Blue Dino with Star Scarf Amigurumi

Materials

Yarn — light blue for head, body, arms, legs, tail, spikes, and scarf
Yarn — cream / white for belly and toe details
Yarn — pink for cheek patches
Embroidery yarn — dark blue or black for smile and brows
Embroidery yarn — white and pale yellow for scarf stars
Safety eyes 12 mm
Polyester stuffing
Crochet hook 3.5–4.0 mm
Yarn needle
Scissors
Stitch marker

Abbreviations

MR — magic ring
sc — single crochet
inc — increase
dec — invisible decrease
sl st — slip stitch
ch — chain
st — stitch

Notes

Work in continuous rounds unless stated.
Stuff the head and body firmly so the dinosaur stands upright.
The snout is worked separately and sewn to the head.
The scarf is made as a flat strip and wrapped after assembly.
Counts are shown in parentheses at the end of each round.

1. Head

R1: 6 sc in MR (6)
R2: inc around (12)
R3: (sc, inc) x 6 (18)
R4: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
R5: (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
R6: (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
R7: (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42)
R8–13: sc around (42)
R14: (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)
R15: (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
R16: (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)

Insert safety eyes between R10–11, about 8 stitches apart. Stuff firmly. Fasten off with a long tail for sewing.

2. Snout

R1: 6 sc in MR (6)
R2: inc around (12)
R3: (sc, inc) x 6 (18)
R4–5: sc around (18)
R6: (sc, dec) x 6 (12)

Stuff lightly. Embroider a curved smile on the lower center. Sew the snout to the front of the head.

3. Body

R1: 6 sc in MR (6)
R2: inc around (12)
R3: (sc, inc) x 6 (18)
R4: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
R5: (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
R6: (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
R7: (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42)
R8–14: sc around (42)
R15: (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)
R16: (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
R17: (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)

Stuff firmly. Keep the lower half full to support standing.

4. Belly Patch

With cream / white:

Ch 8.
Row 1: starting in 2nd ch from hook, sc 6, 3 sc in last ch, continue on opposite side, sc 5, inc in last st. (16)
Row 2: inc, sc 5, 3 inc, sc 5, 2 inc. (22)
Row 3: sc evenly around (22)

Fasten off and sew to the front of the body.

5. Arms (Make 2)

R1: 6 sc in MR (6)
R2: (sc, inc) x 3 (9)
R3–8: sc around (9)
R9: (sc, dec) x 3 (6)

Stuff lightly. Flatten the opening and fasten off with a long tail.

6. Legs (Make 2)

With blue:

R1: 6 sc in MR (6)
R2: inc around (12)
R3: (sc, inc) x 6 (18)
R4–7: sc around (18)
R8: (sc, dec) x 6 (12)
R9–10: sc around (12)

Stuff firmly. Flatten the top slightly and fasten off, leaving a long tail.

7. Toe Details

Use cream / white yarn to embroider 3 small toe stitches on each foot.

8. Tail

R1: 4 sc in MR (4)
R2: inc around (8)
R3: sc around (8)
R4: (3 sc, inc) x 2 (10)
R5–10: sc around (10)
R11: (4 sc, inc) x 2 (12)
R12–17: sc around (12)

Stuff lightly so the tail keeps a soft curve. Fasten off with a long tail.

9. Back Spikes (Make 6–7)

With darker blue:

R1: 4 sc in MR (4)
R2: inc x 4 (8)
R3–4: sc around (8)

Fasten off. Flatten slightly and sew from the top of the head down the back and onto the tail.

10. Cheek Patches (Make 2)

With pink:

R1: 6 sc in MR (6)

Fasten off and sew beneath the eyes.

11. Scarf