New Year's
Dragon
PATTERN INSTRUCTIONS
When using the original yarn and hook number, the size of the Dragon is 15 to 16 cm
Crocheting density of 5 cm - 16 sc for 18 rows.
It is important to crochet a sample before you start crocheting a toy because it affects the density of the fit of the
crocheted detail to the ball.
If your density differs, try changing the hook number or choosing a different yarn.
MATERIALS REQUIRED
1) Yarn - Friends Cotton 8/4 – 100% cotton - 50g/160m:
light teal (color 88) – 1pc
brown (color 11) – 1pc
Cotton King 8/4 – 100% cotton, 50g/170m:
teal (color 42) – 1pc
red (color 10) – 1pc
white (color 01) – 1pc
orange (color 14) – quite a bit for a snowman's nose
2) Hook 2.0 mm
3) Stitching needle
4) Safe plastic eyes 6mm
5)Fiberfill /toy stuffing
6) Stitch markers and pins for sewing (for temporary fixation of parts)
7) Plastic Christmas ball with a diameter of 80 mm
8) Any sequins and other Christmas fillers to your liking
9) Scotch tape and fishing line
Recommendations:
If you do not have the opportunity to tie a toy from the yarn indicated in the description, do not be upset and do
not stop, because there is almost a small number of alternatives.
Here are several types of yarn, with which you will undoubtedly get a good result and the most beautiful toys:
Gazzal baby cotton, Yarn Art cotton baby, DMC Natura Just Cotton.
Also, feel free to use and combine colors that you have available and to your liking.
Abbreviations:
ch - chain
sc - single crochet
dc – double crochet
hdc - half double crochet
sl st – slip stitch
dec - decrease: 2sc together
inc - increase: 2sc in the same st
(…) x - repeat instructions within brackets
(..) - the number of sc in a row after crocheting it
Rnd) (s) – round(s)
Double chain - we leave a tip twice as long as our chain will be. As usual, we crochet the first loop of the
chain. Next, every time we form a new loop, we put our long end on the hook, and crochet it together
with the loop of the chain, thus we get a double chain.
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Additional video instruction can be viewed in this video
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Head
We start crocheting with light teal yarn.
We fix the eyes between the Rnds 9th and 10th at a distance of 13 sc (pictures 14-15)
We fill the head with fiberfill.
Rnd 1) crochet a double chain with 8 ch (picture 1)
Rnd 2) we start crocheting around the circumference of the chain, starting from the second loop from
the hook: 6 sc, inc of 3 sc, 6 sc, inc of 3 sc (18) (pictures 2-5)
Rnd 3) 7 sc, inc of 3 sc, 8 sc, inc of 3 sc, 1 sc (22) (picture 6)
Rnd 4) inc, 5 sc, inc, 15 sc (24)
Rnd 5) 13 sc, 3 dc with one top, 5 sc, 3 dc with one top, 4 sc (24) (pictures 7-12)
Rnds 6-7) 24 sc
Rnd 8) (3 sc, inc) х 6 (30)
Rnd 9) 6 sc, (change the color to teal and continue crocheting), 8 sc, inc, 4 sc, inc, 4 sc, inc, 4 sc, inc (34)
Rnd 10) 15 sc, inc, (2 sc, inc) х 5, 3 sc (40)
Rnd 11) 20 sc, inc, (7 sc, inc) х 2, 3 sc (43)
Rnd 12) 16 sc, inc, 4 sc, inc, 5 sc, inc, 5 sc, inc, 4 sc, inc, 4 sc (48)
Rnds 13-20) 48 sc
Rnd 21) 3 sc, (dec, 6 sc) х 5, dec, 3 sc (42)
Rnd 22) (5 sc, dec) х 6 (36)
Rnd 23) 2 sc, (dec, 4 sc) х 5, dec, 2 sc (30)
Rnd 24) (3 sc, dec) х 6 (24)
Rnd 25) 1 sc, (dec, 2 sc) х 5, dec, 1 sc (18)
Rnd 26) (1 sc, dec) х 6 (12)
Rnd 27) 6 dec
Tighten the hole, cut the thread, and hide.
For additional video instructions on how to start crocheting a muzzle, watch the video
Additional video instructions for crocheting an inc of 3 dc with one vertex can be viewed in this video.
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Body
The yarn is teal.
Rnd 1) 6 sc in the amigurumi ring
Rnd 2) 6 inc (12)
Rnd 3) (1 sc, inc) х 6 (18)
Rnd 4) 1 sc, (inc, 2 sc) х 5, inc, 1 sc (24)
Rnd 5) (3 sc, inc) х 6 (30)
Rnd 6) 2 sc, (inc, 4 sc) х 5, inc, 2 sc (36)
Rnd 7) (5 sc, inc) х 6 (42)
Rnd 8) 3 sc, (inc, 6 sc) х 5, inc, 3 sc (48)
Rnd 9) (7 sc, inc) х 6 (54)
Rnd 10) 4 sc, (inc, 8 sc) х 5, inc, 4 sc (60)
Rnd 11) (9 sc, inc) х 6 (66)
Rnd 12) 66 sc
Rnd 13) 5 sc, (inc, 10 sc) х 5, inc, 5 sc (72)
Rnds 14-16) 72 sc
Rnd 17) (11 sc, inc) х 6 (78)
Rnds 18-26 (9 rounds)) 78 sc
Next, go to the formation of the neck
Rnd 27) we crochet a chain of 25 ch and attach it through 25 sc in the 26th and crochet it to the end
of the round 52 sc (pictures 1-3)
Rnd 28) 23 sc – along the chain, dec with 3 sc (2 sc with the chain and 1 sc with the main web), 50 sc,
dec with 3 sc, 1 sl st (pictures 3-8)
We fixed the thread and cut it.
Now we need to tie the neck. To do this, attach the thread to the corner on the inside of the hole,
which was formed after crocheting the chain, and start crocheting in a circle (pictures 9-15):
Rnd 1) 1 ch (in the corner), dec, 21 sc, dec, 1 sc (to the corner), dec, 21 sc, dec (48) (pictures 9-11)
Rnd 2) 1 sc, dec, 19 sc, dec, 1 sc, dec, 19 sc, dec (44)
Rnd 3) 1 sc, dec, 17 sc, dec, 1 sc, dec, 17 sc, dec (40)
Rnd 4) 1 sc, dec, 15 sc, dec, 1 sc, dec, 15 sc, dec (36)
Rnd 5) 1 sc, dec, 13 sc, dec, 1 sc, dec, 13 sc, dec (32)
Rnd 6) 1 sc, dec, 11 sc, dec, 1 sc, dec, 11 sc, dec (28)
Rnd 7) 1 sc, dec, 9 sc, dec, 1 sc, dec, 9 sc, dec (24)
Crochet another sl st, fasten the thread, and cut it, leaving a long tip for sewing the head to the
body.
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Legs
The yarn is teal.
The lower feet comprise two parts (upper and lower), which are subsequently sewn together.
Upper part (make 2), (picture1)
Rnd 1) 6 sc in the amigurumi ring
Rnd 2) 6 inc (12)
Rnd 3) (1 sc, inc) х 6 (18)
Rnd 4) 1 sc, (inc, 2 sc) х 5, inc, 1 sc (24)
Rnd 5) (3 sc, inc) х 6 (30)
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Rnd 6) 2 sc, (inc, 4 sc) х 5, inc, 2 sc (36)
Rnds 7-9) 36 sc
Finish crocheting with another sl st, thread secure by cut, leaving a long tip to sew the part to the
body.
Lower part (make 2), (picture 4)
Rnd 1) 6 sc in the amigurumi ring
Rnd 2) 6 inc (12)
Rnd 3) (1 sc, inc) х 6 (18)
Rnds 4-6) 18 sc
Rnd 7) (4 sc, dec) х 3 (15) 2 3 4
Rnds 8-10) 15 sc
Rnd 11) (3 sc, dec) х 3 (12)
Rnds 12-15) 12 sc
Fill with fiberfill only half the details. Fold in two and tie together a line sc two halves closing the
hole (pictures 2-3). The thread is fixed and cut, leaving a long tip for stitching two parts of the legs.
Hands (make 2) (picture 5)
The yarn is teal.
Fill the hands halfway with fiberfill.
Rnd 1) 6 sc in the amigurumi ring
Rnd 2) 6 inc (12)
Rnds 3-5) 12 sc
Rnd 6) (2 sc, dec) х 3 (9)
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Rnds 7-11 (5 rounds)) 9 sc
Fold in half and crochet together with a stitch sc, closing the hole (pictures 6-9).
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Tail
Teal yarn.
Rnd 1) 6 sc in the amigurumi ring
Rnd 2) 6 sc
Rnd 3) (1 sc, inc) х 3 (9)
Rnd 4) 9 sc
Rnd 5) 1 sc, (inc, 2 sc) х 2, inc, 1 sc (12)
Rnd 6) 12 sc 1
Rnd 7) (3 sc, inc) х 3 (15)
Rnd 8) 2 sc, (inc, 4 sc) х 2, inc, 2 sc (18)
Rnd 9) 1 sc, (inc, 2 sc) х 5, inc, 1 sc (24)
Rnds 10-11) 24 sc
Rnd 12) (3 sc, inc) х 6 (30)
Rnd 13) 30 sc
Rnd 14) 2 sc, (inc, 4 sc) х 5, inc, 2 sc (36) 2
Rnd 15) (5 sc, inc) х 2, 23 sc, inc (39)
Rnd 16) 3 sc, inc, 6 sc, inc, 24 sc, inc, 3 sc (42)
Rnd 17) (7 sc, inc) х 2, 25 sc, inc (45)
Rnds 18-19) 45 sc
Rnd 20) 4 sc, inc, 8 sc, inc, 26 sc, inc, 4 sc (48)
Rnd 21) (7 sc, inc) х 6 (54)
Crochet another sl st and cut and fasten the thread, leaving a long tip for sewing the tail to the body.
Eyebrows
Light teal yarn
We need to link two double chains that consist of 6 ch each (picture 3).
We sew the eyebrows above the eyes (pictures 4-6).
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Horns (make 2)
Brown yarn.
Rnd 1) 6 sc in the amigurumi ring
Rnds 2-3) 6 sc
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Rnd 4) (1 sc, inc) х 3 (9)
Rnds 5-6) 9 sc
Fix the thread and cut it, leaving the long tip of sewing the horn to the head
Ears (make 2)
The yarn is light teal.
Crocheting back-and-forth row.
When crocheting hds, insert the hook only for one wall of the chain (picture 2).
Row 1) crochet a chain of 7 ch
Row 2) starting from the second loop from the hook, we crochet 6 hdc
Row 3) ch, 5 hdc
Row 4) ch, 5 hdc
Row 5) ch, 4 hdc
Row 6) ch, 4 hdc
Fasten and cut the thread, leaving a long tip for sewing the ears to the head.
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Additional video instruction for crocheting ears and wings on one loop of the chain
can be viewed in the video
Wings (make 2)
Light teal yarn.
We crochet the wings back-and-forth-row.
When crocheting hds, insert the hook only for one wall of the chain (picture 2).
Row 1) crochet a chain of 16 ch
Row 2) starting from the second loop from the hook, we crochet 14 hdc та 1 sl st, ch
Row 3) 14 hdc, 2 ch
Row 4)13 hdc, 1 sl st, ch
Row 5) 13 hdc, 2 ch
Row 6) 12 hdc, 1 sl st, ch
Row 7) 12 hdc, 2 ch
Row 8) 11 hdc, 1 sl st, ch
Row 9) 11 hdc, 2 ch
Row 10) 10 hdc, 1 sl st, ch
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Row 11) 9 hdc, 2 ch
Row 12) 8 hdc, 1 sl st
Fasten and cut the thread, leaving a long tip for sewing the wings to the body.
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Spikes
Red yarn.
We need to crochet the spikes of three different sizes.
Size 1 – 8 pcs:
Rnd 1) 6 sc in the amigurumi ring
Rnd 2) (1 sc, inc) х 3 (9)
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Rnd 3) 9 sc
Rnd 4) (2 sc, inc) х 3 (12)
Fold in half and crochet together the two halves sc, closing the hole (pictures 2-5).
Fix the thread and cut it, leaving a long tip for sewing the spikes to the body.
Size 2 – 1 pc:
Rnd 1) 6 sc in the amigurumi ring
Rnd 2) (1 sc, inc) х 3 (9)
Rnd 3) 9 sc
Fold in half and crochet together the two halves sc, closing the hole(pictures 2-5).
Fix the thread and cut it, leaving a long tip for sewing the spike to the head.
Size 3 – 1 pc:
Rnd 1) 6 sc in the amigurumi ring
Rnd 2) (1 sc, inc) х 3 (9)
Rnd 3) 9 sc
Rnd 4) (2 sc, inc) х 3 (12)
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Rnd 5) (3 sc, inc) х 3 (15)
Fold in half and crochet together the two halves sc, closing the hole(pictures 2-5).
Fix the thread and cut it, leaving a long tip for sewing the spike to the tip of the tail.
Snowman
Body & Head
White yarn.
In the course of crocheting, we fill with fiberfill.
Rnd 1) 6 sc in the amigurumi ring
Rnd 2) 6 inc (12)
Rnds 3-5) 12 sc
Rnd 6) 6 dec (6)
Rnd 7) 6 inc (12)
Rnd 8) (1 sc, inc) х 6 (18)
Rnds 9-13) 18 sc
Rnd 14) (1 sc, dec) х 6 (12) 6
Rnd 15) 6 dec
Tighten the hole and hide the thread in the middle of the snowman.
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Snowman`s Hat
Brown yarn.
Rnd 1) 6 sc in the amigurumi ring
Rnd 2) 6 sc back loops only (picture 1) 1 2 3
Rnd 3) 6 sc
Rnd 4) 6 inc front loops only (picture 2)
Fix the thread and cut it.
Snowman Legs
The yarn is white.
We crocheted 6 sc into the amigurumi ring. Closing the circle. We
fix the thread and cut it, leaving a long tip for sewing the legs to
the body (picture 4).
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Snowman Handles
Brown yarn.
We crochet two double chains with 5 ch each (picture 5).
We leave a long tip for sewing the handles to the body
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Snowman Scarf
The yarn is red.
We crochet a chain of 25 ch, and starting from the second loop from
the hook, we crochet a row sc (picture 6).
We fixed the thread and hid the ends. 6
Snowman's Nose
With orange yarn, we crocheted a double chain of 2 ch.
We fix the thread, leaving the tips for sewing the nose to the head.
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Collecting the Snowman
Embroider the snowman's eyes with black thread and sew on the nose.
Sew on the handles and legs
Put on a scarf.
Sew on the hat.
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Assembling the Dragon
With the help of pins, we outline the location of the ears, horns, and spikes (pictures 5-9).
We should have four spikes on our heads – three (size 1), and one (size 2). We place a spike of
one size closer to the muzzle, the other three are attached between the horns and along the
head(picture 9).
To give the ears a beautiful shape, with the thread that we have left after crocheting, we sew
them along the edge and tighten them a little, so the edge to which we will sew the ears to the
head will become narrower (pictures 10-14).
Sew all the parts to the head.
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Making a muzzle
With the brown yarn that we crocheted the horns, we embroidered the mouth and the
nostrils (pictures 1-5)
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With brown yarn on the lower parts of the
legs and hands, we sew stripes that will be an
imitation of claws (picture 6).
Now we form the body.
For convenience, we insert the Christmas ball into the crocheted part of the body and, with
the help of pins, outline the location of all parts of the body and details (pictures 7-10).
Even attaching all the parts to the body with pins, the dragon should stand on its own.
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First, we sew on the tail, filling it with
fiberfill (pictures 11-12)
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Now sew on the legs. First, fill the upper
part of the legs with fiberfill and sew it to
the body (pictures 1-2).
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Now we outline the location of the remaining spikes and wings and sew them to the body.
We place a spike of the third (size 3) at the tip of the tail and five more of the (size 1) along
the back (pictures 3-4).
The wings are sewn and tightened in the same way as the ears, and sewn on
both sides of the spikes on the back of the dragon (pictures 5-7).
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We sew the handles to the last row and fix them with a stitch to the body, giving them a
direction (pictures 8-11).
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Now, turning the body upside legs, we attach the lower part of the legs to the already sewn one.
We sew them for the last row, and then, inserting the needle in the middle of the lower part, we
fix it with one stitch to the upper part. Thus, the leg will keep the correct shape and will not sag
when we lift the dragon, or when it hangs on the Christmas tree (pictures 12-16).
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Take the ball out of the dragon.
Through the snowman's hat, we thread a fishing line of such a cut that the tips are long and
there is a margin (picture 1).
Pour tinsel into the ball and insert the snowman. We adjust its position and use tape to fix the
fishing line at the top of the ball. Wrap the long ends of the fishing line around the top of the
ball and fix it again with tape. Cut off the excess fishing line and wrap the excess tape in the
middle of the ball, as if wrapping the hole (pictures 2-4).
We also close the hole on the lid of the ball with tape (picture 5), put on the lid and the ball and
insert the ball into the dragon (picture 6).
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We fix the head with pins and sew it on (pic 7-8).
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Your Dragon is completely ready!
