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Sleepy Dragon on Gold crochet pattern

  • Mathematically BalancedChecked by script: in all 209 rounds the increases and decreases add up to the stitch count.

by the pattern engineFantasy

Difficulty
3/3
Time
~9 h
Size
12.2 cm
Weirdness
2/5
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A4 PDF: materials, every round with a tick box, assembly and face

A free crochet dragon pattern for a sleepy ruby-red dragon curled up on top of its hoard of gold coins. This amigurumi dragon rests its head on its front paws with closed sleepy eyes, gold horns and back spikes and little folded wings, while its long tail wraps round a heap ringed with striped coin stacks. It is worked in the round in single crochet with DK yarn and a 2.5 mm hook, ends up about 12 cm (5 in) tall and 15 cm (6 in) wide, and has embroidered eyes; the stacks, flat coins, paws and tail are sewn onto a domed coin heap. Follow the row-by-row pattern with stitch counts and turn the interactive 3D model to see where every coin goes.

How to crochet the Sleepy Dragon on Gold

Advanced · 12 cm tall · about 9 h · DK yarn · 2.5 mm hook

  1. Crochet the 70 pieces in rounds: Coin heap, Body, Head, Snout, Horn ×2, Cheek ×2, Front paw ×2, Hind leg ×2, Wing ×2, Tail, Spike ×4, Coin stack ×4, Short coin stack ×5, Coin ×42 (212 rounds in all).
  2. Stuff and put it together in 24 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 ≈ 4 mm wide, 1 round ≈ 3.6 mm tall (10 cm ≈ 25 sc × 28 rounds); yarn about 1.9 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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0 of 137 rounds done

  33. Size before assembly: about 10.9 cm at the widest, 6.8 cm long; 32 rounds.
  34. → Start stuffing (firmly) and keep adding as you decrease.
  35. 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.

  11. Size before assembly: about 4.2 cm at the widest, 13.6 cm long; 39 rounds.
  12. → Start stuffing (firmly) and keep adding as you decrease.
  13. Press the piece flat to about 3.1 cm thick (oval cross-section).<!-- press the piece flat by 25 % --> 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. Bend ≈ 170° around round 18<!-- the bend spreads over 26 rounds -->. After stuffing, bend the piece so the inner side of the bend faces forward on the finished toy (on the piece: in round 18, 7.5 st from the centre top line, toward the front). It is a gradual bend: with the needle and matching yarn run a line of stitches along the inner side from round 12 to round 25, one stitch in every round along one column, then pull the yarn until the piece bends to the angle (the inner side gathers by about 13 rounds) and fasten off inside.

  18. Size before assembly: about 6.6 cm at the widest, 5.4 cm long; 22 rounds.
  19. → Start stuffing (firmly) and keep adding as you decrease.
  20. 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.

  8. Size before assembly: an oval about 3.3 × 2.5 cm at the widest, 3.3 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 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 1 more (not counted in any round) and place the marker there. The increases fall on the turns.
  9. With ruby red: ch 4.
  10. 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.

  6. Size before assembly: about 1.3 cm at the widest, 1.9 cm long; 6 rounds.
  7. 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. Bend ≈ 45° around round 3<!-- the bend spreads over 2 rounds -->. After stuffing, bend the piece so the inner side of the bend faces backward on the finished toy (on the piece: in round 3, on the centre back line). On the inner side draw rounds 2 and 3 together (1 rounds go into the fold): with the needle and matching yarn make 3–4 stitches through the loops of both rounds over about 2 st, pull to the angle and hide the end inside. Bend the second piece as a mirror image.

  3. A flat circle about 1.5 cm across; 2 rounds.
  4. Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Do not stuff.

  6. Size before assembly: about 1.6 cm at the widest, 3.4 cm long; 10 rounds.
  7. Change to ruby red (pull it through on the last yarn-over of R2).
  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.

  6. A flat oval about 5.3 × 3.7 cm; 5 rounds. Worked around a chain, so it is an oval: sew it on with its long side (along the chain) running side to side. 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.
  7. With ruby red: ch 6.
  8. Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Do not stuff.

  10. Size before assembly: about 2.9 cm at the widest, 3.5 cm long; 11 rounds.
  11. Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Stuff lightly only and press it flat to about 1.2 cm thick.<!-- flattened 60 % -->

  16. Size before assembly: about 2.6 cm at the widest, 16 cm long; 44 rounds.
  17. Change to ruby red (pull it through on the last yarn-over of R3).
  18. 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. Bend ≈ 180° around round 32<!-- the bend spreads over 30 rounds -->. After stuffing, bend the piece so the inner side of the bend faces forward on the finished toy (on the piece: in round 32, 0.5 st from the centre front line, downward <!-- st 0.31 down -->). It is a gradual bend: with the needle and matching yarn run a line of stitches along the inner side from round 27 to round 37, one stitch in every round along one column, then pull the yarn until the piece bends to the angle (the inner side gathers by about 10 rounds) and fasten off inside.

  5. Size before assembly: about 1.2 cm at the widest, 1.6 cm long; 5 rounds.
  6. 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.

  14. Size before assembly: about 2.5 cm at the widest, 4.1 cm long; 13 rounds.
  15. Change to deep gold (pull it through on the last yarn-over of R4).
  16. Change to gold coin (pull it through on the last yarn-over of R5).
  17. Change to deep gold (pull it through on the last yarn-over of R6).
  18. Change to gold coin (pull it through on the last yarn-over of R7).
  19. Change to deep gold (pull it through on the last yarn-over of R8).
  20. Change to gold coin (pull it through on the last yarn-over of R9).
  21. → Start stuffing (firmly) and keep adding as you decrease.
  22. 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.

  11. Of these: no. 1 — 1; no. 2 — 1; no. 3 — 1; top — 1; top — 1. Size before assembly: about 2.5 cm at the widest, 2.9 cm long; 10 rounds.
  12. Change to deep gold (pull it through on the last yarn-over of R4).
  13. Change to gold coin (pull it through on the last yarn-over of R5).
  14. Change to deep gold (pull it through on the last yarn-over of R6).
  15. Change to gold coin (pull it through on the last yarn-over of R7).
  16. → Start stuffing (firmly) and keep adding as you decrease.
  17. 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.

  4. Flat motif — circle (worked in rounds, one layer of fabric), about 2.3 × 2.3 cm; 3 rows.
  5. Change to deep gold.
  6. Fasten off leaving a long tail (~30 cm) for sewing. Do not stuff. Weave in the starting tail, pin the motif out to shape on a soft surface and steam it lightly.

The whole face is embroidered. Order: the eyes (black satin), then the white glints over them, then the nose and mouth, blush last. Mark the centres with pins first and compare with the picture. Bring thread ends out where a sewn-on piece will cover them, or bury them in the stuffing.

  • Embroidery in lash brown thread (on the head) (2, symmetric: the toy's left side is described, the right is its mirror image), straight stitches through: (between rounds 10 and 11, 2.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (between rounds 11 and 12, 3 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (between rounds 11 and 12, 3.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (between rounds 11 and 12, 4.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (between rounds 10 and 11, 5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ).
  • Satin stitch (on the snout) (2, symmetric: the toy's left side is described, the right is its mirror image): in lash brown thread, a oval about 2.4 mm wide and 2 mm tall, horizontal stitches; centred between rounds 1 and 2, 0.5 st from the centre top 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