Intro

Meet the Pizza Courier Puppy: a beige pup in a red polo with white collar, charcoal delivery shorts, and red-white lace sneakers. Accessories include a red delivery helmet, a square pizza backpack, a pepperoni pizza (sliced), a phone with handlebar mount, a squeeze bottle, a tip cash piece, and a “30 MIN OR LESS” counter sign.

Please note: I strive for accuracy in every pattern, but occasional errors can happen. Thank you for understanding and for enjoying my designs.

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Materials

• Worsted (Category 4) cotton or cotton-blend yarn
  1. MC (Puppy fur): warm beige, 120 g
  2. Ears/Nose Contrast: chocolate brown, 20 g
  3. Polo: tomato red, 45 g
  4. Collar/Buttons/Sneaker soles & toe caps: soft white/cream, 40 g
  5. Shorts: charcoal/black, 35 g
  6. Sneaker uppers: red + denim gray, 20 g each (scraps ok)
  7. Helmet + Backpack: red, 60 g; helmet stripe: cream (scraps)
  8. Backpack trim: dark gray/black (scraps)
  9. Pizza: crust mustard, cheese butter-yellow, pepperoni brick red, basil specks green (small amounts)
  10. Phone & Mount: black + mid gray (scraps)
  11. Squeeze bottle: mustard yellow + ketchup red cap (small amounts)
  12. Sign: cream + black letters
  13. Tip cash: olive green (scraps)
• Hooks: 3.0 mm (amigurumi) and 3.25–3.5 mm (clothes/accessories)
• 9 mm safety eyes
• Polyester stuffing
• Yarn needle, stitch markers, scissors
• Optional: small magnets or snap for backpack flap; stiffener for sign; tiny bit of floral wire for phone mount (omit for kids)

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Abbreviations (US Terms)

• MR – magic ring
• ch – chain
• sc – single crochet
• hdc – half double crochet
• dc – double crochet
• sl st – slip stitch
• inc – increase (2 sc in same st)
• dec – invisible decrease (front loops)
• BLO / FLO – back/front loop only
• st(s) – stitch(es)
• rnd – round
• rep – repeat
• fo – fasten off

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Gauge & Finished Size

• Gauge (3.0 mm, sc spiral): ~6 sts × 7 rows = 1″ × 1″ (2.5 × 2.5 cm) with firm fabric.
• Finished size: seated height ~9–10″ (23–25 cm). Shoes ~2.25″ long; pizza ~3.75″ diameter.

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Construction Overview

The puppy is seated. Work and stuff pieces separately—head, muzzle, ears, body/hips, arms, legs/feet, tail—then sew. Clothing is removable: red polo with white collar, shorts, helmet. Build sneakers onto the feet. Props: cube pizza backpack, round pizza (cut lines), phone + mount, sauce squeeze bottle, tip cash, and counter sign.

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Puppy – Base Doll (MC unless noted)

Head

1. MR 6 sc (6)
2. inc around (12)
3. (sc, inc)×6 (18)
4. (2 sc, inc)×6 (24)
5. (3 sc, inc)×6 (30)
6. (4 sc, inc)×6 (36)
   7–10. sc around (36)
7. (5 sc, inc)×6 (42)
   12–13. sc around (42)
8. (5 sc, dec)×6 (36)
9. (4 sc, dec)×6 (30) — insert 9 mm eyes between rnds 11–12, 8 sts apart.
10. (3 sc, dec)×6 (24) — start stuffing firmly.
11. (2 sc, dec)×6 (18)
12. (sc, dec)×6 (12)
13. dec around (6); fo and close.

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Muzzle (cream/white)

1. MR 6 (6)
2. inc around (12)
3. (sc, inc)×6 (18)
4. (2 sc, inc)×6 (24)
5. sc around (24). Stuff lightly; sew centered low on head.
   Nose: With chocolate brown, satin-stitch a rounded triangle on top center of muzzle; add a tiny vertical mouth line. Add 2–4 whisker stitches per side if desired.

Ears (make 2, chocolate)

1. MR 6 (6)
2. inc around (12)
3. (sc, inc)×6 (18)
   4–7. sc around (18)
4. (sc, dec)×6 (12)
5. sc around (12). Do not stuff. Flatten and seam across last rnd to form floppy oval. Fo long tails.

Body/Hips (seated)

1. MR 6 (6)
2. inc (12)
3. (sc, inc)×6 (18)
4. (2 sc, inc)×6 (24)
5. (3 sc, inc)×6 (30)
6. (4 sc, inc)×6 (36)
   7–9. sc around (36)
7. (4 sc, dec)×6 (30)
8. (3 sc, dec)×6 (24)
9. sc around (24) — top of hips. Stuff firmly to a squat cylinder.

Arms (make 2)

1. MR 6 (6)
2. (sc, inc)×3 (9)
   3–6. sc around (9)
3. (2 sc, inc)×3 (12)
   8–10. sc around (12)
4. (2 sc, dec)×3 (9)
   12–16. sc around (9) — lightly stuff palm; leave upper arm flexible. Flatten last rnd; sc through both layers 4–5 sts to close. Fo long tails.

Legs & Feet (make 2)

Foot shaping (for sneakers later)

1. MR 6 (6)
2. inc (12)
3. (sc, inc)×6 (18)
4. sc around (18)
5. sc 5, (dec, sc)×3, sc 2 (15)
6. sc 4, dec×3, sc 5 (12)
7. sc around (12) — firmly stuff foot.
   Lower leg
8. (3 sc, inc)×3 (15)
   9–12. sc around (15) — stuff to mid-leg. Fo long tails.

Tail

1. MR 6 (6)
   2–7. sc around (6); fo, lightly stuff, sew low back.

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Assembly (Base Doll)

• Sew head to body; angle slightly forward.
• Attach ears to the sides of head so they hang just below helmet edge later.
• Sew arms at top sides; left palm will hold the pizza, right relaxed by side.
• Sew legs to front of body so the pup sits with knees bent forward.
• Weave in all ends.

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Clothing

Red Polo with White Collar (3.25–3.5 mm)

Relaxed fit; short sleeves; tiny button look.

Body (bottom-up, in the round)

1. With red, ch 64; join (64).
2. Rnd 1: sc around (64).
3. Rnd 2: BLO sc around for hem ridge (64).
   4–7. sc around (64).
4. Separate armholes: sc 8, ch 4 (sk 6), sc 20, ch 4 (sk 6), sc 8 (44).
   6–9. sc around (44).
   Fo and tidy.

Sleeves (pick up at each armhole)

• Work 12 sc around (use 6 skipped sts + 4 chain + 2 increases).
• Rnds 1–3: sc around (12).
• Rnd 4: sl st loosely around to mimic sleeve hem; fo.

Collar (white)

1. Join at center back of neckline; sc evenly around neck (≈40).
2. Row 2: ch 1, turn; sc across.
3. Row 3: ch 1, turn; work (hdc, dc, hdc) across the front half only to create a soft pointed collar; straight sc across the back half. Fo.
   Buttons: With white, add two French-knot dots at center front.

Charcoal Delivery Shorts (3.25 mm)

1. Ch 56; join (56).
2. Rnd 1: sc around (56).
3. Rnd 2: (BLO sc 6, dec)×7 (49).
4. Rnd 3: sc around (49).
5. Split: sc 24, ch 2, sk 1, join to start for first leg (25).
   Leg 1: Rnds 6–9 sc around (25); Rnd 10 (3 sc, dec)×5 (20); Rnd 11 sl st around for a crisp hem; fo.
   Leg 2: Work remaining 25 sts to match.

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Shoes & Helmet

Lace Sneakers (built on the feet)

Toe cap + sole line (white)

• Surface sl st around rnd 3 for the sole.
• Starting at center toe (foot rnd 6), embroider a curved toe cap line with surface sl sts.

Uppers (red & gray)

1. Join red at outer side of foot rnd 7; sc across 10 sts over toe (10).
2. Turn; sc 10.
3. Turn; dec, sc 6, dec (8).
4. Turn; sc 8; fo.
   Tongue (gray): ch 5; sc 4 for 3 rows; sew under upper.
   Laces (white): ch 28; thread as “X” and tie bow. Repeat for other shoe.

Delivery Helmet (red + cream stripe; 3.0 mm)

Helmet sits low with ear cut-outs.

1. MR 6 (6)
2. inc around (12)
3. (sc, inc)×6 (18)
4. (2 sc, inc)×6 (24)
5. (3 sc, inc)×6 (30)
6. sc around (30)
7. sc 4, ch 3 (ear gap), sk 3, sc 8, ch 3 (ear gap), sk 3, sc 12 (30)
8. sc around (30)
9. BLO sc around to form inner rim (30); fo.
   Stripe: With cream, surface sl st a 1-stitch-wide stripe from front to back center.
   Ear flaps (optional): If your ear gaps sit high, add 1 more round of sc around the brim.

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Backpack & Pizza

Square Pizza Backpack (red; trim dark gray)

Panels (make 2)

1. With red, ch 18; Row 1: sc 17.
   2–17. sc rows to make a square panel; fo each.

Gusset/Side Strip

• Ch 58; sc 57 for 4 rows; fo.

Assembly

• Whip stitch gusset around one panel, then the other, forming a cube.
• Flap: ch 18; sc 17 for 6 rows; taper corners with a dec at each end on last row; sew to top back.
• Edge trim: surface sl st in dark gray along edges.
• Straps: ch 32 twice; sl st back; sew top back to upper corners and bottoms 1″ from base.
• “PIZZA” patch: with cream, duplicate-stitch block letters on the left side of box.
  (Optionally add a snap/magnet to flap.)

Pepperoni Pizza (removable, with cut lines)

Crust (mustard)

1. MR 6 (6)
2. inc (12)
3. (sc, inc)×6 (18)
4. (2 sc, inc)×6 (24)
5. (3 sc, inc)×6 (30)
6. BLO sc around (30) — crust ridge
7. sc around (30); fo.

Cheese Disc (butter yellow)

1. MR 6; work to 28–30 sts to match crust size; fo.
   Whip stitch yellow disc inside the BLO ridge so crust shows.

Pepperoni (make 6, brick red)

• MR 6 hdc, join, fo. Sew in a ring pattern like the photo.

Basil specks (green)

• Tiny scatter stitches across cheese.

Slice lines: With brown or darker yellow, surface-stitch 6 radiating lines to suggest sliced wedges.

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Small Props

Phone with Handlebar Mount (black/gray)

Phone

1. With dark gray, ch 8; sc 7 for 5 rows; border with black sl sts.
   Mount

• Ch 10 black; sl st back for a firm strip.
• Add “claws”: at each end (ch 2, sl st back) twice.
  Stitch phone to mount at a slight angle; place by the pup or in the paw.

Squeeze Bottle (yellow + red cap)

1. With yellow, MR 6 (6)
2. inc (12)
   3–6. sc around (12)
3. (sc, dec)×4 (8)
4. sc around (8)
5. Switch to red; (sc, ch 2) around for a little nozzle; fo. Stuff lightly.

Tip Cash (olive)

• Ch 7; sc back (6) for 3 rows; embroider a small “$” or line. Fold and place in the pup’s left fist.

Counter Sign “30 MIN OR LESS”

Board

1. With cream, ch 14; sc 13 for 6 rows.
2. Border in sc; fo.
   Letters: Duplicate-stitch with black in two/three lines: 30 MIN / OR / LESS.
   Optional: make a simple stand by folding a small triangle of crochet and stitching to back.

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Final Assembly & Dressing

1. Dress the shorts first, then the polo. Adjust sleeve hems.
2. Put on helmet; align stripe center; ensure ear openings sit around the floppy ears.
3. Tie sneaker bows neatly.
4. Fit backpack straps; the box should sit square behind the head.
5. Place the pizza in the left hand (tack with a hidden stitch).
6. Arrange phone+mount, squeeze bottle, tip cash, and sign on the table for display—or secure to paws with a couple of stitches if the toy will be handled.

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Finishing & Customization

• Helmet fit: If snug, add 1 more sc round before the BLO rim; if loose, insert a thin elastic thread around the rim.
• Backpack realism: Add a narrow gray band across the flap front for a “reflective” strip via surface sl sts.
• Polo buttons: Replace knots with 4-mm beads (not for small children).
• Sneaker details: Surface stitch a thin line around the sole as “foxing”; add a tiny label on tongue.
• Pizza variations: Swap pepperoni for mushrooms/olives; keep the slice lines to maintain the same scene look.
• Safety: Omit wire in phone mount for kids; embroider eyes for under-3s.

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Pattern Recap

• Doll: Seated beige puppy with chocolate ears and nose, 9 mm eyes, rounded muzzle.
• Outfit: Red polo with white collar and tiny buttons; charcoal shorts; red-white lace sneakers; red delivery helmet with cream stripe.
• Gear: Red square pizza backpack with straps and “PIZZA” lettering; round pepperoni pizza; phone with mount; yellow squeeze bottle with red cap; green tip cash; cream sign reading “30 MIN OR LESS.”

Have fun making your Pizza Courier Puppy—perfect for cozy, pastel, natural-light photos on a wooden table or by a sofa!