Little Pachy- Little Dinos Mini Amigurumi Crochet Along Day 4

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It is Day 4 of the Little Dinos Summer 2024 Mini Amigurumi Crochet AlongSummer 2024 Mini Amigurumi Crochet Along. Today's Little Dino is a little Pachycephalosaurus, the hard headed, head-butting dinosaur. 

This dinosaur was on my list from the beginning and it was one that I thought would be really easy to make the way I was envisioning, but it was actually one that I struggled with quite a bit as I was creating the patterns. It just wasn't turning out the way that I had pictured in my head. After a few attempts and adjustments I'm still not sure it is exactly what I had hoped for but hopefully it is close enough that you can tell what it is supposed to be. 

The first 2 Dinos in the series are on 4 legs, this is the first of the series that is on 2 legs, so there are a few differences in the construction. The head and body are made very similar to animals in my previous crochet alongs, except that I made the head a little smaller so that it matched better with the others in the set. But instead of sitting with the legs out in front like those animals it is in more of a standing position with the body lifted a little off the ground. The tail kind of acts as a third leg to help keep the Dino upright. 

The head plate, or bony skull piece, I'm not totally sure what to call it, is made in a contrasting color. It fits over the head and the final round is made alternating treble crochet stitches and slip stitches. The treble crochet stitches pop out creating the little bumps or spikes all around the head. 

I used the same Red Heart Super Saver yarn kit that I have been using for all of the dinosaurs in the series. For this one since I was using 2 colors I chose to go with the 2 shades of green, making the body in the darker color and the head plate in the lighter color, but like always you can use any colors you want. These dinosaurs don't use a lot of yarn so they are great for using up what you have. I ended up putting smiley faces on probably about half of the dinosaurs, some of them I planned to and forgot and others I thought they just looked kind of funny, so you can choose which you prefer. 

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How to Crochet Little Pachy the Pachycephalosaurus

Finished Size about 4" tall

You will need:

• Worsted weight yarn in 2 colors  (Sample made with Red Heart Super Saver in Light Sage and Frosty Green)
• G crochet hook (4/4.25 mm)
• 2- 6mm safety eyes
• black embroidery floss and needle (optional)
• stuffing
• yarn needle
• stitch markers
• scissors

Instructions: 

All of the pieces are made beginning with a magic ring. The body/head is one piece made starting with the body, the nose, head plate, arms, legs, and tail are made separately and sew on at the end. The head plate uses treble crochet stitches (tr) to make the bumps around the edge. 

Head/Body

Make 1 in body color, beginning with magic ring (sample made in Light Sage)

Round 1: in mr, ch 1, 6 sc (6 sc)

Round 2: 2 sc in each st (12 sc)

Round 3: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next st] repeat around (18 sc)

Rounds 4-8: 1 sc in each st (18 sc)

Round 9: sc2tog around (9 sc)

Begin stuffing and continue stuffing as you work

Round 10: 2 sc in each st (18 sc)

Rounds 11-13: 1 sc in each st (18 sc)

Insert Safety eyes between rounds 12 and 13 about 3 sts apart

Round 14: [sc2tog, 1 sc in next st] repeat around (12 sc)

Round 15: sc2tog around (6 sc)

Finish off, weave in ends

Head Plate

Make 1 in contrast color, beginning with magic ring (sample made in Frosty Green)

Round 1: in mr, ch 1, 6 sc (6 sc)

Round 2: 2 sc in each st (12 sc)

Round 3: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next st] repeat around (18 sc)

Round 4: 1 sc in each st (18 sc)

Round 5: [tr in first st, sl st in next] repeat around, when you make the sl st push the tr toward the front to create the bumps around the head piece (9 tr, 9 sl st)

Finish off, cut yarn leaving long tail for sewing

Place on top of the head and stitch in place

Nose 

Make 1 with body color, beginning with magic ring (sample made in Light Sage)

Round 1: in mr, ch 1, 6 sc (6 sc)

Round 2: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 2 sts] repeat around (8 sc)

Finish off, cut yarn leaving long tail for sewing

Embroider smile on nose if desired

Sew nose onto the face below the eyes

Legs 

Make 2 with body color, beginning with magic ring (sample made in Light Sage)

Round 1: in mr, ch 1, 6 sc (6 sc)

Round 2: 2 sc in each st (12 sc)

Round 3: 1 sc in each st (12 sc)

Round 4: sc2tog 3 times, 1 sc in next 6 sts (9 sc)

Add a small amount of stuffing into foot, don't stuff the rest of the leg

Round 5: 1 sc in each st (9 sc)

Round 6: [sc2tog, sc in next st] repeat around (6 sc)

Finish off and cut yarn leaving long tail for sewing

Flatten the top of the leg and sew to the side of the body close to the bottom (you want the bottom of the body to be lifted slightly off the ground, the tail will help balance it and keep it upright)

Arms 

Make 2 with body color, beginning with magic ring (sample made in Light Sage)

Round 1: in mr, ch 1, 6 sc (6 sc)

Rounds 2-3: 1 sc in each st (6 sc)

Finish off and cut yarn leaving long tail for sewing

Sew the arms to the side of the body

Tail 

Make 1 with body color, beginning with magic ring (sample made in Light Sage)

Round 1: in mr, ch 1, 4 sc (4 sc)

Round 2: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next st] repeat (6 sc)

Round 3: 1 sc in each st (6 sc)

Round 4: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next st] repeat (9 sc)

Round 5: 1 sc in each st (9 sc)

Round 6: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 2 sts] repeat (12 sc)

Finish off and cut yarn leaving long tail for sewing

Add a little bit of stuffing to the tail

Sew the tail to the back of the body at the bottom, the tail should almost act as a third leg to keep the dinosaur balanced and standing.