Codruț de pluș

Not a pattern writer, but here goes my second try a few years away from my first attempt at writing a pattern. I was blessed with this beautiful dog that was in my life for 8 years only. He was and forever be the sweetest boy out there. Now I'm trying to keep his memory alive - for me at least. I've searched some patterns, but they didn't work for me, so I said to myself, I should try and make one from scratch. It's a plushie. a dog plushie. Perhaps it's not perfect, but for me, it is. Here's Codruț




I've used a velvet yarn, it is named Bunny Baby. Crochet size required for this sort of yarn, 4,5 mm.
Also, another type of yarn, cotton based, that I used for the eyes.

Anyway, let's start with the muzzle.

Muzzle 

Black yarn - A
Beige yarn - B
1. B - Magic Ring (MR)
2. 5 sc in the MR, slst
3. Chain 1, 1 sc in the same stitch, 4 inc all around, slst (10sts).
4. B - chain 1, sc in the same st, 1sc, 1 inc., A - 1sc, 1 inc, B - 1sc, 1 inc, 1 sc, 1 inc, 1 sc (15sts)
5. B - chain 1, 3 sc, A - 5 sc, B - 6sc, slst (15 sts)
6. B - chain 1, 1 inc, , 2 sc, A - 1 inc., 2 sc, 1 inc., 2 sc, B - 1 inc, 2 sc, 1 inc, 1 sc  (20sts)
7.  B - chain 1, 4 sc, A - 8 sc, B - 7sc (20 sts)
8. Only in Beige yarn: ch1, 1 dec, 2 sc, 1 hdc dec, 1 hdc. 1 hdc dec, 2 sc, 1 slst

Head & Body

We'll start crocheting the head first :)
1. 6 sc in a MR slst
2. chain 1, sc in the same st, inc all around, slst. (12 sts)
3. [1 sc, 1 inc] repeat till end of the round, slst (18sts)
4. [2 sc, 1 inc] repeat till end of the round, slst (24sts)
5. [3 sc, 1 inc] repeat till end of the round, slst (30 sts)
6. [4 sc, 1 inc] repeat till end of the round, slst (36 sts)
7. [5 sc, 1 inc] repeat till end of the round, slst (42sts)
8-11 :1 sc all around (42sts)
12. [5sc, 1 dec], repeat till end of the round, slst (36sts). If you'll prefer safety eyes, now's a perfect time to put them on.
13. [4sc, 1 dec], repeat till end of the round, slst (30sts)
14. [3 sc, 1 dec], repeat till end of the round, slst (24 sts)
15. [2 sc, 1 dec], repeat till end of the round, slst (18 sts)

Fill up the head.

Head & Body

16. [1 sc, 1 dec], repeat till end of the round, slst (12 sts)
17. Crochet the complete round in front loops only! Also, we'll switch colors Black (A), Beige (B) and White (C). (A) - [1sc, 1 inc] x2, 1 sc, B - 1 inc, 1 sc, A - [1 inc, 1 sc] till end of the round (18sts)
18. A - [2 sc, 1 inc] x2, B - 2sc, C - 1 inc, B - 2sc, A - 1 inc, [2 sc, 1 inc] x2, slst (24 sts)
19. A - 3 sc, 1 inc, 3 sc, B - 1 inc, 1 sc, C - 2 sc, 1 inc, B - 3 sc, A - 1 inc, [3 sc, 1 inc] x2 (30sts)
20. A - 4 sc, 1 inc, 4 sc, B - 1 inc, C - 4 sc, 1 inc, 1 sc, B - 2sc, A - 1 sc, 1 inc, [4 sc, 1 inc] x2 (36sts)
21. A - 10 sc, B - 3 sc, C - 5 sc, B - 3 sc, A - 15 sc  (36sts)
22. Repeat 21
23. A - 11 sc, B - 2 sc, C - 5 sc, B - 2 sc, A - 16 sc (36sts)
24. Repeat 23
25. A - 12 sc, B - 2 sc, C - 3 sc, B - 2 sc, A - 17 sc (36 sts)
26. Crochet back loops only: A - [2sc, 1 dec] x 3, B - 2 sc, 1 dec, 2 sc, A - 1 dec, [2 sc, 1 dec] x 4 (27 sts)
Fill it 
27. Only in Black now: 1 sc, 1 dec until end. (18 sts).

Legs (x2)

Back Legs

 1. 6 sc into MR
2. 6 inc (12 sts)
3. (2 sc, inc) x4 (16 sts)
R4-6: 16 sc (3 rounds)
7: B - 1 ch, 3dec, 1 sc, A - 8 sc (13 sts)
8: B - 2sc, 1 dec, 2 sc, A - 8 sc (13 sts)
R9-11: B - 5 sc, A - 8 sc
12: A - 13 sc
13. fold in half and make 7 slsts.



Front legs (x2)

Front Legs

 

1. 5 sc in MR
2. 5 inc (10 sts)
3. (1 sc, 1 inc) x5 (15 sts)
4-5: 1 sc all around (15 sts)
6. B - 1 sc, 2 dec, 1 sc, A - 10 sc (14 sts)
7. B - 1 sc, 1 dec, 1 sc, A - 10 sc (13sts)
8-9. B - 3 sc, A - 10 sc, B - 1 sc (13 sts)
10. A - 13 sc
10. 1 sc, 6 dec.





Ears (x2)

1. chain 10
2. skip the first ch, sc in the next ch (9 sts)
3. ch 1, 2 sc, 2 dec, 3 sc (8sts)
4. ch 1, 7 sc (8 sts)
5. ch1, 2 sc 1 dec, 3 sc (7sts)
6. ch 1, 6 sc (7 sts)
7. ch 1, 2 sc, 1 dec, 2 sc (6 sts)
8. ch 1, 1 sc, 1 dec, 2 sc (5 sts)
9. ch 1, 2 dec (3 sts)
10. 3 sc. 

Ears

Tail

Tail

1. 5 sc in MR
2. [1 sc, 1 inc] x5 (9sts)
3-6: 9 sc
7. [1sc, 1 dec] x3 (6sts)
8-10: 6 sc.  

Eyes

1. 6 sc into MR black yarn
2. 6 inc in each still black yarn (12)
3. change color: brown yarn - 1 sc 1 inc (18)
4. 2 sc 1 inc (24)
5. change to white 24 sc

Eyes

So, Now all it's left to do is sewing it together, all the parts. Plus, I've made some details above his eyes and in his cheeks. This is my final result:

I've also filled with some of his hair I still have. Hope y'all like my Codruț he'll be missed, for sure.