Use this crochet pattern to make an adorable dog for someone born in the year of the dog! This is a very simple crochet pattern, using only single crochet stitches with increases and decreases. This pattern also makes a very cute dog with other colors or boucle yarn.

Use brown, black or yellow for a labrador retriever, or gray for a weimaraner. Boucle yarn makes a very cute poodle or labradoodle puppy.

This pattern uses a 3.5 mm hook and worsted weight yarn, and the finished product is about 5 inches tall.