Charming Christmas Dinosaur Crochet: Festive Amigurumi Fun

Crochet Pattern: Christmas Dinosaur Amigurumi

Materials

• Worsted weight yarn in: Green, Red, White, Black (small amount for embroidery)
• Crochet hook (3.0mm or size appropriate for your yarn, ensuring tight stitches)
• Safety eyes (8mm or 9mm)
• Polyester fiberfill for stuffing
• Yarn needle
• Stitch marker
• Scissors

Abbreviations

• MR: Magic Ring
• ch: Chain
• sc: Single Crochet
• inc: Increase (2 sc in one stitch)
• dec: Decrease (sc2tog – single crochet 2 together)
• sl st: Slip Stitch
• FO: Fasten Off
• (…) xN: Repeat instructions in parentheses N times
• [N]: Total number of stitches at the end of the round/row

Instructions

General Notes: Work in continuous rounds unless otherwise specified. Use a stitch marker to keep track of the first stitch of each round. Stuff firmly as you go.

Head & Body (Start with Green yarn)

Head:

R1: 6 sc in MR [6]

R2: (inc) x6 [12]

R3: (sc, inc) x6 [18]

R4: (2 sc, inc) x6 [24]

R5: (3 sc, inc) x6 [30]

R6: (4 sc, inc) x6 [36]

R7-12: sc around (6 rounds) [36]

Insert safety eyes between R9 and R10, approximately 6-7 stitches apart. Embroider nostrils with black yarn just above the mouth area.

R13: (4 sc, dec) x6 [30]

R14: (3 sc, dec) x6 [24]

R15: (2 sc, dec) x6 [18]

Start stuffing the head firmly.

Body (Continue from head, changing colors for sweater)

R16: (sc, dec) x6 [12]

Change to Red yarn.

R17: (2 sc, inc) x4 [16]

R18: (3 sc, inc) x4 [20]

R19-23: sc around (5 rounds) [20]

Change to White yarn.

R24: sc around [20]

Change to Red yarn.

R25: sc around [20]

Change to Green yarn. Continue stuffing the body firmly.

R26: (2 sc, dec) x5 [15]

R27-28: sc around (2 rounds) [15]

FO, leave a long tail for sewing if you are attaching legs, or you can continue to crochet legs on. For this pattern, FO and sew legs separately.

Teeth (White yarn)

Using white yarn, embroider small V-shaped stitches on the snout to create the teeth visible in the picture.

Arms (Make 2, start with Green yarn)

R1: 6 sc in MR [6]

R2: (inc) x6 [12]

R3-5: sc around (3 rounds) [12]

R6: (sc, dec) x4 [8]

Stuff lightly.

Change to Red yarn.

R7: sc around [8]

Change to White yarn.

R8: sc around [8]

FO, leave a long tail for sewing. Pinch opening flat and sew to close.

Legs (Make 2, start with Green yarn)

R1: 6 sc in MR [6]

R2: (inc) x6 [12]

R3: (sc, inc) x6 [18]

R4-6: sc around (3 rounds) [18]

R7: (sc, dec) x6 [12]

Stuff firmly.

R8: (dec) x6 [6]

FO, thread tail through remaining stitches and pull tight to close. Leave tail for sewing. Using white yarn, embroider small claw tips on the front of each foot.

Spikes (Make 5-6, Green yarn)

R1: 3 sc in MR [3]

R2: sc, inc, sc [4]

R3: sc around [4]

R4: sc, inc, 2 sc [5]

R5: sc around [5]

R6: sc, inc, 3 sc [6]

FO, leave a long tail for sewing. Flatten each spike.

Tail (Green yarn)

R1: 6 sc in MR [6]

R2: sc around [6]

R3: (sc, inc) x3 [9]

R4: sc around [9]

R5: (2 sc, inc) x3 [12]

R6: sc around [12]

R7: (3 sc, inc) x3 [15]

R8: sc around [15]

R9: (4 sc, inc) x3 [18]

R10-12: sc around (3 rounds) [18]

Stuff lightly.

R13: (sc, dec) x6 [12]

R14: (dec) x6 [6]

FO, thread tail through remaining stitches and pull tight to close. Leave tail for sewing.

Santa Hat (Start with Red yarn)

R1: 6 sc in MR [6]

R2: (sc, inc) x3 [9]

R3: sc around [9]

R4: (2 sc, inc) x3 [12]

R5: sc around [12]

R6: (3 sc, inc) x3 [15]

R7: sc around [15]

R8: (4 sc, inc) x3 [18]

R9: sc around [18]

R10: (5 sc, inc) x3 [21]

R11: sc around [21]

R12: (6 sc, inc) x3 [24]

R13: sc around [24]

Change to White yarn.

R14: sc around [24]

FO, weave in ends.

Pom-pom (White yarn)

Option 1 (Crocheted): 5 sc in MR [5], (inc)x5 [10], (dec)x5 [5]. FO, thread tail through remaining stitches and pull tight to close, then knot.

Option 2 (Yarn Pom-pom): Make a small yarn pom-pom using a fork or small pom-pom maker.

Assembly

• Sew the Arms to the sides of the red body section.
• Sew the Legs to the bottom of the green body section.
• Sew the Tail to the back of the green body section.
• Sew the Spikes along the back, starting from the neck down to the tail, evenly spaced.
• Sew the white Pom-pom to the tip of the Santa Hat.
• Place the Santa Hat on the dinosaur’s head. You can stitch it in place with a few small stitches to secure it, if desired.
• Weave in all remaining ends.

Your Christmas Dinosaur Amigurumi is complete!