If you've watched Bluey, then you know how delightful and sweet the cartoon is! I was inspired to crochet a Bluey figure, and after a couple prototypes, I'm finally happy with my final Bluey pattern! Thank you to all who follow me on IG (@mary.merrymakes) and provide me with feedback in my IG Stories Polls!!! Your responses are really helpful as I can't tell what looks good after I've been staring at it for so long.
In the spirit of the show being so wholesome, I wanted to make my pattern free and accessible to anyone who wants to crochet their own Bluey figure. In additional to the written pattern in this blog post, check out my step-by-step YouTube tutorial!
Here is the written pattern:
Bluey is made by crocheting each part individually and then sewing them together. This is an intermediate level pattern that requires you to know how to change colors in addition to the basic crochet stitches. Color changes will be indicated by the color-coded text.
Materials:
Yarn in dark blue, medium blue, light blue, and tan to match Bluey's color scheme
Black embroidery thread for the mouth
4mm crochet hook
Yarn needle
Scissors
Oval Kawaii Safety Eyes (12mm)
Safety Nose (15mm x 12mm)
Stuffing
White felt cut into 2 ovals for the eyes
Glue to glue down the felt
Wire pet brush to fluff out tail (optional)
Nose:
In tan,
R1: 5 sc in MR (5)
R2: 5 inc (10)
R3: 2 inc, 6 sc, 2 inc (14)
R4-5: 1 sc in each st (14)
Fasten off, leaving a tail for sewing. Attach safety nose directly in the center of R1. Orient the nose so that the bottom of the nose is aligned with your last stitch.
Body:
In dark blue,
R1: 6 sc in MR (6)
R2: 6 inc (12)
R3: (1 sc, inc)x6 (18)
R4: (inc, 2 sc)x2, inc, 2 sc, (inc, 2 sc)x3 (24)
R5: (inc, 3 sc)x2, inc, 1 sc, 2 sc, (inc, 3 sc)x3 (30)
R6-7: 13 sc, 2 sc, 15 sc (30)
R8-9: 13 sc, 3 sc, 14 sc (30)
R10-11: 12 sc, 5 sc, 13 sc (30)
R12-22: 1 sc in each st (30)
Pause here to attach eyes, glue felt, and sew on nose.
R23: (3 sc, dec)x6 (24)
R24: (2 sc, dec)x6 (18)
R25: (1 sc, dec)x6 (12)
R26: 6 dec (6)
Fasten off and weave in the end.
Ears (Make 2):
In dark blue,
R1: 5 sc in MR (5)
R2: 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, 1 sc, inc (7)
R3: 3 sc, 2 sc, 2 sc (7)
R4: 2 sc, inc, 2 sc, 1 sc, inc (9)
R5: 3 sc, inc, 3 sc, 1 sc, inc (11)
Fasten off, leaving a tail for sewing.
Arms (Make 2):
In light blue,
R1: 6 sc in MR (6)
R2: (2 sc, inc)x2 (8)
R3: (2 sc, dec)x2 (6)
R4: 1 sc in each st (6) change color to medium blue
R5-10: 1 sc in each st (6)
Feet (Make 2):
In light blue,
R1: 8 sc in MR (8)
R2: 8 inc (16)
R3: 8 dec (8)
R4: (2 sc, dec)x2 (6)
R5: 1 sc in each st (6) change color to medium blue
R6-11: 1 sc in each st (6)
Tail:
In dark blue,
R1: 6 sc in MR (6)
R2-4: 1 sc in each st (6) change color to medium blue
R5-10: 1 sc in each st (6)
Belly:
In light blue,
R1: 4 sc in MR (4)
R2: 3 sc in each st (12)
R3: (1 sc, 3 sc in next st, 1 sc)x4 (20)
R4: 2 sc, 3 sc in next st, 3 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 2 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 3 sc, 3 sc in next st, 2 sc (28)
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Finishing:
Sew ears to the top of the body.
Sew arms and feet to body.
Sew belly onto the body.
Embroider mouth onto the nose.
Use light blue yarn to add eyebrows.
Use dark blue yarn to add 3 spots on Bluey's back.
Optional: Use a wire pet brush to brush out the tip of Bluey's tail.
I'd love to see pictures of your completed Bluey! Tag @mary.merrymakes and use the #merrymakes to share off your creation with me! Please feel free to gift and sell your creations-all I ask is that you credit me @mary.merrymakes with the design. If you enjoyed this pattern and video tutorial, please consider supporting my work by buying me a coffee! (I'm not actually big on coffee, I'd likely buy a ball of yarn.)