Jake the dog crochet pattern

Hiya! it's been a while since I've made a pattern, but what can I say I'm slow at writing lol. I'm a MASSIVE Adventure Time fan (SOOO excited for Fionna and Cake season 2 this year!!!). On top of that, my dog King LOVES Jake the dog. He'll sit on the couch and just stare when he comes on screen lol. I decided to make my little guy a Jake the Dog plushie as a chew toy/buddy since the goober tends to tear up anything he gets his muzzle on, and I figured something that I knew would be sturdier and easier to repair would be good for him. Plus I stuffed his with all the scrap yarn I've been hoarding for the past 2 years lmao. Another part of this is I wanted to make it so the plush could "stretch" like Jake, so the limbs are worked in one piece you can pull through the body to simulate stretching! ngl, I'm pretty proud of how this worked out :3

(sorry for the low-quality vid lol)

Pattern Start!

materials

4.00 mm crochet hook (or best crochet hook for your yarn)

yarn in Yellow, Black, and White (I used 1 skein of Red Heart super savers in yellow and some scrap black and white)

scissors

yarn or tapestry needle

polyfill or preferred stuffing

OPTIONAL black and white felt

abbreviations 

Sc = single crochet

Inc = increase 

Dec = decrease 

Ch = chain

Sk = skip stitches

BO = bobble stitch

** = repeat in apostrophes 

Limbs, make 2

in Yellow

Round 1. 8 Sc in MR

R 2-7. Sc around (8) (6 rounds)

Stuff constantly throughout

R 8. 4 Inc, 2 Dec (10)

R 9. 3 Sc, Inc, 3 Sc, Tr Dec (10)

R 10.  3 Sc, Dec, 4 Sc (8)

R 11-20. Sc around (8) (10 rounds)

R 21. Inc, 4 Sc, 3 Inc (12)

R 22. 8 Sc, 4 Inc (16)

R 23. Dec around (8)

R 24-73. Sc around (8) (50 rounds)

R 74. 2 Inc, 4 Sc, 2 Inc (12)

R 75. 2 Inc, 8 Sc, 2 Inc (16)

R 76. 2 Dec, 8 Sc, 2 Dec (12)

R 77. 2 Dec, 4 Sc, 2 Dec (8)

R 78-87. Sc around (8) (10 rounds)

R 88. Dec, 2 Sc, Dec, 2 Sc (6)

R 89. Sc around (6)

R 90. Inc around (12)

R 91-92. Sc around (12) (2 rounds)

R 93. 5 Sc, BO, Sc 6 (12)

R 94. Sc around (12)

R 95. Dec around (6) 

Close off

Ears, make 2

in Yellow

Round 1. 6 Sc in MR

R 2. Ch 1, turn, *Sc, Inc* repeat ** (9)

Body

in Yellow

Round 1. 6 Sc in MR

R 2. Inc around (12)

R 3. *inc, Sc* around (18)

R 4. Sc, *inc, 2 Sc* around, Sc (24)

R 5. *Inc, 3 Sc* (30)

R 6. 2 Sc, *Inc, 4 Sc*, 2 Sc (36)

R 7. Inc, 6 Sc, Ch 6, Sk 5, insert one of the limbs in the space created in the skip, Inc, 5 Sc, Inc, Sc 6, Ch 6, Sk 5, insert other limb, Inc, 5 Sc (42)

make sure you add the limb over the "knee" (rounds 21-23) as it's a stopper to keep the leg from going too far into the body.

R 8. 3 Sc, *Inc, 6 Sc* around, 3 Sc (48) treat the chain spaces as regular stitches while crocheting

R 9. Inc, 7 Sc (54)

R 10-24. Sc around (54) (15 rounds)

R 25. 17 Sc, Ch 4, Sk 4, insert limb in chain space below the "elbow", 22 Sc, Ch 4, Sk 4, inset other limb, 7 Sc (54)

R 26-33. Sc around (54) (5 rounds)

R 34. 19 Sc, Sc through the ear into the body across the next 4 st, 23 Sc, attach other ear across next 4 st, 4 Sc (54)

R 35. *Dec, 7 Sc* around (48)

R 36-37. Sc around (48) (2 rounds)

R 38. 3 Sc, *Dec, 6 Sc* around, 3 Sc (42)

R 39. Sc Around (42)

stuff here

R 40. *Dec, 5 Sc* (36)

R 41. 2 Sc, *Dec, 4 Sc* 2 Sc (30)

R 42. *Dec, 3 Sc* (24)

R 43. Sc, *Dec, 2 Sc*, Sc (18)

finish stuffing

R 44. *Dec, Sc* (12)

R 45. Dec around (6)

Fasten off

Eyes, make 2

in White

Round 1. 6 Sc in MR

R 2. Inc around, sl in next stitch, change to Black (12)

R 3. *Sc, Inc* around (18) 

fasten off, leave tail for sewing

Jowls 

in Yellow

Round 1. Ch 11

R 2. Inc in 2nd st from hook, 8 Sc, 3 Inc in last st, turn, 9 Sc on other side of st (27)

R 3. Sc, 10 Inc, Sc, 5 Dec (27)

Sl into next st and fasten off. leave a long tail for sewing.

Assembly,

sew jowls onto the face, stuff very lightly

sew eyes on either side of jowls

You can also needle felt the eyes to create a more clean and soft look! (plus less sewing lol)

finally embroider a nose with black yarn right in the curve of the jowl 

Congratulations! You now have a Jake the dog plushie of your very own!  feel free to post pictures of your plush (if you post on Pinterest you can even @ me at @ratcraftsthings) and feel free to sell them as long as you credit me as the creator of the pattern!  thank you!