Amigurumi dinosaur crochet pattern

Are you on the hunt for a cute amigurumi dinosaur pattern? Our crochet dinosaur catches your eye straightaway. Measuring eleven inches long, this bright amigurumi dino can be a perfect playmate for your little one.

To crochet this amigurumi dinosaur you need:

• Super fine 100% acrylic yarn (200 m / 50 g) in blue, green, yellow, and orange colors
• 2.0 mm crochet hook
• Fiberfill
• 9 mm safety eyes
• Scissors and sewing needle

Skill level: intermediate

The finished amigurumi dinosaur is about 28 cm (11″) long. Please pay attention that the size of your crochet toy depends on yarn weight and hook size. If you use thicker yarn, your toy will be bigger.

Amigurumi Dinosaur
Free crochet pattern

Abbreviations:
ch = chain
st = stitch
sc = single crochet
inc = increase (2 sc in one st)
dec = decrease (2 sc together)
sl st = slip stitch
hdc = half double crochet
(..) = repeat the instructions in brackets the given number of times
[..] = total number of stitches

Head:
Crochet 7 ch with blue yarn. Continue working around the foundation chain.
Rnd 1: inc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in next 4 ch, 4 sc in last ch, turn, sc in next 4 ch, inc [16]
Rnd 2: sc in next st, inc, sc in next 4 st, (sc in next st, inc) x 2 times, sc in next 5 st, inc [20]
Rnd 3: sc in next 2 st, inc, sc in next 4 st, (sc in next 2 st, inc) x 2 times, sc in next 6 st, inc [24]
Rnd 4: (sc in next 3 st, inc) repeat 6 times [30]
Rnd 5: (sc in next 4 st, inc) repeat 6 times [36]
Rnd 6: (sc in next 5 st, inc) repeat 6 times [42]
Rnd 7-11: sc in all 42 st [42]
Change to green yarn.
Rnd 12: sc in all 42 st [42]
Rnd 13: (sc in next 5 st, dec) repeat 6 times [36]
Rnd 14-18: sc in all 36 st [36]
Insert safety eyes between Rnd 14 and Rnd 15, at the distance of 8 st in between them.
Rnd 19: (sc in next 4 st, dec) repeat 6 times [30]
Rnd 20-21: sc in all 30 st [30]
Rnd 22: (sc in next 3 st, dec) repeat 6 times [24]
Stuff with fiberfill.
Rnd 23: (sc in next 2 st, dec) repeat 6 times [18]
Rnd 24: (sc in next st, dec) repeat 6 times [12]
Rnd 25: (dec) repeat 6 times [6]
Fasten off leaving a small tail. Pass the yarn tail through the front loops of the rest 6 st and pull to close the hole.

Tail-body-neck:
Begin working on the tail with green yarn.
Rnd 1: 5 sc in magic ring [5]
Rnd 2: (inc) repeat 5 times [10]
Rnd 3-5: sc in all 10 st [10]
Rnd 6: (sc in next st, inc) repeat 5 times [15]
Rnd 7-9: sc in all 15 st [15]
Rnd 10: (sc in next 2 st, inc) repeat 5 times [20]
Rnd 11-13: sc in all 20 st [20]
Rnd 14: (sc in next 3 st, inc) repeat 5 times [25]
Rnd 15-17: sc in all 25 st [25]
Rnd 18: (sc in next 4 st, inc) repeat 6 times [30]
Rnd 19-21: sc in all 30 st [30]
Rnd 22: (sc in next 5 st, inc) repeat 5 times [35]
Rnd 23-25: sc in all 35 st [35]
Rnd 26: (sc in next 6 st, inc) repeat 5 times [40]
Rnd 27-29: sc in all 40 st [40]

Continue working on the body. Please pay attention that the belly part is flat, all increases are located on the back. Use stitch markers to see where you begin and finish making increases to control the symmetry in relation to the body sides.
Rnd 30: sc in next 15 st, (sc in next st, inc) repeat 5 times, sc in next 15 st [45]
Rnd 31: sc in all 45 st [45]
Rnd 32: sc in next 15 st, (sc in next 2 st, inc) repeat 5 times, sc in next 15 st [50]
Rnd 33: sc in all 50 st [50]
Rnd 34: sc in next 15 st, (sc in next 3 st, inc) repeat 5 times, sc in next 15 st [55]
Rnd 35: sc in all 55 st [55]
Rnd 36: sc in next 15 st, (sc in next 4 st, inc) repeat 5 times, sc in next 15 st [60]
Rnd 37: sc in all 60 st [60]
Rnd 38: sc in next 15 st, (sc in next 5 st, inc) repeat 5 times, sc in next 15 st [65]
Rnd 39: sc in all 65 st [65]
Rnd 40: sc in next 15 st, (sc in next 6 st, inc) repeat 5 times, sc in next 15 st [70]
Stuff with fiberfill.
Rnd 41-55: sc in all 70 st [70]
Rnd 56: sc in next 15 st, (sc in next 6 st, dec) repeat 5 times, sc in next 15 st [65]
Rnd 57: sc in all 65 st [65]
Rnd 58: sc in next 15 st, (sc in next 5 st, dec) repeat 5 times, sc in next 15 st [60]
Rnd 59: sc in all 60 st [60]
Rnd 60: sc in next 15 st, (sc in next 4 st, dec) repeat 5 times, sc in next 15 st [55]
Rnd 61: sc in all 55 st [55]
Rnd 62: sc in next 15 st, (sc in next 3 st, dec) repeat 5 times, sc in next 7 st, hdc in next 8 st [50]

Pay attention that hdc stitches are located on the front part of the body (near the belly).
Rnd 63: hdc in next 12 st, sc in next 38 st [50]
Rnd 64: sc in next 15 st, (sc in next 2 st, dec) repeat 5 times, sc in next 8 st, hdc in next 7 st [45]
Rnd 65: hdc in next 12 st, sc in next 33 st [45]
Rnd 66: (sc in next 7 st, dec) repeat 5 times [40]

Stuff the body with fiberfill. Now you’re going to work on the neck.
Rnd 67: sc in next 18 st, sl st in next 10 st, sc in next 6 st, hdc in next 6 st [40]
Rnd 68: hdc in next 12 st, sc in next 28 st [40]
Rnd 69: sc in next 19 st, sl st in next 9 st, sc in next 12 st [40]
Rnd 70: (sc in next 6 st, dec) repeat 5 times [35]
Rnd 71: sc in next 30 st, hdc in next 5 st [35]
Rnd 72: hdc in next 13 st, sc in next 18 st, hdc in next 4 st [35]
Rnd 73: hdc in next 13 st, sc in next 22 st [35]
Rnd 74: (sc in next 5 st, dec) repeat 5 times [30]
Rnd 75-77: sc in all 30 st [30]
Rnd 78: (sc in next 4 st, dec) repeat 5 times [25]
Rnd 79-81: sc in all 25 st [25]
Rnd 82: (sc in next 3 st, dec) repeat 5 times [20]
Rnd 83-85: sc in all 20 st [20]
Fasten off leaving a tail for sewing.

Legs (make 4):
Crochet 5 ch with blue yarn. Continue working around the foundation chain.
Rnd 1: inc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in next 2 ch, 4 sc in last ch, turn, sc in next 2 ch, inc [12]
Rnd 2: sc in next st, inc, sc in next 2 st, (sc in next st, inc) x 2 times, sc in next 3 st, inc [16]
Rnd 3: sc in next 2 st, inc, sc in next 2 st, (sc in next 2 st, inc) x 2 times, sc in next 4 st, inc [20]
Rnd 4: (sc in next 4 st, inc) repeat 4 times [24]
Rnd 5: (sc in next 3 st, inc) repeat 6 times [30]
Rnd 6-7: sc in all 30 st [30]
Change to green yarn.
Rnd 8-9: sc in all 30 st [30]
Rnd 10: (sc in next 8 st, dec) repeat 3 times [27]
Rnd 11: sc in all 27 st [27]
Rnd 12: (sc in next 7 st, dec) repeat 3 times [24]
Rnd 13: sc in all 24 st [24]
Rnd 14: (sc in next 2 st, dec) repeat 6 times [18]
Rnd 15: sc in all 18 st [18]
Stuff with fiberfill.
Rnd 16: (sc in next st, dec) repeat 6 times [12]
Rnd 17: sc in all 12 st [12]
Flatten the edges and crochet 6 sc through the stitches of both layers, closing the hole. Fasten off leaving a tail for sewing.

Big plates (make 7):
Crochet with blue yarn.
Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
Rnd 2: (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
Rnd 3: (sc in next 3 st, inc) repeat 3 times [15]
Rnd 4: (sc in next 4 st, inc) repeat 3 times [18]
Rnd 5-6: sc in all 18 st [18]
Finish with sl st. Fasten off leaving a tail for sewing.

Small plates (make 2):
Crochet with blue yarn.
Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
Rnd 2: (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
Rnd 3: (sc in next 2 st, inc) repeat 4 times [16]
Rnd 4-5: sc in all 16 st [16]
Finish with sl st. Fasten off leaving a tail for sewing.

Big spots (make 2):
Crochet with orange yarn.
Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
Rnd 2: (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
Rnd 3: (sc in next st, inc) repeat 6 times [18]
Rnd 4: (sc in next 2 st, inc) repeat 6 times [24]
Finish with sl st. Fasten off leaving a tail for sewing.

Small spots (make 4):
Crochet with yellow yarn.
Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
Rnd 2: (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
Rnd 3: (sc in next st, inc) repeat 6 times [18]
Finish with sl st. Fasten off leaving a tail for sewing.

Assembly:
1. Stuff the neck firmly and sew on the head. The neck is placed at Rnds 18-24 of the head.
2. Sew on the forelegs at the level of Rnds 57-61.
3. Sew on the hind legs at the level of Rnds 36-40.
4. Sew on the plates along the back, beginning from Rnd 3 of the tail and moving forward to the head. First, sew on the small plate, then sew on 7 big plates one after another, and finish with another small plate on the head.
5. Sew the spots on the sides of the body (look at the picture).
6. Embroider nostrils.

Congrats! Your amigurumi dinosaur is ready to play.