So my daughter is in gymnastics. In the lobby, there is this little play area with toys we can use to keep the little heathens occupied before class starts. One day, this old, yucky doggy purse appeared there and it was like WWE started because the kids were willing to THROW DOWN to get a chance to hold this mangy thing. No amount of calm, collected counsel from the parents about the merits of sharing soothed them. They all wanted the doggy purse for themselves. OR ELSE.

So, of course, I did what any good crochet parent would do: I made my daughter her own doggy purse out of yarn. The other Moms seethed in silent envy, but what can I say? Haters gotta hate. 😉

To complete this pattern, you will need multiple colors of yarn in either a dk or worsted weight, corresponding hook, 2 safety eyes, a safety nose, a button and sewing notions.

I do not recommend making this purse while your child is present unless you want to hear “is it done yet?!?!” a million times. Your ears may start bleeding. Ask me how I know.

Yarn

Multiple colors (at least 2) of worsted OR DK weight yarn

Hook

• Hook to correspond with yarn

Notions

• 2 safety eyes
• 1 safety nose
• 1 button
• stuffing
• Sewing notions
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Abbreviations 

Please see our standard abbreviations.

Puff:  Pull up a large loop. YO  and insert into same stitch and pull up another large loop 2 times. 5 loops on  hook. YO and pull through all 5 loops.

INC:  Two SC in one stitch.

Sc2tog: Pull up a loop in 1 stitch. Pull up a loop in next stitch. 3 loops on hook. YO and pull through all 3 loops.

Purse/Body

Rnd 1: Start with Magic Circle with 6SC ; 6 sts

Rnd 2: INC around; 12 sts

Rnd 3: *SC, INC. Rep from * around; 18 sts

Rnd 4: *2 SC, INC. Rep from * around; 24 sts

Rnd 5: *3 SC, INC. Rep from * around; 30 sts

Rnd 6: *4 SC, INC. Rep from * around; 36 sts

Rnd 7: *5 SC, INC. Rep from * around; 42 sts

Rnd 8: *6 SC, INC. Rep from * around; 48 sts

Rnd 9: *7 SC, INC. Rep from * around; 54 sts

Rnd 10: SC in FLO around

Rnd 11: SC around

Rnd: 12: SC 52 times, leave 2 sts unworked to beg working in rows. Ch1, Turn.

 

Rows 1-15: SC in each st. Ch1, Turn.; 52 sts

Row 16: SC in each st. Ch2, connect with a

sl st to the 1^st SC in the row to beg working in rnds again; 52 sts

 

Rnd 1: SC around including 2 SC in ch2 space; 54 sts

Rnd 2: SC in FLO around

Rnd 3: *7 SC, sc2tog. Rep from * around; 48 sts

Rnd 4: *6 SC, sc2tog. Rep from * around; 42 sts

Rnd 5: *5 SC, sc2tog. Rep from * around; 36 sts

Rnd 6: *4 SC, sc2tog. Rep from * around; 30 sts

Rnd 7: *3 SC, sc2tog. Rep from * around; 24 sts

Rnd 8: *2 SC, sc2tog. Rep from * around; 18 sts

Rnd 9: * SC, sc2tog. Rep from * around; 12 sts

Rnd 10: sc2tog around; 6 sts

Rnd 11: Sl st hole closed. Fasten off and reattach yarn to the purse opening. Ch 1. (See picture below)

Row 1: 16 HDC evenly across purse opening, Ch1, turn; 16 sts

Row 2: 7 SC. Ch2, sk 2 sts. 7 SC. Ch 1, turn; 14 SC and 3 CH.

Row 3: SC across including 2 SC in ch2 space creating buttonhole; 16 sts

Fasten off. Weave in ends. Sew button to correspond to buttonhole.

 

Purse Strap

Row 1: Ch 88

Row 2: DC in 3^rd ch from the hook and across; 85 sts

Fasten off and leave long tail for sewing.

 

Head

Start with White/Beige Yarn

Rnd 1: Start with Magic Circle with 6SC ; 6 sts

Rnd 2: INC around; 12 sts

Place Safety nose in Center

Rnd 3: *SC, INC. Rep from * around; 18 sts

Rnd 4: SC around

Rnd 5: *2 SC, INC. Rep from * around; 24 sts

Rnds 6-9: SC around

Rnd 10: 8 SC, 8 HDC, 8 SC

Rnd 11: *3 SC, INC. Rep from * around; 30 sts

Switch to brown yarn

Rnd 12: SC around 

Rnd 13: *4 SC, INC. Rep from * around; 36 sts

Rnds 14-16: 13 SC, 10 HDC, 13 SC

Place Safety eyes in Rnd 15 in HDC section

Rnd 17: *5 SC, INC. Rep from * around; 42 sts

Rnds 18-19: SC around

Rnd 20: *5 SC, sc2tog. Rep from * around; 36 sts

Rnd 21: *4 SC, sc2tog. Rep from * around; 30 sts

Rnd 22: *3 SC, sc2tog. Rep from * around; 24 sts

Rnd 23: *2 SC, sc2tog. Rep from * around; 18 sts

Rnd 24: *SC, sc2tog. Rep from * around; 12 sts

Rnd 25:  Sc2tog around; 6 sts

Stuff and Sl st hole closed. Weave in ends.

Neck

Rnd 1: Start with a Magic circle with 6SC; 6 sts

Rnd 2: INC around; 12 sts

Rnd 3: *SC, INC. Rep from * around; 18 sts

Rnds 4-5: SC around

Rnd 6: *SC, sc2tog. Rep from * around; 12 sts

Rnd 7: Sc2tog around; 6 sts

Stuff neck and sl st hole closed.

Collar

Row 1: Ch 21

Row 2: DC in 3^rd ch from the hook and across; 18 sts

Fasten off. Leave long tail for sewing.

Flower

Start with yellow/orange yarn

Rnd 1: Start with Magic Circle with 12SC; 12 sts

Fasten off. Attach Petal color yarn to any st

Rnd 2: *Puff, ch1, sl st into next st. Rep from * around; 6 petals.

Ears (x2)

Rnd 1: Start with Magic Circle with 8SC; 8 sts

Rnd 2: INC around; 16 sts

Rnd 3: *SC, INC. Rep from * around; 24 sts

Rnd 4-6: SC around

Rnd 7: *SC, sc2tog. Rep from * around; 16 sts

Rnd 8-10: SC around

Rnd 11: Sc2tog, SC 6, sc2tog, SC 6; 14 sts

Rnd 12-14: SC around

Rnd 15: Sc2tog around; 7 sts

Rnd 16: SC around

Flatten ear and sl st closed leaving long tail for sewing.

Legs (x4)

Rnd 1: Start with Magic Circle with 6SC; 6 sts

Rnd 2: INC around; 12 sts

Rnd 3-9: SC around

Rnd 10: INC 4 times, sc2tog 4 times; 12 sts

Rnd 11: SC around

Rnd 12: *SC, INC. Rep from * around; 18 sts

Rnd 13-18: SC around

Rnd 19: *SC, sc2tog. Rep from * around; 12 sts

Rnd 20: SC around

Stuff and Sl st closed. Leave long tail for sewing.

Tail

Rnd 1: Start with Magic Circle with 6SC; 6 sts

Rnd 2:  SC around

Rnd 3: INC around; 12 sts

Rnd 4-8: SC around

Stuff. Fasten off. Leave long tail for sewing.

Assembly

Sew ears to each side of head. Sew neck onto head. Wrap collar around neck and sew ends together. Sew puff flower onto the collar. Sew the legs onto each side of the bottom of the purse. Attach the purse strap onto the back of the dog’s head and attach the other end to the back of the purse. Sew on the tail. Weave in any loose ends. (See Pictures)