Little Dinosaur

Author: @ju_ju_toys
Difficulty Level: intermediate

Amigurumi crochet dinosaur

Free crochet tutorial for a Little Dinosaur by Oksana @ju_ju_toys.

With this pattern, you can crochet a plush little dinosaur. Any plush yarn will work for this amigurumi project: Himalaya Dolphin Baby, YarnArt Dolce, Nako Panda Baby, and others.

Finished toy size: about 25 cm.

Materials and Tools

  • Plush yarn (1 skein in the main color and a small amount of an additional color)
  • 3.5 mm crochet hook
  • Cotton yarn for embroidery
  • 14 mm safety eyes
  • Doll eyelashes
  • Toy stuffing
  • Needle for sewing pieces together
  • Scissors

Abbreviations

  • MR - magic ring
  • ch - chain stitch
  • sl st - slip stitch
  • shift st - shifting stitch
  • sc - single crochet
  • hdc - half double crochet
  • dc - double crochet
  • scMC - single crochet in the main color
  • scCC - single crochet in the additional color
  • inc - increase
  • dec - decrease
  • (...) x n - repeat n times

Amigurumi Plush Dinosaur Crochet Pattern

Head

Start crocheting with the additional color.

1. 6 sc in MR
2. inc x 6 (12 sc)
3. (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18 sc)
4. (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24 sc)
5-8. 24 sc
Change to the main color
9. 24 sc
10. 9 sc, inc x 6, 9 sc (30 sc)
11. 4 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 2 sc, (1 sc, inc) x 6, 2 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 4 sc (40 sc)
12. 40 sc
13. 15 sc, inc, 8 sc, inc, 15 sc (42 sc)
14. 42 sc
15. 42 sc
16. 42 sc + shift st
17. (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36 sc)
18. 36 sc
19. 2 sc, dec, (4 sc, dec) x 5, 2 sc (30 sc)
20. (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24 sc)
21. 1 sc, dec, (2 sc, dec) x 5, 1 sc (18 sc)
22. (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12 sc)
23. 6 dec

Pull the opening closed and hide the yarn tail. Insert the eyes between rounds 10 and 11, at the base of the first and last increase.

Body

Crochet with the main color.

1. 6 sc in MR
2. inc x 6 (12 sc)
3. (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18 sc)
4. (inc, 2 sc) x 6 (24 sc)
5. (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30 sc)
6. (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36 sc)
7. 3 sc, inc, (5 sc, inc) x 5, 2 sc (42 sc)
8. 42 sc
9. 7 sc, 6 sc together with the leg, 15 sc, 6 sc together with the leg, 8 sc (42 sc)
10-11. 42 sc
12. (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36 sc)
13. 12 sc, dec, 3 sc, dec, 3 sc, dec, 12 sc (33 sc)
14. 33 sc
15. 12 sc, dec, 2 sc, dec, 2 sc, dec, 11 sc (30 sc)
16-17. 30 sc
18. (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24 sc)
19. 24 sc
20. (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
21. 3 sc, 5 sc together with the arm, 4 sc, 5 sc together with the arm, 1 sc, sl st

Legs (Make 2)

Start crocheting with the additional color.

1. 7 ch, starting in the second chain from the hook: inc, 4 sc, 3 sc inc, 5 sc (14 sc)
2. 2 inc, 4 sc, 3 inc, 4 sc, inc (20 sc)
3. 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 4 sc, (1 sc, inc) x 3, 4 sc, 1 sc, inc (26 sc)
4. 11 sc, 4 hdc inc, 2 sc, 4 hdc inc, 2 sc, 4 hdc inc, 8 sc (35)
Add the main color and crochet in the back loops only
5. 11 scMC, 4 hdc dec in CC, 1 scCC, 1 scMC, 4 hdc dec in CC, 1 scCC, 1 scMC, 4 hdc dec in CC, 1 scCC, 7 scMC (26)
Continue crocheting all rounds with the main color
6. 26 sc
7. 8 sc, 7 dec, 4 sc (19 sc)
8. 7 sc, 5 dec, 2 sc (14 sc)
9. 7 sc, 2 dec, 3 sc (42 sc)
10-16. 12 sc. Crochet 2-3 more sc, fold the piece in half, and crochet 6 sc through both layers

Arms (Make 2)

Start crocheting with the additional color.

1. 6 sc in MR
2. inc x 6 (12 sc)
3. (3 sc, inc) x 3 (15 sc)
4. 5 sc, 4 hdc inc, 1 sc, 4 hdc inc, 1 sc, 4 hdc inc, 5 sc (24)
Add the main color and crochet in the back loops only
5. 5 scMC, 4 hdc dec in CC, 1 scCC, 4 hdc dec in CC, 1 scCC, 4 hdc dec in CC, 1 scCC, 5 scMC (15)
Continue crocheting all rounds with the main color
6. 15 sc
7. 4 sc, 4 dec, 3 sc (11 sc)
8. 5 sc, 1 dec, 4 sc (10 sc)
9-15. 10 sc. If needed, crochet a few more sc, fold the piece in half, and crochet 5 sc through both layers

Tail

Crochet with the main color.

1. 6 sc in MR
2. 6 sc
3. (1 sc, inc) x 3 (9 sc)
4. 9 sc
5. (2 sc, inc) x 3 (12 sc)
6. 12 sc
7. (3 sc, inc) x 3 (15 sc)
8. 15 sc
9. (4 sc, inc) x 3 (18 sc)
10. 18 sc
11. (5 sc, incMC x 3 (21 sc)
12. 21 sc
13. 8 sc, inc, 2 sc, inc, 2 sc, inc, 6 sc (24 sc)
14. 24 sc

Head Details

Shape the muzzle with thread sculpting if desired.

Crochet the arches from rounds 10 to 16 in the following order: fasten the yarn - 1 sc - 1 hdc - 1 hdc, 1 dc, 1 shift st in the same stitch - 1 hdc - 1 sc - sl st

Crochet the nostrils: fasten the yarn, work 1 sc into the same stitch, sl st

Mane: fasten the yarn in round 15, 1 sc - *1 hdc, 1 dc, 1 hdc - sl st* - 1 hdc, 1 dc, 1 hdc - 1 sl st. Repeat from * to * as many times as needed

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