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Pattern: Dragon
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Its the Year of the Dragon this year! To celebrate, crochet your own fire-breathing cuties in a rainbow of colours for yourself or for your friends! Materials:
green yarn (I used Patons Grace in Ginger) 2.00 mm crochet hook yarn needle fiberfill beige felt (for wings and scaled body), dark brown felt (for horns), and pink felt (for cheeks) 7.5 mm safety eyes black embroidery floss (for mouth), white embroidery floss (for fang), tan embroidery floss (for scaled body) glue gun fabric glue

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All About Ami - Pattern: Dragon

Note: I worked in continuous rounds (vs. joined rounds). ***PLEASE follow along with my blog post here to see step-by-step photos. HEAD Using green yarn, Chain 7 R1: Starting from second chain from hook, Sc 6. Turn and Sc 6 [we are making an oval by crocheting around the chain]. (12 sts) R2: *Sc 1, 2 sc in next sc*, rep 6 times. (18 sts) R3: *Sc 2, 2 sc in next sc*, rep 6 times. (24 sts) R4: *Sc 3, 2 sc in next sc*, rep 6 times (30 sts) R5: *Sc 4, 2 sc in next sc*, rep 6 times (36 sts) R6-8: Sc 36 R9: *Sc 5, 2 sc in next sc*, rep 6 times (42 sts) R10: *Sc 6, 2 sc in next sc*, rep 6 times (48 sts) R11: *Sc 7, 2 sc in next sc*, rep 6 times (54 sts) R12-R16: Sc 54 R17: *Sc 7, dec 1*, rep 6 times (48 sts) R18: Sc 48 R19: *Sc 4, dec 1*, rep 8 times (40 sts) R20: *Sc 2, dec 1*, rep 10 times (30 sts) Position safety eyes and embroider mouth and fang. R21: *Sc 1, dec 1*, rep 10 times (20 sts) Stuff head firmly. R22: *Dec 1*, rep 10 times (10 sts) R23: *Dec 1*, rep 5 times (5 sts) Fasten off and weave in end. Cut two oval pieces of pink felt and glue onto face as cheeks. WINGS (make 2) - Cut out two isosceles triangles from beige felt. - Using same yarn as head, cut 5 pieces of yarn for each wing and splay them outwards

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All About Ami - Pattern: Dragon

from the tip of the triangle. - Using fabric glue, secure the yarn in place. - Trim the felt cutting from one piece of yarn to the next and then scallop the edges between the yarn pieces. - Secure wings onto the Dragons head using a glue gun.

HORNS (make 4: 2 small, 2 large) Cut the following shapes out of dark brown felt. Apply glue with a glue gun and roll into cone shapes (similar method here). Make two larger cones for the back and two smaller cones for the front. Glue them onto Dragons head.

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All About Ami - Pattern: Dragon

LEGS (make 2) + BODY Using green yarn, R1: 6 Sc in magic ring (6 sts) R2: Sc 2 in each sc around (12 sts) R3: Sc 12 For the first leg, fasten off (no need to leave long end for sewing). For the second leg, do not cut off the yarn. Chain 1 and join with slip stitch to any sc on first leg. *Slip stitch in next sc around on same leg, Chain 1, then slip stitch to next sc on opposite leg*, rep 3 times. The stitch count gets a little messy with these joins, so I single crocheted around the legs and joins for Row 4 as follows:

R4: Sc 22 R5-12: Sc 22 Fasten off and leave long end for sewing. Sew body to head. ARMS (make 2) Using green yarn, R1: 6 sc in magic ring. (6 sts) R2-4: Sc 6

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All About Ami - Pattern: Dragon

Fasten off and leave long end for sewing. Attach to sides of body. TAIL Using green yarn, R1: 4 sc in magic ring. (4 sts) R2-3: Sc 4 R4: *Sc 1, 2 sc in next sc*, rep 2 times (6 sc) R5: *Sc 2, 2 sc in next sc*, rep 2 times (8 sc) Fasten off and leave long end for sewing. Attach to bottom-back of Dragon to help give him balance. If you want your Dragon to appear like he is leaning back and about to give out a puff of fire, angle the tail upwards. Adding scaled detailing to body:

- Cut out above shape from beige felt. Wrap tan embroidery floss around felt piece applying glue dots on the back along the way to secure the floss in place. Glue felt piece with embroidery floss onto body of Dragon when complete. Have a very Happy Chinese New Year, and have fun making these legendary creatures :) They would make extra special gifts for babies born this year or for people who are the Year of the Dragon. Once again, please check out my full blog here to see close-up shots of all of Dragons details! Happy crocheting!

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All About Ami - Pattern: Dragon

This pattern is an original pattern by Stephanie of All About Ami (January 2012). Please do not claim this pattern as your own. If you wish to share this pattern, you may link to this pattern but please do not reprint it on your site. You may keep a copy for your own personal use but you may not sell or distribute it, or sell items made from this pattern.
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Oh my ami! I love him, he's so squee. I want to make one too! Thanks for sharing the pattern. :D
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Stephanie Hee hee, thanks Sally! Give him a try :) Then u can have this cutie all to yourself ;)
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