Adorable Amigurumi - Cute and Quirky Crocheted Critters. Erin Clark
the Baby Dragon
Abbreviations
Ch: Chain
JWSS: Join With Slip Stitch
JWSC: Join with Single Crochet
JWDC: Join with Double Crochet
SC: Single Crochet
2SC: Single Crochet Twice in Same Stitch
2SCtog: Crochet two stitches together
3SCtog: Crochet three stitches together
HDC: Half Double Crochet
2HDC: Half Double Crochet Twice in Same Stitch
DC: Double Crochet
2DC: Double Crochet Twice in Same Stitch
-*-: Repeat indicated directions
Materials
G hook
Approximately 5 oz for body, arms, snout, legs, tail
Approximately 2 oz for tummy, and bottom of snout
Approximately .5 oz white for eyes
Approximately .5 oz black for eyes
Approximately .5 oz for horns
Approx. 1 cup of beans for legs (optional)
Polyfill
Dimensions of the finished Dragon:
10¾ inches tall (27 cm),
Body width 3.5 inches (9 cm),
Head length 5 inches (13 cm)
Dragon Body
Foundation: Ch 2 SC 6 in first Ch made
Row 1: 2SC in each SC across
Row 2: *SC 1 2SC in next* across
Row 3: *SC 2 2SC in next* across
Row 4: *SC 3 2SC in next* across
Row 5: *SC 4 2SC in next* across
Row 6: *SC 5 2SC in next* across
Row 7: *SC 6 2SC in next* across
Row 8–11: SC across
Row 12: *SC 14 2SCtog* across
Row 13: SC across
Row 14: *SC 8 2SC* across
Row 15: SC cross
Row 16: *SC 9 2SC* across
Row 17–19: SC across
Row 20: *SC 9 2SCtog* across
Row 21: *SC 8 2SCtog* across
Row 22: *SC 7 2SCtog* across
Row 23: *SC 6 2SCtog* across
Row 24: *SC 5 2SCtog* across
Row 25: *SC 4 2SCtog* across
Row 26: *SC 3 2SCtog* across
Row 27–29: SC across
Row 30: *SC 3 2SC* across
Row 31–32: SC across
Row 33: *SC 4 2SC* across
Row 34: *SC 5 2SC* across
Row 35: *SC 6 2SC* across
Row 36–38: SC across
Row 39: *SC 7 2SC* across
Row 40: *SC 8 2SC* across
Row 41: SC across
Row 42: Ch 8 Skip next 8 SCs SC in remaining across
Row 43: SC across (including each Ch space)
Row 44: *SC 8 2SCtog* across
Row 45: *SC 7 2SCtog* across
Row 46: *SC 6 2SCtog* across
Row 47: *SC 5 2SCtog* across
Row 48: *SC 4 2SCtog* across
Row 49: *SC 3 2SCtog* across
Row 50: *SC 2 2SCtog* across
Row 51: *SC 1 2SCtog* across
Row 52: SC all together.
Stuff the head with more stuffing towards the front, forming a face, stuff the body in the same manner, leaving room at the bottom for about a cup of beans.
FINISH.
**Often times the body will appear to be much smaller than the head, but once everything is stuffed and the legs are sewn on it will look right.
Eyes (Make 2)
Foundation: With Black Ch 2 SC 6 in first Ch made
Row 1: 2SC in each SC across
Row 2: SC 2 Ch 1 SC in same space and next 5 Ch 1 SC in same space and in next six
Row 3: *Right eye—With white JWDC to bottom right Ch 1 space (counts as first DC)
{DC 1 2DC} twice HDC 1 2HDC in next {SC 1 2SC in next} twice
*LEFT EYE—With white JWSC to bottom right Ch 1 space (counts as first SC) {2SC SC 1} twice 2HDC HDC 1 {2DC DC 1} twice
EDGING—using black SC across bottom of eye (9 total)
FINISH—Use white to stitch highlights onto pupil
Tummy
Foundation: Ch 6
Row 1: SC in second Ch from hook and across
Row 2: 2SC SC 3 2SC
Row 3: SC across
Row 4: 2SC SC 5 2SC
Row 5: 2SC SC 7 2SC
Row 6: SC across
Row 7: 2SC SC 9 2SC
Row 8–11: SC across
Row 12: 2SCtog SC 9 2SCtog
Row 13: SC across
Row 14: 2SCtog SC 7 2SCtog
Row 15–16: SC across
Row 17: 2SCtog SC 5 2SCtog
Row 18: 2SCtog SC 3 2SCtog
Row 19–21: SC across
Row 22: 2SCtog SC 1 2SCtog
Row 23: 3SCtog
TO
FINISH Ch 1 Reverse SC (Crab stitch) all around piece (roughly 35 depending on your spacing, it being even is more important than how many stitches you have).
Fingers (Make 8)
Foundation: Ch 2 SC 6 in first Ch made
Row 1–3: SC across
FINISH
Arms (Make 2)
*Join three of the fingers together with one SC each, leaving two stitches between joins.*
Row 1: JWSC in the third of the 5 stitches on the end finger
SC