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Shiba Inu crochet pattern

  • Mathematically BalancedChecked by script: in all 119 rounds the increases and decreases add up to the stitch count.

by the pattern engineAnimals

Difficulty
3/3
Time
~4 h
Size
15.3 cm
Weirdness
1/5
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A4 PDF: materials, every round with a tick box, assembly and face

A free crochet shiba inu pattern for a sitting, smiling shiba puppy with small pointed ears and a curled tail on its back. This amigurumi shiba has a red-orange coat with the classic cream cheeks, muzzle, chest and eyebrow dots, happy closed eyes and an open smile with a pink tongue. 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 eyes, mouth and brows are embroidered and only the nose is a safety piece. Follow the row-by-row pattern with stitch counts and turn the interactive 3D model to see where every piece goes.

How to crochet the Shiba Inu

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

  1. Crochet the 12 pieces in rounds: Body, Head, Muzzle, Ear ×2, Cheek ×2, Front leg ×2, Hind foot ×2, Curled tail (119 rounds in all).
  2. Stuff and put it together in 8 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

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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.

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

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  27. Size before assembly: about 8.2 cm at the widest, 6.7 cm long; 27 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.
  28. → Start stuffing (firmly) and keep adding as you decrease.
  29. Top up the stuffing if needed. Fasten off leaving a 15 cm tail; with the needle weave it through the front loops of all 6 stitches of the last round, pull tight and hide the end inside.

  30. Size before assembly: about 9.4 cm at the widest, 8.7 cm long; 33 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.
  31. → Start stuffing (firmly) and keep adding as you decrease.
  32. Top up the stuffing if needed. Fasten off leaving a 15 cm tail; with the needle weave it through the front loops of all 6 stitches of the last round, pull tight and hide the end inside.

  5. Size before assembly: an oval about 3.4 × 2.2 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.
  6. With cream: ch 5.
  7. 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.

  9. Size before assembly: about 3.8 cm at the widest, 2.8 cm long; 9 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.
  10. 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 4.4 mm deep in front, a rounded back; about 38 mm wide. Keep the opening a curve, hollow side forward, not a straight line.<!-- (spoon 55 %) -->

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

  7. Size before assembly: about 2 cm at the widest, 3 cm long; 9 rounds.
  8. 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.

  9. Size before assembly: about 3.8 cm at the widest, 2.4 cm long; 9 rounds.
  10. Change to red (pull it through on the last yarn-over of R4).
  11. 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.

  5. Size before assembly: about 2.4 cm at the widest, 9 cm long; 25 rounds.
  6. Change to red (pull it through on the last yarn-over of R3).
  7. Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Stuff moderately just before sewing it on; a little less near the edge, then add a pinch when the seam is nearly done. Bend ≈ 420° around round 20<!-- the bend spreads over 18 rounds --><!-- coil 2.2 -->. The tail rolls up into a spiral (about 1.2 turns): after stuffing, roll it up from the tip (round 1) toward the side that faces backward on the finished toy; the turns lie close, each wider than the last. From the tip to round 20 tack neighbouring turns together with 2–3 stitches of matching yarn every 3–4 rounds and hide the yarn inside.

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.

  • Embroidery in nose thread (on the head) (2, symmetric: the toy's left side is described, the right is its mirror image), straight stitches through: (in round 18, 2.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (between rounds 16 and 17, 3.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (in round 16, 4.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (between rounds 16 and 17, 5.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (in round 18, 6.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ).
  • Satin stitch (on the head) (2, symmetric: the toy's left side is described, the right is its mirror image): in cream thread, a oval about 6.5 mm wide and 4.5 mm tall, horizontal stitches; centred between rounds 13 and 14, 4 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left .
  • Safety nose, triangle, 10×7.5 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 ).
  • Satin stitch (on the muzzle): in mouth thread, a triangle about 12.5 mm wide and 8 mm tall, horizontal stitches; centred in round 2, on the centre bottom line .
  • Satin stitch (on the muzzle): in tongue thread, a oval about 6.5 mm wide and 4 mm tall, horizontal stitches; centred between rounds 2 and 3, on the centre bottom line .

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    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