Pterodactyl Dinosaur Amigurumi
Louie's Loops
Medium
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What you'll create
What you'll learn
What you'll need
Cotton Yarn
Weight
Colors
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
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
How to crochet the Spiked Bobble (aka “sbo”) for the tail
(51:00)
Step 1: Work 2 double crochet into one stitch, leaving the last loop of each on the hook.
Step 2: With the loops still on the hook, work a mini picot (ch 2, sl.st into the 2nd ch from the hook)
Step 3: Work 1 more double crochet into one stitch, leaving the last loop of each on the hook.
Leg (this is all worked into the same st)
(54:16)
Step 1: [yo and insert into the next st, yo and pull through, yo and pull through 2]
Step 2: Repeat once
Step 3: with the loops still on the hook ch 2, skip the first ch and slst 1
Step 4: Repeat Steps 1 - 3
Step 5: Repeat Step 1. You should have 6 loops on the hook.
Step 6: yo and pull through all the loops.
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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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)
You should make the actual pattern bigger then their can be a adult and baby pterodactyl family.
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
Can these be made with any yarn or only cotton. I am learning thank you
Hey Sophie! These can be made with any type of yarn, just be sure to use a similar hook! It’s fun to make these using Blanket Yarn too, to make giant pterodactyls!
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.
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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
YAYAY!! The next dino (Ankylosaurus) is on it’s way too, and I have 2 more on the horizon too!
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.