*UPDATED* Farmer Dog in Bib Overalls Stuffed Animal Crochet Pattern

I made this dog and pattern a while back, but in the original post, I noted some changes I'd make if I ever made the dog again. I made another dog and here's the updated pattern. (I did leave the old pattern on the blog, but only for reference. This pattern is much better.)

One thing I did with this puppy is I gave it hinging legs so it could sit down (I used buttons for the hinges).

Dog Pattern:
Using Size 4 yarn and a size G/6-4.00 MM hook

Inc - For this pattern it always means 2 sc in 1 stitch.
Dec - For this pattern it always means sc2tog.
sc - single crochet
hdc - half double crochet
dc - double crochet
sc2tog - sc 2 together
BLO - back loop only
FLO - front loop only


Body:
1: 4 sc in magic circle
2: Inc around - 8
3: (1sc, Inc) around - 12
4: (2 sc, Inc) around - 16
5: (3 sc, Inc) around - 20
6: (4 sc, Inc) around - 24
7: (5 sc, Inc) around - 28
8: (6 sc, Inc) around - 32
9: sc around - 32
10: (7 sc, Inc) around - 36
11: (8 sc, Inc) around - 40
12: sc around - 40
13: (9 sc, Inc) around - 44
14: (10 sc, Inc) around - 48
15: (11 sc, Inc) around - 52
16: (12 sc, Inc) around - 56
17: (13 sc, Inc) around - 60
18-22: sc around - 60
23: (13 sc, dec) around - 56
24: (12 sc, dec) around - 52
25: (11 sc, dec) around - 48
26: (10 sc, dec) around - 44
27: sc around - 44
28: (9 sc, dec) around - 40
29: (8 sc, Dec) around - 36
30: (7 sc, Dec) around - 32
31: (6 sc, Dec) around - 28
32: (5 sc, Dec) around - 24
33: (4 sc, Dec) around - 20
Begin stuffing
34: You will skip making a (3sc, dec) row so the tummy will be flatter on the bottom. Instead...(2 sc, Dec)*5 around - 15
35: (1 sc, Dec) around - 10
Finish stuffing
36: Dec around until closed.
Finish off and weave in tail.


Head: (I used the head pattern from The Labrador Site but left out their row 6. Below is my edited version.)

1: 6 sc in a magic circle
2: Inc around - 12
3: (sc, Inc) around - 18
4: (2 sc, Inc) around - 24
5-9: sc around - 24
10: (3 sc, Inc) around - 30
11: (4 sc, Inc) around - 36
12: (5 sc, Inc)*5, 6 sc - 41
13: (6 sc, Inc)*5, 6 sc - 46
14: (7 sc, Inc)*5, 6 sc - 51
15-17: sc around - 51
18: (7 sc, Dec)*5, 6 sc - 46
19: (6 sc, Dec)*5, 6 sc - 41
20: (5 sc, Dec)*5, 6 sc - 36
21: sc around - 36
22: (4 sc, Dec) around - 30
23: (1 sc, Dec) around - 20

Stuff head.
24: Dec until closed.
Finish off and leave a long tail. Thread a craft needle and pull the tail through to the bottom of the head so you can sew it onto the body.


Ears: Make 2
1: 6 sc in magic circle
2: Inc around - 12
3: (sc, Inc) around - 18
4-7: sc around - 18
8: (sc 8, Inc)*2 - 20
9: sc around - 20
10: (sc 8, Dec)*2 - 18
11-12: sc around - 18
13: (sc 7, Dec)*2 - 16
14: (sc 6, Dec)*2 - 14
15: (sc 5, Dec)*2 - 12
16: (sc 4, Dec)*2 - 10
17: sc around - 10
18: turn, skip the 1st sc, then sc 4 through both front and back stitches, skip last sc.
Finish off, leaving a long tail.


Back Legs - Make 2
For the legs, the stitches in parentheses are all done in 1 stitch.
1: 6 sc in magic circle
2: (hdc+dc), (dc+hdc), sc, (hdc+dc), (dc+hdc), sc - 10
3: 1 sc, (2 hdc), (2 dc), (2 hdc), 2 sc, 3 Inc, 1 sc - 16
4: 2 sc, Inc, (2 hdc), (1 dc), (2 hdc), Inc, 3 sc, Inc, (2 hdc), (1 dc), (2 hdc), Inc, 1 sc - 24
5: 5 sc, 3 Inc, 9 sc, 3 Inc, 4 sc - 30
6: sc around - 30
7: 4 sc, (Dec, sc)*3, 9 sc, 1 Dec, 6 sc- 26
8: (sc, Dec)*5, 11 sc - 21
9: (Dec)*5, 11 sc - 16
10-19: sc around - 16
Stuff (don't stuff the top too full)
20: (sc, Dec)*5, sc - 11
21: Dec around until closed
Finish off, leaving a long tail.


Front Legs: Make 2

I used The Labrador Site's leg pattern (& left out row 6) for the front legs.
1: 6 sc in a magic circle
2: Inc around - 12
3: (sc, Inc) around - 18
4: (2 sc, Inc) around - 24
5: sc around - 24
6: 12 sc, (2 sc, Dec)*3 - 21

7: 12 sc, (sc, Dec)*3 - 18
8: 12 sc, (Dec)*3 - 15

9-22: sc around - 15
23: turn then sc through both the front and back stitch across - about 7
Make sure the flat part will lay against the body of the dog and allow the "paw" to face forward.
Finish off, leaving a long tail.


Tail:
1: 4 sc in a magic circle
2: sc around - 4
3: (sc, Inc)*2 - 6
4: sc around - 6
5: (2 sc, Inc)*2 - 8
6: (3 sc, Inc)*2 - 10
7: (4 sc, Inc)*2 - 12
8-21: sc around - 12
sl st in next stitch then finish off, leaving a long tail.


Sew parts together and embroider the eyes and face.





Overall Pattern

Front panel:
Ch 11
1: Beginning in 3rd ch, dc across - 9
2: ch 2, turn, dc across - 9
Finish off.

Waist:
3: ch 29, sl st across the 9 dcs of row 2, ch 6, (making sure the chains aren't twisted) join the chains together with a slip stitch.
4-11: ch 2, beginning in stitch you made the sl st in dc across, join to top of ch with a sl st - 44
12: (this round will vary a bit depending on the placement of the tail) ch 2, dc 8, ch 5, (skip 5 stitches), dc 31 - 44
13: ch 2, dc 44 across - 44

First leg:
14:ch 2, dc 11, ch 7, (skip 22 st) dc 11, sl st to top of 1st st.
15: ch 2, dc 11, (only crochet in back loop of ch so the other leg can be crocheted in front loop) dc 7 across chain, dc 11
16: ch 1, sc around - finish off

Second leg: I started mine in the middle of the inside part of the leg so the seam wouldn't show. However, you could start anywhere on the leg and adjust the pattern accordingly.
1: working in the front loop of the chain, ch 2 in middle (4th) stitch (this counts as your 1st dc) then dc around - 29 (in the 5th dc - the 1st st in the back of the pants - I noticed a hole between the legs. So I made a dc2tog going through the st of the other leg and went on. I did the same for the front leg join.)
2: sl st 4, 22 dc, sl st 3
3: sl st in 1st st & ch 1, sc 29 - finish off

Straps: with the back of the dog facing me, I did the right strap first. I counted back from the edge of the front panel and attached my strap between st 13 & 14. For the left strap, I counted back from the edge of the front panel and attached my strap between st 14 & 15.

Attach yarn & ch 20
Starting in 3rd ch from hook & working in back of chain: 6 dc, hdc, 9 sc, attach to next stitch in overalls.

Sew buttons onto front of overalls.