Ankylosaurus Dinosaur AmigurumiLogin to save pattern
Overview
In this amigurumi crochet pattern we’ll be crocheting an Ankylosaurus! This mini dinosaur pattern uses variations of Bobble Stitches, and a unique stitch called the Bean Stitch, to create bumps and spikes along the back of this armored dino!

Created by
Louie’s Loops
Difficulty
Medium
Time
~ 1.5 hours
What you'll need
Abbreviations
st
Stitch
FLO/BLO
Front / Back Loops Only
bean
Bean Stitch
Other Useful Info
Gauge :
Gauge: 5 Rnds and 4 sts per 1”
Finished piece is about 4” long
Worked in the round (without turning)
Useful Tutorials:
The Lesson
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Make 2
[Ch 3, pull ch tight, skip the first ch, sc2tog in the next 2 chs, ch 1], repeat 5 times total (5 spikes)
Cut the yarn and pull through. Sew these onto the sides of your Ankylosaurus after finishing the body.
How to crochet the Spiked Bobble (aka “sbo”) for the head spikes

Work 2 double crochet into one stitch, leaving the last loop of each on the hook.

With the loops still on the hook, work a mini picot (ch 2, sl.st into the 2nd ch from the hook)

Work 1 more double crochet into one stitch, leaving the last loop of each on the hook.
Step 4: Yarn over and draw through all the loops on the hook.
How to crochet the Bean Stitch for the bumps

Insert into next st, yarn over and pull through.

Yarn over, Insert into same st, yarn over and pull through.

Yarn over and pull through all 4 loops on the hook.
[Starting in Color A]
Magic loop
Rnd 1
sc 6 times into the magic loop (6)
Rnd 2
[sc 1, inc 1] 3 times (9)
Rnds 3-4
sc in each st (9 x 2)
In the next few Rnds, all sbo (spiked bobble) and bean (bean stitch) stitches are in Color B, the rest are in Color A.
Rnd 5
Rnd 6
All stitches in Rnd 7 are Color A (aka no bean or sbo sts).
Rnd 7
sc 1, bo 1, sc 2, bo 1, sc 13 (18)
(42:10) Add eyes between Rnds 3 and 4 under the sbo stitches.
Rnd 8
sc 9, [bean 1, sc 1] 3 times, sc 3 (18)
Rnd 9
sc in each st (18)
Rnd 10
sc 10, [bean 1, sc 1] 3 times, sc 2 (18)
Rnd 11
sc 2, bo 1, sc 3, bo 1, sc 11 (18)
Rnd 12
sc 11, bean 1, sc 2, bean 1, sc 3 (18)
Rnd 13
[sc 1, invdec 1] 6 times (12)
Rnd 14
sc 9 bean 1, sc 2 (12)
Rnd 15
[sc 2, invdec 1] 3 times (9)
Rnd 16
sc 7, bean 1, sc 1 (9)
In the next few Rnds, all mbo (mini bobble stitches) are Color B
Rnd 17
Rnd 17: sc 1, invdec 1, sc 1, invdec 1, mbo 1, invdec 1 (6)
Rnd 18
mbo 1, sc 3, mbo 1, sc 1 (6)
Rnd 19
mbo 1, sc 1, cut the yarn and pull through
Stuff fully, sew closed.
(1:18:00) Sew on the Side Spikes up the sides of the dino starting at 1 st away from the bean stitch in Rnd 14 and going up the sides of the body ending 1 stitch down (towards the belly) from the sbo stitches from Rnd 5.