This fun little Dino was a request from my little dude. He has shown an interest in dinosaurs and so I obliged him and made this fun little one! He has impatiently been waiting for him to be finished!
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Materials-
- Worsted weight yarn
- Green, orange, white, blue, and black
- Hook size 3.5mm (E)
- Stitch Marker
- PolyFill
- Tapestry Needle
- Scissors
- Sewing Pins
US Abbreviations-
- Rd(s) – Round(s)
- MR – Magic Ring
- St(s) – Stitch(es)
- Sc – Single Crochet
- Inc – Increase
- Dec – Invisible Decrease
- In front loops only pick up the next two loops, yarn over, and pull through 2 loops.
- Hdc Inc – Half Double Crochet Increase
- Hdc Dec – Half Double Crochet Invisible Decrease – Decrease started like above in the Invisible decrease.
- Hdc and Dc Pc – Half Double Crochet and Double Crochet Popcorn Stitch – which is specified in the pattern itself
- FO – Fasten Off
- FLO – Front Loop Only – for closing up holes
Notes-
- Magic Ring Alternative – chain 2 and single crochet in the second chain from the hook
- This will be crocheted in the round.
- If not specified or in (), repeat to the end of the round.
- Stuff as you go
Head-
Green-
Rd 1: sc 6 in MR
Rd 2: inc (12)
Rd 3: sc, inc (18)
Rd 4: sc 2, inc (24)
Rd 5: sc 3, inc (30)
Rds 6-9: sc around (30) (4 rounds)
Rd 10: hdc inc 5, sc 10, hdc inc 5, sc 10 (40)
Rd 11: hdc 10, sc 10, hdc 10, sc 10 (40)
Rd 12: hdc 10, ch 10 and sk 10 sc, hdc 10, sc 10 (30 sc, 10 ch)
Rd 13: hdc 10, sc 10 in the ch 10, hdc 10, sc 10 (40)
Rd 14: hdc dec 5, sc 10, hdc dec 5, sc 10 (30)
Rd 15: sc 3, dec (24)
Rd 16: sc 2, dec (18)
Pause for a moment to work on the muzzle without FO.
Muzzle-
Green-
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Starting with a different piece of green yarn-
Rd 1: Start in the ch 10 you made earlier. Start in the fifth ch in from the right and sc in the next 6 ch, sc on the side of the hdc, sc in the next 10 sc, sc on the side of the hdc, sc in the next 4 ch. (22)
Rd 2: sc around (22)
Rd 3: sc 6, inc, sc 10, inc, sc 4 (24)
Rd 4: sc 3, inc (30)
Rd 5: sc 3, dec (24)
Rd 6: sc 2, dec (18)
Rd 7: sc, dec (12)
Rd 8: dec (6)
FO weaving in the ends and stuff the head.
Continue working on the body.
Rds 17-20: sc around (18) (4 rounds)
Rd 21: sc 2, inc (24)
Rds 22-23: sc around (24) (2 rounds)
Rd 24: sc 3, inc (30)
Rds 25-26: sc around (30) (2 rounds)
Rd 27: sc 4, inc (36)
Rd 28: sc around (36)
Rd 29: sc 5, inc (42)
Rd 30: sc around (42)
Rd 31: sc 6, inc (48)
Rd 32: sc around (48)
Rd 33: sc 7, inc (54)
Rds 34-40: sc around (54) (7 rounds)
Rd 41: sc 7, dec (48)
Rd 42: sc 6, dec (42)
Rd 43: sc 5, dec (36)
Rd 44: sc 4, dec (30)
Rd 45: sc 3, dec (24)
Rd 46: sc 2, dec (18)
Rd 47: sc, dec (12) Stuff
Rd 48: dec (6)
FO, weaving in the ends.
Eyes- (Make 2)
Blue-
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Ch 4
Sc in the second ch from the hook, sc in the last 2 ch (3)
Switch to white
Turn and sc 2 in the next 2 spaces. In the last st, sc 4, turn and sc 2 down the ch side (10),
FO leaving a tail for sewing. Add a black pupil at the base of the eye like a little line.
Sew to the head just above the muzzle with a st or 2 between the eyes. Sew in the ends.
Tail-
Green-
Rd 1: sc 6 in the MR
Rd 2: sc around (6)
Rd 3: sc, inc (9)
Rds 4-5: sc around (9) (2 rounds)
Rd 6: sc 2, inc (12)
Rds 7-8: sc around (12) (2 rounds)
Rd 9: sc 2, inc (16)
Rds 10-11: sc around (16) (2 rounds)
Rd 12: sc 3, inc (20)
Rd 13 sc around (20)
Rd 14: sc 4, inc (24)
Rd 15: sc around (24)
Rd 16: sc 5, inc (28)
Rd 17: sc around (28)
Rd 18: sc 6, inc (32)
Rd 19: sc around (32)
FO, leaving a tail for sewing. Sew the top between rds 30 and 31 and the bottom between rds 42 and 43. Stuff as you go. Sew in the ends.
Arms- (make 2)
Green-
Rd 1: sc 6 in the MR
Rd 2: inc x2, (sc, switch to white, hdc pc in the same st, switch to green) x3, inc (9 sc, 3 pc)
Rd 3: sc 2, inc (16)
Rds 4-5: sc around (16) (2 rounds)
Rd 6: sc 6, dec x3, sc 4 (13)
Rd 7: sc 5, dec x3, sc 2 (10)
Rds 8-12: sc around (10) (5 rounds) stuff hands
For right arm-
Rd 13: sc 4, fold, and sc through both sts 4 times to close.
For left arm-
Rd 13: sc, fold, and sc through both sts 4 times to close.
FO, leaving a tail for sewing. Sew between rds 22 and 23, with 4 sts between. Sew in the ends.
Feet- (make 2)
Green-
Ch 4
Rd 1: sc in the second ch from the hook, sc, 4 sc in the last ch, and continue working around the ch, sc, 3 sc in the first st you sc in (10)
Rd 2: inc, sc, inc x4, sc, inc x3 (18)
Rd 3 (sc, inc) x3, sc 2, (inc, sc) x3, inc, sc 2, inc (26)
Rd 4: BLO sc around (26)
Rd 5: sc 7, switch to white, dc pc, switch to green, sc, switch to white, dc pc, switch to green, sc, switch to white, dc pc, switch to green, sc 13 (23 sc, 3 pc)
Rds 6-7: sc around (26) (2 rounds)
Rd 8: sc 4, (sc, dec) x4, sc 10 (22)
Rd 9: sc 4, dec x4, sc 10 (22)
Rd 10: sc 3, dec x3, sc 9 (15)
Rd 11: sc, dec x3, sc 8 (12)
Rd 12: sc, inc (18)
Rd 13: sc 2, inc (24) Stuff foot well
Rds14-18: sc around (24) (5 rounds)
Rd 19: sc 2, dec (18)
Rd 20: sc, dec (12)
Rd 21: dec (6) Stuff leg loosely so you can flatten the leg.
FO, leaving a long tail for sewing. Sew at the top between rds 30 and 31. To attach, move the tail in through the leg and out the outer edge, in the middle of the leg. Insert your needle back into the leg one st over and all the way through the leg to the body. Snag a st on the body and go back out through the leg and repeat pulling tight each time, until you have the desired tightness. Attaching this way makes it so the leg can be moved. If you don’t like that you can tack it down more.
Spine-
Orange-
Ch 36
4 dc in the second ch from the hook. Sk st, sl st, sk st, (4dc in same st, sk st, sl st, sk st) repeat to the end of the ch.
FO, leaving a longer tail than the spine for sewing. Sew down the back down the middle, starting below rd 1 of the head down to rd 7 of the tail. Sew in the ends.
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