Actually, this is Sjuffel the second! One of my first patterns was a basset hound. It’s funny to see how much has changed since then, and I proudly present this new Basset Hound amigurumi.
Bassets have a special place in my heart. When I was a child, we had a Basset puppy for a short time. My mother wasn’t too keen on dogs, on animals in generally really, but she knew my dad and I loved animals so she tried having a dog. A Basset Hound seemed like a safe choice. It didn’t work out, and Sjuffel had to go back to the kennel we got him from. I was heartbroken because I loved that silly-looking dog with all my heart.
I knew making a crochet pattern for a Basset Hound would be extra challenging. I always aim for a representative stuffie when it comes to designing crochet animals, and I had to figure out a way to create the characteristic wrinkly, long-lipped Basset face. Don’t ask me how it works, but I suddenly got the idea of folding part of the face inwards to create lips. I tried all sorts of shapes with a fold and at some point found the right one —a very rewarding process!
And for the rest of the dog, well, I must admit I just adjusted the Dachshund’s pattern for that. Why invent something new when I had already made another sausage dog?
There are always choices to make when I’m designing these patterns. I want them to be as realistic as possible, but they also have to be reproducible by you. And when it comes to detail, I could have added more wrinkles, but I prefer keeping it simple. Like when you look at the finished crochet animal, you see immediately what it is, but in a pleasant simplicity… You know what I mean?
Here are some more pictures of this cute crochet Basset Hound pattern and below them you can find all the info you need.
For an experienced crocheter this is an easy pattern, and I always try to write it so that beginners can make it, too. The body of the dog is rather small, so once you’ve connected all the pieces, it works up pretty fast. I explain very thoroughly what stitches you need to work with, and I’ve added extra images to make sure you understand how everything works.
The Basset is made with Istex Lett Lopi, a 100% wool with a lot of fuzziness. It’s 6 inch / 15 cm long and about 4 inch/ 10 cm high. The pattern contains a clear and colour-coded description of how to crochet and assemble the doll, with instruction images with notes next to the text and pictures of the finished doll at the bottom. In the pattern you can also find out what materials you need, the yarn colour numbers — in short, everything you need to know to make your own realistic Basset Hound amigurumi. All the additional information you need to know about this pattern you can find in the shop listings. You can purchase it in my shop at Ravelry or Etsy.
And heads up! This pattern has a one dollar release discount till the 25th of January.
