Dinosaur crochet pattern

MATERIALS

– (4/0) 2.5 mm crochet hook

– Sport yarn (160m/50gr): green yarn, yellow yarn

– 8mm black beads or toy safety eyes

– Needle for sewing

– Toy stuffing (fiberfill)

– Stitch marker, scissors

ABBREVIATIONS

MR – magic

ring st – stitch

slst – slip stitch

SC – single crochet

inc – increase

dec – decrease

BLO – back loop only

PATTERN NOTE:

– Finished size: the finished toy is approximately 13cm high.

TIPS:

– Make invisible decrease stitches to have a better result.

– Add toy stuffing according to instruction of each part.

– Stitches should be close together so that when the finished toy is stuffed, the stuffing does not come out through gaps in the stitches.

HEAD (start in green yarn)

Rnd 1: 6sc in a MR [6]

Rnd 2: 6inc [12]

Rnd 3: (sc, inc)*6 [18]

Rnd 4: (2sc, inc)*6 [24]

Rnd 5: sc, inc, (3sc, inc)*5, 2sc [30]

Rnd 6: (4sc, inc)*6 [36]

Rnd 7: 2sc, inc, (5sc, inc)*5, 3sc [42]

Rnd 8: (6sc, inc)*6 [48]

Rnd 9: 48sc [48]

Rnd 10: (7sc, inc)*6 [54]

Rnd 11-19: 54sc [54]

Rnd 20: (7sc, dec)*6 [48]

Rnd 21: (6sc, dec)*6 [42]

Rnd 22: (5sc, dec)*6 [36]

Rnd 23: (4sc, dec)*6 [30]

Insert the safety eyes between rounds 13 and 14, 12 stitches apart.

Fasten off. Stuff the head firmly with fiberfill.

LEFT LEG (start in green yarn)

Rnd 1: 6sc in a MR [6]

Rnd 2: 6inc [12]

Rnd 3: BLO (3sc, inc)*3 [15]

Rnd 4-6: 15sc [15]

Slst in next st. Fasten off and weave in the yarn tail.

Stuff the left leg firmly with fiberfill.

RIGHT LEG (start in green yarn)

Rnd 1-6: repeat the instructions for the left leg.

Leave the remaining stitches unworked.

Stuff the right leg firmly with fiberfill.

Do not fasten off, chain 3 and join in the left leg. Continue working the body.

BODY (start in green yarn)

Rnd 7: 36sc [36]

Rnd 8: (5sc, inc)*6 [42]

Rnd 9: (6sc, inc)*6 [48]

Rnd 10-11: 48sc [48]

Rnd 12: (6sc, dec)*6 [42]

Rnd 13-14: 42sc [42]

Rnd 15: (5sc, dec)*6 [36]

Rnd 16-17: 36sc [36]

Rnd 18: (4sc, dec)*6 [30]

Rnd 19-20: 30sc [30]

Fasten off. Stuff the body firmly with fiberfill.

Pin and sew the head to the body.

TAIL (start in green yarn)

Rnd 1: 6sc in a MR [6]

Rnd 2: 6sc [6]

Rnd 3: (sc, inc)*3 [9]

Rnd 4: 9sc [9]

Rnd 5: (2sc, inc)*3 [12]

Rnd 6: 12sc [12]

Rnd 7: (3sc, inc)*3 [15]

Rnd 8: 15sc [15]

Rnd 9: (4sc, inc)*3 [18]

Rnd 10: 18sc [18]

Rnd 11: (5sc, inc)*3 [21]

Rnd 12: 21sc [21]

Rnd 13: (6sc, inc)*3 [24]

Rnd 14: 24sc [24]

Fasten off. Stuff the tail firmly with fiberfill.

Leave a long tail for sewing. Sew the tail to the bottom back of the dinosaur.

ARM (make 2, start in green yarn)

Rnd 1: 6sc in a MR [6]

Rnd 2: 6sc [6]

Rnd 3: (sc, inc)*3 [9]

Rnd 4: 9sc [9]

Fasten off. Leave a long tail for sewing.

Pin and sew the arm in both side of the body, between rounds 14 and 18.

SPIKES (make 6, start in yellow yarn)

Rnd 1: 6sc in a MR [6]

Rnd 2: 6sc [6]

Rnd 3: 6inc [12]

Rnd 4: 12sc [12]

Rnd 5: (sc, inc)*6 [18]

Rnd 6: 18sc [18]

Fasten off. Leave a long tail for sewing.

Do not stuff the spikes.

Pin and sew the spikes on the back, 4 on the head and 2 on the tail.

Last step:

Use powder blush for the cheek.

Your Dinosaur is completed by the Dinosaur crochet pattern. I collected this crochet pattern from @jenniedolly_. I hope you had fun making him. And don’t forget to follow my instagram to get more free patterns in the future.