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French Bulldog crochet pattern

  • Mathematically BalancedChecked by script: in all 104 rounds the increases and decreases add up to the stitch count.

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Difficulty
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Time
~4 h
Size
15 cm
Weirdness
1/5
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A4 PDF: materials, every round with a tick box, assembly and face

A free crochet French bulldog pattern for a sitting frenchie puppy with big upright bat ears and a dark, flat muzzle mask. This amigurumi French bulldog has a fawn coat, pink inner ears, a white chest patch and paws, two embroidered wrinkle lines and round shiny eyes. It is worked in the round in single crochet with DK yarn and a 2.5 mm hook and sits about 15 cm (6 in) tall; the mask is a flat oval sewn on over a little stuffing, and the eyes and nose are safety pieces. Follow it row by row with stitch counts and use the interactive 3D model to check every piece.

How to crochet the French Bulldog

Advanced · 15 cm tall · about 4 h · DK yarn · 2.5 mm hook

  1. Crochet the 13 pieces in rounds: Body, Head, Muzzle mask, Muzzle, Bat ear ×2, Cheek ×2, Front leg ×2, Hind foot ×2, Tail (104 rounds in all).
  2. Stuff and put it together in 9 steps; each one lights up where it goes on the 3D model.
  3. Add the face: safety eyes by round and stitch, or embroider them for a child under 3.

Every round with its stitch count is in the Pattern tab below, and in the free printable PDF.

What you'll need

Tick things off as you gather them.

0 of 10 gathered

Gauge

1 sc ≈ 4 mm wide, 1 round ≈ 3.6 mm tall (10 cm ≈ 25 sc × 28 rounds); yarn about 1.9 mm thick. The gauge sets the size of the toy; crochet tightly so the stuffing does not show.

Worked in

Continuous spiral rounds. Don't join. Move a stitch marker up every round.

Parts

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  1. Size before assembly: an oval about 8 × 6.8 cm at the widest, 5.2 cm long; 22 rounds. The piece is oval: the rounds go around the chain, and on the finished toy the chain (the long side of the oval) runs side to side; the starting chain is at the bottom of the piece (on the finished toy). The round-start marker is in the middle of a long side (the piece's centre line), while R1 starts at a turn: after R1 shift the round start — sc 2 more (not counted in any round) and place the marker there. The increases fall on the turns. Multi-colour rounds are listed stitch by stitch from the round-start marker; keep the round start on the piece's centre front line (as it sits on the finished toy). The order is for right-handed crocheting (right to left on the outside); left-handed: reverse it.
  2. With fawn: ch 5.
  3. → Start stuffing (firmly) and keep adding as you decrease.
  4. Change to fawn (pull it through on the last yarn-over of R18).
  5. Top up the stuffing if needed. Fasten off leaving a 15 cm tail; with the needle weave it through the front loops of all 10 stitches of the last round, pull tight and hide the end inside.

  1. Size before assembly: an oval about 9.9 × 9.1 cm at the widest, 7.8 cm long; 31 rounds. The piece is oval: the rounds go around the chain, and on the finished toy the chain (the long side of the oval) runs side to side; the starting chain is at the top of the piece (on the finished toy). The round-start marker is in the middle of a long side (the piece's centre line), while R1 starts at a turn: after R1 shift the round start — sc 1 more (not counted in any round) and place the marker there. The increases fall on the turns.
  2. With fawn: ch 4.
  3. → Insert the safety eyes now (positions: see “Face”) and fix the backs. Start stuffing (firmly) and keep adding as you decrease.
  4. Top up the stuffing if needed. Fasten off leaving a 15 cm tail; with the needle weave it through the front loops of all 8 stitches of the last round, pull tight and hide the end inside.

  1. A flat oval about 6 × 4.4 cm; 6 rounds. Worked around a chain, so it is an oval: sew it on with its long side (along the chain) running side to side. The round-start marker is in the middle of a long side (the piece's centre line), while R1 starts at a turn: after R1 shift the round start — sc 2 more (not counted in any round) and place the marker there. The increases fall on the turns.
  2. With mask: ch 6.
  3. Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Do not stuff.

  1. Size before assembly: an oval about 3.7 × 2.5 cm at the widest, 1.4 cm long; 5 rounds. The piece is oval: the rounds go around the chain, and on the finished toy the chain (the long side of the oval) runs side to side; the starting chain is at the front of the piece (on the finished toy). The round-start marker is in the middle of a long side (the piece's centre line), while R1 starts at a turn: after R1 shift the round start — sc 2 more (not counted in any round) and place the marker there. The increases fall on the turns.
  2. With mask: ch 5.
  3. Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Insert the safety nose/eyes now, while the piece is open (positions: see “Face”). Stuff lightly just before sewing it on; a little less near the edge, then add a pinch when the seam is nearly done.

  1. Size before assembly: about 5.4 cm at the widest, 4.2 cm long; 13 rounds. Multi-colour rounds are listed stitch by stitch from the round-start marker; keep the round start on the piece's centre front line (as it sits on the finished toy). The order is for right-handed crocheting (right to left on the outside); left-handed: reverse it.
  2. Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Stuff it lightly — a thin layer, just enough to hold the walls apart: the ear about 10.8 mm thick, with thick rounded edges. Then shape it into a spoon: push the front wall toward the back wall — a concave spoon about 6.2 mm deep in front, a rounded back; about 54 mm wide. Keep the opening a curve, hollow side forward, not a straight line.<!-- (spoon 55 %) -->

  1. A flat circle about 1.5 cm across; 2 rounds.
  2. Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Do not stuff.

  1. Size before assembly: about 2.4 cm at the widest, 4.4 cm long; 13 rounds.
  2. Change to fawn (pull it through on the last yarn-over of R4).
  3. Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Stuff firmly just before sewing it on; a little less near the edge, then add a pinch when the seam is nearly done.

  1. Size before assembly: about 3.2 cm at the widest, 2.5 cm long; 9 rounds.
  2. Change to fawn (pull it through on the last yarn-over of R3).
  3. Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Stuff firmly just before sewing it on; a little less near the edge, then add a pinch when the seam is nearly done.

  1. Size before assembly: about 1.2 cm at the widest, 0.9 cm long; 3 rounds.
  2. Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Stuff lightly just before sewing it on; a little less near the edge, then add a pinch when the seam is nearly done.

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    1. Body is the base; its magic ring is at the bottom.
    1. Head → body. Centre: in round 19, on the centre front line. Sew the piece on by its closed end (last rounds); it touches rounds 14–22 of the body (all the way round). It points up. Press it into the base by about 14 mm.
    1. Muzzle mask → head. Centre: between rounds 20 and 21, on the centre front line. Sew it flat all round its edge; it covers rounds 16–25 of the head, about 14 st wide. Put a little stuffing under it (≈ 3 mm thick).
    1. Muzzle → head. Centre: between rounds 20 and 21, on the centre front line. Sew around the opening (24 st); the seam covers rounds 17–23 of the head, about 9 st wide. It points forward.
    1. Bat ear → head (make 2). Centre: between rounds 7 and 8, 7.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left (the one on the toy's left is described; sew the other as its mirror image). Sew around the opening (30 st); the seam covers rounds 3–14 of the head, about 10 st wide. Keep the spoon hollow side forward; the opening lies in a curve following the head, both layers sewn down. It points up and slightly outward.
    1. Cheek → head (make 2). Centre: between rounds 19 and 20, 11 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left (the one on the toy's left is described; sew the other as its mirror image). Sew it flat all round its edge; it covers rounds 18–21 of the head, about 3 st wide.
    1. Front leg → body (make 2). Centre: in round 13, 4.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left (the one on the toy's left is described; sew the other as its mirror image). Sew around the opening (15 st); the seam covers rounds 13–14 of the body, about 5 st wide. It points down.
    1. Hind foot → body (make 2). Centre: between rounds 5 and 6, 8.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left (the one on the toy's left is described; sew the other as its mirror image). Sew around the opening (15 st); the seam covers rounds 4–9 of the body, about 5 st wide. It points outward and forward.
    1. Tail → body. Centre: in round 7, on the centre back line. Sew around the opening (9 st); the seam covers rounds 6–8 of the body, about 3 st wide. It points backward.

    Safety eyes and noses go in before the piece is stuffed and closed (see the pieces above); embroidery is easier before the piece is sewn on.

    • Safety eyes with a printed glint 16 mm (on the head): in round 16, 12 st apart (count along round 16: about 6.2 st each side of the centre front line).
    • Safety nose, oval, 11×8 mm (on the muzzle): in round 1, on the centre top line. Colour nose #1c1a1a.
    • Embroidery in nose thread (on the muzzle), straight stitches through: (between rounds 1 and 2, on the centre bottom line ) → (in round 2, on the centre bottom line).
    • Embroidery in nose thread (on the muzzle) (2, symmetric: the toy's left side is described, the right is its mirror image), straight stitches through: (in round 2, on the centre bottom line) → (between rounds 2 and 3, 1 st from the centre bottom line, toward the toy's left ) → (in round 2, 2 st from the centre bottom line, toward the toy's left ).
    • Embroidery in mask thread (on the head), straight stitches through: (between rounds 13 and 14, 2 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ) → (in round 13, on the centre front line) → (between rounds 13 and 14, 2 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ).
    • Embroidery in mask thread (on the head), straight stitches through: (in round 12, 1.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ) → (between rounds 11 and 12, on the centre front line ) → (in round 12, 1.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ).

    Abbreviations

    MR
    magic ring
    sc
    single crochet
    inc
    2 sc in the same stitch
    dec
    single crochet two stitches together (invisible decrease recommended)
    BLO
    work the round in back loops only
    FLO
    work the round in front loops only
    ch
    chain
    sl st
    slip stitch
    st
    stitch
    R5
    round 5; R7–14 = rounds 7 to 14 are the same
    (…) ×6
    repeat 6 times
    (24)
    stitches in the round when it is done
    Weirdness
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