Dino-Tie-Me-Up

Free Dino-Tie-Me-Up crochet tutorial by Maxotka Toys @maxotka_toys.

With this pattern, you can crochet a long-neck dinosaur. For this amigurumi, any plush yarn and a 4 mm hook will work. The whole toy is crocheted as one piece, starting from the head, and the legs are formed with popcorn stitches. The spikes on the head are crocheted onto the finished toy. For the finishing details, use thin black thread. Embroider the belly stripes with plush yarn in a contrasting color.

Materials and Tools

• Plush yarn: any color for the body, plus an extra color for the spikes and belly
• Black thread for embroidering the face
• 4 mm crochet hook
• 6 mm safety eyes
• Toy stuffing
• Stitch markers
• Pins
• Sewing needle for attaching parts
• Scissors

Abbreviations

• MR - magic ring
• ch - chain stitch
• sl st - slip stitch
• sc - single crochet
• dc - double crochet
• popcorn stitch - 3 hdc with one base and one top
• inc - increase
• dec - decrease
• (...) x n - repeat n times

Dino-Tie-Me-Up Amigurumi Crochet Pattern

Head-Body

Start crocheting from the head.

1. 6 sc in MR (6)
2. 6 inc (12)
3. 12 sc (12)
4. 12 sc (12)
5. 2 sc, 2 popcorn stitches, 8 sc (12), stuff the head.
6. 6 dec (6)
7-32. 6 sc (6). Do not stuff the neck. If you increase the number of rounds in the neck, later the body may become asymmetrical relative to the snout, so you will need shift stitches!!
33. 6 inc (12)
34. 1 sc, leg - 4 ch, starting in the 2nd ch from the hook 3 sc, then 5 sc along the body, second leg: 4 ch, 3 sc starting in the 2nd ch, 6 sc along the body (12)
35. (1 sc, inc) x 6 times (18)
36. 18 sc (18)
37. 13 sc, 3 ch, skip 3 stitches on the body, starting from the 4th stitch make 2 sc along the body. This leaves an opening for the tail.
38. 3 sc, leg: 4 ch, starting in the 2nd ch 3 sc, 5 sc along the body, second leg: 4 ch, 3 sc starting in the 2nd ch, continue along the body: 10 sc (stitches 14, 15, 16 are worked into the chains) (18)
39. (1 sc, dec) x 6 times (12), stuff.
40. 6 dec, cut the yarn, close the opening.

Tail

In the opening left in the body, pick up 9 stitches, then crochet the tail:

1. 9 sc (9)
2. (1 sc, dec) x 3 times (6), stuff lightly
3. 6 sc
4. dec, cut the yarn, close the opening

In round 5, make a muzzle shaping and glue on the eyes. Embroider the mouth, nose, and brows. I embroider the whites of the eyes and glue them on.

Spikes

Crochet spikes on the tail and head.

You can do this in any way that is convenient for you. I do it this way: make 1 ch for lifting, then 1 dc, sl st into the same stitch, 1 ch, in the next body stitch make 1 dc, sl st into the same stitch, and repeat this until you reach the desired spike length.

Your Dino is ready! Please tag the author on social media: @maxotka_toys.