Crocheted Brontosaurus
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Materials
The Yarn (Worsted Weight):
- Main Color (Body)
- Secondary Color (Spines)
Size G6/4.00mm hook
Plastic Safety Bead Eyes
Stuffing
Needle
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The Stitches
Abbreviations:
- Ch : Chain stitch
- St : Stitch
- Sl.st : Slip Stitch
- Sc : Single Crochet
- Dec/Inc : Decrease/Increase
- InvDec : Invisible Decrease
- BLO : Back Loops Only
Gauge : 5 Rnds and 4 sts per 1”
Finished piece is about 2” tall
Worked in the round
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Pattern Video Watch the Video
Rnd 2
11:12
Follow along
with the time codes
11:12 / 1:01:38
Watch the Video Color Changes
This pattern requires a few color changes. Be sure to check the
note at the end of each Rnd before you make the round to know
when to change colors. Carry colors required for each round
along with you before you need to do a color change.
For color changes with Color/Color
(ex: 1 Red/Blue), make the first pull through with the first color
(Red), and next with the second color (Blue)
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A Red/Blue stitch looks like:
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Bobble stitch
[ ] [ ]
=
[1 Green, 1 Red/Green, 1 Red, 1 Red/Green, =
[1 Green/ Red/Blue (bo)]
1 Green, 1 Blue, 1 Blue/Green]
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Pattern starts here
01:21
Spines Make 6
[All in Secondary color]
Ch 3, Working in the BLO of the 3rd ch from the
hook, hdc 1
Ch 1, cut the yarn and pull through to sew along the
neck and back.
2:50
Feet Make 4
[All in Main color]
Ch 2 or use the magic loop method
Rnd 1: Work 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook or
into magic loop (6)
Rnd 2:
Working in BLO, sc in each st around (6)
Rnd 3:
sc in each st around (6)
Rnd 4: sc 1, sl.st 1, cut the yarn leaving a long end for
sewing onto the piece
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Head
[All in Main color]
Ch 2 or use the magic loop method
Rnd 1: Work 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook or into magic
6:38 loop (6)
Rnd 2:
[sc 1, inc] repeat 3 times (9)
7:04
Rnd 3:
[sc 2, inc] repeat 3 times (12)
8:18
Rnd 4 - 7:
sc in each st (12 x 4)
9:04
Rnd 8:
sc 1, invdec 3, sc 5 (9)
9:32
Add eyes.
10:50
5
Neck Contd. from head
Rnd 9:
invdec 2, sc 2, inc, sc 2 (8)
13:05
Rnd 10 - 12:
invdec, sc 3, inc, sc 2 (8 x 3)
14:04
Rnd 13: Stuff head, use a stick or pencil to get to hard to
16:01 reach areas.
Rnd 14 - 16:
sc in each st (7)
18:40
Rnd 17:
sc 1, inc, sc 5 (8)
18:55
Rnd 18:
sc 2, inc, sc 5 (9)
19:35
Rnd 19:
[sc 2, inc] repeat 3 times (12)
20:23
Fold a pipe cleaner in half and twist. Stuff the
pipe cleaner into the neck and use it to shape it.
21:23
Stuff the neck thoroughly with a small stick.
Sew on 3 of the spines along the head and neck.
24:08
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Body Contd. from neck
Rnd 20:
[sc 3, inc] repeat 3 times (15)
27:24
Rnd 21:
[sc 4, inc] repeat 3 times (18)
28:40
Rnd 22:
[sc 5, inc] repeat 3 times (21)
30:45
Rnd 23 - 29:
sc in each st (21 x 6)
32:03
Rnd 30:
sc 16, invdec, sc 1, invdec (19)
32:37
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Body Contd.
Rnd 31:
sc 1, invdec, sc 10, invdec, sc 2, invdec (16)
34:03
Rnd 32:
sc 2, invdec, sc 6, invdec, sc 2, invdec (13)
35:21
Rnd 33:
sc 2, invdec, sc 7, invdec (11)
36:28
Sew on legs onto the bottom of the body and
37:44 three spines along the back.
Stuff thoroughly. Add in a few nickles into the belly to
insure that it doesn’t tip over from the weight of the head.
Rnd 34:
sc 9, invdec (10)
43:13
Rnd 35:
sc 8, invdec (9
44:05
Rnd 36:
sc 7, invdec (8)
44:58
Rnd 37:
sc 6, invdec (7)
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Body Contd.
Rnd 38:
sc 5, invdec (6)
Rnd 39:
sc 4, invdec (5)
Rnd 40:
sc 3, invdec (4)
Rnd 41:
sc 2, invdec (3)
45:47
Finish stuffing.
Cut the yarn and pull through. Sew the end together.
Feed 1 brocoli per day. Keep out of reach from T-Rexes.
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The Finished Project
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