Yumi The Shiba Inu

Yumi the Shiba is an excellent bargain hunter and loves to be awed by the crowds. Her face is so incredibly cute you would instantly hold her in your hands by the cheeks.

Grab your crochet hook right now as here's a super easy, beginner friendly pattern for you to crochet your very own Yumi the Shiba. She's a real head turner!

Materials

• Milk cotton 8 ply
• 4.5 mm crochet hook
• 12 mm safety nose
• 8 mm safety eyes
• Embroidery Thread
• Stitch marker
• Scissor
• Darning needle
• Toy stuffing (fiberfill)

Abbreviations (U.S Term)

• rnd = round
• sc = single crochet
• inc = increase (2 sc in each st)
• dec = decrease (2 sc together)
• sl st = slip stitch
• ch = chain

Finished Size

• About 5" (12.7 cm) tall

Skill Level

• Beginner-Intermediate

Let's Get Started!

HEAD

Start with brown yarn.
 
Rnd 1: Start 6 sc in a magic ring. [6]
Rnd 2: Inc in all 6 st. [12]
Rnd 3: (Sc in next st, inc in next st ) x 6. [18]
Rnd 4: (Sc in next 2 st, inc in next st) x 6. [24]
Rnd 5: (Sc in next 3 st, inc in next st) x 6. [30]
Rnd 6: (Sc in next 4 st, inc in next st) x 6. [36]
Rnd 7: (Sc in next 5 st, inc in next st) x 6. [42]
Rnd 8: (Sc in next 6 st, inc in next st) x 6. [48]
Rnd 9-11: Sc in all 48 st. [48]
 
Attach safety eyes between Rnd 10 & 11, 7 st apart.

Change to white yarn.

Rnd 12-16: Sc in all 48 st. [48]
Rnd 17: (Sc in next 6 st, dec) x 6. [42]
Rnd 18: (Sc in next 5 st, dec) x 6. [36]
Rnd 19: (Sc in next 4 st, dec) x 6. [30]

Start stuffing the head with fiberfill as you continue.

Rnd 20: (Sc in next 3 st, dec) x 6. [24]
Rnd 21: (Sc in next 2 st, dec) x 6. [18]
Rnd 22: (Sc in next st, dec) x 6. [12]
Rnd 23: (Dec) x 6. [6]

Stuff the head firmly.

Sl st in next st and fasten off. Leave a long yarn tail.

Thread the tail through a needle and weave the needle through the front loop of each of the 6 st.

Pull the yarn tail to close the hole. Insert the needle through the middle of the hole and pull through the top.

Fasten off and weave the end in.
 
Using white yarn, sew eyebrow above the eyes between Rnd 8 & 9, 7 st apart.

CHEEK x 2

In pink yarn.

Rnd 1: Start 6 sc in a magic ring. [6]

Fasten off and leave a long yarn tail for sewing.

Sew the cheek to the head below the eyes between 11 & 13.

MOUTH

In white yarn.
 
Rnd 1: Start 6 sc in a magic ring. [6]
Rnd 2: Inc in all 6 st. [12]
Rnd 3-4: Sc in all 12 st. [12]
 
Fasten off and leave a long yarn tail for sewing.
 
Attach safety nose between Rnd 1 & 2.
 
Using black embroidery thread, sew mouth across Rnd 1 on the nose.

Stuff the mouth with fiberfill.
 
Sew the nose to the head between 10 & 14.

HAND x 2

In brown yarn.
 
Rnd 1: Start 6 sc in a magic ring. [6]
Rnd 2-3: Sc in all 6 st. [6]
 
Fasten off and leave a long yarn tail for sewing.

Do not stuff the hands with fiberfill.
 
Sew the hands to the side of the body on Rnd 3.

LEG & BODY

In brown yarn.

LEG x 2
 
Rnd 1: Start 9 sc in a magic ring. [9]
Rnd 2-3: Sc in all 9 st. [9]
 
Fasten off the 1st leg and stuff the leg with fiberfill stuffing.

Make a 2nd leg Rep Rnd 1-3 and stuff the leg with fiberfill stuffing. Do not fasten off the 2nd leg as we will continue to work on the body.
 
BODY
 
Rnd 4: Join to the last st of the 1st leg with a sl st. Sc in the next 9 st on the 1st leg. Sc in the next 9 st on the 2nd leg. [18]

Rnd 5-8: Sc in all 18 st. [18]
 
Fasten off and leave a long yarn tail for sewing.

Stuff the body firmly.
 
Sew the body to the head.

RIGHT EAR

In brown yarn. We will work directly on the head.
 
With the head facing you, locate your preferred location of the ear on Rnd 7. Attach yarn.
 
Rnd 1: Ch 4. In the 2nd ch from hook, sc in next st, hdc in next st, dc in next st. Sk 1 st, sl st to the next st on Rnd 5.
 
Fasten off and weave in end.

LEFT EAR

In brown yarn. We will work directly on the head.

With the head facing you, locate your preferred location of the ear on Rnd 5. Attach yarn.
 
Rnd 1: Ch 4. In the 2nd ch from hook, sc in next st, hdc in next st, dc in next st. Sk 1 st, sl st to the next st on Rnd 7.
 
Fasten off and weave in end.

DRESS

In light pink yarn.

DRESS TOP
 
Ch 22, join to the 1st ch to form a ring.
 
Rnd 1: Sc in all 22 st. [22]
Rnd 2: sc in next 4 st. ch 5, sk 3 st. sc in next 8 st. ch 5, sk 3 st. sc in next 4 st.
 
Fasten off and weave in end.
 
DRESS EDGING
 
Attach yarn to the bottom of the dress.
 
Rnd 1: **Ch 2, sl st in the next st. Rep ** till end.
 
Fasten off and weave in end. Place the dress onto the body.