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Hello and welcome to my Free Sleepy Puppy Knitting Pattern.

I love puppies, I am a big dog lover, I am the proud owner of a American Staffie who knows how to keep me on my toes (so much energy)!

So when I was making Christmas presents for my nieces, and knew one of them loved purple, and dogs, I decided to make this beautiful Sleepy Puppy for her.

And now I am sharing this pattern with you.

It is perfect for beginners and even people who have been knitting for years.

The pattern is very easy to follow and actually really fun to make, I just love the adorable hat!

The sleepy puppy has such cute features and would look adorable in many different colours.

So here you go, my Free Sleepy Puppy Knitting Pattern, I hope you enjoy making this adorable plush.

Free Sleepy Puppy Knitting Pattern.

Designed by Nicola Marie Rattley.

© Copyright 2019 by Nicola Marie Rattley. All Rights Reserved. No part of this pattern may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the copyright owner.

Required:

Needle Size – 4mm Single Point Needles (AUS).

Wool Ply – 8 Ply, DK.

1 Ball of Brown Wool.

1 Ball of Purple Wool.

1 Ball of White Wool.

Tapestry Needle.

Polyester Toy Filling.

A small amount of Black Wool for the Eyes, Nose and Mouth.

Finished Size – 44cm Tall and 26cm Wide.

Abbreviations:

KFB – Knit Front and Back of Stitch, or otherwise known as Increase Stitch.

St-St – Stocking Stitch.

K2Tog – Knit 2 Stitches Together, or otherwise known as Decrease Stitch.

St – Stitch.

Sts – Stitches.

Pattern.

Head.

Cast on 10 Stitches with White Wool.

Row 1 – Purl Row.

Row 2 – KFB in every st to the end of row. 20 sts remaining.

Row 3 – Purl Row.

Row 4 – (Knit 1 st, KFB 1 st) repeat to the end of row. 30 sts remaining.

Row 5 – Purl Row.

Row 6 – (Knit 2 sts, KFB 1 st) repeat to the end of row. 40 sts remaining.

Row 7 – Purl Row.

Rows 8 – 19 – St-St 12 Rows starting with a knit row and ending with a purl row.

Change Colour to Brown Wool.

Row 20 – (Knit 3 sts, KFB 1 st) repeat to the end of row. 50 sts remaining.

Row 21 – Purl Row.

Row 22 – (Knit 4 sts, KFB 1 st) repeat to the end of row. 60 sts remaining.

Row 23 – Purl Row.

Row 24 – (Knit 5 sts, KFB 1 st) repeat to the end of row. 70 sts remaining.

Row 25 – Purl Row.

Rows 26 – 41 – St-St 16 rows starting with a knit row and ending with a purl row.

Row 42 – Knit 3 sts, (K2Tog, Knit 5 sts) 9 times, K2Tog, Knit 2 sts. 60 sts remaining.

Row 43 – Purl Row.

Row 44 – Knit 2 sts, (K2Tog, Knit 4 sts) 9 times, K2Tog, Knit 2 sts. 50 sts remaining.

Row 45 – Purl Row.

Row 46 – Knit 2 sts, (K2Tog, Knit 3 sts) 9 times, K2Tog, Knit 1 st. 40 sts remaining.

Row 47 – Purl Row.

Row 48 – Knit 1 st, (K2Tog, Knit 2 sts) 9 times, K2Tog, Knit 1 st. 30 sts remaining.

Row 49 – Purl Row.

Row 50 – Knit 1 st, (K2Tog, Knit 1 st) 9 times, K2tog. 20 sts remaining.

Row 51 – Purl Row.

Row 52 – K2Tog to the end of row. 10 sts remaining.

Stuff and Fasten Off.

Body.

Cast on 10 Stitches with Purple Wool.

Row 1 – Purl Row.

Row 2 – KFB in every st to the end of row. 20 sts remaining.

Row 3 – Purl Row.

Row 4 – (Knit 1 st, KFB 1 st) repeat to the end of row. 30 sts remaining.

Row 5 – Purl Row.

Row 6 – (Knit 2 sts, KFB 1 st) repeat to the end of row. 40 sts remaining.

Row 7 – Purl Row.

Row 8 – (Knit 3 sts, KFB 1 st) repeat to the end of row. 50 sts remaining.

Row 9 – Purl Row.

Row 10 – (Knit 4 sts, KFB 1 st) repeat to the end of row. 60 sts remaining.

Row 11 – Purl Row.

Rows 12 – 23 – St-St 12 rows starting with a knit row and ending with a purl row.

Row 24 – Knit 2 sts, (K2Tog, Knit 4 sts) 9 times, K2Tog, Knit 2 sts. 50 sts remaining.

Row 25 – Purl Row.

Rows 26 – 35 – St-St 10 rows starting with a knit row and ending with a purl row.

Row 36 – Knit 2 sts, (K2Tog, Knit 3 sts) 9 times, K2Tog, Knit 1 st. 40 sts remaining.

Row 37 – Purl Row.

Rows 38 – 47 – St-St 10 rows starting with a knit row and ending with a purl row.

Row 48 – Knit 1 st, (K2Tog, Knit 2 sts) 9 times, K2Tog, Knit 1 st. 30 sts remaining.

Row 49 – Purl Row.

Rows 50 – 55 – St-St 6 rows starting with a knit row and ending with a purl row.

Row 56 – Knit 1 st, (K2Tog, Knit 1 st) 9 times, K2Tog. 20 sts remaining.

Row 57 – Purl Row.

Row 58 – K2Tog to the end of row. 10 sts remaining.

Stuff and Fasten Off.

Arms. Make Two.

Cast on 10 Stitches with Brown Wool.

Row 1 – Purl Row.

Row 2 – KFB in every st to the end of row. 20 sts remaining.

Row 3 – Purl Row.

Rows 4 – 27 – St-St 24 rows starting with a knit row and ending with a purl row.

Change Colour to Purple Wool.

Rows 28 – 35 – St-St 8 rows starting with a knit row and ending with a purl row.

Row 36 – K2Tog to the end of row. 10 sts remaining.

Stuff and Fasten Off.

Legs. Make Two.

Cast on 10 Stitches with Brown Wool.

Row 1 – Purl Row.

Row 2 – KFB in every st to the end of row. 20 sts remaining.

Row 3 – Purl Row.

Row 4 – (Knit 1 st, KFB 1 st) repeat to the end of row. 30 sts remaining.

Row 5 – Purl Row.

Rows 6 – 11 – St-St 6 rows starting with a knit row and ending with a purl row.

Row 12 – Knit 11 sts, (K2Tog) 4 times, Knit 11 sts. 26 sts remaining.

Row 13 – Purl Row.

Row 14 – Knit 9 sts, (K2Tog) 4 times, Knit 9 sts. 22 sts remaining.

Row 15 – Purl Row.

Row 16 – Knit 9 sts, (K2Tog) 2 times, Knit 9 sts. 20 sts remaining.

Row 17 – Purl Row.

Rows 18 – 31 – St-St 14 rows starting with a knit row and ending with a purl row.

Change Colour to Purple Wool.

Rows 32 – 39 – St-St 8 rows starting with a knit row and ending with a purl row.

Row 40 – K2Tog to the end of row. 10 sts remaining.

Stuff and Fasten Off.

Ears. Make Two.

Cast on 10 Stitches with Brown Wool.

Row 1 – Purl Row.

Row 2 – KFB in every st to the end of row. 20 sts remaining.

Row 3 – Purl Row.

Row 4 – (Knit 1 st, KFB 1 st) repeat to the end of row. 30 sts remaining.

Row 5 – Purl Row.

Rows 6 – 35 – St-St 30 rows starting with a knit row and ending with a purl row.

Cast Off.

Tail.

Cast on 5 Stitches with Brown Wool.

Row 1 – Purl Row.

Row 2 – KFB 1 st at each end of row. 7 sts remaining.

Row 3 – Purl Row.

Row 4 – Knit Row.

Row 5 – Purl Row.

Row 6 – KFB 1 st at each end of row. 9 sts remaining.

Rows 7 – Purl Row.

Rows 8 – 19 – St-St 12 rows starting with a knit row and ending with a purl row.

Cast Off.

Nightcap.

Cast on 5 Stitches with Purple Wool.

Row 1 – Purl Row.

Row 2 – KFB in every st to the end of row. 10 sts remaining.

Row 3 – Purl Row.

Row 4 – Knit Row.

Row 5 – Purl Row.

Row 6 – (Knit 1 st, KFB 1 st) repeat to the end of row. 15 sts remaining.

Row 7 – Purl Row.

Row 8 – Knit Row.

Row 9 – Purl Row.

Row 10 – (Knit 2 sts, KFB 1 st) repeat to the end of row. 20 sts remaining.

Row 11 – Purl Row.

Row 12 – Knit Row.

Row 13 – Purl Row.

Row 14 – (Knit 3 sts, KFB 1 st) repeat to the end of row. 25 sts remaining.

Row 15 – Purl Row.

Row 16 – Knit Row.

Row 17 – Purl Row.

Row 18 – (Knit 4 sts, KFB 1 st) repeat to the end of row. 30 sts remaining.

Row 19 – Purl Row.

Row 20 – Knit Row.

Row 21 – Purl Row.

Row 22 – (Knit 5 sts, KFB 1 st) repeat to the end of row. 35 sts remaining.

Row 23 – Purl Row.

Row 24 – Knit Row.

Row 25 – Purl Row.

Row 26 – (Knit 6 sts, KFB 1 st) repeat to the end of row. 40 sts remaining.

Row 27 – Purl Row.

Row 28 – Knit Row.

Row 29 – Purl Row.

Row 30 – (Knit 7 sts, KFB 1 st) repeat to the end of row. 45 sts remaining.

Row 31 – Purl Row.

Row 32 – Knit Row.

Row 33 – Purl Row.

Row 34 – (Knit 8 sts, KFB 1 st) repeat to the end of row. 50 sts remaining.

Row 35 – Purl Row.

Row 36 – Knit Row.

Row 37 – Purl Row.

Row 38 – (Knit 9 sts, KFB 1 st) repeat to the end of row. 55 sts remaining.

Row 39 – Purl Row.

Row 40 – Knit Row.

Row 41 – Purl Row.

Row 42 – (Knit 10 sts, KFB 1 st) repeat to the end of row. 60 sts remaining.

Row 43 – Purl Row.

Row 44 – Knit Row.

Row 45 – Purl Row.

Row 46 – (Knit 11 sts, KFB 1 st) repeat to the end of row. 65 sts remaining.

Row 47 – Purl Row.

Row 48 – Knit Row.

Row 49 – Purl Row.

Row 50 – (Knit 12 sts, KFB 1 st) repeat to the end of row. 70 sts remaining.

Row 51 – Purl Row.

Rows 52 – 61 – St-St 10 rows starting with a knit row and ending with a purl row.

Cast Off.

Pom Pom.

Cast on 10 Stitches with White Wool.

Row 1 – Purl Row.

Row 2 – KFB in every st to the end of row. 20 sts remaining.

Row 3 – Purl Row.

Row 4 – (Knit 1 st, KFB 1 st) repeat to the end of row. 30 sts remaining.

Row 5 – Purl Row.

Rows 6 – 9 – St-St 4 rows starting with a knit row and ending with a purl row.

Row 10 – Knit 1 st, (K2Tog, Knit 1 st) 9 times, K2Tog. 20 sts remaining.

Row 11 – Purl Row.

Row 12 – K2Tog to the end of row. 10 sts remaining.

Stuff and Fasten Off.

How To Make It Up.

Step 1 – Sew up and stuff all these pieces – The Head, Body, Arms, Legs, Tail and Pom Pom for Night Cap.

Step 2 – Sew up but do not stuff these pieces – The Ears and Nightcap.

Step 3 – Simply sew the head to the body, the arms to the top sides of the body, the legs to the bottom sides of the body and the tail to the bottom back part of his body.

Step 4 – Simply sew the ears to the top sides of the head.

Step 5 – Embroider the closed eyes just above the white bit of his snout, and embroider his nose and mouth to the front of his snout.

Step 6 – Simply sew the stuffed Pom Pom to the top of the nightcap (You can choose whether or not you want to sew the nightcap to his head, so it doesn’t come off and get lost, personally I prefer just placing it on his head).

Designers Note – I really hope you enjoy making my Sleepy Puppy Knitting Pattern.

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