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Crochet a cute dragon with this free amigurumi pattern! This amigurumi dragon and gift box is easy to make since it has a step-by-step crochet pattern with photos. The dragon can sit alone with support on the tail. When crocheting from the recommended yarn, the toy turns out to be 14 cm (5.5″).
Designed and photos by @toys_by_katerina
Translated by Amiguroom Toys
Materials:
- Yarn: YarnArt Jeans
- Hook size: 2.0 mm
- 8-9 mm half black beads foe eyes
- Black black sewing thread
- 7 mm beads with numbers (optional)
- Sewing and tapestry needles
- Scissors
- Sewing pins
- Stitch marker
- Fiberfill
Abbreviations (US terms):
R = row
mc = magic circle
ch = chain
st = stitch
sl st = slip stitch
sc = single crochet
dc = double crochet
tr = treble crochet
trtr = triple treble
Quad Tr = quadruple treble crochet
Quin Tr = quintuple treble crochet
inc = increase (2 sc in the next stitch)
dec = decrease (single crochet 2 stitches together)
F.o. = finish off
BLO = back loop only
(12) = number of stitches you should have at the end of the round/row
( )*6 = repeat whatever is between the brackets the number of times stated
Free crochet dragon pattern
Head-body (one piece)
Stuff as you go.
Make 11 ch. Make an oval starting from the 2nd ch from hook, work on both sides of the chain.
R 1: From the 2nd ch from hook: 9 sc, 3 sc in last st, turn and crochet on the opposite side of the chain: 8 sc, inc (22)
R 2: inc, 8 sc, 3 inc, 8 sc, 2 inc (28)
R 3: 1 sc, inc, 8 sc, (1 sc, inc)*3, 8 sc, (1 sc, inc)*2 (34)
R 4: 2 sc, inc, 8 sc, (2 sc, inc)*3, 8 sc, (2 sc, inc)*2 (40)
R 5: 3 sc, inc, 8 sc, (3 sc, inc)*3, 8 sc, (3 sc, inc)*2 (46)
R 6: 4 sc, inc, 8 sc, (4 sc, inc)*3, 8 sc, (4 sc, inc)*2 (52)
R 7: 5 sc, inc, 8 sc, (5 sc, inc)*3, 8 sc, (5 sc, inc)*2 (58)
R 8: 6 sc, inc, 8 sc, (6 sc, inc)*3, 8 sc, (6 sc, inc)*2 (64)
R 9-34: 64 sc (26 rows)
R 35: 6 sc, dec, 8 sc, (6 sc, dec)*3, 8 sc, (6 sc, dec)*2 (58)
R 36: 5 sc, dec, 8 sc, (5 sc, dec)*3, 8 sc, (5 sc, dec)*2 (52)
R 37: 4 sc, dec, 8 sc, (4 sc, dec)*3, 8 sc, (4 sc, dec)*2 (46)
R 38: 3 sc, dec, 8 sc, (3 sc, dec)*3, 8 sc, (3 sc, dec)*2 (40)
R 39: 2 sc, dec, 8 sc, (2 sc, dec)*3, 8 sc, (2 sc, dec)*2 (34)
R 40: 1 sc, dec, 8 sc, (1 sc, dec)*3, 8 sc, (1 sc, dec)*2 (28)
Sew the top opening closed.
F.o.
Arms (make 2)
Start with white yarn:
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (inc)*6 (12)
R 3: 12 sc
Change to main color yarn:
R 4-18: 12 sc (15 rows)
Stuff ⅓ full.
Fold top of arm flat and 6 sc through both sides across.
F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.
Legs (make 2)
Start with white yarn:
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (inc)*6 (12)
R 3: 12 sc
Change to main color yarn:
R 4-13: 12 sc (10 rows)
Crochet additional 5 sc.
Stuff ⅓ full.
Fold top of leg flat and 6 sc through both sides across.
F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.
Muzzle
With main color yarn:
Make 11 ch. Make an oval starting from the 2nd ch from hook, work on both sides of the chain.
R 1: From the 2nd ch from hook: 9 sc, 3 sc in last st, turn and crochet on the opposite side of the chain: 8 sc, inc (22)
R 2: inc, 8 sc, 3 inc, 8 sc, 2 inc (28)
R 3: 1 sc, inc, 8 sc, (1 sc, inc)*3, 8 sc, (1 sc, inc)*2 (34)
R 4-5: 34 sc (2 rows)
R 6: (6 sc, dec)*4, 2 sc (30)
F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.
Sew the muzzle to the body between R 15 and R 19. Put some stuffing inside the muzzle before you finish.
Tail
With main color yarn:
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: 6 sc
R 3: (1 sc, inc)*3 (9)
R 4-20: 9 sc (17 rows)
R 20: (2 sc, inc)*3 (12)
R 21-24: 12 sc (4 rows)
Fold top of tail flat and 6 sc through both sides across.
F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.
Ears (make 2)
With additional color yarn:
In magic circle: (2 ch, 3 dtr, 2 ch, sl st)*2
Pull the magic circle closed and leave a long tail for sewing.
Bow for a tail
With additional color yarn:
In magic circle: (3 ch, 4 trtr, 3 ch, sl st)*2
Pull the magic circle closed and leave a long tail for sewing.
Wings (make 2)
Crochet with YarnArt Jeans in two threads and 3.5 mm crochet hook:
In magic circle: 4 ch, trtr, Quad Tr, 2 Quin Tr, 8 ch, sl st
Pull the magic circle closed and leave a long tail for sewing.
Eye whites (make 2)
With white yarn:
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (inc)*6 (12)
F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.
Hat
Start with white yarn:
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (inc)*6 (12)
R 3: (1 sc, inc)*6 (18)
R 4: 18 sc
R 5: (1 sc, dec)*6 (12)
R 6: (dec)*6 (6)
Change to red/green yarn:
R 7: 6 sc
R 8: (1 sc, inc)*3 (9)
R 9: (2 sc, inc)*3 (12)
R 10: 12 sc
R 11: (3 sc, inc)*3 (15)
R 12: (4 sc, inc)*3 (18)
R 13: 18 sc
R 14: (5 sc, inc)*3 (21)
R 15: (6 sc, inc)*3 (24)
R 16: (7 sc, inc)*3 (27)
Change to white yarn:
R 17: 27 sc
F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.
Gift box
Bottom part
With red/green yarn:
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (inc) *6 (12)
R 3: (1 sc, inc) *6 (18)
R 4: (2 sc, inc) *6 (24)
R 5: (3 sc, inc)*6 (30)
R 6: BLO: 30 sc
R 7-15: 30 sc (9 rows)
F.o.
Top cover
With red/green yarn:
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (inc) *6 (12)
R 3: (1 sc, inc)*6 (18)
R 4: (2 sc, inc)*6 (24)
R 5: (3 sc, inc)*6 (30)
R 6: (4 sc, inc)*6 (36)
R 7: BLO: 36 sc
R 8: 36 sc
F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.
Sew the top cover to the bottom part. Put some stuffing inside the box before you finish.
Flower for the gift box
With white yarn:
Make 12 ch. From the 2nd ch from hook: inc in every stitch to the end of row (22)
Form the flower shape and sew it on the top of the gift box.
Using a sewing thread that matches the gift box color, sew beads with numbers on the gift box.
Assembly
Sew the legs to the body in the last row (R 40), the arms on the sides of the body between R 22 and R 27 as shown in the photo.
Sew the gift box to the arms.
Sew the muzzle to the head between R 15 and R 19.
Sew the eye whites above the muzzle and glue plastic eyes on them.
Using a black sewing thread (in two thread), embroider eyebrows and a mouth.
Sew the ears on the sides of the head between R 7 and R 8.
Sew the tail to the back of the body between R 28 and R 33, the bow to the end of the tail.
Spikes
With additional color yarn:
Attach the additional color yarn to the top (at the level of the forehead) and crochet 1 sc in every st on the head and back.
Turn and work: (skip 1 st, 5 dc in one st, skip 1 st, sl st)* repeat to the end of the row.
Sew the wings on the back between R 22 and R 23.
Sew the hat on the side.
