Saturday, June 15, 2013

Crochet chinese dragon---With pattern! :)


Hey guys! Here is a chinese dragon amigurumi I made. I was originally going to make a plain dragon but all my friends said that I should make a long one so I did. He does not have any wire in him. I wish he did though. He's really floppy. When I go to WalMart next I'm going to buy some wire and see if I can't  shove it through the stitches. He took me about 2 weeks to make working on and off. Here he is.









And here is the pattern. It hasn't been tested yet so I'm not sure if the pattern will work. If you have any questions don't hesitate to comment. Please comment anyway! And if you can, please share a picture of what you made with me.
NOTE: this pattern is not to be sold in ANY way, shape, or form. You may not sell the finished product either.
MATERIALS
* TWO SEVEN OUNCE ROLLS OF WORSTED WEIGHT YARN. ANY COLOR--FOR DRAGON BODY AND LIMBS
*  ONE 5 OUNCE ROLL OF WORSTED WEIGHT YARN. ANY COLOR--FOR DRAGONS BELLY PATCH
* ONE 5 OUNCE ROLL OF WHITE YARN FOR DRAGONS SPIKES, HORNS, AND CLAWS
* ONE BLACK PERMANENT MARKER--FOR PUPILS ON EYES 
* 1 TAPESTRY NEEDLE FOR SEWING EVERYTHING TOGETHER
* SCISSORS 
* WIRE TO MAKE YOUR DRAGON POSEABLE (OPTIONAL)

PATTERN

CROCHET CHINESE DRAGON
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STUFF BODY PARTS AS YOU GO
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HEAD AND BODY

RND1: MAKE A MAGIC CIRCLE AND PUT 20 SC IN THE RING (20)
RNDS2-11: 1 SC IN EACH SC (20)
RND12: 1 SC IN FIRST SC, 2 SC IN NEXT SC (30)
RNDS13-16: 1 SC IN EACH SC (30)
RND17: SC2TOG AROUND (15)
RNDS18-24: 1 SC IN EACH SC (15)
RND25: 1 SC IN FIRST 2 SC, 2 SC IN  NEXT SC (20)
RNDS26-33: 1 SC IN EACH SC (20)
RND34: 1 SC IN FIRST 3 SC, 2 SC IN NEXT SC (25)
RNDS35-160: 1 SC IN EACH SC (25)
RND161: 1 SC IN FIRST SC, SC2TOG OVER NEXT 2 SC (16)
RNDS162-180: 1 SC IN EACH SC (16)
RND181: 1 SC IN FIRST 2 SC, SC2TOG OVER NEXT 2 SC (12)
RNDS182-185: 1 SC IN EACH SC (12)
RND186: 1 SC IN FIRST SC, SC2TOG OVER NEXT 2 SC (8)
RNDS187-190: 1 SC IN EACH SC (8)
RND191: SC2TOG AROUND (4)
RND192: SC2TOG AROUND (2)

CUT YARN F/O
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BELLY PATCH (MAKE ONE) (CH 1 AFTER EACH ROW)

ROW1: CH 6 (AND ONE EXTRA FOR TURNING CHAIN) (6)
ROWS2-13: 1 SC IN EACH SC (6)
ROW14: 2 SC IN NEXT 2 SC, 1 SC IN NEXT 2 SC, 2 SC IN LAST 2 SC (10)
ROWS15-110: 1 SC IN EACH SC (10)
ROW11: SC2TOG OVER NEXT 2 SC TWICE, SC IN NEXT 2 SC, SC2TOG OVER NEXT 2 SC TWICE (6)
ROWS112-129: 1 SC IN EACH SC (6)
ROW130: SC2TOG AROUND (3)
ROWS131-133: 1 SC IN EACH SC (3)

NOTE: IF THE BELLY PATCH ISN'T LONG ENOUGH  YOU CAN EITHER STRETCH IT A LITTLE WHEN SEWING TO THE DRAGONS BODY , OR YOU CAN ADD A FEW MORE SC RNDS.

CUT YARN F/O
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SPIKES (MAKE AS MANY AS YOU NEED)

RND1: MAKE A MAGIC CIRCLE AND PUT 3 SC IN THE RING (3)
RNDS2-5: 1 SC IN EACH SC (3)

CUT YARN F/O
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FRONT LEGS (MAKE 2)

RND1: MAKE A MAGIC CIRCLE AND PUT 10 SC IN THE RING (10)
RND2: 2 SC IN EACH SC (20)
RNDS3-5: 1 SC IN EACH SC (20)
RND6: SC2TOG AROUND (10)
RNDS7-16: 1 SC IN EACH SC (10)
RND17: 1 SC IN FIRST SC, 2 SC IN NEXT SC (15)
RNDS18-33: 1 SC IN EACH SC (15)

CUT YARN F/O
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TOES (MAKE 16, AND SEW 4 PER FOOT, 3 IN FRONT 1 IN BACK)

RND1: MAKE A MAGIC CIRCLE AND PUT 8 SC IN THE RING (8)
RNDS2-3: 1 SC IN EACH SC (8)
RND4: 1 SC IN FIRST 2 SC, SC2TOG OVER NEXT 2 SC (6)
RNDS5-11: 1 SC IN EACH SC (6)

CUT YARN F/O
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EYES (MAKE 2)

RND1:MAKE A MAGIC CIRCLE AND PUT 6 SC IN THE RING (6)
RND2: SLIP STITCH IN FIRST SC, SC IN SAME ST AS SLIP STITCH, SLIP STITCH IN NEXT SC (7)

USE A PERMANANT MARKER AND DRAW A LINE ACROSS THE EYE FROM TOP TO BOTTOM TO MAKE PUPIL

CUT YARN F/O
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EYELIDS (MAKE 2)

RND1: CH 6 (6)
RND2: 1 SC IN EACH SC (6)

CUT YARN F/O
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CLAWS (MAKE 16, AND SEW ONE PER TOE)

ROW1: CH 6, AND 1 EXTRA FOR TURNING CHAIN (6)
ROW2: 1 SC IN EACH SC (6)

CUT YARN F/O
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HORNS (MAKE 2, AND SEW TO HEAD)

RND1: CH 6, JOIN TO BEGINNING CH (6)
RNDS2-10: 1 SC IN EACH SC (6)
RND11: SC2TOG AROUND (3)
RND12: 1 SC IN EACH SC (3)
RND13: SLIP STITCH HOLE CLOSED

CUT YARN F/O
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ASSEMBLY

IMPORTANT! BEOFRE YOU SEW ANTHING TOGETHER ITS A GOOD IDEA TO GET SOME WIRE TO PUT IN THE DRAGON BODY AND DRAGON LIMBS. IF YOU DON'T THE FINISHED DRAGON WILL BE FLOPPY

SEW 3 TOES IN FRONT OF FOOT, AND 1 TOE IN BACK OF FOOT

SEW BELLY PATCH TO BELLY, IF THE BELLY PATCH IS NOT LONG ENOUGH STRETCH IT WHEN SEWING TO BODY

SEW ALL FOUR LEGS TO BODY

SEW ALL SPIKES TO BACK OF DRAGON SPACING EACH SPIKE AS MUCH AS YOU LIKE

SEW EACH CLAW TO EACH DRAGON TOE

SEW EACH HORN TO DRAGON HEAD

SEW EYES TO DRAGON HEAD

SEW DRAGONS EYELIDS JUST ABOVE THE EYES

WEAVE IN ALL TAILS

I hope the pattern will be easy to read. Please don't hesitate to comment. And please share a photo of your dragon with me if you use this pattern.

Thanks for reading! :)

3 comments:

  1. what size crochet hook or stitch gage per inch did you use

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  2. Hi Mabel, I used a size 3.75mm hook. I don't know how to write gauge so I'm not sure about that.

    Thanks for your comment! :) At least someone read this post.

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  3. Oh, my! :D This is wonderfully done! :D He's so much fun too! He could truly be someones pet! :D Nice job! :D ♥ Dawn

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