Triceratops

Free Triceratops crochet pattern by Halime Özel @handmade_by_halime.

With this pattern, you can crochet an amigurumi Triceratops dinosaur. Any acrylic, cotton, or cotton-blend yarn and a matching crochet hook will work. The author recommends using 100% cotton yarn.

Materials and Tools

• Yarn
• Crochet hook
• Toy stuffing
• Sewing needle for attaching parts
• Scissors

Abbreviations

• MR - magic ring
• ch - chain stitch
• sl st - slip stitch
• sc - single crochet
• hdc - half double crochet
• inc - increase
• dec - decrease
• (...) x n - repeat n times

Amigurumi Crochet Triceratops Pattern

Head

Use the main color yarn.

Row 1: 6 sc in MR (6)
Row 2: (inc) x 6 (12)
Row 3: (inc) x 12 (24)
Row 4: (1 sc, inc) x 12 (36)
Row 5: (1 sc, inc) x 18 (54)
Row 6: 12 sc, (4 hdc, hdc - inc) x 6, 12 sc (60)
Row 7: 12 sc, 36 hdc, 12 sc (60)
Row 8: Fold the piece: join the first 12 sc and the last 12 sc, as shown in the picture on the right. Then crochet (5 hdc, hdc - inc) x 6 (54). Sl st in the next stitch. Fasten off and hide the yarn tail. Also secure the tail left from the ch stitches. Change color.
Row 9: (2 sc, make 2 ch, 1 sl st in the 2nd ch from hook) repeat in every stitch. You should get 21 "spikes". (You will crochet spikes only into the hdc stitches from Row 8. Skip sc stitches.) Sl st into the same base stitch, fasten off, and hide the yarn tail. Lightly stuff the piece.

Body

Use the main color yarn.

Row 1: 4 sc in MR (4)
Row 2: (1 sc, inc) x 2 (6)
Row 3: 6 sc (6)
Row 4: 2 sc, (inc) x 2, 2 sc (8)
Row 5: 2 sc, (1 sc, inc) x 2, 2 sc (10)
Row 6: dec, 3 sc, (inc) x 2, 3 sc (11)
Row 7: dec, 4 sc, (inc) x 2, 3 sc (12)
Row 8: dec, 4 sc, (inc) x 2, 2 sc, dec (12)

Stuff the tail lightly. Use scissors to help shape it if needed.

Row 9: 5 sc, inc, 2 sc, inc, 3 sc (14)
Row 10: 7 sc, (inc) x 2, 5 sc (16)
Row 11: 8 sc, (inc) x 2, 6 sc (18)
Row 12: 8 sc, inc, 2 sc, inc, 6 sc (20)
Row 13: 10 sc, (inc) x 4, 6 sc (24)
Row 14: 10 sc, (inc, 1 sc) x 4, 6 sc (28)
Row 15: 10 sc, (2 sc, inc) x 4, 6 sc (32)
Rows 16-18: 32 sc for 3 rows (32)
Row 19: 10 sc, (inc, 3 sc) x 4, 6 sc (36)
Row 20: 36 sc (36)
Row 21: 10 sc, (4 sc, inc) x 4, 6 sc (40)
Row 22: 40 sc (40)
Row 23: 10 sc, (inc, 5 sc) x 4, 6 sc (44)
Rows 24-30: 44 sc for 7 rows (44)
Row 31: 10 sc, (5 sc, dec) x 4, 6 sc (40)
Row 32: 20 sc, (dec) x 6, 8 sc (34)

Stuff the piece firmly. Make sure the shape stays even and keep stuffing as you crochet.

Row 33: 20 sc, (dec) x 4, 6 sc (30)
Row 34: (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
Rows 35-38: 24 sc for 4 rows (24)
Row 39: (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
Row 40: (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)
Row 41: 12 sc (12)
Row 42: (dec) x 6 (6)

Cut the yarn and leave a long tail for sewing. Using a needle, pull the tail out around Row 40. You will sew the head at this point.

Large Horn

Use white yarn.

Row 1: 4 sc in MR (4)
Row 2: 4 sc (4)
Row 3: 1 sc, (inc) x 2, 1 sc (6)
Row 4: 1 sc, (inc) x 4, 1 sc (10), sl st in the next stitch.

Cut the yarn and leave a long tail for sewing. Do not stuff.

Small Horn (make 2)

Use white yarn.

Row 1: 4 sc in MR (4)
Row 2: inc, 3 sc (5)
Row 3: 5 sc (5), sl st in the next stitch.

Cut the yarn and leave a long tail for sewing. Do not stuff.

Cheeks (make 2)

Use pink yarn.

Row 1: 6 sc in MR (6)

Skip the next sc and make a sl st in the following stitch. Cut the yarn and leave a long tail for sewing.

Legs (make 4)

Use the main color yarn.

Row 1: 6 sc in MR (6)
Row 2: (1 sc, inc) x 3 (9)
Rows 3-4: 9 sc for 2 rows (9), sl st in the next stitch.

Cut the yarn and leave a long tail for sewing. Stuff the piece.

Large Spot (make 2)

Use yarn in a contrasting color.

Row 1: 6 sc in MR (6)
Row 2: (inc) x 6 (12)
Row 3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)

Skip the next sc and make a sl st in the following stitch. Cut the yarn and leave a long tail for sewing.

Small Spot (make 2)

Use yarn in a contrasting color.

Row 1: 6 sc in MR (6)
Row 2: (inc) x 6 (12)

Skip the next sc and make a sl st in the following stitch. Cut the yarn and leave a long tail for sewing.

Assembly

Sew the large horn to the tip of the nose. Sew the small horns to each side of the head between Rows 3 and 4. Sew the cheeks to each side of the head between Rows 6 and 7.

Embroider the eyes with black thread on the sides of the head. Sew the front body part to the middle of the back of the head (where you stuffed it) and stitch around the neck. Use the photo to position everything correctly. Sew the legs to the bottom of the body. The legs are attached between Rows 19-22 and Rows 26-29. Sew one large and one small spot to the body, and two more on the other side. On the author's toy, the spots are placed around Rows 17-21 and 23-28.