Triceratops Dinosaur Amigurumi
Louie's Loops
Beginner
What you'll create
What you'll learn
01 Body
02 Adding Eyes
03 Horns
04 How to Crochet a Bobble Stitch (bo)
05 Body Continued
06 Sewing Closed
What you'll need
Cotton Yarn
Weight
Colors
Crochet Hook
G6 / 4.00 mm
Safety Bead (x2)
6 mm
Darning Needle
Stuffing
Abbreviations
ch
Chain Stitch
st
Stitch
slst
Slip Stitch
sc
Single Crochet
inc
Increase
invdec
Invisible Decrease
FLO/BLO
Front / Back Loops Only
dc
Double Crochet
hdc
Half-Double Crochet
bo
Bobble Stitch (4-dc bobble)
mp
Mini Picot
Other Useful Info
Gauge
5 Rnds and 4 sts per 1”
Finished piece is about 3” tall
Worked
In the Round unless otherwise stated
Useful Tutorials
The Pattern
Use the checkboxes to track your progress
01Body
[All in Color A] Magic loop
sc = Single Crochet
inc = Increase (sc 2 in one st)
(#) = How many stitches in the round (aka 'Rnd').
Rnd 1: sc 6 into the magic loop (6)
Rnd 2: [sc 1, inc 1] 3 times (9)
Rnd 3: [sc 2, inc 1] 3 times (12)
Rnd 4: [sc 3, inc 1] 3 times (15)
Rnd 5: [sc 4, inc 1] 3 times (18)
FLO = worked in the Front Loops Only
mp = Mini Picot (ch 2, slst in the first ch made to form a point)
Rnd 6: sc 6, working in the FLO, sc 1, [hdc 1, mp, hdc 1] repeat 5 times, sc 1 (18 [+5 mp])
Alternate Frill Option (Advanced)
Use the following Rnd, in place of Rnd 6 above, to create an alternate version of the frill crown which is slightly larger and has a white edging. I’ve made a second full length video for it which you can watch here!
*Note: dcinc = Double Crochet Increase (2dc in the same stitch)
Rnd 6*: sc 6, working in FLO, sc 1, hdc 1, dcinc 1, dc 1, dcinc 1, dc 2, dcinc 1, dc 1, dcinc 1, hdc 1, sc 1 (22)
Using a strand of white yarn begin going around the outer stitches of the frill towards the center. When you reach the center hide the end down through the center of the frill and into the body. Repeat this same process on the opposite side of the frill so that the white stitches are both pointing inward towards the center of the face.
02Adding Eyes
To add the eyes I'll be using safety eyes to make things easier, but you can also use bullion knots (aka french knots) instead.
Bonus video tutorial for Bullion Knots here.
Add eyes into Rnd 3, sts 6 and 11. They should line up with the corner spikes of the frill.
03Horns
There are 2 ways to make the horns. The easiest way is to simply embroider the horns on by weaving a strand of white yarn from the inside between 2 adjacent stitches on the head, and double knotting from the inside to secure.
My favorite method, however, is to crochet the horns and attach on the inside in a similar method.
Crocheted Horns (make 3):
[All in White] Make a slip knot and Ch 2,
Skip the first ch and pull tight, sc 1 in 2nd ch.
Ch 1, cut the yarn and pull through leaving somewhat long ends to use for attaching.
Attach the horns by pulling your tail ends through 2 adjacent sts, and knotting on the inside. You can use a needle for this, but this can be done more easily by using your hook. Attach the horns in the following locations:
04How to Crochet a Bobble Stitch (bo)
Yarn over and insert hook into the stitch.
Yarn over again and pull through.
Yarn over a 3rd time and pull through
only 2 loops.
Repeat steps 1 – 3 four times total for a classic bobble stitch.
Yarn over and pull through all the loops on the hook.
Pro tip: Use more of a scooping motion when pulling through to more easily finish the stitch.
05Body Continued
Rnd 7: sc 6, working into the unused BLO from Rnd 5, sc 12 (18)
bo = Bobble Stitch (see above)
Rnd 8: sc 1, bo 1, sc 2, bo 1, sc 13 (18)
Rnds 9 - 11: sc in each st (18 x 3)
Rnd 12: sc 2, bo 1, sc 2, bo 1, sc 12 (18)
Rnd 13: sc in each (18)
invdec = Invisible Decrease (working in the FLO of the next 2 sts simultaneously, sc 1)
Rnd 14: [sc 1, invdec 1] 6 times (12)
Stuff mostly.
Rnd 15: invdec 1, sc 2, invdec 4 (7)
Rnd 16: invdec 1, sc 1, invdec 1, stop early (5)
Cut the yarn and pull through. Stuff fully using a stick or the back of your crochet hook before sewing closed. (See next section for detailed instructions)
06Sewing Closed
To sew closed, after stuffing fully, thread the tail end onto a darning needle. Work the needle and tail end through the FLO (front loops only) of the last 5 sts of the last Rnd of the body. Pull tightly to close shut, and hide the end back into the body before cutting it close.
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Hi, I love the pattern 🙂
I was wondering if I could sell the dinosaurs I made online? It’s okay if not.
I think I read that he is cool if you sell them as long as you link back to club crochet.
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I love my tiny Dino! I slightly altered the pattern to make a tiny rhino too! The boys are best buddies
Bought your Dino kit. Started with Triceratops. Yellow yarn. Got to part of Round 7. Realized that I must have made mistakes in earlier rounds because I don’t have the stitches you describe in Round 5.
So: I have a strange looking body. Is there enough yellow yarn if I start over?
Can I send an image of what I have to you? P.S. I did review the crochet stitches for beginners, the PDF and the video. Try, try again?
Barbara
You can take out your hook and pull on the yarn to undo as much as you like. That way you won’t need extra yarn, it just sucks having to start over. If you’re not considering that option, then I don’t know.
Being a beginner, something I like to do is count the stitches I have after completing each round. It’s a bit tedious, but if something is off I typically only will have to undo one row. I discovered from watching his video that using a strand of different color yarn is an excellent way to keep track of the beginning and end of rounds. Counting the stitches as you crochet a round is another safety measure so that when you reach the end of the round as marked by a yarn strand, you should have counted all the stitches that were supposed to be crocheted for that row.
Whenever I had a problem, careful observation of the video was usually enough to solve it ( I watched the frill variation live stream). The biggest problem I ran into was for invisible decreases. I would tend to skip a stitch after an invisible decrease which for the last round (4 invdec in a row), caused the work to scrunch up much too quickly.
Other than that, I wish you luck. I’ve heard that crocheting is relaxing, but when I don’t understand why something looks wrong, crocheting makes me frustrated like nothing else ha. I really try to take my time with crocheting because it’s so easy to mess up.
Ok I believe there is a typo because if you look at row six and if you look at the video that’s where you use flo so that should be what route you get your blo from. Pay no attention it should still be fine.
Ever mind I figured it out with ing the video.
I made the pattern but somehow I didn’t get legs! I followed the pattern so am not sure what I did wrong. Watching the video you have legs but this doesn’t. What am I missing?
I’ve made three and named them Tri, Sarah, and Tops
I’m going to be making a lot of these. They are soooo cute! Everyone loves them and wants one. It was very easy. So far I have made two of each frill type.
My membership level is suppose to contain printer friendly PDFs, but it always brings me to the change member ship level page. Am I missing something here?