“Dragon”

04.03.2018
Dragon
RNata

COPYRIGHT:
This is a pattern designed and written by RNata. It’s for personal use only. You may not sell, share (printed
or online), reproduce, distribute and altered any part of it. Do not claim it as your own. However, you are
welcome to sell the finished item in a limited number provided that you credit me (RNata) as the designer
especially when listing online. Thank you.
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Materials and Tools

 Yarn: 1 or more colors.
I used “Scheepjes” Stone Washed (78% cotton and 22% acrylic) in green, “Annell” Miami in white
color and “Catania” original cotton in brown.
Change of colors are only advices, you can choose your own color patterns.
 Crochet hook in accordance with the yarn you use (2.00 mm).
 Stuffing: I use polyester wool and a chopstick to stuff the doll.
 Tapestry needle, scissors.
 Safety eyes 7.00 mm.
 Stitch marker.
I used thin black thread.
 Black embroidery thread for the nose, mouth.

Abbreviations
mr = Magic ring
ch = Chain
dc= Double crochet
hdc=Half Double crochet
st = Stitch
slst = Slip stitch
sc = Single crochet
() = Parentheses are used for repeated patterns of stitches, example: (2 sc, inc) x3 means repeat 3 times (2
single crochet and one increase).
inc = 2 sc in the same stitch
dec = sc 2 together but working in the front loops only

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Dragon is crocheted in spiral, don’t join at the end of each round.

HEAD
ROUND PATTERN #st
Use 2.00 mm hook.
1- 10 crochet chains 10
2- inc on the 2nd ch from the hook, 7 sc, 3 sc on the last chain, turn and 20
work on the other side of the foundation chs, 8 sc, (fig 1)
3- 2 inc, 7 sc, 3 inc, 7 sc, 1 inc 26
4- (1 sc, 1 inc) x2, 7 sc, (1 sc, 1 inc) x3, 8 sc, 1 inc 32
5- (2 sc, 1 inc) x2, 7 sc, (2 sc, 1 inc) x3, 9 sc, 1 inc 38
6- (3 sc, 1 inc) x2, 7 sc, (3 sc, 1 inc) x3, 10 sc, 1 inc 44
7- (4 sc, 1 inc) x2, 7 sc, (4 sc, 1 inc) x3, 11 sc, 1 inc, (fig 2) 50
8- 50 sc around 50
9- 3 sc, 1 inc, 24 sc, 1 inc, 21 sc 52
10- 52 sc around 52
11- 4 sc, 1 inc, 25 sc, 1 inc, 21 sc 54
12- 54 sc around 54
13- 5 sc, 1 inc, 26 sc, 1 inc, 21 sc 56
14- 56 sc around, (fig 3) 56

1 2 3

2
15- 6 sc, 1 inc, 27 sc, 1 inc, 21 sc 58
16- 58 sc around 58
17- 7 sc, 1 inc, 28 sc, 1 inc, 21 sc 60
18-21- 60 sc around 60
22- 7 sc, 1 dec, 28 sc, 1 dec, 21 sc 58
23-24- 58 sc around 58

Attach the safety eyes between rounds 17 and 18 with 10 stitches apart (fig 4).

I use invisible decrease which is worked in the front loops only. Please see the photo tutorial I
made for it at the last part of the pattern.

4 5

25- 1 sc, (1 dec, 4 sc) x3, 11 sc, (1 dec, 4 sc) x3, 10 sc 52

26- 1 sc, (1 dec, 3 sc) x3, 11 sc, (1 dec, 3 sc) x3, 10 sc 46
27- 1 sc, (1 dec, 2 sc) x3, 11 sc, (1 dec, 2 sc) x3, 10 sc 40

Start to stuff the head firmly (fig 6).

28- 1 sc, (1 dec, 1 sc) x3, 11 sc, (1 dec, 1 sc) x3, 10 sc 34

29- 1 sc, 3 dec, 11 sc, 3 dec, 10 sc, (fig 7) 28

6 7

Add the stuffing for bottom part of head.

Please, don’t cut the yarn, we are going to crochet body.

BODY
ROUND PATTERN #st

30- 28 sc around 28
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31- 1 sc, 3 inc, 11 sc, 3 inc, 10 sc 34
32- 34 sc around 34
33- 4 sc, 1 inc, 16 sc, 1 inc, 12 sc, (fig 8) 36
34-43- 36 sc around, (fig 9) 36
44- 34 sc around. 34
Put your marker here. It will be new beginning (fig 10).
Don’t cut the yarn, we are going to make legs.

8 9

Stuff the body firmly.

LEGS
ROUND PATTERN #st
First we are going to make left leg: crochet 18 sc around (Round 45). Leave 18 stitches for right
leg. Then put your hook through the other side and make first stitch of round 46 (fig 11, 12).
Follow the pattern to make leg.

10 11 12

13 14

45- 18 sc around 18
46- 18 sc around 18
47- (1 sc, 1 dec) x6 12
48- (1 dec) x6 6
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Close the hole.
How to close the end of the round: with a darning needle, insert the remaining yarn through all the
front loops of the stitches on the last round (fig 14). Pull all together at once and sew to hide the
yarn inside the part you are working on.

Right leg: lay the doll facing in front of you. Insert your hook across both stitches and make a slip
stitch (fig 15, 16). On that same stitch, make the first sc of right leg (fig 17) and continue the
pattern.

15 16 17

ARMS
ROUND PATTERN #st

1- 6 sc in magic ring 6
2- (1 inc) x6 12
3-5- 12 sc around 12
6- (4 sc, 1 dec) x2 10
7-13- 10 sc around 10
14- (3 sc, 1 dec) x2 8
Stuff the arms lightly.
Flatten the arm and close the opening by doing 3 sc. Leave a long tail for sewing.

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MUZZLE
ROUND PATTERN #st

1- 6 sc in magic ring 6
2- (1 inc) x6 12
3- (3 sc, 3 inc) x2 18
4- 3 sc, (1 sc, 1 inc) x3, 3 sc, (1 sc, 1 inc) x3, (fig 24) 24
5- 6 sc, (1 inc, 1 sc) x3, 6 sc, (1 inc, 1 sc) x3 30
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6- 30 sc around, (fig 20) 30

Cut the yarn keeping some length.

19 20

How to finish the face: use the needle, insert it under second stitch of face (fig 21) then come back
to the beginning and insert the needle across stitch and bar (fig 22).

21 22

HORNS
ROUND PATTERN #st

1- 6 sc in magic ring 6
2- (1 sc, 1 inc) x3 9
3- 9 sc around 9
4- 4 sc, 1 inc, 4 sc 10
5- 10 sc around 10
6- 5 sc, 1 inc, 4 sc 11
Cut the yarn leaving a tail. Finish the horns in the same way as a muzzle.
Stuff it firmly.

HAIR

In magic ring: crochet 1 sc, 1 hdc, 2 dc (fig 23), make a picot stitch (fig 24, 25), 2 dc, 1 hds, 1 sc. Pull
all together at once.
How to make picot stitch:
- Crochet 3 chains;
- Insert your hook in the third chain from the hook;
- Yarn over and draw the yarn through the stitch and through the loop on the hook.

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 23 24 25

How to finish:

26 27 28

EARS
ROUND PATTERN #st

1- with white yarn: 6 sc in magic ring 6

2- (1 inc) x6 12
3- (3 sc, 3 inc) x2 18
Change the color of yarn at the end of the round. Cut the
white yarn.
4- with green yarn: 2 sc, 1 inc, 1 sc, 1 inc, 2 sc,
in next stitch: (1 hdc, 1 dc, make a picot stitch, 1 dc, 1 hdc) (fig
32, 33 and 34), 1 sc,
in next stitch: (1 hdc, 1 dc, make a picot stitch, 1 dc, 1 hdc) (fig
35), 1 sc,
in next stitch: (1 hdc, 1 dc, make a picot stitch, 1 dc, 1 hdc) (fig
36), 2 sc, 1 inc, 1 sc, 1 inc, 1 sc (fig 37)

How to change the color of yarn:

With the two loops from the previous yarn on the hook (fig 29), wrap around the new yarn around
the hook, pull the new yarn through the two loops of the stitch (fig 30, 31).

29 30 31

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 32 33 34

35 36 37

Cut the green yarn leaving a long tail. Finish the ear in the same way as a muzzle (fig 38).

38

SCARF
Crochet 100 chains.

ASSEMBLING:
- Place the arms on the corner of the body. Sew it to body across the stich of arm and next stitch
of body (fig 39, 40 and 41).

39 40 41

- Place the muzzle under the eyes. Stuff it firmly and fix with needles. Sew it to head (fig 42, 43).
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42 43

- Sew the horns. Place them a little bit forward, how to show on photo 46.

46 47

- Sew the hair to head. Place the first hair on the 7 rounds above from eyes. Sew it across the
stitch of head and hair. Do it few times (fig 48). Sew the second hair on two rounds above
from first and at the left (49) and third hair – at the right (fig 50).

48 49 50

- Lay the ear the back side facing you. Use the needle, insert it through 2-3 stitches at the left
(fig 51). Now our tail finds on the corner. On photo 52 ear is on front side and our tail lays at
the right.

51 52

- Place the ear on the corner of head. Sew them to head.

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 53

- At last embroider the nose and mouth.

54

How to make invisible decrease:

Insert your hook in the front loops (a) and then (b) (fig 1), go in the front loop (a) and in (b) (fig 2, 3). Yarn
over and pull through the front loops (a) and (b) (fig 4). Yarn over and pull through the 2 remaining loops
(fig 5).

1 2 3

(b) (a)

4 5

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