MUFFIN THE DACHSHUND – Crochet Keychain Pattern

Meet Muffin the Dachshund, a tiny and adorable crochet puppy perfect for keychains, bags, and handmade gifts! 🐶 This cute amigurumi pattern features floppy ears, a long little body, and sweet tiny paws that make Muffin extra charming.
Grab your yarn and hook, and let’s start crocheting this lovable little dachshund!🧶

I used Fingering/2ply yarn Alize Bella (50 g/180 m, 100%

cotton) or Alize Sunny (100 g/400 m, 100% Comb cotton).

I use 1.25 mm.

3. Polyester toy filling

Half-beads with a diameter of 5-6 mm. 

Size 9*6 mm for the smaller dachshund and 11*8 mm for

the larger one.

MR - magic ring

ch - chain

sl st - slip stitch

sc - single crochet

inc - increase (2 sc in one stitch)

dec - decrease (2 sc together)

* - repeat

To crochet this toy, you must have basic crochet skills. 

When crocheting, pay attention to my instructions on where increases or decreases should be located, where the parts should be, etc. If you have a shifting,

move the marker of the round beginning.

The length of the dog is 11-12 cm / about 4.5".

Stuff as you go. 

Begin with yellow color.

1r. 6 sc in MR (6)

2r. inc*6 (12)

Next, work with alternating colors: black and yellow. If you work in one color, then follow the description of rounds 3-13  the remaining rounds are crocheted in the same way.

3r. Y: 4 sc, B: 3 sc, Y: 5 sc (12)

4r. Y: 3 sc, inc, B: 3 sc, Y: inc, 3 sc, inc (15)

5r. Y: 5 sc, B: 4 sc, Y: 6 sc (15)

6r. Y: 4 sc, inc, B: 4 sc, Y: inc, 4 sc, inc (18)

7r. Y: 6 sc, B: 5 sc, Y: 7 sc (18)

8r. Y: 6 sc, B: 6 sc, Y: 6 sc (18)

9r. Y: 5 sc, inc, B: 5 sc, inc, Y: 5 sc, inc (21) -

10r. Y: 4 sc, B: 13 sc, Y: 4 sc (21)

11r. Y: 2 sc, B: 17 sc, Y: 2 sc (21) 

Next rounds crochet in black color only. Cut the yellow yarn, fasten off.

12-13r. 2 rounds of 21 sc (21)

14r. 4 sc, (sc, inc)*6, 5 s (27) - increases on top of the head 

15-20r. 6 rounds of 27 sc (27)

21r. (7 sc, dec)*3 (24)

22r. (2 sc, dec)*6 (18)

23r. (sc, dec)*6 (12)

24r. dec*6 (6)

Cut the yarn, leaving a long end for embroidery and needle sculpting.

Make a needle sculpting in round 12, between the pins 5 sc . With the remaining

thread, first pull the hole at the back to close

and exit the thread through near the white pin (somewhere between increases 2-3,).

Fix the thread . Insert the needle one round below (under the yellow pin) and exit it through the opposite side under the blue pin (between increases 4-5,. Insert theneedle one round above (red pin) and exit it through the other side . Pull the thread, making small notches, fix, exit the thread through the side and do not cut it yet.

Glue eyes into the holes and embroider the eyebrows above with 3-4 stitches using the remaining thread .

Embroider the whites of the eyes on the

sides with white thread.

Glue a nose on the tip, close to the black

stripe.

On the black dog, on the inner side of the

eyebrows, embroider spots slightly diagonally with 2 short stitches.

Make 2. Work in rows, starting each new row with ch1.

1r. ch4, from the second chain on the hook 3 sc (3)

2r. inc, sc, inc (5)

3r. 5 sc (5)

4r. inc, 3 sc, inc (7)

5-10r. 6 rows of 7 sc (7)

11r. dec, 3 sc, dec (5)

12r. do not turn, work along the sides and bottom with sc (do not work along round 11), sl st in the end Leave the yarn tail for sewing. Sew after round 4 from the end of

the head first along the stitches of the last round and than under 3-4 stitches from the inner side of the ears to give the shape of drooping ears - insert the thread under both loops. 

Between the ears on top there are about 7 sc.

1r. 6 sc in MR (6)

2r. inc*6 (12)

3r. (sc, inc)*6 (18)

4r. (2 sc, inc)*6 (24)

5r. (7 sc, inc)*3 (27)

6-17r. 12 rounds of 27 sc (27)

18r. 7 sc, (sc, dec)*4, 8 sc (23) - decreases in front form the tummy

19-20r. 2 rounds of 23 sc (23)

21r. 5 sc, (sc, dec)*4, 6 sc (19)

22-23r. 2 rounds of 19 sc (19)

24r. 5 sc, (sc, dec)*3, 5 sc (16)

25r. 16 sc (16)

26r. 3 sc, (sc, dec)*3, 4 sc (13)

27r. 13 sc (13)

28r. 2 sc, (sc, dec)*3, 2 sc (10)

29r. 9 sc - I didn’t finish the round so that the yarn was on the side (focus on the tummy)

Add fiberfill to the body, do not stuff the last 6-7 rounds.

30r. fold the edges of the part together and crochet 5 sc through both sides (5)

Leave the yarn tail for sewing.

Do not stuff.

With yellow color.

LOWER (2 pcs.)

1r. 9 sc in MR (9)

2-3r. 2 rounds of 9 sc (9)

4r. dec, 7 sc (8)

5r. dec*4 (4), sl st

Cut the yarn, fasten off and hide.

With black color.

ch5, with sl st attach to the top of the paw (photos 2-3), 5 sl st along the chain

Leave the yarn tail for sewing.

One-color dog can be crocheted in the same way, but in one color. Or after the main

part make ch5, attach to the body with sl st and next 5 sl st along the chain (photos 6-8).

Fasten off and hide the ends.

ch9,from the second chain on the hook 8 sl st
Leave the yarn tail for sewing.

Sew the upper legs on the sides after the round 18.

Sew the lower legs on the sides after the round 5.

Sew the tail in the back center after the round 4.

On the front of the body near the legs of the black dog, embroider spots with 2 stitches,

2 sc long.

Sew the body to the head after round 4 from the end.

Attach a keychain fastener to the crown of the head.

And just like that, your adorable little Muffin the Dachshund is complete! 🐶✨ We hope you enjoyed crocheting this tiny puppy keychain and adding your own special touch to every stitch. Attach it to your keys, bag, or gift it to someone special to spread a little handmade happiness. Happy crocheting, and see you in the next pattern!