Crocheted Cheeseburger Dog Toy

Crocheted Cheeseburger Dog Toy

1 piece, crocheted from top to bottom, in rounds.

Crocheted Cheeseburger Dog Toy

I was crocheting toys for the shelter dogs, in a food theme, and couldn't find a hamburger pattern that didn't come in a zillion pieces that needed to be sewn together.   So I made my own.

You can use any size hook and yarn, as long as they go together.  I used super saver yarn and a size G hook. You want to crochet tightly so the stuffing doesn't peek through your stitches, so if you crochet loosely, just go down a hook size.

Materials:

Yarn (super saver) in tan for bun, green for lettuce, orange for cheese, brown for burger, red for ketchup.

Hook (Size G)

Stuffing (fibre fill)

*optional: squeaker insert.  I didn't use squeakers as I wouldn't be around to supervise the shelter dog who got this toy and I didn't want them to choke on it.  If you opt for a squeaker, make sure it's big enough to not choke your dog if he takes the toy apart to get at it. 

Crocheted Cheeseburger

Cheeseburger

*we will be working in rounds, so use a stitch marker to hold your place

Bun: With bun coloured yarn (tan or light brown or gold)
Row 1: 6 sc in magic ring
Row 2: Work 2 sc in each stitch (12)
Row 3: sc next stitch, 2 sc in next st; repeat around
Row 4: sc next 2 stitches, 2 sc in next, repeat around
Row 5: sc in next 3 stitches, 2 sc in next, repeat around
Row 6: sc in next 4 stitches, 2 sc in next, repeat around
Row 7: sc in next 5 stitches, 2 sc in next, repeat around
Row 8: sc in next 6 stitches, 2 sc in next, repeat around
Row 9: sc around
Row 10: sc around
Row 11: sc around IN FRONT LOOP only, break off bun colored yarn, leaving a long tail for sewing in ends, and switch to green (back loop of round 11 will be used later for
burger patty brown yarn)
Row 12:  in back loops only (ignoring empty back loops of previous round, which
will be used for burger patty), with green yarn, sl st in next st, hdc in next stitch,
dc in next stitch, hdc in next stich, repeat from * around, join with sl st in first stitch,
break off green yarn.
Row 13: Fold back bun so that the green is facing down and the unused empty back loops from round 11 are facing up, attach red (tomato colored) yarn in any loop, sc around, join with sl stich in first stitch of round.
Row 14, sc around (with red), break off red at end leaving tail to sew in.
Row 15-17, With brown (burger) yarn, sc around
Row 18, With (cheese) yellow or orange yarn, sc around
Row 19-20, with tan (bun color), sc around
Row 21, in back loops only, sc around
Row 22, sc 2 together (dec) all the way around
Row 23: sc 2 together (dec) all the way around
Stuff firmly and then continue to dc around until you can’t
anymore. Break off yarn. Sew in ends.

If you want sesame seeds, sew French knots in lighter
color on top bun.

If you want cheese that hangs out, attach yellow yarn to cheese
round and work a row of sc all around, along the outside.

Abbreviations

sc: single crochet

dc: double crochet

hdc: half double crochet

sl st: slip stitch

inc: increase

dec: decrease, 

I only made this pattern once, so there may be errors as I wrote it down as I went.  Next time, I'll take photos of each step, but I was in a hurry so I could get this done and deliver the gifts to the shelter pets in time for Christmas.

Enjoy, and let me know if you make this.  I'd love to see photos.  Please don't steal my pattern and sell it for money, but feel free to use the pattern and sell the finished cheeseburgers :-). 

Crocheted cheeseburger dog toy

Crocheted cheeseburger dog toy