How to Crochet a Dragon
Some dragons are fierce and ferocious, others protect their hoards of gold deep underground. But Dempsey the Dragon just loves to share! He's the friendliest fellow you have ever met. Now don't get him wrong; he has piles of treasure laying about but if you ask him nicely he loves to share! Learn to crochet your very own Dempsey the Dragon amigurumi!
Mark St George's Day with a patriotic project that's sure to add a little fire to your crochet collection. This amigurumi dragon is the perfect reminder of the legend of St George and it's sure to be loved by adults and kids alike, with charming detail and a cosy feel.
The crochet dragon pattern is ideal for an intermediate skill level, so why not make this your next project!
Tutorial by @beardieandblondiecrafts
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How to make
Colour A: Pistachio
Colour B: White
Colour C: Beige
Colour D: Mint Green
Abbreviations (UK terms)
Dc: Double Crochet
Htr: Half Treble Crochet
Tr: Treble Crochet
Slst: Slip Stitch
Ch: Chain
St(s): Stitches
Dc2tog: Double Crochet 2 Stitches Together
Puff: [yarn over, insert hook in stitch, yarn over, pull up a loop] 4 times. There will be 9 loops on the hook. Yarn over, and pull through all loops on hook.
Using yarn A, create a magic circle.
Round 1: 6 dc. (6sts)
Round 2: [2dc into next st] 6 times (12sts)
Round 3: [2dc into next st, 1dc] 6 times. (18sts)
Round 4: [2dc into next st, 2dc] 6 times. (24sts)
Rounds 5-6: Dc into each st.
Round 7: [2dc into next st, 1dc] 3 times, 18 dc (27sts)
Rounds 8-9: Dc into each st.
Round 10: [2dc into next st, 1dc] 3 times, 21 dc. (30sts)
Round 11: 2dc, (2dc into next st) 6 times, 22 dc. (36sts)
Rounds 12-17: Dc into each st
Round 18: [dc2tog, 4 dc] 6 times. (30sts)
Round 19: [dc2tog, 3 dc] 6 times. (24sts)
Round 20: [dc2tog, 2 dc] 6 times. (18sts)
Add safety eyes and stuff.
Round 21: [dc2tog, 1dc] 6 times. (12sts)
Round 22: [dc2tog] 6 times. (6sts)
Finishing: Finish stuffing, sew hole closed and fasten off.
Using yarn A, make a magic circle.
Round 1: 4dc. (4sts)
Round 2: [2dc into next st, 1 dc] 2 times. (6sts)
Round 3: [2dc into next st, 2 dc] 2 times. (8sts)
Rounds 4-5: Dc around.
Round 6: [dc2tog, 2 dc] 2 times. (6sts)
Finishing: Slst to smooth edge and fasten off.
Using yarn A, make a magic circle.
Row 1: 4 dc, turn. (4sts)
Row 2: 1 ch, [2dc into next st] 4 times, turn. (8sts)
Row 3: 1 ch, [2dc into next st, 1 dc] 4 times, turn. (12sts)
Row 4: 1 ch, [2dc into next st, 2 dc] 4 times, turn. (16sts)
Row 5: 1 ch, 4 dc, 1 puff, 6 dc, 1 puff, 4 dc, turn.
Rows 6-11: 1 ch, 16 dc, turn.
Finishing: 1 ch, dc around row edge to smooth, Slst and fasten off.
Using yarn A ch24 and slst to join,
Round 1: 24 dc. (24sts)
Rounds 2-4: Dc around.
Round 5: [2dc into next st, 4 dc] 3 times, 9 dc. (27sts)
Rounds 6-8: Dc around.
Round 9: [2dc into next st, 3 dc] 3 times, 15 dc. (30sts)
Round 10: Dc around.
Finishing: Slst and fasten off.
Using yarn A, make a magic circle.
Round 1: 8 dc. (8sts)
Round 2: [2dc into next st] 8 times (16sts)
Round 3: [2dc into next st, 1 dc] 8 times. (24sts)
Round 4: [2dc into next st, 3 dc] 6 times. (30sts)
Round 5: [2dc into next st, 4 dc] 6 times. (36sts)
Round 6: [2dc into next st, 5 dc] 6 times. (42sts)
Rounds 7-14: Dc around.
Round 15: [dc2tog, 2 dc] 6 times, 18 dc. (36sts)
Rounds 16-17: Dc around.
Round 18: [dc2tog, 1 dc] 6 times, 18 dc. (30sts)
Rounds 19-22: Dc around.
Round 23: [2dc into next st, 1 dc] 6 times, 18 dc. (36sts)
Rounds 24-27: Dc around.
Round 28: [dc2tog, 2 dc] 5 times, 12 dc, 1 dec, 2 dc. (30sts)
Round 29: [dc2tog, 1 dc] 5 times, 12 dc, 1 dec, 1 dc. (24sts)
Rounds 30-32: Dc around.
Round 33: [dc2tog, 6 dc] 3 times. (21sts)
Rounds 34-36: Dc around.
Round 37: [dc2tog, 5 dc] 3 times. (18sts)
Rounds 38-40: Dc around.
Round 41: [dc2tog, 4 dc] 3 times. (15sts)
Rounds 42-44: Dc around.
Round 45: [dc2tog, 3 dc] 3 times. (12sts)
Rounds 46-48: Dc around.
Round 49: [dc2tog, 2 dc] 3 times. (9sts)
Rounds 50-52: Dc around.
Round 53: [dc2tog, 1 dc] 3 times. (6sts)
Round 54: Dc around.
Finishing: Sew hole closed and fasten off.
Using yarn B.
Attach the yarn to the smoothed row edge of the Snout.
Row 1: [3 ch, 1 dc into 3rd ch from hook, skip 1, 1 slst] 12 times. (12sts)
Finishing: Fasten off.
Using yarn C, make a magic circle.
Round 1: 4 dc. (4sts)
Round 2: [2dc into next st, 1 dc] 2 times. (6sts)
Round 3: 6 dc.
Finishing: Slst and fasten off.
Using yarn D, make a magic circle.
Round 1: 6 dc. (6sts)
Round 2: (2dc into next st) 6 times (12sts)
Change to yarn A.
Round 3: In BLO, 2dc into next st, change to yarn C, 1 puff, change to yarn A, 1 2dc into next st, change to yarn C, 1 puff, change to yarn A, 1 2dc into next st, change to yarn C, 1 puff, change to yarn A, 2dc into next st, 5 dc. (16)
Round 4: Dc around.
Round 5: [dc2tog, 1 dc] 3 times, 7 dc. (12sts)
Rounds 6-10: Dc around.
Round 11: 4 dc, 3 htr, 5 dc.
Rounds 12-14: Dc around.
Round 15: [2dc into next st, 3 dc] 3 times. (15sts)
Round 16: Dc around.
Round 17: [2dc into next st, 4 dc] 3 times. (18sts)
Round 18: Dc around.
Finishing: Continue to First Front Leg Cont. or Second Front Leg Cont.
1 dc for positioning, turn.
Rows 1-3: 1 ch, dc across, turn.
Row 4: 1 ch, [dc2tog, 3 dc] 2 times, turn. (8sts)
Row 5: 1 ch, dc across, turn.
Row 6: 1 ch, [dc2tog, 2 dc] 2 times. (6sts)
Finishing: Dc around entire piece, Slst to smooth and fasten off.
3 dc for positioning, turn.
Row 1: 10 dc, turn. (10)
Rows 2-3: 1 ch, dc across, turn.
Row 4: 1 ch, [dc2tog, 3 dc] 2 times, turn. (8sts)
Row 5: 1 ch, dc across, turn.
Row 6: 1 ch, [dc2tog, 2 dc] 2 times. (6sts)
Finishing: Dc around entire piece, Slst to smooth and fasten off.
Using yarn D, make a magic circle.
Round 1: 6 dc. (6sts)
Round 2: (2dc into next st) 6 times. (12)
Change to yarn A.
Round 3: In BLO, 2dc into next st, change to yarn C, 1 puff, change to yarn A, 2dc into next st, change to yarn C, 1 puff, change to yarn A, 2dc into next st, change to yarn C, 1 puff, change to yarn A, 2dc into next st, 5 dc. (16sts)
Round 4: Dc around.
Round 5: [dc2tog, 1 dc] 3 times, 7 dc. (12sts)
Rounds 6-10: Dc around.
Round 11: 4 dc, 3 htr, 5 dc.
Round 12: [2dc into next st, 3 dc] 3 times. (15sts)
Round 13: [2dc into next st, 4 dc] 3 times. (18sts)
Round 14: [2dc into next st, 5 dc] 3 times. (21sts)
Round 15: [2dc into next st, 6 dc] 3 times. (24sts)
Rounds 16-17: Dc around.
Finishing: Continue to First Back Leg Cont. or Second Back Leg Cont.
4 dc for positioning, turn.
Rows 1-3: 1 ch, 12 dc, turn. (12sts)
Row 4: 1 ch, [dc2tog, 4 dc] 2 times, turn. (10sts)
Row 5: 1 ch, dc across, turn.
Row 6: 1 ch, [dc2tog, 3 dc] 2 times, turn. (8sts)
Row 7: Dc across.
Finishing: Dc around entire piece, Slst to smooth and fasten off.
5 dc for positioning.
Row 1: 12 dc, turn. (12sts)
Rows 2-3: 1 ch, dc across, turn.
Row 4: 1 ch, [dc2tog, 4 dc] 2 times, turn. (10sts)
Row 5: 1 ch, dc across, turn.
Row 6: 1 ch, [dc2tog, 3 dc] 2 times, turn. (8sts)
Row 7: Dc across.
Finishing: Dc around entire piece, Slst to smooth and fasten off.
Using yarn D, make a magic circle.
Round 1: 3 dc, turn. (3sts)
Round 2: 1 ch, (2dc into next st) 3 times, turn. (6sts)
Round 3: 1 ch, [2dc into next st, 1 dc] 3 times, turn. (9sts)
Round 4: 1 ch, [2dc into next st, 2 dc] 3 times, turn. (12sts)
Round 5: 1 ch, [2dc into next st, 3 dc] 3 times, turn. (15sts)
Round 6: 1 ch, [2dc into next st, 4 dc] 3 times, turn. (18sts)
Round 7: 1 ch, [2dc into next st, 5 dc] 3 times, turn. (21sts)
Round 8: 1 ch, [2dc into next st, 6 dc] 3 times, turn. (24sts)
Round 9: 1 ch, [2dc into next st, 7 dc] 3 times, turn. (27sts)
Round 10: 1 ch, [2dc into next st, 8 dc] 3 times, turn. (30sts)
Round 11: 2 ch, [2 tr, 1 htr, 1 dc, 3 slst, 1 dc, 1 htr, 1 tr] 3 times.
Finishing: Fasten off. Using A, htr along the entire edge of the piece, put 3 htr in the magic ring when you reach it. Fasten off at the end. Slst down the two centre increases to add some detail to the wing.
Using yarn D.
Row 1: [4 ch, 1 htr in 3rd ch from hook] 23 times.
Finishing: Fasten off.
· Sew Snout to Head.
· Sew Horns to Head.
· Sew Ears to Head.
· Embroider a line in B down the side of each eye.
· Sew Neck to Head.
· Sew Neck to Body.
· Sew Front Legs to Body.
· Sew Back Legs to Body.
· Sew Wings to Body.
· Sew Spikes down from the Head to the Tail.
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