Unique Crochet Dinosaur Amigurumi Pattern

Ready to make an adorable crochet dinosaur? Our easy pattern helps you create a cute little dinosaur amigurumi. This dinosaur is made with soft, bright green yarn that makes it look fantastic! It’s really fun to crochet and you’ll love seeing your little dino take shape. The pattern is super simple, perfect for adding a special new toy to your crochet collection. You’re going to love making this charming dinosaur and will be amazed at how elegant it looks when finished!

Crochet Dinosaur Amigurumi Pattern

Materials needed:

1. Yarn – YarnArt Dolce (100% Polyester) 120m/100g
•Dark green (number 774)- approximately 100g
•White color (number 745) – approximately 30g
Beige color (number 771) – approximately 15g
2. Hook size according to the yarn you use – I used 4 mm hook
3. Scissors
4. Fiberfill stuffing
5. Stitch marker
6. Sewing needle
7. Black and white embroidery thread.
8. Pins
9. Safety eyes 12 mm

Size:

Out of mentioned materials – 27 cm

Abbreviation:

MR – magic ring
Ch – chain stitch
Sc – single crochet stitch
SI – slip stitch
Inc – increase
Dec – decrease
Dc – double crochet
Hdc -half double crochet
(x sc, inc) x 6 – repeat the pattern between parentheses 6 times
Number in () at the end of the row indicates total number of stitches in that row.

HEAD

Start with the white yarn:

Ch 6, start crocheting from the second ch from the hook:

1. 4 sc, 3 sc in the last ch, turn and crochet along the other side of ch – 3 sc, inc (12 st)
2. inc, 3 sc, inc*3, 3 sc, inc*2 (18 st)
3. 18 sc
4. 14 sc, change color to green and make another 4 sc (18 st)
5. 1 sc, inc*6, 11 sc (24 st)
6. 1 sc, (1 sc, inc)*3, (inc, 1 sc)*3, 11 sc (30 st)
7. 1 sc, (2 sc, inc)*3, (inc, 2 sc)*3, 11 sc (36 st)
8. 1 sc, (3 sc, inc)*3, (inc, 3 sc)*3, 11 sc (42 st)
9.42 sc
10. 42 sc
11. 42 sc
12. 42 sc
13. 42 sc
14. (5 sc, dec)*6 (36 st)
15. 36 sc between row 6 and 7 with 8 st between them.

Place the eyes

16. (4 sc, dec)*6 (30 st)
17.30 sc
18. (3 sc, dec)*6 (24 st)
19. (2 sc, dec)*6 (18 st)
20. (1 sc, dec)*6 (12 st)
21. dec*6 (6 st)

Fasten off, cut the yarn. Close the opening.

If you like, make the face shaping for the eyes. Cut a long piece of brown yarn. Insert the needle with a long thread at the bottom of the head in point 1.

Point 1 should be approximately between rows 10 and 11.

Pull it out in point 2 (try to do it as close to the eye as possible)
Insert the needle in point 3 and pull it out in point 4.

Insert the needle again in point 5 and pull it out in point 6 at the bottom of the head (point 6 should be 1 sc away from point 1).

Pull the yarn slightly after going though all the points. Form some deepenings for the eyes and make a couple of knots.

Embroider the nose and eyebrows with a thin black thread.
Make 2 stitches with the white tread on the outer side a deeper look of the eyes, for

ARMS

Start with the white yarn:

1. 6 sc in MR
2. inc*6 (12 st)

Change color to green

3. Back loops only – 12 sc
4. 12 sc
5. 12 sc
6. 12 sc
7. 4 sc, dec*2, 4 sc (10 st)
8. 10 sc
9. 4 sc, dec, 4 sc (9 st)
10.9 sc
11. 4 sc, dec, 3 sc (8 st)
12. 8 sc
13. 8 sc
14. 8 sc
15. 8 sc

Stuff the arm till row 9.

Fold the edges together and crochet though both sides – 4 SC.

Fasten off, cut the yarn.

LEGS

Start with the white yarn:

1. 6 sc in MR
2. inc*6 (12 st)
3. (1 sc, inc)*6 (18 st)
4. 18 sc

Change color to green

5. Back loops only – 18 sc
6. 18 sc
7.7 sc, dec*2, 7 sc (16 st)
8. 6 sc, dec*2, 6 sc (14 st)
9. 5 sc, dec*2, 5 sc (12 st)
10. 4 sc, dec*2, 4 sc (10 st)
11. 10 sc
12. (3 sc, dec)*2 (8 st)
13. 8 sc
14. 8 sc
15. 8 sc

Stuff the leg till row 12.

Make 1 additional cs, fold the edges together and crochet though both sides – 4 sc.
Fasten off, cut the yarn.

BODY

Start with the green yarn:

1. 6 sc in MR
2. inc*6 (12 st)
3. (1 sc, inc)*6 (18 st)
4. (2 sc, inc)*6 (24 st)
5. 2 sc, through the first leg and the body together – (1 sc, inc, 2 sc), 1 sc, inc, 3 sc, inc, 2 sc, through the second leg and the body together – (1 sc, inc, 2 sc), 1 sc, inc, 3 sc, inc (30 st)
6. (4 sc, inc)*6 (36 st)
7.36 sc
8.36 sc
9. (4 sc, dec)*6 (30 st)
10.30 sc
11.30 sc
12.30 sc
13. (3 sc, dec)*6 (24 st)
14.24 sc
15. 24 sc
16. (2 sc, dec)*6 (18 st)
17. 18 sc
18. 18 sc
19. 2 sc, through the first arm and the body together – (4 sc), 5 sc, through the second arm and the body together – (4 sc), 3 sc (18 st)
20. (1 sc, dec)*6 (12 st)