Triceratops

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TERMS USED MATERIALS:
МR - magic ring Yarn:
Ch – chain Pink - Alize Cotton Gold 33
sl st – slip stitch (2 balls - 660m (722 yrd)
sc – single crochet Purple - Alize Cotton Gold 649
inc – increase (2 sc in 1 st) White - Alize Cotton Gold 55
dec – decrease Hook: 3 mm (or in accordance with
hdc – half double crochet the yarn you use)
dc – double crochet Polyfill for stuffing, black yarn
dc inc – 2 double crochet in 1 st for eyes or safety eyes (optional),
tr - treble crochet scissors, tapestry needle for
BLO - back loop only sewing.
FLO - front loop only

BASE
With pink yarn
Round 1. 6 sc in MR (6)
Round 2. 6 inc (12)
Round 3. 12 sc (12)
Round 4. (1 sc; inc)*6 (18)
Round 5-6. 18 sc (18)
Round 7. (2 sc; inc)*6 (24)
Round 8-10. 24 sc (24)
Round 11. (3 sc; inc)*6 (30)
Round 12-15. 30 sc (30)
Round 16. (4 sc; inc)*6 (36)
Round 17-21. 36 sc (36)
Round 22. (5 sc; inc)*6 (42)
Round 23-28. 42 sc (42)
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Round 29. (6 sc; inc)*6 (48)
Round 30-36. 48 sc (48)
Round 37. (7 sc; inc)*6 (54)
Round 38-45. 54 sc (54)
Round 46. (8 sc; inc)*6 (60)
Round 47. FLO (9 sc; inc)*6 (66)
Round 48. 5 sc; inc; (10 sc; inc)*5; 5 sc (72)
Round 49. (11 sc; inc)*6 (78)
Round 50. 6 sc; inc; (12 sc; inc)*5; 6 sc (84)
Round 51. (13 sc; inc)*6 (90)
Round 52. 7 sc; inc; (14 sc; inc)*5; 7 sc (96)
Round 53. (15 sc; inc)*6 (102)
Round 54. 8 sc; inc; (16 sc; inc)*5; 8 sc (108)
Round 55. (17 sc; inc)*6 (114)
Round 56-62. 114 sc (114)
Round 63. (17 sc; dec)*6 (108)
Round 64. 8 sc; dec; (16 sc; dec)*5; 8 sc (102)
Round 65. (15 sc; dec)*6 (96)
Round 66. 7 sc; dec; (14 sc; dec)*5; 7 sc (90)
Round 67. (13 sc; dec)*6 (84)
Round 68. 6 sc; dec; (12 sc; dec)*5; 6 sc (78)
Round 69. (11 sc; dec)*6 (72)
Round 70. 5 sc; dec; (10 sc; dec)*5; 5 sc (66)
Round 71. (9 sc; dec)*6 (60)
Round 72. connect round 71 with round 47
(BLO) with 60 sc (60) fill with stuffing as
you go, then continue to work in rounds.
Round 73. (8 sc; dec)*6 (54) 4
Round 74. (7 sc; dec)*6 (48)
Round 75. (6 sc; dec)*6 (42)
Round 76. (5 sc; dec)*6 (36)
Round 77. (4 sc; dec)*6 (30)
Round 78. (3 sc; dec)*6 (24)
Round 79. (2 sc; dec)*6 (18)
Round 80. (1 sc; dec)*6 (12)
Round 81. 6 dec (6) cut the yarn, pull off hole, hide a tail.
LEGS (make 2)
With pink yarn
Round 1. 6 sc in MR (6)
Round 2. 6 inc (12)
Round 3. (1 sc; inc)*6 (18)
Round 4. (2 sc; inc)*6 (24)
Round 5. (3 sc; inc)*6 (30)
Round 6. (4 sc; inc)*6 (36)
Round 7. BLO (2 sc; inc)*4; 24 sc (40)
Round 8. (3 sc; inc)*4; 24 sc (44)
Round 9. 3 sc; dec; (4 sc; inc)*2; 3 sc; dec; 24 sc(44)
Round 10. 2 sc; dec; (4 sc; dec)*2; 2 sc; dec; 24 sc(40)
Round 11. 3 sc; (3 sc; dec)*2; 27 sc (38)
Round 12. 3 sc; (2 sc; dec)*2; 27 sc (36)
Round 13. 36 sc (36)
Round 14. (4 sc; dec)*6 (30)
Round 15. (3 sc; dec)*6 (24) fill with stuffing
Round 16. BLO (2 sc; dec)*6 (18)
Round 17. (1 sc; dec)*6 (12)close the hole, leave a tail for sewing
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NAILS (make 4 on each foot)

With white yarn in one sc of the
foot make (3 ch; 3 tr) and crochet
them together, fasten off, cut the
yarn, pull it through and tide a
knot like in the pictures, then
hide sticking yarn.

Sew legs to base in the front loops of round 16 like in the

pictures (pin it before sewing, it really helps:)
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LARGE RING
With pink yarn
Round 1. 60 ch; slst in 1st ch (60)
Round 2. (9 sc; inc)*6 (66)
Round 3. 5 sc; inc; (10 sc; inc)*5; 5 sc (72)
Round 4. (11 sc; inc)*6 (78)
Round 5. 6 sc; inc; (12 sc; inc)*5; 6 sc (84)
Round 6. (13 sc; inc)*6 (90)
Round 7. 7 sc; inc; (14 sc; inc)*5; 7 sc (96)
Round 8. (15 sc; inc)*6 (102)
Round 9-15. 102 sc (102)
Round 16. (15 sc; dec)*6 (96)
Round 17. 7 sc; dec; (14 sc; dec)*5; 7 sc (90)
Round 18. (13 sc; dec)*6 (84)
Round 19. 6 sc; dec; (12 sc; dec)*5; 6 sc (78)
Round 20. (11 sc; dec)*6 (72)
Round 21. 5 sc; dec; (10 sc; dec)*5; 5 sc (66)
Round 22. (9 sc; dec)*6 (60)
Sew round 22 with round 1, fill with stuffing as you go.
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With pink yarn
Round 1. 48 ch; slst in 1st ch (48)
Round 2. (7 sc; inc)*6 (54)
Round 3. 4 sc; inc; (8 sc; inc)*5; 4 sc (60)
Round 4. (9 sc; inc)*6 (66)
Round 5. 5 sc; inc; (10 sc; inc)*5; 5 sc (72)
Round 6. (11 sc; inc)*6 (78)
Round 7. 6 sc; inc; (12 sc; inc)*5; 6 sc (84)
Round 8. (13 sc; inc)*6 (90)
Round 9-15. 90 sc (90)
Round 16. (13 sc; dec)*6 (84)
Round 17. 6 sc; dec; (12 sc; dec)*5; 6 sc (78)
Round 18. (11 sc; dec)*6 (72)
Round 19. 5 sc; dec; (10 sc; dec)*5; 5 sc (66)
Round 20. (9 sc; dec)*6 (60)
Round 21. 4 sc; dec; (8 sc; dec)*5; 4 sc (54)
Round 22. (7 sc; dec)*6 (48)
Sew round 22 with round 1, fill with stuffing as you go.
ARMS (make 2)
With pink yarn
Round 1. 6 sc in MR (6)
Round 2. 6 inc (12)
Round 3. (1 sc; inc)*6 (18)
Round 4. (2 sc; inc)*6 (24)
Round 5. BLO 24 sc (24)
Round 6-9. 24 sc (24)
Round 10. (10 sc; dec)*2 (22)
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Round 11-15. 22 sc (22)
Round 16. (9 sc; dec)*2 (20)
Round 17-21. 20 sc (20)
Round 22. (8 sc; dec)*2 (18)
Round 23. 18 sc (18) fill with a little bit of stuffing
Round 24. (7 sc; dec)*2 (16)
Round 25. Fold in half and make 8 sc, fasten off, leave a
long tail for sewing.
NAILS (make 3 on each hand)
With white yarn in one sc of the
hand make (2 ch; 2 dc) and
crochet them together, fasten off,
cut the yarn, pull it through and
tide a knot the same way as we did
with feet, then hide sticking yarn.
SMALL RING
With pink yarn
Round 1. 36 ch; slst in 1st ch (36)
Round 2. (5 sc; inc)*6 (42)
Round 3. 3 sc; inc; (6 sc; inc)*5; 3 sc (48)
Round 4. (7 sc; inc)*6 (54)
Round 5. 4 sc; inc; (8 sc; inc)*5; 4 sc (60)
Round 6. (9 sc; inc)*6 (66)
Round 7. 5 sc; inc; (10 sc; inc)*5; 5 sc (72)
Round 8. (11 sc; inc)*6 (78)
Round 9-15. 78 sc (78)
Round 16. (11 sc; dec)*6 (72)
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Round 17. 5 sc; dec; (10 sc; dec)*5; 5 sc (66)
Round 18. (9 sc; dec)*6 (60)
Round 19. 4 sc; dec; (8 sc; dec)*5; 4 sc (54)
Round 20. (7 sc; dec)*6 (48)
Round 21. 3 sc; dec; (6 sc; dec)*5; 3 sc (42)
Round 22. (5 sc; dec)*6 (36)
Sew round 22 with round 1, fill with stuffing as you go.

Make "dimples" in the arms.

Sew arms to the small ring
as you can see in the pictures

HEAD
The head consists of three parts: main part, large bony
frill and inner part.
MAIN PART (with pink yarn)
Round 1. 6 sc in MR (6)
Round 2. 6 inc (12)
Round 3. (1 sc; inc)*6 (18)
Round 4. (5 sc; inc)*3 (21)
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Round 5. (6 sc; inc)*3 (24)
Round 6. (7 sc; inc)*3 (27)
Round 7. (8 sc; inc)*3 (30)
Round 8. (9 sc; inc)*3 (33)
Round 9. (10 sc; inc)*3 (36)
Round 10. (11 sc; inc)*3 (39)
Round 11. (12 sc; inc)*3 (42)
Round 12. (13 sc; inc)*3 (45)
Round 13. (14 sc; inc)*3 (48)
Round 14. (15 sc; inc)*3 (51)
Round 15. (16 sc; inc)*3 (54)
Round 16. (8 sc; inc)*4; 17 sc; inc (59)
Round 17. (9 sc; inc)*4; 18 sc; inc (64)
Round 18. (10 sc; inc)*4; 19 sc; inc (69)
Round 19. (5 sc; inc)*8; 21 sc (77)
Round 20. (6 sc; inc)*7; 28 sc (84)
Round 21-26. 84 sc (84)
Round 27. (BLO 60 sc); 3 sc; 18 ch
(skip 18 sc); 3 sc (84)
Round 28. 84 sc (84)
Round 29. (BLO 60 sc); 24 sc (84)
Round 30-33. 84 sc (84)
Round 34. (12 sc; dec)*6 (78)
Round 35. (11 sc; dec)*6 (72)
Round 36. (10 sc; dec)*6 (66)
Round 37. (9 sc; dec)*6 (60)
Round 38. (8 sc; dec)*6 (54)
Round 39. (7 sc; dec)*6 (48)
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Round 40. (6 sc; dec)*6 (42)
Round 41. (5 sc; dec)*6 (36)
Round 42. (4 sc; dec)*6 (30)
Round 43. (3 sc; dec)*6 (24)
Round 44. (2 sc; dec)*6 (18)
Round 45. (1 sc; dec)*6 (12)
Round 46. 6 dec (6)
LARGE BONY FRILL
With pink yarn start to crochet in 60 front loops of R 26:
Round 1. 5 sc; (2 inc; 10 sc)*4; 2 inc; 5 sc turn and continue
to crochet in front loops of round 28; 5 sc; (2 inc; 10 sc)*4;
2 inc; 5 sc (140)
Round 2. 140 sc (140)
Round 3. Sew back loops of round 2, crochet FLO: dec; 4 sc;
(2 inc; 12 sc)*4; 2 inc; 4 sc; 2 dec; 4 sc; (2 inc; 12 sc)*4; 2 inc; 4
sc; dec (156)
Round 4. 156 sc (156)
Round 5. Sew back loops of round 4, crochet FLO: dec; 4 sc;
(2 inc; 14 sc)*4; 2 inc; 4 sc; 2 dec; 4 sc; (2 inc; 14 sc)*4; 2 inc;
4 sc; dec (172)
Round 6. 172 sc (172)
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Round 7. Sew back loops of round 6, crochet FLO: dec; 4 sc;

(2 inc; 7 sc)*8; 2 inc; 4 sc; 2 dec; 4 sc; (2 inc; 7 sc)*8; 2 inc;
4 sc; dec (204)
Round 8. 204 sc (204)
Round 9. Sew back loops of round 8, crochet FLO: 2 dec;
2 sc; (2 inc; 9 sc)*8; 2 inc; 2 sc; 4 dec; 2 sc; (2 inc; 9 sc)*8;
2 inc; 2 sc; 2 dec (232) POINTS on edges (9)
Round 10. 232 sc (232) fasten off. With white yarn
R1. BLO 4sc, turn 4 sc (8)
Now we need to make 9 points on R2. 8 sc (8)
edges, they will be located in places R3. (2 sc; dec)*2 (6)
where we made 2 inc in the R9 of R4. 6 sc (6) fill with
the frill (photos 1-9 on page 13). stuffing, fasten off.
Sew stitches between those points With pink yarn make (1
FLO, fill with stuffing as you go sc; inc)*4 (12) in front
loops around each point.
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If you don't want to crochet all the details you may simply
connect the edges with white yarn: 4sc; (1 hdc; 2 dc inc;
1 hdc; 9 sc)*8; 1 hdc; 2 dc inc; 1 hdc; 4 sc, fasten off.
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Insert safety eyes in R16, between 11sc-12sc (15 sc
apart) between 26sc-27sc or sew crochet eyes.

INNER PART
Now return to the hole that we left between rounds 26
and 27, continue to crochet in rounds:
Round 1. BLO 36 sc (36)
Round 2-4. 36 sc (36)
Round 5. (4 sc; dec)*6 (30)
Round 6-7. 30 sc (30)
Round 8. (3 sc; dec)*6 (24)
Round 9-10. 24 sc (24)
Round 11. (2 sc; dec)*6 (18)
Round 12. 18 sc (18)
Round 13. (1 sc; dec)*6 (12)
Round 14. 6 dec (6) fasten off.
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With pink yarn
Round 1. 6 sc in MR (6)
Round 2. 6 inc (12)
Round 3. 12 sc (12)
Round 4. (2 inc; 4 sc)*2 (16)
Round 5. 16 sc (16)
Round 6. 1 sc; 2 inc; 6 sc; 2 inc; 5 sc (20)
Round 7. 20 sc (20)
Round 8. 2 sc; 2 inc; 8 sc; 2 inc; 6 sc (24)
Round 9. 24 sc (24)
Round 10. 3 sc; 2 inc; 10 sc; 2 inc; 7 sc (28)
Round 11. 28 sc (28)
Round 12. 4 sc; 2 inc; 12 sc; 2 inc; 8 sc (32)
Round 13. 32 sc (32)
Round 14. 5 sc; 2 inc; 14 sc; 2 inc; 9 sc (36)
Round 15. 36 sc (36)
Round 16. 6 sc; 2 inc; 16 sc; 2 inc; 10 sc (40)
Round 17. 40 sc (40)
Round 18. 7 sc; 2 inc; 18 sc; 2 inc; 11 sc (44)
Round 19. 44 sc (44)
Round 20. 8 sc; 2 inc; 20 sc; 2 inc; 12 sc (48)
Round 21. 48 sc (48)
Round 22. 9 sc; 2 inc; 22 sc; 2 inc; 13 sc (52)
Round 23. 52 sc (52)
Round 24. 10 sc; 2 inc; 24 sc; 2 inc; 14 sc (56)
Round 25. 56 sc (56)
Round 26. 11 sc; 2 inc; 26 sc; 2 inc; 15 sc (60)
Round 27. 60 sc (60)
Round 28. 12 sc; 2 inc; 28 sc; 2 inc; 16 sc (64)
Round 29. 64 sc (64) fasten off, fill with stuffing, sew to the base.
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For the Triceratops we will need "spots"(optional) of three
different sizes: large, medium and small. And horns for
the head two bigger brow horns and one short horn.

LARGE SPOTS (make 3) MEDIUM SPOTS (make 6)

With purple yarn With purple yarn
Round 1. 6 sc in MR (6) Round 1. 6 sc in MR (6)
Round 2. 6 inc (12) Round 2. 6 inc (12)
Round 3. (1 sc; inc)*6 (18) Round 3. (1 sc; inc)*6 (18)
Round 4. (2 sc; inc)*6 (24) fasten off, leave long tail for
fasten off, leave long tail for sewing.
sewing.
SMALL SPOTS (make 8)
With purple yarn
Round 1. 6 sc in MR (6)
Round 2. 6 inc (12)
fasten off, leave long tail for
sewing.

Sew spots in random

order to the tail
rings and back of
the head, pin it
before sewing. You
may skip this part if
you don't like
sewing
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BROW HORNS (make 2) SHORT HORN (make 1)
Start with white yarn Start with white yarn
Round 1. 6 sc in MR (6) Round 1. 6 sc in MR (6)
Round 2. (1 sc; inc)*3 (9) Round 2. (1 sc; inc)*3 (9)
Round 3. 9 sc (9) Round 3. 9 sc (9)
Round 4. (2 sc; inc)*3 (12) Round 4. (2 sc; inc)*3 (12)
Round 5. 12 sc (12) Round 5. 12 sc (12)
Round 6. (3 sc; inc)*3 (15) Round 6. (3 sc; inc)*3 (15)
Round 7-10. 15 sc (15) Round 7-8. 15 sc (15)
change to pink color change to pink color
Round 11. FLO (1 sc; inc)*6 (18) Round 9. FLO (1 sc; inc)*6 (18)
Round 12. 18 sc (18) fasten off. Round 10. 18 sc (18) fasten off.

Fill with stuffing and sew horns as in the

pictures using back loops of round 10 (brow
horns) and back loops of round 8 (short horn)
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Your Dino ring tower is finished.

Congratulations!