Fantasy Dragon Amigurumi Crochet

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Looking to create Dragon a magical companion that brings fantasy to life? This mint dragon amigurumi pattern offers the perfect blend of charm and whimsy. With detailed spikes, expressive features, and a balanced design that allows your dragon to sit upright, this crochet project delivers a delightful finished piece that appeals to crafters and dragon enthusiasts alike.

Essential Materials for Your Dragon Amigurumi

Before beginning your dragon amigurumi adventure, gather these supplies:

  • Rainbow Cotton 8/4 yarn in Mint (#024) – 2 skeins
  • Rainbow Cotton 8/4 yarn in Dark Mint (#085) – 1 skein
  • Crochet hook size 2.5 mm
  • One pair of 6 mm safety eyes
  • Fiberfill stuffing
  • Pins for positioning pieces
  • Tapestry needle for assembly
  • Scissors

Understanding Crochet Abbreviations

Familiarize yourself with these standard crochet terms used throughout the pattern:

  • sc – single crochet
  • dc – double crochet
  • sl st – slip stitch
  • bo – bobble stitch (4 half dc together in the same stitch, yarn over and pull through all stitches on hook)
  • inc – increase (2 sc in the same stitch)
  • dec – decrease (2 sc together)
  • (xx) – stitch count at the end of each round
  • [ ] – repeat instructions within brackets

Creating Your Dragon Part by Part

Using Mint yarn (#024):

Round 1: Create a magic ring and work 6 sc into it Round 2: Increase in each stitch around (12) Round 3: [1 sc, increase] repeat 6 times (18) Round 4: [2 sc, increase] repeat 6 times (24) Round 5: [3 sc, increase] repeat 6 times (30) Round 6: [4 sc, increase] repeat 6 times (36) Round 7: [5 sc, increase] repeat 6 times (42) Rounds 8-10: Work 1 sc in each stitch for 3 rounds (42) Round 11: 10 sc, 1 bobble stitch, 12 sc, 1 bobble stitch, 18 sc (42) Rounds 12-14: Work 1 sc in each stitch for 3 rounds (42) Round 15: [5 sc, decrease] repeat 6 times (36) Round 16: [4 sc, decrease] repeat 6 times (30) Round 17: [4 sc, increase] repeat 6 times (36) Round 18: [5 sc, increase] repeat 6 times (42) Round 19: Work 1 sc in each stitch (42) Round 20: [6 sc, increase] repeat 6 times (48) Round 21: Work 1 sc in each stitch (48) Round 22: [7 sc, increase] repeat 6 times (54) Round 23: Work 1 sc in each stitch (54) Round 24: [8 sc, increase] repeat 6 times (60) Round 25: Work 1 sc in each stitch (60) Round 26: [9 sc, increase] repeat 6 times (66) Rounds 27-30: Work 1 sc in each stitch for 4 rounds (66)

Now, attach the safety eyes between rounds 17 and 18 with 6 stitches between them.

Round 31: [9 sc, decrease] repeat 6 times (60) Round 32: Work 1 sc in each stitch (60) Round 33: [8 sc, decrease] repeat 6 times (54) Round 34: [7 sc, decrease] repeat 6 times (48) Round 35: [6 sc, decrease] repeat 6 times (42) Round 36: [5 sc, decrease] repeat 6 times (36) Round 37: [4 sc, decrease] repeat 6 times (30) Round 38: [3 sc, decrease] repeat 6 times (24)

Stuff the head firmly at this point.

Round 39: [2 sc, decrease] repeat 6 times (18) Round 40: [1 sc, decrease] repeat 6 times (12)

Add more stuffing to ensure the head maintains its shape.

Round 41: Decrease 6 times (6)

To finish, sew through one loop of each of the 6 remaining stitches. Pull the thread tight to close the hole and weave in the end.

Dragon Legs (make 2)

Using Mint yarn (#024):

Round 1: Create a magic ring and work 6 sc into it Round 2: Increase in each stitch around (12) Round 3: [1 sc, increase] repeat 6 times (18) Round 4: [2 sc, increase] repeat 6 times (24) Round 5: Work 1 sc in each stitch (24) Round 6: 5 sc, [1 bobble stitch, 1 sc] repeat 3 times, 13 sc (24) Rounds 7-9: Work 1 sc in each stitch for 3 rounds (24) Round 10: [2 sc, decrease] repeat 6 times (18) Rounds 11-24: Work 1 sc in each stitch for 14 rounds (18)

Cut the yarn, leaving a long tail for attaching to the body.

Arms (make 2)

Using Mint yarn (#024):

Round 1: Create a magic ring and work 6 sc into it Round 2: Increase in each stitch around (12) Round 3: [1 sc, increase] repeat 6 times (18) Round 4: Work 1 sc in each stitch (18) Round 5: 5 sc, 1 bobble stitch, 12 sc (18) Rounds 6-7: Work 1 sc in each stitch for 2 rounds (18) Round 8: [4 sc, decrease] repeat 3 times (15) Rounds 9-26: Work 1 sc in each stitch for 18 rounds (15)

Cut the yarn, leaving a long tail for attaching to the body.

Tummy

Using Dark Mint yarn (#085):

Round 1: Create a magic ring and work 6 sc into it Round 2: Increase in each stitch around (12) Round 3: [1 sc, increase] repeat 6 times (18) Round 4: [2 sc, increase] repeat 6 times (24) Round 5: [3 sc, increase] repeat 6 times (30) Round 6: [4 sc, increase] repeat 6 times (36) Round 7: [5 sc, increase] repeat 6 times (42) Round 8: Work 1 sc in each stitch (42)

Finish with 1 slip stitch in the first stitch. Cut the yarn, leaving a long tail for attaching to the body.

Tail

Using Mint yarn (#024):

Round 1: Create a magic ring and work 6 sc into it Round 2: [2 sc, increase] repeat 2 times (8) Round 3: Work 1 sc in each stitch (8) Round 4: [3 sc, increase] repeat 2 times (10) Round 5: Work 1 sc in each stitch (10) Round 6: [4 sc, increase] repeat 2 times (12) Round 7: Work 1 sc in each stitch (12) Round 8: [5 sc, increase] repeat 2 times (14) Round 9: Work 1 sc in each stitch (14) Round 10: [6 sc, increase] repeat 2 times (16) Round 11: Work 1 sc in each stitch (16) Round 12: [7 sc, increase] repeat 2 times (18) Round 13: Work 1 sc in each stitch (18) Round 14: [8 sc, increase] repeat 2 times (20) Round 15: Work 1 sc in each stitch (20) Round 16: [9 sc, increase] repeat 2 times (22) Round 17: Work 1 sc in each stitch (22) Round 18: [10 sc, increase] repeat 2 times (24) Round 19: Work 1 sc in each stitch (24) Round 20: [3 sc, increase] repeat 6 times (30) Round 21: Work 1 sc in each stitch (30)

Finish with 1 slip stitch in the first stitch. Cut the yarn, leaving a long tail for attaching to the body.

Horns (make 2)

Using Dark Mint yarn (#085):

Round 1: Create a magic ring and work 6 sc into it Round 2: [1 sc, increase] repeat 3 times (9) Rounds 3-5: Work 1 sc in each stitch for 3 rounds (9)

Finish with 1 slip stitch in the first stitch. Cut the yarn, leaving a long tail for attaching to the head.

Spikes (make 6)

Using Dark Mint yarn (#085):

Round 1: Create a magic ring and work 3 sc into it Round 2: Increase in each stitch around (6) Round 3: [1 sc, increase] repeat 3 times (9) Round 4: Work 1 sc in each stitch (9) Round 5: [2 sc, increase] repeat 3 times (12) Rounds 6-7: Work 1 sc in each stitch for 2 rounds (12)

Fold the piece flat and join the edges by working 5 sc through both layers. Cut the yarn, leaving a long tail for attaching to the dragon.

Ear Inside (make 2)

Using Dark Mint yarn (#085):

Round 1: Create a magic ring and work 6 sc into it Round 2: Increase in each stitch around (12) Round 3: [1 sc, increase] repeat 6 times (18) Round 4: [2 sc, increase] repeat 6 times (24) Round 5: [3 sc, increase] repeat 6 times (30)

Cut the yarn and weave in the ends on the wrong side.

Ear Outside (make 2)

Using Mint yarn (#024):

Round 1: Create a magic ring and work 6 sc into it Round 2: Increase in each stitch around (12) Round 3: [1 sc, increase] repeat 6 times (18) Round 4: [2 sc, increase] repeat 6 times (24) Round 5: [3 sc, increase] repeat 6 times (30)

Now combine the ear pieces by placing one inside ear on top of an outside ear. Position the outside ear facing toward you, with the right sides of both pieces pointing outward. Join the pieces by crocheting through both layers, working 30 stitches in total. Finish with a slip stitch to the first stitch. Cut the yarn, leaving a long tail for attaching to the dragon’s head.

Body

Using Mint yarn (#024):

Round 1: Create a magic ring and work 6 sc into it Round 2: Increase in each stitch around (12) Round 3: [1 sc, increase] repeat 6 times (18) Round 4: [2 sc, increase] repeat 6 times (24) Round 5: [3 sc, increase] repeat 6 times (30) Round 6: [4 sc, increase] repeat 6 times (36) Round 7: [5 sc, increase] repeat 6 times (42) Round 8: [6 sc, increase] repeat 6 times (48) Round 9: [7 sc, increase] repeat 6 times (54) Round 10: [8 sc, increase] repeat 6 times (60) Round 11: [9 sc, increase] repeat 6 times (66) Rounds 12-21: Work 1 sc in each stitch for 10 rounds (66) Round 22: [9 sc, decrease] repeat 6 times (60) Rounds 23-24: Work 1 sc in each stitch for 2 rounds (60) Round 25: [8 sc, decrease] repeat 6 times (54) Rounds 26-27: Work 1 sc in each stitch for 2 rounds (54) Round 28: [7 sc, decrease] repeat 6 times (48) Rounds 29-30: Work 1 sc in each stitch for 2 rounds (48) Round 31: [6 sc, decrease] repeat 6 times (42) Rounds 32-33: Work 1 sc in each stitch for 2 rounds (42) Round 34: [5 sc, decrease] repeat 6 times (36) Rounds 35-37: Work 1 sc in each stitch for 3 rounds (36) Round 38: [4 sc, decrease] repeat 6 times (30) Rounds 39-41: Work 1 sc in each stitch for 3 rounds (30) Round 42: [3 sc, decrease] repeat 6 times (24) Rounds 43-44: Work 1 sc in each stitch for 2 rounds (24)

Cut the yarn, leaving a long tail for attaching the head to the body.

Assembly Guide for Your Dragon

Follow these steps to bring your dragon to life:

  1. Body: Stuff the body firmly to give it structure and stability.
  2. Head: Position the head so it tilts slightly downward. Pin it to the body first to ensure correct placement. Sew through the body stitches and then through the head. Before finishing, add extra fiberfill to the neck area to prevent wobbling. Secure thoroughly and weave in ends.
  3. Horns: Insert a small amount of fiberfill into each horn. Sew the horns to the dragon’s head, placing them approximately 10 rounds above the eyes with about 12 stitches between them.
  4. Ears: Fold each ear in half and sew through 3 stitches to create a flat side. Attach the ears to the head about 2 rounds behind the horns, positioning them 4 stitches farther out to each side than the horns.
  5. Legs: Stuff each leg firmly at the bottom and less densely in the upper portion, leaving a small unstuffed space at the top. Position the legs under the tummy with a slight outward angle. Attach them approximately 8 rounds from the beginning of the body. Tip: You can join the legs the same way as the spikes before attaching them to the body.
  6. Arms: Stuff each arm firmly at the bottom and less densely in the upper portion, leaving a small unstuffed space at the top. Attach the arms about 2 rounds from the top of the neck. Tip: You can join the arms the same way as the spikes before attaching them to the body.
  7. Tummy: Center the tummy piece on the front of the dragon’s body. Sew through the front loops only, keeping the tummy flat during attachment to prevent bulging. Tip: Attach the arms and legs before the tummy for easier placement.
  8. Spikes: Attach the first three spikes to the head—one between the ears, one in the middle of the back of the head, and one at the bottom of the head. Place the next two spikes evenly along the body, and the final spike on the tail.
  9. Tail: Stuff the tail firmly with fiberfill. Before securing, pin the tail to the body to ensure the dragon maintains balance and can sit independently. Sew the tail to the back of the body.

Always weave in ends thoroughly for a polished finish and to ensure durability.

Customization Ideas for Your Dragon

While this pattern creates a charming mint dragon, consider these creative variations:

  • Color Variations: Try purple and lavender for a magical dragon, red and orange for a fire dragon, or blue and teal for a water dragon
  • Texture Enhancements: Use textured yarn for the spikes and horns to create more dimension
  • Wings: Add simple crocheted wings for a flying dragon
  • Accessories: Create a small treasure chest or gold coins for your dragon to guard
  • Size Adjustments: Use thicker yarn and a larger hook for a bigger dragon, or thinner yarn and a smaller hook for a miniature version

Care Instructions for Your Amigurumi

To keep your dragon looking its best:

  • Spot clean with mild soap and water
  • Air dry completely
  • Store away from direct sunlight to prevent color fading
  • If safety eyes were used, keep away from very young children
  • Display on a shelf where it can be admired but protected from dust

Why This Dragon Amigurumi Makes a Perfect Gift

This dragon amigurumi is ideal for:

  • Fantasy enthusiasts of all ages
  • Children who love mythical creatures
  • Game of Thrones or fantasy book fans
  • Nursery or themed room decoration
  • Collectors of handmade and unique items

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Conclusion

Creating this dragon amigurumi allows you to bring fantasy to life with your own hands. The detailed design—from the expressive face to the textured spikes along the back—results in a characterful creation that stands proudly on its own. Whether crafted for yourself or as a gift, this amigurumi dragon combines the joy of crochet with the magic of mythical creatures.

Happy crocheting!

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