This is the dragon He is a large crochet dragon (42 inches long to be exact!) with all the things we want! This base version of the dragon pattern is FREE. I will be relasing a more comprehensive and photographed step by step, paid version with various options for wings, tail variations and horn options at a later date! I have been working on this snuggly crochet Dragon pattern a good bit lately and have decided to make this a free crochet dragon pattern.
I have used Bernat Blanket yarn and a size 6.00mm hook to crochet my dragons. This pattern is absolutely FREE!!! You are free to use it to make as many dragons for selling or personal use as you want. But please please please do not sell this pattern and claim it as your own. This pattern and the rights to it belong to HuggableEarth and it is a violation of copyright laws to sell this pattern. I want everyone to be able to make awesome dragons for free and please respect the amount of time it has taken me as a human being and artist to create this pattern. Thank you, kindly, Alicia from HuggableEarth.
Let's get to it! Abbreviations KEY: sc- single crochet dc- double crochet trc- triple crochet hdc- half double crochet MR- magic ring ch- chain dec- decrease inc- increase st- stitch / sts- stitches sl st- slip stitch ea- each nx- next sk- skip *example of written sequence- [sc, inc-4x]- single crochet, increase -4 times Dragon- Version #1- A free crochet pattern by Alicia from HuggableEarth
Dragon edit 1- 6 in mr (6)
2- inc around (12)
3- [inc in 2 sts, sc -4x] (20)
4- sc 7, 3 hdc in the 8th st- loop the yarn on hook back to the 1st hdc, sl st to connect and finish your puff st, sc in sts 9, 10, 11, 12, 3 hdc in the 13th st- loop the yarn on hook back to the 1st hdc, sl st to connect and finish your puff st, sc 7 (20)
5 & 6- sc around (20) (tip* for row 5 make sure you get a stitch into each puff stitch(nostril) in the back of those 2 stitches.)
7- sc 4, inc in nx 12 sts, sc 4 (32)
8- sc 6, [sc 3, inc- 5x], sc 6 (37)
rows 9, 10, 11 & 12 (4 rows) – sc around (37)
13 a- sc 30, turn your work (30)
13 b- sk 1st st, sl st in nx st, sc 5, dec, [sc 3, dec- 3x], sc 6 to arrive back to your stitch marker (*tip: mark with another stitch marker, while leaving the previous stitch marker) (31 -total stitches, when counting around the entire circle… *Pro tip: leave two stitch markers in your work the entire pattern, one from the previous row and one from the current row so that if you mess up your work, you know exactly where the beginning/end of the round/row is.)
14- sc 6, sc into bumped up part for st #7, sc 1, [dec, sc 2- 3x], sc 11 (28)
15- [sc 2, dec- 7x] (21)
add 24mm- 30mm safety eyes between rows 9 and 10. Stuff head to desired firmness.
16- [sc, dec- 7x] (14)
17- [inc- 14x] (28)
18, 19 & 20- (3 rows) sc (28)
21- sc 2, inc 2, sc 6, inc 2, sc, inc, sc, inc 2, sc 6, inc 2, sc 3 (37)
22 & 23- (2 rows) sc (37)
24- sc 5, dec, [sc3, dec- 6x] (30)
25- [sc 3, dec- 6x] (24)
26 & 27- (2 rows) sc (24)
28- sc 3, inc, [sc, inc- 2x], sc 2, inc 8, sc 2, [inc, sc- 2x] (37)
29 & 30- (2 rows) sc (37)
31- sc 5, inc, sc 2, inc, sc 4, [inc, sc- 4x], sc 4, [inc, sc 2- 2x], inc, sc 5 (46)
32, 33 & 34- (3 rows) sc (46)
35- [sc 2, dec- 11x], sc 2 (35)
36-[ sc 3, dec- 7x] (28)
37- sc (28)
38- [sc 2, dec- 7x] (21)
39- sc (21)
Stuff the body here
40- [sc, dec- - 7x] (14)
41, 42 & 43- (3 rows) sc (14)
44- [sc 5, dec- 2x] (12)
45, 46, 47 & 48- (4 rows) sc (12) Stuff the tail
49- [sc 4, dec -2x] (10)
*Pro tip: Squeezing the tail sides together while you go around, working the tail, really makes it easier not to only crochet it quickly but also easier to see your stitches.
50, 51, 52 & 53- (4 rows) sc (10)
Stuff the tail and continue to stuff every couple of rows.
54- [sc 3, dec- 2x] (8)
55, 56, 57,58 & 59- (5 rows) sc (8)
Stuff the tail 60- sc 3, dec, sc 3 (7)
61, 62, 63, 64, 65 & 66- (6 rows)sc (7)
67- sc 3, dec, sc 2 (6)
Stuff the tail
68, 69, 70, _Stuff the tail_ 71, 72, 73- (6 rows) sc (6)
*pro tip: Use some hemostats to stuff the tail at this point. If you do not own a pair of hemostats tweezers also work to get little tid bits of stuffing onto this narrow area. You can even use the end of your crochet hook.)
74- sc 2, dec, sc 2 (5)
Stuff the tail
75, 76, 77, _Stuff tail_ 78, 79 & 80- (6 rows) sc- (5)
Stuff the tail
81- sc 2, dec, sc (4)
82, 83, 84 & 85- (4 rows) sc (4)
To finish off your tail, cut your yarn to leave about a foot long tail, thread the yarn tail through a yarn needle and weave the yarn through all four remaining stitches. Knot thoroughly to secure your tail. SMALL HORNS (MAKE 2): Using a different color than the body. I use a 5.00mm hook for these to get a really tight and dense stitch. 1-sc 5 in MR
2- [sc, inc-2x], sc 1 (7)
3- [inc, sc-3x], inc (11) Horn is now finished
FRONT FOOT (MAKE 2): Using the same color as the body and a 6.00mm hook 1- sc 6 in MR (6)
2- inc in ea st (12)
3- inc in 1st st, [hdc 4 in the nx st, join by sl st to the 1st hdc in the sequence, sl st in nx st- 3x], inc, sc 5 (14)
4- sc, dec, sc 3, dec, sc 5 (12)
rows 5-8- sc around (12) 9- sc, dec (9) stuff leg here
10- sc, dec (6) tie shut by sl st in ea st around the remaining sts.
Leave a 15" - 20" tail for sewing onto the body BACK FOOT (MAKE 2): Using the same color as the body yarn and a 6.00mm hook 1- sc 6 in MR
2- inc in ea st
3- inc in 1st st, [hdc 4 in the nx st, join by sl st to the 1st hdc in the sequence, sl st in nx st], inc, sc 5
4- sc, dec, sc 3, dec, sc 5
rows 5 &6- sc around
7- sc 2, inc in nx 4 sts, sc 3, inc in nx 2 sts
8- sc 3, inc, sc, inc 2, sc, inc, sc 8
9- sc around (21)
10-sc 6, inc, [sc, inc- 2x], sc 10 (24)
11- sc 2, dec (18)
12- sc, dec (14) Stuff the leg here
13- dec in ea st, close the leg with sl sts around the remaining sts. Leave a 15"-20" tail for sewing onto the body. SMALL WINGS- (MAKE 2): 1- ch 6, turn
2- sc 5, ch 1, turn
3- sl st, sc, hdc, dc, trc, ch 3, sc into the 1st 2 sts, ch 2, turn
4- trc, dc, hdc, sc, sl st, ch 2, turn
5- sc into the 2nd ch from hook, sc, hdc 2, dc, trc, ch 3, turn
6- sc 7, leave last (top st) blank, ch 1, turn
7- sc 2, hdc, dc, trc 2, ch 3, turn
8- sc 5, hdc 2, sc 2, ch 3, turn
9- sc 3, dc 3, trc, dc, hdc, sc 2, do both a sc & dc into the top of the final st. Finished wing-- You can add the detail of sewing or single crocheting stripes down the wings as shown in my photos by simply going through the wings (once they are finished) and making a bone like structure for your dragon wing.
***I will be releasing a youtube video on assembling and finishing up the dragon pieces soon to go with the pattern since this is not a proper photographed instructed pattern.*** VIDEO IS HERE: https://youtu.be/ak-3UTnKdYs
For the back stripe detail, simply start at the middle top of the neck, insert a coordinating color of yarn, using a size 5.00mm crochet hook, sc down the middle of the dragons body, all the way to the tail tip. Making sure your stripe is centered down the body as you go, this part is a bit tedious but it looks great finished and is an easy detail for your dragon!
Sew your wings on either side of the body stripe, right against the stripe so they are right close togther. I like to sew mine with the wing flopped over so that the pretty side is flopped backwards over top of the stripe, then sew it on and flop back over the right way when its done. This method created a sort of shoulder bone look for the dragon. SEW front and back legs into place on either side of the body so he will lay nicely. Stuff and sew your horns onto the head, just above and off centered from your safety eyes.