Pterodactyl Dinosaur Amigurumi

Louie's Loops

Medium difficulty

Medium

1.5 hours

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Lefty

In this amigurumi crochet pattern we’ll be crocheting a Pterodactyl! This mini dinosaur pattern includes some unique techniques for the wings and feet that, while somewhat difficult at first, are extremely fun to make once you get the hang of it!

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What you'll create

What you'll learn

What you'll need

Cotton Yarn

Weight

Colors

Color A
Crochet Hook Size G6 / 4.00mm

Crochet Hook

G6 / 4.00 mm

Safety Bead (x2)

6 mm

Pipe Cleaners

Stuffing

Darning Needle

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

sbo

Spiky Bobble Stitch

mp

Mini Picot

Other Useful Info

Gauge

5 Rnds and 4 sts per 1”

Size

Finished piece is about 3” tall

Worked

In the Round (head and body)
Flat (wings)

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The Pattern

Use the checkboxes to track your progress
(1:23) The time codes match to the pattern video

01Head

Magic loop

Rnd 1: sc 6 in the magic loop (6)

Rnd 2: [sc 1, inc 1] 3 times (9)

Rnd 3: sc in each (9)

Rnd 4: [sc 2, inc 1] 3 times (12)

Rnd 5: sc in each st (12)

Rnd 6: sc 6, invdec 3 (9)

Rnd 7: sc 7, invdec 1 (8)

Add eyes into Rnd 4, stitch 1 and 6.

Rnd 8: sc 1, invdec 1, sc 2, invdec 1, sc 1 (6)

Rnd 9: sc in each (6)

Cut the yarn and pull through. Stuff fully and sew closed.

02Wings

Ch 10 leaving a long tail end

Row 1: starting in the 2nd ch from the hook, sc in each ch across (9)

Row 2: turn, ch 1, sc in each st (9)

Fold half of a pipe cleaner in half and twist up all the way to the end. You will be working around this in Row 3.

Row 3: turn, ch 2 and pull the chs tight, working into both loops and into the other side of the chs you worked into for Row 1, slst in each. Make sure to work around a twisted pipe cleaner as you go so that it is in between the fold. (9)

mp = Mini Picot
(ch 2, slst into the back loop of the first ch)

Row 4: turn, ch 1, working into the slsts, sc 2, hdc 1, dc 1, mp, dc 1, hdc 1, sc 1, slst 1 (8 + 1 mp, stopping 1 st early)

Cut the yarn and pull through. Hide the end into the wing.

03Body

Magic Loop

Rnd 1: sc 6 in the magic loop (6)

{ } = Worked in the same stitch
sbo = Spiked Bobble Stitch (See above)
leg = See above

Rnd 2: inc 5, {sbo, sc 1} (12)

Rnd 3: sc 1, inc 1, leg, inc 1, sc 1, inc 1, leg, inc 1, sc 4 (16)

Rnd 4: sc 2, invdec 1, sc 5, invdec 1, sc 5 (14)

Rnd 5: sc 1, invdec 1, sc 5, invdec 1, sc 4 (12)

Rnd 6: [sc 2, invdec 1] 3 times (9)

Rnd 7: [sc 1, invdec 1] 3 times (6)

Rnd 8: sc in each (6)

Sc 1, slst 1, cut the yarn and pull through.

Stuff slightly.

04Sewing Together

Sew on the wings by twisting the final section of pipe cleaner into a curve and sliding it into the back of the body. Then using the tail end, sew around using the stitches surrounding where you entered with the pipe cleaners.

Sew this onto the head.

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10 thoughts on “Pterodactyl Dinosaur Amigurumi”

  1. I keep having two too many stitches through these rounds. Any idea what I’m doing wrong?

    Rnd 3: sc 1, inc 1, leg, inc 1, sc 1, inc 1, leg, inc 1, sc 4 (16)

    Rnd 4: sc 2, invdec 1, sc 5, invdec 1, sc 5 (14)

    Rnd 5: sc 1, invdec 1, sc 5, invdec 1, sc 4 (12)

  2. You have a no sew tag on this pattern, even though there’s a whole section of how to sew the head, body, and wings together you may want to fix that

  3. Sooooo worth signing up. Now I can get all the patterns that aren’t on your mainstream youtube. And they’re so cute I can’t . I need to make a public Instagram so I can show all the ones I’ve made.

  4. OMG I have been waiting for you to come out with at Pterodactyl design forever!!! I can’t wait to add them to my collection! :0

      • The feet are the hardest part, in my opinion. It gets harder to manuever on the second toe, due to all the links you made before. I also seem to have a hard time with counting the right # of stitches between the feet and tail, so to avoid warping the position, I like to make the first 1-2 stitches in the previous stitch, keeping my grounding stitch in line.

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