This is the other design for a doggy strap - hubs thinks it looks
more like a Pekingese pup!
The ears, nose, eyes and mouth are sewn onto head
after the head is completed.
The yarn I used is Daiso’s acrylic yarn in white,
camel and black. Approximately 10 m of white and 20 m of camel colour yarn is
required.
Materials
Needles: two sets
of 3.3 mm DPNs.
Yarn: 45 g (77m)
of Daiso Acrylic medium thick yarn (100% acrylic) each colour;
Colour
A: White (Dye lot: 12 AG);
Colour
B: Camel (Dye lot: 12 J);
Colour
C: Black (Dye lot: 11 AN). (require just about 20 cms for the mouth and nose)
Stuffing:
Polyester 100%.
Measurement
Finished
measurements: approximately 6 x 6 cm after stuffed.
Instructions (Head)
With Colour A, co
6, divide sts evenly over 3; join-in-the-round, and be careful not to twist
stitches.
Round (Rnd) 1: k
around.
Rnd 2: k, kfb, k2,
kfb, k.
Rnd 3: k, (kfb)6,
k.
Rnd 4: k, (kfb, k)2,
k5, (kfb, k)2.
Place a marker to
mark the beginning of the round, and maintain for subsequent rounds.
At this stage,
you may want to divide sts on needles 1 and 3 into two needles each; total
needles with sts:5
Short Row (SR) 1: (begin from first st of round)
with
Colour A, k3, kfb, k, kfb, wrap & turn next st (W&T).
p4, W&T.
kfb,
k2, W&T.
p3, W&T.
kfb, k, W&T.
p5;
with
Colour B, p3;
(continue with last st of round)
with
Colour A, p3, pfb, p, pfb, W&T.
k4, W&T.
pfb, p2,
W&T.
k5;
with
Colour B, k3.
Rnd 5: (begin
from first st of round)
with
Colour B, k, kfb, k2;
with
Colour A, kfb, k16, kfb;
with
Colour B, k2, kfb, k2.
Rnd 6: with
Colour B, (k, kfb)2, k9;
with
Colour A, k4;
with
Colour B, k9, (kfb, k)2.
SR 2: (begin from
first st of round)
with
Colour B, k, kfb, k2, kfb, W&T.
pfb,
p2, pfb, W&T.
(k, kfb)2,
W&T.
p9.
(continue with last st of round)
with
Colour B, p, pfb, p2, pfb, pfb, W&T.
kfb,
k2, kfb, W&T.
(p, pfb)2,
W&T.
k9.
Rnd 7: (begin
from first st of round)
with
Colour B, k21;
with
Colour A, k4;
with
Colour B, k21.
SR 3: (begin from
first st of round), with Colour B,
k, (kfb)3,
W&T.
(p,
pfb)2, p2, W&T.
(k,
kfb)3, k, W&T.
(p2,
pfb)2, p5.
(continue
with last st of round), with Colour B,
p, (pfb)3,
W&T.
(k,
kfb)2, k2, W&T.
(p,
pfb)3, p, W&T.
(k2, kfb)2,
k5.
SR 4: (begin from
first st of round), with Colour B,
k2, kfb,
k, W&T.
(pfb,
p)2, W&T.
k5,
W&T.
p,
pfb, p4.
(continue
with last st of round), with Colour B,
p2, pfb,
p, W&T.
(kfb,
k)2, W&T.
p5,
W&T.
k,
kfb, k4.
SR 5: (begin from
first st of round), with Colour B,
k5, kfb,
k6, W&T.
p13.
(continue
with last st of round), with Colour B,
p5, pfb,
p6, W&T.
k13.
SR 6: (begin from
first st of round), with Colour B,
k15,
W&T.
p15.
(continue
with last st of round), with Colour B,
p15,
W&T.
k15.
SR 7: (begin from
first st of round), with Colour B,
(k5,
k2tog)2, k3, W&T.
p5,
p2tog, p.
(continue
with last st of round), with Colour B,
(p5, p2tog)2,
p3, W&T.
k5,
ssk, k.
SR 8: (begin from
first st of round), with Colour B,
(k4,
k2tog)2, k4, W&T.
p7,
(p2tog, p)2, p.
(continue
with last st of round), with Colour B,
(p4, p2tog)2,
p4, W&T.
k7,
(ssk, k)2, k.
SR 9: (begin from
first st of round), with Colour B,
(k2tog,
k2)4, k2, W&T.
(p2tog,
p2)3.
(continue
with last st of round), with Colour B,
(p2tog,
p2)4, p2, W&T.
(ssk,
k2)3.
SR 10: (begin
from first st of round), with Colour B,
(k2tog,
k)4, k3, W&T.
(p2tog,
p2)2, p2tog, p.
(continue
with last st of round), with Colour B,
(p2tog,
p)4, p3, W&T.
(ssk,
k2)2, ssk, k.
SR 11: (begin
from first st of round), with Colour B,
(k2tog)4,
k, W&T.
p,
(p2tog)2.
(continue
with last st of round), with Colour B,
(p2tog)4,
p, W&T.
k,
(ssk)2.
Next:
Rnd 8: (begin
from first st of round), with Colour B, k3tog, k5;
with Colour A,
k4;
with Colour B, k5,
sssk.
Rnd 10: (begin
from first st of round), with Colour B, k one rnd.
Cut off yarn leaving a long
tail. Stuff before running the tail through the remaining sts, pull tight.
Weave in all loose ends.
face and back of head (above).
Ears
(right
ear).
With
Colour B, pick up 5 from edge of ear nip (RS).
Row
(R) 1 [WS]: p, pfb, p3.
R2
[RS]: k, kfb, k2, kfb, k.
R3: p,
(p2tog, p)2, p.
R4:
k, kfb, k4.
R5: p,
(p2tog, p)2, p.
R6:
k, kfb, k3.
R7: p3,
W&T.
R8: k3.
R9: p2,
W&T.
R10:
k2.
R11:
bo1, (p2tog)2.
R12:
k3.
Bo,
and weave in loose ends.
(left
ear) (knit in mirror image of right ear).
With
Colour B, pick up 5 from edge of ear nip (WS).
Row
(R) 1 [RS]: k3, kfb, k.
R2
[WS]: p, pfb, p2, pfb, p.
R3:
k, (ssk, k)2, k.
R4:
p4, pfb, p.
R5:
k, (ssk, k)2, k.
R6:
p3, pfb, p.
R7:
k3, W&T.
R8:
p3.
R9:
k2, W&T.
R10:
p2.
R11:
bo1, (ssk)2.
R12:
p3.
Bo,
and weave in loose ends.
Finishing.
Sew
in eyes, nose and mouth.
smirking beagle and husky
enjoy ...
