Knit a floppy dog

A very low-cost, low-maintenance dog that requires no walking or feeding. Why aren't we all knitting our own pets?

Extract from Knitted Toys: 25 Fresh And Fabulous Designs

Size: Approx. 31 cm (12 in) tall

Materials:

250 g (1¾ oz) balls of Jaeger Baby Merino DK in main colour M (soft grey/Flannel 228) and 1 ball in C (pale brown/Choco 188)
Pair of 3.25 mm (US 3) knitting needles
Knitter's sewing needle
Washable stuffing
Embroidery needle
Pink velvet ribbon

Tension/gauge

26 sts and 36 rows to 10 cm (4 in) square over stocking/stockinette stitch using 3.25 mm (US 3) needles.

Body and head

Start at lower edge

Using M, cast on 20sts.

1st row (WS) and alt rows P.
2nd row K4, m1, k2, m1, (k4, m1) twice, k2, m1, k4. (25sts)
4th row K1, m1, k4, m1, k2, m1, k5, m1, k1, m1, k5, m1, k2, m1, k4, m1, k1. (33sts)
6th row K.
8th row K7, m1, k2, m1, k15, m1, k2, m1, k7. (37sts)
10th row K.
12th row K2, m1, k6, m1, k2, m1, k7, m1, k3, m1, k7, m1, k2, m1, k6, m1, k2. (45sts)
13th-17th rows Stocking/stockinette stitch.

Body patch

Using stocking/stockinette stitch and intarsia technique, work 1st-29th rows from body patch chart.