Crochet dinosaur free amigurumi pattern

Crochet a cute dinosaur with this free amigurumi pattern! This crochet dinosaur pattern is perfect for beginners and beyond. You’ll have a fun toy that would make a great gift for kids, kids at heart, dinosaur lovers, and dinosaur collectors. The dinosaur’s size will depend on your yarn and hook choices.

Designed by @karabiber_toys

Supplies

• Variegated or heathered yarn like KATIA Sonajero yarn (60% cotton, 40% acrylic, 50g / 145m)
• One tone yarn like YarnArt Jeans (55% cotton, 45% acrylic, 50g / 160m)
• 2.25mm and 2.5mm crochet hook
• Black safety eyes
• Sewing needle
• Scissors
• Tailor pins
• Fiberfill

Additional information

Skill level: beginner
Size: toy size depends on yarn weight and crochet hook size

Free amigurumi dinosaur pattern

Abbreviation used (US terms)

• Rnd – round
• ch – chain
• st – stitch
• sc – single crochet
• inc – increase (2 sc in the next stitch)
• dec – decrease (single crochet 2 stitches together)
• (…) – total number of stitches you should have at the end of the round
• (…)* 6 times – repeat the instructions between the brackets the indicated number of times

Head

Start crocheting from the muzzle with 2.5mm crochet hook:
Rnd 1: 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
Rnd 2: (inc)* 6 times (12)
Rnd 3: (1 sc, inc)* 6 times (18)
Rnd 4: (2 sc, inc)* 6 times (24)
Rnd 5: (3 sc, inc)* 6 times (30)
Rnd 6: (4 sc, inc)* 6 times (36)
Rnd 7: (5 sc, inc)* 6 times (42)
Rnd 8-12: 42 sc (5 rounds)
Rnd 13: (12 sc, dec)* 3 times (39)
Rnd 14: (11 sc, dec)* 3 times (36)
Rnd 15: (10 sc, dec)* 3 times (33)
Rnd 16: (9 sc, dec)* 3 times (30)
Rnd 17: (8 sc, dec)* 3 times (27)
Rnd 18: (7 sc, dec)* 3 times (24)
Rnd 19: (3 sc, inc)* 6 times (30)
Rnd 20: (4 sc, inc)* 6 times (36)
Rnd 21-26: 36 sc (6 rounds)
Insert safety eyes between rounds 22 and 23.
Rnd 27: (4 sc, dec)* 6 times (30)
Rnd 28: (3 sc, dec)* 6 times (24)
Rnd 29: (2 sc, dec)* 6 times (18)
Stuff the head.
Rnd 30: (1 sc, dec)* 6 times (12)
Rnd 31: (dec)* 6 times (6)
Fasten off.

Body

With 2.5mm crochet hook:
Rnd 1: 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
Rnd 2: (inc)* 6 times (12)
Rnd 3: (1 sc, inc)* 6 times (18)
Rnd 4: (2 sc, inc)* 6 times (24)
Rnd 5: (3 sc, inc)* 6 times (30)
Rnd 6: (4 sc, inc)* 6 times (36)
Rnd 7: (5 sc, inc)* 6 times (42)
Rnd 8: (6 sc, inc)* 6 times (48)
Rnd 9: (7 sc, inc)* 6 times (54)
Rnd 10-17: 54 sc (8 rounds)
Rnd 18: (16 sc, dec)* 3 times (51)
Rnd 19: 51 sc
Rnd 20: (15 sc, dec)* 3 times (48)
Rnd 21: 48 sc
Rnd 22: (14 sc, dec)* 3 times (45)
Rnd 23: 45 sc
Rnd 24: (13 sc, dec)* 3 times (42)
Rnd 25: 42 sc
Rnd 26: (12 sc, dec)* 3 times (39)
Rnd 27: 39 sc
Rnd 28: (11 sc, dec)* 3 times (36)
Rnd 29: 36 sc
Rnd 30: (10 sc, dec)* 3 times (33)
Rnd 31: 33 sc
Rnd 32: (9 sc, dec)* 3 times (30)
Rnd 33: 30 sc
Rnd 34: (8 sc, dec)* 3 times (27)
Rnd 35: 27 sc
Rnd 36: (7 sc, dec)* 3 times (24)
Rnd 37: 24 sc
Rnd 38: (6 sc, dec)* 3 times (21)
Rnd 39: 21 sc
Stuff the body.
Rnd 40: (5 sc, dec)* 3 times (18)
Rnd 41: 18 sc
Rnd 42: (4 sc, dec)* 3 times (15)
Rnd 43: 15 sc
Rnd 44: (3 sc, dec)* 3 times (12)
Rnd 45: 12 sc
Rnd 46: (2 sc, dec)* 3 times (9)
Rnd 47: 9 sc
Rnd 48: (1 sc, dec)* 3 times (6)
Rnd 49: 6 sc
Rnd 50: (dec)* 3 times (3)
Rnd 51: 2 sc only
Fasten off.

Neck

With 2.5mm crochet hook:
Make 20 ch, join in ring with slip stitch.
Then crochet in spiral:
Rnd 1: 20 sc
Rnd 2: 20 sc
Rnd 3: inc, 19 sc (21)
Rnd 4: 21 sc
Rnd 5: inc, 20 sc (22)
Rnd 6: 22 sc
Rnd 7: inc, 21 sc (23)
Rnd 8: 23 sc
Rnd 9: inc, 22 sc (24)
Rnd 10: 24 sc
Rnd 11: inc, 23 sc (25)
Rnd 12: 25 sc
Rnd 13: inc, 24 sc (26)
Rnd 14: 26 sc
Fasten off, leaving a long yarn tail for sewing.

Legs (make 4)

With 2.5mm crochet hook:
Rnd 1: 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
Rnd 2: (inc)* 6 times (12)
Rnd 3: (1 sc, inc)* 6 times (18)
Rnd 4-12: 18 sc (9 rows)
Fasten off, leaving a long yarn tail for sewing.

Spikes

Make 12-13. The quantity will depend on your tension.

With 2.25mm crochet hook and grey yarn:
Rnd 1: 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
Rnd 2: (inc)* 6 times (12)
Rnd 3-5: 12 sc (3 rows)
Fasten off, leaving a long yarn tail for sewing.

Assembly

Sew the head to the neck. Then sew the neck and legs to the body.
Sew the spikes on the head, neck and body. Put a little fiberfill inside every spike.