I want my own Chihuahua SO BAD!!! But a third dog is just not in the budget right now … not to mention that my Border Collie hates small dogs…

So I decided to do the next best thing – crochet one. Here is my version of a life sized Chihuahua dog. She measures about 10 inches from nose to tail and stands about 12 inches tall from ear tip to toes. She’s actually bigger than many Chi-dogs I see at my cashier’s job at a local pet super store.

This Chihuahua is super easy to make if you know how to read a pattern and can crochet in the round. All you need is a size G hook, about ½ a skein of worsted weight yarn, like Red Heart Super Saver, 12 mm safety eyes and a 15 mm safety animal nose and some polyfil. The pattern includes a collar and the instructions to make your Chi-dog a boy!