This is a PDF pattern to make a fancy balloon animal poodle! It has a puffy hairstyle and looks just like its real-life balloon counterpart. It’s an updated design on the classic balloon dog. Instead of gifting a traditional stuffed animal, give a squishy balloon poodle instead!

The pattern uses Sugar’n Cream cotton yarn, stuffing, and a G-6 4mm hook. You will need to know how to start crochet in the round, such as by using a magic circle. You will need to know the following stitches:
chain
slip stitch
single crochet
sc2tog - single crochet two stitches together