This cuddly, lap dog was designed to help kids who have trouble focusing or sitting still. Weighted stuffed animals provide a calming pressure to ease anxiety and settle the wiggles. This stuffed animal is filled with 4 corn hole beanbags to add 4 lbs of weight, but filler weight can easily be altered (or omitted) to fit your needs.

Skill Level:
Expert

Size:
14” long x 7” wide x 7” tall

Materials:
Cascade Yarns® Noble Cotton;
100% Mercerized Long Staple Cotton; 3.5oz (100 g) / 220 yd (200 m)
color #12, (MC) 2 skeins, color #17, (CC1) 1 skein, color #10, (CC2) 1 skein. Note: you may wish to consider buying an extra skein of MC as insurance, as all but 15 yds were used in this project.
MC: 2 skeins color 12 (Dark Caramel)
CC1: 1 skein color 17 (White Sand)
CCS: 1 skein color 10 (Soft Peach)
E/4 (3.5mm) Crochet hook. Adjust hook size if necessary to obtain correct gauge.
6 Stitch markers (including one contrasting stitch marker)
4 corn hole bean bags
Polyester fiberfill
Sewing pins
Yarn needle
2 flat black buttons (no shank) that measure 3/4” in diameter
2 flat white buttons (no shank) that measure 1” in diameter

Gauge:
20 sts x 24 rows = 4” x 4” in sc worked in turned Rows
Gauge Work Head/body directions through Round 10. Circle should measure 4” in diameter.