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Big Chunky Dinosaur crochet pattern

  • Mathematically BalancedChecked by script: in all 140 rounds the increases and decreases add up to the stitch count.

by the pattern engineAnimals

Difficulty
3/3
Time
~13 h
Size
32.2 cm
Weirdness
1/5
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A4 PDF: materials, every round with a tick box, assembly and face

A free crochet dinosaur pattern for a big, squishy purple dino with a rounded T-rex snout, a toothy grin and mint spikes. This jumbo amigurumi dinosaur sits low like a cushion, with a cream belly patch, pink cheeks, plump legs with cream soles, tiny arms and a short pointed tail, and its spikes run from the top of the head down the back. It is worked in the round in single crochet with bulky yarn and a 6 mm hook, with 30 mm safety eyes, and is about 32 cm (12.5 in) tall. Follow it row by row with stitch counts and turn the interactive 3D model to see where the snout, spikes, legs and tail are sewn.

How to crochet the Big Chunky Dinosaur

Advanced · 32 cm tall · about 13 h · bulky yarn · 6 mm hook

  1. Crochet the 16 pieces in rounds: Body, Head, Snout, Cheek ×2, Belly patch, Little arm ×2, Leg ×2, Tail, Spike ×4, Small spike (140 rounds in all).
  2. Stuff and put it together in 13 steps; each one lights up where it goes on the 3D model.
  3. Add the face: safety eyes by round and stitch, or embroider them for a child under 3.

Every round with its stitch count is in the Pattern tab below, and in the free printable PDF.

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Gauge

1 sc ≈ 7.5 mm wide, 1 round ≈ 6.8 mm tall (10 cm ≈ 13 sc × 15 rounds); yarn about 3.6 mm thick. The gauge sets the size of the toy; crochet tightly so the stuffing does not show.

Worked in

Continuous spiral rounds. Don't join. Move a stitch marker up every round.

Parts

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  29. Size before assembly: about 27.7 cm at the widest, 14.1 cm long; 28 rounds.
  30. Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Stuff firmly just before sewing it on; a little less near the edge, then add a pinch when the seam is nearly done.

  37. Size before assembly: about 23.6 cm at the widest, 19.6 cm long; 41 rounds.
  38. → Insert the safety eyes now (positions: see “Face”) and fix the backs. Start stuffing (firmly) and keep adding as you decrease.
  39. Top up the stuffing if needed. Fasten off leaving a 15 cm tail; with the needle weave it through the front loops of all 6 stitches of the last round, pull tight and hide the end inside.

  9. Size before assembly: an oval about 13.5 × 10.5 cm at the widest, 6.8 cm long; 13 rounds. The piece is oval: the rounds go around the chain, and on the finished toy the chain (the long side of the oval) runs side to side; the starting chain is at the front of the piece (on the finished toy). The round-start marker is in the middle of a long side (the piece's centre line), while R1 starts at a turn: after R1 shift the round start — sc 2 more (not counted in any round) and place the marker there. The increases fall on the turns.
  10. With grape purple: ch 6.
  11. Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Stuff moderately just before sewing it on; a little less near the edge, then add a pinch when the seam is nearly done.

  4. A flat circle about 4.3 cm across; 3 rounds.
  5. Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Do not stuff.

  9. A flat oval about 17.1 × 11.1 cm; 8 rounds. Worked around a chain, so it is an oval: sew it on with its long side (along the chain) running vertically, top to bottom. The round-start marker is in the middle of a long side (the piece's centre line), while R1 starts at a turn: after R1 shift the round start — sc 4 more (not counted in any round) and place the marker there. The increases fall on the turns.
  10. With cream: ch 10.
  11. Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Do not stuff.

  7. Size before assembly: about 3.7 cm at the widest, 4.7 cm long; 8 rounds.
  8. Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Stuff lightly just before sewing it on; a little less near the edge, then add a pinch when the seam is nearly done.

  10. Size before assembly: an oval about 10 × 7 cm at the widest, 5.5 cm long; 10 rounds. The piece is oval: the rounds go around the chain, and on the finished toy the chain (the long side of the oval) runs vertically, top to bottom; the starting chain is at the front of the piece (on the finished toy). The round-start marker is at a turn of the oval, on the piece's centre line; R1 starts there, so no shift is needed. The increases fall on the turns.
  11. With cream: ch 6.
  12. Change to grape purple (pull it through on the last yarn-over of R4).
  13. Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Stuff firmly just before sewing it on; a little less near the edge, then add a pinch when the seam is nearly done.

  16. Size before assembly: about 12.3 cm at the widest, 10.2 cm long; 16 rounds.
  17. Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Stuff firmly just before sewing it on; a little less near the edge, then add a pinch when the seam is nearly done. Bend ≈ 35° around round 9<!-- the bend spreads over 6 rounds -->. After stuffing, bend the piece so the inner side of the bend faces toward the toy's left on the finished toy (on the piece: in round 9, 5.5 st from the centre top line, toward the toy's left <!-- st 5.4 left -->). On the inner side draw rounds 8 and 11 together (3 rounds go into the fold): with the needle and matching yarn make 3–4 stitches through the loops of both rounds over about 8 st, pull to the angle and hide the end inside.

  9. Of these: no. 1 — 1; no. 2 — 1; back — 1; no. 4 — 1. Size before assembly: about 5.5 cm at the widest, 4.8 cm long; 8 rounds.
  10. Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Stuff firmly just before sewing it on; a little less near the edge, then add a pinch when the seam is nearly done.

  6. Size before assembly: about 3.3 cm at the widest, 2.8 cm long; 5 rounds.
  7. Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Stuff firmly just before sewing it on; a little less near the edge, then add a pinch when the seam is nearly done.

Safety eyes and noses go in before the piece is stuffed and closed (see the pieces above); embroidery is easier before the piece is sewn on.

  • Safety eyes with a printed glint 30 mm (on the head): in round 16, 13 st apart (count along round 16: about 6.3 st each side of the centre front line).
  • Embroidery in dark plum thread (on the snout) (2, symmetric: the toy's left side is described, the right is its mirror image), straight stitches through: (in round 2, 2 st from the centre top line, toward the toy's left ) → (between rounds 2 and 3, 2 st from the centre top line, toward the toy's left ).
  • Satin stitch (on the snout): in berry red thread, a oval about 52 mm wide and 16 mm tall, horizontal stitches; centred in round 3, on the centre bottom line .
  • Satin stitch (on the snout) (2, symmetric: the toy's left side is described, the right is its mirror image): in snow white thread in several layers so it stands out, a triangle about 9 mm wide and 9 mm tall, horizontal stitches; centred between rounds 2 and 3, 1 st from the centre bottom line, toward the toy's left .

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    Abbreviations

    MR
    magic ring
    sc
    single crochet
    inc
    2 sc in the same stitch
    dec
    single crochet two stitches together (invisible decrease recommended)
    BLO
    work the round in back loops only
    FLO
    work the round in front loops only
    ch
    chain
    sl st
    slip stitch
    st
    stitch
    R5
    round 5; R7–14 = rounds 7 to 14 are the same
    (…) ×6
    repeat 6 times
    (24)
    stitches in the round when it is done