Dino Free Crochet Pattern

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YARN: Light (3) Aquamarine, Terra Cotta; Classic Cotton Thread in Black

MATERIALS: D – 3.25 mm Hook; Poly Filling

DIMENSION: H. 9” x L. 4.5” x W. 2.5”

ABBREVIATIONS: magic ring (mr), stitch (st), slip stitch (sl st), single crochet (sc),

double crochet (dc), back loop only (BLO), fasten off (F/O)

SKILL LEVEL: Beginner

INSTRUCTIONS: work in rounds

(join with a sl st and ch 1 at the end of each round) unless otherwise instructed.

LEGS & BODY (aquamarine yarn)

Make two:

Rnd 1: 8 sc in a mr (8)

Rnd 2: sc inc around (16)

Rnd 3: (1 sc, 1 sc inc) rep around (24)

Rnd 4: (3 sc, 1 sc inc) rep around (30)

Rnd 5: working in BLO, sc even (30)

Rnd 6 – 7: working in both loops now, sc even (30)

Do not cut the yarn once you have crocheted the 2nd leg, ch 2 instead.

Merge the 2 legs together:

Rnd 8: join the yarn to any one st of the last round of the 1st leg, work 1 sc into the same st, then work 29 sc, (keep working into the 2 chains in between the legs), 2 dc, (keep working on the 2nd leg), 30 sc, (keep working into the 2 chains in between the legs), 2 dc (64)

Rnd 9: (7 sc, 1 sc inc) rep around (72)

Rnd 10: sc even (72)

Rnd 11: (8 sc, 1 sc inc) rep around (80)

Rnd 12 – 14: sc even (80)

Rnd 15: (8 sc, 1 sc dec) rep around (72)

Rnd 16 – 19: sc even (72)

Rnd 20: (7 sc, 1 sc dec) rep around (64)

Rnd 21 – 25: sc even (64)

Rnd 26: (6 sc, 1 sc dec) rep around (56)

Rnd 27 – 28: sc even (56); start stuffing the body

Rnd 29: (5 sc, 1 sc dec) rep around (48)

Rnd 30: sc even (48)

Rnd 31: (4 sc, 1 sc dec) rep around (40)

Rnd 32: (2 sc, 1 sc dec) rep around (30)

Rnd 33: (1 sc, 1 sc dec) rep around (20)

Rnd 34: sc dec around (10); finish stuffing the body firmly

Rnd 35: sc dec around (5)

Embroider the marks on the back of the body, with terra cotta yarn.

TAIL (aquamarine yarn)

Rnd 1: 4 sc in a mr (4)

Rnd 2: (1 sc, 1 sc inc) rep twice (6)

Rnd 3: sc even (6)

Rnd 4: (2 sc, 1 sc inc) rep twice (8)

Rnd 5: sc even (8)

Rnd 6: (3 sc, 1 sc inc) rep twice (10)

Rnd 7: sc even (10)

Rnd 8: (4 sc, 1 sc inc) rep twice (12)

Rnd 9 – 10: sc even (12)

Rnd 11: (5 sc, 1 sc inc) rep twice (14)

Rnd 12: sc even (14)

Rnd 13: (6 sc, 1 sc inc) rep twice (16)

Rnd 14: sc even (16)

Rnd 15: (7 sc, 1 sc inc) rep twice (18)

F/O and leave a long strand of yarn to sew the tail to the back of the body, between rnds # 7-15; stuff the tail before attaching it to the body.

HEAD (aquamarine yarn)

Rnd 1: 7 sc in a mr (7)

Rnd 2: sc inc around (14)

Rnd 3: (1 sc, 1 sc inc) rep around (21)

Rnd 4: sc even (21)

Rnd 5: (2 sc, 1 sc inc) rep around (28)

Rnd 6 – 9: sc even (28)

Rnd 10: (2 sc, 1 sc dec) rep around (21)

Rnd 11: 7 sc, 4 sc dec, 6 sc (17)

Rnd 12: (1 sc dec, 1 sc) rep 5 times (11)

Rnd 13: 4 sc, 1 sc dec, 5 sc (10)

Rnd 14 – 15: sc even (10)

F/O and leave a long strand of yarn to sew the head to the front of the body, between rnds # 9-14; stuff the head firmly before sewing it to the body.

Embroider the eyes (between rnds # 3-7), with black cotton thread.

Embroider the mouth (between rnds # 2-8), with black cotton thread.

Embroider the cheeks below the eyes (between rnds # 6-9), with terra cotta yarn.

SPIKES (terra cotta yarn; make 6)

Rnd 1: 8 sc in a mr (8)

Rnd 2: (3 sc, 1 sc inc) rep twice (10)

Rnd 3: sc even (10)

Rnd 4: (4 sc, 1 sc inc) rep twice (12)

F/O and leave a long strand of yarn to sew the spikes along the length of the body.

Do not stuff the spikes, flatten them instead before attaching them to the body.

All Finished.