Are you the kind of person who loves amigurumi and hopes to make it more creative and functional? Then this wind-up walking Amigurumi Dino is the perfect project for you!
Designed to fit over a wind-up mechanism, this tiny dinosaur transforms into an adorable moving toy that brings handmade charm and playful personality together.
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Materials needed:
- 5 Ply milk cotton yarn in light and dark blue colour
- 3 mm crochet hook.
- Fiberfill for stuffing.
- 6 mm safety eyes.
- Wind up toy machine.
- Black embroidery thread and needle.
- Yarn needle, stitch markers and scissors.
I got my Diy Wind-up walking toy from threadshop.in
Stitches/Abbreviations
- R – round/row.
- Ch – chain.
- St(s) – stitch(es).
- Sc – single crochet.
- Dc – double crochet.
- BO – bobble stitch.
- BLO – Back loops only.
- FLO – front loops only.
- Inc – increase (2 sc in one st).
- Dec – decrease (sc 2 st together).
- Sl st – slip stitch.
- […] – repeat the instructions given inbetween the brackets.
- (…) – total number of stitches
Bobble stitch (bo):
Yarn over, insert hook into the desired stitch, yarn over, pull up a loop, yarn over and pull through two loops on hook. Repeat the above instructions 4 more times in the same stitch. You will now have 6 loops on hook. Finally, yarn over and pull through all 6 loops. Basically we make 5 incomplete double crochet in the same stitch and pull through all remaining loops.
Pattern Instructions:
Body base:
Using light blue yarn,
R1: 8 sc in magic ring (8).
R2: Inc x 8 (16).
R3-4: Sc in each st (16).
R5: (BLO) Sc in each st (16).
R6: Sc 5, bo, sc 4, bo, sc 5 (16).
R7: Sc 4, inc, sc 6, inc, sc 4 (18).
R8: Sc 4, ch 1, skip one stitch, sc 13.
Place the body over the windup mechanism, aligning the ch-1 gap with the windup screw. Continue crocheting around both the body and mechanism.
R9: Sc in each st including the ch-1 space (18).
Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing.
Head:
Join blue yarn to any front loop of R5, inserting hook from bottom to top.
Insert the hook facing up on the front loops of body made at R5.
R1: [ Sc, inc ] x 8 (24).
R2: [ Sc 2, inc ] x 8 (32).
R3-5: Sc in each st (32).
R6: [ Sc 2, dec ] x 8 (24).
R7 – 8: Sc in each stitch (24).
Insert 6 mm safety eyes between R5-R6, spacing them 5 visible stitches apart.
R9: [ Sc, dec ] x 8 (16).
stuff firmly.
R10: Dec x 8 (8).
Fasten off and leave a long tail. Weave the yarn tail through the front loops of the remaining 8 stitches. Pull tight to close the hole and weave in the yarn tail.
Tail:
Using light blue yarn,
R1: 4 sc in magic ring (4).
R2: [ Sc, inc ] x 2 (6).
R3: [ Sc, inc ] x 3 (9).
Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing..
Spikes:
Using dark blue yarn,
R1: [ Ch 3, starting from second chain on hook, sc, dc in next ] x 7
Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing.
Assembling:
Atttach tail to back of body.
Sew spikes along center of head and down body.
Embroider smile with black thread.
And there you have it! Your very own wind-up walking amigurumi Dino. I hope you had fun bringing your Dino to life. Happy crocheting!
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