24.5.12

STEGOSAURUS

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FINISHED SIZE
 
approx. 6 in / 15 cm long (head to tail)


 

 

MATERIALS


- bulky weight yarn; light green (A), dark green (B), grey (C)

- size I (5.5mm) or J (6mm) crochet hook


- 9mm black safety eyes (or black yarn)


- stuffing

- 
yarn needle




 

ABBREVIATIONS


MR = Magic Ring

sc = single crochet

Inc = 2 sc in one stitch

Dec = sc2tog or invisible decrease

st / sts = stitch / stitches

F/O = Fasten Off




 

INSTRUCTIONS



SHAPE HEAD


Round 1: With A, 6 sc into MR.


Round 2: Inc in each st around. (12 sts)

Rounds 3-4: Sc in each st around.


Round 5: *(Inc in next st, sc in next st), repeat from * around. (18 sts)


Rounds 6-8: Sc in each st around.





SHAPE BODY & TAIL


Round 9: *(Sc in each of next 2 sts, Inc in next st), repeat from * to last 3 sts, sc in each of last 3 sts. (23 sts)


Round 10: Inc in next st, sc in ea st around to end of round. (24 sts)


Round 11: [Sc in each of next 3 sts, Inc in next st] twice, *(sc in each of next 2 sts, Inc in next st), repeat from * to last 2 sts, sc in each of last 2 sts. (30 sts)


Round 12: *(Inc in next st, sc in each of next 4 sts), repeat from * around. (36 sts)


Secure safety eyes in place on head.

Stuff head.

Rounds 13-20: Sc in each st around.


Round 21: *(Dec, sc in each of next 4 sts), repeat from * around. (30 sts)


Rounds 22-23: Sc in each st around.


Round 24: *(Dec, sc in each of next 3 sts), repeat from * around. (24 sts)


Round 25: Sc in each st around.


Round 26: *(Dec, sc in each of next 2 sts), repeat from * around. (18 sts)


Rounds 27-29: Sc in each st around.

Begin stuffing and continue until fastening off. 


Round 30: *(Dec, sc in next st), repeat from * around. (12 sts)

Rounds 31-33: Sc in each st around.

Round 34: *(Dec, sc in next st), repeat from * around. (8 sts)


Rounds 35-36: Sc in each st around.


Round 37: Dec around. (4 sts)


F/O and thread yarn through remaining sts.





SPIKES


Small Spikes


Make 2.

With B, 6 sc into MR.


Round 1: Sc in each st around.


F/O, leaving a tail of yarn for sewing.



Medium Spikes


Make 2.


With B, 6 sc into MR.


Rounds 1-2: Sc in each st around.

F/O, leaving a tail of yarn for sewing.




Large Spikes


Make 2.

With B, 6 sc into MR.


Rounds 1-2: Sc in each st around.


Round 3: [Inc in next st, sc in next 2 sts] twice. (8 sts)

F/O, leaving a tail of yarn for sewing.




FRONT LEGS


Make 2.

With A, 6 sc into MR.


Rounds 1-2: Sc in each st around.


Round 3: [Inc in next st, sc in next 2 sts] twice. (8 sts)


Rounds 4-5: Sc in each st around.


Round 6: Inc in next st, sc in each st around to end of round. (9 sts)


Round 7: [Sc in next st, Dec] three times. (6 sts)


Round 8: Dec around. (3 sts)


F/O and thread yarn through remaining sts, leaving a tail of yarn for sewing.




BACK LEGS


Make 2.


With A, 6 sc into MR.


Rounds 1-2: Sc in each st around.


Round 3: [Inc in next st, sc in next 2 sts] twice. (8 sts)


Round 4: Sc in each st around.

Round 5: [Sc in each of next 3 sts, Inc in next st] twice. (10 sts)


Round 6: Sc in each st around. 


Round 7: [Sc in each of next 4 sts, Inc in next st] twice. (12 sts)


Round 8: Sc in each st around.

Round 9: *(Sc in next st, Dec), repeat from * around. (8 sts)


Round 10: Dec around. (4 sts)

F/O and thread yarn through remaining sts, leaving a tail of yarn for sewing.




TAIL SPIKES


Make 4. 


With C, 4 sc into MR.


Rounds 1-3: Sc in each st around.

F/O, leaving a tail of yarn for sewing.



ASSEMBLY


Sew legs to body.

Sew the spikes to the top of the body segment in the following order: small spike, medium spike, large spike, large spike, medium spike, small spike.

Sew tail spikes to tail.

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DRAGON

 
FINISHED SIZE
 
approx. 5-6 in / 12-15 cm tall




MATERIALS


- bulky weight yarn (you can also use worsted weight yarn and a size G / 4mm hook, but the finished size of the dragon will be smaller)

- small amount of black (or contrasting) yarn for stitching details

- 12mm black safety eyes

- size I (5.5mm) crochet hook

- stuffing

- yarn needle



ABBREVIATIONS


MR = Magic Ring

ch = chain

sl st = slip stitch

sc = single crochet

Dec = sc2tog or invisible decrease

st / sts = stitch / stitches

F/O = Fasten Off



INSTRUCTIONS



BODY


Round 1: Starting with a MR, 6 sc into ring.

Round 2: 2 sc in ea st around. (12 sts)

Round 3: *(Sc in next st, 2 sc in next st), repeat from * around. (18 sts)

Round 4: *(Sc in each of next 2 sts, 2 sc in next st), repeat from * around. (24 sts)

Round 5: *(Sc in each of next 3 sts, 2 sc in next st), repeat from * around. (30 sts)

Round 6: *(Sc in each of next 4 sts, 2 sc in next st), repeat from * around. (36 sts)

Rounds 7-11: Sc in each st around.

Round 12: *(Dec, sc in each of next 4 sts), repeat from * around. (30 sts)

Rounds 13-14: Sc in each st around.

Round 15: *(Dec, sc in each of next 3 sts), repeat from * around. (24 sts)

Round 16: *(Sc in each of next 2 sts, Dec), repeat from * around. (18 sts)

Round 17: *(Dec, sc in next st), repeat from * around. (12 sts)

Sl st in next st and F/O, leaving a tail of yarn for sewing.

Fill with stuffing.


HEAD


Round 1: Starting with a MR, 6 sc into ring.

Round 2: 2 sc in each st around. (12 sts)

Rounds 3-5: Sc in each st around.

Round 6: *(2 sc in next st, sc in next st), repeat from * around. (18 sts)

Round 7: Sc in each st around.

Round 8: Sc in next st, *(2 sc in next st, sc in each of next 2 sts), repeat from * to last 2 sts, 2 sc in next st, sc in next st. (24 sts)

Rounds 9-11: Sc in each st around.

Round 12: Sc in each of next 7 sts, 2 sc in each of next 3 sts, sc in each of next 4 sts, 2 sc in each of next 3 sts, sc in each of next 7 sts. (30 sts)

Round 13: Sc in each of next 8 sts, 2 sc in next st, sc in each of next 2 sts, 2 sc in next st, sc in each of next 6 sts, 2 sc in next st, sc in each of next 2 sts, 2 sc in next st, sc in each of next 8 sts. (34 sts)

Rounds 14-18: Sc in each st around.

Round 19: [Sc in each of next 3 sts, Dec] twice, [Sc in each of next 2 sts, Dec] four times, sc in each of next 3 sts, Dec, sc in each of next 3 sts. (27 sts)

Round 20: Sc in each st around.

Round 21: Sc in each of next 8 sts, Dec, sc in each of next 7 sts, Dec, sc in each of next 6 sts, Dec. (24 sts)

Round 22: *(Sc in each of next 2 sts, Dec), repeat from * around. (18 sts)

At this point, secure the safety eyes in place and begin stuffing.

Continue stuffing until fastening off.

Round 23: *(Sc in next st, Dec), repeat from * around. (12 sts)

Rounds 24-25: Dec around.

F/O and thread yarn through remaining stitches.

 

 

ARMS


Make 2.

Round 1: Starting with a MR, 6 sc into ring.

Round 2: Sc in each st around.

Round 3: [2 sc in next st, sc in each of next 2 sts] twice. (8 sts)

Rounds 4-5: Sc in each st around.

F/O, leaving a tail of yarn for sewing.


LEGS


Haunches


Make 2.

Round 1: Starting with a MR, 6 sc into ring.

Round 2: 2 sc in each st around. (12 sts)

Round 3: *(Sc in next st, 2 sc in next st), repeat from * around. (18 sts)

Rounds 4-5: Sc in each st around.

Sl st in next st and F/O, leaving a tail of yarn for sewing.

Lightly stuff.

Feet


Make 2.

Round 1: Starting with a MR, 6 sc into ring.

Rounds 2-5: Sc in each st around.

F/O, leaving a tail of yarn for sewing.


EARS


Make 2.

Ch 2, 3 sc in 2nd ch from hook. Ch 1, turn.

Row 1: 2 sc in next st, sc in next 2 sts. Ch 1, turn.

Row 2: Sc in each stitch across. Ch 1, turn.

Row 3: 2 sc in next st, sc in next 3 sts. Ch 1, turn.

Row 4: Sc in each of next 4 sts, 2 sc in last st. Ch 2, turn.

Row 5: Sl st in first st and in next 3 sts, ch 2, sl st in same st, sl st in each st across, ch 2, sl st in same st.

F/O, leaving a tail of yarn for sewing.


TAIL


Round 1: Starting with a MR, 4 sc into ring.

Round 2: Sc in each st around.

Round 3: [2 sc in next st, sc in next st] twice. (6 sts)

Round 4: Sc in each st around.

Round 5: [2 sc in next st, sc in each of next 2 sts] twice. (8 sts)

Rounds 6-7: Sc in each st around.

Round 8: [2 sc in next st, sc in each of next 3 sts] twice. (10 sts)

Round 9: Sc in each st around.

Round 10: [2 sc in next st, sc in each of next 4 sts] twice. (12 sts)

Round 11: Sc in each st around.

Sl st in next st and F/O, leaving a tail of yarn for sewing.

Fill with stuffing.

 

 

WINGS


Make 2.

Ch 2. 3 sc in 2nd ch from hook. Ch 1, turn.

Row 1: 2 sc in first sc, sc in next sc, 2 sc in last sc. Ch 1, turn.

Row 2: 2 sc in first sc, sc in each of next 3 sc, 2 sc in last sc. Ch 1, turn.

Row 3: 2 sc in first sc, sc in each of next 2 sc, 2 sc in next sc, sc in next sc, dec1 over last 2 sc. Ch 1, turn.

Row 4: Sc in each of next 7 sc, 2 sc in last sc. Ch 1, turn.

Row 5: 2 sc in first sc, sc in each of next 3 sc, 2 sc in next sc, sc in each of next 3 sc, 2 sc in last sc. Ch 1, turn.

Row 6: (Sc in first sc, ch 2, sl st in same sc), sl st in each of next 4 sc, (sc in next sc, ch 2, sl st in same sc) twice, sl st in each of next 4 sc, (sc in next sc, ch 2, sl st in same st).

Sl st approx. 8 sts down the side of the wing to meet up with the other tail of yarn.

F/O, leaving a length of yarn for sewing.


ASSEMBLY


Sew head to body, using the length of yarn from the body segment.

Sew arms to body just beneath head.

Sew haunches to body just beneath arms.

Sew feet to haunches/body near the base of the amigurumi.

Sew tail to body.

Sew ears to head.

Sew wings to back of dragon's body.

With black yarn, embroider details.