Difficulty Level: Medium
Using this description, you can crochet a small dragon from acrylic yarn. Any acrylic yarn is suitable for amigurumi. The author recommends using Children’s Novelty yarn and a suitable hook. The toy’s body is seamless. The muzzle and wings are sewn on. The dragon’s crest is crocheted directly on the body. Decorative stripes are embroidered on the belly. Use any colors (2 pieces). The toy can be made as a keychain.
Finished toy size — about 8-10 cm.
Materials and tools:
- Children’s Novelty yarn: main color and additional color (for the muzzle and crest)
- Hook 2-2.5 mm
- Toy eyes 6 mm
- Toy stuffing
- Stitch markers
- Pins
- Needle for sewing parts
- Scissors
Abbreviations:
- MR — magic ring
- ch — chain stitch
- sl st — slip stitch
- sc — single crochet
- dc — double crochet
- hdc — half double crochet
- inc — increase
- dec — decrease
- (…) x n — repeat n times
Crocheting description for amigurumi baby dragon
We are crocheting a souvenir – the symbol of 2024. The body will be seamless.
Hands (2 pieces), slightly stuffed at the beginning:
- 6 sc in MR
- (inc, sc) x 3 = 9 sc
- 9 sc
- 3 sc, 2 dec, 2 sc = 7 sc
5-7. 7 sc (3 rows)
Fold in half and crochet 3 sc.
Legs-body:
- 6 sc in MR
- 6 inc = 12 sc
- 12 sc in back loop only
- 4 sc, 2 dec, 4 sc = 10 sc
One leg is ready. Make the second leg the same + 3 sc, make 3 ch and join the legs. - 10 sc on one leg, 3 sc on the chain, 10 sc on the second leg, 3 sc on the chain = 26 sc
- Crochet in the round, on the belly 4 inc = 30 sc
Stuff as you go. - (4 sc, inc) x 6 = 36 sc
- 36 sc
- (4 sc, dec) x 6 = 30 sc
- 30 sc
- (3 sc, dec) x 6 = 24 sc
- 24 sc
- 24 sc
- 18 sc here we crochet the hands on the sides
- 18 sc
- (1 sc, dec) x 6 = 12 sc
- 12 sc
- 12 inc in front loop only = 24 sc
- (3 sc, inc) x 6 = 30 sc
- 30 sc
- 30 sc
- 30 sc
- (3 sc, dec) x 6 = 24 sc
- 24 sc
- 24 sc
Insert the eyes between rows 23 and 24. - (2 sc, dec) x 6 = 18 sc
- 18 sc
- (sc, dec) x 6 = 12 sc
- 6 dec
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