Free Master Class on Crocheting the Baby Dragon “Kroshka Drakoshka” by Alexandra Umnikova (@a_igruami)
In this tutorial, you can crochet a baby dragon using a 2 mm crochet hook and semi-cotton yarn, such as YarnArt Jeans. The head and body are crocheted as one piece, while the legs, arms, horns, and tail are sewn on. The spikes are crocheted onto the finished body. The belly is embroidered with stripes in the same color as the crest.
The finished toy will be approximately the size of a palm. By using thicker yarn, the height of the dragon will be larger.
Materials and Tools:
- Yarn: YarnArt Jeans
- 01-white (for eyes and horns)
- 29-green (main color, 1 skein)
- 35-yellow (for spikes)
- 53-black (for embroidering eyebrows and snout)
- Crochet hook: 2-2.25 mm
- Safety eyes (6 mm)
- Toy stuffing
- Stitch markers
- Pins
- Needle for attaching parts
- Scissors
- All necessary items can be purchased here.
Abbreviations:
- KA — magic ring
- ch — chain stitch
- sl st — slip stitch
- sc — single crochet
- inc — increase
- dec — decrease
- (…) x n — repeat n times
Instructions for Crocheting the Amigurumi Baby Dragon “Kroshka Drakoshka”:
Body:
Start crocheting the body. Then, without cutting the yarn, move on to the head.
- 6 sc in KA (6)
- 6 inc (12)
- (sc, inc) x 6 (18)
- (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
- (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
- (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
7-12. 36 sc (6 rows) - (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
- 30 sc
- (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
- 24 sc
- (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
- 18 sc
Head:
Now, let’s crochet the head:
- (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
- (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
- (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
- (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42)
23-31. 42 sc (9 rows) - (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)
- 36 sc
- (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
- 30 sc
- (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
- 24 sc
- (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
Note:
- Fill the body with stuffing as you crochet.
- Insert the eyes between rows 29 and 30, 7 sc apart. After placing the eyes, the distance between them should be 5 sc.
- Tighten the eyes.
Snout:
- 6 sc in KA (6)
- 6 inc (12)
- (sc, inc) x 6 (18)
- 18 sc
At the end of crocheting, secure the yarn and leave a long tail for attaching to the head. Do not stuff the snout.
Ears (2 details):
- 6 sc in KA (6)
- 6 inc (12)
3-4. 12 sc (2 rows)
At the end of crocheting, fold the detail in half and crochet 6 sc through both sides. Then, fold it again and crochet 3 sc through both sides. Leave a long tail of yarn for attaching the ears to the head. To prevent the ears from sticking out, attach them to the head from the inside.
Horns (2 details):
- 6 sc in KA (6)
- (sc, inc) x 3 (9)
3-4. 9 sc (2 rows)
At the end of crocheting, leave a long tail for attaching the horns to the head. Stuff them lightly while attaching.
Arms (2 details):
- 6 sc in KA (6)
- 6 inc (12)
3-4. 12 sc (2 rows) - 3 dec, 6 sc (9)
6-9. 9 sc (4 rows)
Note:
- Lightly stuff the arms from the bottom, so the stuffing is not visible at the top.
- At the end of crocheting, fold the detail in half and crochet 4 sc through both sides. Secure the yarn and leave a long tail for attaching the arms to the body.
- Attach the arms to the body from the inside to prevent them from sticking out.
Legs (2 details):
- 6 sc in KA (6)
- 6 inc (12)
3-4. 12 sc (2 rows)
At the end of crocheting, secure the yarn and leave a long tail for attaching the legs to the body. Lightly stuff the legs while attaching them.
Tail:
- 6 sc in KA (6)
- (sc, inc) x 3 (9)
- 9 sc
- (2 sc, inc) x 3 (12)
- 12 sc
- (3 sc, inc) x 3 (15)
- 15 sc
- (4 sc, inc) x 3 (18)
- 18 sc
Note:
- At the end of crocheting, secure the yarn and leave a long tail for attaching the tail to the body.
- Stuff the tail with stuffing while attaching it to the body.
Spikes:
Make a chain of 36 ch (your number of ch may vary). Then, starting from the third ch from the hook, crochet 3 sl sts in one stitch, then crochet one sl st in the next two stitches. Continue this pattern with 2 ch and 3 sl sts in the next stitch, and so on until the end of the chain. At the end of crocheting, secure the yarn and leave a long tail for attaching the spikes. Attach the spikes starting from the head.
Your baby dragon is ready! Please make sure to tag the author on social media @a_igruami.
