Crochet Triceratops Amigurumi Pattern For Dino Fans

For a dino lover in your life, make this crochet amigurumi Triceratops! This beginner-friendly pattern is quick to create, using simple crochet stitches. You can make the Triceratops in any yarn you like – it’s perfect as a desk pet, pocket pal, or keychain. With its soft, squishy body and adorable details like stitched eyes, this cute dino is hard to resist!

Using chunky yarn, you get a big, cuddly version. The finished Triceratops, crocheted with worsted weight yarn, stands about 6.5 inches tall, while a larger version made with blanket yarn is about 13 inches tall. So, don’t wait and start crocheting!

How To Crochet Triceratops Amigurumi

Materials:

100% acrylic worsted weight yarn (colors: off-white, light green, and green)
4.5 mm crochet hook (for the smaller Triceratops)
7 mm crochet hook (for the larger Triceratops)
Scissors
Yarn needle
At least two stitch markers
8 mm safety eyes (for the worsted weight yarn project)
Polyester fiberfill

Abbreviations:

ch: chain
sc: single crochet
inc: increase (2 sc in one stitch)
dec: decrease (single crochet 2 together)
hdc: half double crochet
dc: double crochet
tr: treble crochet
ss: slip stitch

Head:

Round 1: Make a magic circle, 8 sc in the ring. (8 stitches)
Round 2: 2 sc in next st (inc), repeat around. (16 stitches)
Round 3: 2 sc in next st (inc), 1 sc in next st, repeat around. (24 stitches)
Round 4:
- Bobble stitch (nostril): yarn over, insert hook in next st, yarn over, pull up loop, yarn over, pull through 2 loops, repeat 3 times in same st, yarn over, pull through all 4 loops.
- 4 sc, repeat from * to ** to make the second nostril, 10 sc.
Round 5: 2 sc in next st (inc), 1 sc in next st, repeat 3 more times, 8 sc. (28 stitches)
Round 6: 2 sc in next 2 sts, 1 sc in next 6 sts, 2 sc in next 2 sts, 10 sc. (36 stitches)
Round 7: 1 sc around. (36 stitches)
Round 8: 2 sc in next st (inc), 1 sc in next 5 sts, repeat around. (42 stitches)
Round 9: 2 sc in next st (inc), 1 sc in next 6 sts, repeat around. (48 stitches)
Round 10:
- Switch to working only in back loops: dec, 1 sc in next 2 sts, repeat around. (36 stitches)
- Mark the 31st stitch of front loop with a stitch marker.
Round 11: dec, 1 sc in next st, repeat around. (24 stitches)
Attach safety eyes and stuff head.
Round 12: Dec around. (12 stitches)
Round 13: Dec around. (8 stitches)
Fasten off, close the hole using a yarn needle.

Frill:

Using light green yarn, join with ss in the marked front loop stitch.
Pattern:
- 2 hdc in next 2 sts, dc, ch 1, tr in same st, ch 1, dc in same st, 2 hdc in next 2 sts
- Repeat around to form the frill pattern, ending with ss in next st and fasten off.

Legs (Make 2):

Round 1: Make a magic circle, 6 sc in the ring. (6 stitches)
Round 2: 2 sc in each st (inc), repeat around. (12 stitches)
Round 3-7: 1 sc around. (12 stitches)
Round 8: 2 sc in next st (inc), 1 sc in next 3 sts, repeat around. (16 stitches)
Join with ss, fasten off, and stuff the leg. Make the second leg without fastening off after round 8.

Body:

Join with single crochet 12 sc around the first leg, 12 sc around the second leg. (24 stitches)
Round 2: 2 sc in next st (inc), 1 sc in next 2 sts, repeat around. (32 stitches)
Round 3-10: Dec rounds of the body. Follow the head’s pattern decrease instructions:
- Round 3: dec, 1 sc in next 6 sts. (28 stitches)
- Round 4: dec, 1 sc in next 5 sts. (24 stitches)
- Round 5: dec, 1 sc in next 4 sts. (20 stitches)
- Round 6: dec, 1 sc in next 3 sts. (16 stitches)
- Round 7: 1 sc around. (16 stitches)
- Round 8: dec, 1 sc in next 2 sts. (12 stitches)
- Round 9-10: 1 sc around. (12 stitches each)
Join with ss, fasten off, and stuff the body. Close any openings between legs.

Arms (Make 2):

Round 1: Make a magic circle, 6 sc in the ring. (6 stitches)
Round 2: 2 sc in next st (inc), 1 sc in next 2 sts, repeat around. (8 stitches)
Round 3-6: 1 sc around. (8 stitches each)
Fasten off, stuff the arms a bit.

Tail:

Round 1: Make a magic circle, 4 sc in the ring. (4 stitches)
Round 2: 2 sc in next st (inc), repeat around. (8 stitches)
Round 3-10: Follow the tail pattern decrease instructions:
- Round 3: 1 sc around. (8 stitches)
- Round 4: 2 sc in next st (inc), 1 sc in next 2 sts, repeat around. (12 stitches total)
- Round 5-10: Continue crochet to resemble the original pattern.

Horns (Make 2 small and 1 big):

Round 1: Off-white yarn, make a magic circle, 4 sc in the ring. (4 stitches)
Round 2: 1 sc around. (4 stitches)
Round 3: 1 sc in each st around for the big horn.
Fasten off for all horns without stuffing.

Assembly:

Sew the head to the body.
Sew the tail to the back of the body.
Attach arms on each side just below the head.
Attach the small horn between the nostrils and the two larger horns above the eyes.