catona in colours like Bridal White, Jet Black, Topaz, and Root Beer.

The sweater and pants each take 50 yards of fingering weight wool yarn. Any colours you wish will work for these, and it’s a great way to use up leftovers from other projects. I’ve used Alley Cat Yarns Smooth Sock, Sunday Fibre Co. Barefoot Sock, and Sandnes Garn Sisu, among others. If you need more ideas for fingering weight yarns for the clothes, I’ve got a blog post of all the ones I used here.

Notions
Knitting needles (DPNs or circulars for magic loop), darning needle, two pieces of scrap black DK weight yarn for eyes, scrap brown fingering weight yarn for mouth, polyfill for stuffing.

Techniques
This pattern does have some fiddly bits, including working small circumferences in the round, picking up stitches, and attaching limbs. That said, with a little bit of focus, an intermediate knitter will have no problem putting together this plushie!

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