Difficulty Level: Intermediat

You can crochet this plush dragon using this description. The recommended yarn is Himalaya Dolphin Baby or its equivalents. You’ll need two colors. The author suggests using shades of green, but you can substitute with any other colors. All parts are crocheted in a spiral except for the belly, which is crocheted in rows. The legs and tail are crocheted as part of the body. The crest is crocheted directly onto the head.

The toy turns out quite large — about 25-30 cm.

Materials and Tools:

• Yarn: Himalaya Dolphin Baby in 80360 (dark green) and 80359 (light green)
• Hook: 4-4.5 mm
• Eyes: 12 mm safety eyes
• Stuffing: Fiberfill
• Markers: For counting stitches
• Pins: For assembling
• Needle: For sewing parts together
• Scissors

Abbreviations:

• MC: Magic circle
• ch: Chain stitch
• sl st: Slip stitch
• sc: Single crochet
• dc: Double crochet
• inc: Increase
• dec: Decrease
• (…) x n: Repeat n times

Instructions:

Upper Arms (Make 2):

• Use Himalaya Dolphin Baby in 80360.

1. 6 sc in MC
2. 6 inc (12)
   3-4. 12 sc
3. 3 dec, 6 sc (9)
   6-12. 9 sc

• Fold in half and sc 4 across both sides. Leave a 10 cm tail and fasten off.

Lower Legs (Make 2):

• Start with color 80359 for the foot.

1. 6 sc in MC
2. 6 inc (12)
3. (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)

• Switch to the main color 80360.

1. 18 sc through the back loops only
2. 18 sc
3. (1 sc, dec) x 3, 9 sc (15)
4. (1 sc, dec) x 3, 6 sc (12)
   8-12. 12 sc
5. 11 sc, fold in half and sc 6 across both sides. Leave a 10 cm tail and fasten off.

Head:

• Use Himalaya Dolphin Baby in 80360. Place the eyes in the 5th round.

1. 7 ch
2. From the second ch: inc, 4 sc, 3 sc in the last ch, continue on the other side with 5 sc (14)
3. 2 inc, 4 sc, 2 inc, 6 sc (18)
4. 18 sc
5. 4 sc, 6 inc, 8 sc (24)
6. 4 sc, (1 sc, inc) x 6, 8 sc (30)
7. (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
   8-12. 36 sc
8. (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
9. (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
10. (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
11. (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)
12. 6 dec (6)

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