Adorable Crochet Mini-Dino Pattern The Perfect Handmade Gift
Made with soft, colorful yarn, the Mini-Dino feels cozy to hold and brings a splash of joy with its cute, friendly face. Whether you’re a dinosaur enthusiast or simply love adorable handcrafted items, this Crochet Mini-Dino is sure to warm hearts and spark smiles wherever it goes!
Materials:
- Main Color Yarn (e.g., Yarn B – Rose Water)
- Contrasting Color Yarn for the stripes (e.g., Yarn B – Sand Dollar)
- Crochet Hook (4 mm)
- Yarn Needle
- Scissors
- 6 mm Safety Eyes
- Stuffing
Abbreviations:
- MR: Magic Ring
- sc: Single Crochet
- inc: Increase (2 sc in one stitch)
- dec: Decrease (sc2tog)
- st(s): Stitch(es)
- sl st: Slip Stitch
Body:
Crochet Mini-Dino!
- Round 1: MR, 6 sc in ring (6 sts)
- Round 2: 6 inc (12 sts)
- Round 3: 1 sc, inc repeat 6 times (18 sts)
- Round 4: 2 sc, inc repeat 6 times (24 sts)
- Round 5: 3 sc, inc repeat 6 times (30 sts)
- Rounds 6-9: 1 sc in each st around (30 sts)
- Round 10: 11 sc, 4 dec, 11 sc (26 sts)
- Round 11: 7 sc, 6 dec, 7 sc (20 sts)
- Round 12: 5 sc, 5 dec, 5 sc (15 sts)
- Round 13: 11 sc in main color, 4 sc in stripe color (15 sts)
- Round 14: 4 sc in stripe color, 7 sc in main color, 4 sc in stripe color (15 sts)
- Round 15: 4 sc in stripe color, 1 sc, inc, 3 sc, inc, 2 sc, inc, 2 sc (18 sts)
- Round 16: 2 sc, inc, 4 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 6 sc, inc, 1 sc (22 sts)
- Round 17: 1 sc, inc, 14 sc, change color, 5 sc (24 sts)
- Round 18: 1 sc, inc, 5 sc, change color, 5 sc in stripe color, 6 sc, inc, 2 sc (26 sts)
Round 19:
1 sc, inc, 6 sc, change color, 15 sc in main color, change color, 4 sc in stripe color (24 sts)
- Round 20: 2 sc, inc, 24 sc, inc (30 sts)
- Round 21: 21 sc, change color, 9 sc (30 sts)
- Round 22: 1 sc, inc, 7 sc, change color, 6 sc in main color, change color, 2 sc in stripe color, inc, 4 sc (32 sts)
- Round 23: 10 sc in main color, 2 sc, inc, 6 sc, inc, 12 sc, change color, 4 sc in stripe color (32 sts)
- Round 24: 2 sc, inc, 28 sc, inc, 2 sc (36 sts)
- Round 25: 4 sc, dec repeat 6 times (30 sts)
- Round 26: 3 sc, dec repeat 6 times (24 sts)
- Round 27: 2 sc, dec repeat 6 times (18 sts)
- Round 28: 1 sc, dec all the way around (12 sts)
- Round 29: Dec all the way around (6 sts)
Finish off and close the hole.
Arms (Make 2):
- Round 1: MR, 5 sc in ring (5 sts)
- Rounds 2-3: 1 sc in each st around (5 sts)
Finish off and leave a tail for sewing.
Feet (Make 2):
- Round 1: MR, 6 sc in ring (6 sts)
- Round 2: 6 inc (12 sts)
- Round 3: 1 sc in each back loop around (12 sts)
- Round 4: 1 sc, inc repeat around (18 sts)
Finish off and leave a tail for sewing.
Tail:
- Round 1: MR, 4 sc in ring (4 sts)
- Round 2: 1 sc, inc repeat 2 times (6 sts)
- Round 3: 1 sc in each st around (6 sts)
- Round 4: 1 sc, inc repeat 3 times (9 sts)
- Round 5: Color change to stripe color, 1 sc in each st around (9 sts)
- Round 6: Color change back to main color, 1 sc, inc, 2 sc (12 sts)
- Round 7: 4 sc, inc (14 sts)
Sl st in next st, finish off and leave a tail for sewing.
Assembly:
- Sew the arms to the body.
- Sew the legs to the body.
- Sew the tail to the body.
- Place eyes between rounds 7 and 8, about 16 stitches apart.
- Stuff the body, arms, legs, and tail as needed.
