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It is Day 12, the final day of the Little Dinos Summer 2024 Mini Amigurumi Crochet AlongSummer 2024 Mini Amigurumi Crochet Along. The last little dino in the crochet along is a little Pterodactyl.
I feel like if you have been following along with the crochet along you probably aren't surprised by this last dinosaur. It is one that I knew I wanted to include from the beginning and I feel like it is one that is typically included in dinosaur themed things, or at least some type of flying dinosaur whether it is a Pterodactyl, or a Pteranodon, or something else.
The little pterodactyl has a long, pointy beak type mouth, and a cone coming off the back of the head as well. It also has wings and little feet.
I only used one color for this dinosaur, I chose Coral for this one. I tried to use a different main color for each of the dinosaurs although some of the colors were also used as accent colors on other dinosaurs, like the Coral spikes on the stegosaurus. I typically always do my mini amigurumi crochet alongs with a variety of different yarns that I have on hand, kind of a stashbuster project, and that works really well and is definitely an option, but it was kind of fun this time to use a little bit more curated selection of yarns and the Red Heart Super Saver Yarn Kit worked out really well. It had enough of a variety of colors that every dinosaur was different, but still coordinated. And the small skeins meant that although I still have yarn left for sure, enough that I could probably make another set, I don't have as much as I would with regular size skeins.
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How to Crochet Little Pterry the Pterodactyl
Finished Size about 4" tall
You will need:
- Worsted weight yarn in 1 color (Sample made with Red Heart Super Saver in Coral)
- G crochet hook (4/4.25 mm)
- 2- 6mm safety eyes
- stuffing
- yarn needle
- stitch markers
- scissors
Instructions:
All of the pieces, except the feet are made beginning with a magic ring. The body/head is one piece made starting with the body, the nose, crest on its head, wings, and feet are made separately and sew on at the end.
Head/Body
Make 1 in body color, beginning with magic ring (sample made in Coral)
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
Nose
Make 1 with body color, beginning with magic ring (sample made in Coral)
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 2 sts] repeat (8 sc)
Finish off, cut yarn leaving long tail for sewing
Add a tiny bit of stuffing
Sew nose onto the face below the eyes
Crest
Make 1 with body color, beginning with magic ring (sample made in Coral)
Round 1: in mr, ch 1, 6 sc (6 sc)
Rounds 2-3: 1 sc in each st (6 sc)
Round 4: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 2 sts] repeat (8 sc)
Round 5: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 3 sts] repeat (10 sc)
Finish off, cut yarn leaving long tail for sewing
Add a tiny bit of stuffing
Sew crest onto the face below the eyes
Wings
Make 2 with body color, beginning with magic ring (sample made in Coral)
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: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 2 sts] repeat around (24 sc)
Fold the circle in half and continue working the next round through both layers
Round 5: 1 sc in first st [ch 2, sl st in first ch, sc in next 3 sts] 3 times, sc in next 2 sts
Finish off and cut yarn leaving long tail for sewing
Sew the wings to the back of the body with the end that doesn't have any picots closest to the body
Feet
Make 2 with body color, beginning with chain (sample made in Coral)
ch 4
turn, sk the first 2 ch from hook, sl st in next ch, [ch 3, sl st in the first of the 3 ch you just made] 2 times, 1 sc in first ch from the starting ch
turn, sk the first 2 ch from hook, sl st in next ch, [ch 3, sl st in the first of the 3 ch you just made] 2 times, 1 sc in first ch from the starting ch
Finish off and cut yarn leaving long tail for sewing
Sew the arms to the side of the body
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