Difficulty Level: Intermediate

Using this description, you can crochet a plush triceratops in a shell with a crochet hook. Any plush yarn and suitable hook are suitable for amigurumi. You need two colors for one toy: the main one and an additional one for the horns, nose, and shell. You can make a boy triceratops in a purple shade or a girl triceratops in pink. The horns are crocheted directly onto the head.

Materials and Tools:

• Plush yarn: main color (quarter) and white (for the egg and horns)
• Hook 4 mm
• 6 mm toy eyes
• Stuffing for toys
• Markers for knitting
• Pins
• Needle for sewing parts
• Scissors

Abbreviations:

• KA — amigurumi ring
• ch — chain
• sl st — slip stitch
• sc — single crochet
• inc — increase
• dec — decrease
• (…) x n — repeat n times

Amigurumi Mini-Dino in an Egg Crochet Pattern

Head:
Insert eyes between rows 3 and 4.

1. Make 3 ch, in the second loop from the hook: 1 sc, 3 sc in 1, 1 sc, 3 sc in 1. (8)
2. 2 sc, inc, 3 sc, inc, 1 sc (10) increases go along the sides.
3. 3 sc, inc x 3, 4 sc (13) increases go from the top, in the center.
4. 13 sc
5. 4 sc, inc x 5, 4 sc (18)
6. 3 sc, 12 sc in back loops only, 3 sc (18)
7. (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)
8. dec x 6 (6)

Pull the hole tight, secure the thread, cut it, and hide it.

Attach the thread to the 6th row, hold the knitting face to yourself. Attach the thread to the first loop, starting with the second loop.

1. 11 sc in front loops. At the end, make 2 ch and make a sl st in the third loop from the hook.
2. Next sl st, sl st, 3 ch and knit in sl st from where the ch started (a “circle” was obtained). Repeat 6 times.

Crochet the horns on the head and nose.
To do this, attach the thread to point 1, and knit a triangle with single crochets. 1-2-3-1 Should get 3 sc. Next, knit around 2 sc, sl st, secure the thread, tighten the hole, hide and cut the thread. Similarly, knit the second horn and the horn on the nose.

Legs (2 parts):

1. 4 sc in KA (4)
2. inc x 4 (8)
3. 8 sc (8)
4. 2 sc, dec x 2, 2 sc (6)
5. 2 sc, dec, 2 sc (5)
   6-7. 5 sc (2 rows)

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