Little plush dinosaur free crochet pattern
This free crochet plush dinosaur pattern is perfectly suitable for beginners. To create this amigurumi dinosaur you need only basic skills and a little time. This cute dinosaur is the next toy of the little plush toys collection. The head, body and legs are made as one piece and almost the same as for the plush cow. The finished toy size is about 3.5 inches (9cm) tall, if you use the same yarn and hook.
Designed by @plush.etoys
Supplies
- Himalaya Dolphin Baby yarn (100% polyester; 120m/100g) #80319 (pink), Wolans Bunny Baby (100% polyester; 120m/100g) #100-15 (purple)
- 3.5mm crochet hook
- 10mm safety eyes
- Capron or any strong thread to make eye tightening
- Tapestry needle
- Scissors
- Stitch marker
- Stuffing
Additional information
Skill level: beginner
Size: 11.5″ (29cm) long
Free crochet plush dinosaur pattern
Abbreviation used (US terms)
- Rnd – round
- сh – chain
- st – stitch
- sc – single crochet
- dc – double crochet
- tr – treble crochet
- dc4tog – double crochet four together
- inc – increase (2 sc in the next stitch)
- dec – invisible 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
Legs, body and head (one piece)
Stuff as you work.
Rnd 1: 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
Rnd 2: (inc)* 6 times (12)
Rnd 3: (inc)* 12 times (24)
Rnd 4: 3 sc, 4 dc in one st, 7 sc, 4 dc in one st, 6 sc, 4 dc in one st, 5 sc (33)
Rnd 5: 3 sc, dc4tog, 7 sc, dc4tog, 6 sc, dc4tog, 5 sc (24)
Rnd 6: 24 sc
Rnd 7: 13 sc, dc4tog, 2 sc, dc4tog, 7 sc (24)
Rnd 8: 24 sc
Rnd 9: (dec)* 12 times (12)
Rnd 10: (inc)* 12 times (24)
Rnd 11: (1 sc, inc)* 6 times (36)
Rnd 12-15: 36 sc (4 rounds)
Insert safety eyes between rounds 13 and 14 with 12 sts between the eyes.
Rnd 16: (4 sc, dec)* 6 times (30)
Rnd 17: (3 sc, dec)* 6 times (24)
Rnd 18: (2 sc, dec)* 6 times (18)
Rnd 19: (1 sc, dec)* 6 times (12)
Rnd 20: (dec)* 6 times (6)
Fasten off.
Make eye tightening.
Spikes
Attach a purple yarn to the round 3 between the eyes.
Crochet ([1 sc, 1 dc, 1 tr, 1 dc] in one st, skip one round)* 8 times
