Baby Dinosaur Free Pattern

 

Materials

• 1 skein of Amigurumi soft yarn in color 5442 (nature)
• 1 skein of Amigurumi soft yarn in color 5072 (mirante)
• Fiberfill stuffing
• 2.5 mm crochet hook
• 12 mm safety eyes
• Tapestry needle
• Pins

Abbreviations

• MR: Magic ring
• Ch: Chain
• Sc: Single crochet
• Inc: Increase
• Dec: Decrease
• Hdc: Half double crochet
• BLO: Back loop only
• FLO: Front loop only

Legs (make 2) and Body

Start with mirante green color.  
1. MR with 6 sc (6)  
2. Inc around (12)  
3. 1 sc, 1 inc around (18)  
4. 5 sc, 1 inc around (21)  
5. Sc around in BLO (21)  
6. Sc around (21)  

Switch to nature green color.  
7 to 12. Sc around for 12 rows (21)  

Fasten off the first leg, but don’t fasten off the second one.  
Make 4 chains and join the two parts with 1 sc. (This stitch will be the first of the round.)  
13. 20 sc, 4 sc in the chains (front part), 21 sc, 4 sc in the chains (back part) (50)  
14 to 17. Sc around for 4 rows (50)  
18. 8 sc, 1 dec around (45)  
19 to 20. Sc around (45)  
21. 7 sc, 1 dec around (40)  
22 to 23. Sc around (40)  
24. 6 sc, 1 dec around (35)  
25 to 26. Sc around (35)  
27. 5 sc, 1 dec around (30)  
28 to 29. Sc around (30)  
30. 4 sc, 1 dec around (25)  
31 to 32. Sc around (25)  

Head

Using nature green color:  
1. MR with 6 sc (6)  
2. Inc around (12)  
3. 1 sc, 1 inc around (18)  
4. 2 sc, 1 inc around (24)  
5. 3 sc, 1 inc around (30)  
6 to 7. Sc around  
8. 4 sc, 1 inc around in FLO (36)  
9. 5 sc, 1 inc around (42)  
10. 6 sc, 1 inc around (48)  
11. 7 sc, 1 inc around (54)  
12. 8 sc, 1 inc around (60)  
13 to 18. Sc around (60)  
19. 8 sc, 1 dec around (54)  
20. 7 sc, 1 dec around (48)  
21. 6 sc, 1 dec around (42)  
22. 5 sc, 1 dec around (36)  
23. 4 sc, 1 dec around (30)  
24. 3 sc, 1 dec around (24)  
25. 2 sc, 1 dec around (18)  
26. 1 sc, 1 dec around (12)  
27. Dec around (6)  

Nose Horn

Using mirante green color:  
1. MR with 6 sc (6)  
2. 1 sc, 1 inc around (9)  
3 to 4. Sc around (9)  

Forehead Horns (make 2)

Using mirante green color:  
1. MR with 6 sc (6)  
2 to 3. Sc around (6)  

Head Horn

Start with nature green color.  
1. Ch 50, turn back from the third chain.  
2. 11 hdc, 1 inc 4 times  
3. Turn, ch 2, 12 hdc, 1 inc 4 times  
4. Turn, ch 1, switch to mirante green color.  
5. 13 sc, 1 popcorn stitch 3 times, 13 sc  

Head Assembly

- Position the eyes from the 7th row, with 8 stitches between them.  
- Embroider the eyelids to give expression.  
- Center the nose horn and sew it from the 3rd row.  
- Embroider the nostrils next to the horn, leaving two stitches between them.  
- Sew the forehead horns in line with the eyes, starting from the 13th row.  
- Sew the head horn 2 rows above the forehead horns.  

Spot

1. Ch 10  
2. 8 sc, 2 inc, 7 sc, 1 inc (21)  
3. 1 inc, 8 sc, 2 inc, 9 sc, 1 inc (25)  
4. 2 inc, 8 sc, 4 inc, 9 sc, 2 inc (33)  
Fasten off and sew onto the body.  

Arms

1. MR with 6 sc (6)  
2. Inc around (12)  
3. 1 sc, 1 inc around (18)  
4. Sc around in BLO (18)  
5. Sc around (18)  

Switch to nature green color.  
6 to 14. Sc around for 9 rows (18)  
15. 1 dec, 16 sc (17)  
16. 1 dec, 15 sc (16)  
Fasten off and sew onto the body.  

Tail

1. MR with 6 sc (6)  
2. 1 sc, 1 inc around (9)  
3. 2 sc, 1 inc around (12)  
4. 3 sc, 1 inc around (15)  
5 to 7. Sc around (15)  
Fasten off and sew onto the body.  

Now, just sew all the parts together, and your dinosaur is ready!