Adorable Crochet Mini Dragon with Strawberry Amigurumi Pattern

Crochet Pattern: Adorable Crochet Mini Dragon with Strawberry Amigurumi Pattern

Materials

• Sport weight cotton yarn in Sage Green, Cream, Rusty Orange, Red, and Forest Green
• 2.0 mm crochet hook
• 6 mm safety eyes
• Black embroidery floss
• Polyester fiberfill stuffing
• Yarn needle, scissors, and stitch markers

Abbreviations

• ch – chain
• sc – single crochet
• inc – increase (2 sc in one stitch)
• dec – decrease (sc 2 together)
• st(s) – stitch(es)
• Rnd – round
• sl st – slip stitch

Instructions

Head: Using Sage Green yarn, make a magic ring. Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring (6). Rnd 2: 6 inc (12). Rnd 3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18). Rnd 4: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24). Rnd 5: (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30). Rnds 6-11: sc in each st around (30). Place safety eyes between Rnds 9 and 10, about 6 stitches apart. Rnd 12: (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24). Rnd 13: (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18). Stuff the head firmly. Rnd 14: (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12). Rnd 15: 6 dec (6). Fasten off and weave in the yarn end.

Snout: Using Sage Green yarn, chain 5. Rnd 1: Start in the second chain from hook: 3 sc, 3 sc in the last chain. Turn to work along the opposite side of the chain: 2 sc, inc (10). Rnd 2: inc, 2 sc, 3 inc, 2 sc, 2 inc (16). Rnd 3: sc in each stitch around (16). Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Embroider a cute mouth using black thread and sew the snout to the lower middle part of the head, adding a tiny bit of stuffing inside before closing.

Body: Using Sage Green yarn, make a magic ring. Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring (6). Rnd 2: 6 inc (12). Rnd 3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18). Rnd 4: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24). Rnds 5-9: sc in each st around (24). Rnd 10: (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18). Rnds 11-12: sc in each st around (18). Rnd 13: (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12). Stuff the body firmly. Fasten off, leaving a long tail to sew the body to the head.

Belly Patch: Using Cream yarn, chain 3. Row 1: Start in the second chain from hook: 2 sc, ch 1, turn (2). Row 2: 2 inc, ch 1, turn (4). Rows 3-7: 4 sc, ch 1, turn (4). Row 8: 2 dec (2). Fasten off, leaving a tail. Sew this patch flat onto the front of the dragon’s body.

Arms & Legs (Make 4): Using Sage Green yarn, make a magic ring. Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring (6). Rnds 2-5: sc in each st around (6). Fasten off, leaving a tail for sewing. Sew two arms to the upper sides of the body and two legs to the lower sides of the body in a sitting position.

Tail & Ridges: Using Sage Green yarn, make a magic ring. Rnd 1: 4 sc in magic ring (4). Rnd 2: (1 sc, inc) x 2 (6). Rnd 3: (2 sc, inc) x 2 (8). Rnd 4: (3 sc, inc) x 2 (10). Rnd 5: sc in each st around (10). Fasten off, leaving a tail. Sew the tail to the back of the body. For the ridges along the back and tail, attach green yarn to the back of the head and work small slip stitches and chains (slip stitch, chain 2, slip stitch) down to the tip of the tail.

Horns & Ears (Make 2 of each): For the horns, use Cream yarn. Chain 4, start in second chain from hook: 1 sl st, 2 sc. Fasten off and sew to the top of the head. For the ears, use Sage Green yarn. Chain 3, work 2 dc in the first chain, chain 2, slip stitch back into the first chain. Fasten off and sew just below the horns.

Wings (Make 2): Using Rusty Orange yarn, chain 5. Row 1: Start in second chain from hook: 4 sc, ch 1, turn (4). Row 2: 4 sc, ch 3, turn. Row 3: Starting in second chain from hook: 2 sc down the chain, then 4 sc, ch 1, turn (6). Row 4: 6 slip stitches across. Fasten off, leaving a tail to sew to the back of the dragon.

Strawberry Accessory: Using Red yarn, make a magic ring. Rnd 1: 4 sc in magic ring (4). Rnd 2: (1 sc, inc) x 2 (6). Rnd 3: (1 sc, inc) x 3 (9). Rnd 4: (2 sc, inc) x 3 (12). Rnd 5: (3 sc, inc) x 3 (15). Rnd 6: (4 sc, inc) x 3 (18). Rnds 7-8: sc in each st around (18). Rnd 9: (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12). Stuff firmly. Rnd 10: 6 dec (6). Fasten off and weave in ends. Embroider tiny black V-shapes for seeds using black thread.

Strawberry Stem & Leaves: Using Forest Green yarn, start with a magic ring. (Chain 3, slip stitch back down the chain, slip stitch into the magic ring) 5 times to create five leaves. Then, chain 4 for the stem, slip stitch in the second chain from hook and back down to the center. Fasten off and sew to the top of the strawberry. Sew the completed strawberry between the dragon’s arms to finish your creation!