This crochet dino pattern was inspired by one of my Dear Readers. He saw my Cuteosaurus Rex amigurumi pattern and asked for more. Since I really enjoy making animals, I was more than happy to create Curious Baby Diplodocus as well.
In this post I will first go over supplies needed and important notes. Afterwards I will provide the crochet dino pattern together with assembly instructions.
Supplies used in the Crochet Dino Pattern
As you probably have noticed, I made 2 different colors. In the pattern I will use the yellow one as example, but I will also provide yarn details for the green dino.
YARN
For making crochet dino pattern I used Drops Paris yarn.
Green
- Moss Green #25 – 1.5 skeins
- Light Yellow #19 – few meters
Yellow
- Light Yellow #19 – 1.5 skeins
- Brown #44 – few meters
YARN SUBSTITUTES
If you’d like to use a different yarn, yet something similar in terms of characteristics then you may want to try Scheepjes Cahlista, Lily Sugar ‘N Cream Super Size Solid Yarn, or Bernat Handicrafter Cotton Solids Yarn.
If you need some help with choosing yarn substitutes then you may find my blog post on yarn weights helpful.
ACCESSORIES
On top of yarn you will need following accessories to create a crochet dino:
- Crochet hooks – 2mm (US B-1), 3mm (D-3) and 4mm (US G-6)
- Toy stuffing
Should you wish to explore various toy stuffing options (including eco friendly alternatives) then you may want to read my toy stuffing guide.
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IMPORTANT NOTES
TENSION/GAUGE
18 sts/14 rows = 10cm/4 inches square in single crochet using 4mm hook
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
- 25 cm (~ 10 inches) tall
- 13 cm (~ 5 inches) wide
- 8 cm (~ 3 inches) deep
ABBREVIATIONS
- Mr – magic ring
- Sc – single crochet
- Inc – 2 in one
- Decr – 2 together
- Ch – chain
- Slpst – slip stitch
- Dc – double crochet
- Hdc – half double crochet
NOTES
- When working in rounds work continuously unless instructed otherwise.
- For assembly utilize seamless joining method to make the toy look neater.
- At the end of each row, in brackets, I included a number which represents the total number of stitches in a given row. It should help tracking if instructions are followed.
Pattern Copyright Statement
Please do not copy, share, download or publicly display the pattern without permission of the author (CottonNutty).
Should you wish to reuse it then please contact me at cogito@cottonnutty.com to obtain permission.
CROCHET DINO PATTERN
Head, neck and body are made as a single piece. We start at the head top and work all the way through the dino’s tail. Then we proceed to making legs and body decorations.
HEAD, NECK & BODY
Use base color (in my case yellow) and 4mm (US G-6) hook. Stuff as you go.
- 6 in mr
- Row 1: * inc * repeat 6 times (12)
- Row 2: * 1 sc, inc * repeat 6 times (18)
- Row 3: * 2 sc, inc * repeat 6 times (24)
- Rows 4 through 8: 24 sc (24)
- Row 9: * 1 sc, inc * repeat 6 times, * 2 sc, inc * repeat 4 times (34)
- Row 10: * 2 sc, inc * repeat 2 times, 6 inc, * 2 sc, inc * repeat 2 times, 16 sc (44)
- Row 11 and 12: 44 sc (44)
- Row 13: 2 sc, * 1 sc, decr * repeat 8 times, 18 sc (36)
- Row 14: 1 sc, * 1 sc, decr * repeat 6 times, 17 sc (30)
- Row 15: * 3 sc, decr * repeat 6 times (24)
- Row 16: * 2 sc, decr * repeat 6 times (18)
Stuff and add eyes somewhere at the level of row 9.
- Row 17: * 2 sc, decr * repeat 3 times, 3 decr (12)
- Rows 18 and 19: 12 sc (12)
- Row 20: * 3 sc, inc * repeat 3 times (15)
- Row 21: 2 sc, inc, 12 sc (16)
- Row 22: 2 sc, 2 inc, 8 sc, decr, 2 sc (17)
- Row 23: 3 sc, 2 inc, 8 sc, decr, 2 sc (18)
- Row 24: 5 sc, inc, 9 sc, decr, 1 sc (18)
- Row 25: 6 sc, inc, 8 sc, decr, 1sc (18)
- Row 26: 8 sc, inc, 6 sc, decr, 1 sc (18)
- Row 27: 9 sc, inc, 6 sc, 2 inc (21)
- Row 28: inc, 9 sc, 2 inc, 6 sc, 3 inc (27)
- Row 29: 3 inc, 3 sc, inc, 5 sc, inc, 4 sc, inc, 5 sc, 4 inc (37)
- Row 30: 3 inc, 3 sc, inc, 8 sc, inc, 3 sc, inc, 3 sc, inc, 9 sc, 4 inc (48)
- Row 31: 2 inc, 18 sc, inc, 22 sc, inc, 4 sc (52)
- Row 32: 24 sc, inc, 24 sc, inc, 2 sc (54)
- Row 33: 25 sc, inc, 28 sc (55)
- Row 34: 25 sc, inc, 29 sc (56)
Now if you see that the neck part is ‘squeezed and wrinkled’ do not worry – this is intended.
- Row 35: 24 sc, 3 decr, 26 sc (53)
- Row 36: 21 sc, 5 decr, 10 sc, * 1 sc, decr * repeat 4 times (44)
- Row 37: * 1 sc, decr * repeat 3 times, 9 sc, 5 decr, 16 sc (36)
- Row 38: 13 sc, 4 decr, 15 sc (32)
- Row 39: 11 sc, 4 decr, 13 sc (28)
- Row 40: 9 sc, 4 decr, 10 sc, inc (25)
- Row 41: 7 sc, 4 decr, 8 sc, inc, 1 sc (22)
- Row 42: 5 sc, 4 decr, 7 sc, inc, 1 sc (19)
- Row 43: 3 sc, 4 decr, 5 sc, inc, 2 sc (16)
- Row 44: 1 sc, 4 decr, 4 sc, inc, 2 sc (13)
- Row 45: 3 decr, 3 sc, inc, 3 sc (11)
Fasten off, stuff up and close the gap by sewing the edges.
LEGS
Make 4, starting with yellow yarn (i.e., same as body color) and using 4mm (US G-6) hook.
- 6 in mr
- Row 1: * inc * repeat 6 times (12)
- Row 2: 2 sc, 4 inc, 3 sc, inc, 2 sc (17)
- Rows 3 and 4: 2 sc, * change color to brown, 2 sc, change color to yellow, 1 sc * repeat 3 times, 6 sc (17)
- Row 5: decr, * change to brown, decr, change to yellow, 1 sc * repeat 2 times, change to brown, decr, change to yellow, decr, 5 sc (12)
- Rows 6 through 10: 12 sc (12)
Fasten off leaving long tail for sewing and stuff. Afterwards attach legs to the body.
CHEEKS
Make 2 using 2mm (US B-1) hook and 4 strands of brown yarn. Drops Paris is a 9 ply yarn, just split it and take 4 out of 9 strands.
6 in mr. Fasten off and attach cheeks to the crochet dino’s face.
HEART
Make 1, using 3mm (US D-3) hook and 5 strands of brown yarn. Similar to what we have done with cheeks – take 5 strands out of 9.
Ch 2 and make all stitches in the very first chain.
2 dc, 2 hdc, dc, 2 hdc, 2 dc, ch 2 and slpst to finish off. Leave tail for sewing. Attach heart to the crochet dino’s body.
And voilà !
You have just made an incredibly cute and cheerful Curious Baby Diplodocus. I hope you enjoyed this crochet dino pattern. As always if you have any questions – just shoot me a note to cogito@cottonnutty.com ore leave it in the comments sections below. Thanks!
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Dino is very cute.