Today, we construct a piece that balances the structural weight of an elaborate floral arrangement with the undeniable charm of a resting canine. The Floral Corgi requires our utmost attention to tension and precise color transitions. We are manipulating form and gravity here, creating a flat base to support a heavy, textured crown of blooms. Let us thread our needles and begin this exceptional project.
About This Creation
This resting corgi is a rigorous exercise in proportion. The heavy cluster of crimson roses rests upon an intentionally flattened body, engineered specifically to prevent the piece from rolling sideways under its own weight. The face is meticulously designed using concentrated cheek increases. This achieves a soft, innocent expression with profound width, honoring the structural integrity of the canine skull while keeping the aesthetics round and youthful.
Project Snapshot
✨ Skill Level: Intermediate to Advanced
✨ Size: Approximately 7 inches long and 6 inches tall (including flowers)
✨ Construction: Worked in continuous rounds and flat rows
✨ Core Techniques: Asymmetrical shaping, intarsia colorwork, coiled floral construction
Materials
🧶 Super bulky chenille yarn in Golden Brown (Color A)
🧶 Super bulky chenille yarn in White (Color B)
🧶 Super bulky chenille yarn in Crimson Red (Color C)
🧶 Super bulky chenille yarn in Leaf Green (Color D)
🧶 Worsted weight black cotton yarn for facial embroidery
🪡 4.5mm crochet hook
🪡 12mm black safety eyes
🪡 Premium polyester fiberfill
🪡 Long tapestry needle
🪡 Stitch markers
Abbreviations (US Terms)
➡️ ch: chain
➡️ sc: single crochet
➡️ inc: single crochet increase (2 sc in one stitch)
➡️ dec: invisible single crochet decrease (sc 2 together)
➡️ hdc: half double crochet
➡️ dc: double crochet
➡️ sl st: slip stitch
➡️ BLO: back loops only
➡️ st(s): stitch(es)
The Pattern
The Head
We begin at the nose and work toward the back of the skull. Pay strict attention to the color changes to create the white facial blaze.
R1: With Color A, 6 sc in a magic ring. (6)
R2: [inc] x 6. (12)
R3: [sc 1, inc] x 6. (18)
R4: [sc 2, inc] x 6. (24)
R5: [sc 3, inc] x 6. (30)
R6-R8: sc 30. (30)
R9: (A) sc 13, (B) sc 4, (A) sc 13. (30)
R10: (A) sc 12, (B) sc 6, (A) sc 12. (30)
R11: (A) sc 11, (B) sc 8, (A) sc 11. (30)
R12: (A) sc 5, [inc] x 6, (B) sc 8, (A) [inc] x 6, sc 5. (42)
R13-R15: (A) sc 17, (B) sc 8, (A) sc 17. (42)
R16: (A) sc 5, [dec] x 6, (B) sc 8, (A) [dec] x 6, sc 5. (30)
R17: (A) [sc 3, dec] x 3, (B) sc 3, dec, sc 3, (A) dec, [sc 3, dec] x 2. (24)
R18: (A) [sc 2, dec] x 6. (18)
R19: [sc 1, dec] x 6. (12)
R20: [dec] x 6. (6)
Fasten off and weave in the final tail.
The Muzzle
R1: With Color B, 6 sc in a magic ring. (6)
R2: [inc] x 6. (12)
R3: [sc 3, inc] x 3. (15)
R4: sc 15. (15)
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
The Eyebrows (Make 2)
R1: With Color B, ch 4. Starting in the second ch from the hook, sl st 3. (3)
Fasten off, leaving a tail for sewing.
The Ears (Make 2)
R1: With Color A, 4 sc in a magic ring. (4)
R2: [sc 1, inc] x 2. (6)
R3: [sc 2, inc] x 2. (8)
R4: [sc 3, inc] x 2. (10)
R5: [sc 4, inc] x 2. (12)
R6: [sc 5, inc] x 2. (14)
R7-R8: sc 14. (14)
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Do not stuff. Flatten the ears.
The Body
We start with a foundation chain to create a flat, oval belly.
R1: With Color B, ch 9. Starting in the 2nd ch from the hook: sc 7, 3 sc in the last st. Working down the opposite side of the chain: sc 6, inc. (18)
R2: inc, sc 6, [inc] x 3, sc 6, [inc] x 2. (24)
R3: sc 1, inc, sc 6, [sc 1, inc] x 3, sc 6, [sc 1, inc] x 2. (30)
R4: Change to Color A. Working in BLO: sc 30. (30)
R5-R12: sc 30. (30)
R13: [sc 3, dec] x 6. (24)
R14: [sc 2, dec] x 6. (18)
R15: [sc 1, dec] x 6. (12)
R16: [dec] x 6. (6)
Fasten off and weave in the tail.
The Front Limbs (Make 2)
R1: With Color B, 6 sc in a magic ring. (6)
R2: [inc] x 6. (12)
R3: sc 12. (12)
R4: Change to Color A. sc 12. (12)
R5-R6: sc 12. (12)
Fasten off, leaving a long tail. Stuff lightly.
The Hind Limbs (Make 2)
R1: With Color B, 6 sc in a magic ring. (6)
R2: [inc] x 6. (12)
R3: [sc 1, inc] x 6. (18)
R4: sc 18. (18)
R5: Change to Color A. [sc 1, dec] x 6. (12)
R6: sc 12. (12)
Fasten off, leaving a long tail. Stuff lightly.
The Floral Base
This creates the anchor pad for the roses.
R1: With Color D, ch 11. Starting in the 2nd ch from the hook: sc 9, 3 sc in the last st. Working down the opposite side: sc 8, inc. (22)
R2: inc, sc 8, [inc] x 3, sc 8, [inc] x 2. (28)
R3: sc 1, inc, sc 8, [sc 1, inc] x 3, sc 8, [sc 1, inc] x 2. (34)
Fasten off, leaving a very long tail for sewing.
The Crimson Roses (Make 9)
R1: With Color C, ch 21.
R2: In the 3rd ch from the hook, place 3 dc. Skip 1 ch, sl st in next ch, skip 1 ch, 5 dc in next ch. Repeat from * to the end of the chain.
Fasten off, leaving a long tail. Roll the textured strip tightly into a spiral flower shape. Use the tail and your tapestry needle to sew securely through the base layers so the roll does not unravel.
The Leaves (Make 6)
R1: With Color D, ch 6.
R2: Starting in the 2nd ch from the hook: sl st 1, sc 1, hdc 1, sc 1, sl st 1. (5)
Fasten off, leaving a tail for sewing.
Assembly
- Install the 12mm safety eyes between rounds 14 and 15 of the head. Space them exactly 9 stitches apart to secure that wide-set, innocent gaze.
- Stuff the head firmly. Sew the muzzle directly between rounds 12 and 16, centered below the eyes. Stuff the muzzle lightly before closing the seam.
- Using black cotton yarn, embroider a thick, triangular nose on the upper edge of the muzzle and a straight vertical line pulling downward to define the mouth.
- Sew the eyebrows directly above the eyes, spanning across rounds 11 and 12.
- Sew the flattened ears to the upper sides of the head, spanning from round 5 to round 8.
- Stuff the body firmly, maintaining its flat oval shape. Sew the back of the head to the front opening of the body (Rounds 1 through 4 of the body).
- Pin the front limbs to the bottom front of the body (Rounds 2 through 5) and sew them securely.
- Pin the hind limbs to the lower rear flanks of the body (Rounds 10 through 13) and attach.
- Sew the green floral base securely onto the top center of the back.
- Attach the 9 crimson roses densely onto the floral base. Tuck the 6 green leaves under the outer edges of the roses to frame the arrangement.
