CROCHET PATTERN

Don the Diplodocus

Don the diplodocus spends all day grazing on the soft foliage from the tops of trees and
stripping the bark further down. This wears his teeth out pretty quickly but it’s ok, they just
keep growing back.

He is 17 inches long and 8 inches tall (when made with the recommended materials). I
hope you have as much fun as I did making him!

MATERIALS

You will need:- TERMINOLOGY

 Yarn:
 RED: Scheepjes Cahlista – Hot Red (115) x 100g This pattern uses
 CREAM: Scheepjes Cahlista – Linen (505) x 50g UK terminology –
 BLACK: a small amount of any black yarn for smile & nostrils
 Crochet Hook Size 3.5mm – (E)
see abbreviations
 Plastic Safety Eyes – Size 9mm below
 Tapestry/Yarn Needle
 Polyester Filling/Stuffing
 Stitch Marker
 Row Counter and Pins
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 USED IN THIS PATTERN…

COLOUR CHANGE

Colour Change: There are a couple of colour changes in this pattern; see pics below for a neat
colour change technique when doing DC. If the stitch is a HTR, pull the new colour through on
the second/last part of the stitch (yarn1 over, hook through next stitch, yarn1 over, pull back
through, yarn2 over, pull through last 3 hoops). If the stitch is a DEC, pull the new colour
through on the last part of the stitch (hook through next stitch, yarn1 over, pull hook back,
hook through next stitch, yarn1 over, pull hook back, yarn2 over, pull through all 3 hoops).

BACK LOOP ONLY

ABBREVIATIONS

ch » chain st » stitch
sl.st. » slip stitch dc » double crochet
inc » 2 dc in same stitch htr » half treble crochet
htr-inc » 2 htr in same stitch dec » dc2tog
{BLO} » back loop only stitches will be indicated with {BLO and in brackets}
dc2tog: insert hook into next stitch, yarn over, pull through (2 loops on hook), insert hook into next stitch,
yarn over, pull through (3 loops on hook), yarn over and pull loop through all 3 loops on hook.

ROUNDS

This pattern is worked in rounds: when you complete the stitches in your current round place the first stitch
of the next round in the first stitch of the previous round (no slip-stitch).

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HEAD AND NECK
Yarn Colour: red
Rounds:
1) begin with 6dc in a magic ring (6)
2) inc in every st (12)
3) (1dc, inc) repeat all around (18)
4-6) dc all around (18)
7) (2dc, inc) repeat all around (24)
8-9) dc all around (24)
10) 7dc, inc x 4, 13dc (28)
11) 7dc, inc, 2dc, inc x 2, 2dc, inc, 13dc (32)
12) dc all around (32)
13) 4dc, dec, 15dc, dec, 9dc (30)
14) dc all around (30) - insert safety eyes between rounds 9 and 10, with 3 ½ stitches between
15) 27dc, inc x 3 (33)
16) 5dc, (dec, 2dc) x 4, dec, 6dc, inc x 3, 1dc (31)
17) 5dc, (dec, 1dc) x 4, dec, 5dc, (inc, 2dc) x 2, inc (29)
18) 4dc, (dec, 2dc) x 2, dec, 15dc (26)
19) 7dc, dec, 12dc, inc, 4dc (26)
20) 5dc, (dec, 2dc) x 2, 6dc, (inc, 2dc) x 2, 1dc (26)
21) 3dc, dec, 4dc, dec, 7dc, inc, 2dc, inc, 4dc (26)
22) 2dc, dec, 5dc, dec, 6dc, inc, 2dc, inc, 5dc (26) - stuff the head
23) 2dc, dec, 3dc, dec, 8dc, inc, 2dc, inc, 5dc (26)
24) 1dc, dec, 3dc, dec, 8dc, inc, 3dc, inc, 5dc (26)
25) dec, 3dc, dec, 8dc, inc, 3dc, inc, 6dc (26)
26) dec, 2dc, dec, 8dc, inc, 3dc, inc, 5dc, dec (25)
27) 4dc, dec, 7dc, inc, 3dc, inc, 5dc, dec (25)
28) 4dc, dec, 8dc, inc, 3dc, inc, 4dc, dec (25)
29) (2dc, dec) x 2, 5dc, (inc, 2dc) x 3, 3dc (26)
30) dec, 2dc, dec, 7dc, inc, 2dc, inc, 9dc (26)
31) (inc, 1dc) x 4, 14dc, (inc, 1dc) x 2 (32)
32) (inc, 1dc) x 4 (12 – end here)
Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing; stuff the neck firmly; embroider nostrils and a smile
using black yarn.

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BODY AND TAIL
Yarn Colour: red
Rounds:
1) begin with 6dc in a magic ring (6) 41) dc all around (28)
2) inc in each st (12) 42) (12dc, dec) x 2 (26)
3) (1dc, inc) repeat all around (18) 43-44) dc all around (26)
4) (2dc, inc) repeat all around (24) 45) (11dc, dec) x 2 (24)
5) (3dc, inc) repeat all around (30) 46) dc all around (24)
6) dc all around (30) 47) (10dc, dec) x 2 (22)
7) (4dc, inc) repeat all around (36) 48-49) dc all around (22)
8) (5dc, inc) repeat all around (42) 50) (9dc, dec) x 2 (20)
9) dc all around (42) 51) dc all around (20)
10) (6dc, inc) repeat all around (48) 52) (8dc, dec) x 2 (18)
11) dc all around (48) 53-54) dc all around (18) - start stuffing the tail
12) (7dc, inc) repeat all around (54) 55) (7dc, dec) x 2 (16)
13-25) dc all around (54) 56) dc all around (16)
26) dec, (3dc, dec) x 5, 27dc (48) 57) (6dc, dec) x 2 (14)
27) dc all around (48) 58-59) dc all around (14)
28) dec, (2dc, dec) x 5, 26dc (42) 60) (5dc, dec) x 2 (12)
29) dc all around (42) start putting more stuffing in every few rounds
30) (5dc, dec) repeat all around (36) 61) dc all around (12)
31) dc all around (36) 62) (4dc, dec) x 2 (10)
32) (16dc, dec) x 2 (34) 63-64) dc all around (10)
33-34) dc all around (34) 65) (3dc, dec) x 2 (8)
35) (15dc, dec) x 2 (32) 66) dc all around (8)
36) dc all around (32) 67) (2dc, dec) x 2 (6)
37) (14dc, dec) x 2 (30) 68-69) dc all around (6)
38-39) dc all around (30) 70) (1dc, dec) x 2 (4)
40) (13dc, dec) x 2 (28) - stuff the body 71) dc all around (4)
Fasten off and sew in the end.

Side View Top View

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LEGS (make 4)
Rounds 5 & 6 are a bit fiddly - if you’d prefer, do them all in red and embroider the cream nails on later.
Yarn Colour: start with red
Rounds:
1) begin with 6dc in a magic ring (6)
2) inc in each st (12)
3) (1dc, inc) repeat all around (18)
4) (2dc, inc) repeat all around (24)
5) For rounds 5 & 6 cream stitches are in blue and [in brackets], red stitches are in red. {BACK
LOOP ONLY ALL STITCHES IN THIS ROUND: 6dc, ([htr-inc], [htr], 1dc) repeat 3 times, 9dc} (27)
6) 5dc, dec, ([2dc], dec) repeat 3 times, 8dc (23) - Use red for remaining rounds
7) 5dc, dec, 6dc, dec, 8dc (21)
8) dc all around (21)
9) 5dc, dec, 2dc, dec, 2dc, dec, 6dc (18)
10) dc all around (18)
11) 6dc, dec, 3dc, dec, 5dc (16)
12) dc all around (16)
Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing; stuff the leg.

SPOTS (make 15)

Yarn Colour: cream
Rounds:
1) begin with 6dc in a magic ring (6)
2) inc in every st (12)
Fasten off using the “no knobbly bit” technique on page 6 (to avoid a lump) and leave a long tail for
sewing.

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“NO KNOBBLY BIT” TECHNIQUE – for finishing spots
1) finish the last stitch in your piece (dc) and cut the yarn (leaving a long tail for sewing)
2) slip stitch into next stitch
3) pull the hoop to make a larger hoop
4) remove your hook and put it through the next stitch from back to front
5) grab the hoop at the front and pull through the stitch so it’s now at the back of the piece
6) pull the tail end (the long piece you left for sewing) through the hoop
7) gently pull it all the way through until the hoop gets smaller and fastens
8) you should now have a perfectly round piece without a visible knot (or knobbly bit)
see pictures below…

1 2 3 4

5 6 7 8

ASSEMBLY

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 ASSEMBLY

Your diplodocus should now be complete, congratulations! I hope you’ve enjoyed making him and love
your finished product. If you have any comments, suggestions or pictures of your finished diplodocus
that you’d like to share, links below. Visit my website for more patterns and tips and tricks for making
amigurumi. This pattern is for personal use only, not to be resold or rewritten in any way.
I am happy for you to sell the finished product but please credit the design to me.

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